Live Blogging the Yahoo Draft
by jscape2000 on Mar 17, 2010 6:06 PM EDT
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That's right. I'm getting my geek on.
I'm all set up, here in my mother's basement, with my spreadsheets and my pocket protector, ready for PA's Yahoo! League Draft.
The Order:
1. Free Bradshaw
2. Lord Duggan
3. Bill Buckner
4. ntrokel
5. Levictus6688
6. moose35
7. Scooby Snacks
8. XLII
9. Ed Valentine
10. Brandon C.
11. Baseballers
12. YanksVikes
13. Number Seven
14. Top Jimmy's
15. Wart's Veggies
16. jscape2000
17. ACPhoenix
18. NY Soriano 12
19. BronxBombers27
20. BronxBombers88
Update: Consternation in the draft because FreeBradshaw is having browser trouble with 2:30 to go. Stay tuned!
Update: Hanley first, then Pujols
Update: The elite hitters are off the board, I'm starting to seriously consider some pitchers.
Update: The autodraft has taken over for most of the teams. With holes still at 1B and IF I'm looking for someone with power (Shelley?). I also have a lot of pitching slots still open. I may wind up throwing up a bunch of pitchers and seeing what sticks.
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So the question is: who else has got a cheat sheet of players they expect to overperform this season?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Not me!
I wing it every time (and win every time)
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
+1
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
I will laugh SO hard if you do that
I considered it myself….but I’m too competitive
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
If you actually do then you win the leauge by consensus.
Because Cervelli gives you 2000 points per week automatically…
"Son, Nobody is half as good as Mickey Mantle"
Will Pujols fall to me at 10?
That is the main question
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
No because if he falls to me at 4
Im making that pick in ten seconds flat…
"Son, Nobody is half as good as Mickey Mantle"
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there is a greater chance
of Kei Igawa winning the Cy Young award than Pujols lasting to 10
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
so your saying there's a chance.....!
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
It is possible that 9 people like my girlfriend all signed up for the same Yahoo league.
But, getting Shakespeare from a monkey seems more likely.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
It should
I’m using Firefox and I’m in
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
I’m on Firefox, it’s loaded, just took a minute
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Restart the computer?
You have time
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
No other browser options?
Tried lowering your security, allowing all cookies?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
You lowered your security under preferences?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Try internet explorer homeboy
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
Worst time for a girlfriend to call you and say “we need to talk” is now
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
Well we're going to have like 15 minutes between picks
so it’s doable.
But still no excuse for being a pussy.
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
didn't answer...
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
You looked down at your watch
and it said “Man Up O’Clock” and I appreciate that.
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
Predictions on last player drafted?
I say Aceves.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I have taken Shelley Duncan in the last round of every draft
But i do not have last pick
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
I can believe I got stuck drafting pedroia
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
It’s not the worst thing, but not great either
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Brandon said he regrets drafting Halladay, but I think in a league where Quality Starts, W, L WHIP and ERA are all going to be considered, Halladay is a lock in the 10-15 range.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Yes, but great pitchers are still left
Hernandez, Sabathia, etc
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
Brandon picked Adam Dunn? He’s the commish and he set the league to punish strikeouts.
And he picked Dunn?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Can deal with K's
Needed OF….i am the best hypocritical drafter
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
Don't you also have Mark Reynolds?
you may set a record
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
That's the goal!
Writer for Pinstripe Alley.
"Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth."
"So I close in saying that I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."
Hanley, Morales, Zobrist, Hamilton, Spahn,
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
What a gloriously SHITTY draft.
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You need a lot of repeat exceed expectations.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
at least I got Hanley…
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Looked away, and suddenly my queue was empty and I drafted Hunter Pence. He’s a decent all around guy, but for the 5th pick in a league this deep, I wonder if I should have targeted a position more (C, 3B)?
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Will do. You’re still 5 picks away.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I think I just heard the sound of Free’s body hitting the pavement…
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
wow.
I guess I won’t be winning with hitting.
Actually, I won’t be winning at all!
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
*Pitching
…ah who cares
(****runs and jumps out the window)
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
And the winner of the David Ortiz Sweepstakes is...
BronxBombers27!
