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***OFFICIAL*** FFA MLB Draft (4 Viewers)
- Thread starter Capella
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Giant Wooden Badger
the Beav
Better than what? Surely you don't mean to say that it's better than the Top Gun schtick? Nothing beats that schtick. Nothing.LoL. This is such a better schtick.dammit, have to wait till I get home to see it.
Giant Wooden Badger
the Beav
I don't think it will be a problem but I just bought OOTP so I haven't had much time to play with it yet. I downloaded the Lahman database so getting the stats for any player shouldn't be a problem. Just might take me some time to set it up and figure out what the hell I'm doing.
Nipsey
Footballguy
Young gets a pass because he's Cy Young. To me, he respresents that whole era and besides him, I don't think it's fair that any of those pre-1900 pitcher get picked. Seriously, there are a few guys that can be justified, but the are also others that have a few unreal seasons that should not be taken. It really would throw the monkey in the wrench for the sim. I think Capella should be allowed to reject certain picks if they're going to mess it all up, because let's face it, the sim is really the only thing that maters here anyway.
larry_boy_44
Footballguy
look at thier battings stats those years, here, I'll help you...1. Williams - .305/.391/.535, 29 Home Runs, 102 RBIs, 17 Stolen Bases2. Gehringer - .354/.431/.555, 15 Home Runs, 116 RBIs3. Robin Yount - .308/.383/.503, 17 Home Runs, 80 RBIs4. Frank Thomas - .308 .454 .606 40 Home Runs, 111 RBIs5. Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez - .298 .360 .488 16 Hrs 57 RBIs in 97 games (is that gonna hurt me? Why is a saeson he missed 65 games his #3??)either way... it's all good...how is that a sad lineup?
Koya
Footballguy
LoL. First, Cy is a top 10 pithcer ever. He was that important to the game.However, that he should get a pass when others that may have pitched during the exact same time to not, is somewhat ludicrous and hypocritical. Apples to Apples. During their like years, how did Cy compare to Joss for example? That would be a fair comparison (I think?). Not sure how much overlap they had.
Funkley
Collar: Up
Gehringer was a good pick. So was Yount. Mathewson is an alltime great. Clemens and Glavine are modern players but one has 328 wins. The other has 260. Thomas and Williams....ugh. Pudge looks to be ok as a lot of catching is gone but there are 'alltime' catchers I liked more. Overall, you have a very different sense of 'alltime' than the rest of us. Better feel for it than in the NBA draft but still, much different. I look at your team and think what might have been. You could have selected more 'alltime' guys and still gotten some of your guys later. Time for me to leave the boat now.
Politician Spock
Footballguy
This pick was so bad it broke the FBG server.
Koya
Footballguy
You really can not argue with Sosa. One of the better power hitters ever - even when you take into consideratoin the diluted pitching, ballpark(s) and the roids. He has been off my list for a while because of the strikeouts (I have one big strikeout guy already, and two others that are middle of the road), but he was running neck and neck with Big Mac not long ago.
Nipsey
Footballguy
While I was in the shower I had this thought....What if (<--- no pun intended!) from now on, guys aren't allowed to take pitchers who's 3rd best season falls before 1900 (Cy doesn't fit the bill here, so not being a homer). That way, guys who have already been selected are safe and we can preserve the sanctity of the sim at the same time. There are a few guys out there who, if taken would have a salary somewhere around 20 million for their third season. To put that into perspective, a guy like Nolan Ryan's third best season is around 8 million (I think, haven't looked at his salaries in a while).
Doug B
Footballguy
Aside from strikeouts, of which I'm well aware, I'm interested to hear your take.I don't want to hit Sosa higher than fifth because of his Ks. I took that into account. But some of the away parks in this sim are, in fact, nice power hitters stadiums:This pick was so bad it broke the FBG server.
