GSI Mock Draft: Round 20

by Jim Humbert 3/5/2008 7:10:00 PM

Yes, ROUND 20! We would like to go a few more to complete a full roster but time is running short. The entire Mock Draft must be completed before the launch of our Free Fantasy Baseball Kit, coming soon! For now take a look at the last 12 picks:

ROUND  1 | ROUND  2 | ROUND   3 | ROUND  4  | ROUND  5  | ROUND  6 | ROUND 7
ROUND  8 | ROUND  9 | ROUND 10 | ROUND 11 | ROUND 12 | ROUND 13| ROUND 14
ROUND 15| ROUND 16| ROUND 17 | ROUND 18 | ROUND 19 

229) HUMBERT #2 - Bill Hall, OF, MIL

230) POLKING - Scott Rolen, 3B, TOR

231) WETZEL - Carlos Marmol, RP, CHC

232) BOLTON - Jose Bautista, 3B/OF, PIT

233) BARTEL - Michael Barrett, C, SD

234) DINSMORE - Orlando Hudson, 2B, ARI

235) MUEHLENKAMP - Brandon Lyon, RP, ARI

236) FISCHER - Conor Jackson, 1B, ARI 

237) HUMBERT #1 - Jon Lester, SP, BOS

238) MURDICO - Gary Matthews, OF, LAA

239) SIMONS - Moises Alou, OF, NYM

240) CLASGENS - Billy Butler, 1B/OF, KC

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Symmetry: Sapp Retires

by Jeremy Fischer 3/5/2008 12:32:00 PM

Lost in the shuffle (predictably) of Bret Favre's retirement, Warren Sapp announced his official retirement from the NFL according to ESPN.com.  In a moment of symmetry, the announcement comes on the same day as Favre's.  Sapp will be forever linked with Favre for their so-called "feud" when Sapp played on the Bucs, and Tampa Bay and Green Bay were both in the same division.

At the height of his career, Sapp was the most dominant defensive lineman in the game.  He was also one of the greatest "mouths" in the game, never at a loss for words or a good quote.  The NFL media will never be the same.

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New Nicknames Needed Now!

by Greg Simons 3/5/2008 11:25:00 AM

In our GSI mock draft, Orlando Hudson was selected recently.  Through some odd chain of brain synapses, this brought to mind the horrible nickname I heard a couple years ago for Orlando Cabrera, "O-Cab."  This followed A-Rod, I-Rod, K-Rod, and dozens of other lame nicknames created using a player's first name and the first syllable of his last name.  My goodness, even Chris Berman does better than that - well, sometimes.  Apparently over the past 20 years or so the best we can come up with is "The Big Hurt," which isn't bad but doesn't compare with some of the great baseball nicknames of the past.

 There are the Hall of Famers who don't even need their real names for someone to know who they are - The Sultan of Swat, The Splendid Splinter, The Iron Horse and The Wizard of Oz, to name just a few.  John Martin not only was better known as "Pepper," but he was also called "The Wild Horse of the Osage."  Luke Appling was "Old Aches and Pains,"  brothers Paul and Lloyd Waner were "Big Poison" and "Little Poison," respectively.  In more recent times, we've had Mike "The Human Rain Delay" Hargrove and Vince Colmean, a.k.a. "Vincent Van Go."  And my personal all-time favorite is Bob "Death To Flying Things" Ferguson.

Surely we can come up with some good nicknames for current players.  Otherwise, we'll be stuck for the next 15 years with A-Gord, M-Cab, T-Lin and B-Phil.  Lord help us!

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