2009 FOFC Hardcore League - Page 8

Travis · 03-03-2009, 12:10 AM

8.4 Joey Votto - 1B

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

LOL - Lilly is the value pick from that team - way ahead of Zambrano, Lilly, and Dempster even..but I digress...

8.3 Rafael Furcal - Shortstop - Los Angeles Dodgers

Yeah, you could take Lilly but where's the risk? He's a Cubs pitcher. Don't you want excitement on your fantasy team?

Another good upside pick on Furcal. If he's healthy he'll be great.

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travis

8.4 Joey Votto - 1B

This guy can rake.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 09:28 AM

That was cool- did not expect all that progress last night. Yahoo and board have been updated thru 8.4

MizzouRah, Ramzavail, myself, CleBrownsfan are due up to start the day

SI

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 10:58 AM

I hope we can be just as productive today.

cubboyroy1826 · 03-03-2009, 12:09 PM

I will second that hope.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 12:42 PM

Just got off the phone with MizzouRah- he's been on the road all day.

8.5 Brad Lidge

SI

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 12:44 PM

Just sent a PM to Ramzavail- looks like he's on and then I'm up after that so hopefully we can get through those two in short order

SI

Ramzavail · 03-03-2009, 01:14 PM

8.6 Jon Lester, SP

I really wanted Furcal, oh well.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 01:24 PM

Keeping things rolling:

8.7 C Ryan Doumit, Pit

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CleBrownsfan · 03-03-2009, 02:09 PM

8.8 Bobby Abreu RF

cubboyroy1826 · 03-03-2009, 02:21 PM

Good pick i like Abreu he has been Mr Consistency.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 02:25 PM

Yahoo and thread updated thru 8.8

samifan24, cubboyroy1826, LastWhiteSoxFanStanding, PackerFanatic due up then they're up again in reverse order

SI

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Keeping things rolling:

8.7 C Ryan Doumit, Pit

SI

Good pick here.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 03:45 PM

I don't really see much more out there for C. I love all the articles that talk about avoiding C/SS/2B/RP, etc. That's great but you can't just punt all categories

I think we have quite a few people trying to time things- a lot of "I know player X will give me 6th round performance but I'll wait until 10 because no one will want him until at least 12". We have an awful lot of people doing that and it will be interesting to see how that collides in the next few rounds. We already had a couple this past round (everyone knows Votto and Davis were "sleepers" with high projections from quite a few people this year) where I think people were trying to time the fall.

Sometimes, it's good enough to just get that steady production (not speaking specifically to Doumit). Wieters has some absolutely sick projections out there but he's still on track to start the season in AAA and even if he comes up in May, adjusting to the majors isn't a sure bet for any "can't miss" prospect.

There's going to be a lot of scrapping the next 5~7 rounds for everyone's "sleepers"

SI

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

Good pick here.

Psst... you're up

SI

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 04:37 PM

8.8 Zack Greinke SP

Travis · 03-03-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I don't really see much more out there for C. I love all the articles that talk about avoiding C/SS/2B/RP, etc. That's great but you can't just punt all categories

I think we have quite a few people trying to time things- a lot of "I know player X will give me 6th round performance but I'll wait until 10 because no one will want him until at least 12". We have an awful lot of people doing that and it will be interesting to see how that collides in the next few rounds. We already had a couple this past round (everyone knows Votto and Davis were "sleepers" with high projections from quite a few people this year) where I think people were trying to time the fall.

Sometimes, it's good enough to just get that steady production (not speaking specifically to Doumit). Wieters has some absolutely sick projections out there but he's still on track to start the season in AAA and even if he comes up in May, adjusting to the majors isn't a sure bet for any "can't miss" prospect.

There's going to be a lot of scrapping the next 5~7 rounds for everyone's "sleepers"

SI

Hey.

Whoa.

Nothing in the rules said anything about strategy.

