***OFFICIAL*** FFA MLB Draft (3 Viewers)

[Not Nipsey's Alias]

From what I've heard second hand from Nipsey....

Koya drafted LeBron, a guy with one year of experience in an ALL-TIME GREAT NBA DRAFT.  Completely undercut about 1/3rd of the players in that draft.  Poor Capella had drafted Mikan and the LeBron pick basically made Mikan (arguably the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century) a wasted pick.  Then he went on and started playing people outside of their natural position (he had a "point-forward"  )  The whole draft was killed by Koya.  Wasted everyone's valuable time because he didn't know what he was doing.  On top of it all, when he got called out he did a Larry Boy and denied everything.  The fact is Koya really hurt a lot of people that day he took Bron-Bron.  Not because the league was ruined, but because it was inconceivable how a man could undercut the will of the people out of pure greed and incosideration.  Really made a few people question things, things like modern psychology, religion and such.

So I take it you and Koya won't be sharing a hooker?

I'd never say no to that. Don't understand why more people don't "share" hookers anyway. I mean, someone's going to be up right after and before you anyway...why not make it your buddy and save a few bucks in the process. It's like carpooling...why take two cars when you're going to the same place at the same time? Gas is expensive!

 

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Yet?

 

[Pumpnick]

From what I've heard second hand from Nipsey....

Koya drafted LeBron, a guy with one year of experience in an ALL-TIME GREAT NBA DRAFT. Completely undercut about 1/3rd of the players in that draft. Poor Capella had drafted Mikan and the LeBron pick basically made Mikan (arguably the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century) a wasted pick. Then he went on and started playing people outside of their natural position (he had a "point-forward" ) The whole draft was killed by Koya. Wasted everyone's valuable time because he didn't know what he was doing. On top of it all, when he got called out he did a Larry Boy and denied everything. The fact is Koya really hurt a lot of people that day he took Bron-Bron. Not because the league was ruined, but because it was inconceivable how a man could undercut the will of the people out of pure greed and incosideration. Really made a few people question things, things like modern psychology, religion and such.

Did your site run a sim for the league?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I'd never say no to that. Don't understand why more people don't "share" hookers anyway. I mean, someone's going to be up right after and before you anyway...why not make it your buddy and save a few bucks in the process. It's like carpooling...why take two cars when you're going to the same place at the same time? Gas is expensive!

there really isn't any downside here

 

[Kraft...]

]Yet?

to the blatant padding

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I'd never say no to that.  Don't understand why more people don't "share" hookers anyway.  I mean, someone's going to be up right after and before you anyway...why not make it your buddy and save a few bucks in the process.  It's like carpooling...why take two cars when you're going to the same place at the same time?  Gas is expensive!

there really isn't any downside here

"Except somewhere in the middle of it, there's going to be a horse penis.":chrisparnell:

 

[Kraft...]

From what I've heard second hand from Nipsey....

Koya drafted LeBron, a guy with one year of experience in an ALL-TIME GREAT NBA DRAFT.  Completely undercut about 1/3rd of the players in that draft.  Poor Capella had drafted Mikan and the LeBron pick basically made Mikan (arguably the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century) a wasted pick.  Then he went on and started playing people outside of their natural position (he had a "point-forward"  )  The whole draft was killed by Koya.  Wasted everyone's valuable time because he didn't know what he was doing.  On top of it all, when he got called out he did a Larry Boy and denied everything.  The fact is Koya really hurt a lot of people that day he took Bron-Bron.  Not because the league was ruined, but because it was inconceivable how a man could undercut the will of the people out of pure greed and incosideration.  Really made a few people question things, things like modern psychology, religion and such.

Did your site run a sim for the league?

No Sim just a FFA polling tourneyEdit to add, Which I won

 

[Capella]

Don't understand why more people don't "share" hookers anyway. I mean, someone's going to be up right after and before you anyway...why not make it your buddy

I almost spit out my drink there. :rotflmao:

 

[Not Nipsey's Alias]

From what I've heard second hand from Nipsey....

