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  • 1997 BLB Amateur Draft

    The draft will start Monday, May 14th at 8a (EST).

    Please look at the utility to make sure all traded picks are correct. NOTE: The correct order is reflected today in the utility. Draft order in game will be corrected before draft date.

    Sandwich Round/Comp Pick policy is effect. The New Utility allows one supplemental round, so I had to force a B round in the utility. So, it actually goes like this IN THE UTILITY:

    Round 1
    Round 2
    Sandwich A
    Round 3
    Round 4 (Sandwich B)


    All rounds from that point will appear off by one round.

    Sandwich Rounds orders are as follows:

    SANDWICH ROUND A
    #1 Denver
    #2 Mississippi
    #3 Maine
    #4 Hartford
    #5 Pittsburgh
    #6 Virginia
    #7 Hartford
    #8 Pittsburgh
    #9 Virginia

    SANDWICH ROUND B
    #1 California
    #2 Davenport
    #3 Pawtucket
    #4 Washington
    #5 Los Angeles
    #6 Batavia
    #7 Carolina
    #8 Maine
    #9 Carolina
    #10 Pittsburgh
    #11 Virginia

    Pick Time Limits:
    1st Round and 2nd Round: 4 hours
    Remaining Rounds: 2 hours

    The draft clock runs between 8am and 10pm ET. The utility will autopick for you if you go over your time. Managers who go over their time limit will be placed on Autopick until they return. Please make use of the preference list to avoid going over the time limit.

    Let me know if you have any questions on how to use the utility.

    Preference List Usage

    - To add players to your Preference List click the check box next to their name and click the 'Add to List' button. You can then move players up and down the list or remove them using the provided buttons.

    Team War Room

    The Team War Room is available only to logged in users who are currently in control of a team as defined in the league file. From here, teams can review the available players, see what picks they’ve made and when their next ones are due, manage their draft list, configure their auto draft settings, and manually draft players if it is their turn to pick.

    To add players to the draft list, click the check box next to their name, then click the Add To List button. You can add multiple players at once, and they are added in the order they appear on the page, not the order clicked. Use the up/down/remove buttons next to the draft list to manage the players once they’re on the list. The view button will take you to the HTML page of the highlighted player in the draft list.

    There are three options under user preferences that GM’s should address:

    Auto Draft From List: Checking this option tells the draft code to go ahead and pick the top player off your draft list should the draft come around to your pick. If you leave this box unchecked the draft will not auto select from your draft list even if it is your turn to pick.

    Auto Draft…: Checking this check box tells the draft code to make an auto selection of your pick. If you have this box and the auto draft from list box checked, the draft code will first check your draft list for the first available player, and then auto your pick only if there are no available players left on your draft list. If this box is checked, but the auto draft from list box is not checked, your draft list will be ignored when the draft auto picks for your team.

    …After Round: If you have the auto draft option checked, and entered a draft round number in this field, then the draft will wait until that round has completed before auto picking for your team. For example, a team may wish to make manual picks in their first three draft rounds, but auto pick the remaining 7 rounds of a 10 round draft. In that case, you would click the auto draft check box, and enter 3 in the draft round field. The utility will then auto select for you in rounds 4 and higher. If this field is
    left blank and the auto draft box is checked, then all rounds will be auto drafted. If this field contains a number, but the auto draft box is not checked, then no auto picks will be made even after the round specified.
    The save button will save both the draft list and the user preferences. You MUST click this button to save changes to your draft list.

    If it is your team’s turn to pick in the draft, the “Add To List” button will be replaced by a button used to make a draft pick. In this case, check the box next to the player you wish to draft and click the button.

    Remember to click 'Save' after you make any changes to your draft preferences or player preference list.

    ***

    Please keep me posted when you officially go to "Full Auto".

    ***

    Here is the official order (without trades):

    Indianapolis Clowns - 56
    Syracuse Slammers - 66
    Wilmington Wildcats - 66
    Denver Bulls - 69
    California Kodiaks - 70
    Windy City Playboys - 70
    Baltimore Bulldogs - 72
    Philadelphia Freedom - 74
    New Orleans Dukes - 75
    Los Alamos Bandits - 77
    Morgantown Mohawks - 80
    Davenport Brawlers - 80
    Pawtucket Patriots - 81
    Washington Bats - - 83
    Los Angeles Dinos - 84
    Mississippi Storm - 84
    Batavia Muckdogs - 88
    Dallas Snappers - - 89
    Los Lunas Javelinas - 89
    Maine Guides - - 95
    Hartford Whalers - 96
    Pittsburgh Millers - 97
    Carolina Tobs - - 100
    Virginia Colonials - 103
    The Great One!

    To many rings to count...

  • #2
    Just making my annual draft clock post, why do we set it to 10 pm again?

