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March 25, 2006

High and Tight Fantasy Baseball - The Draft Show

Welcome to the Draft show...This was a face to face draft for a league that Porterhouse and I participate in with friends from the old office we used to work at...It is a mixed 5x5 league which had three keepers per team...

Here are all of the picks...Make sure you listen next week when we break down the draft and we will answer your questions...If you have any individual questions or want to comment on the draft, send your emails to fantasyfocus@gmail.com...Or leave us a voice mail at (631) 458 - 0536...

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Team 1 - The Kirby Puckets - Kevin Ward - Keepers - Michael Young, Konerko, Soriano
Team 2 - The Radio Warriors - Chris Simmons - BJ Ryan, Andy Petitte, Lee
Team 3 - Brick Tamland - Bill Powers Adam Dunn, Victor Martinez, David Ortiz
Team 4 - Gino's Boys - Gino - mariano Rivera, Chris Carpenter, Pedro Martinez
Team 5 - Sexual Chocolate - Porterhouse - Crawford, Bay, Texiera
Team 6 - Stuck in Third - John Shea - Tejeda, Guererra, Hafner
Team 7 - The Barroids Bonds - Chris P - Santana, Wright, Damon
Team 8 - Titties and Beer - Eli Izsakson - AROD, Pujols, Sheffield
Team 9 - The Brooklyn Cyclones - Frank - Blaylock, Bonds, Ramirez

Already off the board...

Barry Bonds
Mark Texiera
Carl Crawford
Jason Bay
David Ortiz
Victor Martinez
Adam Dunn
Hank Blaylock
Chris Carpenter
Pedro Martinez
Mariano Rivera
Vladie Guerraro
Albert Pujols
Arod
Gary Sheffield
David Wright
Johan Santana
Johnny Damon
Andy Petitte
Manny Ramirez
Michael Young
Travis Hafner
Miguel Tejada
Paul Konerko
Derrick Lee
BJ Ryan
Alfonso Soriano

Round 1
Team 1 - Miguel Cabrera
Team 2 - Roy Halladay
Team 3 - Bobby Abreu
Team 4 - Brad Lidge
Team 5 -Chase Utley
Team 6 - Lance Berkman
Team 7 - Ichiro
Team 8 - Carlos Beltran
Team 9 - Jake Peavy

Round 2
Team 9 - Roy Oswalt
Team 8 - Randy Johnson
Team 7 - Huston Street
Team 6 - Carlos Zambrano
Team 5 - Grady Sizemore
Team 4 - Billy Wagner
Team 3 - Joe Nathan
Team 2 - Hideki Matsui
Team 1 - Carlos Lee

Round 3
Team 1 - Chone Figgins
Team 2 - K Rod
Team 3 - Derek Jeter
Team 4 - Rich Harden
Team 5 - Jose Reyes
Team 6 - Aramis Ramirez
Team 7 - Bobby Jenks ?
Team 8 - Todd Helton
Team 9 - Jason Isringhausen

Round 4
Team 9 - Ryan Howard
Team 8 - Eric Gagne
Team 7 - Juan Pierre
Team 6 - John Smoltz
Team 5 - Felix Hernandez
Team 4 - Jason Schmidt
Team 3 - Bartolo Colon
Team 2 - Scott Posednik
Team 1 - Vernon Wells

Round 5
Team 1 - Coco Crisp
Team 2 - Jimmy Rollins
Team 3 - Brandon Webb
Team 4 - Andrew Jones
Team 5 - Ben Sheets
Team 6 - Jeff Kent
Team 7 - Carlos Delgado
Team 8 - Raphael Furcal
Team 9 - Trevor Hoffman

Round 6
Team 9 - Felipe Lopez
Team 8 - Josh Beckett
Team 7 - Dontrelle Willis
Team 6 - Chad Cordero
Team 5 - Barry Zito
Team 4 - Jim Thome
Team 3 - Richie Sexson
Team 2 - Morgan Ensberg
Team 1 - Mark Buerhle

Round 7
Team 1 - Curt Schilling
Team 2 - Jose Contreras
Team 3 - Tim Hudson
Team 4 - Eric Chavez
Team 5 - Jeff Francour
Team 6 - Jason Varitez
Team 7 - Jojima
Team 8 - Marcus Giles
Team 9 - Jorge Cantu

Round 8
Team - 9 - Francisco Cordero
Team 8 - Chipper Jones
Team 7 - Robinson Cano
Team 6 - Cliff Lee
Team 5 - Joe Mauer
Team 4 - Brian Roberts
Team 3 - Troy Glaus
Team 2 - Tadahito Iguchi
Team 1 - Bob Wickman

