*** VD 13 Commentary Thread ***

[hacko]

I thought of a concept for a new type of vintage franchise draft. I don't know if it's workable, but it seemed interesting enough to share.

Snake draft order
Each drafter picks a "primary" franchise from which they will draft their team - the player they draft in the first round determines their primary franchise (can't duplicate primary franchises - I think that's a good restriction)
You pick players from your franchise unless you choose to steal from another franchise (no restriction on which franchise you can steal from, can repeat)
You cannot steal with two picks in a row (at least one of them has to be from your primary franchise)


You would end up with at least half of your players from your primary franchise.

I don't know whether that would be completely unbalanced. Obviously the Yankees franchise would be desirable, but if people are constantly stealing from your franchise, maybe it would all balance out? I don't know. And I don't even know how I would gameplan such a draft, which is part of what makes it intriguing.

I would give it a go.

[hacko]

I am aware that it is my pick. I'm not sure who I want to take, but I'll try to figure that out shortly.

Shane Halter!!!!

[Ken]

OK I'm in 3rd place after 15 rounds, I wonder if I have a shot of not being last this time.

[hacko]

Trivia:
Bond broke Aaron career HR record.
Aaron broke Ruth
Who did Ruth break.....






Roger Conner

[Ken]

Trivia:
Bond broke Aaron career HR record.
Aaron broke Ruth
Who did Ruth break.....






Roger Conner

Similar question right back at ya - but with RBI

Aaron broke Ruth's career RBI record
Who did Ruth break?

[The Feral Slasher]

ugggh....it's getting really hard to decide on anything

[Ken]

ugggh....it's getting really hard to decide on anything

I think you chose wisely, Gagne was my next pick - you've taken my next pick both times since I drafted last.

[The Feral Slasher]

I think you chose wisely, Gagne was my next pick - you've taken my next pick both times since I drafted last.

payback for Shoeless Joe

[hacko]

Similar question right back at ya - but with RBI

Aaron broke Ruth's career RBI record
Who did Ruth break?

It’s got to be Cap Anson. Right?

[revo]

ugggh....it's getting really hard to decide on anything

Yep. Figured that I had Downing slated as my C2 for so long, I may as well take him now before I had to go with Plan B (which was, who knows?)

[Ken]

It’s got to be Cap Anson. Right?

Correctamundo

[johnnya24]

I thought of a concept for a new type of vintage franchise draft. I don't know if it's workable, but it seemed interesting enough to share.

Snake draft order
Each drafter picks a "primary" franchise from which they will draft their team - the player they draft in the first round determines their primary franchise (can't duplicate primary franchises - I think that's a good restriction)
You pick players from your franchise unless you choose to steal from another franchise (no restriction on which franchise you can steal from, can repeat)
You cannot steal with two picks in a row (at least one of them has to be from your primary franchise)


You would end up with at least half of your players from your primary franchise.

I don't know whether that would be completely unbalanced. Obviously the Yankees franchise would be desirable, but if people are constantly stealing from your franchise, maybe it would all balance out? I don't know. And I don't even know how I would gameplan such a draft, which is part of what makes it intriguing.

I like that we are starting to creatively think about ways to improve and change VD ... it will get boring (like before) if we just keep with Letter Decade Letter Decade etc etc

So we need more like this, as a trigger for discussion. I certainly want to use Franchises more than we do.

That said, RIP anyone who doesn't get the Yankees or Giants ... this is like the added value of the Big 4 (Train, Babe, Ty, Cy) extending for the entire draft, rather than just Round 1

I think you're mining in interesting territory though. We need to Dig More, Bemoan Less!

[The Feral Slasher]

I like that we are starting to creatively think about ways to improve and change VD ... it will get boring (like before) if we just keep with Letter Decade Letter Decade etc etc

So we need more like this, as a trigger for discussion. I certainly want to use Franchises more than we do.

That said, RIP anyone who doesn't get the Yankees or Giants ... this is like the added value of the Big 4 (Train, Babe, Ty, Cy) extending for the entire draft, rather than just Round 1

I think you're mining in interesting territory though. We need to Dig More, Bemoan Less!

We could do a snake draft of franchises to start the draft. So if you get the yankees you also get the Marlins. Clearly I haven't thought this all the way thru

[DMT]

We could do a snake draft of franchises to start the draft. So if you get the yankees you also get the Marlins. Clearly I haven't thought this all the way thru

i think johnny's right, franchises are too lop-sided.

[TS Garp]

I think the only way to make franchises work is likely to remove certain players from the pool entirely.