Thanks Snatch!

[Hitman23]

Man I had a great time last night getting hammered and drafting. First time in an auction I think I'm pretty happy with how I did. Thank you Snatch, and thanks to the rest of you for making it fun!

I'd like to apologize to you all for the mess-up early on, I hope you can understand that my bid of 45$ for Beltran was a mistake. I was typing in the chat and when I hit enter it went +1 instead. Thanks Snatch for fixing it.

[boo_427]

I think that went about as smoothly as possible. I am really feeling it today. I am such a big wuss when it comes to staying up late.

Thanks, Snatch.

[FormerlyKnownAsMHHL]

Man I had a great time last night getting hammered and drafting. First time in an auction I think I'm pretty happy with how I did. Thank you Snatch, and thanks to the rest of you for making it fun!

I'd like to apologize to you all for the mess-up early on, I hope you can understand that my bid of 45$ for Beltran was a mistake. I was typing in the chat and when I hit enter it went +1 instead. Thanks Snatch for fixing it.


Just "happens" to make an early mistake that gets taken back.. and then has the best team in the league? Bullllllshiiiiitttt! ;)

[Hitman23]

Just "happens" to make an early mistake that gets taken back.. and then has the best team in the league? Bullllllshiiiiitttt! ;)I can't even say anything back because if I were the rest of you I'd think it was shadey also.

[Big_E]

Just "happens" to make an early mistake that gets taken back.. and then has the best team in the league? Bullllllshiiiiitttt! ;)

:lol: I had one of the best teams in the original league last season. That is until crippling injuries (Reyes, Preston Wilson, Furcal, and on and on...) ruined my season.

Let's see how things play out. :D

[Hitman23]

:lol: I had one of the best teams in the original league last season. That is until crippling injuries (Reyes, Preston Wilson, Furcal, and on and on...) ruined my season.

Let's see how things play out. :DAnderson, Wilson, and Ordonez are huge injury risks for me. I'm a tad worried about them.

[Big_E]

Hey, I'm not even keeping Reyes this season...

[Snatch Catch]

Anderson, Wilson, and Ordonez are huge injury risks for me. I'm a tad worried about them.

Bagwell?

[Hitman23]

Bagwell?yeah but for $6 it was worth the risk.

[Snatch Catch]

yeah but for $6 it was worth the risk.

Agreed, but if he doesn't perform, he doesn't perform...no matter HOW much you paid for him.

(I'm just trying to level the playing field here :lol: )

[Hitman23]

I could always pick up another 1b. There are a bunch of them. in fact I'm a little peaved at myself for taking Ortiz at such a high price with the amount of heavy hitting 1B that are out there. I don't know why I went all out for big poppa asshat.

[Snatch Catch]

I could always pick up another 1b. There are a bunch of them. in fact I'm a little peaved at myself for taking Ortiz at such a high price with the amount of heavy hitting 1B that are out there. I don't know why I went all out for big poppa asshat.

I think that was a good move. Assuming he's healthy (which he has been the past couple of years) he's an anchor...literally...

[boo_427]

I could always pick up another 1b. There are a bunch of them. in fact I'm a little peaved at myself for taking Ortiz at such a high price with the amount of heavy hitting 1B that are out there. I don't know why I went all out for big poppa asshat.

You like his earings and gheri curl?

[Hitman23]

I think that was a good move. Assuming he's healthy (which he has been the past couple of years) he's an anchor...literally...considering the rest of my offense, I am glad I have him. i just think for a 1B I overpaid.

[Hitman23]

You like his earings and gheri curl?he better hit the showers EVER DAY in my clubhouse the smelly bastard.

[Snatch Catch]

considering the rest of my offense, I am glad I have him. i just think for a 1B I overpaid.

Nope, I think you're right at the mark, or even below it.

[Soriambi]

Thanks, Kev. The draft was a really good time. :)

[Snatch Catch]

Thanks, Kev. The draft was a really good time. :)

No problem, guys! I had as much fun, if not more than you!

[Hitman23]

No problem, guys! I had as much fun, if not more than you!you sure about that? You kept yelling at me with my sniper bidding. :lol:

[Big_E]

you sure about that? You kept yelling at me with my sniper bidding. :lol:

Cuz it was wasting so much time! You want someone, just f-ing bid! (Not directed at you, Steve. Just the overall, last-second bidding last night...) It's not like there's a timelimit on each player like on EBay, and you're getting the winning bid at the last second. With each bid, the clock re-set.

That's what was so freaking annoying! Without that crap, and the 20-minute false start at the beginning we could have been done at least 30 mins earlier.

[Hitman23]

Cuz it was wasting so much time! You want someone, just f-ing bid! (Not directed at you, Steve. Just the overall, last-second bidding last night...) It's not like there's a timelimit on each player like on EBay, and you're getting the winning bid at the last second. With each bid, the clock re-set.