Koya drafted LeBron, a guy with one year of experience in an ALL-TIME GREAT NBA DRAFT.  Completely undercut about 1/3rd of the players in that draft.  Poor Capella had drafted Mikan and the LeBron pick basically made Mikan (arguably the greatest player of the first half of the 20th century) a wasted pick.  Then he went on and started playing people outside of their natural position (he had a "point-forward"  )  The whole draft was killed by Koya.  Wasted everyone's valuable time because he didn't know what he was doing.  On top of it all, when he got called out he did a Larry Boy and denied everything.  The fact is Koya really hurt a lot of people that day he took Bron-Bron.  Not because the league was ruined, but because it was inconceivable how a man could undercut the will of the people out of pure greed and incosideration.  Really made a few people question things, things like modern psychology, religion and such.

Did your site run a sim for the league?

No Sim just a FFA polling tourney

Right, just a vote. I haden't met Nipsey at that point. But I will say this: If the sim were run, Koya would've went about 11-71 (quick math in my head). Wouldn't have been pretty. Nipsey probably would've won that league. 'Nique is a beast in the sim and World Free is just naughty.

 

[Pumpnick]

Oh and John....when do the play-offs start?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I haden't met Nipsey at that point.

I thought you guys met at a Red Dawn screening?

 

[Kraft...]

I haden't met Nipsey at that point.

I thought you guys met at a Red Dawn screening?

Good catch I've clinched the worst nonhijacker record in the NL :(

Damn you Funkley!

 

[Sammy3469]

I haden't met Nipsey at that point.

I thought you guys met at a Red Dawn screening?

get your schtick straight....TIA

 

[Not Nipsey's Alias]

I haden't met Nipsey at that point.

I thought you guys met at a Red Dawn screening?

You're confusing met and "met".

 

[Not Nipsey's Alias]

Oh and John....when do the play-offs start?

I'm not sure. I'm an idea man. Don't mess with the nuts and bolts.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

,Apr 6 2005, 02:10 PM]Yet?

to the blatant padding

There is absolutely no room for post padding in this thread.

 

[Pumpnick]

,Apr 6 2005, 02:10 PM]Yet?

to the blatant padding

There is absolutely no room for post padding in this thread.

Yeah!

 

[Politician Spock]

I haden't met Nipsey at that point.

I thought you guys met at a Red Dawn screening?

You're confusing met and "met".

In other words, the sex started decades later. Kind of like that "When Harry Met Sally" movie.

 

[Kraft...]

,Apr 6 2005, 02:10 PM]Yet?

to the blatant padding

There is absolutely no room for post padding in this thread.

Yeah!

When you're that obvious about it I would say it's more schtick than actual PP, IMHO

 

[Pumpnick]

,Apr 6 2005, 02:10 PM]Yet?

to the blatant padding

There is absolutely no room for post padding in this thread.

Yeah!

When you're that obvious about it I would say it's more schtick than actual PP, IMHO

I agree

 

[Politician Spock]

,Apr 6 2005, 02:10 PM]Yet?

to the blatant padding

There is absolutely no room for post padding in this thread.

Yeah!

When you're that obvious about it I would say it's more schtick than actual PP, IMHO

Please don't pee pee in our thread, and we won't post messages in your toilet.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals. Gotta take it again. Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.I hope I don't need it

 

[Politician Spock]

Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.

Get ready for Jury Duty!!

 

[Capella]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: you do realize, there is some 15-year-old flipping whoppers today who passed that test, right?

 

[Kraft...]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals.

Gotta take it again. Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.

I hope I don't need it

Is that something new? Or different state to state? I just renewed mine and had to take no such test.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals. 

Gotta take it again. Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.

I hope I don't need it

Is that something new? Or different state to state? I just renewed mine and had to take no such test.

If you have two or more moving violations since the last time you renewed you have to take the written exam. I had two.

 

[Capella]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals. 

Gotta take it again. Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.

I hope I don't need it

Is that something new? Or different state to state? I just renewed mine and had to take no such test.

If you have two or more moving violations since the last time you renewed you have to take the written exam. I had two.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

you do realize, there is some 15-year-old flipping whoppers today who passed that test, right?

Yeah, and that ******* took a course at school with that #### in it. I don't freaking know what the number one cause of teen automobile accidents is. Jeebus, what difference does that make?I also missed a couple of the ones about hand signals.

