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A new thread to generate signups and confirm a date for a "live" online draft for all fifty rounds.
Proposed draft and interested drafters below - please add your name in a post if you want to join AND if this date doesn't work post what Saturdays and Sundays in mid to late February work for you AND what times and time zone you can accomodate.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, $150 Fast draft satellite - 1 PM ET
1) outlaw (confirmed)
2) Dave Taylor (confirmed)
3) gekko (confirmed)
4) the icon (confirmed)
5) Surrender Dorothy (confirmed)
6) BK METS (confirmed)
7) Captain Hook (confirmed)
8) California Aces (confirmed)
9) Red Sox Nation (confirmed)
10) boysofsummer (confirmed)
11) Baseball Furies (confirmed)
12) Kirk LeValley (confirmed)
13) Jim Christie (confirmed)
14) mgk2004a (confirmed)
15) Bruce Bevacqua (confirmed)
waiting list
a) rog

ETA 1/31 ALL placed confirmed - now let's get signed UP

Im available 6am PST until 6pm PST - (9am ESt to 9PM EST)

good job with the thread hook. i should be available any time, any day.

Any idea what time the draft would start?

I believe we will have to start this no later than 1pm or 2pm, to get done by 9pm with 45 seconds per pick max, though it will be done quicker. I would also hope we have a couple of breaks.

BK METS wrote:I believe we will have to start this no later than 1pm or 2pm, to get done by 9pm with 45 seconds per pick max, though it will be done quicker. I would also hope we have a couple of breaks.

Agreed

California Aces wrote:Any idea what time the draft would start?

Really depends on who have for the 15 - as you can see already two who prefer afternoon/early drafting on Eastern time which makes it late morning to mid afternoon Pacific - fine with many of those interested (I am sure there are some ET folks who want to go into the night but that makes it tough the next morning)

I'm on the West Coast. My preference is as early as 8AM EST. But I would go along with anytime on a Saturday.

I've done this draft 2 years in a row. We had a Winner take all for SUPER entry draft. My experience was that folks moved at a rapid pace. There is no way this should take 8 hours. It took about 6 hours tops the past couple years. If we can start by 11AM EST the latest I'm in. I have something later that day so if you guys wanted to start later I'd be out.

Jason

Red Sox Nation- wrote:I've done this draft 2 years in a row. We had a Winner take all for SUPER entry draft. My experience was that folks moved at a rapid pace. There is no way this should take 8 hours. It took about 6 hours tops the past couple years. If we can start by 11AM EST the latest I'm in. I have something later that day so if you guys wanted to start later I'd be out.

Jason

Jason - adding you to the list.....I am fine with that time but this will be a process to get 15 all agreeing on that

I am pushing this in all my SD leagues. Y'all have to see yourselves as mavericks, marking a new trail. As for Februarly 11th I can be flexible and do any times. WOULD like a 10 minute break though a couple times. We would also have to have an adminstrator watching closely. If a "wrong" pick is made, we could be five or six picks past it before it gets corrected. That would be my only real concern.

Keep me posted on the start time. I may be able to pull this off. Besides,this draft needs some personality anyway.
Is the understanding that there will be like one minute picks with the idea that we all make our picks as quickly as possible? And is it winner take all for a higher payout? Just curious. I'm good with whatever.

davetniagarafalls wrote:I am pushing this in all my SD leagues. Y'all have to see yourselves as mavericks, marking a new trail. As for Februarly 11th I can be flexible and do any times. WOULD like a 10 minute break though a couple times. We would also have to have an adminstrator watching closely. If a "wrong" pick is made, we could be five or six picks past it before it gets corrected. That would be my only real concern.

I like these ideas. It would help. Breaks every ten rounds or so would be good, especially to work on queues. What about chat during the draft, and has the issue with drafting from the right column queue been resolved on the technical end?

Que's seem to be working fine from the right side. i would say 10 mins every 15 rounds. that would be 1/2 hour total.

davetniagarafalls wrote:I am pushing this in all my SD leagues. Y'all have to see yourselves as mavericks, marking a new trail. As for Februarly 11th I can be flexible and do any times. WOULD like a 10 minute break though a couple times. We would also have to have an adminstrator watching closely. If a "wrong" pick is made, we could be five or six picks past it before it gets corrected. That would be my only real concern.

Definitely on board with these Dave - will have two ten minute breaks with timer set at 59 seconds if possible (or 60)

I will ask for the administrative help and hopefully Greg or Tom can do that

Added this question to our signup sheet - BUT would you guys be able to do this on Sunday same weekend?

i'm already looking forward to this draft. looks like there's some heavyweights already signed up. great way to pop my cherry this year

Captain Hook wrote:Added this question to our signup sheet - BUT would you guys be able to do this on Sunday same weekend?

I cannot do Sunday. If its Sunday, I am out.

please add my team, "boys of summer", to this unique slow draft list. i'm available either sat, 2/11 or sunday 2/12. i live on the west coast and would prefer not to start before 8 or 9 am pst. thx. jeff kent (bbshea25)

Saturday is best for me, but could make Sunday work as well depending upon the start time.

You have me in there twice. DaveTNiagaraFalls is Dave TAylor. Thanks.

I'll jump in. The most convenient time for me is Sunday after 1pm (church in the mornings). If it's on a Saturday, I could remain married with a 4pm or 5pm start.

John Bosch

I would give this a shot, but I work Saturday until 4 EST; I could do it Sunday after 1PM

Jim Christie

I don't know if Kirk LeValley is listed here, but he wants to do it. Add him to the list.

Lunatic wrote:I would give this a shot, but I work Saturday until 4 EST; I could do it Sunday after 1PM

Jim Christie

Jim - are you ET or PT?