***OFFICIAL*** FFA MLB Draft (1 Viewer)

[Sammy3469]

Good morning sunshine

 

[Capella]

good morning!be like me and just never sleep. makes the mornings that much easier to deal with.

man, I couldn't last night.I'm going to curl up on my desk by noon.Sammy>hi

 

[Koya]

Nice progress.PS. 8am meetings SUCK. Especially when you aint gettin paid for it.

 

[Funkley]

good morning!be like me and just never sleep. makes the mornings that much easier to deal with.

man, I couldn't last night.I'm going to curl up on under my desk by noon.

Sammy>hi

:honda:

 

[Funkley]

4,000 posts & 116 pages.

 

[larry_boy_44]

so, when-abouts does UCONN get on here? lol

 

[Politician Spock]

4,000 posts & 116 pages.

Nice. All for 174 picks.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

4,000 posts & 116 pages.

948 for me.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

lol

really?

 

[Politician Spock]

so, when-abouts does UCONN get on here? lol

I believe you suffer from a chronic case of LOL.

 

[larry_boy_44]

so, when-abouts does UCONN get on here? lol

I believe you suffer from a chronic case of LOL.

yeah, I do... we all knew that 100 pages ago...

 

[Bogart]

4,000 posts & 116 pages.

hey Funk, you gotta check out VDIV.....I just took Dane Iorg in the 19th round.....He ROCKS!!!!!!

 

[Capella]

so, when-abouts does UCONN get on here? lol

I believe you suffer from a chronic case of LOL.

yeah, I do... we all knew that 100 pages ago...

lol

 

[Funkley]

4,000 posts & 116 pages.

hey Funk, you gotta check out VDIV.....I just took Dane Iorg in the 19th round.....He ROCKS!!!!!!

:X Time to mail that summbich in. Could it take longer?

 

[Politician Spock]

UCONN usually checks in by this time? Does he have 24 hours or 12 hours?

 

[Funkley]

UCONN got beat up by his enormous she-male avatar.

 

[larry_boy_44]

didn't UCONN say he was PMing picks 'cuz he woudln't be on 'til 1 PM today?

 

[Politician Spock]

UCONN got beat up by his enormous she-male avatar.

I guess after 100 pages it's okay to recycle jokes.

 

[Bogart]

4,000 posts & 116 pages.

hey Funk, you gotta check out VDIV.....I just took Dane Iorg in the 19th round.....He ROCKS!!!!!!

:X Time to mail that summbich in. Could it take longer?

I don't know how much longer it could take.....I know I am down to just pitchers, but hell if I know who to take. Why did Jeff Zimmerman have to get hurt???

 

[Funkley]

UCONN got beat up by his enormous she-male avatar.

I guess after 100 pages it's okay to recycle jokes.

Ouch. That one landed squarely. Well done.

 

[Sammy3469]

As much fun as we have picking on Larry for his current player bias...Harrier isn't far behind with this group...Bags, Chipper, Piazza, and Bonds

 

[Koya]

I think we have made 3 picks in the last 18 hours or something. My next draft pick will be M. Rivera. Seeing as this draft will easily last until next year, he should be eligible. Correct?

 

[Capella]

As much fun as we have picking on Larry for his current player bias...Harrier isn't far behind with this group...Bags, Chipper, Piazza, and Bonds

yup..he's probably been the worst at it actually.

 

[Politician Spock]

As much fun as we have picking on Larry for his current player bias...Harrier isn't far behind with this group...Bags, Chipper, Piazza, and Bonds

And like Larry did with Thomas, he tried to pass off Piazza as better defensively than he really is.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

As much fun as we have picking on Larry for his current player bias...Harrier isn't far behind with this group...Bags, Chipper, Piazza, and Bonds

depends where you take them. i see no problem with any of those selections.

 

[Politician Spock]

I think we have made 3 picks in the last 18 hours or something. My next draft pick will be M. Rivera. Seeing as this draft will easily last until next year, he should be eligible. Correct?

*moves Jason Bay up on the list*

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I think we have made 3 picks in the last 18 hours or something. My next draft pick will be M. Rivera. Seeing as this draft will easily last until next year, he should be eligible. Correct?

*moves Jason Bay up on the list*

if he was eligible i would have taken him already.

 

[larry_boy_44]

eras covered:Mathewson - 1900-1916Clemens - 1984-currentGehringer - 1924-1942Thomas - 1990-currentYount - 1974-1993Pudge - 1991-currentWilliams - 1991-currentGlavine - 1987-1994Santo - 1960-1974Winfield - 1973-19954 current players...covered 1900-1916, 1924-1942, 1960-current...not bad... only missing pre-1900 and 1917-1923...

 

[Funkley]

if anybody has a list of all the picks handy and wants to shoot me a pm or just post it, it'd be much appreciated. Been very busy and haven't caught much of the action since my last pick. TIA...you guys are the best, .seriously...just got called out of town for a good portion of tomm. and am scrambling to get some things done/check in here...but am gonna have a hard time finding all the picks from the last couple rounds and updating my sheetcheat. Would like to get a pm to cappy for me next 2 picks at the minimum.

