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

[Richard Robbins]

Jeff did better for you than you would have done yourself.

I've seen your work.  [?]

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Dennis Adams <dadams17 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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