I kept Vladimir Guerrero, Michael Young, Victor Martinez, Chone Figgins, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Mauer, joe Nathan, Don Haren, Brian Giles & Rick Dempster.
The key, Tico, was NOT the steals.
I began losing a lot, because I had a lot of starting pitchers (some of which came lousy and injured fast, like Colón and Harden). The turnover came after changing those starters for relievers. Relievers have a better ERA and WHIP than starters, receive less HRs, give less BB, and have less earned runs. And they get the saves.
My stats are mixed, because of the rotten first half, with a lot of innings pitched, but also a lot of losses and earned runs allowed, high ERA and WHIP. On the second half, things got totally different.
If Hafner hadn't gotten hurt, I'd've kept him, too. Cain was also brought back after an absence. I guess I like consistency.
A few more stats --
A lot of our players are on teams that are in the playoffs (AL: Detroit Tigers, NY Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins and NL: NY Mets, SF Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres) --
Batting
A. Pujols (StL - 1B) ShmokeanaPancake
Jos. Reyes (NYM - SS) The Boston Puppies
D. Jeter (NYY - SS) Ticomaniacs
C. Beltrán (NYM - OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
Á. Rodríguez (NYY - 3B) No Need For a Name
J. Morneau (Min - 1B) No Need For a Name
D. Wright (NYM - 3B) Ticomaniacs
B. Abreu (NYY - OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Damon (NYY - OF) ShmokeanaPancake
C. Guillén (Det - SS) No Need For a Name
M. Cuddyer (Min - 1B,2B,3B,OF) Ticomaniacs
T. Hunter (Min - OF) Ticomaniacs
C. Delgado (NYM - 1B) Sister Fister
J. Mauer (Min - C) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
F. Thomas (Oak - Util) The Boston Puppies
J. Giambi (NYY - 1B) Rappin Rednecks
S. Rolen (StL - 3B) Next Cellar Dwellers
M. Cameron (SD - OF) ShmokeanaPancake
M. Ordóñez (Det - OF) Rappin Rednecks
R. Durham (SF - 2B) Rappin Rednecks
N. Garciaparra (LAD - 1B,3B,SS) No Need For a Name
D. Roberts (SD - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
R. Canó (NYY - 2B) Ticomaniacs
B. Inge (Det - 3B) ShmokeanaPancake
O. Vizquel (SF - SS) Rappin Rednecks
J. Posada (NYY - C) ShmokeanaPancake
B. Bonds (SF - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
I. Rodríguez (Det - C,1B) Sister Fister
B. Giles (SD - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
P. Lo Duca (NYM - C) Sister Fister
R. Martin (LAD - C) No Need For a Name
R. Winn (SF - OF) Sister Fister
J. Kendall (Oak - C) Rappin Rednecks
M. Piazza (SD - C) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Edmonds (StL - OF) Sister Fister
H. Matsui (NYY - OF) Sister Fister
Pitching
Jo. Santana (Min - SP) Sister Fister
J. Nathan (Min - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
C. Carpenter (StL- SP) Sister Fister
T. Saito (LAD - RP) Rappin Rednecks
B. Wagner (NYM - RP) ShmokeanaPancake
Ma. Rivera (NYY - RP) ShmokeanaPancake
T. Hoffman (SD - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Bonderman (Det - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
Ra. Johnson (NYY - SP) Ticomaniacs
J. Peavy (SD - SP) Next Cellar Dwellers
D. Haren (Oak - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
H. Street (Oak - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
Chr. Young (SD - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
M. Cain (SF - SP) The Boston Puppies
B. Zito (Oak - SP) Ticomaniacs
D. Lowe (LAD - SP) Ticomaniacs
C. Wang (NYY - SP) No Need For a Name
T. Glavine (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
N. Robertson (Det - SP) Rappin Rednecks
O. Hernández (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
P. Martínez (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
J. Zumaya (Det - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
D. Reyes (Min - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
J. Isringhausen (StL - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
T. Jones (Det - RP) No Need For a Name
W. Williams (SD - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
S. Trachsel (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
R. Harden (Oak - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
E. Gagne (LAD - RP) DL Sister Fister
If anyone wants to keep more individualized stats, you're welcome to (lots of work now that Yahoo sports is done). I'll update the list as teams are eliminated from contention.