Uh oh....

 

[larry_boy_44]

As much fun as we have picking on Larry for his current player bias...Harrier isn't far behind with this group...Bags, Chipper, Piazza, and Bonds

And like Larry did with Thomas, he tried to pass off Piazza as better defensively than he really is.

I never said Thomas was good defensively, I said he was a good batter... that's it...

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Bernie Williams. :rotflmao:

 

[Bogart]

As much fun as we have picking on Larry for his current player bias...Harrier isn't far behind with this group...Bags, Chipper, Piazza, and Bonds

And like Larry did with Thomas, he tried to pass off Piazza as better defensively than he really is.

I'm staying out of this one today.....

 

[Koya]

Did UCONN really say he wont be around until 1? These last two days have crawled. I dont mind it going slow, but this is getting ridiculous. (watch, now I will be delayed 4 hours for my next pick. )

 

[Koya]

Question for everyone - I am trying to find out more information on Joe Medwick's defense, and other nuances in his game. As I mentioned before, unlike the NBA draft, it is not easy to find good extended commentary on a player. The numbers are there, but most everything focuses on offense and weird stories. I know he led the league in Fielding at least one year... but I cant tell you how good his arm was, range, etc (and the grades on whatif dont always seem to make sense, especially with older players. They seem penalized because they had small gloves, even though the sim takes into account different standards to judge hitters from different eras). I am sure that this is true with many older players, on many of our teams. If anyone has a good link, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Doug B]

Doug B selects, Catcher Ernie Lombardi.

Son of a. . . I can't catch a break on catchers here

I've been feeling this way all draft long. NOBODY I expected to fall an extra round has fallen..

 

[Koya]

Doug B selects, Catcher Ernie Lombardi.

Son of a. . . I can't catch a break on catchers here

I've been feeling this way all draft long. NOBODY I expected to fall an extra round has fallen..

Who were you targeting, out of curiosity?I have had a few key players fall to me when I took a chance. Namely Harbetty and Griffey. Mostly Harbetty though, since OF is a position that is very deep... even some modern players out there still that could do ok in that spot.

 

[Funkley]

Question for everyone - I am trying to find out more information on Joe Medwick's defense, and other nuances in his game.

"Medwick was known for having an excellent first step which made up for his average speed. Showed tremendous instincts for taking the correct route for running down line drives into the gap. An above average arm but extremely accurate he could routinely cut down runners at 3rd base. Overall, Medwick is the best homosexual, cross-dressing outfielder in the history of Major League Baseball."

 

[Politician Spock]

Overall, Medwick is the best homosexual, cross-dressing outfielder in the history of Major League Baseball.

Give Piazza a little more time.

 

[Bogart]

Doug B selects, Catcher Ernie Lombardi.

Son of a. . . I can't catch a break on catchers here

I've been feeling this way all draft long. NOBODY I expected to fall an extra round has fallen..

Who were you targeting, out of curiosity?I have had a few key players fall to me when I took a chance. Namely Harbetty and Griffey. Mostly Harbetty though, since OF is a position that is very deep... even some modern players out there still that could do ok in that spot.

Guys that I had targeted for a certain round didn't make it to me:Ed Walsh

Cap Anson

Dan Brouthers

Walter Johnson

 

[Doug B]

Doug B selects, Catcher Ernie Lombardi.

Son of a. . . I can't catch a break on catchers here

I've been feeling this way all draft long. NOBODY I expected to fall an extra round has fallen..

Who were you targeting, out of curiosity?I have had a few key players fall to me when I took a chance. Namely Harbetty and Griffey. Mostly Harbetty though, since OF is a position that is very deep... even some modern players out there still that could do ok in that spot.

-- I was surprised to see Rickey Henderson go at 23rd overall. I was thinking of him as a third- or fourth-rounder.-- I was surprised to see Spock go Koufax-Ryan-Carlton with his first three picks. Thought especially that Ryan would drop. Also thought Randy Johnson would make it to my third -- or even fourth.

-- Missed Ken Griffey, Jr. by two picks in the fourth. Glad to have Tim Raines, but at the time it was a major adjustment in strategy for me.

-- I thought Clemente, Bench, Al Simmons, or Whitey Ford would make it to me in the fifth. Nope.

-- Thought A-Rod would keep dropping a little more, and so passed on him in the fifth.

-- Thought Yount would be a nice consolation prize in the sixth ... nope.

-- Thought I'd go a different direction after my top SS were gone by taking Ferguson Jenkins in the sixth. Denied.

-- Thought Appling, Paul Waner, Robin Roberts, or Gaylord Perry would be there in the seventh. Nunca.

-- Thought Drysdale and Guidry would be there in the eighth

-- Thought Barry Larkin, Blyleven, George Davis, or Jim Bunning would be there in the ninth.

-- Thought Vida Blue or Luis Tiant would be there in the tenth.

