Draft Championships

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Draft Championships

Post by DOUGHBOYS » Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:21 pm

I'm in a current Draft Championship with a bunch of great fellas.
All are 'chatty'. All are timely.
One fella took 20 minutes and apologized that he was in a meeting.
Twenty minutes!
Darned nice!

'Meetings' are the number one excuse for being late or timing out in drafts.
It just sounds so darned important to have been in a 'meeting'.
Even if deciding between an injured Lindor or semi-injured Bregman, it 'sounds' a lot more important to say you were in a meeting.
Besides, nobody wants to admit that they were actually deciding between two players!
No macho there.
One of the fastest drafters I know always blames 'meetings' for any tardiness.
Either that, or he was driving.
Everybody knows who I am talking about :D
Driving may be second on the list.
We can't expect drafters to draft while driving after all. That wouldn't be safe!
What kills me is when somebody is up and they take the time to text..."Driving, can't pick"...
First of all, don't tell us that! Just Drive!
Second of all, if you could type that in, you could hit your 'Draft' button, right?

As a whole, whether in a one hour, two hour, or four hour draft, we as drafters are an impatient lot.
Meetings or driving don't fly for some.
SuperMan could build a wall for Trump, unearth Jimmy Hoffa, and prevent an airplane from crashing, saving 150 lives, but if timing out while doing it, drafters would still give him a ration of shit.
It's just the way we are constructed.

In this draft, a newcomer to DC's asked how much he should use 'auto'.
Another drafter responded, 'As much as possible'.
I brought up the eight hour drafts from our past and told a few stories about them.
There are a lot of good memories from the NFBC past. Eight hour drafts were NOT one of them :D

One thing that has not changed over the years is the time given in chat...

'Two minutes' or 'Couple of minutes' really means five minutes.

'Give me a few' means it could be as much as 10 minutes.

'Be home to pick in 10 minutes' means that it could take half an hour.

We think it'll be the time listed. And we're nice for letting everybody know.
But, time slips away, making us liars.
It's alright though, we know the code.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go to a meeting (checking in on my draft)
On my tombstone-
Wait! I never had the perfect draft!

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Re: Draft Championships

Post by Baseball Furies » Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:19 pm

Great stuff, Doughy. Happy to hear that it sounds like you hit the lottery with this group of "unknown" drafters that you signed up with, and that all are on board with a quick pace and great social communication. This is what makes for the best DCs for sure. Love how you summarized some of the best excuses that are given for drafting delays. And just to set the record straight, I really am always driving or in meetings, so it isn't bullshit. :mrgreen: But I must confess that I will always draft during the process of both. Not for everyone, but it's a skill that I've had to develop and master over the years. And you're right about the guys who post that they can't pick since they're driving. If you can post in chat, you can hit the "DRAFT" button. :roll: And you should start compiling a list of the best excuses we've gotten over the years during Draft Champion drafts, like "sorry guys, my wife wanted sex," which you know was utter bullshit right there. :lol:
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." ~Dave Barry

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Re: Draft Championships

Post by DOUGHBOYS » Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:13 pm

Thanks Mike!

Thankfully, my wife is good with my 'addiction'.
She'll want to drag me to a movie and I'll say "I'm up in two picks, is there a show time after I pick?"
Or, we'll be home watching television when we hear, "YOU ARE UP", she automatically pauses the show we're watching.

Some of the best excuses are familial....
'Helping the kid with homework'
'Putting the kids to bed'
'Finishing a honey-do'


Really, I love the format. It allows me to meet folks new to the NFBC. They usually have a lot of questions about other formats, especially the Main Event.
I encourage the drafters to try the Main Event if impressed by their drafts.
And heck, even if not a 'great' drafter, you should think about going to a 'Live' event.
It is awesome talking baseball with 150 people 'just like you'.
Nowhere else on Earth like it.
On my tombstone-
Wait! I never had the perfect draft!

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