Best day of the year to kick off the best week of the year. I went right from the draft into college basketball and bracketology. Opening round games this weekend plus I have my fantasy draft with my college friends this weekend. In other words, I'd say today's draft was one hell of an opening ceremony that would even make the 2008 Beijing coordinator jealous.<div>
<br></div><div>At the risk of sounding like an echo, I also would like to acknowledge Jeff and Mark for the hospitality and league management. For now, I will leave you all with this article about one of my rotation round players.... who will likely never see U.S. soil:</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7601600/cuba-jose-abreu-migh-best-offensive-weapon-planet">http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7601600/cuba-jose-abreu-migh-best-offensive-weapon-planet</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Andy Klein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anrklein@gmail.com" target="_blank">anrklein@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Just returned to Indy, and your messages beat me to the punch. I declare this one of the all-time outstanding drafts. The league's 25th year. Every owner in attendance (plus Jeff Cohen). An excellent venue -- thanks, Jeff. And I second Rich's thanks to Mark B. for all of his work as Commissioner.<br>
<br>Brad ... happy to share my therapist with you next year, but you'll have to sit by my side and not draft on a cardboard box.<br><br>As for the K9, same as it ever was. I eagerly logged on to Rotoworld as soon as I got home and saw two notes: Drew Smyly rocked again, and Stephen Drew's concussion systems persisting and foreclosing him from being ready for Opening Day. Oh well ... at least I have Colby Rasmus.<br>
<br>Great to see everyone!<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>-Andy</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 9:14 PM, Mark Blocker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:blockermark@gmail.com" target="_blank">blockermark@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Best email of the day. Thanks for the hardy chuckle. <div><br></div><div>Note to the league: I have started to post the rosters I have, but I am still missing some.</div>
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Brad: don't have a cardiac arrest but somehow Prince Fielder is not in the database. Seriously.</div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Brad Jansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bljansen@gmail.com" target="_blank">bljansen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Kerbs, thanks for the link.<br>Good seeing everyone today, including our special guest Jeff Cohen. Jeff W, thanks for the cardboard boxes and diet Coke. Awesome. I am so charged up right now I could trade away Trout. <br>
Andy, thanks for your entertaining impersonation of Woody Allen playing fantasy baseball.... Please, next year bring your life coach or therapist.<br>
<br>Rock and roll in '13. The Rips are ready to at least take down the Berliners' wall.img<div><div><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 6:54 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" target="_blank">springkerb@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color="black" face="arial">I <font color="black" face="arial">enjoyed it, too, although it's better to at least be able to hope for a chance at a title run. Oh well, not this year. It was great to see all of you.<br>
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For those of you with designs on the title, I have three words: first mover advantage.<br>
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By the way, here's a link to the BA capsule bio on the guy I took with the last pick in the rotation draft (he actually does exist): <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/38961" target="_blank">http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/38961</a>.<br>
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As Andy always says, our draft day is the best day of the year. And today was no exception.
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<div>It was great to see all of you.</div>
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<div>Jeff -- thanks for hosting.</div>
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Mark B -- thanks for everything that you do to keep the league running.</div>
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<div>Can someone tell me what Jeff paid for Parmalee?</div>
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