1 312 All Rob Reed Beat the Geek League 1 Draft Results 3/31/08, 7:43am (Last Edited: 3/31/08, 4:41pm) Here are the results, round by round, of the 3rd Inaugural "Beat the Geek" league, league #1 (league 2 drafts tonight... there are still spots)... (I am "Beat the Geek") Overall, I am pleased with my result, although two closers in a row really played around with my drafting strategy going in... I took Papelbon and had no intention of taking another closer immediately after... but when nobody took the bait to start a closer run, I thought I might win me the saves category, while getting amazing help in ERA and WHIP over 130-140 some odd IP. I was proud of the podcast listeners for holding out on Reyes until the 8th pick (now THAT is more like it)... and much appreciation to Sully of the Cyclones for holding out on VMart until his first pick of the 4th round so that I could applaud the league for holding out on catchers a full round past normal. So, who looks good? Round 1 1. Álex Rodríguez kings braves 2. David Wright ChicksDigThe... 3. Hanley Ramírez The Sadness 4. Johan Santana Vader's Merc... 5. Matt Holliday GeekBeater 6. Jimmy Rollins Beat the Geek 7. Miguel Cabrera Rockin' Like... 8. José Reyes ReallyHappyT... 9. Chase Utley Death Invokers 10. Ryan Braun KING 11. Prince Fielder Taklamakan S... 12. Carl Crawford Cyclones Round 2 1. Ryan Howard Cyclones 2. Albert Pujols Taklamakan S... 3. Carlos Lee KING 4. Alfonso Soriano Death Invokers 5. Grady Sizemore ReallyHappyT... 6. David Ortiz Rockin' Like... 7. Brandon Phillips Beat the Geek 8. Mark Teixeira GeekBeater 9. Manny Ramírez Vader's Merc... 10. Vladimir Guerrero The Sadness 11. Carlos Beltrán ChicksDigThe... 12. B.J. Upton kings braves Round 3 1. Justin Morneau kings braves 2. Lance Berkman ChicksDigThe... 3. Jake Peavy The Sadness 4. Erik Bedard Vader's Merc... 5. Derek Jeter GeekBeater 6. Ichiro Suzuki Beat the Geek 7. Magglio Ordóñez Rockin' Like... 8. Adam Dunn ReallyHappyT... 9. Aramis Ramírez Death Invokers 10. Chone Figgins KING 11. Álex Ríos Taklamakan S... 12. Brandon Webb Cyclones Round 4 1. Víctor Martínez Cyclones 2. Brian Roberts Taklamakan S... 3. Nick Markakis KING 4. Russell Martin Death Invokers 5. Troy Tulowitzki ReallyHappyT... 6. Josh Beckett Rockin' Like... 7. Derrek Lee Beat the Geek 8. Bobby Abreu GeekBeater 9. Hunter Pence Vader's Merc... 10. Robinson Canó The Sadness 11. Carlos Guillén ChicksDigThe... 12. Travis Hafner kings braves Round 5 1. Carlos Peña kings braves 2. Corey Hart ChicksDigThe... 3. C.C. Sabathia The Sadness 4. Justin Verlander Vader's Merc... 5. Cole Hamels GeekBeater 6. Jonathan Papelbon Beat the Geek 7. J.J. Putz Rockin' Like... 8. Garrett Atkins ReallyHappyT... 9. Aaron Harang Death Invokers 10. Torii Hunter KING 11. Curtis Granderson Taklamakan S... 12. Rafael Furcal Cyclones Round 6 1. Dan Haren Cyclones 2. Chipper Jones Taklamakan S... 3. Joe Mauer KING 4. Chris Young Death Invokers 5. Brad Hawpe ReallyHappyT... 