Round 9
Team 1 - Paul LoDuca
Team 2 - Jorge Posada
Team 3 - Derrick Turnbow
Team 4 - Jhonny Perhalta
Team 5 - Armando Benitez
Team 6 - Eddie Guardado
Team 7 - Brandon Backe
Team 8 - I Rod
Team 9 - Scott Rolen

Round 10
Team 9 - John Patterson
Team 8 - AJ Burnett
Team 7 - Aubrey Huff
Team 6 - Jim Edmonds
Team 5 - Oliver Perez
Team 4 - Ryan Freel
Team 3 - Mark Loretta
Team 2 - Chris Capuano
Team 1 - Tom Gordon

Round 11
Team 1 - Jon Garland
Team 2 - Pat Burrell
Team 3 - Mark Prior
Team 4 - Willy Tavares
Team 5 - Mike Gonzalez
Team 6 - Matt Holiday
Team 7 - Melvin Mora
Team 8 - Brian Giles
Team 9 - Ken Griffey Jr

Round 12
Team 9 - Cliff Floyd
Team 8 - Zach Duke
Team 7 - Shawn Chacon
Team 6 - Freddie Garcia
Team 5 - Adrian Beltre
Team 4 - Kevin Mench
Team 3 - Brett Myers
Team 2 - John Lackey
Team 1 - Mark Mulder

Round 13
Team 1 - Scott Kazmir
Team 2 - Garrett Anderson
Team 3 - Keith Foulke
Team 4 - Aaron Rowand
Team 5 - Justin Mourneu
Team 6 - Ryan Dempster
Team 7 - Nomar
Team 8 - Todd Jones
Team 9 - Dan Haren

Round 14
TM 9 - Kerry Wood
TM 8 - JD Drew
TM 7 - Chin Ming Wong
TM 6 - Joe Blanton
TM 5 - Valverde
TM 4 - Noah Lowry
TM 3 - Jason Giambi
TM 2 - Julio Lugo
TM 1 - Danyz Baez

Round 15
TM 1 - Bill Hall
TM 2 - Tom Glavine
TM 3 - Roger Clemens
TM 4 - Benji Molina
TM 5 - Jeremy Bonderman
TM 6 - Raul Ibanez
TM 7 - Brady Clark
TM 8 - Javier Vasquez
TM 9 - Preston Wilson

Round 16
TM 9 - Richie Weeks
TM 8 - CC Sabathia
TM 7 - Mike Mussina
TM 6 - Chad Tracy
TM 5 - Edwin Encarnacion
TM 4 - Dan Johnson
TM 3 - Magglio Ordonez
TM 2 - Lyle Overbay
TM 1 - Milton Bradley

Round 17
TM 1 - Frank Thomas
TM 2 - Tori Hunter
TM 3 - Rocco Baldelli
TM 4 - Curtis Granderson
TM 5 - Clint Barmes
TM 6 - Jermaine Dye
TM 7 - Prince Fielder
TM 8 - Randy Winn

Posted by billpowers at 07:40 PM | Comments (1)

March 12, 2006

High and Tight Fantasy Baseball - Outfielders

We are getting closer to draft day... This week we run down our top 25 outfielders...Remember to email us your questions at fantasyfocus@gmail.com and voicemail us at (631) 458 - 0536...

Bill Powers Outfielders…

1) Vladie Guerrero – 32 HR, 108 RBI, 95 Runs, 13 SB, 317 Avg.
2) Manny Ramirez – 45 HR, 144 RBI, 112 Runs, 1 SB, 292 Avg.
3) Carl Crawford – 15 HR, 81 RBI, 101 Runs, 46 SB, 301 Avg.
4) Miguel Cabrera – 33 HR, 116 RBI, 106 Runs, 1 SB, 323 Avg.
5) Jason Bay – 32 HR, 101 RBI, 110 Runs, 21 SB, 306 Avg.
6) Carlos Beltran – 16 HR< 78 RBI, 83 Runs, 17 SB, 266 Avg.
7) Gary Sheffield – 34 HR< 123 RBI, 104 Runs, 10 SB, 291 Avg.
8) Bobby Abreu – 24 HR, 102 RBI, 104 Runs, 31 SB, 286 Avg.
9) Andrew Jones – 51 HR, 128 RBI, 95 Runs, 5 SB, 263 Avg.
10) Ichiro – 15 HR, 68 RBI, 111 Runs, 33 SB, 303 Avg.
11) Hideki Matsui – 23 HR, 116 RBI, 108 Runs, 2 SB, 305 Avg.
12) Carlos Lee – 32 HR, 114 RBI, 85 Runs, 13 SB, 265 Avg.
13) Grady Sizemore – 22 HR, 81 RBI, 111 Runs, 22 SB, 289 Avg.
14) Johnny Damon – 10 HR, 75 RBI, 117 Runs, 18 SB, 316 Avg.
15) Lance Berkman – 24 HR, 82 RBI, 76 RBI, 4 SB, 293 Avg.
16) Ken Griffey Jr – 35 HR, 92 RBI, 85 Runs, 301 Avg.
17) Adam Dunn – 40 HR, 101 RBI, 107 Runs, 4 SB, 247 Avg.
18) Vernon Wells – 28 HR, 97 RBI, 78 Runs, 8 SB, 269 Avg.
19) Cliff Floyd – 34 HR, 98 RBI, 85 Runs, 12 SB, 273 Avg.
20) Juan Pierre – 2 HR, 47 RBI, 96 Runs, 57 SB, 276 Avg.
21) Pat Burrell – 32 HR, 117 RBI, 78 Runs, 281 Avg.
22) Barry Bonds – 5 HR, 10 RBI, 8 Runs, 286 Avg.
23) Matt Holiday – 19 HR, 87 RBI, 68 Runs, 14 SB, 307 Avg.
24) Coco Crisp – 16 HR, 69 RBI, 86 Runs, 15 SB, 300 Avg.
25) Brian Giles – 15 HR, 83 RBI, 92 Runs, 13 SB, 301 Avg.

