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Subject: Pay Me or Trade Me II Draft - Part Deux
Posted by: ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
- [2234251] Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 01:34
Continuation of thread #1.
It's Monday morning and we are about six rounds behind pace to finish our draft before the published Sandbox deadline of Wednesday, March 27, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (that information is included in the draft tip sheet). Let's do all that we can to complete player selections by Tuesday night. Sandbox's technical integrity is always suspect (the database was "temporarily unavailable" for an extended period around mid-day both Saturday and Sunday, probably peak times for fast-live drafts); its customer service is nonexistent. Consolidation of unfilled leagues and the multi- and open-list drafts will take place on March 27; four fast-live draft sessions are scheduled the same day ... I have no confidence that we will still be able to draft unimpeded on Wednesday while all of that additional activity is underway.
Please check on your team often throughout the remainder of the draft. If you engage the autopick feature, be sure to replenish your queue regularly with eligible players.
Thirteen rounds in two days.... |
| 1 | Myboyjack
Leader
ID: 4443038
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 07:57
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eastbound to town,
blah , blah, blah and truckin'
we're gonna' do what they say can't be done.
we gotta' long way to go
and a short time to get there...
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| 2 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 50224258
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 08:24
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Time to commute; I'll be logging back in around 9:30 a.m. (Eastern).
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| 3 | pogophiles
Leader
ID: 155452911
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 09:27
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Sorry about the delay, we're moving again.
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| 4 | Curby
ID: 432411919
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 10:02
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Sandbox unavailable yet again.......This totally sucks....
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| 5 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 52282510
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 10:08
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The slowdowns seem to happen around the time the live drafts get underway. Plug away on the half-hour and hope for the best.
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| 6 | Curby
ID: 432411919
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 10:23
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alright----I'm leaving within the hour. I will check in here when I get to LA. In order to expedite things, permdude who is an al team will be setting my queue and making sure this draft keeps going. Have a great day, and Draft, Draft, Draft........;-)
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| 7 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 10:43
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It's back to the gal with the diamond studs
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| 8 | pogophiles
Leader
ID: 155452911
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 10:43
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Roy took Fick, Europe Moose!
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| 9 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 472472510
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 10:47
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I've taken Bud Smith ... Dilligads autopicked Carl Everett; philflyboy is now on the clock.
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| 10 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 10:57
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I went, myboyjack is up
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| 11 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 11:06
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Dammit Mike V - If you take Everett in one more draft, I'm not going to draft in another league with you again this year!
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| 12 | Mike V
Leader
ID: 40042309
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 12:57
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I really don't want him Roy. I was just trying to piss you off. I'll be glad to trade him for one of your bench players like Mulder.
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| 13 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 412362514
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 14:36
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Where are you, Myboyjack?
:-(
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| 14 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 14:43
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Thanks Mike, but I'll have to see him hit something more than Class A before he's ready for my team. ;-)
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| 15 | Myboyjack
Leader
ID: 4443038
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 16:08
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Mea culpa - thought I left things on auto.
I'll be around close the rest of the night....
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| 16 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 16:16
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ok PD hope you have Curby's stuff ready lets get this draft moving
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| 17 | pogophiles
Leader
ID: 155452911
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 17:30
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Paging PFB!
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| 18 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 192442517
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 17:44
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I'm hitting the road and heading home; should be back online a bit before 7:00 p.m. and will stay connected until at least midnight.
Curby: If you're checking this board ... how about making a pick in your keeper league?
:-)
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| 19 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 17:49
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pick made Moose is up
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| 20 | pogophiles
Leader
ID: 155452911
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 18:13
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Dagnabbit -- missed Moose by 5 minutes...
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| 21 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 7262519
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:06
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Back to you, pogophiles.
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| 22 | Guano Baron
ID: 502122519
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:12
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Nice to see all of us AL teams are on auto :)
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| 23 | Perm Dude
Leader
ID: 02592222
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:17
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After the first couple of AL pitchers are taken we might as well all be on auto :/
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| 24 | Guano Baron
ID: 552242519
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:24
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Yes, unlike the NL group we will actually need to field a team with 4th and 5th starters in our rotations.
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| 25 | Curby
ID: 172252519
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:29
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safe and sound in La La land......thanks perm
dude....i can take over no
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| 26 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 202302519
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:30
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I can't believe I just drafted a Marlins pitcher.