PackerFanatic · 03-03-2009, 04:43 PM

I will be leaving pretty quick, so I sent a list to SI.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

8.8 Zack Greinke SP

2 1/2 hours and you come up with Zack? I know his last name can trip you up with the "i before e" thing since it's "ei" but, c'mon

Oh, and you're 8.9. That's what threw me

SI

DeToxRox · 03-03-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

2 1/2 hours and you come up with Zack? I know his last name can trip you up with the "i before e" thing since it's "ei" but, c'mon

SI

He had to go find him.

cubboyroy1826 · 03-03-2009, 05:07 PM

8.10 Jayson Werth LF/CF/RF

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 05:13 PM

I'm heading home so I'll be back at this in about 30 mins to an hour. LastWhiteSoxFanStanding is up and then I'll make the two list picks for PackerFanatic and hopefully LWSFS will still be around for his pick.

SI

cubboyroy1826 · 03-03-2009, 05:17 PM

As you probably know i will be here since i have no life.

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

2 1/2 hours and you come up with Zack?

I take it you don't like the pick. I guess that's the Royals fan in you talking.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 05:56 PM

No, I actually like Zack for this year tho I was hoping he might last another round or two (at least until my next pick- I would have considered him). I was just giving you crap for taking so long.

SI

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 03-03-2009, 06:37 PM

8.11 Scott Kazmir

True story. I interviewed him his first day in the minors for a local radio station. All the other players hated me for it. Guess something about me talking to a million dollar bonus baby who had yet to pitch while they were all playing everyday for minimum wage rubbed them the wrong way.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 06:52 PM

From list:

8.12 RP Joakim Soria

9.1. 1B/2B Jose Lopez

Oh sure, my Royals are dropping like flies. Well, there's always Willie Bloomquist or Ross Gload!

SI

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 03-03-2009, 06:55 PM

9.2 Nick Markakis RF

One of the first picks in a while I feel decent about.

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LastWhiteSoxFanStanding

9.2 Nick Markakis RF

One of the first picks in a while I feel decent about.

Markakis taken at 4.8!

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LastWhiteSoxFanStanding

8.11 Scott Kazmir

True story. I interviewed him his first day in the minors for a local radio station. All the other players hated me for it. Guess something about me talking to a million dollar bonus baby who had yet to pitch while they were all playing everyday for minimum wage rubbed them the wrong way.

Absolutely the other players will hate you if you do something like that. I know from experience.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

Markakis taken at 4.8!

That's why he feels decent about him- he just stole him from CleBrownsFan's team

SI

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 06:59 PM

On that note, thread and Yahoo updated thru 9.1

SI

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 03-03-2009, 07:02 PM

oh geez ok. i have been checking on yahoo and hes listed as a free agent. let me redo

Travis · 03-03-2009, 07:02 PM

heh, not trying to pick on you LWSFS, but that's pretty funny timing for using a line like that when you're trying to pick a guy taken 4 rounds ago. Hope you find another guy you feel as good about for your replacement pick.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 07:03 PM

FYI- a reminder about Yahoo and why I keep it updated. If you check out the "players" tab, the taken players have been taken out of the "Available Players" pool.

However, if you search for them using "Available Players" - they will still show up. Also, you can't view your team unfortunately, until the draft is complete. Limitations of the site, unfortunately.

SI

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 03-03-2009, 07:12 PM

9.2 Jermaine Dye RF

Sadlly, I do not feel as good about this pick.

cubboyroy1826 · 03-03-2009, 07:27 PM

Guys i have to run i will make my pick in about an hour, sorry for the delay.

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

FYI- a reminder about Yahoo and why I keep it updated. If you check out the "players" tab, the taken players have been taken out of the "Available Players" pool.

However, if you search for them using "Available Players" - they will still show up. Also, you can't view your team unfortunately, until the draft is complete. Limitations of the site, unfortunately.

SI

You can view your team and other rosters while the draft is still active by going to Draft Central ---> Draft Results ---> View by Team

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

You can view your team and other rosters while the draft is still active by going to Draft Central ---> Draft Results ---> View by Team

Yeah, you can see that- I just wish positions were visible. Instead, I use a little text file with all my notes and such.

cubboyroy1826, samifan24, CleBrownsfan, and myself due up

SI

cubboyroy1826 · 03-03-2009, 09:20 PM

I really hate to have 3 Mets on the team but i gotta get a 1B so i will take

9.3 Carlos Delgado 1B

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 09:30 PM

9.4. Carlos Pena 1B

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 09:56 PM

Wow I'm really glad I picked A-Rod in the first round. He has a cyst on his hip and may miss the WBC. Who knows, he may miss part of the regular season, too. Great.

