OT: 110th Obsequious Banter Thread: Giving 110% and more

[landsbergfan]

It's amazing how safe cars are today.

almost as safe as elementary schools

 

[Flybynite]

almost as safe as elementary schools

Cars got safer, schools did not.

 

[Flybynite]

Saw that there are 6 confirmed victims (3 students, 3 adults) plus the shooter I believe. Not sure if anyone remains hospitalized.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Saw that there are 6 confirmed victims (3 students, 3 adults) plus the shooter I believe. Not sure if anyone remains hospitalized.

Pretty rare on both fronts compared to how these usually go. They just read some stats on the news. From 2000 to 2019 only 3% were women shooters & only 6% happened at private schools.

Sounds like the police response was about as good as you could realistically hope for in these situations. The police apparently entered the building & went right to the gun shots & killed the shooter.

 

[Cody Webster]

 

[Flybynite]

I guess props to him for a 'regular' golf course. If it was me with his money, my golf course would look like when Jackie Mason took over the one in Caddyshack 2.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

They eliminated the shooter within 14 minutes.

 

[trostol]

Decided at the last minute to jump into a Fantasy league on Friday night. As per usual, I don't know anyone in this league. I found out it was a different setup: No MI, CI, 4th-5th OF, or 8th-9th P. Also, it's a 5x6 league because Holds are a category. I was drafting first, which we all know is one of the worst positions, so Rounds 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, etc. are consecutive picks. I didn't see any auto-picks amongst the other owners, which I think is good, although I have been in secondary (for me) leagues where I let the computer auto-pick my team as a challenge for me to test my abilities as a team manager.

C Will Smith, LAD (DJ Jazzy Jeff went in the 11th)
1B Jose Abreu, HOU
2B Ozzie Albies, ATL
SS Trea Turner. PHI
3B Austin Riley, ATL
OF Mike Trout, CAA
OF Luis Robert, CHW
OF Giancarlo Stanton, NYY
UTIL Anthony Volpe, NYY
OF Garrett Mitchell, MIL (Bench)
IR Bryce Harper, PHI

SP Zac Gallen, ARI
SP George Kirby, SEA
SP Hunter Greene, CIN
SP Blake Snell, SDP
SP Nick Lodolo, CIN
RP Paul Sewald, SEA
RP Craig Kimbrel, PHI
SP/RP Jeffery Springs, TBR (Bench)
SP Luis Garcia, HOU (Bench)

Draft Order:

1 - Trea Turner, SS
2 - Austin Riley, 3B
3 - Mike Trout, OF
4 - Ozzie Albies, 2B (Typical of my strategy is to get 2B, SS, and 3B in the first five rounds)
5 - Luis Robert, OF
6 - Zac Gallen, SP (Also typical is not taking a Pitcher in the first three rounds - ideally not the first five)
7 - Will Smith, C (Drafting a C this high was not ideal, but the value separation was not apparent elsewhere)
8 - George Kirby, SP
9 - Jose Abreu, 1B
10 - Hunter Greene, SP
11 - Blake Snell, SP
12 - Bryce Harper, DH (This is what happens when others adhere to ADP. He was listed much lower)
13 - Nick Lodolo, SP
14 - Jeffery Springs, SP
15 - Giancarlo Stanton, OF (Really? Round 15?)
16 - Luis Garcia, SP
17 - Paul Sewald, RP
18 - Craig Kimbrel, RP
19 - Anthony Volpe, SS

FA - Garrett Mitchell, OF, moving Harper to IR

I really don't know much about some of my Pitchers, so I went with the tried/true metric of volume of Ks, especially if projections had them at 9+K/9.0. I try to avoid junkballers, if I can. Seeing Harper still being available in Round 12/13 (these were consecutive picks) reminded me these are good "stash" rounds for injured players who can still give you 3/4 of a season of high production. Jose Altuve, Joe Musgrove, Adalberto Mondesi, and Tyler Glasnow all fall into this category, as well.

i grabbed Harper at 104 as opposed to his 129 ADP..will not regret it even if i can't put him on IR

1.	(8)	Shohei Ohtani (Batter)  (LAA - Util)
2.	(17)	J.T. Realmuto  (PHI - C)
3.	(32)	Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher)  (LAA - SP)
4.	(41)	Nolan Arenado (STL - 3B)
5.	(56)	Teoscar Hernández (SEA - OF)
6.	(65)	Max Fried (ATL - SP)
7.	(80)	Corbin Carroll (ARI - OF)
8.	(89)	Gunnar Henderson (BAL - 3B,SS)
9.	(104)	Bryce Harper (PHI - OF)
10.	(113)	Whit Merrifield (TOR - 2B,OF)
11.	(128)	Jeffrey Springs (TB - SP,RP)
12.	(137)	Scott Barlow (KC - RP)
13.	(152)	Luis Garcia (HOU - SP)
14.	(161)	Brandon Nimmo (NYM - OF)
15.	(176)	Joey Meneses (WSH - 1B,OF)
16.	(185)	DJ LeMahieu (NYY - 1B,2B,3B)
17.	(200)	Brendan Donovan (STL - 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF)
18.	(209)	Triston Casas (BOS - 1B)
19.	(224)	Travis d'Arnaud (ATL - C)
20.	(233)	Tyler Anderson (LAA - SP)
21.	(248)	Craig Kimbrel (PHI - RP)
22.	(257)	Jarred Kelenic (SEA - OF)
23.	(272)	Taijuan Walker (PHI - SP)
24.	(281)	Anthony Bass (TOR - RP)

 

[Embiid]

They eliminated the shooter within 14 minutes.

