2005 I Love Baseball Yahoo Fantasy Thread #2

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Teams + managers (correct me if there are any mistakes):


BALCO All-Stars	            milozauckerman
Steal This Team		    k3rry
Kings of Oblivion	    Stormy Davis
skinny !!!'s dig K's	    bnw
The Kit Kaats	            laurence kansas
bend some benson	    j blount
Damaso Smarty Jones         hstencil
UofH Archinerds             boldbury
The San Diego !!!ens	    jaymc
My Bobby Valentine	    Jams Murphy
Neutral Milk Dotel	    the leglo
Juice By Jose!	            David R.
The Kochteau Twins	    Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
LOOGY Knights	            Obligatory Sourpuss
Slump Busters	            Earl Nash
Zito-Bonds Namesakes	    Mind In Rewind
Sons of Joe Orsulak	    jq higgins
Hee Hate Me	            mattbot
The Asterix Hats            Thermo Thinwall	 
Vic Conte Convect           gygax

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 21 March 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

2005 Slump Busters (after the draft)

1b- Jim Thome
2b- Mark Bellhorn
ss- Bill Hall
3b- Chipper Jones
lf- Bernie Williams
cf- Mark Kotsay
rf- Bobby Higginson
c- Jason La Rue
dh- Justin Morneau

bench- Jody Garut, Jason Werth

sp- Oliver Perez
sp- Brad Radke
sp- Livan Hernandez
sp- C.C. Sabathia
sp- Jake Westbrook
sp- Danny Haren

closer – K Rod
setup – Scot Sheilds
rp – Steve Kline
rp – Kiki Calero

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 21 March 2005 05:13 (twenty years ago)

I had Chipper and K Rod on my team last year. The players I really wanted but never got a chance to pick were Vlad the Impaler, Hideki Matsui, Adam Dunn and Miguel Tejada. I also waited too long on Greg Madduz, Jack Wilson, Yadier Molina, Alexis Rios and Preston Wilson, all I had on my shopping list for the later rounds but got picked before I had the chance.

Oliver Perez and K Rod were both players I really wanted to get going into the draft, so at least I got a couple that I really wanted. I also got both Kiki Calero and Danny Haren that are perhaps stretches, but I want to see that Cardinals trade work out. Both of those guys were pretty impressive in the playoffs last year and I thought they would be worth taking a chance upon, since they are going fit as a major part of the A's plans this season.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 21 March 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

I just realized I drafted a Yankee imperialist!

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Monday, 21 March 2005 05:46 (twenty years ago)

I am not unpleased with what AutoPick gave me! (Although several of my star players, you'll notice, are crusty old vets.)

C Johnny Estrada
1B Rafael Palmeiro
2B Mark Loretta
3B Casey Blake
SS Rafael Furcal
OF Barry Bonds
OF Miguel Cabrera
OF Rondell White

DH Craig Monroe

bench JT Snow, Eric Hinske

SP Mike Mussina
SP Greg Maddux
SP Jaret Wright
SP Joel Pineiro
SP Jon Garland
SP Jamie Moyer

RP Trevor Hoffman
RP Braden Looper
RP Ramon Ortiz
RP Chin-hui Tsao

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 21 March 2005 07:22 (twenty years ago)

My team, which I feel pretty good about, considering the size of the league:

C: Brandon Inge
1B: Mark Teixera
2B: Brian Roberts
SS: Khalil Greene
3B: David Wright
OF: Brad Wilkerson
OF: Vernon Wells
OF: Kevin Mench
UTIL: Calvin Pickering/Robb Quinlan

SP: Johan Santana
SP: Rich Harden
RP: BJ Ryan
RP: Mike Gonzalez
P: Javier Vazquez
P: Brian Lawrence
P: Andy Pettite

BENCH:
Larry Bigbie
Vincente Padilla
Orlando Hernandez
Lance Carter

My bench sucks, but provided Pickering gets plenty of playing time, I should be okay.

