*** VD 15 Commentary Thread ***

[heyelander]

I'm going to try to make Ribs in an instant pot tonight. I feel like that's probably a crime against nature.

disappointing.

[johnnya24]

So any of you smart Excel guys know how to make the spreadsheet not get all wonky and fucked up when you cut/paste/do stuff to the picks on the ROUNDS page? I swear I try to be careful when I'm messing with that thing, but inevitably I break something and usually the first sign of brokenness is the picks don't get "DRAFT" next to their name in the status column. Seems like it happens maybe even more than just when cutting/pasting, like maybe when you clear contents or move things from one cell to another.

Short answer:

Right Click > Paste Special > Unicode text

Long answer:

1. Copy the exact correct text from the VD History Thread (i.e. no empty rows before the first selection)
2. Right click on the first cell of the destination (in this case the second row)
3. Choose Paste Special
4. Choose Unicode text
5. Profit

Depending on how much messing around you've done with the spreadsheet, it might be wise to download a fresh sheet.

ALSO - NEVER CUT / PASTE ANYWHERE ON THE SPREADSHEET ... ONLY COPY PASTE and ONLY ON THE ROUNDS SHEET.

And even then, if you're copy pasting, always copy paste with the right click and text/text-icon option (or the paste special > unicode text / plain text option if necessary)

There is a separate sheet for ranking and messing around in the second post of the Draft Thread "PLAYER RANKING SPREADSHEET"

[heyelander]

Less working, more posting!

I don't need to be making 5 posts in a row in Horn's retirement thread, but that's what you all have me doing.

[heyelander]

Less working, more posting!

I don't need to be making 5 posts in a row in Horn's retirement thread, but that's what you all have me doing.

hmm... probably wrong thread. Mod, can you move this to VD 13?

[johnnya24]

hmm... probably wrong thread. Mod, can you move this to VD 13?

No.45

[heyelander]

Less working, more posting!

I don't need to be making 5 posts in a row in Horn's retirement thread, but that's what you all have me doing.

you all are failing miserably. this thread is a wasteland!

[heyelander]

hopefully my mocking of jmaeroff elsewhere is taken as inclusive ribbing and not douchery.

[The Feral Slasher]

you all are failing miserably. this thread is a wasteland!

you should see the letter L !!!

[jmaeroff]

hopefully my mocking of jmaeroff elsewhere is taken as inclusive ribbing and not douchery.

Neither -- I took it as a compliment.

[MookieTyme]

Sorry, work getting in the way today. I'm figuring it out now.

[MookieTyme]

Nice pick with Brouthers. Tough call on the year between 1887 and 1894 and 1891. At least I don't have to make that decision now, lol.

I changed it like 4 times before finally settling. Its amazing what the how the difference between 20 runs and 15 RBI can eat at you for hours....

[Ken]

hopefully my mocking of jmaeroff elsewhere is taken as inclusive ribbing and not douchery.

why not both

[cavebird]

So dead in here today.

[The Feral Slasher]

So dead in here today.

VD is meant to be savored....never rushed

[cavebird]

Johnny---just a quick note---the spreadsheet is not up-to-date on the 19,000 IP minimum for this draft. Or even consistent---some have 17,000 in the formula (behind me in draft order) and some have 18,000 (me and above). And warning to others (although I am the lowest IP guy, so it is really me, and I know)--the spreadsheet is not accurate on that.