Heh, thanks, that took a while. I was kinda surprised there were that many unclaimed players who'd made All-Star, and not all of them are injured.
Ah, I see I messed up at least twice. Shmoke has Freddy Sanchez and Tico has Hernandez, of the free agents I listed.
realjohnboy wrote:The Rich Get Richer And Then There Are The Rest Of Us..
Well, as it turned out, four of the five league leaders lost their matchups this week. And my pitchers for the week won 7 and lost 1. Sweet.
How did your pitchers do, Jespah?
Pretty badly, I think I just got 1 win. I have 4 starters today; I'm itching to see how they'll do.
A bit of Fantasy blues:
I'm on a decent streak and yet I haven't been able to leave the cellar. Not even after whipping the hell out of Pantalones.
Now, guess who dumped Loretta when he was batting something like .220?
Me!
Daaaaaah!
Ah, Mr. Kazmir was verra verra good yesterday, although it was against 3 other guys I was playing. Once again, a night of "Hit it! But not too hard ..."
jespah wrote:Ah, Mr. Kazmir was verra verra good yesterday, although it was against 3 other guys I was playing. Once again, a night of "Hit it! But not too hard ..."
Yeah ... "Get a triple ... but don't score."
By the way, Tico: your all-star-studded T-maniacs lead the Rednecks after Monday's games by 12-8. After today's games, it will flip. I just wanted to warn you.
Well, a bunch of All Stars don't necessarily make the best team. And I consider myself warned.
I've had a rough couple of weeks here. My pitching has been absolutely horrendous. RJB... I'd be interested in some of that starting pitching of yours. I have a plethora of outfielders to offer.
Pantalones,
I offered you a trade I think you might like. Check it out.
Yeah, I saw the proposal, but I haven't had time to check it out.
Sorry for the delay. I'll make my decision when I can think about it more.
I only just discovered that I could go to League/Overview and then to Head-To-Head Stats. There I can see where I rank in each of the categories. I am last in, amongst others: Runs, Hits, 1B, RBI and Avg.
Joe: "A plethora of outfielders." Great phrase.
I am willing to trade one of my SP. But it has to be for a player I can put into my lineup and not be on my bench. I could use a catcher who plays regularly.
Johnboy feels a story coming on (no. johnboy, no) about baseball. My source for much of this is stolen from a report on NPR station WVPT out of Roanoke, Virginia. The words are mine, but the background is from them.
Coal was king in the early to mid-parts of the 1900's. In the southwestern part of Virginia, in West Virginia and in eastern Tennessee, coal ruled the economy. Folks lived in the hollows and valleys (do you know the difference between a hollow and a valley? I do) and the men would go into the mines six days a week. Eight, ten, twelve hours a day.
Sunday was a day of rest. But for men used to working, not a day of idle leisure. Which brings us to baseball.
Baseball was a cheap form of entertainment. All you needed was a reasonably level piece of farmland, a ball and some sticks to make bats. Rocks could be the bases.
One player commented that he made more money on Sunday than he made during the week as a miner. That was because he was a slugger and the mine owners from Wise County or Big Stone Gap would come and bet lots of money and, if their team won, they would get a share of that gain.
Back in the lmid-1940's, meanwhile, major league baseball players didn't enjoy muti-million dollar contracts. After the regular season ended, they would barnstorm places like the coal fields of Virginia, using the names of the Brooklyn Dodgers or the Cincinnatti Reds. They drew big crowds.
The whole thing ended about 1948. Everybody got an automobile, and then a few years later there was television and coal fell out of favor.
Baseball? I don't know. They probably still play it down there on Sunday afternoons. But I suspect it aint the same.
Hey, that's cool!
3 years in Yahoo Fantasy baseball and I hadn't noticed!
BTW: I am last in HRs, lead the league in losses and have the highest ERA.
I used the data to make a standing if we were playing rotisserie (I know it's a different strategy, but...):
Boston Puppies 125.5
No Need for a Name 121
Ticomaniacs 108
Shmokeanapancake 106.5
Fiery Tamales 97.5
Rapping Rednecks 88.5
Pershing Punitives 85.5
Sister Fister 79.5
I do agree that head-to-head is more fun.
Now, who proposed head-to-head, would be in third place but is actually 22.5 games behind?
fbaezer wrote:Now, who proposed head-to-head, would be in third place but is actually 22.5 games behind?
Yeah ... who was that fool?
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Checking the head-to-head stats (cool find, RJB!) ... it appears I'm tied for last in 3B and GIDP, yet I'm second in 2B, HR, RBIs, and BB. Pretty much middle of the road in the other batting categories.
I'm first in strikeouts, yet tied for last in homers allowed.
Ah, those stats are great. It really shows you where you're good and where you need to improve. And where, eh, it doesn't seem to matter much. As in, I finally have a shutout this week (thank you, Mr. Kazmir) which means it'll be a 5-way tie for third in that stat.
Roy Oswalt was named an NL All-Star in place of Pedro Martinez. Manny Ramirez isn't playing in the All-Star game, replaced by Magglio Ordonez.
The home run derby may be a fight between the Fiery Tamales and the Ticomaniacs. It will tentatively be: Houston Astros 1B Lance Berkman (Ticomaniacs), Philadelphia Phillies 1B Ryan Howard (Tamales), New York Mets 3B David Wright (Ticomaniacs) and Florida Marlins 3B Miguel Cabrera (Tamales). Also expected to participate are David Ortiz, 1B of the Boston Red Sox (Puppies), Jermaine Dye, OF of the Chicago White Sox (Shmoke) and Toronto's Troy Glaus (Ticomaniacs). The participants tend to fluctuate so stay tuned.
And can't forget Bobby Abreu (Tamales). He's already got a new HR record for the HR Derby.
Um, what is "Rotisserie?" If it involves roasting puppies over an open flame, I am all for it.
