Official 8th Baseball ATD Discussion Thread III

[Winger for Hire]

My votes will be coming in this afternoon.

I've actually had to do work at work this week. Stupid big boss coming for a visit.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

My votes will be coming in this afternoon. ...

Me too. After dinner last night I put a couple really nice Guinness Brined Briskets (fancy corned beef) and some red potatoes in the crock pot and the food's gonna be good and tender tonight.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Voted, although computer simulations say there's a 100% chance Pwn's post-St Patrick Day's hangover will be too bad for him to post the results Friday.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

The more the merrier. I like this way more when there's more teams. Definite strengths and weaknesses looking over all the teams as opposed to just stupid stacked and stacked.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

My team may not have any McDonald's All Americans, but we eat a lot of McDonalds.

 

[Winger for Hire]

I had a tough time deciding between teams this round. I can only imagine how hard it was with less teams with minimal holes.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Voted, although computer simulations say there's a 100% chance Pwn's post-St Patrick Day's hangover will be too bad for him to post the results Friday.

I went to a party last weekend so that I could have one. Tough during the week but for you out there who did party Thur night and are at work today, good on ya.

I have the final AL votes. Super awesome recaps to come....

 

[Winger for Hire]

Super awesome recaps to come....

 

[Pwnasaurus]

AL results posted. NL to come once I get them.

Voting for the next round will be due on Tuesday by 7am est.

 

[darko]

I'll send them over shortly

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Was I supposed to send my nl votes to darko?

 

[darko]

Was I supposed to send my nl votes to darko?

Yes but all good. Pwn forwarded it to me.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Got them. Tyty.

In the interest of time, I will shorten the NL recaps.

Votes by Tuesday at 7am est, same drill NL to Darko, AL to me.

tyty.

 

[Tecumseh]

Last year, I lost in the first round in 5 games. This year I lost in the first round in 6 games. Baby steps.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

2nd Round

I count the play-in games.

 

[darko]

I can only comment for NL but this year was super close. Well done to everyone.

 

[ryan callahan]

Loved participating this year. I'm happy that I've actually almost upset one of the best NL team in the tournament. Will vote for the last few rounds and can't wait for next year's one.

 

[darko]

Loved participating this year. I'm happy that I've actually almost upset one of the best NL team in the tournament. Will vote for the last few rounds and can't wait for next year's one.

You won the play-in game and you also almost knocked out Montreal. Job well done IMO

 

[Winger for Hire]

Question for everyone (hopefully, it doesn't come off as being a sore loser. Just want to collect some info to help with my next go around)- Where did I go wrong with my team?

Obviously I missed on grabbing a rotation anchor, but I felt that I filled out my starters with quality innings eaters. Did I lean too much on Kaneda being a big innings guy out of the pen and spot starter?

I know I lacked the huge power in the middle of the lineup like a lot of the teams, but I felt that I didn't forego power, still had a guys who could launch homers, but I thought I put together one of (if not the most) complete and balanced lineup out there, including guys who could swipe bags and take extra bases.

I guess I kind of played loose and fast with the defensive side of things, but I felt that everyone I fielded was at worst an average defender.

Any input would be welcome. I felt like I was better than a 10th place team (granted I have a bias and all). Just would like to get some feedback, if possible.

 

[ryan callahan]

Question for everyone (hopefully, it doesn't come off as being a sore loser. Just want to collect some info to help with my next go around)- Where did I go wrong with my team?

Obviously I missed on grabbing a rotation anchor, but I felt that I filled out my starters with quality innings eaters. Did I lean too much on Kaneda being a big innings guy out of the pen and spot starter?

I know I lacked the huge power in the middle of the lineup like a lot of the teams, but I felt that I didn't forego power, still had a guys who could launch homers, but I thought I put together one of (if not the most) complete and balanced lineup out there, including guys who could swipe bags and take extra bases.

I guess I kind of played loose and fast with the defensive side of things, but I felt that everyone I fielded was at worst an average defender.

Any input would be welcome. I felt like I was better than a 10th place team (granted I have a bias and all). Just would like to get some feedback, if possible.

Not gonna pretend like I know baseball the best here, but I'm gonna give you my opinion. I ranked you the 9th best NL team. I am not gonna lie, I thought your pitching was way below average. As for your offense, it had a few very good batters such as Henderson, Collins, Thome and Chipper, but there were some better lineups out there. Also, the defense of Garciaparra, Thome and Jones was definitly below average. To finish, your bench wasn't really scary imo.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Thanks for the feedback, Cally. Much appreciated.

 

[Voight]

When are votes due? been crazy busy this week

 

[Tecumseh]

Tuesday at 9 AM ET

 

[darko]

Question for everyone (hopefully, it doesn't come off as being a sore loser. Just want to collect some info to help with my next go around)- Where did I go wrong with my team?

Obviously I missed on grabbing a rotation anchor, but I felt that I filled out my starters with quality innings eaters. Did I lean too much on Kaneda being a big innings guy out of the pen and spot starter?

I know I lacked the huge power in the middle of the lineup like a lot of the teams, but I felt that I didn't forego power, still had a guys who could launch homers, but I thought I put together one of (if not the most) complete and balanced lineup out there, including guys who could swipe bags and take extra bases.

I guess I kind of played loose and fast with the defensive side of things, but I felt that everyone I fielded was at worst an average defender.

Any input would be welcome. I felt like I was better than a 10th place team (granted I have a bias and all). Just would like to get some feedback, if possible.

Weak rotation. Focusing on offense and letting the rotation take a back seat is fine but you better nail the offense part and IMO you didn't. Not a fan of Thome in this format. I never draft Thome, Frank Thomas or David Ortiz because they can't play 1B an entire season.

 

[darko]

Winger if you compare your team to UL's. UL decided to go pitching heavy and he has arguably best rotation while offense took somewhat of a hit. That's fine but you just need to nail the bit you focusing on.

Also UL's offense is somewhat underrated. It's not a great offense but he put the emphasis on the long ball.