EVIL~! alkeiper

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I'm actually a bit surprised Mattingly lasted this long. I figured someone would be nostalgic and jump on him second round.

It has to be a real NYC baseball pro team.

Yeah, I never voted. I'm sorry, but I can't get worked up over whether or not Burrell gets a pinch-hitting shot in the eighth inning. Besides, it's more compelling that Burrell is now possibly the greatest player never to make the squad (him or Kirk Gibson).

Wright is a good defensive third baseman. Burrell is an iffy left fielder. Wright's advantage in defense negates Burrell's advantage in offense, IMO. Also, remember the difference in home ballparks.

Phillie fans will be up in arms, but Wright is a better player anyway.

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/ This site has olympic results, participants, etc. for every game dating back to the inception in 1896. Some familiar names. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/a...-tsuruta-1.html http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/a...ri-saito-1.html http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/a...en-coage-1.html http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/a...n-patera-1.html

There are tempting hitters on the board, but my team needs an ace starter. Lefty Gomez 189-101 record with the Yankees from 1930-42. 6-0 in the postseason, his teams won all five World Series they played. Gomez was selected to seven All-Star teams, and started the game five times! He is the only pitcher to win the All-Star game three times. Gomez twice won pitching's triple crown, in 1934 and 1937. Truly an elite pitcher in his era.

Rather than watch the Home Run Derby on Monday, I'm electing instead to head out to Williamsport to see the Crosscutters play the Oneonta Tigers. Oneonta has Pleasant Valley HS product Aaron Fuhrman on their roster, with any luck I'll get a chance to see him pitch.

Oddly, I had VOD issues as well yesterday. Shows would come up with a busy message, then it reverted back to the previous week's menus. Generally I find day one is iffy, after that things are fine.

They should trade them regardless. Can this team honestly win the AL East?

My next selection is not as famous among baseball fans. Charlie Keller was an absolute hitting monster in his day. With the Yankees he compiled a .410 OBP and .518 slugging percentage. Unfortunately Keller missed nearly two years during World War II, and suffered a career altering back injury in 1947. To give you an idea of Keller's talent, Keller hit about .360 over two seasons in the IL, but was trapped since the Yankees already had Dimaggio, Selkirk and Henrich. Keller will play left field on my club.

If you have more sacrifice hits than walks, that can happen.

Current Rodriguez numbers BA: .304 OBP: .405 SLG: .575 HR: 198 RBI: 563 SB: 101 The only Yankee infielder with a higher career OPS (minimum 500 games) is Lou Gehrig.

While we wait for CanadianChris, no harm in showing my hand to speed things up. If CC for some reason does not pick Babe Ruth, that's my pick. Otherwise I'm taking Mickey Mantle with the 2nd pick.

Here is the draft order. I ranked the posters by post count, and this will run serpentine style. 1. Canadian Chris 2. alkeiper 3. Bored 4. Brooklyn Zoo 5. Smues 6. 161st and River Drafters will need to fill the following roles: * A starting lineup, with eight position players and a DH. * A starting rotation consisting of five pitchers * A bullpen with three relievers * A bench with one catcher, one infielder and one outfielder * A manager If the draft goes well and there is interest, we will add five more rounds at the end, allowing for three pitchers and two bench players apiece to round out the rosters to 25 men. In addition, with your first selection please select a nickname for your club. The name must be one used by a New York City team. Possibilities include the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Highlanders, Mutuals, Cubans, Gothams, Dodgers or Excelsiors. Check out Baseball-Reference.com for easy information on players. The Yankees' Franchise Index will link you to lists of Yankee starters, player registers, leaderboards, managers, etc. Canadian Chris is free to make his first selection. A couple notes to add. Official range is 1903-2008, we're going to exclude their two initial years as the Baltimore Orioles.

I'm not a big fan of using single years for anything, because you tend to get a lot of fluky performances. The top 20 hitting seasons by Yankees in terms of OPS+ are all owned by Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig and Joe Dimaggio. Fifth is Bobby Murcer, quite a fine player for some time but not a player among the team's legends. Pitching is even more random.

Just once. Dreamed I was a ring announcer, completely blanked on the name and announced a competitor as "Guy Whatshisface!" I actually woke up laughing.

Honestly, I struggled to make it through the show. I have trouble watching a lot of ECW's long matches, they just seem spotty with little build until they decide it's time for a finish. New Jack/Mustafa was pure crap. Agreed. Obeying tag rules in a promotion that prides itself on no DQs is really laziness.

Bored's in, we have our six. I'll need to hear from the two others to proceed.

I've seen it since they air during Phillies games. Didn't catch anything too noteworthy about them.

Brett Myers is working his way through the minors. His next start is Saturday for the Reading Phillies.

Here we have a Wawa station that offers gas at 4.05/gallon. Drive two miles up Route 115 and you'll find a station by the I-80 interchange that charges $4.29.