-- Thought Ted Simmons, Sam McDowell, or Early Wynn would be there in the eleventh.

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[Nipsey]

Not one single pick? "Ouch."

 

[Doug B]

If I had been thinking a little faster, I'd have asked UCONN to PM me his pick after he posted Ernie Lombardi for me. He picks twice before I pick again, so he could've done it in confidence.Oh well.

 

[Koya]

Question for everyone - I am trying to find out more information on Joe Medwick's defense, and other nuances in his game.

"Medwick was known for having an excellent first step which made up for his average speed. Showed tremendous instincts for taking the correct route for running down line drives into the gap. An above average arm but extremely accurate he could routinely cut down runners at 3rd base. Overall, Medwick is the best homosexual, cross-dressing outfielder in the history of Major League Baseball."

That is great info (and I wish I knew where you got it! abstract?) Now I wish I drafted Piazza. Medwick was going to hit 7th (having decent power but hitting tons and tons of doubles), but maybe he should go in the, errr, 2 hole.

 

[UCONN]

I'm here. Looking for a list/picks that have been made then I'll pick real quick and get Cappy a list for my next one.

 

[Capella]

Not one single pick? "Ouch."

 

[UCONN]

If I had been thinking a little faster, I'd have asked UCONN to PM me his pick after he posted Ernie Lombardi for me. He picks twice before I pick again, so he could've done it in confidence.Oh well.

I was travelling last night and just have a small break now. Tried to work up a list before I left but couldn't get caught up. my bad.

 

[Doug B]

I'm here. Looking for a list/picks that have been made then I'll pick real quick and get Cappy a list for my next one.

Last four rounds:8 113 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 2B Cupid Childs8 122 Pickles SS Barry Larkin8 123 Sammy3469 1B Dan Brouthers8 124 Nipsey SS Ozzie Smith8 125 Capella SP Bert Blyleven8 126 lastresort C Gary Carter8 127 Spock OF Joe Kelley8 128 pumpnick SS George Davis9 129 pumpnick OF Willie Keeler9 130 Spock SP Jim Bunning9 131 lastresort SS Pee Wee Reese9 132 Capella SS Luis Aparicio9 133 Nipsey RP Rollie Fingers9 134 Sammy3469 SP Don Sutton9 135 Pickles SP Kevin Brown9 136 Harrier 3B Chipper Jones9 137 Doug B SS Alan Trammell9 138 bogart 3B Pie Traynor9 139 Koya C Gabby Hartnett9 140 funkley C Carlton Fisk9 141 Kraft SP Vida Blue9 142 UCONN SP Fernando Valenzuela9 143 Spartans RP Hoyt Wilhelm9 144 Larryboy 3B Ron Santo10 145 Larryboy OF Dave Winfield10 146 Spartans OF Minnie Minose10 147 UCONN RP Goose Gossage10 148 Kraft SS Maury Wills10 149 funkley SP Luis Tiant10 150 Koya OF Joe Medwick10 151 bogart 1B Bill Terry10 152 Doug B SP Curt Schilling10 153 Harrier SP Chief Bender10 154 Pickles 3B Tony Perez10 155 Sammy3469 SP Burleigh Grimes10 156 Nipsey OF Manny Ramirez10 157 Capella 2B Tony Lazzeri10 158 lastresort OF Albert Belle10 159 Spock C Ted Simmons10 160 pumpnick SS Hughie Jennings11 161 pumpnick SP Stan Koveleski11 162 Spock 3B John McGraw11 163 lastresort SP Sam McDowell11 164 Capella SP Early Wynn11 165 Nipsey 3B Jim Thome11 166 Sammy3469 OF Earl Averill11 167 Pickles OF Gary Sheffield11 168 Harrier 3B Bill Joyce11 169 Doug B C Ernie Lombardi11 170 bogart 1B Rafael Palmeiro11 171 Koya 2B Nellie Fox11 172 funkley OF Larry Walker11 173 Kraft SP Joe McGinnity11 174 UCONN 11 175 Spartans 11 176 Larryboy

 

[Funkley]

Question for everyone - I am trying to find out more information on Joe Medwick's defense, and other nuances in his game.

"Medwick was known for having an excellent first step which made up for his average speed. Showed tremendous instincts for taking the correct route for running down line drives into the gap. An above average arm but extremely accurate he could routinely cut down runners at 3rd base. Overall, Medwick is the best homosexual, cross-dressing outfielder in the history of Major League Baseball."

That is great info (and I wish I knew where you got it! abstract?)

"Medwick was an amazingly intelligent player despite having ridden the short bus to school as a child. A lesser known fact about Medwick is that he slept in the same bed with his parents until he was 21."

 

[Doug B]

I was travelling last night and just have a small break now. Tried to work up a list before I left but couldn't get caught up. my bad.

No problem ... I just meant that I had missed the opportunity to make the offer.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Is anyone tracking this thing in Excel? If so, PM me and I'll send you my email addy. I'd like to get started on entering some of the rosters in OOTP since I'll have to do it manually (i.e. import each player individually).TIA