It was a beautiful Saturday morning.
Since we're a little odd, we were perfectly happy to be inside, logged on to an unnamed Web site and anxious to draft our teams in a 14-owner mixed league.
The unnamed commissioner had to leave at 10:15 -- 75 minutes into the draft. I told him I would log in as him so I would have commish powers, allowing me to draft both of our teams and pause the draft if needed.
After more than hour, we had completed only seven rounds. The commish, good guy that he is, was gone, leaving the rest of us as the equivalent of the bullpen after three of Carl Pavano's worst innings.
One owner could see every part of the draft interface, but when he clicked, double-clicked and triple-clicked on the player he wanted to draft, nothing happened. Another occasionally could select a player, and at other times, he had to type his intended draftee into the chat box, allowing me the privilege of searching for him.
Two owners had other obligations, and the commish had told them he would pick for them until he had to leave. Shortly after he exited, one of the absentee owners was awarded Joe Nathan in the eighth round.
The site's rankings were so bad we were better off searching for the players by name, saving us the hassle of scrolling through pages that seemed to be organized by a novice.
By the time it was over -- almost five hours after it started -- our morning and half of our afternoon were shot. About half of the league at one point or another had to type the player he wanted into the chat box, and I searched for the likes of J.J. Hardy, Jose Mijares and Jesse Crain (hey, it's a deep league).
And I was reminded once again there is one online draft-day must: When in doubt, use one of the big names in fantasy sports, such as ESPN or Yahoo -- even if it's just to draft (you can always play your league on another site and upload the rosters as if you drafted offline).
I've drafted online more than I care to admit, but this easily was the worst I've experienced.
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