Official 8th Baseball ATD Discussion Thread III

[le_sean]

Have you done previous drafts? (Sorry i don't remember you).

I'm asking because when looking over your team my reaction was 'holy crap i don't know this guy but he's put together an impressive squad'.

Nope this is my first ATD. I'm glad I managed to draft a respectable team.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Nice ears

 

[Porn*]

But you're asking way too much of either them or your starters over a full season.

You can't have your pen throwing 3, 4 innings almost every night with only 4 guys... 2 of which are short men. And if you do rest them, you'll be hanging your starter out to dry on nights he's not throwing bullets. Loading more labor intensive innings on them.

Key avg 205 innings per year
Valenzuela 227 innings
Schilling 221
Pettitte 223
Gooden 227

all big inning eaters.

Pen,
McDaniel 137
Smoltz 196
Carroll 121
Gordon 131
Hoffman 72

Those are avg innings per 162 gm season. Some big inning eaters, even in the pen.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

...And I'd say 95% of the participants seem like decent blokes...

I'm guaranteeing 100% next year.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

Just completed my final three picks, gentlemen. My humblest, most sincere apologies for the wait!

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Just completed my final three picks, gentlemen. My humblest, most sincere apologies for the wait!

I've updated the main thread and the gameday thread to reflect the last 3 picks.

 

[darko]

I'll send my votes in later today.

 

[Porn*]

who do play in votes go to? deadline?

didn't see a post about it.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I'll send my votes in later today.

Tomorrow for me.

 

[darko]

who do play in votes go to? deadline?

didn't see a post about it.

They go to Pwn but those that have sent them to me i have forwarded them to Pwn.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Voted

 

[Voight]

Sent all my votes to pwn, oops.

 

[darko]

Votes sent

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Sent all my votes to pwn, oops.

That's fine. If I'm not in a series, you can send to me.

1 more day left to vote. I'll say that 2 series are separated by 2 votes at this point so if you haven't voted, you can make a difference certainly.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

After a few more votes have come in, it appears I'll need at least one more vote before the 7am est deadline tomorrow.

 

[bluesfan94]

After a few more votes have come in, it appears I'll need at least one more vote before the 7am est deadline tomorrow.

I'll be getting mine in this evening; I left my laptop charger in an academic building that was locked all weekend and therefore I haven't been on a computer to analyze the matchups.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

I've completed the play-in game recaps. I will post the next series' today.

Please send the NL votes to Darko and the AL votes to me.

Please send by Friday 7am est.

Also please include the # of games the series was decided by in your vote

ie) Zephyrs win over Elite Giants 4 games to 1

 

[Say Hey Kid]

3/4 play-in games went the right way. I promised UL 100% of the GMs next year will be decent blokes and I'm a man of my word. I realized that I enjoy a lower draft more so I'm just going to concentrate on that next year. I want to contribute to future drafts (I would vote, but unlike hockey I don't see it in the rules, Pwn can correct me) so I made a Lefty Draft Guide for you guys. I hope you guys like it. (I have a CT scan coming up in a few weeks up for kidney cancer and I'll let you guys know how it goes. If it's okay with all of the other GMs I may move up the MLB draft date.) Have a great day!

