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Obviously too early to reach any conclusions, but today's standings have ALL 3 of the Tampa Leagues as the Top 3 Overall (2-3-1), ahead of the "Other" 19 Leagues.

Would trading an approximate $12-$15 player (Greene) for an approximate $17-$20 player (Edmonds) be considered soooo lopsided that a difference of around $5 (max) would undermine a league with $3120 in total salaries? I guess I don't understand the basis of a veto unless there was evidence of collus...

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

you're a zero on these boards. thanks.You can always tell when Gekko is lacking merit to his case: he reverts to personal insults.

This is definitely a reason to add BBDS for draft slots-----NOT! Because FAAB is just so fair, reasonable, and consistent...

Let's see, how many Alex Gonzalez' Brian Andersons, Chris Youngs, and Luis Gonzalez' are there again? Plus about 22 guys named Hernandez, and we expect every person in the system to be perfect when grabbing labels in 10 seconds or less? Amazing how 99.5% of the things done right get no credit. Hats ...

Thanks, KOQ!

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich: Here is the free-agent description from our rules section. It will apply throughout the season: Any player who is not on a team roster within your league and is on a major-league roster or once was on an NFBC team in your league is considered a free agent for that...

Ungrateful. Insulting. Classless. Embarassing.

Just thinking about what competitions in the universe have the most elements of "luck" and "skill" and I always come back to CHESS as perhaps being the game that is pretty much 100% skill. Or is it? Even in chess, you have a random draw to see who plays with the white pieces and who gets the black p...

This is an interesting debate. I'm curious as to what the pro-BBDS advocates would use as a strategy if BBDS was adopted? Would you spend $50, $100 or more to get a specific spot (#1 or #8?). Do you see the advantage of one spot, say the middle, worth "one whole player" and hence would bid $300+, as...

Originally posted by KJ Duke: This is exactly the fallacious type of argument I was talking about. Eagle, random slot selection can be eliminated in a fair and judicious way. Please tell me how league placement can be eliminated in an equally fair way? It can't, which is why it must be random. Pleas...

Originally posted by Spyhunter: Frankly, in a perfect world WE SHOULD be doing bidding / auction drafts (as it is inherently the most fair approach), however, I recognized that this is difficult to achieve given that it takes 2-3 hours more work and many people aren't as familiar with the format. Sp...

RE: BBDS supposedly an improvement vs. KDS. You already have the random draw of which league you're put in, whether BBDS or KDS, right? That randomness is "necessary" to "keep it fair", right? So why is randomness in draft positions now suddenly "evil" or "unfair to some owners"? See the hypocrisy? ...

Tough breaks, now that Wagner, LaRue, and Wilkerson are injured.

The goal of the event is to score the most points in categories, not to score the most points vs. the ADP. So if "everybody else" was taking Barry Bonds at #80 and I'm picking at #100, and Bonds is available in my league, and I don't want Bonds due to his injury risk, then taking Bonds just to "book...

Thanks, Greg, for a great experience. Regarding power, laptops, boards, overhearing picks, etc.



Just keep it the same for everybody.



You and KP have done an excellent job and I don't have any complaints. If you just repeat 2006 in 2007 I'll be fine.

Thanks for getting this all done so fast! A big effort that is very much appreciated. Way to go, Greg and Tom!

and hope pujols slips to 14. [/QB]LOL you crack me up, man!

No sweat, Tom. Just checked it and "after the Satellites" seemed like a good juncture to revisit. Thanks for the timely response!

Tom, wondering if/when this list will be updated. Still showing the Feb 18-28 data with 511 drafts. Will this link change or will there be a different link? Thanks in advance.

Thank you very much, Geoffrey! And the other satellite drafters thank you as well.

Greg and Tom, As a guy who joined (and paid for) a couple of Satellite Drafts with the expectation that the results would be held CONFIDENTIALLY, I would oppose the release of satellite draft results, even if summarized, by MDC. If NFBC wants to offer a "pay per view" feature of some sort in 2007, t...

Thank You Greg, for sticking with the 15 Teams. I'm all for creative problems solving when there's a need and getting input from others, but going from 15 to 18 is just too significant of a change to make this late in the process. I have to imagine that by 2007 there will be enough interest and publ...

To Greg, Tom, and everyone at F+W: Congratulations! A very solid business move. Both offense and defense with this one. Add the endorsement and partnership strength with MLBAM. Protect against getting on the "wrong side" of things (if you know what I mean). It could not have been easy to negotiate t...

GLY, Just remember what GG lists as his occupation: Disinformation.