Larryboy County Stadium, Milwaukee
Spartans Palace of the Fans, Cincinatti
UCONN Shibe Park (Connie Mack Stadium), Philadelphia
Kraft Fenway Park, Boston
funkley Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
Koya Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
bogart Ballpark at Arlington
Doug B Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Harrier Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix
Pickles Wrigley Field, Chicago
Sammy Tiger Stadium, Detroit
Nipsey Yankee Stadium, New York
Capella Polo Grounds, New York
lastresort Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Spock Braves Field, Boston
pumpnick Shea Stadium, Flushing
So, yeah, when I play at your place, Sosa may well be platooned ... or hit seventh or something. But most of the time, he'll give me much-needed pop from the right side.
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Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
can we update the picks?
Politician Spock
Footballguy
It is no favor to Kiner to compare him to Sosa.
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
Not a lot of talk about my picks... Larry always seems to steal my thunder.3B Home Run Baker - One of the best power hitters of the deadball era, he led the league in HRs four straight seasons. Also racked up the extra base hits and stolen bases which will make him a good fit for my team. He was a pretty good defensive third baseman who never played so much as an out at any other position.Baker was also a clutch player who earned his nickname with 2 HRs in the 1911 World Series. He had career postseason average of .363LHP Ron Guidry - Not too many left-handed Cy Young winners left. Guidry was a 4-time all-star, won two era titles and had an incredible 1978 Cy Young season. Also won 5 gold gloves for whatever that's worth.
Doug B
Footballguy
UPDATED DRAFT1 1 pumpnick SP Walter Johnson1 2 Spock SP Sandy Koufax1 3 lastresort OF Babe Ruth1 4 Capella OF Willie Mays1 5 Nipsey SP Cy Young1 6 Sammy3469 OF Ted Williams1 7 Pickles 1B Lou Gehrig1 8 Harrier OF Barry Bonds1 9 Doug B OF Stan Musial1 10 bogart 2B Rogers Hornsby1 11 Koya SP Lefty Grove1 12 funkley OF Ty Cobb1 13 Kraft OF Hank Aaron1 14 UCONN OF Mickey Mantle1 15 Spartans SS Honus Wagner1 16 Larryboy SP Christy Mathewson2 17 Larryboy SP Roger Clemens2 18 Spartans SP Pedro Martinez2 19 UCONN OF Tris Speaker2 20 Kraft OF Joe DiMaggio2 21 funkley 1B Jimmie Fox2 22 Koya 3B Mike Schmidt2 23 bogart OF Rickey Henderson2 24 Doug B SP Warren Spahn2 25 Harrier SP Grover Cleveland (Pete) Alexander2 26 Pickles OF Frank Robinson2 27 Sammy3469 3B Eddie Matthews2 28 Nipsey 2B Joe Morgan2 29 Capella 1B Pete Rose2 30 lastresort 2B Eddie Collins2 31 Spock SP Nolan Ryan2 32 pumpnick 2B Nap Lajoie3 33 pumpnick SP Greg Maddux3 34 Spock SP Steve Carlton3 35 lastresort 1B Mark McGwire3 36 Capella SP Randy Johnson3 37 Nipsey OF Joe Jackson3 38 Sammy3469 SS