Cleveland Indians
Signed SS Jhonny Peralta to a five-year contract with a club option for 2011.

Kansas City Royals
Signed CF David DeJesus to a five-year contract worth $13.8 million, with a club

Posted by billpowers at 07:56 AM

March 05, 2006

High and Tight Fantasy Baseball - Catchers and Third Baseman

The anticipation is building as we head towards draft day...This week we run down our top 10 Catchers and Third baseman...Remember to email us your questions at fantasyfocus@gmail.com and voicemail us at (631) 458 - 0536...
Next week we have our Outfielder run-down followed by two weeks of draft shows...Download the show now...
And remember - F Porterhouse

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7) So far, we have covered Pitchers, First, Second and Shortstop…This week we cover Catchers and Third baseman. Next week we get you the Outfielders…Then the draft shows begin…We’ll give you the first 8 Rounds….

In the News –

Injury Report
Jose Guillen – Wrist Tendon – Will begin baseball related activities again in 1 week

Kerry Wood – Knee Scope – Late April return expected…

Bill Powers Catchers

1) Victor Martinez – 20 HR, 80 RBI, 73 Runs, 305 Avg…Last season 210 with 4 homers…147 games
2) Joe Mauer – 9 HR, 55 RBI, 61 Runs, 294 Avg. 131 games
3) Jason Varitek – 22 HR, 70 RBI, 70 Runs, 281 Avg. 133 games
4) Ramon Hernandez – 12 HR, 58 RBI, 36 Runs, 290 Avg., 99 games
5) Jorge Posada – 19 HR, 71 RBI, 67 Runs, 262 Avg., 142 games
6) Javy Lopez – 15 HR, 49 RBI, 47 Runs, 278 Avg., 103 games
7) Ivan Rodriguez – 14 HR, 50 RBI, 71 Runs, 276 Avg., 129 games
8) Benji Molina – 15 HR, 69 RBI, 45 Runs, 295 Avg., 119 games
9) Michael Barret – 16 HR, 61 RBI, 48 Runs, 276 Avg., 133 games
10) Brian McCann – 5 HR, 23 RBI, 20 Runs, 278 Avg., 59 games

Players to Watch – Josh Willingham – Marlins
Ryan Doumit – Pirates

Bill Powers Third Baseman

1) Alex Rodriguez – 48 HR, 130 RBI, 124 Runs, 321 Avg., 21 SB
2) Aramis Ramirez – 31 HR, 92 RBI, 72 Runs, 302 Avg.,
3) David Wright – 27 HR, 102 RBI, 99 Runs, 306 Avg., 17 SB
4) Morgan Ensberg – 36 HR, 101 RBI, 86 Runs, 283 Avg., 6 SB
5) Troy Glaus – 37 HR, 97 RBI, 78 Runs, 258 Avg., 4 SB
6) Eric Chavez – 27 HR, 101 RBI, 92 Runs, 269 Avg., 6 SB
7) Melvin Mora – 27 HR, 88 RBI, 86 Runs, 283 Avg., 7 SB
8) Hank Blaylock – 25 HR, 92 RBI, 80 Runs, 263 Avg., 1 SB
9) Chipper Jones – 21 HR, 72 RBI, 66 Runs, 296 Avg., 5 SB
10) Scott Rolen – 5 HR, 28 RBI, 28 Runs, 235 Avg., 1 SB

Player to Watch – Ryan Zimmerman – Nationals
Garrett Atkins – Rockies

Comeback Year – Mike Lowell

Posted by billpowers at 08:35 AM