Bubbleope from Trader Cracks!

Ryan Cracknell sent a bubbleope to me not long ago and in it was a Gomes auto and a handful of 2014 Indians stickers!

These are great surprise! Thanks a bunch, Ryan!! WAHOO!!

#PackADailyCircus - The Draft to Kick Off May

Wow, for whatever reason, that was the easiest draft I've run yet. For those wondering, I have dumped Google Forms because it was not saving everyone's info. I tried another site and it was also not saving everyone's info. So, this time I sent the list to the managers and told them to put the players in the order they wanted. After I had all the entries based on the deadline, I copied and pasted the entries into Excel then ran the draft.

One note: The Workmans listed "Gio Gonzalez" as a pick, but he was not on the list. So, that turn was skipped, nothing collapsed in the snake draft.

The California RyanG's requested a name change. They are now the Tokyo Otakus.

Here is the initial list before the draft (click to enlarge):

And here are the final results:

Congratulations, folks! I will get those players onto their OOTP teams and generate an updated Managers/Players list.

We'll bust Friday's pack on Saturday along with a Fat Pack (or something to make the Super-Sized Saturday!).

As we wait for the draft: PAWS!

By popular demand, here is the PAWS Autographed card!

I am compiling and running this week's draft, and that will be posted in the near future!

#PackADailyCircus #ootp15 - Friday Baseball Action Updates!

Good afternoon, baseball fans!  I'm coming to you live (er, well, you know) from the Pack-A-Daily Circus news desk with OOTP15 league updates.

Scores, standings, and even the HISTORY has been posted to the PAD site:
http://tinyurl.com/padcircus/ so feel free to jump over there and check things out.

As always, there are a few snags. Namely, some of the player pictures did not get saved. I have no idea why, but they are computer-generated anyway, so it's not a major loss.

One of the headlines from the past few days comes from Jafronius, who has found themselves on a 3-game winning streak as the TSHensons slip a notch. Maybe the SUN is helping shed some light on the team. This ties them for the bottom in the PUNTO OBELISCO DIVISION. But, they are only 3 games behind Pederesejs, who find themselves on a 3-game losing streak. The next series of games could prove to be the position-changer.

Looking at the other divisions, the DiamondKings find themselves on a 5-game losing streak, falling to the bottom of their division. Hopefully, they can pull something together from the next draft and kick the team into gear - or at least a forward gear...

The NachosGrandes, on the other hand, are running away on a 5-game winning streak.That puts them 5 games ahead of the Superduperman99s.

The Hadsalls and Thorzuls battle back and forth for the lead in their division, leaving everyone else in the dust over in the Lillywhites Division. The Hadsalls have the highest percentage in the league after this week's games (.800) and don't look to be hitting the brakes anytime soon.

Taking a cue from the DiamondKings, the PatrickSmiths slipped into a 5-game losing streak and sit 3-7 in their last 10 outings. They are going to have to do something to break out of this slump.

Taking a look at individual players this week, Adrian Gonzalez (GCR) leads the league with a .459 batting average. Lance Berkman (RJB) is knocking more than a few balls out of the park, leading the league with 13 homers. Berkman teammate Halladay (RJB) leads the league with 7 wins.

Kate Upton, for those who are curious about the addition of the actress to the PlayAtThePlates roster, has 5 at-bats in 2 games and is hitting .400 with 2 RBIs on a single and a double. She's been walked once and struck out once. Her two games came against the Tribecards. It'll be interesting to see where she and other non-tradition players land during the season.

#PackADailyCircus - That's an Error on Tribecards

Well, I made an error. Somehow, I forgot to post a pack on Wednesday. So, that means I will be posting TWO packs tonight!

The first pack is 2014 Opening Day:

Domonic Brown - Phillies - Dawgbones (Wahoo!!)
Chris Sale - White Sox - MySportsObsessions (Wahoo!!)
Pirate Parrot - Pirates - Free Agent
Paws AUTO - Tigers Mascot - Free Agent
Mariano Rivera - Yankees - Jennings (Wahoo!!)
Eric Hosmer - Royals - JoshDs (Wahoo!!)
Shelby Miller - Cardinals - Superduperman99s (Wahoo!!)

Congratulations, managers! Okay, seriously, I feel like a kid after pulling a mascot autograph. Yeah, I know, it's just a guy in a suit. But, that has got to be one of the coolest cards to pull "just because."

The next pack we have is 2010 Upper Deck Series 1 (Remember, these are NOT authorized by the MLB. It says so right on the pack. Uh huh. Yeap.)

Wladimir Balentien - Reds - Free Agent
Jack Cust - A's - Free Agent
Tyler Colvin - Cubs - Free Agent
Kyle Davies - Royals - Free Agent
Jared Burton - Reds - Free Agent
Kyle McClellan - Cardinals - Wilsons (Wahoo!!)
Yovani Gallardo - Brewers - Thorzuls (Wahoo!!)
Bobby Parnell - Mets - Hadsalls (Wahoo!!)
Mike Fontenot - Cubs - Free Agent
Dallas Braden Biography - A's - Free Agent
Leo Rosales - Diamondbacks - Free Agent
Greg Dobbs - Phillies - Free Agent
Brandon Inge - Tigers - Free Agent
Taylor Teagarden - Rangers - Free Agent
Clay Buchholz - Red Sox - BCs (Wahoo!!)
Luis Perdomo - Padres - Free Agent
Ken Griffey Jr - Mariners - NachosGrandes (Wahoo!!)
Kauffman Stadium - Royals - Free Agent

Wow, only a lucky five out of the whole pack! Congratulations are certainly due to you folks. The rest of us got hosed there. I find it hilarious that Upper Deck didn't bother to hide logos on caps and jerseys, but refused to print the actual team name on the card for fear of copyright violation. Turned out, they were sued over the cards anyway. They might as well have gone all out.