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I’m only in one on-line championship league, and my strategy for that (12 teamer) is different than I used for the main event (15 teamer). So, there are no worries in posting my main event team. If you have opinions, please post them. Thanks in advance.



From the 2 hole…

1 Poodles

2 Alex Ramirez

3 McCann

4 Billingsly

5 Beckett

6 Broxton

7 Hunter

8 Iannetta

9 J.Lopez

10 Milledge

11 A.Jones

12 E.Dukes

13 C.Gomez

14 Jurrgens

15 Lyon

16 Thome

17 Blake

18 S.Marshall

19 Zimmerman

20 A.Cabrera

21 Smoltz

22 Arrendondo

23 Blanton

24 Owings

25 Overbay (I think)

26 Happ

27 A.McCutchen

28 Crede (I think)

29 Saito

30 J.Lewis

that's not the team I drafted

Originally posted by Quahogs:

that's not the team I drafted Gekko said "YOUR" -- maybe he meant if he wins the Main Event, he's sharing the proceeds with the other 389 teams.

Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Quahogs:

that's not the team I drafted Gekko said "YOUR" -- maybe he meant if he wins the Main Event, he's sharing the proceeds with the other 389 teams. [/QUOTE]i like to think of myself as THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Quahogs:

that's not the team I drafted Gekko said "YOUR" -- maybe he meant if he wins the Main Event, he's sharing the proceeds with the other 389 teams. [/QUOTE]i like to think of myself as THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP [/QUOTE]For People, By People?

Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Quahogs:

that's not the team I drafted Gekko said "YOUR" -- maybe he meant if he wins the Main Event, he's sharing the proceeds with the other 389 teams. [/QUOTE]That's a "grand" idea ! Or more correctly a $256.41 one.

I like this team a lot..I got ramirez in the 4th, beckett in the 6th and iannetta in the 10th...like your picks but maybe a little early on mccann?

Originally posted by Quahogs:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by Quahogs:

that's not the team I drafted Gekko said "YOUR" -- maybe he meant if he wins the Main Event, he's sharing the proceeds with the other 389 teams. [/QUOTE]That's a "grand" idea ! Or more correctly a $256.41 one. [/QUOTE]Was Robert Reich his co-manager?

Originally posted by sranaghan:

I like this team a lot..I got ramirez in the 4th, beckett in the 6th and iannetta in the 10th...like your picks but maybe a little early on mccann? i don't use adp to tell me WHAT players to select. adp tells me WHEN to select the players I like.



[ March 23, 2009, 12:04 PM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko II ]

this is my first 20...few similar players....I liked having the flexibility with ramirez and lowrie in the infield...rest of players were so soin draft for me..



Howard

Holliday

Bay

Alexei Ramirez

Liriano

Beckett

Ludwick

Jenks

Ianetta

Cr Young

Encarnarcion

Garza

Fred Lewis

Lowrie

G Floyd

C Gomez

Sherrill

Giambi

Headley

Laird

Interesting. Thanks for posting.



Last year you said Thome was too old. This year he is on your team. Did he just get younger and nobody told me about it? So, I guess everybody has value at a certain point?

Looks like you jumped on a lot of guys early, but if those are "your" guys and you had them in your plans it's probably better to jump on them then wait and miss out.



Overall, I do like your team. I show about 280-290 HR with 150 SB, so the offense is well balanced. Unfortunately a huge chuck of your SB's are tied up with one guy, but that isn't a factor unless he sits the bench.



I have 6 of your hitters on my sattelite teams!

Originally posted by The Mighty Men:

Interesting. Thanks for posting.



Last year you said Thome was too old. This year he is on your team. Did he just get younger and nobody told me about it? So, I guess everybody has value at a certain point? last year required an 8th round pick or thereabouts. this year is round 16. decent gamble to swat 25 hr (if you can roster the batting avg concern).



what do u think of the team in general jack?

Originally posted by EliGrimmett:

Unfortunately a huge chuck of your SB's are tied up with one guy, but that isn't a factor unless he sits the bench.

i'm only counting on gomez for 30 in my projections. in any case, MR. A.McCutchen will be playing shortly and will provide any needed speed.

Originally posted by EliGrimmett:

Looks like you jumped on a lot of guys early, but if those are "your" guys and you had them in your plans it's probably better to jump on them then wait and miss out.

i did do the high jump and long jump in high school

I would say that the make or break player on your team is Alexi Ramirez. Taking him in round 2 is either the best or worst decision of your draft. I like him, but I am a little suprised that you took a guy with only 480 major league AB's in the 2nd round. What do you project his numbers to be?



I really liked where you got Hunter, who I think will rebound nicely this year. Blake and Andr Caberara were good picks too.

Eli, is that response to Gordon?

Originally posted by Jim Young:

I would say that the make or break player on your team is Alexi Ramirez. Taking him in round 2 is either the best or worst decision of your draft. I like him, but I am a little suprised that you took a guy with only 480 major league AB's in the 2nd round. What do you project his numbers to be?



I really liked where you got Hunter, who I think will rebound nicely this year. Blake and Andr Caberara were good picks too. take a look at his 2nd half #'s alone. he'll have SS eligibilty shortly (if needed). rumors of him moving up to the 2 hole may prove to be true later this year.



my projections have him at 22hr, 14sb, with a .290 avg.

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by EliGrimmett:

Looks like you jumped on a lot of guys early, but if those are "your" guys and you had them in your plans it's probably better to jump on them then wait and miss out.

i did do the high jump and long jump in high school [/QUOTE]Its jump or miss out from the 2-hole.

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by The Mighty Men:

Interesting. Thanks for posting.



Last year you said Thome was too old. This year he is on your team. Did he just get younger and nobody told me about it? So, I guess everybody has value at a certain point? last year required an 8th round pick or thereabouts. this year is round 16. decent gamble to swat 25 hr (if you can roster the batting avg concern).



what do u think of the team in general jack? [/QUOTE]I think that anyone who has a plan, executes it, gets to their projections and goals, has done a good job. When I look at your team and without crunching the categories in my head, you definitely have your hitting categories covered. You had a plan and met the goals. I could care less that you jumped the ADP a bit on players, because if they fit the plan, go with it. We did that with Kemp at pick 16.



The key will be whether your pitchers will get to the numbers you need. Considering your success last year with who you drafted late, I have confidence that you will get there one way or another.

Hard to put a guy in the 2 hole with a .317 OBP.

Originally posted by Jim Young:

I would say that the make or break player on your team is Alexi Ramirez. Taking him in round 2 is either the best or worst decision of your draft. remember, no single player "makes" or "breaks" any team. i lost furcal for most of the year last year, won my league and placed 6th overall.

Eli, is that response to Gordon? Yes.



Its jump or miss out from the 2-hole. This is true. I haven't had to draft from a corner spot yet this year, but I have in years past and it can be troublesome if you plan on waiting on anyone.

I agree with that. In one league last year I drafted Pence 2nd, Cano 3d, Weeks 4th, Zimmerman 5th, Delmon Young 6th....and still managed to win the league!

I drafted 15 in your league, I felt like we had a tough draft, a lot of good drafters. It also seemed that a lot of guys that I was counting on to in the 13-16 round went much earlier,

I don't really think you went to early on guys because when you're not picking for 28 picks, you gotta just take your guys when you can get em

Good luck this season I expect our league to be very competitive