6. Carlos Zambrano Rockin' Like... 7. Joe Nathan Beat the Geek 8. Ian Kinsler GeekBeater 9. Jeff Francoeur Vader's Merc... 10. Francisco Rodríguez The Sadness 11. Eric Byrnes ChicksDigThe... 12. John Smoltz kings braves Round 7 1. Scott Kazmir kings braves 2. Félix Hernández ChicksDigThe... 3. Adrián González The Sadness 4. Miguel Tejada Vader's Merc... 5. Gary Sheffield GeekBeater 6. Tim Lincecum Beat the Geek 7. Brian McCann Rockin' Like... 8. Chris Young ReallyHappyT... 9. Ryan Zimmerman Death Invokers 10. Mariano Rivera KING 11. Michael Young Taklamakan S... 12. Daisuke Matsuzaka Cyclones Round 8 1. Vernon Wells Cyclones 2. Shane Victorino Taklamakan S... 3. Paul Konerko KING 4. Roy Oswalt Death Invokers 5. Nick Swisher ReallyHappyT... 6. Francisco Liriano Rockin' Like... 7. Matt Kemp Beat the Geek 8. Hank Blalock GeekBeater 9. Rickie Weeks Vader's Merc... 10. Josh Hamilton The Sadness 11. Delmon Young ChicksDigThe... 12. Javier Vázquez kings braves Round 9 1. Dan Uggla kings braves 2. Billy Wagner ChicksDigThe... 3. Jason Bay The Sadness 4. Orlando Cabrera Vader's Merc... 5. Bobby Jenks GeekBeater 6. Pat Burrell Beat the Geek 7. Andruw Jones Rockin' Like... 8. James Shields ReallyHappyT... 9. Édgar Rentería Death Invokers 10. José Valverde KING 11. Takashi Saito Taklamakan S... 12. John Maine Cyclones Round 10 1. Jermaine Dye Cyclones 2. Francisco Cordero Taklamakan S... 3. Pedro Martínez KING 4. Rich Harden Death Invokers 5. Rich Hill ReallyHappyT... 6. Howie Kendrick Rockin' Like... 7. Jim Thome Beat the Geek 8. James Loney GeekBeater 9. Rafael Soriano Vader's Merc... 10. Hideki Matsui The Sadness 11. Fausto Carmona ChicksDigThe... 12. Roy Halladay kings braves Round 11 1. Raúl Ibañez kings braves 2. Matt Cain ChicksDigThe... 3. Matt Capps The Sadness 4. Trevor Hoffman Vader's Merc... 5. Jorge Posada GeekBeater 6. John Lackey Beat the Geek 7. Todd Helton Rockin' Like... 8. Brad Lidge ReallyHappyT... 9. Manny Corpas Death Invokers 10. Huston Street KING 11. Brett Myers Taklamakan S... 12. Aaron Hill Cyclones Round 12 1. Adrián Béltre Cyclones 2. Jacoby Ellsbury Taklamakan S... 3. Kevin Kouzmanoff KING 4. Jeremy Hermida Death Invokers 5. A.J. Burnett ReallyHappyT... 6. Justin Upton Rockin' Like... 7. Alex Gordon Beat the Geek 8. Brad Penny GeekBeater 9. Carlos Delgado Vader's Merc... 10. Ben Sheets The Sadness 11. Joakim Soria ChicksDigThe... 12. Ken Griffey Jr. kings braves Round 13 1. Jeff Francis kings braves 2. Ryan Garko ChicksDigThe... 3. Yovani Gallardo The Sadness 4. Johnny Damon Vader's Merc... 5. Kelly Johnson GeekBeater 6. Kenji Johjima Beat the Geek 7. Joba Chamberlain Rockin' Like... 8. Joe Borowski ReallyHappyT... 9. Jason Isringhausen Death Invokers 10. Willy Taveras KING 11. J.J. Hardy Taklamakan S... 12. Michael Bourn Cyclones Round 14 1. Todd Jones Cyclones 2. Kosuke Fukudome Taklamakan S... 3. Plácido Polanco KING 4. Chad Billingsley Death Invokers 5. Jeff Kent ReallyHappyT... 6. Tim Hudson Rockin' Like... 7. Ian Snell Beat the Geek 8. Mike Lowell GeekBeater 9. Eric Gagne Vader's Merc... 10. Dustin McGowan The Sadness 11. Edwin Encarnación ChicksDigThe... 