Posted by iain on 11/28/2011 10:25:00 AM (view original):
I just assumed this was an elaborate Rick Roll.....I guess I'll take a look.

From Deanod's perspective, jokes on you.

Has anybody heard the Adam Sandler skit " gay robot " ? I'm pretty sure Deanod plays the part of the robot.

the hotness of my voice getting vastly underrated here

Posted by stevedotdec on 11/28/2011 10:44:00 AM (view original):
Thanks for posting these, I've learned quite a bit.  As a brand new player, I realize these aren't targetted towards me (for example, when looking through what you have on your roster, you state which players are good or bad without saying specifically why they are good or bad), but I definitely picked up some of what you are explaining.

Do you plan on doing anything on how you set your roster up/mangage your team during the season?

I probably will, although it's pretty straightforward.  Basically bat your best players at the top of the lineup, and don't set your SB settings to run into too many outs.

I tried to toe the line between being thorough vs not too too longwinded.  Ultimately I could have said "this guy has a really good contact and power but his splits aren't that good blah blah blah," but once somebody has like 4000 career PA's it doesn't really matter what his ratings are, only how productive he's been and how likely his ratings are to hold up over the years.

Hey, guys......

deanod, i really enjoyed the videos on the trades. Cool beans.

Thanks for the insight into the mind of the opposition.  Despite the fact that this was about a Moneyball team, I was still somehow expecting a mention of GAP's Jorge Posada.

Just watched the whole thing, it's ******* awesome.  Thanks for your insights.  I actually found your offhand delivery entertaining, but then again something's probably wrong with me.

I thought it was awesome.

It's not like he's commentating on a Call of Duty video or an action game, this is a baseball simulation... how else is he supposed to sound? lol

Good videos, deanod. If I may make one small suggestion, it would be to not highlight certain things you want us to see. When a row is highlighted blue, it actually makes it harder to see. Simply pointing with your cursor or hovering over the row, which in some cases highlights it, is better. But they are very informative, thanks!

My suggestion would be to get a celebrity narrator for your future videos.  Maybe James Earl Jones.  Or Pee-Wee Herman.

Just someone who doesn't sound like Barney Frank.

much appreciated, dino. i learned a bunch. whether i'll be able to translate that to my own teams remains to be seen.

thanks for the props guys, especially for the ones from my biggest fanboy tec.