*** VD 4 Commentary Thread ***

[johnnya24]

That makes sense. I saw a bunch of Qs go and I got a little antsy with that one.

If in doubt, zig when they zag

[hacko]

If in doubt, zig when they zag

I think Johnny's Flirting

[johnnya24]

Watching a crackin' little Aussie movie called Animal Kingdom.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313092/

Not a happy movie ...

[johnnya24]

I have Ibanez ranked slightly higher than Irvin. Both are good picks.

Had Irvin a little bit ahead. Picked Irvin because I didn't want the BA hit with Ibanez and Upshaw.

[hacko]

Had Irvin a little bit ahead. Picked Irvin because I didn't want the BA hit with Ibanez and Upshaw.

I had Irvin a little ahead also- Ditto on BA wasn't thrilled to eat that from Raul

[revo]

****ing cocksuckers stole both my picks back to back.

Easy now, there are ladies present!

[The Feral Slasher]

Wow, now that I double check I have them not only right next to each other (719th and 720th) but only separated by one single point! My best guys have about 40,000 points so that's pretty close and pretty amazing.

Wow, my rating system must be off -- my top guy only has 10.5

[johnnya24]

Wow, my rating system must be off -- my top guy only has 10.5

My top ranked player has around 550 pts (radbourne obviously) ... lowest ranked -206 (the venerable Ted Breitenstein's 1894 ... nearly 500 innings of pure garbage)

[TheGirl]

Easy now, there are ladies present!

uh oh! where?

[johnnya24]

Not a happy movie ...

But I definitely recommend (Animal Kingdom)

[hacko]

Wow, my rating system must be off -- my top guy only has 10.5

Good news /Bad news-

bad news- Like Slasher my top player Is only at 14.472
Good news - is it is also Old hoss like Johnny so I got that going for me.

[hacko]

On the other hand - in my value system just based on points I got this. AFTER 5 ROUNDS

Frae 42.85
B-Fly 35.67
ELD 35.59
Revo 34.95
Del 41.30
Slasher 38.01
girl 34.83
garp 38.16
Stephen 38.20
heye 34.67
Johnny 36.84

[johnnya24]

Good news /Bad news-

bad news- Like Slasher my top player Is only at 14.472
Good news - is it is also Old hoss like Johnny so I got that going for me.

Anyone who doesn't have Hoss as their number 1 is playing a different game

:looksatHeyelander:

[frae]

On the other hand - in my value system just based on points I got this. AFTER 5 ROUNDS

Frae 42.85
B-Fly 35.67
ELD 35.59
Revo 34.95
Del 41.30
Slasher 38.01
girl 34.83
garp 38.16
Stephen 38.20
heye 34.67
Johnny 36.84

If you and I are really 1st in 2nd in any ranking system in a Vintage Draft there will definitely be an apocalypse.

[johnnya24]

On the other hand - in my value system just based on points I got this. AFTER 5 ROUNDS

Frae 42.85
B-Fly 35.67
ELD 35.59
Revo 34.95
Del 41.30
Slasher 38.01
girl 34.83
garp 38.16
Stephen 38.20
heye 34.67
Johnny 36.84

Value matters up to a point. But overall, balance and drafting skill matters more. If you're a slave to value you will probably have a lot of inconsistency and problems later in the draft. Heck, even accurately judging value is hard, because it changes as the draft patterns emerge. Last draft saves got a big bump mid draft as people chased closers earlier than their raw value suggested. This draft. whatever bonus you gave QUIZY's pre-draft, you can bump that even more with the huge QUIZY firesale currently going on ... 20 in 6 rounds (there have been only 12 BCMSW's).

I didn't expect that, but with the era restrictions removed, I can't say I'm surprised.