[USML Announce] 2012 Draft Day Self-Analysis: Riptorns

[Dennis Adams]

I only mocked the dice-k and vazquez picks.  I actually did say "otherwise,
great job though."  I really did like a lot of the picks.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net>wrote:

> Hey Dennis,
>
> You scoot from the draft early and complain about what Jeff did on your
> behalf?
>
> Ouch.
>
> If it were up to me you'd be eating table scraps.
>
> Pfffffffft.
>
> -- KR
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Some questions/comments:
>>
>> 1.  Who is this Sabathiato guy?
>> 2.  I was listening carefully and didn't hear a single Wieters comment.
>> In fact, Blocker looked utterly unphased through the draft.
>> 3.  Carl Crawford will likely be worth his $30 salary this year.  More
>> importantly, he will be one of the better keepers for 2013.  You can thank
>> me later.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andy Klein <anrklein at gmail.com>
>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>> Sent: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 9:53 am
>> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] 2012 Draft Day Self-Analysis: Riptorns
>>
>>
>>  I'll try, too ...
>>
>> DRAFT DAY STRATEGY
>>
>> *Dog Blocker as much as possible in retaliation for the 2010 Wieters
>> Trade.
>> *After dealing Sabathiato to Winick, spend less money on my entire
>> pitching staff than CC's salary.
>> *Get outfielders who are likely to play every day.
>> *Limit myself to two cups of coffee so as not to spend half the draft in
>> pain because I had to take a piss.
>>
>> WHAT WENT RIGHT
>>
>> *Succeeded in annoying Blocker and bidding up enough of his guys to
>> ensure that the Bombers won't compete in 2012.
>> *Sabathia's salary $34.  Klein Nine pitching staff $32.  Check.
>> *Got every day outfielders.
>> *Limited coffee intake to two cups.
>>
>> WHAT WENT WRONG
>>
>> *In bidding up Blocker, I got stuck with some bums myself.  (Seth Smith
>> at $12?)
>> *Used the biggest coffee mug in Winick's office, so two cups of coffee
>> felt like five.
>> *Ended up buying Carl Crawford when I had no intention of doing so.
>> Crawford was a "Winick Pick," and the magazine said to bid with confidence
>> up to $30.  I was blithely moving things along, and then everyone else just
>> stopped.
>>
>> -Andy
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Great to see everyone. Dennis, welcome my friend to the show that never
>> ends. Jim B, congrats and all the best to your wife and you. And to
>> everybody else, it was great to see everyone looking so moderately healthy.
>>
>> Now, let me propose something. This proposal certainly is not intended to
>> displace Jeffrey's typically self-serving analysis of the draft, but I ask
>> each team to consider posting its own critical and objective analysis of
>> its draft day performance.
>>
>> I will begin:
>>
>> DRAFT DAY STRATEGY:
>>    * Avoid drafting Shoppach and Cervelli again.
>>    * Corner the market on SB by getting one more impact SB guy.
>>    * Draft decent SP for under $20.
>>    * Draft one reasonably priced thumper.
>>    * Pick up enough sleepers and keepers via auction and rotation draft
>> to shop to Winick when his team crashes and burns in June.
>>
>> WHAT WENT RIGHT
>>    * Arrived too late to gorge on doughnuts.
>>    * Personally escorted to draft by always affable Mark Kerber.
>>    * Elvis at 27, nice SPs from 7 to 17.
>>    * Restocked the Prospect Parade (Segura-1, yes!!).
>>
>> WHAT WENT WRONG
>>    * Arrived too late to gorge on doughnuts.
>>    * Personally escorted to draft by always affable Mark Kerber.
>>    * Lind-21, Smoak-12, no thumpers and Andrus surrounded by the likes of
>> Getz and Brignac.
>>
>>
>> OK--who's next??
>>
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Dennis F. Adams III
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Northwestern University School of Law
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