2009 FOFC Hardcore League - Page 13

sterlingice · 03-07-2009, 09:55 PM

Very valid point- had not considered that

SI

samifan24 · 03-07-2009, 10:03 PM

I also vote no on what you proposed. I don't like changing the rules in the middle of the game. SI, are you sure that he'll be able to immediately place Wells on the DL on Opening Day?

I originally wrote more here but deleted it because it was really incoherent. Time to go to bed.

sterlingice · 03-07-2009, 10:17 PM

If Wells is placed on the DL, I'm pretty sure he can place him on his DL spot the next day (no guarantees, of course- it's not like I work for Yahoo and can make it happen if I'm wrong). That said, I've seen some teams play silly games at the start of the season with their 40 man roster so it doesn't always happen.

SI

PackerFanatic · 03-07-2009, 10:45 PM

I have played quite a bit on Yahoo and I am pretty sure if he starts on DL, he should be marked "DL" when the season starts.

sterlingice · 03-07-2009, 10:55 PM

Yahoo and thread updated thru 13.1

LWSFS has until 1:31pm CT to make a pick tomorrow (gave an hour for spring forward). The top players on the auto-draft board are Lastings Milledge, Matt Wieters (he of prodigious expectations but starting the season in AAA- might not be who someone wants to have as he would just take up a bench spot), and Edwin Encarnacion

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cubboyroy1826 · 03-08-2009, 12:07 AM

I am gonna vote no also. I think some good point have been made each way and i think we need to keep things the way they for the rest of the draft. It sucks that Wells is hurt but it is not the end of the world.

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 03-08-2009, 07:15 AM

13.2 Chien-Ming Wang P

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 08:29 AM

I'm going to be checking the board after church this morning, around 12:15 PM EST. If you're get to my pick before then, know that I'll be making my pick around that time.

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 09:11 AM

It's an interesting comparison between Yahoo and ESPN on how often they update their player rankings. Honestly I thought the rankings were static but ESPN made a big song and dance when they moved A-Rod from the top spot in their rankings this week. Eric Karabell said something like "oh no, we always adjust our rankings this time of year," which I was really surprised by. Looking closely at the Yahoo rankings for some players this morning, it doesn't seem like Yahoo does that because I see Ben Sheets as the #156 player overall and he's probably out for 3/4 of the year.

PackerFanatic · 03-08-2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

It's an interesting comparison between Yahoo and ESPN on how often they update their player rankings. Honestly I thought the rankings were static but ESPN made a big song and dance when they moved A-Rod from the top spot in their rankings this week. Eric Karabell said something like "oh no, we always adjust our rankings this time of year," which I was really surprised by. Looking closely at the Yahoo rankings for some players this morning, it doesn't seem like Yahoo does that because I see Ben Sheets as the #156 player overall and he's probably out for 3/4 of the year.

And if he even comes back, he doesn't even have a team yet...

cubboyroy1826 · 03-08-2009, 10:56 AM

13.3 RF Nelson Cruz

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

And if he even comes back, he doesn't even have a team yet...

Good pick.

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 11:13 AM

13.4 Brett Myers SP

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 01:15 PM

Bad news for whomever drafted Ervin Santana. He's going to miss the start of the season and perhaps a significantly longer period of time with an undisclosed injury. The Angels are awaiting the results of an MRI but that's all they're saying so far.

sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 01:57 PM

Yahoo and thread updated thru 13.4

CleBrownsFan, myself, Ramzavail, MizzouRah due up

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sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

It's an interesting comparison between Yahoo and ESPN on how often they update their player rankings. Honestly I thought the rankings were static but ESPN made a big song and dance when they moved A-Rod from the top spot in their rankings this week. Eric Karabell said something like "oh no, we always adjust our rankings this time of year," which I was really surprised by. Looking closely at the Yahoo rankings for some players this morning, it doesn't seem like Yahoo does that because I see Ben Sheets as the #156 player overall and he's probably out for 3/4 of the year.

I think Yahoo did their rankings once sometime during the winter and then they don't start updating their rankings until the season starts. Plus, their "o-rank" doesn't move very quickly, either.

SI

sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 02:01 PM

FYI, I will be gone most of the afternoon. I'm hoping CBF picks fairly soon since I got an email from Ramzavail to email him since he won't be available much of today either

SI

cubboyroy1826 · 03-08-2009, 02:21 PM

I will be around all day if anyone wants to email me a list for your picks.

sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 04:50 PM

CleBrownsFan has less than an hour left on this pick...

SI

Toddzilla · 03-08-2009, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

Bad news for whomever drafted Ervin Santana. He's going to miss the start of the season and perhaps a significantly longer period of time with an undisclosed injury. The Angels are awaiting the results of an MRI but that's all they're saying so far.

Same with A-Roid. He's out over a month - gonna have that surgery.

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

CleBrownsFan has less than an hour left on this pick...

SI

Wouldn't this be back to back picks if he misses this one?

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

Same with A-Roid. He's out over a month - gonna have that surgery.