Ernie Banks3 39 Pickles OF Mel Ott3 40 Harrier SP Mordecai Brown3 41 Doug B 3B George Brett3 42 bogart OF Billy Hamilton3 43 Koya SP Tom Seaver3 44 funkley 3B Harmon Killebrew3 45 Kraft SP Bob Gibson3 46 UCONN 2B Jackie Robinson3 47 Spartans SP Hal Newhouser3 48 Larryboy 2B Charlie Gehringer4 49 Larryboy 1B Frank Thomas4 50 Spartans OF Carl Yastrzemski4 51 UCONN SS Arky Vaughan4 52 Kraft 1B George Sisler4 53 funkley SP Juan Marichal4 54 Koya CF Ken Griffey, Jr.4 55 bogart C Mickey Cochrane4 56 Doug B OF Tim Raines4 57 Harrier C Mike Piazza4 58 Pickles C Yogi Berra4 59 Sammy3469 2B Rod Carew4 60 Nipsey 1B Hank Greenberg4 61 Capella OF Roberto Clemente4 62 lastresort 3B Wade Boggs4 63 Spock 2B Frankie Frisch 4 64 pumpnick OF Duke Snider5 65 pumpnick SP Carl Hubbell5 66 Spock OF Tony Gwynn5 67 lastresort OF Al Simmons5 68 Capella C Johnny Bench5 69 Nipsey SP Bob Feller5 70 Sammy3469 OF Ed Delahanty5 71 Pickles SP Whitey Ford5 72 Harrier SP Ed Walsh5 73 Doug B 1B Eddie Murray5 74 bogart RF Reggie Jackson5 75 Koya SS Alex Rodriguez5 76 funkley 2B Roberto Alomar5 77 Kraft SP Jim Palmer5 78 UCONN OF Ralph Kiner5 79 Spartans OF Harry Heilmann 5 80 Larryboy C Ivan Rodriguez6 81 Larryboy SS Robin Yount6 82 Spartans SP Dizzy Dean6 83 UCONN SP Ferguson Jenkins6 84 Kraft OF Al Kaline6 85 funkley SS Joe Cronin6 86 Koya 1B Johnny Mize6 87 bogart SS Cal Ripken, Jr.6 88 Doug B 2B Ryne Sandberg6 89 Harrier SS Luke Appling6 90 Pickles 2B Craig Biggio6 91 Sammy3469 C Roy Campanella6 92 Nipsey OF Lou Brock6 93 Capella 1B Willie McCovey6 94 lastresort SP Robin Roberts6 95 Spock OF Cap Anson6 96 pumpnick C Bill Dickey7 97 pumpnick 1B Chuck Klein7 98 Spock OF Paul Waner7 99 lastresort SP Gaylord Perry7 100 Capella OF Willie Stargell7 101 Nipsey RP Dennis Eckersley7 102 Sammy3469 SP Phil Niekro7 103 Pickles SP Kid Nichols7 104 Harrier 1B Jeff Bagwell7 105 Doug B SP Eddie Plank7 106 bogart SP Tim Keefe7 107 Koya SP Dazzy Vance7 108 funkley SP Rube Waddell7 109 Kraft 3B Brooks Robinson7 110 UCONN SP Don Drysdale7 111 Spartans 3B Home Run Baker7 112 Larryboy SP Tom Glavine8 113 Larryboy OF Bernie Williams8 114 Spartans SP Ron Guidry8 115 UCONN SP Catfish Hunter8 116 Kraft 2B Paul Molitor8 117 funkley OF Goose Goslin8 118 Koya SP Lefty Gomez8 119 bogart SP Addie Joss8 120 Doug B OF Sammy Sosa8 121 Harrier 8 122 Pickles 8 123 Sammy3469 8 124 Nipsey 8 125 Capella 8 126 lastresort 8 127 Spock 8 128 pumpnick
Politician Spock
Footballguy
Sosa's not a bad pick. The only reason I said something is because I got back from lunch and the site was dead. Then when it came back your's was the last post in this thread.Aside from strikeouts, of which I'm well aware, I'm interested to hear your take.I don't want to hit Sosa higher than fifth because of his Ks. I took that into account. But some of the away parks in this sim are, in fact, nice power hitters stadiums:This pick was so bad it broke the FBG server.
