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Writers Block League
Writers Block League
Standings
 1st Place
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 2nd Place
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 3rd Place
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Finished |
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 Cannonball Commin' |  Belltown Irregulars |  The not so Amazins | -- |
Week 23: Sep 11 - Sep 17
Quarterfinal
Quarterfinal
Week 24: Sep 18 - Sep 24
Week 25: Sep 25 - Oct 1
Matchups
Week 25 Matchups
Final results
Championship Bracket
Consolation Bracket
Commish Notes
Commish
Belltown Irregulars
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BEACHTOWN BRUISERS
Manager: Angelo Bruscas
Comparable MLB manager: In 2017, the Blue Jays’ John Gibbons finished 30th and last in NBC Sports’ annual poll of baseball’s most handsome managers.
Draft position: 1
Apparent draft strategy: Stock up early on graybeard starting pitchers (Scherzer, Kershaw) and base-stealing rabbits (Turner, Mullins). Get a couple of Giants just because.
Current standings: 3
Best draft pick: Pablo Lopez (15/169) and Alex Cobb (19/217) were nice finds in the later rounds. Autodraft?
Worst draft pick: Things veered off the rails when he took George Springer (6/72; since cut) and Felix Bautista (7/73) – a second closer -- at the turn between rounds six and seven.
Pickups: Gallo, Yoshida, Harold Ramirez, Gorman, Arcia, Kimbrel (twice!), M. Keller, Quijada, C. Vazquez, Nick Martinez (twice!), Senzel
Drops: Stringer, Mountcastle, Lauer (twice!), Urquiddy, Segura, Kimbrel (twice!), N. Martinez, C. Vazquez, Quijada, Bohm
Injuries: Stanton
Outlook: Formidable club could use another SP. Look out if Turner and Arenado get cooking.
DRAFT GRADE: B- -
10 INCHES IS GOOD
Manager: Todd Dybas (alternate spelling: Bybas)
Comparable MLB manager: Ted Williams went 54-100 in his final season with the Rangers in 1972. His head is being held for safekeeping.
Draft position: 2
Apparent draft strategy: Grab pitchers early, and then grab some pitchers.
Current standings: 11
Best draft pick: Spencer Strider (2/23) was expensive and worth it (49 K, 1.80 ERA, 0.83 WHIP).
Worst draft pick: He sang the praises of Brady Singer (8.49 ERA), taking him in the 12th round, but Singer has allowed 56 hard-hit balls, easily the most in the majors, and is now a free agent.
Pickups: Buxton (trade), Mountcastle, Josiah Gray, Logan Allen, Mason Thompson, Yennier Cano, Vince Velasquez, Garrett Mitchell, Brett Baty, Steven Wilson, Soler (twice!)
Drops: Wilson, Mitchell, Baty, Soler, S. Dominguez, Fraley, Taj Bradley, Meneses, Singer
Injuries: deGrom (no way!)
Outlook: “All I need is a miracle, all I need is you” – Mike & the Mechanics
DRAFT GRADE: C- -
PITHY DRAFT RECAP WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT
(I’ll roll out one of these daily for the next 12 days or until you beg me to stop)
PHINNEY LANDSHARKS
Manager: Al Kraft
Comparable MLB manager: Harry Craft (no relation) went 7-9 during a brief stint as Cubs manager in 1961. He, too, had no business managing a ballclub.
Draft position: 3
Apparent draft strategy: Get 21 guys
Current standings: 12 (lower if we had more teams)
Best draft pick: Ronald Acuna (1/3) is hitting .352 with 13 bags.
Worst draft pick: Ryan Helsley (7/75) would have been a reach even if he were pitching well.
Pickups: Shuster, T. May, Pierce Johnson, Jhony Brito, Drury, Hays, Finnegan, Wesneski, Tyler Wells. WTF?
Drops: Shuster, Pierce Johnson, T. May, Jhony Brito, Ketel Marte, Casas, Flaherty
Injuries: Verlander
Outlook: Occasional Verlander sightings offset by continued pain and suffering
DRAFT GRADE: D-*
* reflects grade inflation in U.S. schools
Commish Updates
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Belltown Irregulars (A Yahoo User)
Commissioner generated random draft order
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Belltown Irregulars (A Yahoo User)
Draft Time changed from '' to 'Sun Mar 26 7:00pm PDT'
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Belltown Irregulars (A Yahoo User)
Draft Type changed from 'Offline' to 'Live'