CleBrownsfan · 03-03-2009, 10:08 PM

Don't know if this is to early for a closer but....

9.5 Mariano Rivera RP

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 10:35 PM

As much as I don't like that I just took my second WBC pitcher, he seems like a bargain here given what's on the board.

9.6 SP Javier Vazquez, Atl

I know exactly what I wanted to see this and my next 2 picks so I know which 2 players will be off the board in the next 12

SI

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

As much as I don't like that I just took my second WBC pitcher, he seems like a bargain here given what's on the board.

9.6 SP Javier Vazquez, Atl

I know exactly what I wanted to see this and my next 2 picks so I know which 2 players will be off the board in the next 12

SI

Vazquez is a good bargain at that pick. What do you mean by your last sentence?

Toddzilla · 03-03-2009, 10:48 PM

can't stay up, so my next pick will be in the AM

cubboyroy1826 · 03-03-2009, 10:53 PM

Come on Todd suck it up.

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

Vazquez is a good bargain at that pick. What do you mean by your last sentence?

Basically, just Murphy's Law- since I know who I want my next 2 picks to be, I know who I won't get

SI

samifan24 · 03-03-2009, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Basically, just Murphy's Law- since I know who I want my next 2 picks to be, I know who I won't get

SI

Oh, ok. I thought you meant you had someone's list and two of the guys you're targeting are on that list.

03-03-2009, 12:10 AM	#351
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	8.4 Joey Votto - 1B __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

03-03-2009, 09:28 AM	#354
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	That was cool- did not expect all that progress last night. Yahoo and board have been updated thru 8.4 MizzouRah, Ramzavail, myself, CleBrownsfan are due up to start the day SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 10:58 AM	#355
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I hope we can be just as productive today. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-03-2009, 12:42 PM	#357
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Just got off the phone with MizzouRah- he's been on the road all day. 8.5 Brad Lidge SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 12:44 PM	#358
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Just sent a PM to Ramzavail- looks like he's on and then I'm up after that so hopefully we can get through those two in short order SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 12:09 PM	#356
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	I will second that hope.

03-03-2009, 01:14 PM	#359
Ramzavail College Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	8.6 Jon Lester, SP I really wanted Furcal, oh well.

03-03-2009, 01:24 PM	#360
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Keeping things rolling: 8.7 C Ryan Doumit, Pit SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 02:09 PM	#361
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	8.8 Bobby Abreu RF __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

03-03-2009, 02:21 PM	#362
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	Good pick i like Abreu he has been Mr Consistency.

03-03-2009, 02:25 PM	#363
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yahoo and thread updated thru 8.8 samifan24, cubboyroy1826, LastWhiteSoxFanStanding, PackerFanatic due up then they're up again in reverse order SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 03:45 PM	#365
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I don't really see much more out there for C. I love all the articles that talk about avoiding C/SS/2B/RP, etc. That's great but you can't just punt all categories I think we have quite a few people trying to time things- a lot of "I know player X will give me 6th round performance but I'll wait until 10 because no one will want him until at least 12". We have an awful lot of people doing that and it will be interesting to see how that collides in the next few rounds. We already had a couple this past round (everyone knows Votto and Davis were "sleepers" with high projections from quite a few people this year) where I think people were trying to time the fall. Sometimes, it's good enough to just get that steady production (not speaking specifically to Doumit). Wieters has some absolutely sick projections out there but he's still on track to start the season in AAA and even if he comes up in May, adjusting to the majors isn't a sure bet for any "can't miss" prospect. There's going to be a lot of scrapping the next 5~7 rounds for everyone's "sleepers" SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 04:37 PM	#367
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	8.8 Zack Greinke SP __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-03-2009, 04:43 PM	#369
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	I will be leaving pretty quick, so I sent a list to SI. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

03-03-2009, 05:07 PM	#372
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	8.10 Jayson Werth LF/CF/RF

03-03-2009, 05:13 PM	#373
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'm heading home so I'll be back at this in about 30 mins to an hour. LastWhiteSoxFanStanding is up and then I'll make the two list picks for PackerFanatic and hopefully LWSFS will still be around for his pick. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 05:17 PM	#374
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	As you probably know i will be here since i have no life.