12. Aaron Rowand kings braves Round 15 1. Michael Cuddyer kings braves 2. Adam Wainwright ChicksDigThe... 3. Billy Butler The Sadness 4. Josh Fields Vader's Merc... 5. Jered Weaver GeekBeater 6. Troy Glaus Beat the Geek 7. Chad Cordero Rockin' Like... 8. George Sherrill ReallyHappyT... 9. Kerry Wood Death Invokers 10. Chien-Ming Wang KING 11. Ted Lilly Taklamakan S... 12. Bronson Arroyo Cyclones Round 16 1. Jeremy Accardo Cyclones 2. Phil Hughes Taklamakan S... 3. Jeremy Bonderman KING 4. Lastings Milledge Death Invokers 5. Randy Johnson ReallyHappyT... 6. Yunel Escobar Rockin' Like... 7. Zack Greinke Beat the Geek 8. Mike Cameron GeekBeater 9. Derek Lowe Vader's Merc... 10. Iván Rodríguez The Sadness 11. Ty Wigginton ChicksDigThe... 12. Rick Ankiel kings braves Round 17 1. Jhonny Peralta kings braves 2. Carlos Mármol ChicksDigThe... 3. Geovany Soto The Sadness 4. Kevin Gregg Vader's Merc... 5. J.R. Towles GeekBeater 6. Josh Willingham Beat the Geek 7. Dustin Pedroia Rockin' Like... 8. Oliver Pérez ReallyHappyT... 9. Jonathan Broxton Death Invokers 10. Jason Kubel KING 11. Clay Buchholz Taklamakan S... 12. Chris Duncan Cyclones Round 18 1. Rafael Betancourt Cyclones 2. Brian Wilson Taklamakan S... 3. Mark Ellis KING 4. Moisés Alou Death Invokers 5. C.J. Wilson ReallyHappyT... 6. B.J. Ryan Rockin' Like... 7. Troy Percival Beat the Geek 8. Heath Bell GeekBeater 9. Akinori Iwamura Vader's Merc... 10. Nate McLouth The Sadness 11. Mark Buehrle ChicksDigThe... 12. Jason Giambi kings braves Round 19 1. Joe Blanton kings braves 2. Ryan Theriot ChicksDigThe... 3. Tom Gorzelanny The Sadness 4. Kazuo Matsui Vader's Merc... 5. Gil Meche GeekBeater 6. Milton Bradley Beat the Geek 7. Joey Votto Rockin' Like... 8. Nick Johnson ReallyHappyT... 9. Adam LaRoche Death Invokers 10. Khalil Greene KING 11. Gary Matthews Jr. Taklamakan S... 12. Carlos Gómez Cyclones Round 20 1. Chris Snyder Cyclones 2. Tony Peña Taklamakan S... 3. Bengie Molina KING 4. A.J. Pierzynski Death Invokers 5. Jack Cust ReallyHappyT... 6. Melky Cabrera Rockin' Like... 7. Orlando Hudson Beat the Geek 8. J.D. Drew GeekBeater 9. Andy Pettitte Vader's Merc... 10. Hideki Okajima The Sadness 11. Hiroki Kuroda ChicksDigThe... 12. Kevin Millwood kings braves Round 21 1. Jason Varitek kings braves 2. Pat Neshek ChicksDigThe... 3. Kevin Youkilis The Sadness 4. Mike Jacobs Vader's Merc... 5. Jon Garland GeekBeater 6. Bill Hall Beat the Geek 7. Mike Hampton Rockin' Like... 8. Richie Sexson ReallyHappyT... 9. Evan Longoria Death Invokers 10. Greg Maddux KING 11. Ramón Hernández Taklamakan S... 12. José Guillén Cyclones Round 22 1. Tom Gordon Cyclones 2. Mike Napoli Taklamakan S... 3. Jon Rauch KING 4. Stephen Drew Death Invokers 5. Peter Moylan ReallyHappyT... 6. Jay Bruce Rockin' Like... 7. Jon Lester Beat the Geek 8. Frank Thomas GeekBeater 9. Coco Crisp Vader's Merc... 10. Casey Kotchman The Sadness 11. Conor Jackson ChicksDigThe... 