Introducing The Atkins Line To Our Jargon
Mar 10th, 2008 by DoctorD
J-Bla: i need to create my exclude list
J-Bla: just in case i miss the draft
DoctorD: Yeah, it’s fun for about 25 players, then it becomes pure agony
DoctorD: Since Garett Atkins is my #25, I will call it the Atkins Line
DoctorD: “Do I dare stick Ortiz anywhere near my high slots when he’s destined to fall apart into a pile of limbs like a cheap Chinese robot?”
[…] The Atkins 25 is a concept from fantasy baseball rankings when you’re plotting your order for draft day. The first 25 are easy, since you’re pretty much guaranteed production unless you have horrible luck (thanks, Chris Carpenter, you fuck), but the next 25 are when the agony begins. You’re still among the good players and superstars, but these are when the downsides start showing up. Round 1 is pretty much a wash, it’s in the next rounds where your draft starts to matter. My #25 was Garret Atkins, thus on that entirely arbitrary basis, I called the line demarcating “pleasure” and “pain” The Atkins Line. Hilariously, due to injuries among the Top 25, Atkins has moved up well past the line that bears his name. […]