A Very Darrelly Dynasty League

[Dr. Dinger]

2)

 

I think it's important to not tie team names to any active player. Makes it awkward when you trade them.

 

 

Case in point, my current team name.

[Laika]

Other teams overdue for a re-brand:

 

The Lyon Tamer

B.Inge Drinking

Triple Hawpe Brewed

The War Puigs (although I like this one even if Puig is gone)

[Laika]

Case in point, my current team name.

 

At least it can sort of stand on its own

[The Cats Ass]

Other teams overdue for a re-brand:

 

The Lyon Tamer

B.Inge Drinking

Triple Hawpe Brewed

The War Puigs (although I like this one even if Puig is gone)

 

Im thinking about just dropping the u. The WAR Pigs. Not tied to a player, but a baseball stat instead.

 

Also, like this trade slightly for njh.

[Sammy225]

TORONTO, Jan 13, 2016, 18:02 ET

 

After a meeting with the league brass and an internal review, A 2nd Leg to Stanton has elected to cut ties with recently appointed co-manager King. TRM will retain all control of the franchises operations on a day-to-day and ongoing basis. The franchise thanks King for his contributions, and will always remember his legacy of being sort of involved in acquiring new SS Jung-Ho Kang. The position will not be filled moving forward, but rather eliminated. TRM would also like to extend his total support of the London Slayers franchise, and Manager silvergun. TRM is thrilled that he has elected to return, and looks forward to taking his title from him this year. At the same press-conference, TRM revealed plans to rebrand the Franchise after three years, in lieu of last years trade of star player and namesake Giancarlo "don't call me Michael" Stanton. More details to follow as cut-down day approaches, which promises to be active as TRM indicated they are proactively looking to shop spare parts that could be extremely valuable to other franchises.

 

Pretty rude way to going about doing it:

 

http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/boy-with-disability-thrown-in-winnipeg-dumpster-found-by-stranger-1.2736639

 

 

Yes I am going to hell

[Dr. Dinger]

Not a lot to like in that trade. Royals and alleged domestic abusers.

 

Alex Gordon is super boring to own, I've done it before.

[TRM]

Alex Gordon is super boring to own, I've done it before.

 

Very uninteresting, but pretty effective in an OBP league.

[TRM]

BTS, I've been meaning to ask you. Have you checked out this new burger place in Ottawa, King Eddy or something? I've heard excellent things.

[Dr. Dinger]

Very uninteresting, but pretty effective in an OBP league.

 

According to steamer I should have taken BTS' offer instead. I just hate Trumbo so much though.

 

#44 Jose Reyes

Dee Gordon

Robinson Cano

Kyle Seager

Shin-Soo Choo

Joc Pederson

Matt Holliday

Xander Bogaerts

Buster Posey

Carlos Santana

Matt Carpenter

Mark Trumbo

Carlos Gomez

Hanley Ramirez

Khris Davis

Victor Martinez

Lorenzo Cain

Evan Longoria

Jacoby Ellsbury

Gregory Polanco

Anthony Rendon

#65 Alex Gordon

[Dr. Dinger]

Oddly enough, I pitched Reyes for 4 other OFs on that list. I wasn't looking at my projections at the time either.

[TRM]

According to steamer I should have taken BTS' offer instead. I just hate Trumbo so much though.

 

#44 Jose Reyes

Dee Gordon

Robinson Cano

Kyle Seager

Shin-Soo Choo

Joc Pederson

Matt Holliday

Xander Bogaerts

Buster Posey

Carlos Santana

Matt Carpenter

Mark Trumbo

Carlos Gomez

Hanley Ramirez

Khris Davis

Victor Martinez

Lorenzo Cain

Evan Longoria

Jacoby Ellsbury

Gregory Polanco

Anthony Rendon

#65 Alex Gordon

 

Nice to see Holliday up there, if my boys are gonna make a title run he's gonna have to stay healthy and stabilize that OF.

[TRM]

Since we appear to be giving this league attention again, the BORED draft starts Monday, I think that this is a good time to try to solidify my roster.

 

These lads are available as potential cuts on my roster... I'll need to keep one but everyone else is available.

 

Martin Prado

Colby Lewis

Pat Neshek

Tyler Clippard

Brandon Maurer

CJ Wilson

Retirement Specials - 50% Off!:

AJ Burnett

Dan Haren

Michael Cuddyer

[Laika]

DDL Team Name power rankings:

 

Tier 1

1. The True Cardinals

2. BALCO Pharm Team

3. London Slayers

4. ISO Horny

 

The cream of the crop. The True Cardinals is a genius fantasy team branding that will stand the test of time. BALCO Pharm Team and ISO Horny are humorous, timeless names that draw upon the world of baseball for inspiration. London Slayers is just rock solid - an homage to the Slay City Slayers from a couple of Sega Genesis sports games in the early 1990s (I think).

Tier 2

5. The Butt Stallions

6. Bye Week

7. Burrito Boyz

8. Kitten Mittens

9. Insert Clever Name

 

Five good names here. Ironic, whimsical, self-deprecating, alliterated, unwanted and/or just plain funny.

Tier 3

10. Georgia Peach

 

I like this team name because of its link to baseball history, but it's also just kind of lame.

Tier 4

11. Taijuan On!

12. Los Osos Blancos

13. Twist and Trout

14. The War Puigs

15. The Bryce is Right

 

Five team names linked to players, which is never a great idea. But three of these players are so elite that it still works, a bit. Taijuan On! also meshes wonderfully with the owner's actual persona. And Los Osos Blancos is able to stand on its own, even if Evan Gattis was traded, since "The White Bears" in Spanish just kind of sounds good and works. Note - if The War Puigs became The WAR Pigs, it could rise a couple of tiers in the rankings.

