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

[UCONN]

American Idol Draft? Is that an FBG low point?

The selection of Lebron James in the All-time basketball draft...

 

[Capella]

American Idol Draft? Is that an FBG low point?

The selection of Lebron James in the All-time basketball draft...

Ruined that draft, this board, and my life really.Sad. :(

 

[Politician Spock]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

 

[Funkley]

If Cobb and Alomar were hitting at all ahead of Foxx I'd be scoring a lot more runs. Cobb is starting to worry me. Certainly not playing like a 1st round pick.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

American Idol Draft? Is that an FBG low point?

The selection of Lebron James in the All-time basketball draft...

Agreed.And where the #### is Sue Bird?

 

[UCONN]

American Idol Draft? Is that an FBG low point?

The selection of Lebron James in the All-time basketball draft...

Ruined that draft, this board, and my life really.Sad. :(

 

[Doug B]

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

I'm traveling to your stadium for the top of a 2-game home-and-home series. Warren Spahn is getting the start. Opponents are batting .292 against him so far. :( Fortunately, he walks no one (0.39 BB/9 IP)..

 

[UCONN]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

Your team is going to be a real wild-card in this thing. You scored 15 runs in that 4 game series and won 3 games (I only scored 14 and won 1). That park almost completely takes away the homerun. You loaded up your staff and concentrated on speed and average. In that park there isn't a team in this league you can't "own". I think you'll take your licks on the road because your offense can't keep pace w/ some of the power-house line-ups in this thing, but you'll still have your pitching. It's not like Koufax can't shut a team out at Coors Field when he's on.

 

[Politician Spock]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

Your team is going to be a real wild-card in this thing. You scored 15 runs in that 4 game series and won 3 games (I only scored 14 and won 1). That park almost completely takes away the homerun. You loaded up your staff and concentrated on speed and average. In that park there isn't a team in this league you can't "own". I think you'll take your licks on the road because your offense can't keep pace w/ some of the power-house line-ups in this thing, but you'll still have your pitching. It's not like Koufax can't shut a team out at Coors Field when he's on.

Visiting teams have hit six home runs in eleven games played at Braves Field.

 

[UCONN]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

Your team is going to be a real wild-card in this thing. You scored 15 runs in that 4 game series and won 3 games (I only scored 14 and won 1). That park almost completely takes away the homerun. You loaded up your staff and concentrated on speed and average. In that park there isn't a team in this league you can't "own". I think you'll take your licks on the road because your offense can't keep pace w/ some of the power-house line-ups in this thing, but you'll still have your pitching. It's not like Koufax can't shut a team out at Coors Field when he's on.

Visiting teams have hit six home runs in eleven games played at Braves Field.

League average is 22 HR's per team. Roughly 1 a game. At your place that drops to roughly .5 a game. That's a big shift.

 

[Kraft...]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

Your team is going to be a real wild-card in this thing. You scored 15 runs in that 4 game series and won 3 games (I only scored 14 and won 1). That park almost completely takes away the homerun. You loaded up your staff and concentrated on speed and average. In that park there isn't a team in this league you can't "own". I think you'll take your licks on the road because your offense can't keep pace w/ some of the power-house line-ups in this thing, but you'll still have your pitching. It's not like Koufax can't shut a team out at Coors Field when he's on.

Visiting teams have hit six home runs in eleven games played at Braves Field.

League average is 22 HR's per team. Roughly 1 a game. At your place that drops to roughly .5 a game. That's a big shift.

Only 13 for my team, I'm bringing the league average down Below average runs two(109/115), figures since I've been shutout 5 (yes FIVE) times

 

[Politician Spock]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

Your team is going to be a real wild-card in this thing. You scored 15 runs in that 4 game series and won 3 games (I only scored 14 and won 1). That park almost completely takes away the homerun. You loaded up your staff and concentrated on speed and average. In that park there isn't a team in this league you can't "own". I think you'll take your licks on the road because your offense can't keep pace w/ some of the power-house line-ups in this thing, but you'll still have your pitching. It's not like Koufax can't shut a team out at Coors Field when he's on.

Visiting teams have hit six home runs in eleven games played at Braves Field.

League average is 22 HR's per team. Roughly 1 a game. At your place that drops to roughly .5 a game. That's a big shift.

Only 13 for my team, I'm bringing the league average down Below average runs two(109/115), figures since I've been shutout 5 (yes FIVE) times

In 20 games my team has hit 7 homers and scored 85 runs.

 

[Koya]

American Idol Draft? Is that an FBG low point?

The selection of Lebron James in the All-time basketball draft...

Ruined that draft, this board, and my life really.Sad. :(

It must be hard to be so weak. It was my first draft on FBG's. I did not realize how sensitive everyone was.Now I know. Shoot, I almost killed Nipsey - death by conniption. Although for me, I would still make the pick, knowing the harm it does to my fragile friends here on the board, would make me choose differently. By the way, dont check out SI this week.

