All,
   An especially good draft by all, probably the best we've ever had.

Was it because Willo wasn't involved?  I'll leave that question out there. Was it because
of Fox/Tom's web tracker?  Absolutely.  A really neat little tool that kept
us all straight on who had taken whom (well, most of us, anyway, there's
always an occasional lawyer in the wood pile).

   I think everybody's team is fairly well matched and it will come down to
player performances/injuries/quirks of fate etc...  The smart money has
Mags no more than a one in 11 chance to repeat.

   So... instead of trying to predict orders of finish for you also rans
who will be behind the soon to be champion Mazins from second thru
eleven, I'll just comment on the draft as a whole by rounds:

Rounds 1 through 3
    Picks were as expected for the most part.  Victor Martinez in round one for the
Mazins might be called a stretch when you look at players still remaining at
that point, but everybody knew that if you had a player in mind that you
wanted for a certain position, you had better not wait because he wasn't
going to be there on your next pick.  Filling a Catcher with a top candidate
was one of my pre-draft strategies.  That's all that I can say on that
subject.

   Fox takes down the first pitcher in round two, but no run on starting
pitchers or relievers emerges.  If anything, Terry forces some speed choices
with his back to back Crawford/Figgins selections, but overall - what you
saw for best talent on the board was what you drafted.  Prep taking Joe
Nathan at the end of round 3 opens the door for closers to be taken and is
also a harbinger of the mess the Leathernuts are about to unfold.

Rounds 4 through 6
   Runs on closers  and premier starting pitchers emerge as selecting best
available at strategic positions starts to factor more.  Still, everybody is
drafting quality players and beginning to take selections based on, "I can't
believe this guy is still here" decisions.  Even the Leathernuts look
respectable at this point.  You know it's been easy up to this point.  That
won't last for long.

Rounds 7 through 10
   Now the fun starts as owner's perceived projections start to kick in for
players that they "just know" are going to have good years, start to fill up
open slots.  Biggio in round 10 appears for the Pussjackers, a clear sign
that
Jack is busy at work and not having much time for this draft.  Prep takes
Capuano, a clear sign that ..... he has no clear signs.  Ikey grabs
Blaylyock for whom the league is still out searching.  The Panzas grab Cliff
Floyd despite the fact that a kidney transplant is on the horizon.

Rounds 11 through 15
   The rubber hits the road.  Some great bargains are still on the board
and savvy owners grab them.  Also on the board are some opportunities for
real boners and
some owners are equally quick to make them.   Justin Morneau shows that
Gabes has clearly fallen victim to roto mag fever.  And that's before he has
an outbreak of Benjie Molina palsy.  Terry shows why he has never captured a
crown when he counts on the likes of  Zach Duke to help anchor his pitching
staff.  The Bombers get giddy contemplating their navels and a third
straight title and end up drafting Cano in one of the draft's worst picks.
Foxes fall in love with home town boy Myers.  That will come back to haunt
them.

Rounds 16 through 19
   Ikey shows signs of the stress that followed his Jhjomima selection in
round 15 and loses focus.  Granderson, DeJesus, and Young?  Somebody left
the cap off the ether hose at the med center that day.  The Pinstripes never
do recover.  Texas prarie fires send smoke through the Tamales' plans for a
steady draft as Baldelli, Woods and Shelton go off the board.  Leathernuts
take the wrong Encarnacion and
somebody named Garcia.  Like, wow, man.  Terry continues his downfall with a
Ryan
Freel selection.

Rounds 20 through 24
   The curtain closes as the pretenders scramble to fill slots erringly
left vacant earlier with the dredges of summer yet to be.  Pretty slim
pickins when you have to settle for the likes of Mike Cameron and Yadier
Molina.  The Cutters show why a conditioning coach needs to take charge of
that program as they once again tire down the stretch.  Expectorators finish
off their staff by finalizing the Santanna, Blanton, Bedard, Maddux
selections.  That's what happens when you wait too
long on a pitching staff.  And finally, in the final round, the true 
pretenders show their faces: Kendall, Delucci, LaRue, Verlander, Ramirez, 
Brown, Murton, and .... whomever Sobo decides to take.  
What's the point, Tamales?  Your season ended 23 selections ago.

Mazins