I think I should be picked simply for the fact that I will draft all Washington Nationals…..nuff said! :P

I’ve played Fantasy Baseball the last 2 seasons and have gotten marginally better over that time. I still have to control my love for the A’s since I’ve been known to target players primarily for their A’s-ness but, like I said, I’m getting better. I check my rosters multiple times throughout the day so I’m definitely willing to make trades/FA pickups or whatnot. Plus, it’d be a lot cooler to play in a league with people I (electronically)know rather than just a bunch of randoms.

Cos I’m me and you all love me.

That’s all I have to say.

I’ve been playing fantasy sports for over a decade now, mainly football and baseball head-to-head. I have been playing in my current leagues since 2004, and have been the commissioner since 2005.

My Yahoo Fantasy Sports profile.

You said you wanted a couple of rookies ‒ after playing espn.com’s watered-down version of fantasy baseball (BBC), I’m looking to make my fantasy "big show" debut. And I’m not above brown-nosing: baseballgirl’s hotstove.com interview was a master piece, she even made the hosts look a bit silly (re: “Father Grant”), and based on what I heard on KTRB yesterday I think she should replace Chris Townsend as the host of the post-game show.

I’ll be a manager who will promise to stay active, because it truly hurts the league when teams drop out. This will be my third year playing. Led my league last year in HR, OPS, ERA, K, and WHIP (and missed the playoffs).

What? Yeah, I’m still bitter.

When I was growing up, my mother told me I could be anything I wanted to be. When I was 7, I decided I wanted to be a Berenstain Bear. My mother lied to me. Nineteen years later, here I sit in Papa Bear’s basement, chained to an iron post. I will not be set free until I earn a fantasy baseball trophy for his team, “Papa Bear’s Revenge.”

Please. Let me in. I don’t want to die in Bear Country.

You guys have fun though, sounds cool.

I’ve played a couple of times before but always ended up not doing as well as I’d like. This is mainly because I’ve drafted with my heart instead of my head. Kinda the same reason that Beane will keep Chavez on the roster this year and not Fox. Such drafting mistakes include: Harden, Chavez(way tooooo many times), Milton Bradley, Mulder(post A’s), Crosby(year after Rookie season), and Jason Kendell(cause his past numbers said that he had to bounce back). This year I shall try my hardest to not draft Duke or Chavez and with my luck he will return to his old self and hit 25 hrs. If picked I will be a diligent manager of my team.

I don’t think I will join because I’m already in a yahoo head-to-head keeper league that has been going on for a few years. I won it all last year, thanks to a couple catchers having a big september, and want stay in it. I found out a couple years ago that trying to manage two teams at once was too dificult and time consuming for mee. To stay competitive in this league you need to constantly rotate starters to make sure some guy doesn’t make a start while sitting on the bench.

I’ve been playing fantasy sports for the better part of a decade now. I started with football, but now it has expanded to baseball, hockey, basketball, golf (yes, golf, I’m a fantasy sport addict). I’m hyper competitive, always check, can bring the smack talk as needed (as long as no one cries easily!), and definitely will know what I’m doing. Not only that, but I’ve also led every league I’ve ever been in for “moves made.” On top of being hyper competitive, I also have roster-ADD.

Rick Tittle announced that the pregame show will be starting in a couple of minutes. He preceded the announcement by playing CELEBRATION by Kool and the Gang — which is always a plus in my book!

- I was put on this Earth to play Fantasy Baseball.
- I’m in many leagues each year ranging from intense money leagues to more casual. I tend to make a profit… don’t tell the IRS.
- I would be active.
- Upon request, I can write about this league or other fantasy musings.

I have headed up a few leagues on AN via Yahoo, but those were a couple years ago. I am interested in getting back into Fantasy Baseball, and especially with AN, because ever since I went to school in Chicago, I’ve been a Sad Panda not being able to see the A’s live at the Coliseum, and being forced to use a Slingbox or MLB TV. I know the league well enough, and I know the prospects. I was also, for five months, the AN Representative for Australia! Someone has to sing Doyle’s praises, since everyone else is too obsessed with Langerhans :(

I haven’t played since 2000, and one of the reasons I never joined a league after that was because I didn’t know any of its members. If I get this, it’ll be fun to compete with other handles I recognize around here (assuming we know who each other are).

I have been an A’s fan all my life and have been playing fantasy baseball for over five years. If I make the cut I will give you all a run for your money.

If we get chosen to play in BBG’s Fantasy Baseball league (“we” meaning Dan and Ashley from Reno, Nv) it will only create more time for the two of us to spend time together and with all of AN around the sport of bA’Seball since she has converted to a diehard A’s fan 2 years ago. This would be her 1st time and a return for me from having taken a few years off.

Vote for us!

I have been playing FBB for 6 years, my 1st season I drafted all A’s and ended up in last place. oops. I am a much better manager now and am proud to have a NO YANKEES policy for my FBB teams. YANKEES SUCK LET’S GO OAKLAND!

I moved to the US and to the Bay Area 7 years ago. Ever since, baseball and the A’s (together with Gary Larson, diner food, and H. Zinn) have been my favorite way to try and understand this mysterious country. Even though I had never heard of Babe Ruth before 2004, my “Unabashed Juicers,” “Toenail Clippers,” and “Charlie Browns” fared pretty well in several Fantasy Leagues. It’d be an honour to be admitted in the AN BBG League.
Thanks

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Oil Can Boyd has been my fantasy team icon for years now so it’s only appropriate that I refer to the Can for my 50 words:

“I am The Can, and I am going to come right at you with my best shit, and if you can hit it, I want to see how far Bo Jackson can hit The Oil Can.”

Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Boston Red Sox Pitcher, to Bo Jackson before Jackson hit his first pitch over the 71-foot high score board in straight away center field at Fenway Park (The ball landed 515 feet from home plate).

I’m a Berkeley student, so I will protest this site If I am not let in this fantasy league!

I think I’m good, but I really suck. If you pick me, you only have to really compete against another 10 managers instead of 11.

That being said, I am active and have been losing at this for many years.

I already have a fantasy blowup wife and a fantasy mansion in the bushes at our local park so why not go for the fantasy trifecta?

On June 29, 1905 I took right field for the New York Giants. I never got an at bat and I never played in the majors again, instead spending my days practicing medicine in Chisholm, MN, loving the Oakland A’s and fantasy baseball. Yours Truly – Archie.

1. Baseball isn’t a season, it’s a way of life.
2. I’m experience… but that doesn’t mean good.
3. I want to play with locals.
4. I won’t cry (too much) if a girl beats me (but I won’t tell any of my buddies either).

I should get in because I once won a league on the last day of the 2004 season by half a point thanks to a hold by Rheal Cormier against the Florida Marlins. I also have won my keeper league 2 out of the last 3 years, and it is made up of mostly angels and dodgers fans and I am the only A’s fan. Despite playing for ten years, I have never gotten the first draft pick.

I’ll be active the entire year, don’t trash talk in an insulting manner, and provide an endless amount of obscure movie references with every trade proposal/rejection. Also, I predicted Scott Feldman would do really well, and will lose because of my love of streaming Homer Bailey whenever available.