I know about A-Rod but figured this Santana news might be a little under everyone's radar right now.

CleBrownsfan · 03-08-2009, 05:18 PM

im hear - I'll make my pic in a min.

sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 05:19 PM

You're here- close enough

SI

CleBrownsfan · 03-08-2009, 05:24 PM

13.5 Kerry Wood RP (another homer pick - I really hope he has a good/healthy year!)

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

im hear - I'll make my pic in a min.

Glad you made it.

samifan24 · 03-08-2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

13.5 Kerry Wood RP (another homer pick - I really hope he has a good/healthy year!)

I was surprised you didn't take Peralta a couple rounds back. I think I'm looking at the right roster and you didn't have a SS then and I know you're also an Indians fan.

sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 05:29 PM

13.6 RP Brian Fuentes, Anh/CAA/Whatever-they-are-today

Next I'll email Ramzavail

SI

CleBrownsfan · 03-08-2009, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samifan24

I was surprised you didn't take Peralta a couple rounds back. I think I'm looking at the right roster and you didn't have a SS then and I know you're also an Indians fan.

Yeah, looking back should have taken him with that pick. But how many homer picks can one pick??

sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 06:04 PM

Got the email from Ramzavail about his pick

13.7 SP David Price, TB

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MizzouRah · 03-08-2009, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Got the email from Ramzavail about his pick

13.7 SP David Price, TB

SI

MizzouRah · 03-08-2009, 09:02 PM

13.8 SP Chris Young

sterlingice · 03-08-2009, 09:38 PM

Yahoo and thread updated thru 13.8. Next pick is due up by 10am CT

Next up: Travis, Toddzilla, sooner333, and DeToxRox due up to end 13 and then reverse order to start 14

Auto board: Lastings Milledge, Matt Wieters, and Edwin Encarnacion

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Travis · 03-08-2009, 09:57 PM

13.9 Brandon Morrow SP/RP

Toddzilla · 03-09-2009, 07:13 AM

13.10 Torii Hunter - Outfield - California Angels

cubboyroy1826 · 03-09-2009, 09:03 AM

Nice pick Todd i had my fingers crossed he might last till my pick.

sooner333 · 03-09-2009, 09:39 AM

Hold on a sec, I'm going to scramble a bit here because I got hit with a short clock.

sooner333 · 03-09-2009, 09:45 AM

13.11 Jonathan Broxton - RP - Los Angeles (NL)

samifan24 · 03-09-2009, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sooner333

13.11 Jonathan Broxton - RP - Los Angeles (NL)

Good pick.

DeToxRox · 03-09-2009, 10:07 AM

13.12 - 3b Edwin Encarnacion

14.1 - P Max Scherzer

sooner333 · 03-09-2009, 10:13 AM

14.2 Milton Bradley - RF - Chicago (NL)

cubboyroy1826 · 03-09-2009, 10:33 AM

We are on a roll now.

Toddzilla · 03-09-2009, 11:10 AM

14.3 - Ted Lilly - Pitcher - YOUR Chicago Cubs

Travis · 03-09-2009, 11:11 AM

14.4 Orlando Cabrera SS

sterlingice · 03-09-2009, 11:22 AM

Yahoo and thread updated thru 14.2

Due up: Toddzilla (4:13PM CT), Travis, MizzouRah

List picks: Lastings Milledge, Matt Wieters

SI

sterlingice · 03-09-2009, 11:23 AM

Never mind- picks were done as I was updating. Will update again

SI

samifan24 · 03-09-2009, 11:51 AM

I think Matt Wieters might sit there until the 24th round.

Ramzavail · 03-09-2009, 12:02 PM

I don't like to talk about future picks or that sort, but I don't think so.

samifan24 · 03-09-2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzavail

I don't like to talk about future picks or that sort, but I don't think so.

I was sort of kidding. There are still a few teams that need a catcher, including my team, but I think it's funny that everyone's scared off because Wieters will start the year in the minors. He has a chance to be this year's Evan Longoria at a more difficult position to fill. I hope he'll go soon.

sterlingice · 03-09-2009, 12:09 PM

I don't mind talking across the table about future picks. Just consider that anything anyone says could be trying to goad people into taking someone to burn a pick or throw off people from their strategy. Anything for a friendly edge

SI

03-07-2009, 09:55 PM	#601
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Very valid point- had not considered that SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-07-2009, 10:03 PM	#602
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I also vote no on what you proposed. I don't like changing the rules in the middle of the game. SI, are you sure that he'll be able to immediately place Wells on the DL on Opening Day? I originally wrote more here but deleted it because it was really incoherent. Time to go to bed. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton Last edited by samifan24 : 03-07-2009 at 10:38 PM.