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| 27 | Perm Dude
Leader
ID: 02592222
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:40
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Great, curb. Very slow today, as you can tell. I got Tino and moved on Edmonds (nice reports coming from RotoWire on him, so I nabbed him).
pd
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| 28 | Curby
ID: 172252519
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:46
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again...perm dude----mucho gracias amigo......if
i'd known you were only going to get thru 2 rounds
in about 8 hours I would have left it on auto
LOL
I'll be checking in about every 2 hours or
so.....I'm loading my queue and going auto...I'll
check back in around 7pm PST
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| 29 | Perm Dude
Leader
ID: 02592222
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 19:50
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Moose, don't worry, if he's any good he'll soon be pitching elsewhere :)
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| 30 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 29262520
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 20:06
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I would hope for Burnett's sake that "elsewhere" is not Colorado.
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| 31 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 20:11
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I picked,my boy jack is up
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| 32 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 20:23
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Curby is up
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| 33 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 20:36
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sorry that is TimG is up not Curby
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| 34 | Tim G
Donor
ID: 59126280
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 20:54
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Back to you PFB. Nice burst from the bottom drafters, let's see the top drafters do that! ;)
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| 35 | Myboyjack
Leader
ID: 4443038
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 21:30
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Are we done for the night?
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| 36 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 132372521
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 21:37
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I think not.
:-)
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| 37 | Myboyjack
Leader
ID: 4443038
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 21:38
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Timing is everything :)
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| 38 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 21:58
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Turning the corner on 16->17, ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤ is up.
philflyboy IM'd me he'd be back in around 15 min to pick.
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| 39 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 22:23
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I picked, myboyjack is up, we are moving now
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| 40 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 22:30
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TimG is up
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| 41 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 22:49
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I took Strickland, Moose is up
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| 42 | Mike V
Leader
ID: 40042309
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 22:53
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Roy, you're going to have to take a 2nd baseman sooner or later. I strongly recommend Luis Alicea
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| 43 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 23:21
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Moose is up again
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| 44 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 321115310
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 23:51
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2nd baseman? I don't need no stinkin second baseman.
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| 45 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Mon, Mar 25, 2002, 23:59
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moose is up. I am going to make one more pick then I am off to bed. Midnight here
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| 46 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 31213260
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 00:13
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I'm hitting the brakes now so that managers who have been on autopick all evening will have a chance to reload.
Eat Acid's queue may have run out of players needed to fill his draft card, as his last auto selection was Jason Bere, a National League pitcher (who must be waived at the conclusion of the draft).
Sorry, deepsnapper, but you cannot keep Luis Castillo; Florida is a National League team. Luis also has to be released when the draft is over.
pogophiles, Mike V, J, Eat Acid, and Guano Baron: Please post a message here in the morning letting me know that you're ready for the draft to resume.
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| 47 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 321115310
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 00:19
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Sorry MM - I didn't want no stinkin 2B anyway!
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| 48 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 00:20
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MIke V was just off of auto and went back on so he is full. I was IMing with J and he filled his. So we just need to hear from eatacid and guano.
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| 49 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 00:39
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If any NLer was planning on drafting Castillo, LMK in this thread and we can work out a reciprocal pick. Otherwise, I'll waive his butt after the draft.
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| 50 | Eat Acid
Donor
ID: 4541518
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 00:45
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Same here for Jason Bere.
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| 51 | J
Leader
ID: 34451212
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 03:00
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I'm here and kickin. But not for long. I'm leaving town today. I've got Twarpy watching my queue, so hopefully I dont get any NLers but he knows the rules.
been a busy day!!!!!! I'm in 3 drafts that went really quick today! ugghhhhhhh
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| 52 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 54241267
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 07:41
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deepsnapper, Eat Acid: Players taken from the wrong league are to be released; a warning was posted before we began the draft. In effect, your AL teams have "lost a turn" by selecting NL players. If a legitimate accident had occurred earlier, brokering a reciprocal arrangement would have been acceptable ... but each of the NL teams already has at least one second baseman and several starting pitchers. NL managers who are interested in obtaining the services of Castillo and Bere will have an opportunity to place a waiver claim on those players when the draft is over.
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| 53 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 07:57
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no problemo with waiving a 21st round pick. It does give an unfair advantage to someone with a higher ranking in the waiver wire claim process over the lower ranked WW coaches. Someone who legitimately wanted to draft a player could be blocked from obtaining him due to no fault of his/her own. It shouldn't matter whether the NL teams have 2b drafted now or not. Brokering a trade would eliminate the advantage in WW priority. Something to think about for subsequent drafts especially if the error occurs in an early round when top tier players are available. Personally I would auto the remainder of the draft, but I'd preranked as an NL team and my draft list is full of NL players. It was only in the last days prior to the draft that the decision was made to make a "lottery" out of the NL teams. I was not going to rerank at that point.
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| 54 | Guano Baron
ID: 33248269
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 09:48
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Moose: I'll be around. I'm not on auto but I'll be online most of today.
