Fantasy baseball is like a drug. You cant make just one team.

Ive got multiple teams in the works this year. 1 in a money league, 1 for kicks, 1 to test a theory I have, and 1 that I created with some friends to test another theory.

Tonight I’m drafting for the group owned team. 3 (sometimes 4) of us have come to the consensus that multiple viewpoints are better than 1. All decisions to add/drop are essencially put up to a vote and everything is discussed as opposed to one person making all the decisions himself….we’re also doing this on mlb.coms fantasy game because we feel it’ll be less complicated right now without arguing over pitchers.

The beauty of this theory (in theory) is that everyone is making a case for their favorite player for each position. Example: Its very likely Utley will be available, so who do we pick up for 2B? I say Cano. Someone else says Pedroia. Another says Kinsler. Everyone argues their case, fists are thrown, sexual orientations are questioned, mothers are insulted, someone brings up Dan Uggla like an idiot, and eventually we decide on Pedroia-but only if Teixeira isnt available…..then its onto 3B: ARod or Longo? Rinse and repeat. The process is tedious and complicated, and since its only myself and one other who isnt working tonight (and since I have way more exp in drafting) it falls upon me to draft me…which kinda sucks because if your team falls short in the end, you can blame the draft…and with me drafting I become the fall guy….though if we win it all (the 10Gs that is) then Im the hero (and get the bigger cut, but they dont know that yet)

The whole process pits Yankee vs Red Sox vs Giants/Rangers vs Mets…and if my teams position player doesnt stack up against yours, then Im gonna look to another team to keep your guy off my team and vice versa…the only people we could actually 100% agree on were Mauer at C, Utley at 2B and Ryan Braun in the OF. Go figure…

 

Anyway, Im drafting in about half an hour. Try as I might, Im gonna try to provide commentery as the draft progresses. I have a vague list of players and rankings to go on as well as my gut for the later rounds…

…By the way, the team name is “Showdown” which is reference to how every position ranking was a battle between the 4 of us.

-Logged in. Im drafting 6th…Mark Teixeira or Chase Utley?

-Ive noticed immediatly that MLB.com is lying to itself again, saying David Ortiz is a 1B. Hahaha!

-Most people in my league are on autodraft…and the few that are here arent very talkative. Bummer, though this should be quick….

-#2 pick was Tex…wow…..my #1 pick: ARod

-It did NOT just glitch on me… awe sh!t-refresh! REFRESH!

-This is bullsh!t….obviously I missed out on my #2, trying to make it back in time for round 3…

-Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! I got back in too late. My queue got me the Cardinals and Yankees pitching staff in round f*cking 2 and 3

-Picked up Dunn and McCann. Autopicks are swallowing up all the decent players in mindless fashion. Dunn gives me freedom between 1st and the OF.

-Picked me up BJ Upton. Thank you retards on autodraft, you made that pick possible.

-Got another computer on standby in case of another glitch…

-Took a chance. Drafted Jay Bruce over Beltran.

-Decided to take advantage of the David Ortiz is a 1B loophole and got him at 1st, putting Dunn in the OF. My OF is set with Upton-Bruce and Dunn….I need a middle infield though. Big Floppy better get on them steroids this year…

-Got Nyjer Morgan instead. Figured with no good MI for a while, Ill take advantage of everyone on autodraft…

-Polanco is my 2B. Hopefully he can reach back to his all star days this year…

-I may have wasted too long for a good SS (no thanks to my little glitch), picked up Kubel while I wait for a shortstop…

-Freakin autopilopts are out to get me. Aybar, Cabrera and even Theriot got 1-2-3 right in front of me…I had to settle for Clint Barmes….

-Felipe Lopez anyone?

-Just like the World Cahmpion 09 Yankees, I got me a Molina as backup catcher…Bengie

-Bottom of the barrel kiddies, Emilio Bonifacio….one more pick left…

-Right before I can get my hands on Nick Johnson, another autopilot steals him….Brett Gardner is my final pick instead…Im pretty confident he’ll win the last OF job anyway…

 Not gonna lie. Ive had better drafts, that glitch happened in round 2 and I spent a good while playing catchup, though Upton was a nice settle….was a good warmup nevertheless. I got 2 drafts tomorrow night, and 1 is in a money league…

My projected opening day lineup:
C: McCann
1B: Ortiz
2B: Lopez
3B: Rodriguez
SS: Barmes
OF: Dunn
OF: Kubel
OF: Upton
U: Polanco
P: St Louis Cardinals