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#11359	10/31/2014 11:59:20 pm
Frankebasta Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 884 Kodiak Mules III.3	I've seen a pot 17, once Updated Saturday, November 1 2014 @ 12:00:00 am PDT

#11360	11/01/2014 12:06:55 am
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Draft Day Halloween was most definitely a trick, not a treat. Nothing even close to a keeper. From what I've read in previous posts, the beginning of the year is supposed to be better, right? If that's the case, all I can say is boo.

#11384	11/01/2014 11:16:54 am
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5199 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I think Steve's in a league of his own I sometimes wonder if he's happy out there. Didn't really get the reasons why he left the general population. Perception of conflict of interest?

#11385	11/01/2014 11:28:46 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	I know what you mean Seca. I've had that thought myself. I don't see any conflict of interest.

#11389	11/01/2014 5:27:07 pm
dwindacatcher Joined: 04/03/2014 Posts: 633 Inactive	Id like to see steve join gen-pop as well. Would be fun to go up against in cup.

#11393	11/01/2014 7:06:16 pm
mcrmoe Joined: 09/24/2014 Posts: 290 Inactive	He might be using it as a test area. His own little experiment, modifies the game engine and sees the outcome. Then again he just might be a huge UCLA fan and likes sticking it to USC. Updated Saturday, November 1 2014 @ 7:06:55 pm PDT

#11414	11/02/2014 5:06:09 am
Holmes Joined: 11/07/2013 Posts: 1175 Inactive	AFAIK, there are still the San Francisco Eagles, so I wouldn't worry too much about Steve. But obviously, "admin" can't be just one of the general population, and there has to be an area for testing. I actually landed my first 15 pot, in my sixth season of playing. http://brokenbat.org/player/97277 Comparing the scouting reports, the decision was a no-brainer, although he's the second middle infielder this season, in a minors system already packed with infielders. Well, the ones left now should all hit well enough that whoever is the worst in fielding could move to the outfield. I just hope that the reduction of pool sizes doesn't mean that there is less good talent in there, as well. In my first two drafts, there was exactly one player each that was worth looking at, and both were good. But whoever gets what is left of those two drafts (and with the pool size now, we very soon will), will hardly have much fun with it.

#11416	11/02/2014 5:17:47 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	Ah. I'd suspected Solona Steve was Admin Steve, but was never 100% sure. Nice pull. If "Really Quick" was "Amazing in the Field" he'd be pretty much bullet proof. I don't know. I've seen more 15 potential guys this year than either of the other two seasons I've played. Just picked one up off of waiver this morning as a matter of fact. I imagine the pools are proportionally smaller, but the percentages are the same as far as talent. We're still all pulling five at a time, so maybe we just see a larger percentage of the pool earlier than in past seasons?

#11417	11/02/2014 6:35:41 am
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2	How do you guys get some of the best players in BB? Is it luck?

#11418	11/02/2014 7:03:14 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	I think the draft is luck for the most part. The 15 potential 1b I drafted two weeks ago didn't have a very impressive scouting report, so I might have missed him if there was a 12 potential guy with great hitter and prolific slugger. Just happened to that he was the best of the five. As far as free agency, I go through a ton of players every week to find the handful that would be upgrades for me. I'm at the point where very good 14's and 15's are the only upgrades over guys I have on in my minors.