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[Private Jet Mama's Boys]

Been itchin' to try that nasty 2000 Pedro card 8-)

[PotKettleBlack]

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/team/team_other.html?user_id=302865

Here's my Dodgers 05 loser (with Pedro 97).

Pedro wasn't the problem.
Misunderstanding the theme was a large part of the problem.
League ERA was 3.72 and two teams scored higher than 700 runs.
Given another opportunity, I'd go small ball all stars.
And find a better rotation. Or borrow from the rotation to build more bullpen.
The idea here was to get Pedro + someone, and Orel was really the best he pitched with.

Ugly.

[Private Jet Mama's Boys]

What was the theme??

[PotKettleBlack]

"Great rotations" Pick a rotation of four guys who pitched together. You don't have to use the cards that pitched together, just four teammates. Name the team after them. Pitch them in their park or as close as ATGVI had for them. Fill the rest of your team however you like.

In retrospect, I'd've put them in Dodger 78 instead of 05, made a super small ball core with two Brett (at the 9 mil) type guys as the thumpers, Conner as the third bat (unhealthy like for Connor), and some bunt/steal/H&R/defense guys.

But probably, I'd take a more well rounded rotation. Got stuck on the idea of trying to use either Pedro or Randy Johnson. But neither of them have really been in a rotation that wasn't Guy + One + pray for rain. Pedros best other pitchers have been Cliff Lee (+ Jamie Moyer and a bunch of guys not in ATG like Cole Hammels) and Orel Hershheiser (and then Candy-men... -iotti and -elaria). Randy Johnson had Schilling and a bunch of guys not in ATG.
Really brings up how deep ATG is in DB-PRE-POST but thin in EXP.
Whoops: RJ had Mussina, Kevin Brown, and Al Leiter (not in) or Carl Pavano (not in).
And Lincecum, Zito (not in) and Brady Penny (not in).
Really, better ideas were out there, though I think I picked late.
Stupid lack of randomizer (would have taken a Koufax/Drysdale Dodgers, or a Cardinals team that featured Gibson and Carlton with a higher pick.

[PillPop]

Requesting a drop. I need to change a pick. Thanks.

[MIKEGILBERT]

Approved.

[rjohaire]

Looks like we're not going to make tomorrow night - :(

Maybe we need to reinstitute the clock for the next league?

[drfreeze49]

[quote:a9841fc16a="rjoh"]Looks like we're not going to make tomorrow night - :(

Maybe we need to reinstitute the clock for the next league?[/quote:a9841fc16a]

I think we have an outside shot if we get the draft finished tonight............

[PotKettleBlack]

[quote:214690cdf4="rjoh"]Looks like we're not going to make tomorrow night - :(

Maybe we need to reinstitute the clock for the next league?[/quote:214690cdf4]

I think the holiday weekend was part of the problem.

My availability is going to be CRAP for next week (three days in DC, though with bathroom breaks and my iPhone I can do a draft as long as I plan ahead). If Congress doesn't pass a budget or a continuing resolution by the 4th, I will have PLENTY of time for strat. Plenty.

[PillPop]

[quote:7ec0dd917f="PotKettleBlack"][quote:7ec0dd917f="rjoh"]Looks like we're not going to make tomorrow night - :(

Maybe we need to reinstitute the clock for the next league?[/quote:7ec0dd917f]

I think the holiday weekend was part of the problem.

My availability is going to be CRAP for next week (three days in DC, though with bathroom breaks and my iPhone I can do a draft as long as I plan ahead). If Congress doesn't pass a budget or a continuing resolution by the 4th, I will have PLENTY of time for strat. Plenty.[/quote:7ec0dd917f]

Are you a lobbyist, PKB? :wink:

You know, we've been going at a blistering pace for five or six weeks now. A slow one is not so terrible. Let's just start the next one as soon as we're done with Random Menace! :D