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Post by SultansOfSquat (Man) on Mar 16, 2011 16:40:13 GMT -5
The MLB regular season officially begins 3/31 (Thur), so we'll need to pick a date/time before that for the "live" draft. The above times are suggested for the poll to give us as much time as possible to run the "slow" portion of the Draft (for the more critical rounds) before going "live" (for the later rounds) while still trying to go for a time that works for most everyone.
Since it looks like all, but a very few picks (ie. belonging to Aussie Stealers), belong to team owners located in North America for this year's FA Draft, I've included some choices for weekday night hours leading upto the (unusual) mid-week MLB opening day, instead of just focusing on weekend choices.
Remember, the later we have the "live" draft, the more time is allowed for the "slow" draft, which means fewer picks and shorter time needed for the "live" draft.
You may vote for as many choices as preferable and/or workable for you -- you may also retract/change your vote as you find need.
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Post by Former Center for Ants (Brad) on Mar 16, 2011 18:19:21 GMT -5
Prefer the last date, more time for slow draft. can also do monday....
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Post by Former Gas Can Turtles (Slava) on Mar 18, 2011 17:07:36 GMT -5
I have not 1, but 2 drafts on Tuesday (one auction - one regular). I was hoping if it wasn't a big deal that we could move up the draft by 1 day to the 28th.
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Post by Former Whiskeyjacks (Patrick) on Mar 18, 2011 17:09:41 GMT -5
I actually am moving on that monday and tuesday so sunday works best for me.
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Post by SultansOfSquat (Man) on Mar 21, 2011 10:10:28 GMT -5
So far, looks like either Monday or Tuesday would be best -- I'm leaning toward Monday between the two since nobody who prefers Tuesday has expressed clear, strong preference for it nor is known to actually have picks for all rounds that will remain in the "live" draft.
However, since the Portland Whiskeyjacks will also have picks for all rounds, I'd prefer to work something out so that Patrick can attend the "live" draft as well.
FYI, given the current pace of the "slow" draft, if we were to run the "live" draft on Sunday night, I'd guesstimate that it will probably start somewhere between the end of round 18 and middle of round 19. And if we run it on Monday night, it might start another 1/2 round to a full round later. So that's something to consider in your voting -- and remember, you may retract/change your vote in this poll (and also vote for multiple options).
I took a look at the list of poll voters so far, and most will be picking by round 20 w/ every current voter picking by round 22 (out of 25). But there are also 3 team owners who will be picking by round 20 who have not voted yet. It would be best for them to vote soon to help us come to agreement on the best date/time sooner rather than later.
PS: Since all these date/times are fine w/ me, I have abstained from voting (at least for now).
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Post by SultansOfSquat (Man) on Mar 21, 2011 23:36:59 GMT -5
One thing. I chatted a bit w/ Patrick (Whiskeyjacks), and I'm wondering if shifting the start time down to ~10pm ET for that Monday date would work fine for everyone. That *might* help Patrick some -- he definitely cannot do that Tuesday, so I'm leaning more toward Monday than before (unless I hear additional feedback).
10pm ET would be 7pm PT, which would probably work better for folks on the American West Coast anyway.
Thoughts?
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Post by Former Gas Can Turtles (Slava) on Mar 22, 2011 1:56:25 GMT -5
I'm out west and I love it.
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Post by SultansOfSquat (Man) on Mar 26, 2011 10:01:59 GMT -5
All,
As previously alluded, we're setting the "live" portion of the FA Draft for 3/28 (Monday) at 10pm ET (ie. 7pm PT) unless there are any clear, strong objections to that by EoD today. Hopefully that will work well enough for everyone, including those who will need proxy picks made for them -- and please make sure to provide a proxy list/instructions of some sort, if you need picks made on your behalf.
Also, please do make sure that you have Yahoo IM working for you *before* the "live" draft so we can have a smooth start at 10pm ET (ie. 7pm PT).
And FYI, the "slow" draft has been moving along quicker than original anticipated, so looks like we may actually make it into early-to-mid-22nd round by the start of the "live" draft, which should be great! Thanks to all the drafting team owners so far for helping move this draft along quickly and smoothly!
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