    That basically means for the first round, 6:01 PM is the cutoff before morning. I think with the guys in this league, we lose a lot of momentum since there's a lot of guys on here during primetime/late evening who could be picking/discussing the draft.

    From a quick search, it looks like we switched to 10pm in 88, but I can't figure out why.
    Charlotte Knights - OSFL
    Syracuse Slammers - BLB
    South America - 1984 WBC Runner Up

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    • #3
      Do we really have a momentum issue? There's a team or two every year that don't use a list, blah, blah... But we seems to always move along.
      The Great One!

      To many rings to count...

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      • #4
        Hope our TOP 5 teams are ready for tomorrow. I'd hate to see anyone get AUTO'd.
        The Great One!

        To many rings to count...

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Clay View Post
          Hope our TOP 5 teams are ready for tomorrow. I'd hate to see anyone get AUTO'd.
          Making final preparations as I type.

          EDIT: Indy's ready to roll. Set to auto draft as soon as we're ready.
          Last edited by Ryan; 05-13-2012, 06:43 PM.

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          • #6
            DRAFT IS LIVE!

            #1 PICK HAS BEEN FIRED
            The Great One!

            To many rings to count...

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            • #7
              I'm here. Stuck between two guys.
              Charlotte Knights - OSFL
              Syracuse Slammers - BLB
              South America - 1984 WBC Runner Up

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Jake View Post
                I'm here. Stuck between two guys.
                Wow. Well, when they're done with you check back in and make a pick.
                Philly Freedom
                Owner & GM: 1987 - Pres.
                Porter Div. Champs (Mbr '84-'15): 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011
                Stout Div. Champs (Mbr '78-'83 & '16-present): 2016, 2017
                IL Wild Card Winner: 1987, 2013, 2018, 2019
                Import League Champs: 1984, 2010, 2017

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Jake View Post
                  I'm here. Stuck between two guys.
                  Thanks for killing momentum.


                  Sent from my mobile device.
                  Denver Bulls

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Carlos View Post
                    Thanks for killing momentum.


                    Sent from my mobile device.
                    Trade up so you don't lose your guy.
                    Charlotte Knights - OSFL
                    Syracuse Slammers - BLB
                    South America - 1984 WBC Runner Up

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                    • #11
                      This does have an old school draft flavor. Already suprises. I'm scared to draft my scouts #1 guy.
                      WINDY CITY PLAYBOYS
                      Bock Division Champions - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
                      Wildcard Playoff Berths - 1984, 1988, 1993, 2010
                      Import League Champions - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 2008, 2009
                      BLB Champions - 1986, 2009
                      Hall of Famers: 4
                      Pale Ale Pitcher Awards: 6
                      Stout Sluggers: 2
                      New Brews: 6

                      Originally posted by fsquid
                      You guys should trade with Windy City.

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                      • #12
                        We'll be able to see more next year, but maybe 12 has a bit more ambiguity.


                        Baltimore Bulldogs - BLB since '84
                        - Porter Champs: '92, '93, '97, '98, '01, '03, '06, '08, '12
                        - Playoffs: '92, '93, '97, '98, '99, '01, '03, '06, '08, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16
                        - Brewmaster's Cup: '01

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                        • #13
                          I'm going to be about 30-40 minutes.
                          California Kodiaks - GM - 1982-2013
                          Brewmaster's Cups: 1987
                          Import League Champions: 1987, 1989
                          Porter Division Champions:
                          1986, 1987, 1989, 1999
                          , 2000
                          Import League Wild Card: 2001, 2003, 2004

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                          • #14
                            I really hope you take one of the two guys I want. I don't want to make this decision.
                            WINDY CITY PLAYBOYS
                            Bock Division Champions - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
                            Wildcard Playoff Berths - 1984, 1988, 1993, 2010
                            Import League Champions - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 2008, 2009
                            BLB Champions - 1986, 2009
                            Hall of Famers: 4
                            Pale Ale Pitcher Awards: 6
                            Stout Sluggers: 2
                            New Brews: 6

                            Originally posted by fsquid
                            You guys should trade with Windy City.

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                            • #15
                              Went with C Ruben "Roo" Luna out of Arizona, the #1 hitter on our board, but certainly more of a safe pick than some of the other guys we considered, Lombardo included. Decent fielder, works hard, smart. Only question is that low eye... and the fact he sat for his first two years at Arizona.

                              I liked Lombardo, but with a low work ethic, I wasn't sure if that third pitch was ever going to make him the next Pat Dimmick. I was willing to take the risk, but even if he reached potential - he's a 6 inning guy IMO.

                              Almost went in another direction - but thought there might be an outside chance the other guy would be there in 10 picks.
                              Charlotte Knights - OSFL
                              Syracuse Slammers - BLB
                              South America - 1984 WBC Runner Up

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