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2.2 seconds left now after OSU deflects the ball out of bounds. Augstein held the ball for like 2 seconds before almost throwing it away.

Bhahaaa, Illini down 65-64 with 5 seconds left. For some reason I thought it was .5 seconds so I assumed it was over. But 5 seconds is plenty of time. 5.1 to be exact. If OSU wins this, then I think a win or two in the conference tourney and they may just make the big dance.

If Eddy and the Hawks worked out, I'd demand Josh Childress in return. He's a good wing player. Of course the Bulls would then have to scramble like mad to find a low post precense that has some offensive game. I also don't think Atlanta has any large contracts left really, which makes it tough. You also have Al Harrington who could be solid.

Happy Bday goes out to the two of ya. Both damn good postesr, well not so much Mario

Teams that are done: Soxtalk Mallers Flairs Honda's Rice Burners Mushku's Steff Sox Tumbleweed Snowman Cy Young Porzio BullSox Teamo Supremo Pending Done Cerbaho - Unless Asshat wants Vazquez in which case there is one more move remaining Asshat - Unless he wants Vazquez, in which case one more move left Not Done Soxfan420 - Brandon Lidge needs to get moved from Teamo Supremo but Steve can suggest who he wants in return from the 4th round on. I put in my claim on Vladdy. Same is said for Aramis Ramirez who is claimed by Kapkomet's team. And Steff has a claim on Todd Helton. Once those go through its pretty much set. Waivers will be turned back to 2 days.

Found a way to change things so I'm gonna be making some of these moves on my own. There are a few that I'll leave open for those that decide to chose. This is soley in regards to teams that didn't get there keeper but he was drafted far later then the 1st 4 rounds.

Also, everyone still has one roster spot open due to a mistake I made so go into free agency and pick someone up.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Mar 6, 2005 -> 09:40 AM) I figure we might as well just do it here. Not everyone has to be there at once, it can take place over the course of a few days. Ya, I just realized email would be dumb. We'd just post it here and it would probably be a week process or so. But it should be pretty cool.

Minor league draft will based upon minimal innings. I'm thinking next weekend if it works for everyone. But I think we'll do it via email or something along those lines and it will be a slower draft. Because for the minor league draft you kind of want everyone there, you know.

These are all the mandatory trades. If both parties involved in the trade agree that they are happy then the trade doesn't need to be made. However, if the party who has that player as a keeper wants to make the deal then it must go through. So please make this moves As soon as possible. If your reading this propose them to the other team and make sure they go through. Ok here is a trade for asshat and steff[/b] to make: Carlos Beltran (Steff) to Asshat for Todd Helton Another deal for Asshat and Tumbleweed (aka Kapkomet) Miguel Cabrera (Tumbleweed) to Asshat for Aramis Ramirez Deal between Asshat and Cerbaho (cockboats, LOL). Once this is done, then Asshat can chose whether he wants Vazquez or not. Since he is a keeper he has that shot and it would be anyone of his picks from the 4th RD on. Deal between Cerbaho and Cy Young Porzio (another keeper deal) Adrian Beltre to Cerbaho and Cerbaho has his choice of any of Porzio's picks following the 3rd RD (The 1st 3 picks were Porzio's other keepers). Deal between BullSox and Honda's Rice Burners Manny Ramirez (BullSox) for Jim Edmonds Deal between Cerbaho, Soxfan420 and Tumbleweek (aka Kapkomet) Cerb trades Alex Rodriguez to Soxfan 420 for Johan Santana. 420 then deals Arod to Kapkomet for Derek Jeter (his keeper). Deal between SteffSox and Soxfan420 Steff deals Pedro Martinez and Ichiro to Soxfan420 for Juan Pierre and Randy Johnson (both 4th RD picks) Deal between Teamo Supremo and Soxfan 420 Brandon Lidge dealt from Teamo Supremo to Soxfan420 for Carlos Guillen or any of the following picks.

Asshat, I just offered you Vladdy for Oswalt as a swap of our keepers cause you auto drafted Vladdy. I was gonna cut him and swap the guys automatically but it won't let me.

Good draft guys. I'm gonna go in and try and get the rosters straightened out in regards to keepers.

Ok were through 4 and we'll be doing some auto shuffling to make sure everyone gets there keepers after the draft.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Mar 5, 2005 -> 11:54 PM) damn, I got Uribe and Rowand in like the 10th and 11th rounds of my last draft. Dye was a 21st rounder. My guess is that won't be the case in the keeper league draft tomorrow. I remember last year a lot of Sox jumped off the board early. I guess thats what happens when 99% of the players are Sox fans, lol.

Heck no Yasny, a good article is a good article regardless of where it comes from Thanks for sharing that.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Mar 5, 2005 -> 10:18 PM) Calvin Pickering So its not Clee? Cause I was looking at it thinking that it didn't quite look like him.

