Comments on: Live Draft Coverage

By: joser

joser — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:30:03 +0000

The MLB Draft doesn’t have to be better than the NFL draft to make it as a telecast. It doesn’t even have to be as good. It just has to be better than whatever ESPN would normally broadcast in the middle of a June Thursday. It may not have a huge reach, but it’s going to attract a very dedicated and passionate demographic, and well-defined demographics are something advertisers like (not as much as huge shalllow demos, but still). Which is why they probably feel no pressure to move it to a weekend where it would have to deliver higher ratings. I mean, what else would they have on today? Yet another Around the Horn? A PTI re-run? World Championship Paintball?

By: Mike G.

Mike G. — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:58:45 +0000

Scouting report isn’t to kind to our 5th round pick. Although it appears it’s based on watching one start.

By: Ben Ramm

Ben Ramm — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:41:49 +0000

#75 is Denny, not DANNY, Almonte:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=7

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:40:37 +0000

Doolittle to the A’s?

That blows my theory that he’ll suck. He’ll probably be amazing.

By: shortbus

shortbus — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:38:27 +0000

Hey our pick is coming up soon…I see that Doolittle went 41 to the (frackin’) A’s.

By: hub

hub — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:29:50 +0000

Always a bit early (and a crapshoot), but is there an early estimated timetable of progression for Aumont? Will it be 2010-12 before we see this kid in the bigs? Or a bit sooner?

By: StinkyCheese

StinkyCheese — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:58:26 +0000

Waethers gone now!!!

Come on Aumount~!

By: L. Jacob

L. Jacob — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:58:11 +0000

Thank heavens. Weathers and Moskos are gone. It’s an embarassment of riches for the M’s, with Parker, Aumont, and Dominguez as possibilities. Somebody please take Schmidt.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:58:03 +0000

This has played out about as well as the Mariners could have possibly hoped.

By: DKCecil

DKCecil — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:57:15 +0000

This draft is breaking almost too perfectly so far.