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Subject: RIBC 2006: Pre-draft discussion
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 13:05
Here are the 16 managers for the 2006 RotoGuru Invitational Baseball Challenge:
Chris
holt
Oaktown As
Toral
jumpball
KKB
mMoses
Dave R
MC and TB
Hubble
Trip
I am Canadian
Blue Hen
Jeff G
CanEHdian Pride
Guru
These qualifiers represent the top 6 finishers in last year's RIBC, the top 6 in last year's AAA league, the winner of each AA league, and me.
Next year, there will be two AAA leagues, so the qualifications for succession will have to change. No hurry to work that out, especially until we know how many AA leagues are formed.
I don't expect to start the draft until mid-March. We will use the Kafenatid "On the Clock" software again. I will create rotoguru-based links to the draft for those who have difficulty accessing the Kafenatid site from work, and will do that for any of the qualifying leagues that drafts on Kafenatid as well.
We will once again use Yahoo as the hosting site for the league. I will email registration info to all managers once I create the league.
Prior to the draft, we should discuss whether any revisions in the rules are desirable. I'll have to first look up the rules from last year. If anyone wants to beat me to the punch and copy them in here, be my guest. |
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| 30 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 14:59
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There is also no rush, so don't feel pressured into making a quick choice if you want to think about it.
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| 31 | blue hen
ID: 38135621
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 15:46
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To paraphrase the alien from the Simpsons: "It doesn't matter what position you give me; your league is doomed... DOOMED... to finish behind Blue Hen."
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| 32 | blue hen
ID: 38135621
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 15:48
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Oh, and can we set a 10 millisecond timeout to make these picks? We can? It looks like I am up, then. I select pick 1. What do you mean I can't do that?
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| 33 | Athletics Guy
ID: 911493111
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 18:38
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16 Blue Hen Rules
As Nelson Muntz from the Simpsons would say: Ha-Ha
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| 34 | holt
ID: 491122318
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 19:16
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wow - I'm used to falling in the bottom 20% of priority for these drafts. I need a little time to think about this.
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| 35 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 22:45
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Ha-ha
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| 36 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 23:20
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If only I had sent in my numbers 3 minutes later...
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| 37 | JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 23:31
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Yup Trip. If my 'random' numbers came in to Guru before yours, you'd be 2nd to chose your slot, and Oak at #1 would have got the player that seems to want from posts [2] and [20]. On the other end, Holt would have plenty of time to think with the second to last choice.
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| 38 | Athletics Guy
ID: 911493111
Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 23:45
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Aw man, I wish I didn't read that.
Trip, you're killing me! ;)
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| 39 | holt
ID: 491122318
Fri, Feb 24, 2006, 05:58
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I guess I'll pick first. doing two picks at once is convenient.
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| 40 | Toral
ID: 541029611
Fri, Feb 24, 2006, 08:17
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I'll pick second. Doing 2 picks separated by only 2 picks is convenient.
Toral
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| 41 | jumpball
ID: 0142416
Fri, Feb 24, 2006, 17:18
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If my memory is correct, I've drawn a 2 digit number in this process all 3 years now . . . however, as long as the final league results remain the same, I'm not going to complain!
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| 42 | cEHp
ID: 516250
Sat, Feb 25, 2006, 01:32
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I too like having two consecutive picks.
I will take 16.
Its all about convenience.
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| 43 | Hubble
ID: 0992417
Sat, Feb 25, 2006, 08:51
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picking 15th is not as convenient as picking 16th... but i guess its as conveniant as it can get...
So 15th
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| 44 | KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 0156519
Sat, Feb 25, 2006, 11:12
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Wow, I totally expected to be deciding between the #5 or the #16 slot. Sign me up for #3!
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| 45 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Feb 25, 2006, 11:34
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Sorry, guys. I must confess I'm not prepared to decide yet. May not be until tomorrow.
Relax...
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| 46 | Athletics Guy
ID: 911493111
Sat, Feb 25, 2006, 12:08
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Take your time Guru, I need more time to decide as well.
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| 47 | JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Sat, Feb 25, 2006, 12:24
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Here is where we are:
Draft order:
1 Holt's Revenge
2 Toral Wheatfarmers
3 Kafenatid.net
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 Hubble's
16 The Say EH Kid
Selection order of those left to choose
RotoGuru.com
IAMCANADIAN
Oaktown A's
mMoses RIBC
Chris' Repeaters
JeffG RIBC
MC & TB
Day Trippers
jumpball RIBC
SANFORDORS
Blue Hen Rules
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| 48 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 521191210
Sun, Feb 26, 2006, 11:00
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Sent request to Hubble to contact me once Guru picks. I'll be away from the computer all day, so I'll get him to pick it for me.
