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

[Andrew Klein]

I don't appreciate the mocking of Dice-K and Vazquez.  They've been 
stalwarts on the K-9 staff over the years.  Which says something about 
my pitching.

I guess we'll be talking trade later in the year ...

-Andy

On 3/12/12 7:13 PM, Dennis Adams 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 <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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 <mailto:anrklein at gmail.com>>
>         To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net
>         <mailto: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 <mailto: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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