"Son, Nobody is half as good as Mickey Mantle"
He leads the league in RBIs after July, though, so just bench him for the first half of the season… :p
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I honestly don’t know who Nyjer Morgan is. If you had hold me his name I’d have thought you were making it up.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Ho
Ly
Shit
Not one pitcher?
I don’t understand this, I mean…I tested the thing this morning and it loaded right up!
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Erick Aybar and Aaron Harang.
Harang is a nice pick this late, I think.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Yes
But that’s my ace.
I feel like the Reds
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I now have most of the Angel’s outfield on my team. Hope they still find some homers and RBI.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
8 picks away.
20 players, 24 rounds, everyone will have a weak team.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Chris David and Scott Downs.
Poor guy.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I like Kawakomi and Lowe…
Who the hell is Chris David?
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
well..I like Kawakomi and Lowe
if I got the 2 pitchers I wanted with my 2nd and 3rd picks
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Davis was Duggans pick sorry.
You got Downs and Arroyo. Now you really should feel like the Reds.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Oh.
NOW we’re going pitchers.
And a non closer reliever too!
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It looks like you might have the inside track
on the ian kennedy sweepstakes as well!!!
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
Oooooh no can do
you miss out on IPK
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
But your consolation prize is........
out for the season Joe Nathan!
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
Bad news free
Chris Dickerson and Joe Nathan
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Joe Nathan...
maybe if I sign Cervelli, he can cure Nathan, so I have a closer?
Master of the squeegee
Now praying for miracles, in the red corner…
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Cervelli was drafted by someone else....
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
nvm, that might be a good one.
YAY auto draft!
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 17, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
My internet got shut down during the draft
And I don’t know half the names on my roster. Any chance for a re-draft?
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
Damn
’Cause the auto-draft picked Carlos Delgado as my starting first baseman…Carlos Delgado!!
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
I had 23/24 picks autodrafted for me
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I feel your pain man
How bout a competition for last place? I’ve got Ryan Dempster as my “ace”
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
I'd kill for Dempster as my ace
I got Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo.
I scoured the waivers for Chris Volstad hoping to catch lightening in a bottle for chrissakes!
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It drafted all position players first
then went for the pitchers. My rotation sucks (I got the Reds #1 and #2…and none of them named Chapman or Cueto)
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Hardly robbery. Price is good. Cantu is not.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I'm the one holding the gun!
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought you were the pussy.
My mistake.
zing!
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Yea, Price will help you to win the Potential category. Whether he can help you with any of the other categories remains to be seen. As for me, I have Cantu at 3rd instead of Melvin Mora or Jerry Hariston, and it only cost me my 6th starter.
Figured that
Cantu was expendable, I signed Jose Bautista who tore up the final parts of last season.
I NEED pitching, when Aaron Harang is my main man…. :(
Still don’t understand why the hell it wouldn’t load up…
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Just asking?
Since I’ve been on here about 6 weeks, what is the Yahoo draft?
Weeks ago we started a Yahoo fantasy baseball league.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I just offered Braun, K-Rod and Dempster
for Lincecum, Granderson and Hughes. Is it a rip-off? I’m notorious for not proposing fair trades, but I think this one is fair.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
might
wanna look at who the other starters are on his team cause if theyre shit hes not giving up lincecum…even though braun could easily finish a top 3-5 player
I believe in the Church of Baseball
by Frank Campagnola on Mar 18, 2010 2:34 PM EDT reply actions
tempting trade ntrokel...
can’t do it.
I need pitching, but I’d like to see what Zobrist does for another year and I may be expecting a rebound from Soriano.
Master of the squeegee
sent one back at ya
Master of the squeegee
by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Soriano's going to rebound
But there’s no way Zobrist repeats that, you’d be selling high if you traded him right now.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
i hate having three
Bostonians. anyone, please make me an offer for one or all of Youkilis, Lowell and Cameron.
You have any talented players whose laundry you don’t like? I’ll be happy to take them off your hands.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
I would if I could. I was permanently locked out of my email acct. associated with this league. Plus I couldn’t make it to the live draft. I asked Brandon to give up my spot.
Is everyone on board for your CBS league?
by Scooby Snacks on Mar 18, 2010 6:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How about that proposal moose?
Braun and Dempster for King Felix and Beltran.
"Son, Nobody is half as good as Mickey Mantle"
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