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

[larry_boy_44]

Let's try the franchise scarcity angle.

4.3 Robin Yount, SS, Milwaukee Brewers

####e

Thought for sure he'd last as little longer!!

 

[jfranco77]

ok, screw it... offense it is.

4.xx Wade Boggs, 3B, Boston Red Sox

 

[larry_boy_44]

ok, screw it... offense it is.

4.xx Wade Boggs, 3B, Boston Red Sox

This is making me feel better about my decisions

 

[Frostillicus]

Calvin "Cal" Ripken

 

[Eephus]

4.09 Dazzy Vance SP Bums

 

[Doctor Detroit]

####### froggy Larryboy, I love it.

 

[Koya]

Joe Medwick, OF

 

[oso diablo]

4.11 Carl Hubbell - SP - Giants

pitchman

 

[oso diablo]

sent PM to Brady

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I was gonna leave a list for tomorrow morning but Mr P already picked a White Suck.Give me 4.13 SS Luke Appling/South Siders

 

[Eephus]

Brady Marino - OTC in the AM

Doctor Detroit - Luke Appling SS ChiA

Doug B - On deck

Hoos First

pumpnick

 

[Pumpnick]

sent list to kraft

 

[Brady Marino]

Sorry, crashed early last night. EST time zone is a #####.

4.12- 2B Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers

 

[Kraft...]

sent list to kraft

I did receive a list, Pump went old school and sent via email

 

[Doug B]

4.14 (86): Pirates OF Kiner, Ralph

 

[Doug B]

Could someone do me a favor and post the 4th round picks in one post? Going into a two-hour training session ... front page will not be updated for a while.

 

[Hoos First]

4.15 Howard Johnson, SS, NYM

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Appling was my target here...dickballs.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Could someone do me a favor and post the 4th round picks in one post? Going into a two-hour training session ... front page will not be updated for a while.

Google doc, son:4.01 Bogart Nolan Ryan P Rangers4.02 RnR Carl Yastrzemski OF Red Sox4.03 Spartans Rule Robin Yount SS Brewers4.04 Tremendous Upside Fred Lynn OF Red Sox4.05 SoCalBroncoFan John Tudor SP Cardinals4.06 Arsenal of Doom Orval Overall P Cubs4.07 jfranco77 Wade Boggs 3B Red Sox4.08 Frostillicus Cal Ripken Jr. SS Orioles4.09 eephus Dazzy Vance P Dodgers4.10 Koya Joe Medwick OF Cardinals4.11 oso diablo Carl Hubbell P Giants4.12 Brady Marino Jackie Robinson 2B Dodgers4.13 Doctor Detroit Luke Appling SS White Sox4.14 Doug B 4.15 Hoos First 4.16 pumpnick 4.17 the moops 4.18 rodg12 4.19 SNC 4.20 larry_boy_44 4.21 Greco 4.22 Notorious TRE 4.23 Kraft 4.24 Chemical X

 

[Brady Marino]

My SS is going to suck.

 

[the moops]

Someone has a list from pump?

 

[Kraft...]

4.16 pumpnick Cy Seymour OF, Reds

 

[the moops]

4.17 Rube Waddell, P - Athletics

 

[the moops]

rod has been pm'ed

 

[rodg12]

4.18 - Hank Aaron, OF, Braves

Am I missing something on him? Surprised he was still there.

 

[Doug B]

Could someone do me a favor and post the 4th round picks in one post? Going into a two-hour training session ... front page will not be updated for a while.

Google doc, son:

No good ... blocked from work.

 

[the moops]

Could someone do me a favor and post the 4th round picks in one post? Going into a two-hour training session ... front page will not be updated for a while.

Google doc, son:

No good ... blocked from work.

You work at Langley or something?

 

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

Wanted Seymore here. All the slap hitting deadballers and big slugging guys are flying off the board so might as well take another pitcher:

4.19 Warren Spahn SP Braves

 

[larry_boy_44]

Hal Newhouser, SP, Detroit Tigers

 

[Greco]

4.21 (93): Joe Sewell, SS Cleveland Indians

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Can't let him hang around anymore. Thought Greco would burn his Tiger on this one. I either have filled my 1B and one OF or two OF slots now, but they're fricken Greenberg and Ruth, so suck it.