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Monday, 21 March 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

I still want to wang you in the doodle, Yanc3, for taking Khalil RIGHT BEFORE I WAS GONNA!

Anyway, IIRC:

C: Victor Martinez
1B: Adam Dunn
2B: Orlando Hudson
SS: Jose Valentin
3B: Troy Glaus
OF: Carlos Beltran
OF: Mike Cameron
OF: someone I drafted before Cameron...
UTIL: Dallas McPherson
BENCH: JD Closser / 2 other sexxxy folk...

SP: Matt Clement
SP: Kelvim Escobar
RP: Octavio Dotel
RP: Miguel Batista
P: JC Romero
P: Dontrelle Willis
P: someone else...
BENCH: more sexxiness...

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

I have two elite SS. too many starters and no closer. I would be willing to entertain trade proposals for 1 elite closer, or 1 decent closer/1 decent utilityman.

C Jorge Posada (NYY - C)
1B Carlos Delgado (Fla - 1B)
2B Bret Boone (Sea - 2B)
3B Pedro Feliz (SF - 1B,3B,SS)
SS Miguel Tejada (Bal - SS)
OF Larry Walker (StL - OF)
OF Eric Byrnes (Oak - OF)
OF Rocco Baldelli (TB - OF)
DH Jimmy Rollins (Phi - SS)

Bench
Shea Hillenbrand (Tor - 1B,3B)
Reed Johnson (Tor - OF)

Pitchers
SP Odalis Pérez (LAD - SP)
SP Bronson Arroyo (Bos - SP)
SP Brett Tomko (SF - SP)
SP Carlos Silva (Min - SP)
SP Tim Wakefield (Bos - SP)
SP Derek Lowe (LAD - SP)
SP Kazuhisa Ishii (NYM - SP)
RP Julian Tavárez (StL - RP)
RP Giovanna Carrara (LAD - RP)
RP Urgueth Urbina (Det - RP)

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 21 March 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

i'm kinda shocked i got pettite in like the 20th round

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Monday, 21 March 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

gygax, make me an offer!

I totally dropped the ball on Durazo and Pettite. And that was BEFORE I took my knock-out pills! (BTW, cold sweats in the workplace = PRICELESS.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

C AJ Pierzynski
1B Derrick Lee
2B Julio Lugo
3B Eric Chavez
SS Alex Gonzalez
OF Ichiro
OF Richard Hidalgo
OF Jermaine Dye
Util Juan Encarnacion

B Guzman
B Wigginton
B Aaron Miles

SP Jake Peavy
SP Jon Lieber
SP Kris Benson
SP Cory Lidle
SP Tomo Ohka
RP Billy Wagner
RP Danny Graves
RP Chad Cordero
RP Jose Mesa

hmm, i could probably spare some closer for some ss, perhaps gygax and i should talk...

― the leglo (the leglo), Monday, 21 March 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Oh, yeah - the "someone I drafted before Cameron" is PAT BURRELL?!??!??! (as Yanc3 referred to him).

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

gygax check inbox

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Oh, yeah yeah! I also drafted KYLE FAAAARHNSWARRRTH. Yay for pitchers w/ K/9 ratios above 9!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:08 (twenty years ago)

c-ivan rodriguez
1b-travis hafner
2b-chase utley/jerry hairston
3b-mel mora
ss-chone figgins
of-vlad!
of-shannon stewart
of-austin boo-urns
dh-david bell

super sub-david newhan

b-omar infante

sp-bartolo colon
sp-david wells
sp-paul byrd
sp-gavin floyd
closer-dan kolb
holds guy-francisco rodrigiez
rp-ryan madson
rp-justin duschwhatever

i might be looking for a starter...

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

Actually, JQ, I think your holds guy is the Angels' saves guy.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

Ladies and gentlemen... the starting lineup for your 2005 Asterix Hats...