That's what was so freaking annoying! Without that crap, and the 20-minute false start at the beginning we could have been done at least 30 mins earlier.Well this goes back to how you bid though....

If someone is throwing in a bid too quickly, others may know how badly you want him so they keep upping the price. I hope I'm not the only one who picked up on this. I jacked a few prices up this way..... :evil:

[Snatch Catch]

you sure about that? You kept yelling at me with my sniper bidding. :lol:

I wasn't going anywhere, I was just worried about others having to leave...

...Plus, I very much enjoyed yelling at you! :lol:

"CUT IT OUTT WITYH THE LAST SECOBND BIDS, STEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!"

[Big_E]

Well this goes back to how you bid though....

If someone is throwing in a bid too quickly, others may know how badly you want him so they keep upping the price. I hope I'm not the only one who picked up on this. I jacked a few prices up this way..... :evil:

yeah, but for the 10 or 11 people not bidding on a player, just waiting for the next one to be announced (while watching the clock tick way past midnight) it was really getting annoying. Esp with how many times it would just say "SOLD" and a new bid would come in last second and the clock would re-start...

[Hitman23]

yeah, but for the 10 or 11 people not bidding on a player, just waiting for the next one to be announced (while watching the clock tick way past midnight) it was really getting annoying. Esp with how many times it would just say "SOLD" and a new bid would come in last second and the clock would re-start...yeah but it was like 20 seconds. Besides, you shoulda spent that time putting players in your que. i was busy when I wasn't bidding.

This is why I said that a face to face draft would have been alot more fun, and would have required poker skills. :) (not complaining, i did have a blast)

[Big_E]

yeah but it was like 20 seconds. Besides, you shoulda spent that time putting players in your que. i was busy when I wasn't bidding.

I usually did, unless my daughter got up. And that one time, I had someone in the queue but it doesn't start auto-bidding at $1.

Kev-suggestion for the Fantasy Auctioneer guy. If a player in the queue gets nominated, he gets bid at $1 automatically if no other price is put in after 10 seconds or so...

This is why I said that a face to face draft would have been alot more fun, and would have required poker skills. :) (not complaining, i did have a blast)

I'd love to do it f-2-f. If only to meet everyone, and to see what kind of charts and research you all do for the auction.

[Hitman23]

Kev-suggestion for the Fantasy Auctioneer guy. If a player in the queue gets nominated, he gets bid at $1 automatically if no other price is put in after 10 seconds or so...yes! great suggestion! It was nice to autopick, but an auto bid, if only a dollar, would have been nice.

I thought of a suggestion last night. i should have written it down.
I'd love to do it f-2-f. If only to meet everyone, and to see what kind of charts and research you all do for the auction. I think half the fun with fantasy leagues is the drafts. F2F are so much fun. Two years ago one of mine lasted 5 hours and it flew by.

[boo_427]

yes! great suggestion! It was nice to autopick, but an auto bid, if only a dollar, would have been nice.


That is why I kept biotching about. I knew I only had 6 players to go and 6 dollars to spend. If I didn't get the player I nominated, I was SOL. Oh well, its over.

[chanman7483]

the worst had to be the mota signing. I dont know whether or not he really made a mistake of typing in 20, but it seems awfully difficult to accidentally type in 20.

the rain man was getting really fcuking annoying w/ his last second bids. i know i might've been annoying people at times w/ my price inflation, but that was one of my strategies. The Rain Man, and maybe one or two other people, i thought, were bidding against me with no intention to buy.. they were just trying to get back at me for raising the price of their players... and to top it off, they were doing the last second bid things.

i hope all his players go on the IL

[chanman7483]

I'd love to do it f-2-f. If only to meet everyone, and to see what kind of charts and research you all do for the auction.

To tell you the truth, i only had 2 magazines. After a while of hectic page flipping, looking for players, i gave up and just went solo

[Hitman23]

the worst had to be the mota signing. I dont know whether or not he really made a mistake of typing in 20, but it seems awfully difficult to accidentally type in 20. he had $20 in for the previous player, but when the price soared he didn't bid. It never reset and when he went to bid on Mota the $20 popped out.

I believe him. Going from $7 to $20 for Mota seems a bit absurd.

[Hitman23]

To tell you the truth, i only had 2 magazines. After a while of hectic page flipping, looking for players, i gave up and just went solookay, my dork side is gonna show. I had an Excel spreadsheet with my ceilings and player price averages up while I drafted. Made it nice and easy.

[chanman7483]

Why didn't he put the bid in for 20? The guy he was bidding on only sold for 24, I believe, Delgado. Unless someone beat him to the 20 dollar mark... oh well. Sh*t happens.

