Application Mihai

[dinamo14 (Mihai, COL)]

What is your name, age and general location?


Mihai, 42, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

What is your email address?


[e-mail]

Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them?


Boston Red Sox. 16 years ago I watched Patriots winning Superbowl XXXVi (against the Rams) and became a fan. Later on I started to follow all Boston teams (Celtics, Bruins, RedSox). Now I am currently checking the results on yahoo sports on my mobile and watching games live via reddit (when games are played in the afternoon US time)

How did you find this league?


Rotoworld forum


Please give a brief overview of your fantasy baseball experience. How many other leagues are you currently a member of, and what format are they (ie H2H, roto, redraft, keeper, auction etc)?


I started playing fantasy baseball 4 years ago and baseball became my favorite fantasy sport. I am also playing fantasy football, hockey and basketball.
I am managing 8 teams on yahoo sports (a few dynasties with 10, 12, 16, 20 teams and some other leagues with 4-8 keepers from one year to another) and another 4 teams on Fantrax. These leagues on Fantrax are more complex: 2 of them (see links below) are with 24 and 30 teams, salary cap held on google drive, Amat draft, MiLFA draft, Trades, Revocable waivers, DFAs, in season FA etc.
I am playing H2H mostly daily and weekly and prefer keeper/dynasty leagues.
I also played in a league with 3 sports but unfortunately it ended pretty soon (Boston teams)

triplethreat.freeforums.net/

How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league?


I am available every day except for the 7-8 hours when I am sleeping (from 4-11 PM ET). In the near future (before Christmas) I am probably going to relocate myself to Tokyo, Japan (so another timezone) but still going to travel to Europe a few times per year. 


This is a league with 30 teams in it, and as such it can be expected that there will be a rather large number of teams that will not contend every season. Would you be content with building for the future? Do you need to always be in competition in order to remain interested in the league?


I don't have a problem rebuilding a team as long as I am allowed to execute my strategy for a period of 2-3 years (drafting/trading etc). 

Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility?

I am using Tapatalk/ GroupMe in order to be able to receive messages from the boards on my mobile and check for any new post daily/be in touch with other players form these leagues.

Please post links to any other leagues you participate in.


juicedballleague.freeforums.net/ - I own Atlanta Braves for a 1 year
baseballstheshow.freeforums.net/ - I own Colorado Rockied for almost 1 year (nov 2017)

I hope you'll find me qualified to join your league.

Thanks!

Mihai

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Mihai,

Thank you for your application.
Our application process has two stages - I have PMed you the secondary questionnaire and look forward to your response.

Regards,
Stephen

[Admin]

Congratulations Mihai! The Colorado Rockies are proud to welcome you as their new general manager. A fun and rewarding future awaits as you chart the course of your franchise!

What are the next steps to be taken to get started on the right foot?

1) Please use the username Rockies GM (name).

2) Post your own roster page in your team folder. For continuity your first roster should contain the exact same players as the previous team roster. If you wish to make changes to your roster (by protecting unprotecting players) then these should be posted on the Roster Transactions board. You should also check that the arbitration contracts of all of your players are accurate - you don't want to be unnecessarily overpaying anyone! The format of the roster page is open for customisation by each owner, but please bear in mind that it should be easy to read and well maintained. You may find the FAQ page helpful. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/636/league-faqs-new-owner

3) Notify one of the commissioners if there is a player on a multi-year guaranteed contract whose contract length you would like to reduce.

4) Check your real life team's major and minor league rosters to see if you can protect any arbitration players of value that your predecessor missed.

5) Check your email for an invitation to Fantrax. (Consult with one of the commissioners if there are any difficulties or delays.)

6) Check your Fantrax roster. It should match your Proboards roster and only include players receiving a salary on your team.

7) Post a trade block. You can't agree to a trade until your trade block has been posted for a week.

Make good use of your trade block, player evaluation advice, and the one week acclimatization period. The “trade block guidance” page is your friend. Please do not overlook this valuable tool. It is required reading. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/732/trade-block-guidance

8) Protect a player (see Section VII of the rules). You won't be allowed to trade until this step is taken as a demonstration of understanding the procedure.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. You can post it publicly under “General Chat”, or ask any experienced league member. We’re here to help.

From all of your fellow friends and competitors, welcome to our league!

[St. Louis GM (Bert)]

Do we have a new champion for longest distance GM? Bucharest has to beat out Stephen...

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

With TJ no longer in China, I think I have to pass my crown east...

[St. Louis GM (Bert)]

Well... it depends on where we measure from, and where TJ was.

California to Beijing : 6060 miles
California to Bucharest : 6422 miles

Since CA is the center of the universe, I just assumed we were going from me.

[Pirates GM (TJ)]

I was in Changchun, it was as far away from the Bay Area as I could afford.