Merica...

 

[Superman33]

They eliminated the shooter within 14 minutes.

Survive the first 5... then the next 5... and the next 5 and then you're good to go.

While it is great that two cops went in together as soon as possible and took out the shooter, still nothing to celebrate. A 1 minute response time and people are still dead. The problem isn't the response time.

 

[Lord Defect]

Survive the first 5... then the next 5... and the next 5 and then you're good to go.

While it is great that two cops went in together as soon as possible and took out the shooter, still nothing to celebrate. A 1 minute response time and people are still dead. The problem isn't the response time.

The problem is the deranged person who decided to kill people.

 

[Cody Webster]

i grabbed Harper at 104 as opposed to his 129 ADP..will not regret it even if i can't put him on IR

1.	(8)	Shohei Ohtani (Batter)  (LAA - Util)
2.	(17)	J.T. Realmuto  (PHI - C)
3.	(32)	Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher)  (LAA - SP)
4.	(41)	Nolan Arenado (STL - 3B)
5.	(56)	Teoscar Hernández (SEA - OF)
6.	(65)	Max Fried (ATL - SP)
7.	(80)	Corbin Carroll (ARI - OF)
8.	(89)	Gunnar Henderson (BAL - 3B,SS)
9.	(104)	Bryce Harper (PHI - OF)
10.	(113)	Whit Merrifield (TOR - 2B,OF)
11.	(128)	Jeffrey Springs (TB - SP,RP)
12.	(137)	Scott Barlow (KC - RP)
13.	(152)	Luis Garcia (HOU - SP)
14.	(161)	Brandon Nimmo (NYM - OF)
15.	(176)	Joey Meneses (WSH - 1B,OF)
16.	(185)	DJ LeMahieu (NYY - 1B,2B,3B)
17.	(200)	Brendan Donovan (STL - 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF)
18.	(209)	Triston Casas (BOS - 1B)
19.	(224)	Travis d'Arnaud (ATL - C)
20.	(233)	Tyler Anderson (LAA - SP)
21.	(248)	Craig Kimbrel (PHI - RP)
22.	(257)	Jarred Kelenic (SEA - OF)
23.	(272)	Taijuan Walker (PHI - SP)
24.	(281)	Anthony Bass (TOR - RP)

Love a guy that has eligibility at almost every position

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Survive the first 5... then the next 5... and the next 5 and then you're good to go.

While it is great that two cops went in together as soon as possible and took out the shooter, still nothing to celebrate. A 1 minute response time and people are still dead. The problem isn't the response time.

Yeah I just meant this probably went as well as you could realistically hope given the current reality of these situations & still with that said six are dead.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

i grabbed Harper at 104 as opposed to his 129 ADP..will not regret it even if i can't put him on IR

1.	(8)	Shohei Ohtani (Batter)  (LAA - Util)
2.	(17)	J.T. Realmuto  (PHI - C)
3.	(32)	Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher)  (LAA - SP)
4.	(41)	Nolan Arenado (STL - 3B)
5.	(56)	Teoscar Hernández (SEA - OF)
6.	(65)	Max Fried (ATL - SP)
7.	(80)	Corbin Carroll (ARI - OF)
8.	(89)	Gunnar Henderson (BAL - 3B,SS)
9.	(104)	Bryce Harper (PHI - OF)
10.	(113)	Whit Merrifield (TOR - 2B,OF)
11.	(128)	Jeffrey Springs (TB - SP,RP)
12.	(137)	Scott Barlow (KC - RP)
13.	(152)	Luis Garcia (HOU - SP)
14.	(161)	Brandon Nimmo (NYM - OF)
15.	(176)	Joey Meneses (WSH - 1B,OF)
16.	(185)	DJ LeMahieu (NYY - 1B,2B,3B)
17.	(200)	Brendan Donovan (STL - 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF)
18.	(209)	Triston Casas (BOS - 1B)
19.	(224)	Travis d'Arnaud (ATL - C)
20.	(233)	Tyler Anderson (LAA - SP)
21.	(248)	Craig Kimbrel (PHI - RP)
22.	(257)	Jarred Kelenic (SEA - OF)
23.	(272)	Taijuan Walker (PHI - SP)
24.	(281)	Anthony Bass (TOR - RP)

Looks like you did your due diligence on prospect scouting. Carroll and Henderson could be great value picks, even in their first full seasons, but let's see what a 162-game schedule produces. Their projections are fantastic. Lots of sunshine being cast on Kelenic lately, too. Donovan is the ultimate Swiss Army player. Realmuto is a bit too high for my liking, but the fact you got Hernandez at #56 balances that out for me a little bit. Could be good value there, but Seattle ain't Toronto when it comes to hitters. I think Nimmo is being undervalued this year. The wildcard, for me, will be Casas. With Bogaerts no longer in Beantown, I am wondering how effective that lineup will be. I think Casas has Boom/Bust potential. What's your format?

