Question On My Expert Draft Results Answered
This comment was left on a post I wrote on January 25, 2009 titled Our Expert Mock Draft 1/19/2009 Analysis & Strategy:
"The results of the draft was published somewhere and you supposedly finished last according to the Baseball HQ projections AND the "all projections." so why should we listen to you? "
I thought this was a great question and one that was at the very least entertaining. I just wish I knew who it was since whenever I get comments like these the person never reveals themselves and hides in the shadows of the masses as Mr. Anonymous. First off, I have to give Mr. Anonymous credit for even putting this post and the draft together. First he had to find the results of the draft on another site or on Mock Draft Central. Then he had to come to Fantasy Baseball Search and read about 10 posts in just to find this buried post and then of course actually read it and then leave the rather strange comment. What drives a person to go to that length just to question a person's work? I mean Mr. Anonymous must have friends and family. Doesn't he have better things to do then to bust my chops because my draft wasn't projected well or for that matter why is Mr. Anonymous even coming to my site and reading my blog if he just wants to ask why he should listen to me. Doesn't make sense.
Mr. Anonymous I'll answer your question. First off, the draft was a expert mock draft, not to be confused with the kiddy style drafts you are probably in. That means I was facing off against 10 guys who knew what they were doing and are very good at it. I did say 10, its not bad math, but there was one I don't think he knew what he was doing. So finishing last in an expert mock draft really doesn't matter. I think what matters is that I was actually invited to an expert mock draft. Maybe, and I mean JUST MAYBE someone else felt I was skilled enough to draft and hold my own against some of the top experts in the industry.
Now, as for those projections from Baseball HQ, Fantasy Sherpa, and Masterball. All of those are highly respected sites and they do great work. However, I don't play by their rules. I have my own formula for success and frankly I'd rather not have some preset computer derived projections in January tell me I had the best draft. Really, I don't want that to be that guy. My formulas are based on a series of variables and projected statistics. Now, while there are guys in the industry who don't respect my calculations not because they are wrong, but bring up my sometimes bad grammar and pronunciation as reasons I suck. Of course unlike some of my detractors, including Mr. Anonymous I'm a proven winner. They simply are not.
So Mr. Anonymous, what you can take form those projections is this. Baseball HQ has its own philosophy for fantasy baseball projections. They are great, and I respect them, but they aren't mine. Same goes for Masterball and Fantasy Sherpa. You see Mr. Anonymous this is a game. The beauty of this game is you have several choices. You can choose to get your information from Baseball HQ or Fantasy Baseball Search. As a matter of fact you can get information from dozens of sites offering you the best information in the land we call America.
Of course Mr. Anonymous you can choose to listen to who is most important, the man with the only real opinion that matters. That's right, the man who goes home to Ms. Anonymous every night. You!
If you don't like the advice I'm giving cause rather then base it on what I say or what I've done you'd rather base it on a expert mock draft then do so. Understand this. I never care that my drafts are rated high by other experts. Although its true that I like to hear warm and fuzzies about the work I do and I always appreciate kind words I honestly don't do the work just for "Atta boys". I do the work so guys like you Mr. Anonymous, the people looking for some help, advice or maybe you just feel like reading some fantasy baseball work will come to my site and get what they need. Heck, if I get one guy who comes to my site, gets the help he needs and then wins his fantasy league. That made it all worth it. So to wrap up Mr. Anonymous, remove your mask and show us your identity and come to us with your questions. We are always happy to oblige and we'd love to get to know you.
"The results of the draft was published somewhere and you supposedly finished last according to the Baseball HQ projections AND the "all projections." so why should we listen to you? "
I thought this was a great question and one that was at the very least entertaining. I just wish I knew who it was since whenever I get comments like these the person never reveals themselves and hides in the shadows of the masses as Mr. Anonymous. First off, I have to give Mr. Anonymous credit for even putting this post and the draft together. First he had to find the results of the draft on another site or on Mock Draft Central. Then he had to come to Fantasy Baseball Search and read about 10 posts in just to find this buried post and then of course actually read it and then leave the rather strange comment. What drives a person to go to that length just to question a person's work? I mean Mr. Anonymous must have friends and family. Doesn't he have better things to do then to bust my chops because my draft wasn't projected well or for that matter why is Mr. Anonymous even coming to my site and reading my blog if he just wants to ask why he should listen to me. Doesn't make sense.
Mr. Anonymous I'll answer your question. First off, the draft was a expert mock draft, not to be confused with the kiddy style drafts you are probably in. That means I was facing off against 10 guys who knew what they were doing and are very good at it. I did say 10, its not bad math, but there was one I don't think he knew what he was doing. So finishing last in an expert mock draft really doesn't matter. I think what matters is that I was actually invited to an expert mock draft. Maybe, and I mean JUST MAYBE someone else felt I was skilled enough to draft and hold my own against some of the top experts in the industry.
Now, as for those projections from Baseball HQ, Fantasy Sherpa, and Masterball. All of those are highly respected sites and they do great work. However, I don't play by their rules. I have my own formula for success and frankly I'd rather not have some preset computer derived projections in January tell me I had the best draft. Really, I don't want that to be that guy. My formulas are based on a series of variables and projected statistics. Now, while there are guys in the industry who don't respect my calculations not because they are wrong, but bring up my sometimes bad grammar and pronunciation as reasons I suck. Of course unlike some of my detractors, including Mr. Anonymous I'm a proven winner. They simply are not.
So Mr. Anonymous, what you can take form those projections is this. Baseball HQ has its own philosophy for fantasy baseball projections. They are great, and I respect them, but they aren't mine. Same goes for Masterball and Fantasy Sherpa. You see Mr. Anonymous this is a game. The beauty of this game is you have several choices. You can choose to get your information from Baseball HQ or Fantasy Baseball Search. As a matter of fact you can get information from dozens of sites offering you the best information in the land we call America.
Of course Mr. Anonymous you can choose to listen to who is most important, the man with the only real opinion that matters. That's right, the man who goes home to Ms. Anonymous every night. You!
If you don't like the advice I'm giving cause rather then base it on what I say or what I've done you'd rather base it on a expert mock draft then do so. Understand this. I never care that my drafts are rated high by other experts. Although its true that I like to hear warm and fuzzies about the work I do and I always appreciate kind words I honestly don't do the work just for "Atta boys". I do the work so guys like you Mr. Anonymous, the people looking for some help, advice or maybe you just feel like reading some fantasy baseball work will come to my site and get what they need. Heck, if I get one guy who comes to my site, gets the help he needs and then wins his fantasy league. That made it all worth it. So to wrap up Mr. Anonymous, remove your mask and show us your identity and come to us with your questions. We are always happy to oblige and we'd love to get to know you.
posted by The True GURU at
Thursday, February 05, 2009
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