Interesting last two picks Tom. I think Cameron Maybin is actually Randy Johnson's illegitimate grandson. So congrats on picking the oldest and youngest players possible on consecutive rounds.
Evan, its not that hard. I know the guy with the twisted testicle was already kept, so just draft the guy with the anal fissure. Its not a longterm problem, really!
Speaking of anal fissures, am I the only one who gets one every time I have to wait more than 30 minutes between picks?
Wow, and I thought Tom taking geritric Big Unit was a little odd...now Lynlee takes a 55 year old retired catcher. Wow...thats a bit of a surprised. If you want an old retired catcher, couldn't you have gone for Johnny Bench or Carlton Fisk? Tony Pena wasn't even that great in his heyday!
Yyyyyeaaaahhhh. I am gonna have to go ahead and ask Bish, Evan, and Roy to go ahead and make their picks, mmmkay? Yeah. If that could get done so I could make my pick before 5pm (PDT), that would be grreeeaat. Thanks!
Lists people, lists! I know I usually say send a list if you will be away from the computer for more than 4-6 hours, but feel free to send lists even if you will just be away an hour or two (or even less, if your pick is only 1 or 2 away). Its a courtesy to your fellow managers and it helps speed up the draft.
I promise, this draft is going to start crawling along when I'm at Disneyworld next week and Zack and Justin are both out of the country.
I never thought I would find the words testicle and anal in this discussion board. Is the draft going that slow? Just FYI - testicular torsion (aka twisted testicle) is just that. The "cord" connecting the testicle to the body twists. This could cut off the blood supply and cause the tissue to die if left this way for an extended period of time. This typically occurs in kids (mostly teens). It's actually fairly common....
Yes, tonight's game was horrible. I always hate it when Rice loses, but especially to UT. Basically two bad plays at 2nd gave them 6 runs. Not that it would have mattered since we only scored one.
Back to what's important. Usually you get pain associated with a torsed teste. Also it can become retracted as the twisted "cord" pulls it up. If it stay like this too long then it dies and has to be removed. Testicular torsion is a medical emergency.
Anal fissures? I'll let others deal with that one.
I was hoping a would get to pick tonight. I guess I'll try that before work in the am...
Yeah, Jody was up at the same time last night and didn't make his pick until morning, so I think we know something about his sleep schedule - its fairly normal (unlike those of us still writing comments at unreasonably late times).
If you get a testicular torsion, you'll damn well know. It's a pretty excruciating pain, and you'll sometimes see retraction and color change. As evidenced by Pie's case, it's a surgical emergency. The kids that get it jump the whole triage line in our ER to get rushed to ultrasound. I'd say it just about tops the list of things I NEVER want to experience. Right above discussing Peter's anal fissure.
After hours of contemplation, I've come to the conclusion that there are portions of the draft order that react slower than others. Are others aware of this phenomenon?
I'm inclined to suggest a live draft from here on out, but I'm afraid I wouldn't have time to research every NL team's AA and Rookie Ball leagues for my Rounds #21-26 picks.
Looking at the remaining crop, Modecai "Three-Finger" Brown and Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner might have just as much a chance of producing numbers as some of the cats still on the board.
Tom, I tried to call him back and it went straight to his voicemail. Thanks though.
I don't know who Cassel is, and picking an NL player I haven't heard of is a bit of a feat.
Lynlee - damn you for picking the guy I needed to back-up Hoffman. Its too early to pick up non-closer relievers don't you know? Apparently not since you have Lyon and Bell now...
I thought he was picking Matt Cassel too, which is fine by me. Astros currently have Jack in the starting rotation, actually, which I think is what Bish intended.
There are no rules to this draft, Jason. Clearly. And Evan's the one who took Lyon - I'm clearly ok with Peña.
OK, Bish/Natalie get the strange pick award, but whatever. I'm an Astros fan who hasn't heard of Cassel. Their rotation is shit this year, but they certainly have more worthy guys than Cassel.
Don't worry about the Houston staff, they upgraded the D over the winter by shipping out Everett and bringing in the ubiquitous Miguel Tejada. That should more than make up for any deficiencies in the staff.
How is it that no one has yet pointed out the fact that Evan now has both of the Dodgers' broken 3Bs?
I give it about 14 days before Nomar is done for the season with a twisted vagina and acute anal fissures. Meanwhile the younger LaRoche will throw out his back (again) while rehabbing his thumb on an X-box, causing "Porn-Stache" Colletti to panick and trade extra outfield X + #1 pitching prospect Y to Chicago/Detroit for Crede/Inge and Chan Ho Park's 38 year old cousin.
I'm just hoping Garciaparra doesn't fall to pieces in the first two months of the year. I got him to hold the spot for LaRoche. Perhaps I should dig deeper?
my bad everyone. Avi emailed me his pick last night. I wrongly assumed he had posted it, rather than just emailed it to me, so I ended up sitting on it for quite a while. I was pretty busy when he emailed the pick (and some of you know why).
No, I think Jason is. My pick would have been right on time if Bish had left a damn list. Anyway ... I don't have a doctor, and it seems like Pie'ings should be performed by someone will a little know how.
Posted Evan's pick (he emailed me and wanted to stick with it unless Bish/Natalie took him).
I got to sleep until 7:30, so I at least had around 3 hours of sleep. I think Jay was pounding on my head for 5 minutes before I woke up, saying "come on daddy, come on. I'm hungry and thirsty."
I leave on Saturday and have actually been meaning to address this.
My Treo does not let me view the picks we are making on this website. My old Treo did, but my new one freaks out and resets itself any time I click on the link to look at the comments.
So instead of continuing the draft here, is there any opposition to emailing your picks once people start heading out-of-town? People could post them here also to keep it updated, but it might be easier for the travelers to have the list of taken players in their email.
Rewire the stupid thing. People figured out how to hack the iPhone and you can't get your Treo to look at a comments page? Don't you have an engineering degree? You should be ashamed of yourself!
If you want to receive draft picks by e-mail, I can set up a filter to forward the e-mails I'm already receiving to your address. (Anyone else, too, obviously.)
If you also need to use e-mail to make selections, one of us can post your picks to the draft page after receiving an e-mail from you.
i really wanted to sleep in, but only got about 4 hrs. before having to go to our warehouse for inventory count. yea. perhaps the lack of sleep has contributed to my selecting the padres pitching staff. my apologies for the wait.
I have some sources that say the Heilman pick is a "good idea." Really I have no friggin clue right now - just trying to fit in a pick during my call day. As a side note I hate Justin for the the Parra pick. I thought he would make it a little bit longer...
Wow the inpatience! Soon sometimes means a little longer when taking call and something comes up a little more pressing. My pick is in - move along....
God, I long for the times when I get 4 or fewer hours sleep for reasons that don't carry the weight of my future career. Unlike some here, we women in academia have to actually work for our supper. I know, I know - poor choice on my part.
