Fantasy RBI League Official Draft Thread

[fightonusc]

OK, I'll select Doug DeCinces.

[fknmclane]

sorry for the delay boys ... didnt have internet.  ok ill take ruppert jones

the draft says JClark...

JClark or Jones?

Yeah, cause if it's Big Jack, Rupperto is mine!

[ultimate7]

He originally put Jack Clark, then modified

[fightonusc]

No modifications are allowed. The selection as posted on the official board was Jack Clark, and that is final.

[dvldog]

sounds fair

[fknmclane]

Who's up? Beef?

[dvldog]

yep

[BeefMaster]

I hereby make Glenn Davis the first Astro chosen.

[fknmclane]

This is a tough pick.  There's still plenty to choose from but I'm going with...Rupperto.

[GreatScott]

ok thats fine ... but i made my modification before anyone chose another guy.  i dont see how that is unfair to anyone but ok whatever.  its all for fun anyway

[fightonusc]

I don't think anyone's calling shenangans on it, GS, but it sets a bad precedent to let someone change picks after they are posted.

[dvldog]

poolstroke72: Alan Trammell

ShitPaw: Tony Armas

[fightonusc]

Did poolstroke send you his picks, ShitPaw?

[fightonusc]

OK, I am suspending the dradr until Monday morning, when I we can try to all get online during the afternoon and plow through a bunch of picks. I am allowing ShitPaw to keep Tony Armas, since poolstroke was skipped by exceeding 24 hours. However, poolstroke does not automatically get Alan Trammel.

If I don't hear from poolstroke by Monday, I am going to assume that he is forfeiting his team from the league. And there had better be a damned good explanation as to why he didn't show up to make any picks or send proxy picks my way. If he forfeits his team, I am willing to let someone else who would be interested jump in and take over his team (which hasn't been drafted that badly, BTW). Either that, or we just continue to draft the best available player for that team, and play it as a league-controlled franchise (i.e. the Expos) to fill out the league.

[dvldog]

Can we put all of poolstroke72's picks back in the pool?



12:00 Forum Time...  Get ready to Draft!

[ultimate7]

Maybe someone else would just want to take over poolstroke's team, and we could just continue from where we left off.

[dvldog]

true, but if nobody picks up the team..

[defen]

I'll take it over if he bails.

[fightonusc]

OK, fuck poolstroke. I am pissed off about this whole situation, and I feel like I have to share a good portion of the responsibility here. How many times did I say that if you weren't willing to make the commitment to show up and participate in the draft, that you shouldn't bother to sign up, because it was just going to bog things down and kill the buzz for other people? Several times, I think. Yet, we still have this situation. And I had a feeling about exactly what was going to happen, and didn't stop it.

(My only caveat is that perhaps poolstroke had some sort of unavoidable emergency or personal tragedy to deal with. In which case, I take back all of the horrible things that I wrote but then deleted out of common decency.)

So, if anyone wants to take over poolstroke's team who is not otherwise participating in the draft, please let me know. It's going to be held over on a first-come, first-serve basis, but I'm going to reserve the right to approve you based on if I think you're trustworthy and capable enough (i.e. not a ridiculously massive flake) to pull this off.

I'm going to give an hour or so for someone who wants to participate to throw their hat into the ring; otherwise, I'm going to autodraft for that team. The picks will be based on filling his starting line-up with the best available players needed to fill those spots (we will fill the four pitcher positions only after the eight offensive positions are filled. Batter rankings will be based on power numbers, and pitcher rankings will be based on the highest available pitcher based on ranking in three stat categories - fastball speed, total curve (CL + CR / 2) and drop rating.

[dvldog]

I'll take it over if he bails.

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