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Other songs that I missed:Don't Leave me This WayNight FeverThat's the Way I Like itShake Your BootyI Feel Love (I would have picked this because I love it, but it's really not lyrically complex.)FunkytownLove to Love You
At least nobody took "Hot Legs" or "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
You can say that again. Yuck.
If I didn't take YMCA, I would have taken something by KC, although I'm not sure if they are really "disco-y" enough (Boogie shoes is probably their best "disco" song, imho).
 
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Other songs that I missed:

Don't Leave me This Way

Night Fever

That's the Way I Like it

Shake Your Booty

I Feel Love (I would have picked this because I love it, but it's really not lyrically complex.)

Funkytown

Love to Love You
At least nobody took "Hot Legs" or "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
You can say that again. Yuck.
If I didn't take YMCA, I would have taken something by KC, although I'm not sure if they are really "disco-y" enough (Boogie shoes is probably their best "disco" song, imho).
"Boogie Shoes" is the B-side of "Shake Your Booty". They are both totally
.
 
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is a terrible waste of Rod's talents. However, there are a few other famous rock bands that did a pretty good job with disco beats, IMO:

The Rolling Stones "Miss You"

Pink Floyd "Another Brick In the Wall"

Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"

 
Also, Michael Jackson had some incredible disco songs from his Off the Wall album:

"Don't Stop Till You Get Enough"

"Rock With You"

"Off the Wall"

If you like disco, this is probably as good as it gets. Surprised no one thought to take at least one of these.

 
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is a terrible waste of Rod's talents. However, there are a few other famous rock bands that did a pretty good job with disco beats, IMO:The Rolling Stones "Miss You"Pink Floyd "Another Brick In the Wall"Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
"Another Brick in the Wall" is considered disco? Learn something new everyday. :rolleyes:
 
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is a terrible waste of Rod's talents. However, there are a few other famous rock bands that did a pretty good job with disco beats, IMO:The Rolling Stones "Miss You"Pink Floyd "Another Brick In the Wall"Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
"Another Brick in the Wall" is considered disco? Learn something new everyday. :rolleyes:
Thought the same thing.
Try dancing to that one. Oooo, baybee!And, no, it's so not disco.
 
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is a terrible waste of Rod's talents. However, there are a few other famous rock bands that did a pretty good job with disco beats, IMO:

The Rolling Stones "Miss You"

Pink Floyd "Another Brick In the Wall"

Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
"Another Brick in the Wall" is considered disco? Learn something new everyday. :rolleyes:
Thought the same thing.
Try dancing to that one. Oooo, baybee!And, no, it's so not disco.
From Wiki:Disco beatThe idea for the disco beat came likewise from Ezrin. As David Gilmour explained in 2009:[6]

It wasn't my idea to do disco music, it was Bob's. He said to me, 'Go to a couple of clubs and listen to what's happening with disco music,' so I forced myself out and listened to loud, four-to-the-bar bass drums and stuff and thought, Gawd, awful! Then we went back and tried to turn one of the [song's] parts into one of those so it would be catchy.

Of the final outcome, Roger Waters has commented:
It was great—exactly the thing I expected from a collaborator.

While Gilmour added:
And it doesn't, in the end, not sound like Pink Floyd

Ended up #57 on the disco charts...

 
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is a terrible waste of Rod's talents. However, there are a few other famous rock bands that did a pretty good job with disco beats, IMO:

The Rolling Stones "Miss You"

Pink Floyd "Another Brick In the Wall"

Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
"Another Brick in the Wall" is considered disco? Learn something new everyday. :rolleyes:
Thought the same thing.
Try dancing to that one. Oooo, baybee!And, no, it's so not disco.
From Wiki:Disco beatThe idea for the disco beat came likewise from Ezrin. As David Gilmour explained in 2009:[6]

It wasn't my idea to do disco music, it was Bob's. He said to me, 'Go to a couple of clubs and listen to what's happening with disco music,' so I forced myself out and listened to loud, four-to-the-bar bass drums and stuff and thought, Gawd, awful! Then we went back and tried to turn one of the [song's] parts into one of those so it would be catchy.