 

[Kraft...]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

Your team is going to be a real wild-card in this thing. You scored 15 runs in that 4 game series and won 3 games (I only scored 14 and won 1). That park almost completely takes away the homerun. You loaded up your staff and concentrated on speed and average. In that park there isn't a team in this league you can't "own". I think you'll take your licks on the road because your offense can't keep pace w/ some of the power-house line-ups in this thing, but you'll still have your pitching. It's not like Koufax can't shut a team out at Coors Field when he's on.

Visiting teams have hit six home runs in eleven games played at Braves Field.

League average is 22 HR's per team. Roughly 1 a game. At your place that drops to roughly .5 a game. That's a big shift.

Only 13 for my team, I'm bringing the league average down Below average runs two(109/115), figures since I've been shutout 5 (yes FIVE) times

In 20 games my team has hit 7 homers and scored 85 runs.

Still have 11 Wins, Has your pitching staff be lights out?

 

[Nipsey]

Sammy -I can't get into the site....who won our game?NIpsey( )

 

[Politician Spock]

Did I miss anything good?  Congrats on taking our series Spock.  A couple of those losses were hard for me to take.  Particularly this last one.

I wouldn't sweat it much...there's only 140 games left.

He just scratched out a run every time he needed one and we blew every good opportunity we had. Losses=no big deal. Reading the play-by-play in some of those=

Team batting average = .240 If I can scratch out 10 out of 13 against Larryboy, Koya, and UCONN with that batting average, just wait until my guys start hitting.

Your team is going to be a real wild-card in this thing. You scored 15 runs in that 4 game series and won 3 games (I only scored 14 and won 1). That park almost completely takes away the homerun. You loaded up your staff and concentrated on speed and average. In that park there isn't a team in this league you can't "own". I think you'll take your licks on the road because your offense can't keep pace w/ some of the power-house line-ups in this thing, but you'll still have your pitching. It's not like Koufax can't shut a team out at Coors Field when he's on.

Visiting teams have hit six home runs in eleven games played at Braves Field.

League average is 22 HR's per team. Roughly 1 a game. At your place that drops to roughly .5 a game. That's a big shift.

Only 13 for my team, I'm bringing the league average down Below average runs two(109/115), figures since I've been shutout 5 (yes FIVE) times

In 20 games my team has hit 7 homers and scored 85 runs.

Still have 11 Wins, Has your pitching staff be lights out?

Koufax has been a stud. Bunning has been the best #4 starter in the league. Carlton has held his own but lost a few. Ryan just suxor!

 

[Sammy3469]

Sammy -I can't get into the site....who won our game?NIpsey( )

touche

 

[lastresort66]

My team is just freaking awesome.Ruth is a holy monster at the plate: .400+ BA, 11 HR's, at least 29 RBI (WIS.com doesn't keep up-to-date stats when I try to access the League Leaders).Al Simmons is also 2nd in the league in HR's, with 10.14-6....atop my division by 2 games. I rule.

 

[Capella]

Sammy -I can't get into the site....who won our game?NIpsey( )

Nipsey -I can't get into the site....who is leading our division?CApella( )

 

[Koya]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

 

[Nipsey]

Sammy -I can't get into the site....who won our game?NIpsey( )

Nipsey -I can't get into the site....who is leading our division?CApella( )

Capella -I can't find the other sim's final standings that Winner did. How'd you do?( )

 

[Nipsey]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

 

[Capella]

Sammy -

I can't get into the site....who won our game?

NIpsey

(    )

Nipsey -I can't get into the site....who is leading our division?

CApella

( )

Capella -I can't find the other sim's final standings that Winner did. How'd you do?

( )

Dear Fellas -

OK. I've just finished my morning read of the thread and have made a decision:

All secondary sims will no longer be discussed in this thread. They take away from the primary sim and judging from some of the comments, it's affecting the minds of some. All secondary sims should be posted on the gay sideboard.

Yours in admiration -

NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2

( )

 

[Koya]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

Until you send those ribs, you are nothing to me. Nothing.:horseshead:

 

[Capella]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

 

[Koya]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry. But I dont need you. I dont need your love.Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

 

[Capella]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry. But I dont need you. I dont need your love.Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

 

[Nipsey]

Sammy -

I can't get into the site....who won our game?

NIpsey

(    )

Nipsey -I can't get into the site....who is leading our division?

CApella

( )

Capella -I can't find the other sim's final standings that Winner did. How'd you do?

( )

Dear Fellas -

OK.  I've just finished my morning read of the thread and have made a decision:

All secondary sims will no longer be discussed in this thread.  They take away from the primary sim and judging from some of the comments, it's affecting the minds of some.  All secondary sims should be posted on the gay sideboard. 