AL
Oakland Athletics
Minnesota Twins
(Oakland leads series, 1-0)
Tigers
NY Yankees
(NY leads series, 1-0)
NL
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
(St. Louis leads series, 1-0)
SF Dodgers
NY Mets
(Series tied, 0-0)
Yet more stats -- # of current players remaining in the real-life playoffs
Batting
Sister Fister 6
ShmokeanaPancake 5
No Need For a Name 5
Ticomaniacs 5
Rappin Rednecks 5
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 4
Next Cellar Dwellers 4
The Boston Puppies 2
Pitching
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 6 (no surprise, seeing as he started to really surge on pitching in the second half)
No Need For a Name 4
ShmokeanaPancake 4
Next Cellar Dwellers 4
Sister Fister 3
Ticomaniacs 3
The Boston Puppies 3
Rappin Rednecks 2
AL
Oakland Athletics
Minnesota Twins
(Oakland leads series, 2-0)
Tigers
NY Yankees
(NY leads series, 1-0) (last night's game to be played on Thursday)
NL
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
(St. Louis leads series, 1-0) (scheduled to play today)
SF Dodgers
NY Mets
(NY leads series, 1-0) (scheduled to play today)
Fantasy players that are on teams that are still in the playoffs (AL: Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics and NL: NY Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres) --
Batting
A. Pujols (StL - 1B) ShmokeanaPancake
S. Rolen (StL - 3B) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Edmonds (StL - OF) Sister Fister
Jos. Reyes (NYM - SS) The Boston Puppies
C. Beltrán (NYM - OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
D. Wright (NYM - 3B) Ticomaniacs
C. Delgado (NYM - 1B) Sister Fister
P. Lo Duca (NYM - C) Sister Fister
M. Cameron (SD - OF) ShmokeanaPancake
D. Roberts (SD - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
B. Giles (SD - OF) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
M. Piazza (SD - C) Next Cellar Dwellers
C. Guillén (Det - SS) No Need For a Name
M. Ordóñez (Det - OF) Rappin Rednecks
B. Inge (Det - 3B) ShmokeanaPancake
I. Rodríguez (Det - C,1B) Sister Fister
F. Thomas (Oak - Util) The Boston Puppies
J. Kendall (Oak - C) Rappin Rednecks
Pitching
C. Carpenter (StL- SP) Sister Fister
J. Isringhausen (StL - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
B. Wagner (NYM - RP) ShmokeanaPancake
T. Glavine (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
O. Hernández (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
P. Martínez (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
S. Trachsel (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
T. Hoffman (SD - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Peavy (SD - SP) Next Cellar Dwellers
Chr. Young (SD - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
W. Williams (SD - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
J. Bonderman (Det - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
N. Robertson (Det - SP) Rappin Rednecks
J. Zumaya (Det - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
T. Jones (Det - RP) No Need For a Name
D. Haren (Oak - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
H. Street (Oak - RP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
B. Zito (Oak - SP) Ticomaniacs
R. Harden (Oak - SP) ShmokeanaPancake
# of current players remaining in the real-life playoffs
Batting
Sister Fister 4
ShmokeanaPancake 3
Next Cellar Dwellers 3
Rappin Rednecks 2
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 2
The Boston Puppies 2
No Need For a Name 1
Ticomaniacs 1
Pitching
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 4
Next Cellar Dwellers 4
No Need For a Name 3
ShmokeanaPancake 3
The Boston Puppies 2
Sister Fister 1
Ticomaniacs 1
Rappin Rednecks 1
AL
Oakland Athletics
Detroit Tigers
(Series tied, 0-0)
NL
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
(St. Louis leads series, 2-1)
NY Mets
(Will play winner of Cards-Padres matchup)
Fantasy players that are on teams that are still in the playoffs (AL: Detroit Tigers; NL: NY Mets and St. Louis Cardinals) --
Batting
A. Pujols (StL - 1B) ShmokeanaPancake
S. Rolen (StL - 3B) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Edmonds (StL - OF) Sister Fister
Jos. Reyes (NYM - SS) The Boston Puppies
C. Beltrán (NYM - OF) Next Cellar Dwellers
D. Wright (NYM - 3B) Ticomaniacs
C. Delgado (NYM - 1B) Sister Fister
P. Lo Duca (NYM - C) Sister Fister
C. Guillén (Det - SS) No Need For a Name
M. Ordóñez (Det - OF) Rappin Rednecks
B. Inge (Det - 3B) ShmokeanaPancake
I. Rodríguez (Det - C,1B) Sister Fister
Pitching
C. Carpenter (StL- SP) Sister Fister
J. Isringhausen (StL - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
B. Wagner (NYM - RP) ShmokeanaPancake
T. Glavine (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
O. Hernández (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
P. Martínez (NYM - SP) No Need For a Name
S. Trachsel (NYM - SP) The Boston Puppies
J. Bonderman (Det - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
N. Robertson (Det - SP) Rappin Rednecks
J. Zumaya (Det - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
T. Jones (Det - RP) No Need For a Name
# of current players remaining in the real-life playoffs
Batting
Sister Fister 4
ShmokeanaPancake 2
Next Cellar Dwellers 2
The Boston Puppies 1
No Need For a Name 1
Rappin Rednecks 1
Ticomaniacs 1
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 0
Pitching
No Need For a Name 3
Next Cellar Dwellers 2
The Boston Puppies 2
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 1
ShmokeanaPancake 1
Rappin Rednecks 1
Sister Fister 1
Ticomaniacs 0
AL
Detroit Tigers
(Pennant winners)
NL
St. Louis Cardinals
NY Mets
(Cards lead series, 2-1)
Fantasy players that are on teams that are in the World Series (AL: Detroit Tigers; NL: St. Louis Cardinals) --
Batting
A. Pujols (StL - 1B) ShmokeanaPancake
S. Rolen (StL - 3B) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Edmonds (StL - OF) Sister Fister
C. Guillén (Det - SS) No Need For a Name
M. Ordóñez (Det - OF) Rappin Rednecks
B. Inge (Det - 3B) ShmokeanaPancake
I. Rodríguez (Det - C,1B) Sister Fister
Pitching
C. Carpenter (StL- SP) Sister Fister
J. Isringhausen (StL - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
J. Bonderman (Det - SP) F.Y.R. of P.C.D.
N. Robertson (Det - SP) Rappin Rednecks
J. Zumaya (Det - RP) Next Cellar Dwellers
T. Jones (Det - RP) No Need For a Name
# of current players remaining in the real-life playoffs
Batting
Sister Fister 2
ShmokeanaPancake 2
Next Cellar Dwellers 2
No Need For a Name 1
Rappin Rednecks 1
Ticomaniacs 0
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 0
The Boston Puppies 0
Pitching
Next Cellar Dwellers 2
No Need For a Name 1
F.Y.R. of P.C.D. 1
Rappin Rednecks 1
Sister Fister 1
Ticomaniacs 0
The Boston Puppies 0
ShmokeanaPancake 0
AL
Detroit Tigers
NL
St. Louis Cardinals (Cards lead series, 1-0)
