*!* VD 2 Commentary Thread *!*

[Pogues]

But as such, I don't get the Drysdale KO since, as was the case I was making, no one was taking Drysdale for his 1960s BY anyway.

Uh...really? If you say so. The KO did knock Drysdale out completely for me...maybe that's his plan.

[Controller Jacobs]

since we have a lot of rjelsers in here, here's my rjel team:
18 team mixed, obp instead of avg:
(k) = keeper

C G. Soto
CI P. Konerko (k), D. Wright, D. Valencia, Ian Stewart
MI JJ Hardy, G. Beckham, C. Barmes
OF C. Gonzalez (k), G. Stanton (k), BJ Upton, D. Stubbs (k), C. Rasmus (k)

SP Jered Weaver, Yu Darvish, Gio Gonzalez (k), R. Romero (k), D. Fister (k), B. Cecil
RP JJ Putz (k), K. Farnsworth (k), J. Broxton

[Controller Jacobs]

Some of the big-money players (based on my notes from the auction, so some may be off)

Pujols, Albert $60
Votto, Joey $60
Kemp, Matt $63
Upton, Justin $56
Braun, Ryan $57

Halladay, Roy $46
Verlander, Justin $47
Lee, Cliff $41
Lincecum, Tim $41

[frae]

I came into the RJEL auction with only $103 dollars as I kept two big money guys anyway here is what I walked away with...

C Y. Molina K
CI A. Beltre K, M Cabrera K, M Prado
MI S Castro K, Asd Cabrera K, O Infante
OF Del Young K, D Fowler K, C Maybin K, N Morgan, M Byrd
UT P Polanco, B Abreu

SP J. Beckett K, Josh Johnson, E Bedard, J Danks, James McDonald
RP Dave Robertson, Francisco Rodriguez, Brandon League K, Jose Valverde

I will have to gamble on some starting pitchers in the rsv draft, but I was low on money and liked getting $1 arms of Franky and Robertson.

[DMT]

Yea, inflation was nuts for awhile at 50% whereas I calculated it to only be 25%. Here's what I ended up with

C Arencibia K
CI Cuddyer Chipper Rodriguez
MI Reyes K, Kipnis K, Scutaro
OF Zobrist, Willingham, Brantley, Soriano, M Cabrera K
UT Hafner K, Jay
SP Price K, D Hudson K, Harrison K, Pineda K (+ Pomeranz in minors)
RP Perez, Francisco, Ogando K, Aceves

[johnnya24]

Mobile interface is up for anyone who has to use their mobile at work ...

[hacko]

So where the hell is Long John? Are we going to have to start calling him Long McJohn?

I think his live draft was this weekend

[johnnya24]

So nursing a hangover then ...

[Long John]

No, gents. Been working the last 2 days at this:

http://www.celebrationofthesuds.com/

Just got home an hour ago or so. Will get things moving again along with an updated spreadsheet. Then I'm going to go pass out for a few hours and catch up on some much needed sleep.

[revo]

Uh...really? If you say so. The KO did knock Drysdale out completely for me...maybe that's his plan.

Yeah, you haven't done any decade drafts. Drysdale has never been taken with his 1960s BY in a decade draft.

[Long John]

Pick is up. Spreadsheet is updated. Feral Slasher's turn.

[Long John]

It humors me endlessly that folks think they're beer connoisseurs.

No dig taken, but what do you mean by that? What's the difference between someone who's a beer connoisseur and someone who thinks they are but is actually a fraud?

[Long John]

Beer is absolutely personal. It's about how you perceive or taste the flavors of the beer. For obvious reasons, you will always be "right" for yourself.

However, the vast majority of the American public has a common perception that beer has one general flavor. It's something yellow and fizzy that should be enjoyed when you're done mowing the lawn or sitting at a sports bar with your friends. With few exceptions, the brands and beers that the American public associates with "beer" is one style: light lager. Maybe they've heard of ale. They know of this other different, dark thing called stout because that's what Guiness looks like.

The fact is that there are thousands of beers in the world and most of them are NOT light lagers. In fact, there are dozens of different styles. (The BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) recognizes 23 categories of styles. Each category has anywhere from 2-7 defined styles within that category.) And because beer is comprised of four basic ingredients (water, malt, hops, yeast), the potential for variety is very high because each of these ingredients can vary tremendously. The American public associates beer with a bitter, thin, highly carbonated drink that should be consumed as fast and as cold as possible. The fact of the matter is that beer can provide an incredible range of flavors from savory and sweet to sour and even salty. Beer should be enjoyed and savored.

I would consider myself a connoisseur of beer. I can tell you what beers I find to be excellent and what flavors I tend to enjoy in beer, but because beer is personal it should be up to you to decide what you like.

But I can also tell you that you could put six beers in front of me in unmarked glasses, I would be able to taste each and tell you the style at a pretty high percentage rate. And I can prove it:
http://www.cicerone.org/certified/ci...page=4&ipp=50&.
Click the "Home" link in the upper left to learn more about what this certification means.

[Pogues]

Yeah, you haven't done any decade drafts. Drysdale has never been taken with his 1960s BY in a decade draft.

While that might be true, his best two years are in the 1960s.

[revo]

While that might be true, his best two years are in the 1960s.

Yes, and King Kelly's best years are easily in the 1880s, but he'll always get drafted with 1879 as his BY. The 1950s for pitchers are brutal, so if you can get a pitcher with Drysdale's great career numbers and a solid BY in the 1950s, you'll take it.

That being said, Drysdale almost assuredly will get drafted where he usually does in these decade drafts, and as such, the KO was kinda useless.