Yours in admiration -

NIpsey

Future commissioner of FFA-MLB draft #2

( )

Bob Lemon still available? And if he is, why?

Dude is tremendous value right now

( )

 

[Koya]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry. But I dont need you. I dont need your love.Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

Hey, while you are there, mind popping my 43 back Zits? All white and #### like. thx

 

[Nipsey]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry. But I dont need you. I dont need your love.Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

Hey, while you are there, mind popping my 43 back Zits? All white and #### like. thx

Koya -I lost my Koya to English dictionary. Can you translate?NIpsey

 

[Koya]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry. But I dont need you. I dont need your love.Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

Hey, while you are there, mind popping my 43 back Zits? All white and #### like. thx

Koya -I lost my Koya to English dictionary. Can you translate?NIpsey

Koya = Great. Great like you value Cy Young.Nipsey = Owned. Like Nipsey values Lebron.

 

[Nipsey]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry. But I dont need you. I dont need your love.Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

Hey, while you are there, mind popping my 43 back Zits? All white and #### like. thx

Koya -I lost my Koya to English dictionary. Can you translate?NIpsey

Koya = Great. Great like you value Cy Young.Nipsey = Owned. Like Nipsey values Lebron.

Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Koya]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.- NIpsey( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry. But I dont need you. I dont need your love.Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

Hey, while you are there, mind popping my 43 back Zits? All white and #### like. thx

Koya -I lost my Koya to English dictionary. Can you translate?NIpsey

Koya = Great. Great like you value Cy Young.Nipsey = Owned. Like Nipsey values Lebron.

Thanks for clarifying.

Anytime.

 

[Nipsey]

2/19/2005 am at BRINGIN' IT HOME™ 2/19/2005 pm at BRINGIN' IT HOME™ 2/19/2005 pm2 at BRINGIN' IT HOME™ 2/20/2005 am at BRINGIN' IT HOME™

:gang:

 

[Nipsey]

STIEB!

(night games up already...)

 

[Koya]

Damn, bout time Mize came through. Game winner in the bottom of the 9th. All tied up in the division.

 

[oso diablo]

We're not using the word "objectively" in the sense that an algorithm has an objective. By "subjectively" we mean the algorithim contains opinions and assumptions made by the author of the algorithim. For instance, 67% of the triples hit in the deadball era would clear the fence today, or some other mathmatical equation that assumes something yesterday would equal something today. By "objectively" we mean the algorithm was not created subjectively. Such an algorithm could not exist to accomplish normalization of baseball stats.

Nor am i. I mean in the sense that mathematical (sabermetric) constructs are created (they do not magically appear), and then applied without further subjectivity. If we are to define "subjectivity" to mean any human intervention, and then to bemoan such subjectivity, then this whole discussion is pointless.Of course, human thought is involved. It may take the form of a decision to use a normal distribution analysis to translate stats. It may take the form of a decision to use some application of Linear Weights. But the point is that the technique is determined based on an analytical approach.I agree with you that an approach that attempts to look at normalization on a player by player basis would be unduly subjective, and not necessarily reliable.

 

[Capella]

2/19/2005 am at BRINGIN' IT HOME™    2/19/2005 pm at BRINGIN' IT HOME™    2/19/2005 pm2 at BRINGIN' IT HOME™    2/20/2005 am at BRINGIN' IT HOME™

:gang:

 

[Politician Spock]

We're not using the word "objectively" in the sense that an algorithm has an objective. By "subjectively" we mean the algorithim contains opinions and assumptions made by the author of the algorithim. For instance, 67% of the triples hit in the deadball era would clear the fence today, or some other mathmatical equation that assumes something yesterday would equal something today. By "objectively" we mean the algorithm was not created subjectively. Such an algorithm could not exist to accomplish normalization of baseball stats.

Nor am i. I mean in the sense that mathematical (sabermetric) constructs are created (they do not magically appear), and then applied without further subjectivity. If we are to define "subjectivity" to mean any human intervention, and then to bemoan such subjectivity, then this whole discussion is pointless.Of course, human thought is involved. It may take the form of a decision to use a normal distribution analysis to translate stats. It may take the form of a decision to use some application of Linear Weights. But the point is that the technique is determined based on an analytical approach.I agree with you that an approach that attempts to look at normalization on a player by player basis would be unduly subjective, and not necessarily reliable.

