Here is the new iTunes page for The Fantasy Man Show Podcast. So those of you who are iTunes users can get your Feed here! Be sure to leave some feedback, I'm starting fresh!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301619483
Listen to Mock Draft Mania 2009
Back in January of 2007, I fineagled my way into Fantasy Sports Magazine's Expert Draft for their 2007 fantasy baseball guide. The name of the league was Krause Publications 2 Expert League. FSM does two fantasy baseball mags every season and this particular draft was featured into the second mag. This was my shining moment with the big dogs as I was still somewhat of an unknown in the industry but it's one of the reasons why some people now call me an expert. I participated in this draft with guys from Yahoo, CBS, and ESPN and in some ways, put The Fantasy Man on the map of respectability. I was so excited about this draft that I took the day off of work and I podcasted my thoughts live as I drafted. The podcast was a mess and a huge risk on my end, but I posted it and it became an instant hit among Fantasy Man followers. There was more demand and since then, I do a few Mock Draft Mania's each season. There are some who try to duplicate it, but none that can match it! This is the first of 2009. By the way, I finished in 3rd place in that league missing by only 3.5 points in the last week of the season.
So fast forward to 2009. Tonight, at 8PM at www.MockDraftCentral.com I will podcast my thoughts, ideas, and strategies as I draft for my very own expert league, the Battle of the Fantasy Gods! We have a great lineup of experts and you can view the rules and the draft order at the official site www.BattleoftheFantasyGods.com . I will also post the podcast and the draft results there later tonight!
If you are new to The Fantasy Man Show Podcasts, beware, this is a tough listen. I try my best to keep the conversation flowing but I do throw out an occasional bad word, long silent pauses, weird noises and whatever else comes my way during a draft. You get every aspect of me doing a draft online. It's a blast, but its unedited (as are all my podcasts) and like I said, tough to listen too. The podcast will probably be about 1-2 hours long, so be patient when downloading.
Stay tuned!
FM
Friday, January 09, 2009
2009 Mock Draft Mania
It's Monday, January 5th and you are about to witness the first installment of The Fantasy Man's Mock Draft Mania for 2009! Mock Draft Mania is my most popular creation. It's a fantasy baseball podcast like no other!
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6 comments:
Looking forward to it. I listened to the podcast for the 2007draft....and whether you know it or not, I, too, was in the same Fantasy Sports Magazine for a draft with 14 other NFBC champs from the previous year.
I remember liking a lot of your picks so I decided to check out your "stuff". The podcast was an awesome listen, as no other person had done it before...KUDOS.
Mike, glad to see your still "taking care of business"....now if we could only get people to pronounce your name correctly. ;-)
Not that anyone really cares, but I found my draft that I did. Wouldn't it be nice to get a lot of these guys in the same rounds this season?
Remember, 15 team league: This team finished 2nd.
Copy and paste.
http://nfbcboards.stats.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001834#000009
I thought you might enjoy this. Here is my draft from that same mag back in 2007.... (Wish I had this team!). I picked 12th...
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Vlad Guererro
3. Carlos Zambrano
4. Garrett Atkins
5. K-Rod
6. Adrian Gonzalez
7. Alex Rios
8. Chris Young SP
9. Matt Cain
10. Rich Hill
11. Russell Martin
12. Josh Barfield
13. Nick Markakis
14. Luis Castillo
15. Stephen Drew
16. Adam Wainwright
17. Chris Duffy
18. Chuck James
19. Chad Billingsley
20. Cory Hart
21. Dioner Navarro
22. Jonathon Broxton
23. I don't know.
I have the draft in a frame in my office but the last player is cut off. Looking at this now, I can see that I was in love with the young players! But two years ago.....I don't know how I finished 3rd!Vlad, Cabrera, Chris Young, Wainwright in the 2nd half, Markakis and Martin in the 2nd half, and Adrian Gonzalez broke out. Actually, I picked Prince Fielder there but the guy in front of me who picked Jim Thome had to stop the draft and change his pick. He picked Fielder and then I had to repick and get Gonzalez a bit early. Otherwise, I would have went Fielder/Gonzalez back to back... maybe I would have won that year on that situation alone!
Hey Mike,
Is the draft podcast up yet? iTunes isn't finding it for me.
I had to resubmit the new podcast RSS feed to iTunes, it may be a few days before th enew feed is available. For now, click the link on this post to liusten to it directly from your computer.
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