Draft Day 2008
7:50 – Stones and Moore Better win the Da Paul Meister Award for arriving five minutes after the proposed start of the draft. Apparently they couldn’t pass up the Grand Slam breakfast at Denny’s.
8:01 - Presentation of trophy to Kenn who was too self-absorbed to show up to the banquet to receive it.
8:04 – Beginning of rule reviews and new business
8:15 - Election of the Executive Committee. Nick (unanimous despite haphazardly throwing his hat into the ring), David and Rich.
8:18 – Ruffin Privilege, Dave Holian brings up Dan Haren for .01. The DoorMatts acquire Haren two minutes later for .33. If you remember, last year the Matts didn’t get their first player until 10:40am.
8:29 – Chase Utley becomes the first .50 player with the Kenndoza Line snagging him at .53
8:41 – Mokert’s Revenge becomes first new team to acquire player (Jake Peavy at .42)
8:56 – First Round Complete
9:10 – Moore Better draft their first ever player, Andre Ethier for .17
9:45 – Candy Colored Clowns become the final first year team to acquire a player, Carlos Zambrano for .22.
9:59 – Rebels implore the Clowns to blink on their bidding for Derrek Lee. Ultimately they do and Lee goes to the Fightin’ Flannel for .41
10:08 – Rebels acquire Eugenio Velez whom the Copperfields, Ruffins and Kenndoza Line feel is this year’s De Aza. The main difference is that the Rebels were happy to draft Velez, where the Splinters were devastated when they bid .12 on De Aza. PLUS, Velez came at a 38% discount below De Aza’s price. Fantasy consensus is this is where Dem Rebels jumped the shark.
10:15 – Kenndoza Line, having walked into the draft with two dollars to spend, acquire their first outfielder (Andruw Jones for .29)
10:51 – First reference to Mike (Coulter) and Mike (Moore) in the morning by Matt Grage
11:05 – Picts use their twentieth Home Team Discount to acquire Derek Lowe
11:06 – Elijah Dukes (but not his cousin Daisy) are acquired by the Kenndoza Line for .08
11:42 – Moore Better gets locked out of the office for the third time, still not taking the hint that he’s supposed to stay in the lobby.
12:20 – Copperfields break out the traditional chicken patty on a bun for lunch
12:21 – Ruffins are the first team to draft a .01 player, Duaner Sanchez.
12:58 – Granging Bulls acquire Jose Bautista for .19, thereby completing their draft. They only have to wait two hours before the start of the Rotation Draft.
1:51 – Ruffins, Picts and Moore Better finish
2:47 – Mo’s Red Hots complete the draft by selecting Matt Murton. The 25th CFCL Draft is complete and a statement is made by the DoorMatts and Moore Better. They had .13 and .23 left in their pocket book, so they feel they can knock off their competitors by using 5% and 9% less money that everyone else. Time will tell.
3:20 – During the Rotation Draft, Kenn reports Texas is getting killed by Memphis
4:45 – The Rotation Draft is complete and everyone lets out a sigh of relief that the long day is over.
7:50 – Stones and Moore Better win the Da Paul Meister Award for arriving five minutes after the proposed start of the draft. Apparently they couldn’t pass up the Grand Slam breakfast at Denny’s.
8:01 - Presentation of trophy to Kenn who was too self-absorbed to show up to the banquet to receive it.
8:04 – Beginning of rule reviews and new business
8:15 - Election of the Executive Committee. Nick (unanimous despite haphazardly throwing his hat into the ring), David and Rich.
8:18 – Ruffin Privilege, Dave Holian brings up Dan Haren for .01. The DoorMatts acquire Haren two minutes later for .33. If you remember, last year the Matts didn’t get their first player until 10:40am.
8:29 – Chase Utley becomes the first .50 player with the Kenndoza Line snagging him at .53
8:41 – Mokert’s Revenge becomes first new team to acquire player (Jake Peavy at .42)
8:56 – First Round Complete
9:10 – Moore Better draft their first ever player, Andre Ethier for .17
9:45 – Candy Colored Clowns become the final first year team to acquire a player, Carlos Zambrano for .22.
9:59 – Rebels implore the Clowns to blink on their bidding for Derrek Lee. Ultimately they do and Lee goes to the Fightin’ Flannel for .41
10:08 – Rebels acquire Eugenio Velez whom the Copperfields, Ruffins and Kenndoza Line feel is this year’s De Aza. The main difference is that the Rebels were happy to draft Velez, where the Splinters were devastated when they bid .12 on De Aza. PLUS, Velez came at a 38% discount below De Aza’s price. Fantasy consensus is this is where Dem Rebels jumped the shark.
10:15 – Kenndoza Line, having walked into the draft with two dollars to spend, acquire their first outfielder (Andruw Jones for .29)
10:51 – First reference to Mike (Coulter) and Mike (Moore) in the morning by Matt Grage
11:05 – Picts use their twentieth Home Team Discount to acquire Derek Lowe
11:06 – Elijah Dukes (but not his cousin Daisy) are acquired by the Kenndoza Line for .08
11:42 – Moore Better gets locked out of the office for the third time, still not taking the hint that he’s supposed to stay in the lobby.
12:20 – Copperfields break out the traditional chicken patty on a bun for lunch
12:21 – Ruffins are the first team to draft a .01 player, Duaner Sanchez.
12:58 – Granging Bulls acquire Jose Bautista for .19, thereby completing their draft. They only have to wait two hours before the start of the Rotation Draft.
1:51 – Ruffins, Picts and Moore Better finish
2:47 – Mo’s Red Hots complete the draft by selecting Matt Murton. The 25th CFCL Draft is complete and a statement is made by the DoorMatts and Moore Better. They had .13 and .23 left in their pocket book, so they feel they can knock off their competitors by using 5% and 9% less money that everyone else. Time will tell.
3:20 – During the Rotation Draft, Kenn reports Texas is getting killed by Memphis
4:45 – The Rotation Draft is complete and everyone lets out a sigh of relief that the long day is over.
10:06am (Tuesday, April 1) - E-mail from the Ruffins arrives stating that he left behind half a turkey sandwich and a power bar in the refridgerator. It was delicious.
Here are some Draft Stats for you number geeks:
Most money spent at the draft on pitching: Red Hots .79
Most money spent at catcher: Ruffins .13 (Soto – last year it was the Rebels .16 for Ianetta)
Most money spent at Swing: Stones .33 Bay
Least money spent on Corner positions: Stones .03
Most money spent on Corner positions: Kenndoza Line .58
Most money spent on In positions: Kenndoza Line .55
1 comment:
Actually, Rich, I believe it was the Stones who blinked at .41 on D. Lee.
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