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