I also long for the days when the names of 9th round picks even spark a hint of recognition.
What happened to the Cardinals? It wasn't long ago that they were a perennial world series contender. Now, their outfielders are former pitchers and guys people think are announcers.
All you fantasy gurus out there, I was offered a trade of Derek Jeter for Adam Dunn and draft considerations in a keeper league where I have Big Papi, Ryan Howard and K-Rod as my other three keepers. Should I do it?
ok, so i thought peter's pick would start a run on setup men, only to have him post he had no idea what he was doing when he drafted.
i still think broxton was strong. not many setups with his upside left and i had 20 or so picks until i go again. dodgers keep signing saito to single year contracts ... how long can one be a "future closer?"
I am betting Jason went to bed early since he was on short sleep last night. If that is the case...you all can expect my pick at about 8:15am Pacific Time Friday.
And I would put money on it being someone we've never heard of. Isnt a little early for people we've never heard of? Apparently not.
Not many who can match JaMarcus Russell pound for pound, either. Broxton's listed at 6'4", 290 lbs. In HS, they usually give you a few pounds. I wonder about a MLB pitcher listed at 290. Maybe one of the LA football teams should pick him up to play OT.
No, he's going to make his pick. He's currently reviewing the days Cactus League box scores. Or, maybe he's working on the Grapefruit Leage ... I'm not entirely sure. But, he's pledged the pick is coming.
Yep, Warriors v. Suns is a good one, too. Although, they keep picking on Shaq for knocking people out of the way. It's not his fault GS doesn't have a Jonathan Broxton.
I think Arizona is in. Their record with their starting guards in the lineup is pretty good. Losing Wise for a bunch of games hurt because Bayless had to play the point. But, does it really matter? They aren't going to make a final four run (although they have enough talent to give some top teams trouble - obviously). It's hard to see that group putting 6 straight together, which they will have to do because they aren't going to be a high seed.
But, what they should do is get rid of the conference tournaments and expand the NCAA tourney to include all the teams. It would take less than 3 whole rounds. The good teams would get a couple extra cupcake games and then we wouldn't have this incessant whining from coaches and speculation from media about which teams are on the bubble and which have done enough.
Besides, is it fair for one mediocre team to have a shot at the NCAA tourney and another to have to go to the NIT?
I'm afraid Jason isn't going to make his pick. In his search for players that no one has heard of, once he finds one, that player no longer meets the criterion, so the search continues.
He sent out an e-mail saying that Michael is up a couple hours ago. So, not only did he - in all likelihood - select someone we've never heard of, he's also not filling us in on who it actually is. Clever.
So I had like 3 hours of sleep 2 nights ago because of Zack's insanely late auction. Then last night my mother-in-law was playing at Tipitina's (she's in a band, that is a local music club). Anyway, that kept me away from home until almost 11 pm CST and I was dead tired. I tried to make a pick when I got home, but fell asleep at the computer (after emailing Evan saying the pick was coming). I woke up a few hours later, typed in a pick, forgot to hit the "Publish Your Comment" button, and then sent out an email saying I made my pick. Doh!
What? No blood or police in the story? How about a car chase? Make the story interesting/entertaining if you're going to tell us one...
I'm disappointed. I've actually heard of the cat Jason drafted.
For the West Coast guys, has Lute Olsen's absence affected Arizona or are there holes in the team that won't let them win more (i.e. good point guard).
I'm an LSU guy and can vouch for UCLA from when they beat us in the Final Four. They knew how to play defense. This year's team seems to have that plus offense w/ Shipp, Collison, and Love.
After a down year in Tiger Land and booting the coach, we'll probably lose our best player (Anthony Randolph) to the NBA. I'm canvassing for a new team to root for in the tournament. Of course, I will be rooting to make sure my bracket is the best...
Arizona isnt suffering much without Lute, since the interim coach is Kevin O'Neill, who has ample experience both in college and in the pros. They look iffy because they had the toughest schedule in the country (evidenced by a top-30 RIP even with an 18-13 record), their best player is a freshman (Jerryd Bayless, projected top ten pick in the draft), and starting point guard Nic Wise missed 6 weeks due to injury. Remember how bad UNC looked against Duke in that first game when they didnt have Lawson? Same thing here, except the rest of the team isnt as good and he was out for much longer. If they get into the tourney, they definitely could wreak some havoc, as long as they dont have to play a team with two 7-footers.
I haven't watched a ton of Arizona basketball, but I don't think F Chase Budinger makes the most of his potential. He has good size and athleticism and is decently skilled, but when I watch him play, there's something missing. I think he's the kind of guy that would shoot up draft boards if there was a combine for the NBA. Fortunately, there isn't.
Arizona is also not overly physical.
UCLA is OVERLY physical and it's disgusting that the officials let them get away with it.
I know I'm expected to pick obcure prospects every round, but you have to adjust to the times! All the top prospects are going (by my estimation) way too early this year. I'd rather build a deep, competent team of major leaguers that can kick everyone's ass this year, rather than roll the dice on prospects that may or may not succeed in the majors and may or may not have any significant playing time this year. Most prospects are a little too risky for my taste before the 10th round and I doubt most of them will be good keepers next year, so I've been largely shying away. Cueto was an exception.
Jason! You just summed up how I feel as good as I could have. These guys going in the 6-7-8th rounds I saw as 16th-17th-18th round picks. Go ahead and take the prospects, who then will have higher keeper point values and may not even be worth keeping. In the meantime, I will fill my roster with productive major league players
The pool of marginally hopeful prospects has also dwindled considerably. I'd take prospects if appropriate, but I generally think the major leaguers like Bautista and Keppinger provide more value at this season, especially given the risk of prospects not being viable as keepers drafted in these rounds.
Nice pick Evan, I was struggling with Keppinger v. Bautista (both of whom I have in Zack's league). I like that both have multi-position eligibility! Took Bautista cause I knew he was a starter. Keppinger is a great pick for you since you also took Alex Gonzalez.
I remember the last couple of drafts where a pick was made and you were dreading seeing your guy you wanted so bad pop up on the pick (or prick) right before yours.
Now, it's either 'I never would have picked him in this round' or 'Who the heck is that?'.
Thanks. I didn't want to go with Keppinger there, but didn't know how long he'd last. And, I couldn't justify taking anyone else there, either. I'm glad I have 6 keepers left ... that's 6 rounds I don't have to try to find someone worthwhile to take.
I also have 6 keepers left. Someone please post Chris Young for me in the next round. We'll be driving all day and, as I already stated, I will not be able to access the comment pages to make my pick (from my Treo).
I like the deep leagues - it gives value to guys like Keppinger. You have to be a real baseball fan to play in them and you actually need to know pretty much every player in the league. Leagues where someone like Delgado or Adam LaRoche is a borderline CI aren't a lot of fun to me.
