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"Dooh!"...no wait..I meant "And thats the name of THAT tune!"....nonono..."It's the real thing!"...oops!..."I shall return!"...wait..oh, forget it!

Thanks for the update, Tom! BTW, I enjoyed talking with you in Chicago. Great event.

Just to toss my two cents in (and we all know what two cents are worth) and as mentioned, it is only over/under valued depending on what round someone is taken: Overvalued Hitter Marcus Giles (yes, I am an Atlanta fan and he is a great "dirt" kind of player, but it takes a toll on his body) Scott Po...

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"I see nothing, I hear nothing, I know NOTHING!"



Edwards Kings f.k.a John Banner

Dave, I am certainly not one of the "experts", but you may have the youngest offense I have ever seen. I am not saying good or bad...

First off, first class. We started on time, Chicago League 2 facilitators were great, nice facility, good goodies, good fellowship. As I mentioned in the other string, Dan Pasqua was a great guy, but just not that into baseball anymore and didn't wish to bring any good time stories to the table. Cla...

Here is another draft that looked good while I was doing it but has at least one difficult to fill hole...Speed. Closer is weak as well. Need health and waivers to make a charge. I gave myself a B... 1B Casey (too early 4th pick) 3B Rolen (1st pick) CM Green, S. (probably too early but gut feel says...

So, who was the surprise pick later in the draft than you expected? Also, who got picked much earlier than you expected? In ours, (get ready guys to slam my poor league for being a bunch of drooling football fans) Barry Bonds was shown NO love. He got picked in the SIXTH round! I was drafting solo s...

Well, here I am back in Atlanta (Duluth, actually) in the warm embrace of my family.... "You're home! Yeah....whatdidyoubringme...didyoubringmeanthing...whatdidyoubringme....huh,huh,huh...whereisit!" And the kids were not much better! Anyway, I, too, had a blast in Chicago. I have already had a good...

It is posted in the Chicago League #2 string.

Here are the contact phone numbers for each of the folks running the events in each city: Below is a copy of Tom's post on contact info: "Tom (Chicago) - 708 287-0498 Rocky Landsverk (New York)- 917 538-0029 Greg (Las Vegas) - 702 239-9449 Just an FYI, I will not be available until Friday afternoon,...

I do not believe so. All 300 NFBC slots have been taken. I believe some folks tried to sign up the day of the draft last year in NY and could not (they pick all the leagues and draft picks at random for each city days before the draft to give everyone a fair chance to map out their strategies). If y...

Is that kind of like that old joke about sex...



As a young man - tri-weekly

As a middle aged man - try weekly

As an old man - try weakly

OK, seems kind of silly, but I'll bite.



Yes, I believe a pencil and a piece of paper would be minimum requirements to keep track of your selections during the draft.

GG, What do you mean?

GG...everybody knows Ben Sheets is a flash in the pan worth only a late round flyer! :rolleyes:

Vina OUT until June! Richie RETIRED! Sanchez CUT! Damn....there goes my entire sleeper list and draft strategy!

Todd, Thanks for the information. Look forward to meeting you in Chicago. Looks like we will have the toughest overall league if returning players is any indication. Of course, just being a "rookie" is not really a disadvantage. Lance, Were you Naders Raiders last year? If so, probably won't get A-R...

Coops, I am in. My flight gets in around 3 and I am planning on checking in at my hotel (not staying at the Embassy) then coming down to watch some of the auction. I will be in the lobby a little before 7. A little horseracing, a little booze, a little baseball....all a lot better than checking out ...

Originally posted by chris schinker:

what's a good good magazine to buy so i can get caught up before the draft? Farmers Almanac....I hear that is what GG and all the other "Pros" use!

Don't worry, GG, I barely have enough time to keep up with my own cheat sheets (i.e. accountant-type = way too many "notes" to be wholly useful)! Not sure if you are in my league, but I wouldn't worry about me doing any peeking! :rolleyes: Still, looking forward to bending an elbow at the bar with y...

Looks like it is as I thought...starting out a bit behind (14th pick). Still, my number 1 and number 2 I am not concerned about as (in my humble opinion) at least one or two people will make a "mistake" and I could end up with two first rounders. And sorry, I disagree with an earlier post that if yo...

Guys...this just in ....Pujols must have his foot amputated, Beltran joined a cult that will only allow him to play one day a week and A-Rod is out of the country on a top-secret government missions until November (pay no attention to those spring training box scores...it is all a coverup). Yeah...t...

Well, I am picking 14th...not the strongest position on the board....