Thx,
IAC
Ben
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| 49 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Feb 26, 2006, 17:15
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Sorry for the delay.
I'll pick 6th.
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| 50 | Hubble
ID: 0992417
Sun, Feb 26, 2006, 21:13
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I tried to call Ben (IAC) but he is on the road to Moncton (from Montreal i guess its 14 hours...)
i couldnt find the e-mail he sent me... i'm sorry about that... hopefully he'll check soon, i have no other way to reach him. i e-mailed him.
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| 51 | Hubble
ID: 01212716
Mon, Feb 27, 2006, 17:31
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Ok, i just found out I_A_C had sent me a mail on my hotmail account... (i never ever used it)...
He should call me tonight and i'll post it before 8:00pm
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| 52 | Hubble
ID: 01212716
Mon, Feb 27, 2006, 20:41
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I_AM_CANADIAN is going to pick 10th
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| 53 | Athletics Guy
ID: 911493111
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 00:38
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I'll pick 12th.
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| 54 | TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 00:41
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Draft order:
1 Holt's Revenge
2 Toral Wheatfarmers
3 Kafenatid.net
4
5
6 RotoGuru.com
7
8
9
10 IAMCANADIAN
11
12 Oaktown A's
13
14
15 Hubble's
16 The Say EH Kid
Selection order of those left to choose
mMoses RIBC
Chris' Repeaters
JeffG RIBC
MC & TB
Day Trippers
jumpball RIBC
SANFORDORS
Blue Hen Rules
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| 55 | mMoses
ID: 50129133
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 01:53
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I'll pick 4th.
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| 56 | Chris
ID: 1410141221
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 11:10
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I'll pick 5th
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| 57 | JeffG
ID: 25028279
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 11:23
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I'll take 7th
Draft order:
1 Holt's Revenge
2 Toral Wheatfarmers
3 Kafenatid.net
4 mMoses RIBC
5 Chris' Repeaters
6 RotoGuru.com
7 JeffG RIBC
8
9
10 IAMCANADIAN
11
12 Oaktown A's
13
14
15 Hubble's
16 The Say EH Kid
Selection order of those left to choose
MC & TB
Day Trippers
jumpball RIBC
SANFORDORS
Blue Hen Rules
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| 58 | Guru
ID: 501282712
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 12:24
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Just an early heads up to those picking 7th and later...
Depending on how the first 5 picks go (in round 1), I might be interested in swapping my picks in the first 2 rounds with yours. If we get to pick 6 and there is a player out there that you really want to nab, we might be able to work out a swap.
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| 59 | TB
ID: 1286814
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 14:35
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We will pick 8th.
Draft order:
1 Holt's Revenge
2 Toral Wheatfarmers
3 Kafenatid.net
4 mMoses RIBC
5 Chris' Repeaters
6 RotoGuru.com
7 JeffG RIBC
8 MC & TB
9
10 IAMCANADIAN
11
12 Oaktown A's
13
14
15 Hubble's
16 The Say EH Kid
Selection order of those left to choose
Day Trippers
jumpball RIBC
SANFORDORS
Blue Hen Rules
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| 60 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 14:36
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Hey guys... thx for gettin in my pic. I just got back in town this morning, from a really horid roadtrip. I should be more able to keep abreast of the draft from this point on.
Thx.
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| 61 | JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 15:17
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I_A_C - No problem. From being in AAA with you last year, one thing I know for sure, is you can be depended on to be on top of things come draft time.
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| 62 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 16:16
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I'll take 14th.
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| 63 | jumpball
Sustainer
ID: 33050298
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 20:26
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Give me the 11 slot please.
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| 64 | jumpball
Sustainer
ID: 33050298
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 20:38
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Thanks for being patient with me guys . . . hopefully I won't slow the draft down too much by not having complete access to the internet during the day.
I can't wait for the draft -- mostly to see what surprise KKB has in store with his #3 pick this year . . . last year he surprised us all by taking <<1.03 Undrafted>> . . . will he do it again?!? :-)
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| 65 | Dave R
Dude
ID: 3010361110
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 21:31
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I'll pick 9th
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| 66 | Athletics Guy
ID: 911493111
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 21:38
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Draft order:
1 Holt's Revenge
2 Toral Wheatfarmers
3 Kafenatid.net
4 mMoses RIBC
5 Chris' Repeaters
6 RotoGuru.com
7 JeffG RIBC
8 MC & TB
9 SANFORDORS
10 IAMCANADIAN
11 jumpball RIBC
12 Oaktown A's
13 Blue Hen Rules
14 Day Trippers
15 Hubble's
16 The Say EH Kid
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| 67 | Hubble
ID: 01212716
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 22:06
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Still can't beleive Holt got first pick... pffff
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| 68 | holt
ID: 491122318
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 03:41
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lol, me either. i've never gotten 1st pick in any league i've ever played in. this is new territory for me.