I'm happy with the current status. I like deep leagues for the reasons Justin mentioned. But I also understand some managers not wanting it too deep where you have to start worrying about back-up catchers, utility infielders who only get 150 at-bats, 5th outfielders, and the 12th pitcher on the roster.
Justin, only attorneys are allowed to be that unscrupulous. Padwan law students shouldn't be dealing with such powerful forces as trying to find out who a fellow fantasy baseball manager intends to draft after the turn on a snake draft.
Yeah, the knowing every player in the league bit is getting a little rough. I don't like to lose, so the research takes longer and longer each pick. I'd chalk it up to enrichment and education, but I'm up to my ears at the moment.
Crap. Sorry guys. Every time I looked @ the keeper list I was thinking I saw Saito instead of Soto. I was hoping to get past Round 15 before I pulled a "hey dumbass, you can't do that" move.
I stare @ computer screens way too long...every name starts to look like Wally Pip...he's not on my list...
Just a random thought...does anyone else think that Bret Boone's head should have had a starring role in that episode of The Simpsons where Ken Griffey Jr got gigantism of the head from a nerve tonic supplied by Mr. Burns in "Homer at the Bat".
Pie is out 3-5 days with a twisted testicle and Matsui needs 2 weeks to recover from his anal fissure? I'm glad my guy has the balls to suck it up and get back in a timely manner.
I'm with you - I expected more vocalized outrage by this point, but perhaps it's gotten old. As the resident behaviorist, I think we need to build in some motivators and negative consequences to procure the desired behavior.
I suggested an NFL type rule ... if you don't pick in your allotted time, then the next person can get their pick in, and the next, and so forth ... and the skipped person can pick whenever they get around to it. Jason didn't like the idea.
How about they forfeit the pick and then a waiver list will determine which of the other managers will assume that pick. For repeat offenders, they will have the option of claiming the offending manager's previous round's pick or using the current pick. Either way, the offending manager, loses the pick, because the waiver owner would then select a person from their team to give to the offending owner's team, regardless of where the waiver owner had selected said player.
Just kidding, thought I would throw out conversation fodder...
Does anyone remember the NFL draft a few years back (when Byron Leftwich was coming out) when a team let their time expire and a couple teams picked while they (I think it was the Vikings) were getting their act together? It might motivate certain owners to make lists and it would create runs of picks for the managers after so they could move up a pick or two. Maybe next year? Or, the year after if this draft end up being for the 2009 season.
I think this idea is better than a Vikings-esque forfeiture of draft pick position:
Find some random, but reasonably decent mock draft. If a pick isn't made within X amount of time (with a fair overnight cut-off), the next available person on the mock draft gets entered for that person. The manager(s) might not get exactly who he/she/they want, but will get someone of an approximate value for that draft position.
It seems a fair compromise for those who don't leave lists.
Tom's idea is very reasonable ... that's how it works in my other league. If you don't pick within two hours (during the specified time period during the day), you get the next available guy based on the cbssportsline ranks. Not as exciting as my scenario, but, reasonable.
Heath Bell is a waste. Hoffman's going to still be pitching long after the youngster has retired. In fact, I heard Hoffman has been working on a knuckleball this spring as an off-speed complement to his change-up.
I'm surprised Gordon lasted that long. I figured one of the Houstonites would be so fed up with Lidge that they'd grad Gordon for when Lidge flames out.
I kept thinking I should take him, but it's hard to spend a pick on a 40-year-old set-up man.
I'm actually surprised Tracy lasted this long. Indications are that he'll get the 3B job back if he gets healthy soon - and especially if Reynolds shows the slightest signs of struggling. Plus, it'd been 11 rounds since the last time I drafted a 3B.
Yeah, it's probably a good thing you grabbed 3B #4. I know I was worried about your depth there. Friday sounds about right, although there are a lot of keepers coming up. Might check back Thursday just in case things really pick up. Somehow, in another league, we made it through 4+ rounds today. It was amazing.
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From Jody at the end of the last thread:
"We're going to need a bag of ice here. Injury report for Felix Pie is as follows:
'CF Felix Pie’s bid to earn a starting job has been slowed by surgery to fix a twisted testicle.'"
Discuss. Lynlee, feel free to provide any insight as to what an analagous injury would be for a woman. Twisted breast? Twisted sister?
We're not gonna take it!
8:28 AM, March 11, 2008
Are they going to start calling him "screwball"?
8:47 AM, March 11, 2008
Early morning wit. Thanks for that. I'm sure my last several picks have their own comic value. No need to thank me.
8:48 AM, March 11, 2008
Interesting last two picks Tom. I think Cameron Maybin is actually Randy Johnson's illegitimate grandson. So congrats on picking the oldest and youngest players possible on consecutive rounds.
Screwball, I like it.
8:55 AM, March 11, 2008
Supposedly Pie is only supposed to be out 3-5 days. Seems to be a short recovery time.
How do you describe this as a problem to your doctor:
Hey doc, does this look right to you?
9:08 AM, March 11, 2008
Did he just twist one around, or did they twist around each other? Peter or Bish, you seen anything like this?
9:10 AM, March 11, 2008
Jason, can you go ahead and let Avi know that it's his turn so that we can trick him into keeping the flow going?
Thanks goodness Joe has a keeper this round. He can continue to sleep through class.
9:11 AM, March 11, 2008
Joe has keepers 3 of the next 4 rounds. Avi was included in my last email to put him on early notice that his pick is coming up.
9:12 AM, March 11, 2008
It's obviously masterbation because it is only on one side. Otherwise, they would be working in tandem w/ no steering mechanisms.
Full speed ahead!! Nope, nope, back it up...wait, forward again...hold on, somebody make up their mind around here!!!
9:14 AM, March 11, 2008
Evan, its not that hard. I know the guy with the twisted testicle was already kept, so just draft the guy with the anal fissure. Its not a longterm problem, really!
Speaking of anal fissures, am I the only one who gets one every time I have to wait more than 30 minutes between picks?
10:35 AM, March 11, 2008
Um, yes.
10:43 AM, March 11, 2008
Man, April to February must be excruciating for you, then.
10:44 AM, March 11, 2008
Sorry for the delay ... no wireless at Tuttle HS (the HS of Heisman Trophy winner Jason White).
11:02 AM, March 11, 2008
Wow, and I thought Tom taking geritric Big Unit was a little odd...now Lynlee takes a 55 year old retired catcher. Wow...thats a bit of a surprised. If you want an old retired catcher, couldn't you have gone for Johnny Bench or Carlton Fisk? Tony Pena wasn't even that great in his heyday!
