EVIL~! alkeiper

This thread is solely for listing picks, for everyone's convenience. You can search for a particular player by pressing CTRL-F in your browser window. Round 1 --------- Dr. Tom - Babe Ruth Alkeiper - Honus Wagner Brian - Lou Gehrig Vern Gagne - Barry Bonds Cena's Writer - Jimmie Foxx bravesfan - Ty Cobb JHawk - Walter Johnson Beast - Willie Mays Bored - Ted Williams nogoodnick - Christy Mathewson The Man In Blak - Mickey Mantle MartyEWR - Rogers Hornsby Treble - Oscar Charleston The Californian - Satchel Paige KingPK - Roger Clemens HarleyQuinn - Randy Johnson LooneyTune - Nolan Ryan Slapnuts! - Hank Aaron IK Cool Jew - Sandy Koufax Precious Roy - Jackie Robinson Round 2 --------- Precious Roy - Joe Dimaggio IK Cool Jew - Stan Musial Slapnuts! - Cy Young LooneyTune - Roberto Clemente Harley Quinn - Ed Walsh KingPK - Bob Gibson The Californian - Tom Seaver Treble - Lefty Grove MartyEWR - Pete Alexander The Man In Blak - Joe Morgan nogoodnick - Hack Wilson Bored - Josh Gibson Beast - Warren Spahn JHawk - Tris Speaker Bravesfan - Greg Maddux Cena's Writer - Hank Greenberg Vern Gagne - Mel Ott Brian - Eddie Collins Alkeiper - Mike Schmidt Dr. Tom - Cal Ripken Jr. Round 3 ---------- Dr. Tom - Frank Robinson Alkeiper - Kid Nichols Brian - Bob Feller Vern Gagne - Pedro Martinez Cena's Writer - Steve Carlton bravesfan - Mike Piazza JHawk - Pete Rose Beast - Yogi Berra Bored - Tim Keefe nogoodnick - Alex Rodriguez The Man In Blak - Johnny Bench MartyEWR - Ricky Henderson Treble - Pop Lloyd The Californian - Reggie Jackson KingPK - Shoeless Joe Jackson HarleyQuinn - Turkey Stearns LooneyTune - George Brett Slapnuts! - Ernie Banks IK Cool Jew - Sammy Sosa Precious Roy - Addie Joss Round 4 -------------------- Precious Roy - Derek Jeter IK Cool Jew - Pudge Rodriguez Slapnuts! - Eddie Mathews Looney Tune - Mark McGwire HarleyQuinn - Nap Lajoie KingPK - Carl Yastrzemski The Californian - Catfish Hunter Treble - Roy Campanella MartyEWR - Arky Vaughan The Man in Blak - Robin Yount nogoodnick - Mordecai Brown Bored - Wade Boggs Beast - Roberto Alomar JHawk - Brooks Robinson Bravesfan - George Sisler Cena's Writer - Manny Ramirez Verne Gagne - James "Cool Papa" Bell Brian - Duke Snider Alkeiper - Al Simmons Dr. Tom - Carl Hubbell Round 5 ---------------- Dr. Tom - Jim Palmer Alkeiper - Robin Roberts Brian - Tony Gwynn Vern Gagne - Whitey Ford Cena's Writer - Juan Marichal bravesfan - 'Smokey' Joe Williams JHawk - Rocky Colavito Beast - Harmon Killebrew Bored - Al Spalding nogoodnick - Sam Thompson The Man In Blak - Ron Santo MartyEWR - Ferguson Jenkins Treble - Gaylord Perry The Californian - Dizzy Dean KingPK - Cap Anson HarleyQuinn - Carlton Fisk LooneyTune - Mariano Rivera Slapnuts! - Mickey Cochrane IK Cool Jew - Early Wynn Precious Roy - Joe Torre Round 6 ------------------ Precious Roy - Ray Dandridge IK Cool Jew - Rod Carew Slapnuts! - Al Kaline Looney Tune - Ernie Lombardi HarleyQuinn - Dan Quisenberry KingPK - Dennis Eckersley The Californian - Eddie Murray Treble - Ryne Sandberg MartyEWR - Bill Dickey The Man in Blak - Jeff Bagwell nogoodnick - Willie McCovey Bored - Ozzie Smith Beast - Paul Waner JHawk - Don Drysdale Bravesfan - Charlie Gehringer Cena's Writer - Ken Griffey Jr. Verne Gagne - Ted Simmons Brian - Jim Bunning Alkeiper - Tim Raines Dr. Tom - Bert Blyleven Round 7 -------------------- Dr. Tom - Todd Helton Alkeiper - Craig Biggio Brian - Wes Ferrell Vern Gagne - Paul Molitor Cena's Writer - Scott Rolen bravesfan - Judy Johnson JHawk - Gary Carter Beast - Home Run Baker Bored - Albert Pujols nogoodnick - Chipper Jones The Man In Blak - Curt Schilling MartyEWR - Frank Thomas Treble - Phil Niekro The Californian - Pee Wee Reese KingPK - Nomar Garciaparra HarleyQuinn - Larry Walker LooneyTune - Barry Larkin Slapnuts! - Rafael Palmeiro IK Cool Jew - Ichiro Suzuki Precious Roy - John Ward Round 8 ------------------ Precious Roy - Jim Thome IK Cool Jew - Ron Guidry Slapnuts! - Hoyt Wilhelm Looney Tune - Andre Dawson HarleyQuinn - Albert Belle KingPK - Eddie Plank The Californian - Al Rosen Treble - Johnny Mize MartyEWR - Kirby Puckett The Man in Blak - Jim Edmonds nogoodnick - Hal Newhouser Bored - Billy Hamilton Beast - Joe Cronin JHawk - Luke Appling Bravesfan - Ralph Kiner Cena's Writer - John Clarkson Verne Gagne - Joe McGinnity Brian - George Davis Alkeiper - Gabby Hartnett Dr. Tom - Elston Howard Round 9 ----------------- Dr. Tom - Robin Ventura Alkeiper - Dick Allen Brian - Buck Ewing Vern Gagne - Harry Heilman Cena's Writer - Jeff Kent bravesfan - Sam Crawford JHawk - Kirk Gibson Beast - Willie Stargell Bored - Amos Rusie nogoodnick - Bernie Williams The Man In Blak - John Smoltz MartyEWR - Dazzy Vance Treble - Dave Winfield The Californian - Larry Doby KingPK - Bobby Doerr HarleyQuinn - Luis Gonzalez LooneyTune - Edgar Martinez Slapnuts! - Bill Mazeroski IK Cool Jew - Matt Williams Precious Roy - Vladimir Guerrero Round 10 ----------------- Precious Roy - Martin Dihigo IK Cool Jew - Charley "Old Hoss" Radbourn Slapnuts! - Howard Earl Averill Looney Tune - Rollie Fingers HarleyQuinn - Dwight Gooden KingPK - Lance Parrish The Californian - Minnie Minoso Treble - Don Sutton MartyEWR - Lon Warneke The Man in Blak - "Bullet" Joe Rogan nogoodnick - Bret Boone Bored - Frankie Frisch Beast - Carl Mays JHawk - Herb Score Bravesfan - Dale Murphy Cena's Writer - Kevin Brown Verne Gagne - Alan Trammell Brian - Graig Nettles Alkeiper - Goose Gossage Dr. Tom - Lou Brock