C :: Mike Lieberthal
1B :: David Ortiz
2B :: Plácido Polanco
SS :: Angel Berro
3B :: Aubrey Huff
OF :: JD Drew
OF :: Geoff Jenkin
OF :: Alex Rios
UTL :: Craig Wilson
Bench :: Lance Berkman (OF), Ronnie Belliard (2B) & David Eckstein (SS)

SP :: Pedro Martínez
SP :: Matt Morris
SP :: David Bush
RP :: Troy Percival
RP :: Damaso Marte
RP :: Tim Worrell
RP :: Rheal Cormier
RP :: Steve Reed
RP :: Frank Francisco

Not bad considering that after the first round yahoo turned on me and I couldn't really see what I was doing for half the draft (resulting in yahoo picking Pedro & Huff for me)!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

So I've never done fantasy baseball before, and I think I've got the hang of it, but Yahoo! isn't always particularly helpful about certain things. I understand how the bench works with position players: they don't accrue stats unless I put them in the lineup. But how does it work with pitchers? You don't have to designate a starter each day, do you? And do I have to single out one guy as my regular closer? (Is it to my disadvantage to have two closers, then?) Or do all of my pitchers just accrue stats all the time, whenever they pitch?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

erm, that's felix rodriguez, mr. r.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:38 (twenty years ago)

I was gonna say that it was the drugs talking, but!

FRANCISCO: Anaheim hot shitzu flamethrower, AKA K-Rod, now Anaheim's closer

FELIX: Former Giant bullpen whipping boy, last year's Phillie bullpen whipping boy, now poised to be the Yankee bullpen whipping boy

jaymc: whomever's in your starting slots (that is, whomever's not on your bench) gets you stats for your team. So, if you have a starter on your bench when it's his turn to start, his stats will not count for you. You might have to rotate starters every day, depending on when they start in relation to each other. Yahoo! usually puts a little carat (sic?) (yes I am!) next to a starter's opposing team whenever it's their turn to throw, so you know if they're pitching that day. You can also check out when a starter's forecasted to start (up to 7 days in advance) when you check out your starting lineup for the following day.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

...Or do all of my pitchers just accrue stats all the time, whenever they pitch?
Basically. Just like with hitting, as long as they're not on the bench they will contribute. The only thing you need is at least 2 starters and 2 relievers. Beyond that you can have as many closers/starters/whatever you like.

bah x-post

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe I forgot to post this earlier: McSweeney's has Expert Help for Your Fantasy Baseball Team, updated with a 2005 draft kit and offseason moves.

― the leglo (the leglo), Monday, 21 March 2005 16:54 (twenty years ago)

"PROPER SELECTIONS FOR THE ROSTER OF A NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM CONSISTING OF FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FROM BEATLES SONGS, POST-RUBBER SOUL"

Brilliance!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 21 March 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

holy smokes is that funny!

the things we learned this year entry?

"That John Kruk is a golden god.

Oh boy, is he ever! I'm blushing just thinking about that stout genius.

If you missed this season of Baseball Tonight, where The Kruk-raker gave his varying opinions on Jeter's catch, Pedro's daddy, or Burrell's impotence, then you missed something truly special. And you should be ashamed."

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 21 March 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Zito-Bonds Namesakes

C Ramon Hernandez
1B Todd Helton
2B Jose Vidro
3B Mike Lowell
SS Luis A Gonzalez
OF Jim Edmonds
OF Torii Hunter
OF Jacque Jones

Util: Matt Holliday
Bench: Erubiel Dorazo, Ryan Klesko, Juan Rivera

SP Roy Halliday
SP Freddy Garcia
RP Ray King
RP Luis Ayala
P Brandon Webb
P Jeff Suppan
P Chris Reitsma
BN Glendon Rusch
BN Matt Miller

This team shouldn't have much trouble hitting, although I'm counting on some young players to get enough playing time.

