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Post by lyricist0 on Mar 1, 2010 17:00:22 GMT -5
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Post by mofugger on Mar 1, 2010 19:14:48 GMT -5
Can anyone guess why Aaron chooses to use all of the pretty little "rainbow" colors?
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Post by playerx3d on Mar 1, 2010 19:25:47 GMT -5
Does it have something to do with the fact that he drafted guys named Wood and Bumgarner?
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Post by arch on Mar 1, 2010 19:28:12 GMT -5
Should have gotten Dickey in 25th
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Post by lyricist0 on Mar 1, 2010 20:13:22 GMT -5
If Dick Pole was an active player and not a pitching coach I'd probably draft him.
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Post by NoPepperGames on Mar 2, 2010 20:17:47 GMT -5
So i guess you are punting holds? Otherwise I like your team quite a bit. Except for Mariano in the 7th. That was  |
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Post by lyricist0 on Mar 3, 2010 1:52:32 GMT -5
What are holds? ;D Here's the thing. I can honestly say that YES, as of right now I am punting holds. On the other hand, I felt I had to stack my SPs because others were doing so. With 25 roster spots you have to choose your battles and I chose my battles by selecting 3 closers, a pitching staff that HOPEFULLY will balance itself out top to bottom with guys who have a high K ratio vs. a good ERA/WHIP, AND (here's the kicker) I actually have what resembles a full bench of offensive players (with the exception of a backup C). You can come down on me or other owners for not drafting 8th inning guys, but if I make the decision to compete for holds, I can guarantee you that its not going to be an issue. There are FAR more than enough quality middle innings guys to go around when only 300 players have been drafted. Another thing you fail to mention in condemning me for not drafting 8th inning guys, is that I staff quality backup offensive players. Therefore, if somebody goes down, they are right there on my team and I don't have to scour the WW for somebody to gamble on who Rotoworld thinks has a hot hand. I already own a satisfactory replacement. If we had a few more rounds of drafting, YES I might have considered actually taking those veritable middle innings guys that other PPL seem to love so dearly as to pigeonhole their teams without adequate replacement players, but as far as the outlook goes right now, yep...you put your finger on my weakness...I am punting holds. As far as Mariano Rivera in the 7th goes, YES, I do realize I screwed the pooch on that one. I believe both Buddy and Tom have heard me verbally sigh about it. Why did I screw the pooch? B/C I selected him as the very first closer taken and others didn't follow suit according to ADP. Instead, they jumped back a few rounds and took the first basemen that I really should have taken at that point. I then was forced to trade the Anchor of my pitching staff (Roy Halladay) to our lovely commissioner/one of you jackal's who already had two 1B  in order to maintain competitive at that position. Therefore, his pitching staff looks glorious, but my 1B looks a WHOLE lot better with Prince Fielder than Carlos Pena or some sub-par average guy who destroys my teams entire philosophy doesn't it? AND I can't say I hate my SPs. |
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Post by lyricist0 on Mar 3, 2010 2:29:01 GMT -5
Comments on my own team: You have a bunch of has beens, druggies, and never will be's... they should all just get fifty-game suspensions for using HGH to try to be worth a rat's ass right now.
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Post by arch on Mar 3, 2010 3:13:26 GMT -5
love the potential of Chapman $$
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Post by lyricist0 on Mar 3, 2010 4:26:53 GMT -5
love the potential of Chapman $$ Awww... come on, you know he snorts that good white shit like Doc Gooden. LOL Only kidding...I'd love it if he turned out to be something special. Thanks for the vote of confidence. |
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Post by mofugger on Mar 3, 2010 8:21:50 GMT -5
You more than made up for the loss of Halladay when you got Prince instead of a scrub @ 1B and the late "super value pick" of Tim Hudson. Well done Aaron. You made the right moves for your team.
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Post by NoPepperGames on Mar 3, 2010 8:26:56 GMT -5
Yeah I love the Hudson pick too. I was planning to grab him with my next pick.
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Post by lyricist0 on Mar 3, 2010 14:52:39 GMT -5
 Thank you gentlemen, I'm hoping Hudson fairs well this season: A few more picks that I really liked as far as value goes were Todd Helton in the 22nd round, Juan Pierre (with the assumption that he starts all year) in the 16th round (although it would have been sweeter if I'd got him even later  ), and drafting Randy Wells with my 25th round pick to round out the P staff. He won't hurt me if he stinks because I can drop him and if he pitches anywhere close to last year you can't ask for a better 25th rounder. ps. this is of course with the exception of Cliff Lee, who only a few years ago was left out to dry on the WW in a lot of leagues before having a miraculous season which none of us expected. I mean... he was Cliff Lee (who would want him), for godssakes.
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in order to maintain competitive at that position. Therefore, his pitching staff looks glorious, but my 1B looks a WHOLE lot better with Prince Fielder than Carlos Pena or some sub-par average guy who destroys my teams entire philosophy doesn't it? AND I can't say I hate my SPs.
Thank you gentlemen, I'm hoping Hudson fairs well this season:
), and drafting Randy Wells with my 25th round pick to round out the P staff. He won't hurt me if he stinks because I can drop him and if he pitches anywhere close to last year you can't ask for a better 25th rounder.