<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: 2011 MLB Preview: NL East</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248317</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:27:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248317</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;We had one guy not keep anyone this season. He ended up with Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder since those two weren’t kept and he had first dibs on players. Not a bad rebuild for a guy that finished last.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I don&#039;t particularly like that idea, our league is a mandatory 3 keepers. Sometimes you have 3 legit keepers, sometimes you do not. Here are the keepers we ended up with...Hanley, Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez Sandoval, Howard, Carpenter Carlos Gonzalez, Hamilton, Wright Cano, Tulow, Kemp Timmy, Prince, Mauer Braun, Teixeira, Halladay A-Roid, Jeter, Cain Uggla, Votto, Felix Cliff Lee, Lester, Pence Pujols, Miggy, Holliday]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>We had one guy not keep anyone this season. He ended up with Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder since those two weren’t kept and he had first dibs on players. Not a bad rebuild for a guy that finished last.</p></blockquote><p>I don&#8217;t particularly like that idea, our league is a mandatory 3 keepers. Sometimes you have 3 legit keepers, sometimes you do not. Here are the keepers we ended up with&#8230;</p><p>Hanley, Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez<br /> Sandoval, Howard, Carpenter<br /> Carlos Gonzalez, Hamilton, Wright<br /> Cano, Tulow, Kemp<br /> Timmy, Prince, Mauer<br /> Braun, Teixeira, Halladay<br /> A-Roid, Jeter, Cain<br /> Uggla, Votto, Felix<br /> Cliff Lee, Lester, Pence<br /> Pujols, Miggy, Holliday</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sportsgal116</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248316</link> <dc:creator>sportsgal116</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:27:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248316</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;“SedaGIVE!!?!?!?”&lt;/blockquote&gt;That is my favorite scene in the whole movie!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>“SedaGIVE!!?!?!?”</p></blockquote><p>That is my favorite scene in the whole movie!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: phillymantis915</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248312</link> <dc:creator>phillymantis915</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:24:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248312</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;HATE that. Wheels is the worst.&lt;/blockquote&gt;RIP Harry and Richie]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>HATE that. Wheels is the worst.</p></blockquote><p>RIP Harry and Richie</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: captain_spalding</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248308</link> <dc:creator>captain_spalding</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248308</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Dammit. You’re right. I will now go have a blind man pour hot soup into my lap as penance.&lt;/em&gt;&quot;Cigars!!!&quot;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Dammit. You’re right. I will now go have a blind man pour hot soup into my lap as penance.</em></p><p>&#8220;Cigars!!!&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: cracker jack</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248307</link> <dc:creator>cracker jack</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:21:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248307</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;This would be hilarious, if only, to hear Chris Wheeler over pronounce his name (“ray-ASS”) on a daily basis.&lt;/blockquote&gt;HATE that. Wheels is the worst.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>This would be hilarious, if only, to hear Chris Wheeler over pronounce his name (“ray-ASS”) on a daily basis.</p></blockquote><p>HATE that. Wheels is the worst.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SouvenirCity</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248301</link> <dc:creator>SouvenirCity</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:19:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248301</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I don’t understand having keepers in draft leagues. Do you get to keep them in the draft slot for the round they were originally taken in?&lt;/blockquote&gt;If you have a keeper, that&#039;s your first round pick.  If you have two, that&#039;s your first two picks.  You essentially have your first &quot;pick&quot; in the 3rd round.We had one guy not keep anyone this season.  He ended up with Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder since those two weren&#039;t kept and he had first dibs on players.  Not a bad rebuild for a guy that finished last.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I don’t understand having keepers in draft leagues. Do you get to keep them in the draft slot for the round they were originally taken in?</p></blockquote><p>If you have a keeper, that&#8217;s your first round pick.  If you have two, that&#8217;s your first two picks.  You essentially have your first &#8220;pick&#8221; in the 3rd round.</p><p>We had one guy not keep anyone this season.  He ended up with Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder since those two weren&#8217;t kept and he had first dibs on players.  Not a bad rebuild for a guy that finished last.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Garland Greene</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248300</link> <dc:creator>Garland Greene</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:19:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248300</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Baller. No way I could invest 600 dollars in something like that. Hope it’s not winner take all.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Top four spots pay.  Payouts are 45%/30%/15%/10%.  We get to keep 8 guys but max contract length is 3 years so you can&#039;t hold on to players forever.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Baller. No way I could invest 600 dollars in something like that. Hope it’s not winner take all.</p></blockquote><p>Top four spots pay.  Payouts are 45%/30%/15%/10%.  We get to keep 8 guys but max contract length is 3 years so you can&#8217;t hold on to players forever.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248299</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:18:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248299</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Sure you take the blond and I’ll take the one in the turbin./nitpicking //great line&lt;/em&gt;Dammit. You&#039;re right. I will now go have a blind man pour hot soup into my lap as penance.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Sure you take the blond and I’ll take the one in the turbin.</p><p>/nitpicking<br /> //great line</em></p><p>Dammit. You&#8217;re right. I will now go have a blind man pour hot soup into my lap as penance.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: phillymantis915</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248298</link> <dc:creator>phillymantis915</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:18:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248298</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;This would be hilarious, if only, to hear Chris Wheeler over pronounce his name (“ray-ASS”) on a daily basis.&lt;/blockquote&gt;That&#039;s why I suggested the move.&lt;blockquote&gt;I don’t understand having keepers in draft leagues. Do you get to keep them in the draft slot for the round they were originally taken in?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Keepers are the first 8 rounds in our draft. Our first round is actually round 9 and we go to round 25. Our drafting gets ridiculous because of our prospect eligibility rules.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>This would be hilarious, if only, to hear Chris Wheeler over pronounce his name (“ray-ASS”) on a daily basis.</p></blockquote><p>That&#8217;s why I suggested the move.</p><blockquote><p>I don’t understand having keepers in draft leagues. Do you get to keep them in the draft slot for the round they were originally taken in?