The Lefty Draft Guide

1. Babe Ruth - OF
4. Ted Williams - OF
5. Lefty Grove - LEFTY SP
6. Barry Bonds - OF
8. Lou Gehrig - 1B
10. Ty Cobb - OF
11. Sandy Koufax - LEFTY SP
16. Randy Johnson - LEFTY SP
19. Stan Musial - OF/1B
20. Tris Speaker - OF
23. Eddie Collins - 2B
30. Ken Griffey Jr - OF
33. Warren Spahn - LEFTY SP
34. Carl Yastrzemski - OF
38. Eddie Mathews - 3B
39. Joe Morgan - 2B
40. Steve Carlton - LEFTY SP
42. George Brett - 3B
43. Yogi Berra - C
52. Duke Snider - OF
55. Eddie Plank - LEFTY SP
57. Mel Ott - OF
60. Whitey Ford - LEFTY SP
61. Mickey Cochrane - C
62. Joe Jackson - OF
65. Carl Hubbell - LEFTY SP
68. Tom Glavine - LEFTY SP
76. Reggie Jackson - OF
79. Clayton Kershaw - LEFTY SP
80. Wade Boggs - 3B
81. Charlie Gehringer - 2B
85. Arky Vaughan - SS
100. Johnny Mize - 1B
101. Rod Carew - 2B/1B
106. Jim Edmonds - OF
107. Larry Walker - OF
109. Tony Gwynn - OF
117. Ichiro Suzuki - OF
120. Hal Newhouser - LEFTY SP
122. Willie McCovey - 1B
128. Willie Stargell - 1B/OF
129. Home Run Baker - 3B
138. Jim Thome - 1B
140. Billy Wagner - LEFTY RP
146. Billy Williams - OF
147. Billy Hamilton - OF
157. Andy Pettite - LEFTY SP
163. Lefty Gomez - LEFTY SP
165. Johan Santana - LEFTY SP
172. Lou Brock - OF
190. Sparky Lyle - LEFTY RP
192. John Franco - LEFTY RP
197. Graig Nettles - 3B
198. Paul Waner - OF
199. Goose Goslin - OF
202. Eddie Murray - 1B
204. Nellie Fox - 2B
221. Jim Kaat - LEFTY SP
223. Billy Pierce - SP
232. Ron Guidry - LEFTY SP
233. Dave Righetti - LEFTY RP/SP
235. Richie Ashburn - OF
236. Earl Averill - OF
244. Todd Helton - 1B
246. Randy Myers - LEFTY RP
260. Tug McGraw - LEFTY RP
262. Madison Bumgarner - LEFTY SP
264. CC Sabathia, LEFTY SP 40.4
266. David Price - LEFTY SP

 

[Say Hey Kid]

The 64 Most Annoying People In Sports Media: Stephen A. Smith Region

The 64 Most Annoying People In Sports Media: Stephen A. Smith Region

The 2016 NCAA Tournament field was unveiled Sunday night, meaning that for the next three days, college basketball fans will be spending their time filling out brackets. We here at College Spun have a different kind of challenge for you, however. We want you to help us determine the most annoying person in sports media. We’ve gone ahead and nominated 64 different candidates. A few of the nominees – like Barstool Sports, Saturday Down South and SB Nation – are actually entities, rather than people. But you get the gist. We’ve also put ourselves on here, just in case you think that we’re actually the most annoying. Let’s get started. You can vote on the Stephen A. Smith region below:

http://collegespun.com/college-spun...people-in-sports-media-stephen-a-smith-region

This is a real poll where you can vote for the most annoying people. Curt Schilling is getting 56.82% for being more annoying than Danny Kanell 43.18%.

 

[td_ice]

All the best on your test Wrigley.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

All the best on your test Wrigley.

Thanks! If any of you can please help me and my son on this page, it would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to let my son down. http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=115455061#post115455061

 

[Say Hey Kid]

In short, baseball watchers are older than their counterparts. The median age of a baseball viewer is 53 years old, according to ESPN, compared to 47 in the National Football League. Separtately, the National Basketball Association's median fan age is just 37. Even more troubling, says Fisher, is that baseball is failing to connect with younger fans and bring in a new generation.

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/12/baseballs-advertising-worries-linger.html

 

[Pwnasaurus]

I've completed the play-in game recaps. I will post the next series' today.

Please send the NL votes to Darko and the AL votes to me.

Please send by Friday 7am est.

Also please include the # of games the series was decided by in your vote

ie) Zephyrs win over Elite Giants 4 games to 1

Bumpasaurus.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

John Smoltz and I both have KS and NC in the Final Four and MI ST over OK in the Final.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

24 hours kids.....you love it. you do.