This is for VA. Not sure what other states require.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals. 

Gotta take it again. Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.

I hope I don't need it

Is that something new? Or different state to state? I just renewed mine and had to take no such test.

If you have two or more moving violations since the last time you renewed you have to take the written exam. I had two.

Indeed I was.

 

[Kraft...]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals. 

Gotta take it again. Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.

I hope I don't need it

Is that something new? Or different state to state? I just renewed mine and had to take no such test.

If you have two or more moving violations since the last time you renewed you have to take the written exam. I had two.

Well I'm sure without a licence you can still drive slow on the driveway. . .definitely slow on the driveway. . .and then watch Wapner of course

 

[Capella]

Went to renew my driver's license today and had to take the written exam. Didn't pass. Missed a bunch of questions about statistics and hand signals. 

Gotta take it again. Guy handed me the manual and I chucked it in the trash can next to the counter on the way out. He was thrilled about that.

I hope I don't need it

Is that something new? Or different state to state? I just renewed mine and had to take no such test.

If you have two or more moving violations since the last time you renewed you have to take the written exam. I had two.

Indeed I was.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Well I'm sure without a licence you can still drive slow on the driveway. . .definitely slow on the driveway. . .and then watch Wapner of course

I can still drive. I just have to keep going back until I pass the test. GDB sitting in DMV again.

 

[Doug B]

I think while people want to keep it as an "actual MLB All-Time Greats draft", that's an impossibility. As long as people will sim fish or stat fish, the guys who are drafting on name value and historical baseball perception will lose every time. My site is based on one thing: numbers.

An All-Time Greats draft can be very much based on numbers. I propose setting minimum career standards for all drafted players. It will take some research to establish reasonable baselines, but here's an off-the-cuff idea to qualify batters:Any one of the following conditions qualifies a batter

1) All HOF batters qualify, or

2) All league MVPs qualify, or

3) 7000 AB, or

4) 1700 H, or

5) 300 HR, or

6) 1000 RBI, or

7) 400 SB

That would eliminate the following guys, both of whom have one sparkling season, but less-stellar career numbers

OF Brady Anderson (career)

6499 AB

1661 H

210 HR

761 RBI

1062 R

315 SB

Jim Gentile (career)

2922 AB

759 H

179 HR

549 RBI

434 R

3 SB

A similar scheme might be worked out for pitchers:

1) All HOF pitchers qualify, or

2) All league MVPs qualify, or

3) All Cy Young winners qualify, or

4) 2000 IP, or

5) 160 wins, or

6) 1500 K, or

7) 600 games pitched in

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I think while people want to keep it as an "actual MLB All-Time Greats draft", that's an impossibility.  As long as people will sim fish or stat fish, the guys who are drafting on name value and historical baseball perception will lose every time.  My site is based on one thing: numbers.

An All-Time Greats draft can be very much based on numbers. I propose setting minimum career standards for all drafted players. It will take some research to establish reasonable baselines, but here's an off-the-cuff idea to qualify batters:Any one of the following conditions qualifies a batter

1) All HOF batters qualify, or

2) All league MVPs qualify, or

3) 7000 AB, or

4) 1700 H, or

5) 300 HR, or

6) 1000 RBI, or

7) 400 SB

That would eliminate the following guys, both of whom have one sparkling season, but less-stellar career numbers

OF Brady Anderson (career)

6499 AB

1661 H

210 HR

761 RBI

1062 R

315 SB

Jim Gentile (career)

2922 AB

759 H

179 HR

549 RBI

434 R

3 SB

A similar scheme might be worked out for pitchers:

1) All HOF pitchers qualify, or

2) All league MVPs qualify, or

3) All Cy Young winners qualify, or

4) 2000 IP, or

5) 160 wins, or

6) 1500 K, or

7) 600 games pitched in

:IBTL: :IBTL: :IBTL:

 

[Capella]

I think while people want to keep it as an "actual MLB All-Time Greats draft", that's an impossibility.  As long as people will sim fish or stat fish, the guys who are drafting on name value and historical baseball perception will lose every time.  My site is based on one thing: numbers.

