{"id":3223,"date":"2011-03-11T17:36:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T23:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=3223"},"modified":"2011-03-11T17:38:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T23:38:51","slug":"the-baseball-show-next-level-ballplayer-and-fantasy-draft-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/3223","title":{"rendered":"The Baseball Show: Next Level Ballplayer and Fantasy Draft Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/johnely1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3224\" title=\"johnely1\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/johnely1-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/johnely1-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/johnely1.jpg 586w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last night on <em>The Baseball Show<\/em>, Clint from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diamondhoggers.com\/\">Diamond Hoggers<\/a> and I took part in a long, two-part show. In the first half of the show, we welcomed David Franco from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextlevelballplayer.com\/\">NextLevelBallplayer.com<\/a>. David (who is Clint\u2019s former teammate) has been writing about his experiences from Spring Training on Diamond Hoggers for the past week. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/The_NLB\">follow him on Twitter here<\/a>. He offers the perspective of a former Division I collegiate player who has had some great experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The first half of the show was a lot of fun, and we talked about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The idea behind his site, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextlevelballplayer.com\/\">Next Level Ballplayer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Why aren\u2019t high school kids      better prepared for the mental side of the game?<\/li>\n<li>David talks about his      experiences playing with or against guys like <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/elyjo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">John  Ely<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blantjo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Joe  Blanton<\/a><\/strong>, Dirk      Hayhurst, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stubbdr01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">Drew  Stubbs<\/a><\/strong>, Rice University, University of Texas and many more      guys who are now in the big leagues.<\/li>\n<li>A funny story about him      spending 9 innings in the GM\u2019s box with the GM of his favorite team, Ned      Coletti<\/li>\n<li>A tale from Fall Baseball in      college, involving fiery <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/elyjo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker&#038;utm_campaign=Linker\">John  Ely<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Talking Jim Tracy\u2019s influence      and management style when he took over in Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on the Dodgers for      2011<\/li>\n<li>Tales from Spring Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the second part of the show, Clint &amp; I talk fantasy baseball in preparation for our live draft tonight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Different draft strategies<\/li>\n<li>Our boom or bust guys for      2011<\/li>\n<li>Our favorite all-time waiver      wire pick-ups<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on sleepers at every      position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0\" id=\"LastFramePlayer\" align=\"top\" height=\"60\" width=\"173\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"false\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.talkshoe.com\/resources\/talkshoe\/images\/swf\/lastEpisodePlayer.swf?fileUrl=http:\/\/recordings.talkshoe.com\/TC-73828\/TS-462611.mp3\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#EEF9C1\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.talkshoe.com\/resources\/talkshoe\/images\/swf\/lastEpisodePlayer.swf?fileUrl=http:\/\/recordings.talkshoe.com\/TC-73828\/TS-462611.mp3\" quality=\"high\" bgcolor=\"#EEF9C1\" play=\"true\" loop=\"true\" scale=\"exactfit\" name=\"LastFramePlayer\" salign=\"lt\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" wmode=\"transparent\" align=\"top\" height=\"60\" width=\"173\"><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a short show, but if you\u2019ve got some time to listen in the car or if you\u2019re sitting at the computer on a Friday, it\u2019s a quality listen and in the true tradition of <em>The Baseball Show <\/em>we have some wholesome baseball talk that everyone from die-hards of the sport to the casual baseball fan will enjoy.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night on The Baseball Show, Clint from Diamond Hoggers and I took part in a long, two-part show. 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