Of the final outcome, Roger Waters has commented:
It was great—exactly the thing I expected from a collaborator.

While Gilmour added:
And it doesn't, in the end, not sound like Pink Floyd

Ended up #57 on the disco charts...
Putting in a "disco beat" doesn't make it disco. It's still prog rock.
 
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is a terrible waste of Rod's talents. However, there are a few other famous rock bands that did a pretty good job with disco beats, IMO:

The Rolling Stones "Miss You"

Pink Floyd "Another Brick In the Wall"

Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
"Another Brick in the Wall" is considered disco? Learn something new everyday. :rolleyes:
Thought the same thing.
Try dancing to that one. Oooo, baybee!And, no, it's so not disco.
From Wiki:Disco beatThe idea for the disco beat came likewise from Ezrin. As David Gilmour explained in 2009:[6]

It wasn't my idea to do disco music, it was Bob's. He said to me, 'Go to a couple of clubs and listen to what's happening with disco music,' so I forced myself out and listened to loud, four-to-the-bar bass drums and stuff and thought, Gawd, awful! Then we went back and tried to turn one of the [song's] parts into one of those so it would be catchy.

Of the final outcome, Roger Waters has commented:
It was great—exactly the thing I expected from a collaborator.

While Gilmour added:
And it doesn't, in the end, not sound like Pink Floyd

Ended up #57 on the disco charts...
Putting in a "disco beat" doesn't make it disco. It's still prog rock.
Was it ever played at Studio 54? As wikid would say, nuffsaid.
 
Greatest 3B rankings

1. Mike Schmidt

No one else was considered for the top spot – no discussion necessary.

2. George Brett

- Some great batting average seasons.

- 13 All-Star Games and the MVP in ’80.

- Led the Royals to seven different playoffs, including one World Series

- great schtick

3. Edie Mathews

Different eras have different offensive norms – I’m putting Matthews here to represent the 50’s/60’s.

4. A-Rod

No, I’m not a Yankee fan. I don’t like A-Rod, either. But look at his numbers…seriously. I realize he’s played in the steroid era – I’m not penalizing him for it. I know one of my criteria were that they had to have spent most of their career at 3B, but he played enough 3B to where I’m not going to penalize him.

5. Wade Boggs

Lifetime 0.328 hitter

6. Pie Traynor

He batted .320 during his 17-year career, hit .300 or better 10 times, and never struck out more than 28 times in a season.

7. Frank "Home Run" Baker

Baker led the American League in homers for four seasons, but with never more than 12 in any one year. Baker was a .307 lifetime hitter, twice led the American League in RBIs and batted .363 in six World Series

8. Chipper Jones

Here seems about right.

9. Brooks Robinson

I think here is still a little high, considering defense wasn’t majorly considered.

10. Ron Santo

Just got in the HOF :thumbup:

11. Scott Rolen

Injuries hurt this guy somewhat, as did the lower BA compared to his contemporaries.

12. Paul Molitor

Great player that I struggled with putting here. Having to weigh the different eras hurt him a little.

13. John McGraw

More known for his coaching, but still deserved to be drafted – right among others not drafted.

 
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3B pts awarded

13 Mike Schmidt

12 George Brett

11. Edie Mathews

10. A-Rod

9. Wade Boggs

8. Pie Traynor

7. Frank "Home Run" Baker

6. Chipper Jones

5. Brooks Robinson

4. Ron Santo

3. Scott Rolen

2. Paul Molitor

1. John McGraw

 
Rankings (after 19 categories)

293 wbaaoz

287 timschochet

280 BobbyLayne

279 Mister CIA

275 rikishiboy

272 DougB

267 Usual21

265 Tremendous Upside

263 jwb

262 Mrs. Rannous

241 DC Thunder

241 tish156

226 AcerFC

 
Nice third base rankings.