Ruth was Tom's pick, but I did it before he confirmed it. This is just for another draft thread.

EDIT: Tom gave me a better idea.

Next up is Vern Gagne, Cena's Writer and Bravesfan.

You didn't honestly think Honus Wagner was going to last seventeen picks, did you?

Ok. The Pocono Poison selects C Jason Varitek.

No pick as of now, so I'll run the auto-pick. Dr. Tom selects RF Babe Ruth. That brings up my pick. I select SS Honus Wagner. Brian is on the board.

It was random, and it is serpentine. You'll pick last this round, but you pick first next round.

The best part of the site is that it does functions that you simply could not do in print format, such as the similarity scores. EVERYTHING is cross-referenced as well.

And just for the heck of it, I am making pre-1893 pitchers eligible.

Ok gang. We are ready to roll on this. Here is the draft order. Dr. Tom Alkeiper Brian - Baltimore Elite Giants Vern Gagne - Buffalo Feds Cena's Writer - Chicago Black Sox bravesfan - Richmond Braves JHawk Beast Bored - Cincinnati Kelly's Killers nogoodnick The Man In Blak - Kansas City Athletics MartyEWR - Ottawa Athletics Treble - Brooklyn Bridegrooms The Californian - Las Vegas 51s KingPK - Boston Beaneaters HarleyQuinn - Pawtucket Red Sox LooneyTune - Cleveland Spiders Slapnuts! - St. Louis Browns IK Cool Jew Precious Roy - New York Highlanders Dr. Tom is up first. If anyone has any questions, PM or IM (alkeiper) me.

I don't think there was ever a more popular team than the Road Warriors, honestly.

Can a team win in the thin air of Colorado. It is more difficult for a team to win in a hitters' park than in a pitchers' park, it seems. Teams in pitchers' parks have less difficulty finding a pitching staff that holds together. I am a believer that baseball is 50% hitting, and 50% pitching. However, there is a key difference when developing hitting and pitching. Your hitting can only get so bad. The pitching, however, can surrender an infinite number of runs. Thus, a bad pitching staff can snowball. The popular conception is that the Rockies cannot win in their park. Actually, the problem is that the Rockies cannot win on the road. In 2003, they finished 74-88. That record included a 49-32 mark at home, and a 25-56 mark on the road. That's a 98-64 quality team at home, and a 50-112 mark on the road, over a full season. The Rockies have never posted a better than .500 record on the road. Is it a problem with the parks, or with the team? Last year's Rockies lost 94 games. Looking over the roster, I am hard pressed to think this team would perform any better if they played in Petco. Looking over the club, the Rockies seem primed to take a big step forward this year. One of the ways a team can quickly improve themselves is to replace unproductive veterans with youngsters who can play. Vinny Castilla is replaced by Garrett Atkins, and Royce Clayton is replaced by Clint Barmes. J.D. Closser replaces Charles Johnson. Jeff Francis replaces Shawn Estes in the pitching staff. Jeff Francis is the real key to this team. The Rockies have never developed a major league pitching prospect this good. If any pitcher can succeed while pitching in Colorado, it's Francis. Francis pitched well in Colorado Springs, so we will see. This team is likely not a contender, but with their young players and prospects, they should be fun to watch.