4.22 - Hank Greenberg, OF/1B Tigers

The Detroit draft board initially classified Greenberg as 4F for "flat feet". Rumors that he had bribed the board and concern that he would be likened to Jack Dempsey, who had received negative publicity for failure to serve in World War I, led Greenberg to be reexamined, and he was found fit to serve.

Greenberg taking his oath of service.Drafted in 1940, the first American League player to be drafted, his salary was cut from $55,000 ($912,000 today) a year to $21 ($300 today) a month. Greenberg was not bitter, however, stating, "I made up my mind to go when I was called. My country comes first." After most of the 1941 season, however, he was honorably discharged when the United States Congress released men aged 28 years and older from service, being released on December 5, 1941, two days before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Greenberg re-enlisted and volunteered for service in the United States Army Air Forces, again the first major league player to do so. He graduated from Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the USAAF. He eventually served overseas in the China-Burma-India Theater, scouting locations for B-29 bomber bases. Promoted to captain, Greenberg served 45 months, the longest of any major league player.

His son, Stephen, played five years in the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers organization. In 1995, Stephen Greenberg co-founded Classic Sports Network with Brian Bedol, which was purchased by ESPN and became ESPN Classic. He was also the chairman of CSTV, the first cable network devoted exclusively to college sports. Hank's grandson Spencer Greenberg is a machine learning scientist.

 

[Kraft...]

4.23 - Gary Sheffield, 3B Padres

3B always shallower than I expect

 

[Eephus]

Indians and Red Sox leading the franchises with nine picks each. Yankees and Athletics trail with seven.

 

[Kraft...]

Chemical X for 2 - OTC (clock up @ xx:22)

Kraft

Notorious TRE

Greco

larry_boy_44

SNC

 

[rodg12]

Dang, was hoping Greenberg or Sheff made it back to me.

 

[Greco]

Dang, was hoping Greenberg or Sheff made it back to me.

hate it when guys not even on my radar are getting drafted AND sniped around me.

 

[Brady Marino]

Dang, was hoping Greenberg or Sheff made it back to me.

hate it when guys not even on my radar are getting drafted AND sniped around me.

I know the feeling. Sure I'll be pissed still in the coming rounds.

 

[Koya]

Was going back and forth with Greenberg and Medwick last night.

 

[Eephus]

I have list for pumpnick

 

[Chemical X]

how aboot :

joe torre, C

frank robinson, of

 

[Kraft...]

Hippo Vaughn, P Cubs

 

[Eephus]

how aboot :

joe torre, C

frank robinson, of

Some franchise flexibility there

 

[Kraft...]

how aboot :

joe torre, C

frank robinson, of

Some franchise flexibility there

I gave him Braves and O's in the google Doc

 

[Frostillicus]

4.23 - Gary Sheffield, 3B Padres

3B always shallower than I expect

Almost took him last round.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

5.03 Eddie Mathews, 3B Braves

Mathews was regarded as one of the strongest power hitters of his time, often being compared to American League contemporary Mickey Mantle, in terms of power hitting strength. Hall-of-Fame teammate Warren Spahn once said of the two: "Mathews is just as strong as Mantle. They don't hit the same – Mantle gets all of his weight into his swing; Mathews uses his wrists more." Spahn's comment on Mathews' use of his wrists was in reference to his unique swing, as believed by many to be one of the more graceful swings in baseball history. He is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.

 

[Chemical X]

probably going braves and reds

 

[Doug B]

probably going braves and reds

Noted. Front page will be updated in a minute.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I don't know what else might happen, but this part of my lineup will be fun:3. Babe Ruth 378/512/846 59 HRs4. Hank Greenberg 315/438/683 58 HRs5. Eddie Mathews 302/406/627 47 HRs

 

[the moops]

5.03 Eddie Mathews, 3B Braves

 

[Greco]

Don't feel so bad now. Matthews was my pick. Gimme 5 minutes.