11:33 AM, March 11, 2008
sorry..."geriatric"
11:34 AM, March 11, 2008
Avi only needs to make 1 selection since he has Todd Helton as a keeper to start Rd #7.
Can we give him Ichiro and move on? Wait...did Joel keep him this year?
11:44 AM, March 11, 2008
Us owners obviously drafted well in the 17th and 18th rounds the previous 2 years.
1:58 PM, March 11, 2008
Well, in the 6th-7th rounds, we have officially started Prospect-palooza 2008!
2:15 PM, March 11, 2008
Given the theme of this forum and frightening presence of bad lawyer humor, I'm halfway tempted to change my team name to Tubal Litigation. Almost.
For now, I'm still fucking Matt Damon. Got the mug to prove it.
2:15 PM, March 11, 2008
Me and Colby, we have an understanding. As in, I understand the gross inadequacy of depth in this league, and he breaks camp before I break his shins.
2:20 PM, March 11, 2008
Yyyyyeaaaahhhh. I am gonna have to go ahead and ask Bish, Evan, and Roy to go ahead and make their picks, mmmkay? Yeah. If that could get done so I could make my pick before 5pm (PDT), that would be grreeeaat. Thanks!
3:11 PM, March 11, 2008
Lists people, lists! I know I usually say send a list if you will be away from the computer for more than 4-6 hours, but feel free to send lists even if you will just be away an hour or two (or even less, if your pick is only 1 or 2 away). Its a courtesy to your fellow managers and it helps speed up the draft.
I promise, this draft is going to start crawling along when I'm at Disneyworld next week and Zack and Justin are both out of the country.
7:24 PM, March 11, 2008
Apologies for holding things up—GMail didn't refresh my inbox for some reason, so I was waiting on Bish until just moments ago.
7:34 PM, March 11, 2008
I forgive you, but only because of the screwball comment.
8:12 PM, March 11, 2008
I never thought I would find the words testicle and anal in this discussion board. Is the draft going that slow? Just FYI - testicular torsion (aka twisted testicle) is just that. The "cord" connecting the testicle to the body twists. This could cut off the blood supply and cause the tissue to die if left this way for an extended period of time. This typically occurs in kids (mostly teens). It's actually fairly common....
8:30 PM, March 11, 2008
Peter, any experience with anal fissures, or is that too personal of a question?
Crap, Rice loses again. 8-6, yuck. At least they usually finish the season by winning 22 of 24.
8:41 PM, March 11, 2008
How does one discover that one of their testicles is twisted?
8:53 PM, March 11, 2008
I heard that Henry Blanco was the first to notice. So if you have any questions, ask him.
8:54 PM, March 11, 2008
Perhaps I should draft him as well, in case Pie has twists the other one during the season.
8:57 PM, March 11, 2008
Yes, tonight's game was horrible. I always hate it when Rice loses, but especially to UT. Basically two bad plays at 2nd gave them 6 runs. Not that it would have mattered since we only scored one.
Back to what's important. Usually you get pain associated with a torsed teste. Also it can become retracted as the twisted "cord" pulls it up. If it stay like this too long then it dies and has to be removed. Testicular torsion is a medical emergency.
Anal fissures? I'll let others deal with that one.
I was hoping a would get to pick tonight. I guess I'll try that before work in the am...
9:04 PM, March 11, 2008
You lost to Texas! Boooooo!!!
9:12 PM, March 11, 2008
Yeah, Jody was up at the same time last night and didn't make his pick until morning, so I think we know something about his sleep schedule - its fairly normal (unlike those of us still writing comments at unreasonably late times).
9:13 PM, March 11, 2008
Someone needs to slip that boy some caffeine about 9 PM tomorrow.
9:16 PM, March 11, 2008
Or, maybe something a little more helpful ... a Hideki Matsui pick at this point in the game would be awesome!
9:18 PM, March 11, 2008
If you get a testicular torsion, you'll damn well know. It's a pretty excruciating pain, and you'll sometimes see retraction and color change. As evidenced by Pie's case, it's a surgical emergency. The kids that get it jump the whole triage line in our ER to get rushed to ultrasound. I'd say it just about tops the list of things I NEVER want to experience. Right above discussing Peter's anal fissure.
9:18 PM, March 11, 2008
Foot, meet mouth. Mouth ... foot.
Thanks Jody.
9:28 PM, March 11, 2008
Hmm, testicular torsion, kidney stone, or some kind of festering fistula? Decisions, decisions...
9:29 PM, March 11, 2008
Two rounds complete in just over 24 hours. That must be some kind of record for this league.
9:44 AM, March 12, 2008
We are awesome. Almost as awesome as this run on middle infielders.
10:17 AM, March 12, 2008
After hours of contemplation, I've come to the conclusion that there are portions of the draft order that react slower than others. Are others aware of this phenomenon?
12:12 PM, March 12, 2008
Hours of contemplation? Oh yes...you must mean the hours that you/we spend waiting for this end of the draft to make their picks.
12:33 PM, March 12, 2008
Perhaps "days" would have been more accurate.
12:34 PM, March 12, 2008
Here's a question for all the docs out there: how common is it for an eighteen year old to develop 12 kidney stones?
12:35 PM, March 12, 2008
I'm inclined to suggest a live draft from here on out, but I'm afraid I wouldn't have time to research every NL team's AA and Rookie Ball leagues for my Rounds #21-26 picks.
Looking at the remaining crop, Modecai "Three-Finger" Brown and Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner might have just as much a chance of producing numbers as some of the cats still on the board.
1:08 PM, March 12, 2008
With the players left in the pool, it might be more appropriate to call it a dead draft than a live draft.
1:11 PM, March 12, 2008
Bish just tried to call me and I missed his call. Oops!
1:18 PM, March 12, 2008
Was he calling from a payphone in the 1970s? Call him back.
1:28 PM, March 12, 2008
keep the pants on and dry - I have Bish's pick. Some of us have work to do :P
1:30 PM, March 12, 2008
I'm always curious when the unknown players will be drafted. Who is Jack Cassel?
1:38 PM, March 12, 2008
Who is Jack Cassel? Is he the Patriots 3rd stringer at QB?
1:40 PM, March 12, 2008
Tom, I tried to call him back and it went straight to his voicemail. Thanks though.
I don't know who Cassel is, and picking an NL player I haven't heard of is a bit of a feat.
Lynlee - damn you for picking the guy I needed to back-up Hoffman. Its too early to pick up non-closer relievers don't you know? Apparently not since you have Lyon and Bell now...
1:43 PM, March 12, 2008
No no, the Pats QB is MATT Cassel...come on, get your facts straight!
So who the f*ck is Jack Cassel? Anyone? Bueller?
1:43 PM, March 12, 2008
Astros RP
1:44 PM, March 12, 2008
No shit. Matt Cassel is the back-up. I asked is Jack was the 3rd stringer. Is that too hard to understand?
