2008 Fantasy baseball draft live blog.

Well, against my better judgment, I joined my friends' Fantasy Baseball league for the third year in a row. My last two teams were garbage. I finished in the lower-third of both the leagues. Mainly because of injuries. But it could also be because I didn't even look at my roster after I drafted it.

This year? Hell no. I am back with a vengeance. I have my Jason Bay jersey on, and I am ready to draft.

8 minutes left until the draft begins.

This should be fun.

6 minutes....

Choice of music will be essential if I want to hit this draft hard. Modest Mouse? Broken Social Scene? Or shall I pull a Will Leitch and go for Nirvana's Nevermind? The Shins it is.

3:28 pm One quick bathroom break...

3:30 And we are off... No sign of Shacker, one of the leagues managers. He takes A-Rod, and I follow up with Johan. I am already crossing my fingers. My friends better not take my pre-selected players.

3:33 I got a comment that my team is going to get raped. Wow. Trash begins early.

3:35 I take Joe Nathan. I have his signature. I feel special. Shacker takes B.J. Upton, probably for his name, as a commentary to his sad sexual situation. That's right... I said it. We are already on round 10 of 27.

3:40 I take Ted Lilly. Just because he is one of my favorite ball players. He will truly become the End Guard this season on my team. I take Adam Dunn. Because Adam is a sexy name. Oh, damn.... I don't have a shortstop!

3:42 Ball Basher steps up and takes Nick Markakis. I tell him how I feel about him by taking Kosuke Fukudome.

3:45 Round 18 of 27. Coming to me, I take Brian Roberts. The best Utility player left on the board.'

3:46 I reminisce about picking Francisco Liriano last year. He had Tommy John surgery at the last minute, and was out all season. Great pick.

3:48 I take the man who's jersey I am wearing: Jason Bay.

3:50 All my spots are filled. I can assume everyone else's are too. Time to fill up the bench.

3:51 I take Ankiel. Will, this is for you. Another End Guard.

3:53 Two more picks left. One after I grab Rafael Furcal.

3:54 And just like that, it is all done. My team will be posted in a minute.

Damn... I have four shortstops. That's a long shot compared to the whopping ZERO I had in round 12

I need some more pitchers. But I need to keep Ankiel and Lilly. They are mine. The 2008 edition of the End Guards are as follows: E.G. = Honorary "End of the bench, guard of the water" player.

Batters:
Russel Martin (C)
Derrek Lee (1B)
Chone Figgins (2B,3B,RF)
Ryan Braun (3B)
Troy Tulowitzki (SS)
Adam Dunn (LF)
Carlos Beltran (CF)
Kosuke Fukudome (RF)
Andruw Jones (CF)
Torii Hunter (CF)
Jason Bay (LF)
Travis Hafner (1B)
Brian Roberts (2B)
Ian Kinsler (2B)
J.J. Hardy (SS)
Carlos Guillen (1B, SS)
E.G. Rick Ankiel (CF, RF)
Rafael Furcal (SS)
Miguel Tejada (SS)

Pitchers:
Johan Santana (SP)
Josh Bekett (SP)
Justin Verlander (SP)
Joe Nathan (RP)
Francisco Rodriguez (RP)
E.G. Ted Lilly (SP)
Francisco Cordero (RP)
Roy Oswalt (SP)