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Hey Shawn.



I know I took Crawford early, but I knew speed goes early in this draft and wanted the top guy on the board, figuring it was easier to find the power numbers later in the draft or in FAAB. We'll see how it works out.



Good luck to you as well!!

Helluva draft guys! Seemed like everyone had it together.



Anyone have any thoughts on how everything went? Did any teams stand out in your mind? Any picks make you scratch your heads?

OK...I'll bite...Hoping to hear constructive critisism =) C - Barrett C - Hall 1B - Delgado 2B - Miles 3B - Chavez SS - Jeter OF - Crawford OF - Jenkins OF - Griffey OF - A. Rios OF - J. Lane DH - Klesko MI - Iguchi/Ginter CI - Bagwell B - Iguchi/Ginter B - Baldelli SP - Halladay SP - Harden SP - K....

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko: People starting to cry already? It's a long season. Better get a couple boxes of tissues ready. Agreed. Why is there "no doubt" the top teams will come from weak leagues? Why can't the top teams be considered the guys who simply drafted the best? At this point, the...

Originally posted by Walla Walla: I'd say its way too early to say what will work. You could make a point for drafting the hitters first or pitchers first. Depends on who you drafted. But the truth is the numbers now mean nothing. It's a well known fact that its a long haul. The hot player today cou...

I know its a bit too early to make any accurate assumptions on strategies, but I'm getting pretty tired of hearing about Jolbert Cabrera and rules technicalities...I'd much rather talk baseball. That said, I was curious regarding the much talked about strategy of loading up on hitting in the early r...

STATS: Any chance we can get Live standings so we don't have to wait until the next day to see where we stand as compared to the rest of our league?



Thanks for any input on this.

I'm also of the opinion that only winning bids should be shown.

Hal Cohen = Gordon Gekko??????????

Well said, JackStraw. I think you speak for many of us.

In regards to Krause's "hype", they did say I would compete against the best in the country...and I think I AM competing against the best in the country. Are there some below average competitors involved? Of course there are. I never assumed there wouldn't be. Many people have likened this open comp...

Originally posted by Dyv: When will Ron post up an article on his website decrying the quality of the mlb.com draft and mocking it for it's lack of experts and their foolishness? Dyv, are you suggesting that the ESPN "Dream Job" reject and that smarmy guy from ESPN's Cold Pizza don't qualify as "exp...

In his article about the NFBC, Shandler points out "you just don't go drafting 10th round players in the 3rd round", as he critiques an NFBC members draft. Yet, he takes Placido Polanco in the 4th round of his own draft???? Regardless of how I may feel about Polanco, doesn't logic suggest he would h...

Originally posted by seefer: Is anyone able to enter free agent bids? If you are can you share with the class how you do it? My free agent page does not have anywhere to place bids, etc. :confused: You need to click on the players name. Once you do this, you will be taken to his profile page, which ...

Originally posted by Fantasy Jungle: Say what you want, Shandler is a jackass. Its so tired and old to hear all of these self proclaimed "experts" make comments like this when they dont have the stones to compete in any of the contests themselves. Instead, they all join in the same "experts" leagues...

I'll echo lajolla in that I believe too many people attach themselves to a certain strategy, and hence, see all other strategies as inferior. Being on the outside and publicly critisizing a player because he used a strategy different than the one you tout is, I believe, self serving. It's all the mo...

I'd have to say my best picks were Schilling at #24, Zito at #85, and Colon at #115.



My worst was probably Lofton in the 10th round. It was a reach, but I needed speed at that point.

One thing I noticed in the time leading up to draft day (on mockdraftcentral.com, in expert league drafts, etc.) was the growing and popular strategy of getting hitters early and waiting on pitchers. I liken this strategy to football, where more and more, the scarcity of running backs are leading te...

I feel I gotta chime in here. Nathan, I look at your team and I think you did a very good job. It's a nice team who will probably compete. But the fact of the matter is, everyone has differing opinions...and just because someone else may not agree with yours does not make them wrong. For example, I ...

Originally posted by Leaderboard Sports:

Sitting in a hotel room at the airport, I'll soon be on my way . Lucky Bastard!



Have a good trip. See ya there.

Anyone in the top 5 wanna give any hints with how they're going? Wishful thinking, I know...Just need something to get me through the day

Hey Leaderboard, Are there any other Leaderboard Sports guys in our league? I'm trying to guage the overall strength and participation of our league, and I know you Leaderboard guys are probably amongst most active.



This is gonna be a blast. Glad to have you in the league!

Welcome aboard gents. I look forward to meeting and drafting with all of ya.

Ace: The draft orders are being placed on the "League Forum" section of the BB right now.

Originally posted by Dyv: quote:Originally posted by Rey: quote:Originally posted by Scarface: I agree the experts cant be taking these Mock draft that seriously.If they where each putting down $1250 then alot of those draft will look alot diferent. :eek: You'd figure they are taking it somewhat ser...