Absolutely.

Yeah, sure. If you can cram in on-base, home runs, a little D where important and some pitchers who can survive the park you're going to choose, no reason why not.

Thurst, I have been thinking the same thing, and, like you, I am undecided. I believe that it is possible, but I think the trick may be to have a balanced team, not an all out HR team, but one that has some power, but is balanced with some speed, some high avge, etc. Any "all out" strategy runs the risk of meeting exactly the team it can't beat at the worst possible time.

And, an issue we may agree on, HR hitters who are genuinely good players are too expensive for OLs. when i try and build that team, to have the players i need leaves me short on $ for P. but i have put that team in 120k leagues, some of which we have been in together, and they have done well. AND while I enjoy booger and his commwnts, and am one of what seems to be a small number of people who would support him, in criticizing you, thurst, he is way, way off base. Anyone who has played in any league with thurst63 knows him to be nothing but a class guy, and a pleasure to compete against.

Quote: Originally posted by pfattkatt on 5/05/2010Thurst, I have been thinking the same thing, and, like you, I am undecided. I believe that it is possible, but I think the trick may be to have a balanced team, not an all out HR team, but one that has some power, but is balanced with some speed, some high avge, etc. Any "all out" strategy runs the risk of meeting exactly the team it can't beat at the worst possible time.

True very true

Quote: Originally posted by pfattkatt on 5/05/2010And, an issue we may agree on, HR hitters who are genuinely good players are too expensive for OLs.   when i try and build that team, to have the players i need leaves me short on $ for P. but i have put that team in 120k leagues, some of which we have been in together, and they have done well. AND while I enjoy booger and his commwnts, and am one of what seems to be a small number of people who would support him, in criticizing you, thurst, he is way, way off base. Anyone who has played in any league with thurst63 knows him to be nothing but a class guy, and a pleasure to compete against.

Boogy is just fun-ing with me LOL

Well I didnt go all out Homers put this up

Leadoff OBP .443
#2 OBP .454
#3 Gavvy Heavy hitter
#4 Ruth Heavy hitter
#5 Gavvy Heavy hitter
#6 Tenace HR Great Arm
#7 Figgins High AVG
#8 Pitcher dookie
#9 Mclemore OBP .385

+2/+2 HR park as long as my top 2 guys do there job.I should be scoring a lot of runs.

Quote: Originally posted by rbow923 on 5/04/2010In my opinion playing a big HR team in an OL is playing with a disadvantage, though that disadvantage can be overcome in an unbalanced league. people have won with HR teams though it's not as easy as winning with some other strategies. If you like HR teams look at the theme leagues. some theme leagues reduce the HR disdavantage, and some extreme leagues greatly increase HR.

I think rbow is right. Homeruns are easy to "defend". Can you do it? Yes but it is significantly harder when you play people who "know what they are doing".

OK what 2 Yes and 5 NO

The only thing that I think truely can't be defended.Is great very high AVG hitters.

Quote: Originally Posted By thurst63 on 5/05/2010Well I didnt go all out Homers put this up

Leadoff OBP .443
#2 OBP .454
#3 Gavvy Heavy hitter
#4 Ruth Heavy hitter
#5 Gavvy Heavy hitter
#6 Tenace HR Great Arm
#7 Figgins High AVG
#8 Pitcher dookie
#9 Mclemore OBP .385

+2/+2 HR park as long as my top 2 guys do there job.I should be scoring a lot of runs

how much did you spend on this set up? Tiger, Great American?

Quote: Originally posted by pfattkatt on 5/05/2010And, an issue we may agree on, HR hitters who are genuinely good players are too expensive for OLs.  

Honestly I'd have to say no. For exactly the reason that mr. fat kat describes here.

A team of .260/.330/.580 guys won't win. You need defense, and some walks, and some speed, and maybe a guy who hits for average. And when you add all that up, you can't afford much pitching.

You can still build a solid team that way and they would probably win 85 games if you did it right, but they are very easy to stop.

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Quote: Originally Posted By thurst63 on 5/05/2010Well I didnt go all out Homers put this up

Leadoff OBP .443
#2 OBP .454
#3 Gavvy Heavy hitter
#4 Ruth Heavy hitter
#5 Gavvy Heavy hitter
#6 Tenace HR Great Arm
#7 Figgins High AVG
#8 Pitcher dookie
#9 Mclemore OBP .385

+2/+2 HR park as long as my top 2 guys do there job.I should be scoring a lot of runs

that would be a fun team to play, but your D is weak at all 3 OF positions, and, again, if you run into a team with good HR #s in a -singles park, you are at a big disadvantage. As a newbie, I would be very curious to follow such a team. I,too, have considered the HR strategy for an OL, but I found what the katt said seems to be true. I would think that players such as Charlie Keller, early 40's version would be ideal, but you're paying 7m. So, you'd have to find similar OPS players, with less PA's to be able to afford them, so, if you agree this far, perhaps by trading you could get a couple of AAA OF'ers to make up the missing PA's. All in all, that makes a lot of ifs. I have read many good comments regarding '22 Ruth, and the 24HR, .285 Gavvy, but I think i would be leery of the D/D.

Ok at Colt finished 2 weeks ago
Ruth 1922 9 errors,Gavvy1915 14 errors,Roy Cullenbine 1941 4 errors
27 total for my out field I can live with that.