1:44 PM, March 12, 2008
4.5 K/9, 1.5 WHIP ... looks like a winner (and he's 27!).
1:48 PM, March 12, 2008
I thought he was picking Matt Cassel too, which is fine by me. Astros currently have Jack in the starting rotation, actually, which I think is what Bish intended.
There are no rules to this draft, Jason. Clearly. And Evan's the one who took Lyon - I'm clearly ok with Peña.
1:49 PM, March 12, 2008
I thought I took Lyon. And, he's the closer according to the D-Backs. Is there something they should know? Did you mean Pena?
1:50 PM, March 12, 2008
Wikipedia claims he's Matt Cassel's brother.
1:55 PM, March 12, 2008
OK, Bish/Natalie get the strange pick award, but whatever. I'm an Astros fan who hasn't heard of Cassel. Their rotation is shit this year, but they certainly have more worthy guys than Cassel.
You sure you heard properly Lynlee?
2:07 PM, March 12, 2008
Don't worry about the Houston staff, they upgraded the D over the winter by shipping out Everett and bringing in the ubiquitous Miguel Tejada. That should more than make up for any deficiencies in the staff.
2:24 PM, March 12, 2008
I heard what I want to hear, Jason. Peña is the new hotness - he'll be closer soon enough. So Says I.
2:41 PM, March 12, 2008
How is it that no one has yet pointed out the fact that Evan now has both of the Dodgers' broken 3Bs?
I give it about 14 days before Nomar is done for the season with a twisted vagina and acute anal fissures. Meanwhile the younger LaRoche will throw out his back (again) while rehabbing his thumb on an X-box, causing "Porn-Stache" Colletti to panick and trade extra outfield X + #1 pitching prospect Y to Chicago/Detroit for Crede/Inge and Chan Ho Park's 38 year old cousin.
2:59 PM, March 12, 2008
I'm just hoping Garciaparra doesn't fall to pieces in the first two months of the year. I got him to hold the spot for LaRoche. Perhaps I should dig deeper?
3:06 PM, March 12, 2008
I think the Dodgers' 3rd 3b is also injured (and I'm not kidding). Its a cursed position!
3:25 PM, March 12, 2008
I wouldn't be surprised if Nomah gets "injured" simply so he doesn't have to play for Torre.
But as soon as you drop him, he'll pull through a pennant-series clinch homer. Just the kind of guy he is.
3:35 PM, March 12, 2008
PS - I resent being lumped in with "this end" of the draft. Speculation about exactly which 'end' this might be is deferred.
4:43 PM, March 12, 2008
Just like right after the Red Sox dumped him... Geez, I'll bet Theo's really regretting that move.
4:49 PM, March 12, 2008
I wonder what the odds are that Avi makes his pick before 8am (PDT) tomorrow. Anyone feel like a friendly wager?
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8:32 PM, March 12, 2008
Is there any way we can threaten to Pie people who don't get their picks in in a timely fashion?
7:40 AM, March 13, 2008
my bad everyone. Avi emailed me his pick last night. I wrongly assumed he had posted it, rather than just emailed it to me, so I ended up sitting on it for quite a while. I was pretty busy when he emailed the pick (and some of you know why).
I'm so tired.
7:40 AM, March 13, 2008
Nice, Jason. How many DL spots are there?
7:44 AM, March 13, 2008
Umm, Evan - what about Bish's pick?
7:45 AM, March 13, 2008
Oh, right.
7:47 AM, March 13, 2008
Good call.
7:48 AM, March 13, 2008
Are you first in line for the Pie-ing?
7:50 AM, March 13, 2008
No, I think Jason is. My pick would have been right on time if Bish had left a damn list. Anyway ... I don't have a doctor, and it seems like Pie'ings should be performed by someone will a little know how.
7:55 AM, March 13, 2008
Piéing. For some reason just saying that word to myself is overly amusing right now (purely phonetic purposes, of course). I think I need sleep.
8:07 AM, March 13, 2008
You need sleep? Me, Joe, Tom, Justin, and Zack were up till 4 AM CST (2 AM for Tom & Jerry, I mean Justin) for Zack's auction.
Let's just say it was enough to make us all appreciate having a slow draft in this league!
I went to be at 4:15 AM CST, Jenn's alarm was set for 5 AM. I feel awesome. Most beer I've had in 1 night since September, I'm getting old.
8:40 AM, March 13, 2008
Have you been cheating by sleeping during this draft? I'm ashamed!
8:51 AM, March 13, 2008
I'm curious as to the attendance rate at work for the guys in the central time zone. I got less than 4 hours of sleep, but two less would really suck.
8:53 AM, March 13, 2008
Whoever saw Evan's pick should just repost it.
9:03 AM, March 13, 2008
Posted Evan's pick (he emailed me and wanted to stick with it unless Bish/Natalie took him).
I got to sleep until 7:30, so I at least had around 3 hours of sleep. I think Jay was pounding on my head for 5 minutes before I woke up, saying "come on daddy, come on. I'm hungry and thirsty."
Or maybe it was the beer making my head pound...?
9:24 AM, March 13, 2008
Perhaps another out-of-turn pick is in order to spur the draft process.
10:30 AM, March 13, 2008
Pitcher w/ the oddest home/road splits in MLB.
10:34 AM, March 13, 2008
Ervin Santana's pretty strange too.
10:46 AM, March 13, 2008
When are things supposed to slow down when folks are out of state/country?
10:51 AM, March 13, 2008
I leave on Saturday and have actually been meaning to address this.
My Treo does not let me view the picks we are making on this website. My old Treo did, but my new one freaks out and resets itself any time I click on the link to look at the comments.
So instead of continuing the draft here, is there any opposition to emailing your picks once people start heading out-of-town? People could post them here also to keep it updated, but it might be easier for the travelers to have the list of taken players in their email.
10:57 AM, March 13, 2008
Rewire the stupid thing. People figured out how to hack the iPhone and you can't get your Treo to look at a comments page? Don't you have an engineering degree? You should be ashamed of yourself!
11:14 AM, March 13, 2008
If you want to receive draft picks by e-mail, I can set up a filter to forward the e-mails I'm already receiving to your address. (Anyone else, too, obviously.)
If you also need to use e-mail to make selections, one of us can post your picks to the draft page after receiving an e-mail from you.
11:21 AM, March 13, 2008
All of this technical expertise comes at a price, though, obviously.
11:27 AM, March 13, 2008
Are you talking about tuition costs, or do you mean the side effects of social incompetence?
11:45 AM, March 13, 2008
Justin wins.
11:52 AM, March 13, 2008
I guess Zack is sleeping in today? Damn slacker.
12:15 PM, March 13, 2008
i really wanted to sleep in, but only got about 4 hrs. before having to go to our warehouse for inventory count. yea. perhaps the lack of sleep has contributed to my selecting the padres pitching staff. my apologies for the wait.