12. José Contreras kings braves Round 23 1. Mark Reynolds kings braves 2. Ubaldo Jiménez ChicksDigThe... 3. Julio Lugo The Sadness 4. Corey Patterson Vader's Merc... 5. Ian Kennedy GeekBeater 6. Brandon Lyon Beat the Geek 7. Andrew Miller Rockin' Like... 8. Pedro Feliz ReallyHappyT... 9. Adam Jones Death Invokers 10. Randy Wolf KING 11. Dontrelle Willis Taklamakan S... 12. Rafael Pérez Cyclones Round 24 1. Eugenio Velez Cyclones 2. Matt Garza Taklamakan S... 3. Juan Pierre KING 4. Manny Parra Death Invokers 5. Josh Bard ReallyHappyT... 6. Mark Prior Rockin' Like... 7. Andre Ethier Beat the Geek 8. Xavier Nady GeekBeater 9. Eric Chávez Vader's Merc... 10. Edison Vólquez The Sadness 11. Scott Baker ChicksDigThe... 12. Kurt Suzuki kings braves Round 25 1. Matt Diaz kings braves 2. Garret Anderson ChicksDigThe... 3. Chris Carpenter The Sadness 4. Boof Bonser Vader's Merc... 5. Tom Glavine GeekBeater 6. Melvin Mora Beat the Geek 7. Casey Blake Rockin' Like... 8. Carlos Ruiz ReallyHappyT... 9. Ryan Church Death Invokers 10. Felipe López KING 11. Asdrubal Cabrera Taklamakan S... 12. Yuniesky Betancourt Cyclones Round 26 1. Joe Saunders Cyclones 2. Jason Bartlett Taklamakan S... 3. Jeremy Guthrie KING 4. Barry Bonds Death Invokers 5. Ervin Santana ReallyHappyT... 6. Franklin Morales Rockin' Like... 7. Rajai Davis Beat the Geek 8. Bobby Crosby GeekBeater 9. Dave Bush Vader's Merc... 10. Mark Teahen The Sadness 11. Jake Westbrook ChicksDigThe... 12. Scott Rolen kings braves Round 27 1. Tadahito Iguchi kings braves 2. Wily Mo Peña ChicksDigThe... 3. Micah Owings The Sadness 4. Curt Schilling Vader's Merc... 5. Freddy Sánchez GeekBeater 6. Ben Broussard Beat the Geek 7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia Rockin' Like... 8. Jonny Gomes ReallyHappyT... 9. Cameron Maybin Death Invokers 10. Rocco Baldelli KING 11. Ronny Paulino Taklamakan S... 12. Luke Scott Cyclones Round 28 1. Chad Qualls Cyclones 2. Lyle Overbay Taklamakan S... 3. Luis Castillo KING 4. Barry Zito Death Invokers 5. Randy Winn ReallyHappyT... 6. Sean Marshall Rockin' Like... 7. Dioner Navarro Beat the Geek 8. Dmitri Young GeekBeater 9. Gerald Laird Vader's Merc... 10. Jerry Owens The Sadness 11. Mark DeRosa ChicksDigThe... 12. Andy Sonnanstine kings braves Round 29 1. Shaun Marcum kings braves 2. Yadier Molina ChicksDigThe... 3. Travis Buck The Sadness 4. Jason Kendall Vader's Merc... 5. Scot Shields GeekBeater 6. Tim Wakefield Beat the Geek 7. Daric Barton Rockin' Like... 8. Aaron Heilman ReallyHappyT... 9. Austin Kearns Death Invokers 10. Paul Lo Duca KING 11. Emil Brown Taklamakan S... 12. Alan Embree Cyclones Round 30 1. David Eckstein Cyclones 2. Aubrey Huff Taklamakan S... 3. Joe Crede KING 4. Brian Giles Death Invokers 5. Derrick Turnbow ReallyHappyT... 6. Andy LaRoche Rockin' Like... 7. Cody Ross Beat the Geek 8. Mike Mussina GeekBeater 9. Jarrod Washburn Vader's Merc... 10. Jair Jurrjens The Sadness 11. John Buck ChicksDigThe... 12. Jayson Nix kings braves [Rob Reed from Sylmar/CA] Replies: