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My wife's jumping on the fantasy baseball bandwagon. I'd like to get her in a fun league with knowledgeable owners instead of taking a random chance on an ESPN or Yahoo league. Anyone have any opening?
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While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty.
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That's a good idea. I'll see if there's still openings.While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty.
--Sherlock HolmesComment
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Has there EVER been a women-only fantasy league? I'd love to know.
24th year for us, and not a single woman has ever inquired about the league or been suggested by an owner (admittedly, we haven't had an opening since 2002, but before that we used to have 1 every year or two).NL 12-team 5x5 auction keeper. no bench, limited 'free' moves #oldschool
our owners have a combined 292 years of experience in this 36-year-old league that is being cryogenically frozen until spring 2021.
a redraft, no-transaction "race to the finish" served as our 2020 entertainmentComment
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If there were openings how would one find them? My league is slowly disintegrating so close to draft day."In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."Comment
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The signups for the HQ leagues will start very, very soon. There will be an announcement and link on the main page.Comment
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Now that would really be a fantasy league!Originally posted by Howie M View Post
We've had several women in our leagues over the years (and still do) and I see no difference between them and their male competitors. Some very good - some not so much. My experiences with women owners (as opposed to real life) have been uniformly good.
Just don't make any Marge Schott jokes.What's the rumpus?Comment
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"Wife Looking for a Friendly Non-Keeper League"
RobR, does your wife not view you as a keeper, then?Comment
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In last year's HQ leagues (ten in all), there was one woman. Can't remember exactly, but I think her team did pretty well.
You know, an all-female Roto league would probably get some attention.Comment
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No Differences
O.T.
As long as we area talking fantasy leagues, I hope you see SOME differences between them and their male competitors. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Actually, I wonder about the gender participation on the site?"In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."Comment
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I'd expect the % of posters who are female is even smaller than the % of subscribers who are female.Originally posted by jtownjohn View PostComment
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You certainly wouldn't want to offend the Nazis in your league.Originally posted by Old Tom View PostComment
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Three charter members of a league I've been in since 1992 are women, and all three have won at least once, and on average, those 3 finish better than the other 9 teams year-in and year-out.
One of them is a lawyer for Oprah (don't EVEN mess with her!)
One is a VP for Great American Insurance in investment management (she has her very own set of baseball metrics that she uses--BP would be jealous)
One is a private practice lawyer who used to be a prosecutor (she is very tough in trade negotiations).
The investment manager VP has a friend in Japan who regularly consults and tells her about the various players coming over. I rather doubt this is a reliable source, though, since she rostered Yoshii when he first came over.The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen. -Bob LemonComment
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