Fantasy Baseball Management: Simyard.com

I discussed this last year, but it’s worth mentioning again. I play this game on line called Simyard. It’s similar to fantasy baseball, except it’s more of a management simulation. You get a team full of players with various stats, not real MLB players, and then you set up a lineup and rotation and play them against other teams.

From Simyard

Then there is the option of leagues. You can join a league with other managers and go through the whole process of building a team like a GM would, signing new players from free agents, the minor leagues, or other teams. Each month, which equates to a baseball year, you play a full schedule of 162 games and follow that up with however many rounds of playoffs your league is set up for. You can build a stadium, set up seating prices, and earn money towards paying players and ultimately becoming one of the dominant franchises. It’s a close-knit and friendly place, and the owner is actively involved and even runs a team of his own. (of course, it’s a crappy team..) We have an irc channel on coldfront where we hang out.

From Simyard

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon on Optimistic Mets Fan:

 

I’ve got a fair selection of topics slated once Spring Training starts and we can start to smell Opening Day:

 

My yearly baseball wagers.

 

My fantasy teams, and what types of leagues I’m going to join. Hopefully a nice rotisserie league.

 

The Second Annual Letters to the NL East where I address all five teams in the division, and the Yankees.

 

Thoughts and observations on my first ever trip to Spring Training. I’m going to see Three Mets Games, against the Marlins, Nats, and Tigers, as well as the Twins versus the Pirates.

 

While I’m down in Florida, I’m going to be catching a game of the World Baseball Classic.

 

And that’s just some of the thrilling prose I’ll have for you over the next two months or so..before we can get down to some serious April baseball.

Fantasy Baseball

I’ve just started reading Fantasyland. If you don’t know, it’s about about Wall Street Journal Writer Sam Walker’s entrance into one of the most prestigious rotisserie fantasy baseball leagues. Even thought I’m not a stathead, and cringe at the idea of spending hours and hours poring over minute details about minor leagues, I’m finding the book entertaining.

So entertaining in fact, that I want to join a rotisserie league this year. Usually I play in 3-6 different free Yahoo leagues, as well as a salary cap league on Sporting News. That one isn’t quite rotisserie though, because anybody can buy the same players. I’m researching the ‘better’ rotisserie leagues out there to try to find one to join, but suggestions are always welcome.

No Baseball? Try This.

Looking for something to do while there is no baseball on?

check out simyard.com It’s a baseball management simulation. You get a roster full of randomly generated players, and have the ability to pick up new ones. Then you compete in games in the park against other managers. In the off season you’re players train and get better. If you buy/join a league, you can build a stadium, have a free team, a major league team and a minor league team and sign players to fill them. Then you pick a league and compete in a scheduled 162 games against your opponents. It’s lots of fun, and very addictive. Check it out. My team’s the Ceetarian Killer Dust Bunnies.

Fantasy Baseball

I know it’s early, but I’m impatient for the season to start. So I created a “Mets Bloggers” fantasy baseball league on Yahoo.

Unfortunately we can’t all take Johan.

League ID#: 17569
League Name: Mets Bloggers