From: kbos@carina.unm.edu (Kurt Bose "of Biscayzee")
Subject: Re: Where Do I Start??? (A FLAME for IDIOTS, by an IDIOT)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 06:17:11 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico
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In article <1992Jul22.162642.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu> 11dmcvay@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Daniel T. McVay) writes:
>
	[requests for rotisserie help deleted]

>Give it up guys. Most of the people who read posts here regularly are 
>at most a shutmouthed, selfless idiot. They refuse to help one another
>and help expand consciousness of this fascinating hobby. When I say most,
>I mean most of the people who are rotisserie managers or those who
>know how to set one up. This is a FLAME and is not intended for any other
>purpose besides this.
>
Question:  If these people refuse to help one another and are shutmouthed, then
WHY EXACTLY are they selfless?

Now, having said that, what the hell are you talking about?  Do you have any 
reason to do this, or did your girlfriend just run off with a tennis player?
Do you feel somehow...disappointed..that no replies were posted on this 
subject?  You do realize that the original poster asked for e-mail...are
you lonely?  Did nobody respond to suggestions on a trade you made?

Now, to answer the question (just to show we aren't ALL shutmouthed), the 
best answer is "any way you want".  Do you want straight rotisserie?  The best
option is to buy (perhaps a communal) _Rotisserie_League_Baseball_ by Glen
Waggoner/Dan'l Okrent/The rest of the original Rotisserie League.  The basic
setup is as follows:

	-Get a few friends together to make league.
	-Gather a the beginning of the season or whenever for a draft.
	-Select teams eligible for the draft, so that about 80% of players
	 drafted will show up on teams (with 24 man rosters, this means AL
	 teams for a 12-team league, NL teams for a 10-team league, or
	 whatever teams you want.)
	-Give everyone the same amount of money or points to spend and hold
	 an auction, or a round-by-round draft (the latter requires setting
	 player values beforehand, if you want a salary cap.  Several books
	 on the market exist to do this for you.)
	-Draft or auction players so that each team is set up like a real
	 ML team. (C,1B,2B,OFs,SPs,RPs,etc.)
	-Keep weekly stats in several categories for each player: BA, HR, 
	 RBI, and SB are the basic stats for batters, while Wins, Saves, ERA,
	 and (BB+H)/9IP are suggested for pitchers.
	-Assign each team points for their standing in each category, with a 
	 linear points system.
	-Add up all points each week to find overall standings.
	-Team in first after season ends is winner.  Douse with Yoo-Hoo.

	-IMPORTANT:change any/all of above to suit taste.  If you want 15 man
	 rosters, great!  Restrict trades, make waiver rules, change 
	 categories, anything!  Just make sure everyone knows all the rules.

	-Stat services can ease bookkeeping immensely, but be careful. One of
	 the biggest stat services, Stats USA, folded, leaving 450 leagues in
	 the lurch for months.

	-If you have a computer program that uses real stats, you can play all
	 your games in a real league format, head-to-head.  The new Pursue the
	 Pennant game is excellent for this.  It plays games in five seconds, 
	 computer managers can be altered to suit taste, and whole leagues can
	 be played overnight.  Earl Weaver Baseball (v1.5) is good, as is the 
	 Strat-o-matic Game, APBA baseball, MicroLeague, and (I'm told) Tony
	 LaRussa Baseball.

	-Have fun!!!

Satisfied, Daniel?  Or was that too "shutmouthed" for you?????


-- 
*  Kurt Bose (as in * I am NOT the Antichrist, no matter what my future mother
*  Daisy, not Rose) * in law may think. Nor do I pretend to speak for UNM. Tried
*kbos@carina.unm.edu* it one time, but they caught me at it. I think they were a
*  Junior Stathead  * tad miffed at me, sure, but the Dean's hair DID grow back.