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| 55 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 6251269
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 09:51
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deepsnapper: I understand your point; last season we had an early-round mistake that was settled via a reciprocal arrangement. Because each of us (NL managers) has a legitimate second baseman, however, we are being "deprived" only of the services of a player who would have been chosen as a back-up ... although I must admit that some of my second choices last year far outperformed their higher-drafted counterparts.
Luis Alicea is still out there, waiting for a spot on your roster. Better nab him before someone else does.
:-)
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| 56 | Perm Dude
Leader
ID: 02592222
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 09:53
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If it's any consolation, Roy, I'm happy I got Kennedy and will probably wait until the draft is over to look at a back-up second baseman.
Have fun with the Direct TV today!
pd
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| 57 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 31254269
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 09:54
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Thanks, Guano. Just need to hear from Eat Acid before we can resume.
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| 58 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:15
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We have been on hold for 12 hours now. We need to finish the draft today in order to make sure we do not finish with Sandbox filling our teams for us. So we better get started soon, If Eatacid has not left a message in the next hour or so I say we start up again.
Don't mean to sound harsh but we need to get moving
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| 59 | Eat Acid
Donor
ID: 542122610
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:15
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No worries here, if group says waive then he is toast. Incidentally my queue is refilled.
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| 60 | Eat Acid
Donor
ID: 542122610
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:17
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Why are we waiting on me anyways? ;)
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| 61 | Eat Acid
Donor
ID: 542122610
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:19
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Just a comparison, this draft started concurrently with two others for me, I've been out of town and autoing like crazy, but this is 21st rd. v 11th/9th. Nice job all.
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| 62 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 352202610
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:20
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EA: Just a final check of the teams that were on auto last night to ensure that queues have been restocked. I'll head over to the draft page now and pick.
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| 63 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 62242610
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:24
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I've taken Cesar Izturis (LA, not Tor); Dilligads autopicked Kevilm Escobar.
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| 64 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:25
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I took Millar and pd took hunter. myboyjack is up
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| 65 | Perm Dude
Leader
ID: 492502511
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:28
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Hunter was last in my queue--better take a look at it again!
pd
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| 66 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 242292610
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:29
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Fire alarm ... no choice but to leave the building. Will be back after someone locates a maintenance worker to shut the stupid thing off.
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| 67 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 10:32
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¤ M LeM ¤, you and Mike both know where you can put Mr. Alicea. I had to watch his sorry ass play for Texas too many years. Go ahead and shoot me now and get it over with.
PD - Thanks, now I have to get the ethernet line over to the Mrs's PC or suffer the consequences. (we don't share 'puters very well).
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| 68 | Curby
ID: 172252519
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 11:37
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I've picked and am going auto....won't have a
chance to check back in until later this evening.
have a good day all.....;-
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| 69 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 12:28
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Armas in the fold, back to the Moose
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| 70 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 12:36
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I should say I was trying to draft Armas but sandbox is not cooperating
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| 71 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 13:47
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it finally let me draft. Moose is up for real now
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| 72 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 132512613
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 13:51
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Armas didn't want to leave my queue ... that's why you had so much trouble drafting him.
:-)
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| 73 | pogophiles
Leader
ID: 155452911
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 13:55
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Moose -- I'm taking Farnsworth & Gagne if you want to go auto...
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| 74 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 321115310
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 13:58
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Back to Moose for round 23.
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| 75 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 262262616
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 16:26
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The database is temporarily unavailable.
Please try again in a few minutes.
We seem to be stuck in the Sandbox mud once again ... when the system recovers, it will be philflyboy's turn in round 23.
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| 76 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 17:02
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I'm not getting that now, but when I click on the draft page link, it just cycles through and doesn't do anything.
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| 77 | philflyboy
Leader
ID: 342462420
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 17:05
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I went sorry for the delay when I was working and came home to try and draft I kept getting the database unavailable. I will be here for the night so lets rock and roll and get this draft done!
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| 78 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 17:10
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It's up for the moment anyway. Perm Dude's at bat
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| 79 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 452342617
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 17:34
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Heading home ... I'll be back online around 7:00 p.m. ET.
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| 80 | Tim G
Donor
ID: 2310311617
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 18:09
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I picked, Guano is up.
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| 81 | ¤ Mario LeMoose ¤
ID: 132122619
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 19:12
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Europe, deepsnapper ... only two more players to go! Jose Offerman needs a job. :-)
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| 82 | Mike V
Leader
ID: 40042309
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 20:05
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I just can't believe you took Mike Young over Alisea and Offerman.
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| 83 | Tim G
Donor
ID: 59126280
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 21:45
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One pick left, Guano is up.
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| 84 | deepsnapper
Sustainer
ID: 421144298
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 21:48
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Call me a homer. I never did like 2B. They stand too close to 1B.
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| 85 | Guano Baron
ID: 32502621
Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 21:50
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And so it is done...
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