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QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 08:48 PM) This is correct. Wouldn't mind tv if they didn't wait past the pick and just let the tickets do the work. Talk about the players when they want. You can't trade picks in baseball so the draft board should tell you within 15 seconds who you're taking, so it should be immediate, the idea that some picks are taking 8 minutes to be announced because they're busy showing video or Harold Reynolds is saying some dumb s*** drives me nuts. 3 (strict) minutes per pick, first 15 picks, then 1:30 minute per through 30, then rapid fire.

Remember when the entire draft lasted like 5 hours with each pick in rapid succession over teleconference? That s*** was the best. I know it's obvious but this is the craziest made-for-tv bulls*** in sports, worse than the Super Bowl. They took something great and turned it into a 3 day "event" for no f***ing reason, 99.999% of the baseball fans out there have no idea who these guys are beyond maybe the first 15 top players, there's zero reason to spread this s*** out over 3 days. Who's watching MLB Network day 3? f***ing hell this is stupid.

What a turn of events.

It's Jake Burger

What a s*** f***ing turn of events.

With Adell going 10, White or Bukauskas?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 07:04 PM) Wow, White is the only college bat left! Do not f***ing take him Angels!! That would be the ultimate nut punch. They better take Bukauskas.

That's not the f***ing surprise we need, dammit.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 06:59 PM) And pretty much has been that way for how many years now? I keep forgetting about new posters or posters who just started following prospects and drafts 2-3 years ago. It's the same with every sport's draft. Last year was crazy like the NFL/NBA draft where twitter was 3/4 picks ahead. Listening to the SSS podcast, curious if raBBit gets the leak like he did last year and scoop the national writers.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 06:56 PM) How do you know their draft pick? It hasnt been announced yet Twitter has leaked every pick aside from Arizona

Not a great sign

I'm guessing Bukauskas is the pick.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 04:57 PM) He was. I just went went through the last 15 drafts and the *only* college 1B (taken in rd1) I can find that's had any type of career is CJ Cron. Nick Swisher was apparently drafted as a 1B but he obviously ended up playing some OF in the majors. edit - Correction. I somehow skipped over the 2008 draft. Smoak, Alonso, and Ike Davis are all college 1B's taken in rd1. But all 3 have had fairly uninspiring careers to this point, and it's taken 9 years for Smoak or Alonso to finally look like productive players. It's kind of crazy, the last 3 college 1B drafted in the 1st round who did not predominately play the OF in the majors to put up 8+ career bWAR are Carlos Pena, Todd Helton, Frank Thomas and Mo Vaughn (Frank & Mo were in the same draft). To be fair there have only been 27 players drafted as 1B in the first round since 1989 and that's including predominate OF like Nick Swisher and Lance Berkman and a lefty reliever in Sean Doolittle.

I need Baby Driver in my life like now, it sure as s*** looks like Edgar Wright went full Edgar Wright and I am 100% down.

Brandon Crawford in the 4th Tanner Roark in the 25th Alex Avila in the 5th Josh Harrison in the 6th Dee Gordon in the 4th Collin McHugh in the 18th Yeah, that's not great.

Palfrey is actually incredibly sharp through 2, that sinker is diving.

The entire thing was incredibly juvenile but Strickland literally being carried off the field and fighting his teammates every step of the way because his ass was just that red is up there with Ventura v Ryan in terms of on-field embarrassment. He's an incredible dumbass who's been licking his lips for three years, it's pathetic.

I will not be watching this game.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 28, 2017 -> 11:11 AM) Few days late but rejoicing about Brooklyn99 being renewed. best comedy going.

Shane Greene is a dick.

This is a fun development.