12:39 PM, March 13, 2008
What are tuition costs? I don't know anything about those. Do people actually have to pay to go to school? That would suck.
1:24 PM, March 13, 2008
I guess that narrows it to the social incompetence.
1:28 PM, March 13, 2008
I don't get it.
1:30 PM, March 13, 2008
If Roy doesn't get it, it must be totally logical.
1:32 PM, March 13, 2008
Pena, Bell, Heilman...what is it with the early run on middle relief?
1:47 PM, March 13, 2008
I think it's sound fantasy baseball strategy.
1:54 PM, March 13, 2008
I have some sources that say the Heilman pick is a "good idea." Really I have no friggin clue right now - just trying to fit in a pick during my call day. As a side note I hate Justin for the the Parra pick. I thought he would make it a little bit longer...
2:06 PM, March 13, 2008
Oh yeah - next pick to follow soon...
2:07 PM, March 13, 2008
When Cueto went, I figured Parra would be gone soon... hopefully he earns a spot in their rotation out of ST.
If not, he should be up in April/May when Sheets goes on the DL.
2:12 PM, March 13, 2008
What does "soon" mean to Peter?
2:48 PM, March 13, 2008
Can we give Peter the next available set-up man and keep this thing moving?
3:14 PM, March 13, 2008
Wow the inpatience! Soon sometimes means a little longer when taking call and something comes up a little more pressing. My pick is in - move along....
3:16 PM, March 13, 2008
set-up man, minor leaguer...whats the difference?
3:19 PM, March 13, 2008
70 glorious IP
3:21 PM, March 13, 2008
God, I long for the times when I get 4 or fewer hours sleep for reasons that don't carry the weight of my future career. Unlike some here, we women in academia have to actually work for our supper. I know, I know - poor choice on my part.
I also long for the days when the names of 9th round picks even spark a hint of recognition.
4:55 PM, March 13, 2008
I don't understand, you chose to be a woman???
5:21 PM, March 13, 2008
Depending on what rumors you chose to listen to about me in college...
6:42 PM, March 13, 2008
Skip Schumaker? Isn't he an announcer?
7:31 PM, March 13, 2008
What happened to the Cardinals? It wasn't long ago that they were a perennial world series contender. Now, their outfielders are former pitchers and guys people think are announcers.
8:39 PM, March 13, 2008
All you fantasy gurus out there, I was offered a trade of Derek Jeter for Adam Dunn and draft considerations in a keeper league where I have Big Papi, Ryan Howard and K-Rod as my other three keepers. Should I do it?
8:41 PM, March 13, 2008
This better be a good one, Jason.
9:35 PM, March 13, 2008
What are the odds Jason actually drafts someone we've heard of? 25%?
9:35 PM, March 13, 2008
evan, if you currently have jeter, i would make that trade in a min. i think jeter is overrated, and dunn rakes.
9:38 PM, March 13, 2008
I have Dunn. I actually hate Jeter. He might actually be my least favorite major league baseball player. Just wondered if it made fantasy sense.
9:40 PM, March 13, 2008
ok, so i thought peter's pick would start a run on setup men, only to have him post he had no idea what he was doing when he drafted.
i still think broxton was strong. not many setups with his upside left and i had 20 or so picks until i go again. dodgers keep signing saito to single year contracts ... how long can one be a "future closer?"
9:40 PM, March 13, 2008
I am betting Jason went to bed early since he was on short sleep last night. If that is the case...you all can expect my pick at about 8:15am Pacific Time Friday.
And I would put money on it being someone we've never heard of. Isnt a little early for people we've never heard of? Apparently not.
9:41 PM, March 13, 2008
Not many who can match JaMarcus Russell pound for pound, either. Broxton's listed at 6'4", 290 lbs. In HS, they usually give you a few pounds. I wonder about a MLB pitcher listed at 290. Maybe one of the LA football teams should pick him up to play OT.
9:43 PM, March 13, 2008
No, he's going to make his pick. He's currently reviewing the days Cactus League box scores. Or, maybe he's working on the Grapefruit Leage ... I'm not entirely sure. But, he's pledged the pick is coming.
9:44 PM, March 13, 2008
So, my point is, stay up and keep the festivities rolling. Tune in to the Stanford v. Arizona game ... it's 42-40 with 17 minutes left.
9:45 PM, March 13, 2008
Oh I am watching Stanford/Arizona...and Phoenix/Golden State during the commercials...I'll be up until the later of those two ends.
And Broxton at 290? Yeah right....he is well over 300. The man is large.
9:47 PM, March 13, 2008
Yep, Warriors v. Suns is a good one, too. Although, they keep picking on Shaq for knocking people out of the way. It's not his fault GS doesn't have a Jonathan Broxton.
9:51 PM, March 13, 2008
Fingers fourth foul wouldn't have been called if that was a UCLA player stepping out there.
9:56 PM, March 13, 2008
Well, that depends. If Stanford was playing UCLA, both Lopez twins would have somehow fouled out in the first half.
This is a huge game for Arizona....a trip to the dance could hinge on these next 12:15!
9:57 PM, March 13, 2008
I think Arizona is in. Their record with their starting guards in the lineup is pretty good. Losing Wise for a bunch of games hurt because Bayless had to play the point. But, does it really matter? They aren't going to make a final four run (although they have enough talent to give some top teams trouble - obviously). It's hard to see that group putting 6 straight together, which they will have to do because they aren't going to be a high seed.
10:01 PM, March 13, 2008
But, what they should do is get rid of the conference tournaments and expand the NCAA tourney to include all the teams. It would take less than 3 whole rounds. The good teams would get a couple extra cupcake games and then we wouldn't have this incessant whining from coaches and speculation from media about which teams are on the bubble and which have done enough.
Besides, is it fair for one mediocre team to have a shot at the NCAA tourney and another to have to go to the NIT?
10:03 PM, March 13, 2008
I think Avery Johnson may have taught Mitch Johnson how to shoot FT's.
10:09 PM, March 13, 2008
I'm afraid Jason isn't going to make his pick. In his search for players that no one has heard of, once he finds one, that player no longer meets the criterion, so the search continues.
10:13 PM, March 13, 2008
Can you imagine playing HS basketball against the Lopez twins?
10:29 PM, March 13, 2008
No, no I cannot. And with that, and the Cats falling back onto the bubble...I am outta here.
10:32 PM, March 13, 2008
But, you're next ... assuming you're the correct Michael.
10:33 PM, March 13, 2008
oops, sorry for delays.
11:02 PM, March 13, 2008
All that and no pick, Jason? Slacker.
12:08 AM, March 14, 2008
He sent out an e-mail saying that Michael is up a couple hours ago. So, not only did he - in all likelihood - select someone we've never heard of, he's also not filling us in on who it actually is. Clever.
