OT: Action Hero Draft

Reflections on my roster...

I didn't really have a strategy per se, usually just picked whomever came to mind-- or whomever came to mind earlier and I wrote down on a sticky note. As time went on, I did try to get representation of my favorite properties without devoting myself specifically to that cause. I have a decent selection of Game of Thrones and Star Wars characters, but my Star Trek and LOTR representation leaves something to be desired. I have a Bond (acquired via trade), a Ghostbuster, multiple Sherlocks (and Watsons), two Batmen (I had three but traded one), several X-Men and most (but not all) of the Avengers. I could make an interesting fusion band out of Sinatra, Bowie and LL Cool J.

I was able to snag two of the all time action greats in Stallone and Ford; and with Blade Runner being my favorite film overall, adding Rutger Hauer along with Ford was a personal triumph. I almost ruined the game when I selected Steven Seagal (because everyone wanted him to go undrafted), but the game pressed on nevertheless. I believe I have the record for most guys named Dennis drafted in one day, with three.

If I could do it all over, I would've held onto Bale. If only because the whole point of the trade was to keep Frog's level of enthusiasm at a high; and yet he immediately quit the game after the trade. So it was a wasted effort. Still, I got good value out of the picks I received in return, so I can't complain too much. (As an aside, I'm surprised there wasn't more wheeling and dealing in general throughout the draft, but with a talent pool this big to choose from, I'm sure people were happy with their rosters either way, making trades irrelevant for the most part.)

Sometimes you had someone circled for a while and you were excited to finally get them, other times you just fell into a name you couldn't believe was still available. And of course the mild disappointment of someone snagging a name you were ready to take, but that's the challenge. All in all I'm happy with my roster, though I don't know that it's the best. But I definitely have more Dennises.