Tier 5

16. Gryffindor

 

Harry Potter fans may disagree

Tier 6

17. B.Inge Drinking

18. 2nd Leg to Stanton

19. The Lyon Tamer

20. Triple Hawpe Brewed

 

These four team names are linked to specific players. Three of these players are retired (17, 19, 20) and three of these names are just not very clever or funny (18, 19, 20). B.Inge Drinking gets to the top of the s*** tier by being sort of funny. 2nd Leg to Stanton is a blatant rip off of a name thought up by noted s***** team namer Dinger. The last two are just the worst.

[Dr. Dinger]

I'm partial to ISO Horny, but sometimes I get JF, torontofan and sammy confused as to who owns which team.

[Laika]

I'm partial to ISO Horny, but sometimes I get JF, torontofan and sammy confused as to who owns which team.

 

I always confuse Havok and JF

[Dr. Dinger]

Also, I'd like to point out that I named Spanky's team, so I'm taking credit for that one.

[Sammy225]

Rough crowd guess i will have to pick a new name

[TRM]

Which makes the 2016 version of A 2nd Leg to Stanton look as follows:

 

C - Yasmani Grandal

1B - Adrian Gonzalez

2B - Daniel Murphy

3B - Josh Donaldson

SS - Jung-Ho Kang

CF - AJ "Don't call me Mark Appel" Pollock

OF - Matt Holliday

OF - Andre Ethier

Util - Eric Hosmer

BN - Carlos Beltran

 

SP - Felix Hernandez

SP - Matt Harvey

SP - Johnny Cueto

SP - Jeff Shark

SP - Bartolo's Colon

SP - Jake Peavy

SP/RP - Brandon Maurer

RP- Craig Kimbrel

RP - Francisco Rodriguez

RP - Luke Gregerson

[Laika]

According to steamer I should have taken BTS' offer instead. I just hate Trumbo so much though.

 

Steamer600 -- check out how high Colabello is. Also, CCC

 

Jose Reyes (need to drop down for suspension tax)

Eric Hosmer

Mark Teixeira

A.J. Pollock

Xander Bogaerts

Evan Gattis

Rougned Odor

Matt Adams

Robinson Cano

Matt Holliday

Chris Colabello

Christian Yelich

Chris Carter

Carlos Gomez

Daniel Murphy

Oswaldo Arcia

Mark Trumbo

Maikel Franco

Matt Kemp

Kyle Seager

Brandon Belt

Troy Tulowitzki

Anthony Rendon

David Peralta

Gerardo Parra

Josh Reddick

Shin-Soo Choo

Alex Gordon

[Dr. Dinger]

I got offered him just today lol.

[Laika]

I think there's also an off-chance that Kelvin Herrera's K rate takes a huge step forward. He unveiled a wipeout slider in the playoffs that he's never had before.

[The Cats Ass]

Note - if The War Puigs became The WAR Pigs, it could rise a couple of tiers in the rankings.

 

The War Puigs franchise will in fact be re-branded. They will now only answer to The WAR Pigs.

 

Fun Fact: War pigs are pigs reported to have been used in ancient warfare, mostly as a countermeasure against war elephants. Early humans may have attempted to launch wild beasts, such as lions or "savage boars", against the enemy, but with catastrophic results.

 

Megarians doused some pigs with combustible pitch, crude oil or resin, set them alight, and drove them towards the enemy's massed war elephants. The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming, squealing pigs, often killing great numbers of their own soldiers by trampling them to death.

[Dr. Dinger]

I think there's also an off-chance that Kelvin Herrera's K rate takes a huge step forward. He unveiled a wipeout slider in the playoffs that he's never had before.

 

Didn't you poo-poo him when I was hyping him in September?

[Laika]

Didn't you poo-poo him when I was hyping him in September?

 

Yeah I was playing the long game

[Boxcar]

Nice to see Holliday up there, if my boys are gonna make a title run he's gonna have to stay healthy and stabilize that OF.

 

Would be nice to have a young superstar SS instead, though.

[Boxcar]

I think I'd swap tier 3 and tier 4. I also think z3r0s' team name was simply borne from a lack of imagination. Inseparable Bias would be a better team name but I digress.

 

Gibbers' team name, like anything else every associated with him, is lame and unfunny. He should definitely be in the bottom especially when Cobb is his favourite in large part because he was a gigantic piece of s***.

[Laika]

I think I'd swap tier 3 and tier 4. I also think z3r0s' team name was simply borne from a lack of imagination. Inseparable Bias would be a better team name but I digress.

 

Gibbers' team name, like anything else every associated with him, is lame and unfunny. He should definitely be in the bottom especially when Cobb is his favourite in large part because he was a gigantic piece of s***.

 

I might agree on the Gibbers point

[Dr. Dinger]

would be nice to have a young superstar ss instead, though.

 

burn!

[jays_fever]

I'm pretty sure I named my team to mock half the league for taking time to come up with "funny" pun names

[z3r0s]

I think I'd swap tier 3 and tier 4. I also think z3r0s' team name was simply borne from a lack of imagination.

 

1000% percent. I've been thinking I'll rebrand when I think I'm ready to be less s***** (maybe next year).

 

Inseparable Bias would be a better team name but I digress.

 

Should I change the name to 'Vote for Pedro, Alvarez'?