03-03-2009, 05:56 PM	#376
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	No, I actually like Zack for this year tho I was hoping he might last another round or two (at least until my next pick- I would have considered him). I was just giving you crap for taking so long. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-03-2009 at 06:01 PM.

03-03-2009, 06:37 PM	#377
LastWhiteSoxFanStanding College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003	8.11 Scott Kazmir True story. I interviewed him his first day in the minors for a local radio station. All the other players hated me for it. Guess something about me talking to a million dollar bonus baby who had yet to pitch while they were all playing everyday for minimum wage rubbed them the wrong way.

03-03-2009, 06:52 PM	#378
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	From list: 8.12 RP Joakim Soria 9.1. 1B/2B Jose Lopez Oh sure, my Royals are dropping like flies. Well, there's always Willie Bloomquist or Ross Gload! SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-03-2009 at 06:55 PM.

03-03-2009, 06:55 PM	#379
LastWhiteSoxFanStanding College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003	9.2 Nick Markakis RF One of the first picks in a while I feel decent about. Last edited by LastWhiteSoxFanStanding : 03-03-2009 at 06:55 PM.

03-03-2009, 06:59 PM	#383
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	On that note, thread and Yahoo updated thru 9.1 SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 07:02 PM	#384
LastWhiteSoxFanStanding College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003	oh geez ok. i have been checking on yahoo and hes listed as a free agent. let me redo

03-03-2009, 07:02 PM	#385
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	heh, not trying to pick on you LWSFS, but that's pretty funny timing for using a line like that when you're trying to pick a guy taken 4 rounds ago. Hope you find another guy you feel as good about for your replacement pick. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

03-03-2009, 07:03 PM	#386
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	FYI- a reminder about Yahoo and why I keep it updated. If you check out the "players" tab, the taken players have been taken out of the "Available Players" pool. However, if you search for them using "Available Players" - they will still show up. Also, you can't view your team unfortunately, until the draft is complete. Limitations of the site, unfortunately. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-03-2009 at 07:04 PM.

03-03-2009, 07:12 PM	#387
LastWhiteSoxFanStanding College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003	9.2 Jermaine Dye RF Sadlly, I do not feel as good about this pick.

03-03-2009, 07:27 PM	#388
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	Guys i have to run i will make my pick in about an hour, sorry for the delay.

03-03-2009, 09:20 PM	#391
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	I really hate to have 3 Mets on the team but i gotta get a 1B so i will take 9.3 Carlos Delgado 1B

03-03-2009, 09:30 PM	#392
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	9.4. Carlos Pena 1B __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton Last edited by samifan24 : 03-03-2009 at 09:30 PM.

03-03-2009, 09:56 PM	#393
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	Wow I'm really glad I picked A-Rod in the first round. He has a cyst on his hip and may miss the WBC. Who knows, he may miss part of the regular season, too. Great. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-03-2009, 10:08 PM	#394
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	Don't know if this is to early for a closer but.... 9.5 Mariano Rivera RP __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

03-03-2009, 10:35 PM	#395
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	As much as I don't like that I just took my second WBC pitcher, he seems like a bargain here given what's on the board. 9.6 SP Javier Vazquez, Atl I know exactly what I wanted to see this and my next 2 picks so I know which 2 players will be off the board in the next 12 SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-03-2009, 10:48 PM	#397
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	can't stay up, so my next pick will be in the AM

03-03-2009, 10:53 PM	#398
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	Come on Todd suck it up. Last edited by cubboyroy1826 : 03-03-2009 at 11:26 PM.

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