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[beng]

I ranked the first 150.... then gave up because my eyes started to hurt.

My apologies to the league. It sucks when people arent at the draft and then you have to wait for their allottment of time to pass for every pick.

Sorry fellas

= peace offering

[GS Audio]

I'm just pissed about my team.

[Methalius]

Quote, originally posted by beng »

I ranked the first 150.... then gave up because my eyes started to hurt. My apologies to the league. It sucks when people arent at the draft and then you have to wait for their allottment of time to pass for every pick. Sorry fellas = peace offering

That will be me for the Seinfeld league. Sorry in advance but I've got too much going on to even think about ranking players.

[beng]

Your team is going to suck then.

[Methalius]

Quote, originally posted by beng »

Your team is going to suck then.

I have no clue what I am doing so I really could care less.

[MKII GTI]

Going to bed half-drunk I was a little upset. However looking at my roster this morning I realize it's not bad at all.

I'm still laughing that I took bonds

C Russell Martin, LAD C
1B Ryan Garko, Cle 1B
2B B.J. Upton, TB 2B, OF
3B Miguel Cabrera, Det 3B
SS Khalil Greene, SD SS
2B/SS Placido Polanco, Det 2B
1B/3B Alex Gordon, KC 1B, 3B
OF Carl Crawford, TB OF
OF Adam Dunn, Cin OF
OF Chris Young, Ari OF
OF Pat Burrell, Phi OF
OF Kosuke Fukudome, ChC OF
UTIL Jason Giambi, NYY DH
Bench Milton Bradley, Tex OF
Bench Kelly Johnson, Atl 2B
Bench Barry Bonds, FA OF
DL Empty

PITCHERS

P Dan Haren, Ari SP
P Justin Verlander, Det SP
P Francisco Rodriguez, LAA RP
P Matt Cain, SF SP
P Ben Sheets, Mil SP
P Clay Buchholz, Bos SP
P Derek Lowe, LAD SP
P Jeff Francis, Col SP
P Dontrelle Willis, Det SP



Modified by MKII GTI at 11:07 AM 3-13-2008

[GS Audio]

That was you?

You did pull off a pretty good team.

[beng]

FEAR the Auto Drafted Team! I'm REALLY happy with the results.
...other than hating my catcher.

C Kenji Johjima, Sea
1B James Loney, LAD
2B Robinson Cano, NYY
3B Chipper Jones, Atl
SS Hanley Ramirez, Fla
2B/SS Derek Jeter, NYY
1B/3B Carlos Delgado, NYM
OF Grady Sizemore, Cle
OF Bobby Abreu, NYY
OF Jeremy Hermida, Fla
OF Coco Crisp, Bos
OF Mike Cameron, Mil
UTIL Gary Sheffield, Det
Bench Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD
Bench Frank Thomas, Tor
Bench Ramon Hernandez, Bal

P Erik Bedard, Sea SP
P John Smoltz, Atl SP
P Kelvim Escobar, LAA SP
P Billy Wagner, NYM RP
P Dustin McGowan, Tor SP
P Bronson Arroyo, Cin SP
P Carlos Marmol, ChC RP

Oh, and Arroyo and Crisp WILL NOT be on my team by the start of the season.

[pofe333]

I'm pretty happy with my squad, but I waited too long to pick up a 2B. I am kind of hoping this is the breakout season everyone has been waiting for Weeks to have. My team average is hurting a bit too with Jones, Weeks, and Cust.

[pofe333]

That Auto-Pick really did do a good job on your team Beng.

[GS Audio]

Quote, originally posted by beng »

Oh, and Arroyo and Crisp WILL NOT be on my team by the start of the season.

Trading in Arroyo for Way Back Weaver or Pavano?

Quote, originally posted by beng »

FEAR the Auto Drafted Team! I'm REALLY happy with the results. ...other than hating my catcher. C Kenji Johjima, Sea 1B James Loney, LAD 2B Robinson Cano, NYY 3B Chipper Jones, Atl SS Hanley Ramirez, Fla 2B/SS Derek Jeter, NYY 1B/3B Carlos Delgado, NYM OF Grady Sizemore, Cle OF Bobby Abreu, NYY OF Jeremy Hermida, Fla OF Coco Crisp, Bos OF Mike Cameron, Mil UTIL Gary Sheffield, Det Bench Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD Bench Frank Thomas, Tor Bench Ramon Hernandez, Bal P Erik Bedard, Sea SP P John Smoltz, Atl SP P Kelvim Escobar, LAA SP P Billy Wagner, NYM RP P Dustin McGowan, Tor SP P Bronson Arroyo, Cin SP P Carlos Marmol, ChC RP

Not only do you have Hanley, you also have Derek. You SS hog!!!

[beng]

It's pretty funny, my early picks (the ones that were ranked) gave me a lot of the guys I wanted. I kinda wish I had ranked past 150 though because my team is a little lacking on the back end.

Oh well... Ill just have to micro manage as usual and add/drop like a crazy person throughout the season.

[GS Audio]

I'm in mid-research now......

Surprised to see Barry Zito still available. I certainly won't take a chance on him........wonder if anyone else will.

[beng]

He was my 3rd pitching pick last year. ...and he burned me good with that rotten WHIP

I cut bait after the All Star break. It really pissed me off.

[GS Audio]

Yeah.....he's got a lot to prove this year.

In other news......

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/...90915

Didn't realize how bad or how close Pujols is to be sidelined for an extended period of time.