An All-Time Greats draft can be very much based on numbers. I propose setting minimum career standards for all drafted players. It will take some research to establish reasonable baselines, but here's an off-the-cuff idea to qualify batters:Any one of the following conditions qualifies a batter

1) All HOF batters qualify, or

2) All league MVPs qualify, or

3) 7000 AB, or

4) 1700 H, or

5) 300 HR, or

6) 1000 RBI, or

7) 400 SB

That would eliminate the following guys, both of whom have one sparkling season, but less-stellar career numbers

OF Brady Anderson (career)

6499 AB

1661 H

210 HR

761 RBI

1062 R

315 SB

Jim Gentile (career)

2922 AB

759 H

179 HR

549 RBI

434 R

3 SB

A similar scheme might be worked out for pitchers:

1) All HOF pitchers qualify, or

2) All league MVPs qualify, or

3) All Cy Young winners qualify, or

4) 2000 IP, or

5) 160 wins, or

6) 1500 K, or

7) 600 games pitched in

 

[Doug B]

The idea is to ensure that(a) everyone selected in the MLB II draft would actually be one of the all-time greats in at least some portion of the game, and (b) zero or few one-year wonders would end up on teams.It will probably be impossible to eliminate every possible few-year wonder. But it is a worthy goal to minimize the influence these players have in the next sim, as well as to make it difficult to build a team around such players.BTW, after a bit of research, ISTM that the standard for stolen bases should be at 350 SB. Also, a saves standard of 120 saves should be included for closing pitchers.

 

[Sammy3469]

We should also consider doing away with a relief pitcher requirement (though I bet John M. and Nipsey wouldn't be in favor of it).

 

[Doug B]

We should also consider doing away with a relief pitcher requirement (though I bet John M. and Nipsey wouldn't be in favor of it).

The WIS sim requires three RPs.I'm kinda with you in spirit, though, Sammy. My RPs were really bad.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work

Just in time for Crawford to hit

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work 

Just in time for Crawford to hit

Oops, he K'd.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work 

Just in time for Crawford to hit

Oops, he K'd.

Here comes Gathright

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work 

Just in time for Crawford to hit

Oops, he K'd.

Here comes Gathright

Groundout. This suxors.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work 

Just in time for Crawford to hit

Oops, he K'd.

Here comes Gathright

Groundout. This suxors.

Okay, let's go Huff!

 

[Not Nipsey's Alias]

The idea is to ensure that

(a) everyone selected in the MLB II draft would actually be one of the all-time greats in at least some portion of the game, and

(b) zero or few one-year wonders would end up on teams.

It will probably be impossible to eliminate every possible few-year wonder. But it is a worthy goal to minimize the influence these players have in the next sim, as well as to make it difficult to build a team around such players.

BTW, after a bit of research, ISTM that the standard for stolen bases should be at 350 SB. Also, a saves standard of 120 saves should be included for closing pitchers.

It sounds like a good idea on paper, but seems like it'll be a ##### to enforce. Every player will have to be looked up and approved after each pick, and with 24 teams and 24 rounds, it's going to be even harder to find guys you need that fit a certain statistical criteria. Checking for guys that made the '94 cutoff was hard enough, now we want to peruse their career totals to see if they fit? That's going to be really fun starting in about round 15.Just eliminate all rules and go from there. If guy's want to draft a one year wonder, let them. Everyone is in the same boat here. It's not like the guy who had one great year didn't actually have that great year. I think we're worrying too much about these guys. There are only a handful of guys who will actually effect the sim. And if we're using any year we want, some of the all time career greats have MONSTER single years in there as to offset those one year wonders. The less rules the better.

If we were drafting guys to play for a career's worth of sims, then I'd agree. We're only drafting for a single season. Why not just allow everybody to choose who they want and at which season they want (including old time pitchers and last years hitters)?

 

[Capella]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work 

Just in time for Crawford to hit

Oops, he K'd.

Here comes Gathright

Groundout. This suxors.

Okay, let's go Huff!

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Sox/Yanks game is pretty much over so I'm switching over to the Rays/Jays game. GB MLB.TV at work 

Just in time for Crawford to hit

Oops, he K'd.

Here comes Gathright

Groundout. This suxors.

Okay, let's go Huff!

Basehit!