1:26 AM, March 14, 2008
If he told us who it was, then we'd have heard of him.
5:47 AM, March 14, 2008
You know you are tired when...
So I had like 3 hours of sleep 2 nights ago because of Zack's insanely late auction. Then last night my mother-in-law was playing at Tipitina's (she's in a band, that is a local music club). Anyway, that kept me away from home until almost 11 pm CST and I was dead tired. I tried to make a pick when I got home, but fell asleep at the computer (after emailing Evan saying the pick was coming). I woke up a few hours later, typed in a pick, forgot to hit the "Publish Your Comment" button, and then sent out an email saying I made my pick. Doh!
7:48 AM, March 14, 2008
last night was the perfect time to commit a federal crime in new orleans.
8:06 AM, March 14, 2008
You guys should be impressed...I got my pick in 3 minutes earlier than I had anticipated.
8:15 AM, March 14, 2008
What? No blood or police in the story? How about a car chase? Make the story interesting/entertaining if you're going to tell us one...
I'm disappointed. I've actually heard of the cat Jason drafted.
For the West Coast guys, has Lute Olsen's absence affected Arizona or are there holes in the team that won't let them win more (i.e. good point guard).
I'm an LSU guy and can vouch for UCLA from when they beat us in the Final Four. They knew how to play defense. This year's team seems to have that plus offense w/ Shipp, Collison, and Love.
After a down year in Tiger Land and booting the coach, we'll probably lose our best player (Anthony Randolph) to the NBA. I'm canvassing for a new team to root for in the tournament. Of course, I will be rooting to make sure my bracket is the best...
8:22 AM, March 14, 2008
Arizona isnt suffering much without Lute, since the interim coach is Kevin O'Neill, who has ample experience both in college and in the pros. They look iffy because they had the toughest schedule in the country (evidenced by a top-30 RIP even with an 18-13 record), their best player is a freshman (Jerryd Bayless, projected top ten pick in the draft), and starting point guard Nic Wise missed 6 weeks due to injury. Remember how bad UNC looked against Duke in that first game when they didnt have Lawson? Same thing here, except the rest of the team isnt as good and he was out for much longer. If they get into the tourney, they definitely could wreak some havoc, as long as they dont have to play a team with two 7-footers.
8:26 AM, March 14, 2008
I'm doubly disappointed, Jason - not only have I heard of your dude, but he was on my list!
8:40 AM, March 14, 2008
last night was the perfect time to commit a federal crime in new orleans.
8:41 AM, March 14, 2008
I haven't watched a ton of Arizona basketball, but I don't think F Chase Budinger makes the most of his potential. He has good size and athleticism and is decently skilled, but when I watch him play, there's something missing. I think he's the kind of guy that would shoot up draft boards if there was a combine for the NBA. Fortunately, there isn't.
Arizona is also not overly physical.
UCLA is OVERLY physical and it's disgusting that the officials let them get away with it.
9:12 AM, March 14, 2008
I know I'm expected to pick obcure prospects every round, but you have to adjust to the times! All the top prospects are going (by my estimation) way too early this year. I'd rather build a deep, competent team of major leaguers that can kick everyone's ass this year, rather than roll the dice on prospects that may or may not succeed in the majors and may or may not have any significant playing time this year. Most prospects are a little too risky for my taste before the 10th round and I doubt most of them will be good keepers next year, so I've been largely shying away. Cueto was an exception.
9:41 AM, March 14, 2008
Jason! You just summed up how I feel as good as I could have. These guys going in the 6-7-8th rounds I saw as 16th-17th-18th round picks. Go ahead and take the prospects, who then will have higher keeper point values and may not even be worth keeping. In the meantime, I will fill my roster with productive major league players
9:44 AM, March 14, 2008
Don't give away all the secrets now! We still have sixteen rounds to go!
9:48 AM, March 14, 2008
Although the sure-fire productive major leaguer pool is quickly dwindling ... unfortunately.
9:50 AM, March 14, 2008
When the Yankees start trying out AARP eligible comedians, you know the talent pool is getting thin.
9:58 AM, March 14, 2008
The pool of marginally hopeful prospects has also dwindled considerably. I'd take prospects if appropriate, but I generally think the major leaguers like Bautista and Keppinger provide more value at this season, especially given the risk of prospects not being viable as keepers drafted in these rounds.
Nice pick Evan, I was struggling with Keppinger v. Bautista (both of whom I have in Zack's league). I like that both have multi-position eligibility! Took Bautista cause I knew he was a starter. Keppinger is a great pick for you since you also took Alex Gonzalez.
10:03 AM, March 14, 2008
Looks like Avi is up now, huh? Okay, cool...guess none of us will have to check this until Monday. Sweet. Or...sour.
11:09 AM, March 14, 2008
I remember the last couple of drafts where a pick was made and you were dreading seeing your guy you wanted so bad pop up on the pick (or prick) right before yours.
Now, it's either 'I never would have picked him in this round' or 'Who the heck is that?'.
11:23 AM, March 14, 2008
Or replace "heck" with a slightly more colorful word.
Like "red" for example.
11:30 AM, March 14, 2008
Thanks. I didn't want to go with Keppinger there, but didn't know how long he'd last. And, I couldn't justify taking anyone else there, either. I'm glad I have 6 keepers left ... that's 6 rounds I don't have to try to find someone worthwhile to take.
11:36 AM, March 14, 2008
I also have 6 keepers left. Someone please post Chris Young for me in the next round. We'll be driving all day and, as I already stated, I will not be able to access the comment pages to make my pick (from my Treo).
11:41 AM, March 14, 2008
So, who was it that was arguing about all the depth we'd still have only cutting one roster spot?
12:30 PM, March 14, 2008
There's a heck of a lot more than if we hadn't cut any spots, which I bet would have been the commish's preference.
12:56 PM, March 14, 2008
I like the deep leagues - it gives value to guys like Keppinger. You have to be a real baseball fan to play in them and you actually need to know pretty much every player in the league. Leagues where someone like Delgado or Adam LaRoche is a borderline CI aren't a lot of fun to me.
3:05 PM, March 14, 2008
I'm happy with the current status. I like deep leagues for the reasons Justin mentioned. But I also understand some managers not wanting it too deep where you have to start worrying about back-up catchers, utility infielders who only get 150 at-bats, 5th outfielders, and the 12th pitcher on the roster.
3:44 PM, March 14, 2008
jody, the soto (lynlees keeper) pick is killing me. i leave soon for the night, wanna pick to keep things rolling.
3:46 PM, March 14, 2008
Zack, if you need to email me your pick, then go ahead... and make sure you include a list that's at least 3 or 4 long.