Happy to see Brooks where he is. Great defensive third baseman, but so was Graig Nettles. Too many lists put him top 3 / top 5, and he just doesn't belong there.

 
I disagree on the third basemen rankings, obviously (I drafted Brooks Robinson).

Kind of silly that defense does not count, but steroid use does not count against.

Let's revist the numbers ...

16 Gold Gloves - of no use here. Generally regarded as greatest defensive third basemen of all-time.

1 MVP; top 3 MVP vote-getter three other seasons.

All-Star Games - 15

2848 Hits

482 doubles

1232 runs

1357 RBIs

World Series MVP

2 World Series championships

I'm in the camp that, when comparing players of different eras, compares how players performed relative to their peers. Brooks was peerless.

 
I disagree on the third basemen rankings, obviously (I drafted Brooks Robinson).Kind of silly that defense does not count, but steroid use does not count against.Let's revist the numbers ...16 Gold Gloves - of no use here. Generally regarded as greatest defensive third basemen of all-time.1 MVP; top 3 MVP vote-getter three other seasons.All-Star Games - 152848 Hits482 doubles1232 runs1357 RBIsWorld Series MVP2 World Series championshipsI'm in the camp that, when comparing players of different eras, compares how players performed relative to their peers. Brooks was peerless.
Well, I can see both sides of this. He was the best defensive 3B I ever saw; dominated the 1970 WS both taking away hits and coming up big at the plate.On the other hand, some of the numbers are a result of durability and playing in an era the position was notoriously weak in the AL. Still, no getting around that he had both phenomenal range an extremely high fielding percentage (a lot of guys have the latter and not the former).Offensively, he was in the lineup every day hitting behind Frank Robinson with Boog Powell on deck; he put up decent numbers, but he wasn't really a Harmon Killebrew -type cleanup hitter (another guy that could have been drafted here, though he did play OF and 1B as well). He was competent and timely but for the number of opportunities he had I don't think he was anything special as a hitter.But you really had to see him to realize how good he was defensively. Unbelievably quick reactions to line drives.Tough job, higgins, not too shabby IMO.
 
The following judges still have work to do for us:

DougB- 70s sports star, Athlete born in Africa

BobbyLayne- American Military Victory, American Military Defeat, Choreographer

Krista4- American poem

Professor S- Country song, Hip Hop album

higgins- Best FFA thread

Tremendous Upside- Jazz recording, short novel

Would you guys mind posting as to when we can reasonably expect to get rankings? tia.

 
I'm planning on posting my three categories Thu, Fri, and Sat.

K4 will judge someime after I finish the writeup for "Howl".

:unsure:

I hope.

 
I disagree on the third basemen rankings, obviously (I drafted Brooks Robinson).Kind of silly that defense does not count, but steroid use does not count against.Let's revist the numbers ...16 Gold Gloves - of no use here. Generally regarded as greatest defensive third basemen of all-time.1 MVP; top 3 MVP vote-getter three other seasons.All-Star Games - 152848 Hits482 doubles1232 runs1357 RBIsWorld Series MVP2 World Series championshipsI'm in the camp that, when comparing players of different eras, compares how players performed relative to their peers. Brooks was peerless.
Well, I can see both sides of this. He was the best defensive 3B I ever saw; dominated the 1970 WS both taking away hits and coming up big at the plate.On the other hand, some of the numbers are a result of durability and playing in an era the position was notoriously weak in the AL. Still, no getting around that he had both phenomenal range an extremely high fielding percentage (a lot of guys have the latter and not the former).Offensively, he was in the lineup every day hitting behind Frank Robinson with Boog Powell on deck; he put up decent numbers, but he wasn't really a Harmon Killebrew -type cleanup hitter (another guy that could have been drafted here, though he did play OF and 1B as well). He was competent and timely but for the number of opportunities he had I don't think he was anything special as a hitter.But you really had to see him to realize how good he was defensively. Unbelievably quick reactions to line drives.Tough job, higgins, not too shabby IMO.
Brooks Robinson defined the position. For every argument one can make that Brooks Robinson is not a top 3 third baseman all-time, I argue - that's why I don't watch MLB, anymore.Get off my lawn.
 