You draft the player, and I select a year to represent him. I will make adjustments in extreme cases, such as Norm Cash or Ken Caminiti, if the player's best year is far out of line from his career norms. We reverse the order every round. If you draft 17th in the first round, you'll draft 4th in the second round. Yes. If 24 hours go by, I will autopick for the player. After the first 15 rounds, we select two at a time, and after 25, we select three at a time. As for the sheer amount of players, well, just remember the last 15 are just reserves, so it shouldn't hurt your team to badly if you draft Enos Cabell.

As a reminder, we do have one slot left open, if anyone would like to join. In addition, the following players are ineligible. A. Fringe players, such as Eddie Gaedel, Pete Gray, etc. Players should have some semblance of a major league career. B. Pitchers before 1893, when the mound stood 50 feet from home plate. In other words, no Hoss Radbourn.

Here's the draft order... Dr. Tom Alkeiper Brian - Baltimore Elite Giants Vern Gagne - Buffalo Feds Cena's Writer - Chicago Black Sox bravesfan - Richmond Braves JHawk Beast Bored - Cincinnati Kelly's Killers nogoodnick The Man In Blak - Kansas City Athletics MartyEWR - Ottawa Athletics Treble - Brooklyn Bridegrooms The Californian - Las Vegas 51s KingPK - Boston Beaneaters HarleyQuinn - Pawtucket Red Sox LooneyTune - Cleveland Spiders Slapnuts! - St. Louis Browns IK Cool Jew Precious Roy - New York Highlanders Remember, the draft runs serpentine. We'll commence the draft tomorrow at 4pm ET. I just want to work with the OOTP program and make sure of what we can and cannot work with.

But then they'll have Yusimeiro Petit on the club. I would honestly like to hear your rational for picking the Phillies last.

You'll easily lead the league in stolen bases, that's for sure.

The Pocono Poison select... SS Jimmy Rollins

Of course. My clock says 2:09 now, but I'm not a stickler for these things anyway.

You can have the same nickname, if you wish. I'll probably keep separate city names, in which case treble gets the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

I'll give the proper players their due. Guillen is a good hitter, as is Brad Wilkerson. Jose Vidro is one of the league's best second baseman. Brian Schneider has a GUN behind the plate, and he might just be one of the most underrated players in baseball. And Livan Hernandez is a horse in the rotation. I have high hopes for Nick Johnson as well. alert readers will note that just one of the above players was acquired by Jim Bowden.

Guzman is not an offensive asset, in my view. And Castilla had one foot in the toilet BEFORE he went to Colorado.

I've got 19 teams (I miscounted earlier). Would anyone else like a spot? Here's the players so far... Alkeiper - Stroudsburg Poconos LooneyTune - Cleveland Spiders Vern Gagne - Rochester Hop Bitters JHawk - Washington Senators Slapnuts! - St. Louis Browns Precious Roy - New York Highlanders Beast - Newark Bears KingPK - Boston Beaneaters Treble - Brooklyn Bridegrooms The Californian - Las Vegas 51s HarleyQuinn - Pawtucket Red Sox Bored - Cincinnati Kelly's Killers The Man In Blak - Kansas City Athletics MartyEWR - Ottawa Athletics Brian - Baltimore Elite Giants IK Cool Jew - Bethlehem Fightin' Hebrews Dr. Tom - Aberdeen Ironbirds nogoodnick - Portland Beavers bravesfan - Richmond Braves

Yeah, I'm late on these. The Expos lost 94 games last season, the result of being pissed on by Major League Baseball. MLB held the Expos from bringing up players during the 2003 Stretch run, and reports are the Expos did not have access to the kind of video technology other teams benefit from. Last season, the Mets signed GM Omar Minaya a week before the season ended. If this happened to another team, you'd never hear the end of it. Worse, MLB assigned the new Nationals a real winner: Jim Bowden. Bowden's strategy apparently involves signing inferior players to large contracts, and trading young players for expensive veterans of the same quality. Vinny Castilla sucks outside of Coors? Bring him in! Christian Guzman has a .303 OBP? We love outs!! Jose Guillen is a clubhouse cancer? Give him to us! We'll even give you Juan Rivera and Maicer Izturis! We don't need them. We have VETERANS!! We need pitchers? Let's sign Esteban Loaiza, for two years! Ugh. This team will finish last. Their farm system is the absolute pits, as only Larry Broadway and Mike Hinckley show any real promise. Baseball Prospectus said it best. Jim Bowden's job is to be fired by the new ownership group. Until this team DOES have real owners, they have no hope.