[Snatch Catch]

the worst had to be the mota signing. I dont know whether or not he really made a mistake of typing in 20, but it seems awfully difficult to accidentally type in 20.

the rain man was getting really fcuking annoying w/ his last second bids. i know i might've been annoying people at times w/ my price inflation, but that was one of my strategies. The Rain Man, and maybe one or two other people, i thought, were bidding against me with no intention to buy.. they were just trying to get back at me for raising the price of their players... and to top it off, they were doing the last second bid things.

i hope all his players go on the IL

You were so mad! Awww, how cute, Andy!

Thats all a part of auction strategy...I bid on a LOT of guys I had no intention of winning.

[Hitman23]

Why didn't he put the bid in for 20? The guy he was bidding on only sold for 24, I believe, Delgado. Unless someone beat him to the 20 dollar mark... oh well. Sh*t happens.because it went up over $20 quick enough so he couldn't place the bid. His mistake was not erasing that $20 when the player was drafted.

[Big_E]

okay, my dork side is gonna show. I had an Excel spreadsheet with my ceilings and player price averages up while I drafted. Made it nice and easy.

I had a magazine, the printouts from Sportsline and 3 Excel spreadsheets ranking from #1 down-- one by overall value, one by position by value, and one straight alphabetical list. I used the alpha one most, b/c it easily let me see people's values.

[yanksphan]

Why didn't he put the bid in for 20? The guy he was bidding on only sold for 24, I believe, Delgado. Unless someone beat him to the 20 dollar mark... oh well. Sh*t happens.

actually it was M.Cabrera - but like EE said, by the time I typed 20, it was up to 24. Then I just started watching MetsMagic and whoever else it was get into that bidding war. Forgot to erase it afterwards, and ended up buying Mota for more than I would have normally.

On my cheat sheet, I had him penciled in at $8-$11....

[chanman7483]

I hear you. My bad.

[boo_427]

actually it was M.Cabrera - but like EE said, by the time I typed 20, it was up to 24. Then I just started watching MetsMagic and whoever else it was get into that bidding war. Forgot to erase it afterwards, and ended up buying Mota for more than I would have normally.

On my cheat sheet, I had him penciled in at $8-$11....

After all this discussion on Mota, watch him save 45 games this year.

Wanna trade yanksphan?

[Snatch Catch]

After all this discussion on Mota, watch him save 45 games this year.

Wanna trade yanksphan?

Seriously, a $14 Mota has a good chance to be kept next year, and maybe the one after as well.

Mota had dominant numbers, and will now get the chance to close for what some people are calling the best team in the NL...

[Big_E]

Seriously, a $14 Mota has a good chance to be kept next year, and maybe the one after as well.

Mota had dominant numbers, and will now get the chance to close for what some people are calling the best team in the NL...

But is he worth the $22 to keep him for two years, when certain people think he's not worth $20 THIS year? :dunno:

[Snatch Catch]

But is he worth the $22 to keep him for two years, when certain people think he's not worth $20 THIS year? :dunno:

Thats because he hasn't broken out yet...

a season of 4-2, 2.13 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 86 IP, 111K, 41 SV

Would change opinion pretty quickly...

[Big_E]

Thats because he hasn't broken out yet...

a season of 4-2, 2.13 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 86 IP, 111K, 41 SV

Would change opinion pretty quickly...

True, but what if he's:

5-3, 2.65, 1.15 WHIP, 85 IP, 77 K, 33 SV (Rotowire)

or

4-1, 2.70, 1.10 WHIP, 70 IP, 62 K, 33 SV (Sportsline)

[Snatch Catch]

True, but what if he's:

5-3, 2.65, 1.15 WHIP, 85 IP, 77 K, 33 SV (Rotowire)

or

4-1, 2.70, 1.10 WHIP, 70 IP, 62 K, 33 SV (Sportsline)

He'll probably still have his option picked up.

Thats why I said "maybe" two years in my original post ;)

[Hitman23]

I had a magazine, the printouts from Sportsline and 3 Excel spreadsheets ranking from #1 down-- one by overall value, one by position by value, and one straight alphabetical list. I used the alpha one most, b/c it easily let me see people's values.I knew you'd be prepared. :lol:

[Big_E]

I knew you'd be prepared. :lol:

:lol:

You should see the book (yes book...) that I have for the original league's draft. Much more detailed than the original spreadsheet I sent you way-back-when...

[Hitman23]

:lol:

You should see the book (yes book...) that I have for the original league's draft. Much more detailed than the original spreadsheet I sent you way-back-when...You need it in that league. It's so deep and so much to take into account. I'm glad the draft is a week and a half away.

[Big_E]

You need it in that league. It's so deep and so much to take into account. I'm glad the draft is a week and a half away.

I know. Now that this league is done with the auction, I can start working on ranking my players in that league. I got lucky, all my drafts are evenly spaced out this year.