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Pitchers and catchers report on Tuesday. The start of the 2013 is almost upon us, but more importantly for the GM in everyone, this means the 2013 Fantasy season is about to start as well. If you're serious about fantasy baseball you've already started doing your research and you've already begun compiling your draft list (and blocking NY Mets from your team) in anticipation of sitting through 2-3 hours of a nail-bitingly tense draft which is almost always delayed slightly by the one or two people who don't show up and forget to set their status to autodraft. We hate those people. And the people who abandon their teams. They are not good people.
We are planning on running an official Federal Baseball Fantasy League at Yahoo!Sports.com which we'll follow and update everyone on throughout the season, but seeing as how we've/you've had leagues in years past and our friend Jorgath has already put up an intial inquiry in the FanPosts, we thought rather than set one league up ourselves and dictate the rules, settings, draft date, etc., we'd open the discussion up here in the comments section so that we could agree on the rules and settings for our official league and see if anyone wants to manage the leagues and get together with others here to set up as many as necessary to accomodate all those who'd like to take part. We hope you all will. Below you'll find Yahoo!Sports.com's talking points about what their 2013 MLB Fantasy Leagues offer. Let us know below if you want to take part this season and we'll organize amongst ourselves... [ed. note - "Lurkers are welcome! This is a good way to start commenting!! See, we invited you, now it doesn't have to be awkward at all!!"]:
Via Yahoo!Sports:
- Yahoo! Sports is the leading fantasy provider on the Internet, home to millions of fans playing the #1 fantasy baseball game available, all for free!
- Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball ’13 is easy to use, with mock drafts, player comparison features, and numerous customization options. Plus - Yahoo! Sports offers superior stability, especially during drafts and games (Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball doesn’t drop the ball).
- The #1 free game keeps getting better: now with same day drafts, custom playoff seeding, and game-time waivers.
- Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball provides fans with top-notch information, resources, and expert advice. From player notes to injury updates to player availability across leagues, Yahoo! Sports helps you win big. This year never miss a last minute injury with updated player notes.
- Yahoo! Sports provides pre-draft advice clips to help you draft the best team possible. Fantasy advice is also available throughout the season with bi-weekly video clips and the Fantasy Freaks on Yahoo! Sports Radio on Friday's 8–10pm EST
- Don't miss a trade or waiver wire again! Daily roster changes are made easy with the Fantasy Baseball app available on Android, iPhone, and iPad (new this year!).
- Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball gives you real-time fantasy score updates wherever you go. View team, league, and player stats, edit your lineups, and check your standings and matchups.
- Yahoo! Sports offers the fantasy fanatic an even more competitive way to play with Pro Leagues! Join a Pro League for $20 or $100 and compete to win cash prizes. For those who dare to put some skin in the game.
• Want to play? Let us know below...
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