</p></blockquote><p>Keepers are the first 8 rounds in our draft. Our first round is actually round 9 and we go to round 25. Our drafting gets ridiculous because of our prospect eligibility rules.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: captain_spalding</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248296</link> <dc:creator>captain_spalding</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:16:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248296</guid> <description><![CDATA[SG- JINX!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SG- JINX!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: captain_spalding</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248293</link> <dc:creator>captain_spalding</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248293</guid> <description><![CDATA[&quot;SedaGIVE!!?!?!?&quot;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;SedaGIVE!!?!?!?&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jim Harbaugh Scramble</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248292</link> <dc:creator>Jim Harbaugh Scramble</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:15:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248292</guid> <description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t see the Mets being worse than the Nats.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t see the Mets being worse than the Nats.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248290</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:14:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248290</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I don’t understand having keepers in draft leagues. Do you get to keep them in the draft slot for the round they were originally taken in?&lt;/blockquote&gt;In my league, it doesn&#039;t matter where they&#039;re taken. Just say you want keep who you want to keep and they get picked for you in the first 3 rounds of the draft.&lt;blockquote&gt;My main league is $600 buy-in, auction, 12 team, 5×5, AL-only. You’re really going deep to fill your roster in that league. Auction is Saturday and I cannot wait.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Did an auction league for a couple years and it was a blast. I didn&#039;t do so well in the league, but just the draft itself was awesome doing it auction style.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I don’t understand having keepers in draft leagues. Do you get to keep them in the draft slot for the round they were originally taken in?</p></blockquote><p>In my league, it doesn&#8217;t matter where they&#8217;re taken. Just say you want keep who you want to keep and they get picked for you in the first 3 rounds of the draft.</p><blockquote><p>My main league is $600 buy-in, auction, 12 team, 5×5, AL-only. You’re really going deep to fill your roster in that league. Auction is Saturday and I cannot wait.</p></blockquote><p>Did an auction league for a couple years and it was a blast. I didn&#8217;t do so well in the league, but just the draft itself was awesome doing it auction style.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sportsgal116</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248289</link> <dc:creator>sportsgal116</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:14:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248289</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;“Sure you take the blond and I’ll take the brunette”.&lt;/blockquote&gt;You take the blond, I&#039;ll take the one in the turban]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>“Sure you take the blond and I’ll take the brunette”.</p></blockquote><p>You take the blond, I&#8217;ll take the one in the turban</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Badger</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248288</link> <dc:creator>Badger</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:13:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248288</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;My main league is $600 buy-in, auction, 12 team, 5×5, AL-only. You’re really going deep to fill your roster in that league. Auction is Saturday and I cannot wait.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Baller. No way I could invest 600 dollars in something like that. Hope it&#039;s not winner take all.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>My main league is $600 buy-in, auction, 12 team, 5×5, AL-only. You’re really going deep to fill your roster in that league. Auction is Saturday and I cannot wait.</p></blockquote><p>Baller. No way I could invest 600 dollars in something like that. Hope it&#8217;s not winner take all.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: captain_spalding</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248286</link> <dc:creator>captain_spalding</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:13:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248286</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;“Sure you take the blond and I’ll take the brunette”.&lt;/em&gt;Sure you take the blond and I&#039;ll take the one in the turbin./nitpicking //great line]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>“Sure you take the blond and I’ll take the brunette”.</em></p><p>Sure you take the blond and I&#8217;ll take the one in the turbin.</p><p>/nitpicking<br /> //great line</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248284</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:12:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248284</guid> <description><![CDATA[I saw the Young Frankenstein musical when it come through Dallas in January. It&#039;s as good as the movie without simply repeating all the movie&#039;s best lines (though there is plenty of that too, it somehow didn&#039;t feel stale).]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw the Young Frankenstein musical when it come through Dallas in January. It&#8217;s as good as the movie without simply repeating all the movie&#8217;s best lines (though there is plenty of that too, it somehow didn&#8217;t feel stale).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jthussler</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248283</link> <dc:creator>jthussler</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:12:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248283</guid> <description><![CDATA[Love the Muts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love the Muts.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248280</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:11:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248280</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;“Reminds me of what my father used to say to me during times like these… WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN THE BATHROOM ALL DAY AND NIGHT? WHY THE HELL CAN’T YOU COME OUT OF THERE AND GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A CHANCE?”&lt;/em&gt;&quot;Igor help me with the bags&quot;. &quot;Sure you take the blond and I&#039;ll take the brunette&quot;.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>“Reminds me of what my father used to say to me during times like these… WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN THE BATHROOM ALL DAY AND NIGHT? WHY THE HELL CAN’T YOU COME OUT OF THERE AND GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A CHANCE?”</em></p><p>&#8220;Igor help me with the bags&#8221;.<br /> &#8220;Sure you take the blond and I&#8217;ll take the brunette&#8221;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: johndewar</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/03/23/2011-mlb-preview-nl-east/comment-page-2/#comment-1248279</link> <dc:creator>johndewar</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:11:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=86161#comment-1248279</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;If the Phils are smart, they plow that money into Reyes&lt;/blockquote&gt;This would be hilarious, if only, to hear Chris Wheeler over pronounce his name (&quot;ray-ASS&quot;) on a daily basis.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If the Phils are smart, they plow that money into Reyes</p></blockquote><p>This would be hilarious, if only, to hear Chris Wheeler over pronounce his name (&#8220;ray-ASS&#8221;) on a daily basis.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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