re: TDBL player pool talent level

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:09 pm to Ron Mexico

i was reading the other day that 7 hits Granderson had in tiger stadium would have been HR's in Yankee Stadium

Posted by Ron Mexico

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:11 pm to Lester Earl

quote:
you are in 17th place BISH

im still in good shape going forward. i didnt fall for the georgetown hype

quote:
i was reading the other day that 7 hits Granderson had in tiger stadium would have been HR's in Yankee Stadium

i really think hes gonna be a better version of damon

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:12 pm to Ron Mexico

we agreed to give:

$520 1st place
$120 2nd place
$20 3rd place

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:13 pm to Ron Mexico

quote:
i really think hes gonna be a better version of damon

conversely it said Damon would have missed on about 8 HRs in Tiger Stadium

Posted by rondo

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:14 pm to Ron Mexico

quote:
im still in good shape going forward. i didnt fall for the georgetown hype

yeah you went chalk....great sports mind bruh.

Posted by cwill

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:14 pm to PortCityTiger24

I did 2 pools and I think I've been eliminated from contention in both in 1 1/2 days.

Posted by LSUBoo

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:42 pm to reddman

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I'll probably get laughed at with my first pick, but I don't give a frick.

I'm sure you're going to hit a home run.

shite.

Would you believe a double?

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:45 pm to LSUBoo

looking back on the draft last year, its a crap shoot for the most part anyway.

my draft BLEW. absolutely blew. Hopefully i learned from it. I like my strategy this year though

Posted by LSUBoo

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:49 pm to Lester Earl

Pablo Sandoval
Erik Bedard
Chad Qualls
Justin Duchscherer
Dan Wheeler
Randy Johnson
Edwin Jackson
Brett Anderson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Andrew McCutchen
Bill Hall
Jarrod Parker
Jesse Litcsh
Lars Anderson
Miguel Batista

A few good picks in there, some real turds too. I'd bet most people's drafts were similar.

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 4:53 pm to LSUBoo

Mark DeRosa
Yunel Escobar
Jeff Francouer
Sean Marshall
Chris Duncan
John Lannan
Ryan Spillbourghs
Chris Snyder
Dana Eveland
Gaby Sanchez
Takashi Saito
Carlos Carasco
Josh Anderson
Joe Crede
Brett Gardener

of course my last 2 keepers off my team were Ethier and Nelson Cruz...and i kept Jack Cust and some other scrub that pissed me the frick off.

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 5:11 pm to LSUBoo

Milton Bradley (FML)
Kelly Shoppach
Ian Snell
Kyle Lohse
Aaron Cook
Dioner Navarro
Chris Dickerson
Chase Headley
Joel Zumaya
Lyle Overbay
Dave Bush
Ryan Franklin
Michael Bourn
Ian Kennedy
Maicer Izturis

Yeesh

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 5:14 pm to rondo

and ron thinks he'll find quality from the 10th round on.

Posted by rondo

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 5:16 pm to Lester Earl

He will be lucky to find a Dave Bush in the draft.

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Posted by Toula

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 5:23 pm to rondo

So Wilson Ramos and Dave Balencia took Johan yard today.

Posted by reddman

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 5:29 pm to Toula

Brian Anderson is 5-5 with 7 RBI and has hit for the cycle. It's the fifth inning.

Posted by cwill

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Posted on 3/19/10 at 5:40 pm to rondo

Scott Baker
Chris Volstad

Manny Parra
Joe Blanton
Trevor Cahill
Clint Barmes
Leo Nunez
Fernando Rodney
Jose Arrendondo
Miguel Olivo
Aaron Rowand
Doug Davis
Carlos Gonzalez
Kevin Millwood
Ryan Roland Smith
Franklin Guittierez

At the end of last season we had a thread on this about how insignificant the draft really was on the final outcome.

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Posted on 3/20/10 at 2:30 pm to rmc

Cano with a SPRING DING today!