 

[trostol]

Looks like you did your due diligence on prospect scouting. Carroll and Henderson could be great value picks, even in their first full seasons, but let's see what a 162-game schedule produces. Their projections are fantastic. Lots of sunshine being cast on Kelenic lately, too. Donovan is the ultimate Swiss Army player. Realmuto is a bit too high for my liking, but the fact you got Hernandez at #56 balances that out for me a little bit. Could be good value there, but Seattle ain't Toronto when it comes to hitters. I think Nimmo is being undervalued this year. The wildcard, for me, will be Casas. With Bogaerts no longer in Beantown, I am wondering how effective that lineup will be. I think Casas has Boom/Bust potential. What's your format?

JT was a keeper..only reason so high..same with the Ohatani picks

Forget what the total number of categories is..might be a 7x7 H2H...looking to cut some categories down for next year

 

[Rebels57]

The problem is the deranged person who decided to kill people.

The problem is The United States of America, and there ain't no fixing it.

 

[Cody Webster]

Here is my abomination of a draft. I had my eye on Carroll and Henderson, but I just didn't know when to make the move. Henderson went 8/87 and Carroll went 7/73. We have one minor league spot, so my plan was to use it on Rodriguez, thinking Frelick was going to make the team, but he got sent down today, so I am going to need to drop one of the two, and I am not sure which one. I have an extra bench spot open, so I've put a claim in for Ezequiel Tovar and with Wright starting on the IL, I have a claim in for Shuster.

Round/Pick	Player	Proj FPTS	Rank FPTS
1/2	Rafael Devers 3B | BOS (Keeper)	404.8​	#5 3B
2/14	Wander Franco SS | TB (Keeper)	393.2​	#5 SS
3/26	Carlos Rodon SP | NYY (Keeper)	332.4​	#23 SP
4/38	Marcus Semien 2B | TEX (Keeper)	401.6​	#2 2B
5/50	Framber Valdez SP | HOU	381​	#7 SP
6/68	Whit Merrifield 2B | TOR	409.6​	#1 2B
7/74	Kyle Wright SP | ATL	286.4​	#41 SP
8/86	Taylor Ward RF | LAA	354.4​	#17 OF
9/98	Nestor Cortes SP | NYY	316.2​	#27 SP
10 / 110	Nick Castellanos RF | PHI	300.8​	#34 OF
11 / 122	Miles Mikolas SP | STL	283.5​	#42 SP
12 / 134	Sean Murphy C | ATL	295.2​	#3 C
13 / 146	Joc Pederson LF | SF	341.6​	#21 OF
14 / 158	Trevor Rogers SP | MIA	235.8​	#87 SP
15 / 170	David Robertson RP | NYM	228.75​	#14 RP
16 / 182	Cal Quantrill SP | CLE	264.2​	#57 SP
17 / 194	Michael Kopech SP | CHW	198.4​	#109 SP
18 / 206	Triston Casas 1B | BOS	232.4​	#22 1B
19 / 218	Will Smith RP | TEX	156.9​	#73 RP
20 / 230	Javier Baez SS | DET	320.2​	#12 SS
21 / 242	Jose Miranda 1B | MIN	256.4​	#19 1B
22 / 264	Sal Frelick CF | MIL	174.2​	#105 OF
23 / 266	Endy Rodriguez C | PIT

 

[achdumeingute]

Cars got safer, schools did not.

I don't think the drivers of cars have gotten any safer. I get two or so attempts on my life every day I have to take my kids to school/commute to work.

I'm looking forward to self driving cars myself.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

The problem is The United States of America, and there ain't no fixing it.

Exactly. More guns for teachers and thoughts and prayers is the only answer some people have. Been saying it for years. This country is broken and I don’t think it can be fixed.

 

[BernieParent]

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Boy isn’t that the truth.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

You’re never to old to protest and give people a history lesson

100-Year-Old Grandmother Slams Florida's Book Bans in Powerful Speech

She only had one minute to speak and she made the most of it.

www.advocate.com

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I laugh that all the guys on WWF’s creative back then all deny it was their idea now a days on podcasts. They just shift blame around to one another.

 

[Embiid]

You’re never to old to protest and give people a history lesson

100-Year-Old Grandmother Slams Florida's Book Bans in Powerful Speech

She only had one minute to speak and she made the most of it.

www.advocate.com

I mean if people need this old lady to open their eyes to fascism and the culture war that seeks to marginalize people that is especially going on in Fl ..we are in more trouble than I thought. Keep saying it...America is the worst place to be if you are stupid.

 

[achdumeingute]

The,problem is
I mean if people need this old lady to open their eyes to fascism and the culture war that seeks to marginalize people that is especially going on in Fl ..we are in more trouble than I thought. Keep saying it...America is the worst place to be if you are stupid.

It's not just America. Fascism is really appealing when Democracy ends up stagnant/no longer operating on good faith.