Gulf League

[TomSiebert]

I talked to Paul this morning. He's in L.A. covering the production companies' slate of potential new shows for the upcoming fall TV season and having a hell of a time with it -- His laptop's wireless access is f#cked up and he's been filing through dial up and blackberry.

He had no idea the draft had begun and was angsting out unnecessarily when I told him. He might not be able to draft for at least 24 hours or so. He hasn't looked at the cards, he's totally behind the 8-ball.

He was VERY APOLOGETIC, and even said he would drop out if he had to. I told him not to be ridiculous, and that things would probably just move slowly until Monday. I'm going to be living in a hotel w/out internet until Mid-Sunday anyway, and I don't want to put in a ton of proxies.

tws

[MEAT]

tom, if he's in la he can always drop by our studios on sunset and Illl give him a private tutorial tonight, omitting the #1 pick I was pondering who's still out there. pujols was my other possibility, with vlad ofcourse, but again, decided roberts was so far superior to all the 2b, I had to have him. wish I had one of those other guys to drive him in....
if he's in l-a he should have enough of a hotel to have a business center or some internet access. we'll see. hope we get YOUR 2nd round pick in before you dissappear for a few days. I removed the gulfleague and hopefully any confusion.

[TomSiebert]

I made a mistake; Paul's latest trip takes him to Atlanta, not LA. He just called me from The Weather Channel, and is heading to the airport shortly.

He's going to try and make a pick this afternoon.

I'll be able to draft thru Friday end of business, and I'll put in a couple proxies, depending on where the draft is....when your on the end, a blown proxy (or two) can ruin your season.

it's a drag for everybody, but let's just play this out the way we got dealt...it's a new league for many of us, and we've gotta be patient.

I think Roberts is a great pick incidentally -- switch hitting N-power, 600+PA, OBA and speed, vacuum defense, head & shoulders above the other 2B options. ARod is also great, because you've got options for 3B or SS as you draft.

tws

[kramed77429]

Did I hear correctly, Paul works for the Weather Channel.

Does he have connections? That has been my dream to work with Kristina Abernathy!

ms

[TomSiebert]

Paul works for Hollywood Reporter. He covers the TV beat. He's been traveling around the country -- LA, Atlanta, Florida -- getting the lowdown on programming for the coming year.

Sorry, no Kristina for you!

tws

[SGTD]

Ok, I made my picks :D . Paul took my proxy :( . It is back to Paul :D . SGT D

[MEAT]

pj's in, got ortiz and peavy...which is kind of a surprise pick for a novice...reasonable salary, solid starter with a *. hmmmm...glennglenn is up...any relation to glenn/glenn sound speaking of hollywood, which provided sound for pretty much every cbs tv series including a personal favorite...green acres, with music by vic mizzi

[Ducapa]

Darn, I passed up Jeter on my 1st pick....thought he might be around, oh well :(

[SGTD]

http://www.fantasysportstools.com/?

Not with this group, you make a wrong move here your pick will be gone in a snap :( . SGT D.

Team Name: Turkey Creek SwampDogs
Manager: DumbA** Dunk'in
Coaches: Known as the ShortBus Five

[Ducapa]

Okay, nice little run of picks. Acura is up.