3:48 PM, March 14, 2008
Justin, only attorneys are allowed to be that unscrupulous. Padwan law students shouldn't be dealing with such powerful forces as trying to find out who a fellow fantasy baseball manager intends to draft after the turn on a snake draft.
5:24 PM, March 14, 2008
Yeah, the knowing every player in the league bit is getting a little rough. I don't like to lose, so the research takes longer and longer each pick. I'd chalk it up to enrichment and education, but I'm up to my ears at the moment.
Not complaining, just... whining a little ;)
6:25 PM, March 14, 2008
Ps - thanks for having my back, Zack
7:04 PM, March 14, 2008
What's an anal fissure? I didn't realize Matsui actually had one ... I thought that was a joke.
7:57 PM, March 14, 2008
Crap. Sorry guys. Every time I looked @ the keeper list I was thinking I saw Saito instead of Soto. I was hoping to get past Round 15 before I pulled a "hey dumbass, you can't do that" move.
I stare @ computer screens way too long...every name starts to look like Wally Pip...he's not on my list...
Just a random thought...does anyone else think that Bret Boone's head should have had a starring role in that episode of The Simpsons where Ken Griffey Jr got gigantism of the head from a nerve tonic supplied by Mr. Burns in "Homer at the Bat".
8:26 PM, March 14, 2008
Great, and Zack didn't send me a list, so who knows how long we'll be waiting for him...
8:32 PM, March 14, 2008
Well this is just great: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2008/news/story?id=3294343.
I should have known not to draft someone with an exploding ass. Oh well...hopefully they are right and he will be back shortly after the season opens.
8:44 PM, March 14, 2008
Pie is out 3-5 days with a twisted testicle and Matsui needs 2 weeks to recover from his anal fissure? I'm glad my guy has the balls to suck it up and get back in a timely manner.
9:56 PM, March 14, 2008
Is it just me, or is it a little disconcerting to have the words "testicle" and "pie" in the same sentence. Yuck.
7:03 PM, March 15, 2008
the clamor over this end's drafting speed has died down. treat every day like a monday folks!! we got some picks to get in.
maybe we are all resigned to this lasting until the end of the month at the earliest.
3:35 PM, March 16, 2008
I'm with you - I expected more vocalized outrage by this point, but perhaps it's gotten old. As the resident behaviorist, I think we need to build in some motivators and negative consequences to procure the desired behavior.
4:16 PM, March 16, 2008
I suggested an NFL type rule ... if you don't pick in your allotted time, then the next person can get their pick in, and the next, and so forth ... and the skipped person can pick whenever they get around to it. Jason didn't like the idea.
5:08 PM, March 16, 2008
How about they forfeit the pick and then a waiver list will determine which of the other managers will assume that pick. For repeat offenders, they will have the option of claiming the offending manager's previous round's pick or using the current pick. Either way, the offending manager, loses the pick, because the waiver owner would then select a person from their team to give to the offending owner's team, regardless of where the waiver owner had selected said player.
Just kidding, thought I would throw out conversation fodder...
7:13 PM, March 16, 2008
Does anyone remember the NFL draft a few years back (when Byron Leftwich was coming out) when a team let their time expire and a couple teams picked while they (I think it was the Vikings) were getting their act together? It might motivate certain owners to make lists and it would create runs of picks for the managers after so they could move up a pick or two. Maybe next year? Or, the year after if this draft end up being for the 2009 season.
8:09 PM, March 16, 2008
Or, Jason could increase the number of keepers that we can keep ... that would cut down on the number of people that would need to be drafted.
8:10 PM, March 16, 2008
Blame this one on Jason - he was hanging on to Ari's picks for a bit. Get ready for some out-of-town delays.
9:53 PM, March 16, 2008
Ari, Avi, potatoe, frittata
10:00 PM, March 16, 2008
Waiting for Joe again huh? Well, its good to see that there are still some things we can depend on in the world.
8:53 AM, March 17, 2008
I think this idea is better than a Vikings-esque forfeiture of draft pick position:
Find some random, but reasonably decent mock draft. If a pick isn't made within X amount of time (with a fair overnight cut-off), the next available person on the mock draft gets entered for that person. The manager(s) might not get exactly who he/she/they want, but will get someone of an approximate value for that draft position.
It seems a fair compromise for those who don't leave lists.
11:32 AM, March 17, 2008
Ignore pick 13.4. I'm fixing it right now. Sorry!
11:43 AM, March 17, 2008
Who knew Skip Schumaker was such a hot commodity?
Tom's idea is very reasonable ... that's how it works in my other league. If you don't pick within two hours (during the specified time period during the day), you get the next available guy based on the cbssportsline ranks. Not as exciting as my scenario, but, reasonable.
11:49 AM, March 17, 2008
Keep the momentum going!
11:57 AM, March 17, 2008
I guess that's payback for Soto, right Lynlee?
12:48 PM, March 17, 2008
Come on people!
5:51 PM, March 17, 2008
Jorge Cantu was a decent player for the Devil Rays (who are now the Rays). What happened to him?
7:29 PM, March 17, 2008
Oh no, Jody... Soto is just the beginning. Have my idle threats been falling on deaf ears?? I will destroy you all with Heath Bell and Colby Rasmus!
7:31 PM, March 17, 2008
Heath Bell is a waste. Hoffman's going to still be pitching long after the youngster has retired. In fact, I heard Hoffman has been working on a knuckleball this spring as an off-speed complement to his change-up.
7:38 PM, March 17, 2008
And, if multiple people are trying to draft Skippy, how is Rasmus going to get any time?
7:39 PM, March 17, 2008
I'm surprised Gordon lasted that long. I figured one of the Houstonites would be so fed up with Lidge that they'd grad Gordon for when Lidge flames out.
8:02 PM, March 17, 2008
Where's Tracy going to play?
8:03 PM, March 17, 2008
I kept thinking I should take him, but it's hard to spend a pick on a 40-year-old set-up man.
I'm actually surprised Tracy lasted this long. Indications are that he'll get the 3B job back if he gets healthy soon - and especially if Reynolds shows the slightest signs of struggling. Plus, it'd been 11 rounds since the last time I drafted a 3B.
8:08 PM, March 17, 2008
Let's see, I don't have another pick until the 19th round, so me thinks I probably don't need to check back until Friday...
8:19 PM, March 17, 2008
Yeah, it's probably a good thing you grabbed 3B #4. I know I was worried about your depth there. Friday sounds about right, although there are a lot of keepers coming up. Might check back Thursday just in case things really pick up. Somehow, in another league, we made it through 4+ rounds today. It was amazing.
8:40 PM, March 17, 2008
Would you guys mind putting first names also? I have difficulty remembering the name of family members @ our reunions.
9:22 PM, March 17, 2008
3 words, Evan: YOU're a waste.
Ooh, burnt.
11:51 PM, March 17, 2008
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