[beng]

He should have the surgery now. Miss a season and come back healthy. Its bad news when you play through that kind of injury... his stats and his career length will suffer.

[pofe333]

Quote, originally posted by GS Audio »

Yeah.....he's got a lot to prove this year. In other news...... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/...90915 Didn't realize how bad or how close Pujols is to be sidelined for an extended period of time.

Exactly why I avoided him. He started to fall a bit and I was considering, but he still went too early for my liking.

[Sandalman]

As long as we're posting rosters:

C Joe Mauer
1b Ryan Howard
2b Ian Kinsler
3b Troy Glaus
SS Edgar Renteria
2b/SS Ty Wiggington
1b/3b Mark Teixeria
OF Carlos Beltran
OF Nick Markakis
OF Hunter Pence
OF Delmon Young
OF Michael Bourn
Util Travis Hafner
BE Joey Votto
BE Jerry Owens

P Johan Santana
P Carlos Zambrano
P Yovani Gallardo
P Tim Lincecum
P Manny Corpus
P Rafael Soriano
P Chad Cordero
P Joakim Soria
P Greg Maddux
B Homer Bailey

Probably should've looked into Beltran's knee issues, but he'll get it going over the season. Otherwise I feel pretty good. This team's definitely going to hit.

[JohnnieWalker85]

Quote, originally posted by beng »

I ranked the first 150.... then gave up because my eyes started to hurt. My apologies to the league. It sucks when people arent at the draft and then you have to wait for their allottment of time to pass for every pick. Sorry fellas = peace offering

After the first round it knows you aren't there and picks in line 2 seconds.

[beng]

Your offense looks good. The Z train burned me last year though, so Im not sold on him.

[pofe333]

Seems like the thing to do here, let me post mine

C Victor Martinez
1B Prince Fielder
3B David Wright
SS Carlos Guillen
2B/SS Miguel Tejada
1B/3B Evan Longoria
OF Torii Hunter
OF Hideki Matsui
OF Andruw Jones
OF Nick Swisher
OF Willy Taveras
UTIL Geovany Soto
Bench Ryan Theriot
Bench Billy Butler
Bench Jack Cust

P Brandon Webb
P John Lackey
P Bobby Jenks
P Javier Vazquez
P Francisco Liriano
P Trevor Hoffman
P Phil Hughes
P Mark Buehrle

I may have reached a bit for Tejada, and I waited a bit long for 2B, but I'm hoping for the Weeks of last September (and injury free). I seem to be lacking in the average department though. I think I should be really good in R, HR, and RBI though. Also, I am pretty excited about my pitching staff.

[beng]

Andruw Jones worries me.

[GS Audio]

Well....here's my mess. I like it, but also hate it. I'm torn on my choices, but at this point, we'll see what happens I guess....

C Brian McCann
1B Adrian Gonzalez
2B Dan Uggla
3B Alex Rodriguez
SS Michael Young
2B/SS Freddy Sanchez
1B/3B Dmitri Young
OF Alex Rios, Tor
OF Aaron Rowand
OF Ken Griffey Jr.
OF Melky Cabrera
OF Johnny Damon
UTIL Andre Ethier
Bench J.J. Hardy
Bench Garret Anderson

P C.C. Sabathia
P J.J. Putz
P Scott Kazmir
P Joba Chamberlain
P Chien-Ming Wang
P John Maine
P Jonathan Broxton
P Joe Blanton
P J.C. Romero
Bench Heath Bell

[pofe333]

Quote, originally posted by beng »

Andruw Jones worries me.

To be honest. he worries me too. Outfielders were getting a bit thin and last year was by far not his norm. Since he is not playing for a contract I figure he will bounce back some. His average may be my doom though.

[GS Audio]

Jones was gonna be a pick for me till you snatched him up.

I have high hopes for him.......I think he'll put together 2 great seasons in LA as he works towards his last BIG contract after that.

[pofe333]

Quote, originally posted by GS Audio »

Jones was gonna be a pick for me till you snatched him up. I have high hopes for him.......I think he'll put together 2 great seasons in LA as he works towards his last BIG contract after that.

Yeah. Adrian Gonzalez was going to be one of my picks until you swiped him. Jerk

[GS Audio]

Quote, originally posted by pofe333 »

Yeah. Adrian Gonzalez was going to be one of my picks until you swiped him. Jerk

Trade ya for Prince if you are that unhappy......

[pofe333]

Quote, originally posted by GS Audio »

Trade ya for Prince if you are that unhappy......

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[MKII GTI]

Totally missed the Yahoo draft last night but my squad looks to be pretty OK hitting wise.

[beng]

Seems like Im the only one making any moves in this league.

[GSTGuy]

You stole their moves!

[pofe333]

Quote, originally posted by beng »

Seems like Im the only one making any moves in this league.

If it makes you feel better I sent a trade out to someone, but it hasnt been looked at yet.

[JohnnieWalker85]

Yeah the trade stuff doesn't exactly jump out at you on your "my team" page.

[JohnnieWalker85]

I posted this as a manager note but no one responded so I'll post it here and see if anyone reads it.

I just made trophies for the weekly points leader and weekly points runner up. I also made a trophy for the worse move of the week.

I guess we'll have to vote on the worst move of the week.

Can anyone think of another trophy that could be cool/funny?

[pofe333]

Whoever the NY Amazins are, check your email. I sent an offer your way.