Cold Hard Look 3-Gekko

Cocktails and Dreams · Post by **Cocktails and Dreams** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:29 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

How does STATS rate Padilla and Moyer?

i'm not sure. i'm about ready to book a trip via Amtrak but would like to do so at a discounted fare. seeing how they allegedly chipped in $12,500 to be your silent partner in a fantasy football leagues (and then never spoke to you :rolleyes: ), i thought you might have the phone number from someone at Amtrak.

[/QUOTE]Ha ha. Good try. As was well documented, you wanted so bad for me to have done something wrong. And I know it is frustrating for you that I didn't. Why would I need or want to talk to anyone from Amtrack? I owned half of the team and any extra effort I would have had to make would have been a hassle and glad I didn't end up having to talk to them every week. You need some better material than that.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:32 am

Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

I think you would be really devastating if you combined your knowledge of stats with player evaluating. Seeing how a guy looks at the plate is important for making lineup decisions for me. Surprised you don't utilitze that valuable weapon.

not enough time in the day for me chad. holding a fulltime job, and being a father of an infant and a teenager doesn't leave a lot of time to do baseball or football. i get done what i can. using stats is good because i have data for everyone. if there are holes in a player's swing, the numbers will show that.

Cocktails and Dreams · Post by **Cocktails and Dreams** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:37 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

I think you would be really devastating if you combined your knowledge of stats with player evaluating. Seeing how a guy looks at the plate is important for making lineup decisions for me. Surprised you don't utilitze that valuable weapon.

not enough time in the day for me chad. holding a fulltime job, and being a father of an infant and a teenager doesn't leave a lot of time to do baseball or football. i get done what i can. using stats is good because i have data for everyone. if there are holes in a player's swing, the numbers will show that. [/QUOTE]Very understandable. Baseball can be very time consuming.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:38 am

Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

Ha ha. Good try. As was well documented, you wanted so bad for me to have done something wrong. And I know it is frustrating for you that I didn't. Why would I need or want to talk to anyone from Amtrack? I owned half of the team and any extra effort I would have had to make would have been a hassle and glad I didn't end up having to talk to them every week. You need some better material than that. good try? what did i say that wasn't true?

as i've told you, i tend to believe you didn't do wrong. am i100% positive? NO. you said something about this being documented. was part of the "documenting" procedure Dustin or yourself ever providing the FPA with contact information from the Amtrak rep? one phone call or email from an actual Amtrak employee validating the $12,500 silent partner claim would have cleared this up for more people than you realize.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:57 am

Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

quote:Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

Player pool knowledge comes from watching them play. By far the most effective way. Slow drafts will not give you a feel for player talent levels like watching them. chad trying to tell ME how I obtain player pool knowledge?

too funny.

i watch the total of about 3 games in a year. my player pool knowledge certainly hasn't come from watching players. [/QUOTE]Why the edit? I said absolutely nothing about how you obtain your player pool knowledge. How you come up with that is laughable and makes no sense whatsoever. [/QUOTE]in multitasking with my limited time, i thought your post was directed at me. if it wasn't, i apologize.

Cocktails and Dreams · Post by **Cocktails and Dreams** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:58 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

Ha ha. Good try. As was well documented, you wanted so bad for me to have done something wrong. And I know it is frustrating for you that I didn't. Why would I need or want to talk to anyone from Amtrack? I owned half of the team and any extra effort I would have had to make would have been a hassle and glad I didn't end up having to talk to them every week. You need some better material than that. good try? what did i say that wasn't true?

as i've told you, i tend to believe you didn't do wrong. am i100% positive? NO. you said something about this being documented. was part of the "documenting" procedure Dustin or yourself ever providing the FPA with contact information from the Amtrak rep? one phone call or email from an actual Amtrak employee validating the $12,500 silent partner claim would have cleared this up for more people than you realize. [/QUOTE]Not sure of this documentation you are speaking of? Can you please give some more details of which you speak if you want to carry on this topic? If so perhaps we should do it in the football side as this thread should get back to being about your team evaluation and the techniques you use to get the job done.

That being said, the only documentation that I could recall was on the league page where in the team abbrevations it said something like AM/CD or something along those lines. The truth is all I have ever told. I was told who owned the other half of the team and was told at the time I may be asked to discuss the team weekly with them but thankfully that never came to pass. While the entire thing seemed a little strange, I could really have cared less who owned the other half. All this came together at last minute and I actually paid for the team the day of it. I felt I was helping them out to get the league filled and it was good for me to be able to participate in a big league for half. It was fun to be able to play in a big league like that, without having to play for the whole amount and disbalancing my portfolio too much. The way I looked at it for me personally, is that it was the same thing as if I had found friends to invest 12500, and at the same time helping out a business I like to fill one of their most important leagues. However, I prefer to let my friends invest their money in my entire portfolio of teams instead to lower their variance.

Cocktails and Dreams · Post by **Cocktails and Dreams** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:00 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

quote:Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Cocktails and Dreams:

Player pool knowledge comes from watching them play. By far the most effective way. Slow drafts will not give you a feel for player talent levels like watching them. chad trying to tell ME how I obtain player pool knowledge?

too funny.

i watch the total of about 3 games in a year. my player pool knowledge certainly hasn't come from watching players. [/QUOTE]Why the edit? I said absolutely nothing about how you obtain your player pool knowledge. How you come up with that is laughable and makes no sense whatsoever. [/QUOTE]in multitasking with my limited time, i thought your post was directed at me. if it wasn't, i apologize. [/QUOTE]Apology accepted. I could have worded it better to avoid confusion.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:53 am

one thing is certain chad. you are a top challenger in football and baseball. hopefully you move up to the big leagues next year (nfbc) and we can do battle on the diamond.

Schwks · Post by **Schwks** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:13 am

Steve, here was my posting on Gekko's team. Of note he has made some solid pickups of late including Minor for a steal at $8 and Barajas. What might be interesting, however, is comparing his two teams, since one is in 3rd and one in 10th. Thanks for reading.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:59 am

Originally posted by Schwks:

Steve, here was my posting on Gekko's team. Of note he has made some solid pickups of late including Minor for a steal at $8 and Barajas. What might be interesting, however, is comparing his two teams, since one is in 3rd and one in 10th. Thanks for reading. You're right Doug I remember reading now...

He does a great job jumping ADP picking his targeted players.

He puts the work in and it pays off. Job well done (again) Mark