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| 69 | blue hen
ID: 38135621
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 10:51
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Great, I get to pick between Mach and Trip. How am I supposed to get any good players again?
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| 70 | JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 15:37
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From [27]
Last year, we officially started the draft on Monday, March 7, although we allowed early picks during the weekend prior. We completed the draft on March 26, so it took 19 days.
This year, the season starts on April 2. We want to finish the draft in time to get all rosters set and to allow all undrafted players to clear initial waivers. A target completion date of March 29 seems suitable. If so, that would mean that we should probably start the draft no later than March 10, which is a Friday. Perhaps we could start the clock on that Friday, but allow untimed picks to begin on Wednesday, March 8.
If that is the game plan, sounds good to me.
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| 71 | blue hen
ID: 38135621
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 15:40
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I'm fine going even earlier if you like.
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| 72 | Toral
ID: 541029611
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 16:47
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Earlier the better. I'll be busier as March goes on. The earlier we start the more slack we can allow if we have to.
Toral
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| 73 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 17:18
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I'd prefer to stick with that schedule. I know that the qualifying leagues often like to get a head start so that they can stay ahead of our picks, and that's fine for me as well.
And frankly, I'm still nowhere close to being ready.
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| 74 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 521191210
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 21:29
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8-10th sounds ok to me.
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| 75 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Mar 04, 2006, 17:39
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I put together a spreadsheet listing all Yahoo position eligibilities for hitters, as of 3/4/06:
Yahoo-elig-3-4-06.xls
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| 76 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Mar 05, 2006, 08:03
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I wrote a general purpose script to display the kafenatid draft results, both in sequential pick order and also as a draft grid. Since it runs from the rotoguru1.com domain, it will work for those who are blocked from kafenatid.net at work. If anyone has limited access to both rotoguru1.com and kafenatid.net, let me know and I can set this up on an alternate domain as well.
In order to work, the draft must be set up in kafenatid as a publicly viewable draft in both formats. The RIBC and qualifying leagues are set up this way. The draft must also have started already.
Here are the two QL drafts in progress:
RIBC AA Sally League
RIBC AA Mudcats League
The sequential picks are at the top. scroll down to the bottom for the grid.
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| 77 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Sun, Mar 05, 2006, 13:12
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I will be traveling on business through Wednesday. If you need to contact me before Thursday, use the link in this post.
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| 78 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Mar 06, 2006, 09:38
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These were last year's logistical guidelines for the draft:Starting at 7am, we will institute a 6 hour clock. The clock will pause between 11pm and 7am ET. If you time out, the draft will move on. Skipped picks can be made up at any time thererafter.
If your turn arises and you still have an outstanding skipped pick, I will probably move the draft on to the next picker. If we get well ahead of pace, I may relax that stance. But hopefully it will not become an issue. This also means that people on the turn have a single clock period to make their first pick, or both will be skipped.
We will use a draft discussion thread for logistical communications, to help others anticipate potential delays, to recruit someone to accept a queue, to announce or solicit trades, to coordinate changes in the clock for weekends, etc. Please check that thread regularly throughout the draft, as we will rely on it as the primary means of communication among RIBC managers.
Established draft etiquette is that no undrafted player names should be mentioned, and in the event of an infraction, should be edited out. I am planning to continue using these guidelines. The draft will commence on Wednesday morning, but the 6-hour clock will not be turned on until Friday morning. We will keep the clock turned on during weekends.
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| 79 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Mar 08, 2006, 15:07
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I'm posting this here just so that I have a chance of finding it next winter. (I figured I would be less likely to find it in the draft thread.)
Here is the general framework I envision for yearly succession - subject to change at my own whim:
2007 RIBC (16 teams)
Top 6 from 2006 RIBC
Top 3 from each AAA league (6)
Winner of each AA (3)
Guru
2007 AAA leagues (32 teams)
Non-returning 9 from 2006 RIBC
Teams ranked 4-8 in each AAA (10)
Teams ranked 2-5 in each AA (12)
That produces only 31 AAA teams, so that leaves one to play with, plus openings due to attrition. Chances are that the 6th place AA teams would get to advance, and maybe more.
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