03-07-2009, 10:17 PM	#603
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	If Wells is placed on the DL, I'm pretty sure he can place him on his DL spot the next day (no guarantees, of course- it's not like I work for Yahoo and can make it happen if I'm wrong). That said, I've seen some teams play silly games at the start of the season with their 40 man roster so it doesn't always happen. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-07-2009, 10:45 PM	#604
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	I have played quite a bit on Yahoo and I am pretty sure if he starts on DL, he should be marked "DL" when the season starts. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

03-07-2009, 10:55 PM	#605
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yahoo and thread updated thru 13.1 LWSFS has until 1:31pm CT to make a pick tomorrow (gave an hour for spring forward). The top players on the auto-draft board are Lastings Milledge, Matt Wieters (he of prodigious expectations but starting the season in AAA- might not be who someone wants to have as he would just take up a bench spot), and Edwin Encarnacion SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 12:07 AM	#606
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	I am gonna vote no also. I think some good point have been made each way and i think we need to keep things the way they for the rest of the draft. It sucks that Wells is hurt but it is not the end of the world. Last edited by cubboyroy1826 : 03-08-2009 at 12:11 AM.

03-08-2009, 07:15 AM	#607
LastWhiteSoxFanStanding College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003	13.2 Chien-Ming Wang P

03-08-2009, 08:29 AM	#608
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I'm going to be checking the board after church this morning, around 12:15 PM EST. If you're get to my pick before then, know that I'll be making my pick around that time. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-08-2009, 09:11 AM	#609
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	It's an interesting comparison between Yahoo and ESPN on how often they update their player rankings. Honestly I thought the rankings were static but ESPN made a big song and dance when they moved A-Rod from the top spot in their rankings this week. Eric Karabell said something like "oh no, we always adjust our rankings this time of year," which I was really surprised by. Looking closely at the Yahoo rankings for some players this morning, it doesn't seem like Yahoo does that because I see Ben Sheets as the #156 player overall and he's probably out for 3/4 of the year. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-08-2009, 10:56 AM	#611
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	13.3 RF Nelson Cruz

03-08-2009, 11:13 AM	#613
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	13.4 Brett Myers SP __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-08-2009, 01:15 PM	#614
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	Bad news for whomever drafted Ervin Santana. He's going to miss the start of the season and perhaps a significantly longer period of time with an undisclosed injury. The Angels are awaiting the results of an MRI but that's all they're saying so far. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-08-2009, 01:57 PM	#615
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yahoo and thread updated thru 13.4 CleBrownsFan, myself, Ramzavail, MizzouRah due up SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 02:01 PM	#617
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	FYI, I will be gone most of the afternoon. I'm hoping CBF picks fairly soon since I got an email from Ramzavail to email him since he won't be available much of today either SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 02:21 PM	#618
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	I will be around all day if anyone wants to email me a list for your picks.

03-08-2009, 04:50 PM	#619
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	CleBrownsFan has less than an hour left on this pick... SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 05:18 PM	#623
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	im hear - I'll make my pic in a min. __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

03-08-2009, 05:19 PM	#624
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	You're here- close enough SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 05:24 PM	#625
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	13.5 Kerry Wood RP (another homer pick - I really hope he has a good/healthy year!) __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

03-08-2009, 05:29 PM	#628
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	13.6 RP Brian Fuentes, Anh/CAA/Whatever-they-are-today Next I'll email Ramzavail SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 06:04 PM	#630
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Got the email from Ramzavail about his pick 13.7 SP David Price, TB SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 09:02 PM	#632
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	13.8 SP Chris Young

03-08-2009, 09:38 PM	#633
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yahoo and thread updated thru 13.8. Next pick is due up by 10am CT Next up: Travis, Toddzilla, sooner333, and DeToxRox due up to end 13 and then reverse order to start 14 Auto board: Lastings Milledge, Matt Wieters, and Edwin Encarnacion SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-08-2009, 09:57 PM	#634
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	13.9 Brandon Morrow SP/RP __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

03-09-2009, 07:13 AM	#635
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	13.10 Torii Hunter - Outfield - California Angels

03-09-2009, 09:03 AM	#636
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	Nice pick Todd i had my fingers crossed he might last till my pick.

03-09-2009, 09:39 AM	#637
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	Hold on a sec, I'm going to scramble a bit here because I got hit with a short clock.

03-09-2009, 09:45 AM	#638
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	13.11 Jonathan Broxton - RP - Los Angeles (NL)

03-09-2009, 10:07 AM	#640
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	13.12 - 3b Edwin Encarnacion 14.1 - P Max Scherzer

03-09-2009, 10:13 AM	#641
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	14.2 Milton Bradley - RF - Chicago (NL)

03-09-2009, 10:33 AM	#642
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	We are on a roll now.

03-09-2009, 11:10 AM	#643
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	14.3 - Ted Lilly - Pitcher - YOUR Chicago Cubs

03-09-2009, 11:11 AM	#644
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	14.4 Orlando Cabrera SS __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

03-09-2009, 11:22 AM	#645
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yahoo and thread updated thru 14.2 Due up: Toddzilla (4:13PM CT), Travis, MizzouRah List picks: Lastings Milledge, Matt Wieters SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-09-2009, 11:23 AM	#646
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Never mind- picks were done as I was updating. Will update again SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"