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*** OFFICIAL WIS XVI Draft Thread *** (1 Viewer)

'the moops said:
Who has the fanciest setup for this draft? franco must have like 12 spreadsheets going all sorted by position and franchise scarcity.I have 2 bookmarks. Hitters 1903-1992 and pitchers 1903-1992. :bag:
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I have 2 pretty simple spreadsheets. Little bit of position scarcity but no franchise scarcity numbers.I probably should do it from memory. Less overthinking.
 
Doug B - OTC (clock off)

Hoos First

pumpnick(I have list)

the moops

rodg12

SNC

larry_boy_44

Greco

Notorious TRE

Kraft

Chemical X

 
6.14 (134): Phillies OF O'Doul, Lefty

Even with the great slugging, O'Doul could be a perfect #2 hitter in this thing -- only strikes out about 3 times per 100 AB. Normalization is a slight concern with taking a '29 season, but no more than the other recently taken guys from 1930 (Babe Herman, Chuck Klein).

 
6.18 - Eddie 'Human Rain Delay' Plank, LHP, A's

Plank was known as a finesse pitcher with a good sidearm sweeping curveball. He was also known for his long pauses on the mound, which some claimed lengthened the duration of the games in which he pitched.
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Eddie Plank fidgeted. On every pitch, Plank went through a seemingly endless ritual: Get the sign from his catcher, fix his cap just so, readjust his shirt and sleeve, hitch up his pants, ask for a new ball, rub it up, stare at a base runner if there was one, look back at his catcher, ask for a new signand start the process all over again. As if that wasn't enough, from the seventh inning on, he would begin to talk to himself and the ball out loud: "Nine to go, eight to go . . ." and so on until he had retired the last batter. Frustrated hitters would swing at anything just to have something to do. His fielders would grow antsy. Fans, not wanting to be late for supper, would stay away when he was pitching. Writers, fearful of missing deadlines, roasted him.
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Luckily he'll be teamed with Matty, so we won't have to worry about this...
P is for Plank,

The arm of the A's;

When he tangled with Matty

Games lasted for days.
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larry_boy_44 - OTC (Clock up @ xx:27)

Greco

Notorious TRE

Kraft

Chemical X

Chemical X

Kraft

Notorious TRE

Greco

larry_boy_44

SNC

rodg12

the moops

pumpnick

Hoos First

Doug B

Doctor Detroit

Brady Marino

oso diablo

Koya

eephus

Frostillicus

jfranco77

Arsenal of Doom

SoCalBroncoFan

Tremendous Upside

Spartans Rule

RnR

Bogart

 
1. 1B George Sisler L .420/.467/.594 94 speed2. OF Tony Gwynn L .370/.447/.511 87 speed3. OF Joe Jackson L .408/.468/.5904. OF Ted Williams L .406/.551/.735 37 homersPark is +3/+3/+3 and 0/-3 HRs

 
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6.22 - Eddie Stanky, 2B Giants

Going to put all of those walks in front of Ruth/Greenberg/Mathews.

Stanky was famous for his ability to draw walks; he drew 100 walks each in 6 different seasons, twice posting 140. In 1946, Stanky hit just .273, but his 137 walks allowed him to lead the league in OBP with a .436 figure, edging out Stan Musial—who led in 10+ batting departments. His best season was probably in 1950 with New York, when he hit an even .300 and led the league in walks (144) and OBP (.460). On August 30 of that year, he tied a Major League record when he drew a walk in seven consecutive plate appearances. He accomplished the feat over a two-game span.

Leo Durocher, who managed him with the Dodgers and Giants, once summed up Stanky's talents: "He can't hit, can't run, can't field. He's no nice guy... all the little SOB can do is win." Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto still complained years later about a play during the 1951 World Series where Stanky kicked the ball loose from Rizzuto's glove. Whenever he was the runner on third base, Stanky developed the habit of standing several feet back of the bag, in left field. If a fly ball was hit, he would time its arc, then take off running so as to step on third base just as the catch was being made. In this way he would be running towards home at full speed from the beginning of the play, making it almost impossible to throw him out. This tactic was made illegal following the season. Stanky was also (in)famous for what came to be called "the Stanky maneuver", where he would take advantage of his position on second base to distract opposing batters by jumping up and down and waving his arms behind the pitcher. When Stanky was manager of the Cardinals, he also delayed games which might be called for darkness or curfew, by going to the mound after every pitch to confer with his pitcher, which resulted in the one-trip-per-inning rule.

Stanky was a contributor to the breaking of the color barrier in 1947. When Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers, he was treated harshly and faced discrimination. For a while, this had no effect on Stanky. Later, though, he could take no more. During a game against the Phillies, he began to yell back when they tried to discriminate against Robinson. It was not long after he did that the other Dodgers began to stand up for Robinson.
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'larry_boy_44 said:
1. 1B George Sisler L .420/.467/.594 94 speed2. OF Tony Gwynn L .370/.447/.511 87 speed3. OF Joe Jackson L .408/.468/.5904. OF Ted Williams L .406/.551/.735 37 homersPark is +3/+3/+3 and 0/-3 HRs
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I noticed a few times in the past that when someone complained about a singles hitter schmidting the bed, their team played in negative singles parks.If Gwynn can't kick butt in Hilltop, he won't do it anywhere.
 
'Doctor Detroit said:
'larry_boy_44 said:
Nolan Ryan already? Haven't we all learned he sucks in these yet?
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'larry_boy_44 said:
I have to do it. I know it might not be a good idea, but I just can't resist.

Tony Gwynn, OF, San Diego Padres
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:lmao:
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Its the 6th round!A guy who hits for .370 should be drafted before the 6th round! Ryan wasn't an iffy pick because he was picked (he deserves to be picked), its an iffy pick because of how early he was picked. I was considering Ryan, but nowhere near as high as he went.

 
'Doug B said:
'larry_boy_44 said:
1. 1B George Sisler L .420/.467/.594 94 speed2. OF Tony Gwynn L .370/.447/.511 87 speed3. OF Joe Jackson L .408/.468/.5904. OF Ted Williams L .406/.551/.735 37 homersPark is +3/+3/+3 and 0/-3 HRs
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I noticed a few times in the past that when someone complained about a singles hitter schmidting the bed, their team played in negative singles parks.If Gwynn can't kick butt in Hilltop, he won't do it anywhere.
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36 doubles and 13 triples will both go up as well in Hilltop. the only person I've picked who will have any part of their game hurt by my park will be Williams' home runs, but if he goes .406/.551/.650 I'm not exactly gonna complain about it.(Jackson, Sisler, and Gwynn have 22 home runs between the 3 of them)
 
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So...Should I make it my schtick and not pick anyone who isn't left handed the rest of the draft? Has anyone ever fielded a team of nothing but lefties?

 
'larry_boy_44 said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
'larry_boy_44 said:
Nolan Ryan already? Haven't we all learned he sucks in these yet?
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'larry_boy_44 said:
I have to do it. I know it might not be a good idea, but I just can't resist.

Tony Gwynn, OF, San Diego Padres
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:lmao:
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Its the 6th round!A guy who hits for .370 should be drafted before the 6th round! Ryan wasn't an iffy pick because he was picked (he deserves to be picked), its an iffy pick because of how early he was picked. I was considering Ryan, but nowhere near as high as he went.
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I wouldn't take him in the 12th round, turrible
 
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