Over the last few weeks, CubicleGM has reviewed some post fantasy baseball draft thoughts, overvalued/undervalued, some of the differences between playing in a points league versus a roto league, a draft day diary, and even some thoughts from a fantasy baseball wifey. Additionally, before those posts, Vlookup Vince powered up his Excel 2007 for a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ARod’
Manny Ramirez – It Really Never Does Get Old
Manny Ramirez is the most fascinating man in baseball, if not all of sports. Is there any person that gets so much media attention, yet we know so little about? I feel like we have a decent grasp of ARod – money-loving, can’t really handle the pressure when it gets too much, breeds jealousy because [...]
Something to Ponder Whilst on the Poo-er
Nothing like rolling in on a Friday 15-30 minutes late than usual, getting a cup of joe, shooting the crap with some coworkers, and heading to the bathroom for an extended session of thinking before getting the day going in earnest. After you have thoroughly pondered today’s thoughts, provide your realizations in the comments. Today’s [...]
History Class – All-Time Fantasy Baseball Team: Batters
This marks the first of a series of posts focused on the history of The Game (baseball, for you non-purists). Thanks to our friends (actually in no way are they my friends, just good people that provide free access to every player’s stats from every season since 1871) over at baseball1.com, I have more stats than Excel 2003 could handle. Luckily Microsoft foresaw this problem I was going to encounter and brought out Excel 2007.
Casual fans and talking heads alike, everyone loves comparing seasons. From everyone’s worst nemesis, Skip Bayless, to our good friends over at BaseballProspectus (again, not really friends, but they do amazing work) and their WARP1, WARP2, and WARP3, people must know who had the best season ever, how seasons compare, and whether Wade Boggs 1986 season was really better than Carlos Beltran’s 2003 season. Most (calling you Skip Bayless) simply play the homer card and rant and rant, albeit founded on nothing substantial. My completely imperfect, yet numerically-based solution: apply standard points league fantasy scoring to every season since 1871, and see where the dust settles.