A mini-MLB draft is in the works. Instead of the whole of MLB history for this one, we are going to focus solely on the New York Yankees. Why the Yankees, a team I despise? They simply have the talent necessary to sustain this kind of idea. I'd run Phillies, but who is going to get excited over Fred Luderus? We have five entrants. Myself, Canadian Chris, Smues, Brooklyn Zoo and 161st and River. One more person can join in if they are interested. Here are the basics. 1. 21 man rosters (eight position players and a DH, three reserves, five starters, three relievers, and a manager) 2. You draft a player's career ONLY as a Yankee. If you draft Randy Johnson, you're getting 34 career victories. 3. A player may only be chosen either as a manager or player. A player may not be chosen twice for each role. Two exceptions, Hal Chase and Clark Griffith may be player-managers. 4. All home parks are assumed to be Yankee Stadium. Results Round One CC: Babe Ruth Al: Mickey Mantle Bored: Lou Gehrig BZ: Joe Dimaggio Smues: Alex Rodriguez 161st: Bernie Williams Round Two 161st: Whitey Ford Smues: Yogi Berra BZ: Mariano Rivera Bored: Derek Jeter Al: Charlie Keller CC: Bill Dickey Round Three CC: Tony Lazzeri Al: Lefty Gomez Bored: Red Ruffing BZ: Don Mattingly Smues: Spud Chandler 161st:Ron Guidry Round Four 161st: Jorge Posada Smues: Jason Giambi BZ: Thurman Munson Bored: Reggie Jackson Al: Joe Gordon CC: Andy Pettitte Round Five CC: Goose Gossage Al: Allie Reynolds Bored: Rickey Henderson BZ: Dave Winfield Smues: Roger Clemens 161st: Roger Maris Round Six 161st: Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez Smues: Mike Mussina BZ: Earle Combs Bored: Ed Lopat Al: Phil Rizzuto CC: Paul O'Neill Round Seven CC: Bobby Murcer Al: Elston Howard Bored: Graig Nettles BZ: Tommy Henrich Smues: Casey Stengel (manager) 161st: Dave Righetti Round Eight 161st: Willie Randolph Smues: Sparky Lyle BZ: Wade Boggs Bored: John Wetteland Al: Herb Pennock CC: Bob Shawkey Round Nine CC: Jimmy Key Al: Bill Skowron Bored: Hideki Matsui BZ: Joe McCarthy (manager) Smues: Mel Stottlemyre 161st: Waite Hoyt Round Ten 161st: Joe Torre (manager) Smues: Tino Martinez BZ: Catfish Hunter Bored: Tommy John Al: Gil McDougald CC: David Cone Round Eleven CC: Home Run Baker Al: Roy White Bored: Alfonso Soriano BZ: Vic Raschi Smues: Robinson Cano 161st: Lou Piniella Round Twelve 161st: Hank Bauer Smues: Frankie Crosetti BZ: Tony Kubek Bored: David Wells Al: Carl Mays CC: Chien-Ming Wang Round Thirteen CC: Mike Stanton Al: Johnny Murphy Bored: Gary Sheffield BZ: Bobby Richardson Smues: David Justice 161st: Clete Boyer Round Fourteen 161st: Jeff Nelson Smues: Gene Woodling BZ: George Selkirk Bored: Steve Howe Al: Miller Huggins (manager) CC: Don Baylor Round Fifteen CC: Kid Elberfeld Al: Bob Meusel Bored: Billy Martin (manager) BZ: Al Downing Smues: Ben Chapman 161st: Wally Pipp Round Sixteen 161st: Jack Chesbro Smues: Mickey Rivers BZ: Bob Turley Bored: Butch Wynegar Al: Steve Hamilton CC: Nick Etten Round Seventeen CC: Jerry Mumphrey Al: Urban Shocker Bored: Ron Davis BZ: Fritz Peterson Smues: Hal Chase 161st: Bob Wickman Round Eighteen 161st: Roberto Kelly Smues: Clark Griffith BZ: Joe Page Bored: Ralph Terry Al: Ryne Duren CC: Lindy McDaniel Round Nineteen CC: Johnny Blanchard Al: Mike Stanley Bored:Roy Smalley BZ: Red Rolfe Smues: Joba Chamberlain 161st: Ron Blomberg Round Twenty 161st: Tom Tresh (or Shane Spencer) Smues: Wally Schang BZ: Joe Girardi Bored: Ron Hassey Al: Snuffy Stirnweiss CC: Randy Velarde Round Twenty-One CC: Ralph Houk (manager) Al: Birdie Cree Bored: Tim Raines BZ: Ramiro Mendoza Smues: Tom Gordon 161st: Rick Cerone Round Twenty-Two (Relief Pitchers) 161st: Shane Spencer Smues: Lee Guetterman BZ: Dick Tidrow Bored: Hal Reniff Al: Steve Farr CC: Jack Aker