Look. Any baseball stats normalization is not an algorithm that uses known coversion rates. One could write an algorithm for a website that produces the total amount of shipping and tax for selected items by a user. All the factors involved are constants: the weight of the items, the cost of shipping that weight to the customer's address, the tax rate for the customers area, etc... The results of the algorithm are verifiable. If the algorithm produces different results, we know the algorithm is wrong. For any baseball stats normalization algorithm, we aren't dealing with known conversion rates. The author of the algorithm has to incorporate subjective conversion rates, and there is no way the results of the algorithm can be verified. The results are subjective and who can say whether they are right or wrong. When I say subjective, I have never meant looking at each individual player one by one. I am saying that when you are dealing with unknowns factors in an algorithm, the algorithm becomes subjective to the author because the author has to decide what the unknown factors should be.

 

[Funkley]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.

- NIpsey

( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry.

But I dont need you. I dont need your love.

Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

Hey, while you are there, mind popping my 43 back Zits? All white and #### like. thx

I nominate this for most disturbing post in this thread. :X

 

[Koya]

Something UCONN, Spock and I can all agree on Cap and Nips - its good to be in YOUR division.

Koya -At least we don't cheat.

- NIpsey

( )

When you are as good as I am, such wild accusations are bound to crop up. Just like Barry.

But I dont need you. I dont need your love.

Just give me a mistress and some back acne and I will be on my way.

you go girl!

Hey, while you are there, mind popping my 43 back Zits? All white and #### like. thx

I nominate this for most disturbing post in this thread. :X

I am honored.- Barry

 

[Koya]

We're not using the word "objectively" in the sense that an algorithm has an objective. By "subjectively" we mean the algorithim contains opinions and assumptions made by the author of the algorithim. For instance, 67% of the triples hit in the deadball era would clear the fence today, or some other mathmatical equation that assumes something yesterday would equal something today. By "objectively" we mean the algorithm was not created subjectively. Such an algorithm could not exist to accomplish normalization of baseball stats.

Nor am i. I mean in the sense that mathematical (sabermetric) constructs are created (they do not magically appear), and then applied without further subjectivity. If we are to define "subjectivity" to mean any human intervention, and then to bemoan such subjectivity, then this whole discussion is pointless.Of course, human thought is involved. It may take the form of a decision to use a normal distribution analysis to translate stats. It may take the form of a decision to use some application of Linear Weights. But the point is that the technique is determined based on an analytical approach.I agree with you that an approach that attempts to look at normalization on a player by player basis would be unduly subjective, and not necessarily reliable.

Look. Any baseball stats normalization is not an algorithm that uses known coversion rates. One could write an algorithm for a website that produces the total amount of shipping and tax for selected items by a user. All the factors involved are constants: the weight of the items, the cost of shipping that weight to the customer's address, the tax rate for the customers area, etc... The results of the algorithm are verifiable. If the algorithm produces different results, we know the algorithm is wrong. For any baseball stats normalization algorithm, we aren't dealing with known conversion rates. The author of the algorithm has to incorporate subjective conversion rates, and there is no way the results of the algorithm can be verified. The results are subjective and who can say whether they are right or wrong. When I say subjective, I have never meant looking at each individual player one by one. I am saying that when you are dealing with unknowns factors in an algorithm, the algorithm becomes subjective to the author because the author has to decide what the unknown factors should be.

Must. Resist. Natural. Inclination. To disagree. With Spock.

 

[UCONN]

Mickey Mantle=strikeout waiting to happen

 

[Doug B]

Sheesh. I fashion my offense to mitigate Koufax's strengths and it works -- my team adds a full run to Koufax's ERA, putting up 6 runs on him in 6 2/3.So what happens? Warren Spahn (ERA 6.67, opposing BA > .300) gets knocked out in a seven-run third inning for Spock. My offense still manages to tie it up in the eighth, only for Tom Henke to allow two more runs in the bottom of the frame -- wasting Plesac's 4 outs of effective relief.Spock wins 10-8. Hoping Nolan Ryan's high ERA portends better things at home for the Voodoo.

 

[lastresort66]

10-0 over the Lebron squad. Simmons....2 more jacks. Takes the league lead over teammate Babe Ruth. I, for one, would like to see them continue their rivalry.Could someone hand my my 2005 Patriot East pennant, please? Might as well be over now.

 

[lastresort66]

I tell ya what, though. I'm probably gonna let you Patriot East-ers play a little catch up once every 5 games. I'm temporarily replacing the struggling Gaylord Perry for......

Charley "Old Hoss" Radbourn.

<<<< Fans in the bleachers might need to start bringing one of these everytime he pitches.

 

[Koya]

 

[bentley]

My team will be oVVning you guys shortly. We're just waiting on the run.

 

[Kraft...]

2/19/2005 am at BRINGIN' IT HOME™     2/19/2005 pm at BRINGIN' IT HOME™     2/19/2005 pm2 at BRINGIN' IT HOME™     2/20/2005 am at BRINGIN' IT HOME™

:gang:

Who says the Gang smileys have no use

 

[larry_boy_44]

me team improves to 17-4 with a W over Mr. P's Big Owning Machine...looking for a few more wins today...