03-10-2009, 03:00 PM | #701 |
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Yahoo and thread updated thru 15.6
Due up: Ramzavail (8:52pm), MizzouRah, Travis, Toddzilla List picks: Wieters, Upton SI
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03-10-2009, 03:02 PM | #702 |
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Sorry, it was a toss up between two guys who I think were getting left behind based on what's on the board and what's left. I think we're really getting to the "reachy" part of SPs for a lot of these- there are some out there but there is a lot of dart throwing- so I was thinking about other bargains before people went back to looking that direction. SI
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03-10-2009, 03:08 PM | #703 |
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I just sent a text to MizzouRah- he responded that he will be home in 30 mins so you have some time to pick, too.
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03-10-2009, 03:22 PM | #704 |
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fuck it 15.7 Matt Wieters C
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03-10-2009, 03:29 PM | #705 |
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So, who's going to start for you at C opening day?
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03-10-2009, 03:30 PM | #706 |
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ill figure it out.
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03-10-2009, 03:43 PM | #707 |
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Gregg Zaun once called his shot. Here's the story about it. It happened at the 1999 Hall of Fame exhibition game in Cooperstown. A few years ago, I wrote to several major leaguers and asked them questions about their careers. I wrote to Zaun and asked him about his called shot. He sent me a page long handwritten letter of his recollections from that day. It's a cool part of my baseball memorabilia collection.
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03-10-2009, 03:58 PM | #708 |
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Speaking of Zaun i got hang out with him a bit when he played at for the Kane County Cougars. He was with the Cougars in their first season and we went to a whole bunch of Cougars games. Real nice guy. Some of the players that have come thru Kane County have gone on to some solid Major League Careers.
Here are some of the players that have come thru:
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03-10-2009, 04:36 PM | #709 |
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15.8 SP Mark Buehrle
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03-10-2009, 04:47 PM | #710 |
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15.9 Matt Capps RP
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03-10-2009, 05:34 PM | #711 |
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15.10 Gil Meche - Starting Pitcher - Kansas City Royals
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03-10-2009, 05:50 PM | #712 |
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Nice pick Todd i think he comes up with 15-16 wins this year.
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I like Meche this year but don't think he'll get that many wins. He has good, consistent peripherals though.
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03-10-2009, 07:05 PM | #714 |
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Everyone is picking my damn token Royals! I really am going to have to pick someone like Ross Gload as a joke in the last round
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03-10-2009, 08:37 PM | #715 |
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I think with Meche's pitching and the fact the Royals offense should not be so putrid he has a good chance of hitting the 15 win mark.
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03-10-2009, 08:39 PM | #716 |
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Yahoo and thread updated thru 15.10
Due up: sooner333 (9am tomorrow), DeToxRox; then DTR and sooner333 List picks: Upton, Iannetta SI
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03-10-2009, 10:01 PM | #718 |
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03-10-2009, 10:31 PM | #719 |
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15.11 Ian Stewart - 3B/2B - Colorado
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03-10-2009, 10:36 PM | #720 |
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15.12 SP Jair Jurrjens - Atlanta
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Just a note - Edited to add bold
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03-10-2009, 10:39 PM | #722 |
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16.2 Randy Johnson - Cagey Veteran - San Francisco
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03-10-2009, 10:44 PM | #723 |
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With a name like Jurrjens- how was he not on the Dutch team?
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03-10-2009, 10:52 PM | #724 |
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He declined.
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03-11-2009, 12:12 AM | #725 |
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Yahoo and thread updated thru 16.02
Due up: Toddzilla (10am tomorrow), Travis, MizzouRah, Ramzavail List picks: Upton, Iannetta SI
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03-11-2009, 08:35 AM | #726 |
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16.3 - Jim Thome - DH - Chicago White Sox
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03-11-2009, 09:16 AM | #727 |
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Damn Todd you are killing me.
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03-11-2009, 10:35 AM | #728 |
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16.4 Mike Pelfrey SP
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03-11-2009, 11:35 AM | #729 |
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16.5 Rick Ankiel CF/LF/RF
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03-11-2009, 11:41 AM | #731 |
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Yeah, he's not much for average or steals, but he is good at tha-- oh, not what you mean
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03-11-2009, 12:08 PM | #732 |
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Yahoo and thread updated thru 16.5
Due up: Ramzavail (5:35pm), myself, CleBrownsfan, samifan24 List picks: Upton, Iannetta, SI
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03-11-2009, 01:05 PM | #733 |
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You must be following the BHQ list like me....
I ran into that in a draft league a few years ago...every even round the guy before me picked the player I wanted. Every Time. I asked him if he could see my queue, but he said he was using Shandler's rankings. |
03-11-2009, 01:12 PM | #734 |
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I am using Shandlers list combined with a couple of other lists cobined in a spreadsheet. Yes i know i need help.
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03-11-2009, 01:19 PM | #735 |
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I've got 4 different lists that I'm using. Maybe we all need help
That said, none of my lists cost money so you guys might have a leg up... SI
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03-11-2009, 01:30 PM | #736 |
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I did invest some money because i wound up joining a $100 entry fee league and need every bit of help i can get. I also have lists from every free site i can find as well. The wife was going thru the bank account online and uttered the common phrase in our house, "you are such a freak".
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03-11-2009, 01:42 PM | #737 |
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Baseball HQ has been *way* off-target that last 3 years and has been very disappointing.
PECOTA - via Baseball Prospectus - seems to be much more reliable. |
03-11-2009, 01:43 PM | #738 |
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I'm a poor bastard so I don't do that
ESPN, CNNSI, and CBS have their lists along with Yahoo and they always seem "unrealistically" weighted. That said, I did find a nice ranking that's pretty close to how people are actually drafting so it's interesting to see that. SI
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03-11-2009, 01:46 PM | #739 |
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16.6 Justin Upton RF
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03-11-2009, 01:51 PM | #740 |
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I think all of it is really speculation and most of the experts agree that the numbers will only really tell about 60% of the info. I like HQ for looking at the trends and other info moreso than as a specific list.
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Sorry, guys- got hit with 3 tickets in a row and it probably looked like I was here all along since I had this screen up (actually, I have no idea how it determines active users viewing a thread):
16.7 RP Mike Gonzalez, Atl SI
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I saw CleBrownsFan on earlier but that was before I had to run. I noticed he sent in an email with one name in it so I presume that's his pick:
16.8 1B Adam LaRoche, Pit SI
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03-11-2009, 04:18 PM | #744 |
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Yahoo and thread updated thru 16.8
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03-11-2009, 04:18 PM | #745 |
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Okay Ram let's go i have to leave in about an hour and will be gone till about 10pm.
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16.9 Chris Iannetta C
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Wow Sami you dog.
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16.10 2B Placido Polanco
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