Larryboy County Stadium, Milwaukee
Spartans Palace of the Fans, Cincinatti
UCONN Shibe Park (Connie Mack Stadium), Philadelphia
Kraft Fenway Park, Boston
funkley Sportsman's Park, St. Louis
Koya Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
bogart Ballpark at Arlington
Doug B Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Harrier Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix
Pickles Wrigley Field, Chicago
Sammy Tiger Stadium, Detroit
Nipsey Yankee Stadium, New York
Capella Polo Grounds, New York
lastresort Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Spock Braves Field, Boston
pumpnick Shea Stadium, Flushing
So, yeah, when I play at your place, Sosa may well be platooned ... or hit seventh or something. But most of the time, he'll give me much-needed pop from the right side.
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Funkley
Collar: Up
I liked the Kiner pick a lot but sometimes it's hard to know how to treat the guys who dominated for smaller stretches vs. big numbers accumulated over time. 369 hr 1,015 rbi 971 r .279 ba
A lot of OF's with better numbers haven't been drafted yet. However, when you consider he did this in 10 seasons it's pretty impressive. Also, with limited OF spots, no UT and no CI or MI spots like in a roto draft we're having to be much more careful with who we select. Players need to fit in with what we're trying to do. Kiner's power must fit in real well with your park and how you are trying to build your lineup. I say he's a good pick.
I took you too seriously. The site did indeed die for a few minutes.
Sorry for the delay... was having problems connecting to the server.
I'll take 2B Cupid Childs.
Basically had the exact same career as Eddie Collins, the 2.14 pick, except shorter.
At his peak, he was on base at a Bonds-like rate of .475
Childs hit .345 with a league-high 33 doubles in the 1890 American Association, setting a since-tied major league record with 18 chances accepted at second base in a nine-inning game that June 1. He joined the Cleveland Spiders (NL) in 1891 and became a vital cog in their offense, topping .300 in five of eight seasons and leading the league in runs scored in 1892 (136). His sharp batting eye made him an ideal lefthanded leadoff hitter; he walked 120 times while striking out only 12 in 1893. In 1894 he batted a career-high .353. (AJA)
I'll take 2B Cupid Childs.
Basically had the exact same career as Eddie Collins, the 2.14 pick, except shorter.
At his peak, he was on base at a Bonds-like rate of .475
Childs hit .345 with a league-high 33 doubles in the 1890 American Association, setting a since-tied major league record with 18 chances accepted at second base in a nine-inning game that June 1. He joined the Cleveland Spiders (NL) in 1891 and became a vital cog in their offense, topping .300 in five of eight seasons and leading the league in runs scored in 1892 (136). His sharp batting eye made him an ideal lefthanded leadoff hitter; he walked 120 times while striking out only 12 in 1893. In 1894 he batted a career-high .353. (AJA)
Koya
Footballguy
Spartans... you pick a lot of guys I like. Guidry was the third pitcher on my list, behind Lefty Gomez and Glavine (hmm, three lefties.. shocker!). Did you give consideration to the other two? Curious to know what pushed Guidry over the top for you. He had a handful of great seasons, one ungodly year, but not quite enough staying power - and a lack of a 5-7 straight year stretch which seems to be the lower limit for pitches ala Koufax - to be propped into the elite.
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
I'm not totally in love with this pick, but I have a glaring need at SS and there are very few good ones left. IMO, worse guys have already left the table much sooner, so it's actually a pleasure to select a well-rounded player like Barry Larkin.
Barry was the 1995 NL MVP and has a lifetime .295 average over 19 seasons. He is a very efficient baserunner with 379 steals and only caught 77 times (83% success rate). He won the Gold Glove at SS three times from '94-'96 and sports a .975 career fielding percentage at a very difficult position.
He is one of the most complete SS in history and will be a nice addition to my team.
Barry was the 1995 NL MVP and has a lifetime .295 average over 19 seasons. He is a very efficient baserunner with 379 steals and only caught 77 times (83% success rate). He won the Gold Glove at SS three times from '94-'96 and sports a .975 career fielding percentage at a very difficult position.
He is one of the most complete SS in history and will be a nice addition to my team.
lastresort66
Crude Noisemaker
I was wondering where he'd go. Good pick.