And as far as Swisher goes, the reason he's ahead of everyone else is simple, Billy Beane. For whatever reason most publications drool over everything and anything the guy does. Swisher was a good draft pick though and he is a solid player. Plus I think you have to look at it from the aspect that Swisher is most likely to produce at this point considering that Jackson and Anderson are both in the minors. There is nothing wrong with any of them, but sheer upside wise, I'd probably put Anderson as tops of the 3 simply because he rates out as a potentially good defensive centerfielder in my mind and thats a tough position to fill, especially with a guy who also has 25 HR pop.

Also, probably the most interesting player to watch in the org this year may just be Bobby Jenks. If he's healthy and mentally stable he could shoot through the org incredibly quickly and even find a spot in Chicago by the end of the season. Of course my guess would be that the odds are even greater that he gets reinjured or just has a major mental blowout and finds himself without a job. I'm rooting for him though because he could have a majorly positive impact if all were to go well.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Mar 5, 2005 -> 10:41 PM) Of course the cynic in me tells me Josh Fields is on the Carlos Lee track to the Majors... He may be at 3B all the way to the bigs, but from what I've heard about his defense, he may have to find another position. Actually I thought he was a semi solid defensive 3rd baseman from the little I saw of him and I think he has the ability to turn into a little above average defensive 3rd baseman. He has a very strong arm and decent range for a 3rd baseman. It just comes to him improving footwork and just consistently playing 3rd base. No way do I see Fields playing anywhere else, unless of course Crede lives up to his potential (which I think will happen) in which case Fields will get moved to either left or 1st base. Thats just cause Crede is one of the better defensive 3rd baseman in baseball, imo.

Also, if someone is not at the draft and accidentally drafts your player. Then when that persons turn comes up, they will draft the next auto rated player available, and then we'll swap the two spots. If that makes sense, I hope it does. Basically lets say Kapkomet's spot comes up and he drafts Carlos Beltran (he's not at the draft so it auto takes it). Obviously thats asshats guy so when Asshat comes up to pick, instead of taking Beltran, he will take the next best player thats not on the keeper (not in his mind, but on the default rankings, because I think thats the most accurate way of doing so) meaning lets say Randy Johnson is that player because he's gonna be someones keeper who can't attend the draft (none of the current teams have him). Anyway then I'll type this stuff into a word document and it will be mandatory to swap these players. So Kap would get RJ by example and Asshat would get Beltran in a deal. This may have to happen once or twice, but it should be simple enough.

I think we can. I know I can edit rosters or something and my plan would be to do so. The thing that sucks is there was nowhere where I could edit the default ranks to remove the preselects. If I could it would of been cake. And asshat, I know you had Miguel cause I remember trying to pick him up. And you must have Beltran cause he is one of the guys still out there.

Judging by the double chin and his face, he's put on some pounds.

Ok I only got Keepesr from these players: Chisoxfn Vladdy Guerrero Ivan Rodriguez Curt Schilling Frankie Rodriguez (K-Rod) Danman (Flairs) CC Sabathia Eric Gagne Tim Hudson Eric Chavez Heads Mark Buehrle Jason Schmidt Albert Pujols Rocco Baldelli Soxfan420 Ichiro Suzuki Derek Jeter Pedro Martinez Brandon Lidge SuperSteve Barry Bonds Scott Rolen David Ortiz Jason Isringhausen Kapkomet Alex Rodriguez Michael Young Cheat (GolfClub Team) Carlos Zambrano Roger Clemens Manny Ramirez Alfonso Soriano Steff Ray Durham Cy Young Porzio Adrian Beltre Carl Crawford Miguel Tejada Mark Prior The other players are Bullard, Asshat, Cerbaho, and

QUOTE(danman31 @ Mar 4, 2005 -> 11:25 PM) What a foolish poll. I've said it before and I'll say it again: f*** Illinois. And Go Bulls. In the end I'll be rooting for the Illini because as an Iowa fan I'm a big ten fan and if the Hawks are gonna suck I'd at least like to be able to say the winner of there conference (and a team Iowa took to OT) ended up winning it all. Of course I'm sticking with my preseason pick of UNC. I Remember picking them right after they kicked the piss out of the Hawkeyes (back when they were actually a legit squad...freaking Alford).

Remember, Konerko also had a short stint a few years back where the Sox tried him out at 3rd base. It didn't last long, but it wasn't a bad idea. The big reason he didn't catch was because he wasn't a great defensive catcher. He also had a type of disease, forget which that weakened him or I remember reading that way back when he was with the Dodgers (may not be a disease, but it was something). Of course the main reason was the Dodgers had Mike Piazza ahead of him, plus they didn't want a guy that could swing the bat like Konerko stuck behind the plate because typically it shortens your career. So unless you project to be plus defensively, there is a decent shot they'll move you. But if you ever wonder why Konerko has such a good arm for a 1st baseman, its because he caught and also did a little 3rd base.