The following judges still have work to do for us:

DougB- 70s sports star, Athlete born in Africa

BobbyLayne- American Military Victory, American Military Defeat, Choreographer

Krista4- American poem

Professor S- Country song, Hip Hop album

higgins- Best FFA thread

Tremendous Upside- Jazz recording, short novel

Would you guys mind posting as to when we can reasonably expect to get rankings? tia.
Definitely 2012.
 
I'll have mine up by Friday

Re listening to some of the jazz and rereading a couple of short novels I haven't read in a while

K4, I will have poem writeup tomorrow or Thursday

 
The following judges still have work to do for us:

DougB- 70s sports star, Athlete born in Africa

BobbyLayne- American Military Victory, American Military Defeat, Choreographer

Krista4- American poem

Professor S- Country song, Hip Hop album

higgins- Best FFA thread

Tremendous Upside- Jazz recording, short novel

Would you guys mind posting as to when we can reasonably expect to get rankings? tia.
Will judge hip hop albums if Professor remains radio silent. I'm very familiar with all albums drafted

LMK via PM

 
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The following judges still have work to do for us:

DougB- 70s sports star, Athlete born in Africa

Would you guys mind posting as to when we can reasonably expect to get rankings? tia.
Things are looking bad this week. I think I should formally throw these categories back into the pool. If they are still unclaimed this coming Friday or next Monday, I can knock them out. If someone else picks them up, that's fine, too.
 
Funniest FFA thread

I did not read each and every post of each and every thread. To do so would have taken 2 years when fit into the busy life of the average, aristocratic FFAer – but they were each individually reviewed, even if in a somewhat quick, scan-ish-esque glance.

Criteria for Greatest FFA thread of all time:

- The thread must be linked in your post -- I'm not going searching for some obscure thread that only you got a kick out of.

- It should be epic.

- Total number of pages/posts may be considered, but will not be major factor in judging.

- Hilarity will be the biggest criteria. This is, by definition, subjective to the judge -- deal with it.

Undrafted: There were many deserving threads that could have been picked, but the one (not picked) that stood out to me was the deadly animal draft – I’m shuked it wasn’t picked.

 
7 -- FFA Constitutional Convention

Hilarity was the biggest criteria as stated in my criteria post, as well as on the front page. As interesting as this thread may be, it is most definitely not hilarious.

8 -- Bad Song Torture Island Draft

Having to even think of listening to some of these songs (let alone actually listening to them) isn’t funny. I just didn't get it...

 
9 -- Extra wipedown in the shower

Sure, toilet humor can be funny, but this thread just wasn’t all that...

10 -- Guy that paid for league in coupons

Just envisioning GM's initial reaction when he first opened and perused the envelope is enough to justify this thread being selected. But, the hilarity didn't continue in later pages.

 
:timeout: out to have a beer w/ a friend.

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Aaron Rudnicki,

Abraham
You two each get veto power over any of my thread rankings. But, you get to move rankings for a single thread up or down one spot a total of one time.
 
I may be the only one who thinks the Deadly Animal Draft is woefully overrated in FBGs lore. It can't lay a finger on the Russian Bride Draft, is derivative of the original IHOD (the draft to begin all drafts) and wasn't as interesting as the Breakfast Cereal Draft imo.

 
I may be the only one who thinks the Deadly Animal Draft is woefully overrated in FBGs lore. It can't lay a finger on the Russian Bride Draft, is derivative of the original IHOD (the draft to begin all drafts) and wasn't as interesting as the Breakfast Cereal Draft imo.
:goodposting:Especially re: the breakfast cereal draft :moneybag:
 

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