My pitching is OK, but I could use a closer (mattbot, I'll be in touch).

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 21 March 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

C - Joe Mauer
1b - Albert Pujols
2b - Juan Uribe
3b - Hank Blalock
SS - Bobby Crosby
OF - Aaron Rowand
OF - Jason Bay
OF - Reggie Sanders
Util - Jose Cruz, Jr.
Bn - E Alfonzo, Tino Martinez

My last OF spot, Util and bench need help. The computer picked old guys, I prefer yoof.

SP - Carlos Zambrano
SP - AJ Burnett
RP - LaTroy Hawkins
RP - Wilson Alvarez
P - Woody Williams
P - John Lackey
P - David Riske
Bn - Victor Zambrano, Josh Fogg, Justin Speier

We're doomed.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Monday, 21 March 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

LOOGY Knights:

C: Javy L.
1B: Dmitri Y./Lyle O./Chad T.
2B: Mark G./Ryan F.
SS: Kaz M.
3B: Chad T./Ryan F.
OF: Bobby A., Johnny D., Endy C./ Wily Mo P., Kenny L., David D., Ryan F.

SP: Ben S., Zack G., Scott K., Darrell M.
RP: Mike A., Yhency B., J.J. P., Dustin H.

not sure if my plan is genius or crap

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

[sad attempt at intimidation]
IT'S CRAP!!!! SUCKER!!!!
[/sad attempt at intimidation]

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

yr team is mostly great, matt. the pitching needs work, but yr solid throughout.

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

thanks for the info, guys!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

I'm going to start a blood feud with gygax now because he drafted my one dark horse, yes people, BRETT TOMKO.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

thanks, guys up above. I put too much preparation in, and then FROZE UP during the middle rounds (no it wasn't being drunk raposa, it was like 'holy crap no 3B! no 2B! what was I thinking')...

currently have a deal in the works though, heh heh heh

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

Why do I get singled out for making the "drunk" comments? I am all love! Even if I do come off as a loudmouth jerk!

And blast you folks what can access Yahoo! Fantasy Sports w/out dealing w/ the repurcussions of BIG BROTHER looming over yr shoulder!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)

oh raposa, maybe it's because YOU KEPT CALLING ME A DAMN DRUNK ALL NIGHT...but it's indeed all love, no worries

(you loudmouth jerk)

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 21 March 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

Sorry to break up your flirting, fellas, but if anyone needs 1B/OF help, make me an offer.

C: J. Varitechre
1B: S. Casey
2B: R. Durham
3B: THEE MUELLER
SS: E. Renteria
OF: Manny/Godzilla/M. Lawton
Util: Mi. Sweeney
Bench: R. Ibanez/J. Crede/K. Ginter

Rotation: Rodrigo Lopez, Noah Lowry, Nate Robertson, Jerome Williams (Going back to the 4-man rotation!)
Closer: Joe Nathan
Setup: Jim Brower, Scott Linebrink, Ron Mahay
Pen: Travis Harper

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Monday, 21 March 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

yeah, uhhh...fwiw, i have a bunch of 3b eligible dudes and two ss eligible dudes, though i am not keen on parting w/ the chone or mel mental.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 21 March 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

Hold on to Crede, Leee, you'll need him!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 21 March 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

You mean in case Mueller gets hurt? Not likely!

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Monday, 21 March 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

oh snap Leee called us gay

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 21 March 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

Leeeee = Overrated!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

(sez the guy that, when not calling OS a drunk, called Yanc3 a lesbo during the hott fantasy chat action.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

your 2005 I Love Baseball champion Kings of Oblivion

C - Damien Miller
1B - Shawn Green
2B - Jeff Kent
3B - Corey Koskie
SS - Nomar Garciaparra
OF - Jeromy Burnitz
OF - Coco Crisp
OF - Cliff Floyd
Util - Jeff Bagwell

BN - Trot Nixon, Rob Mackowiak, Carl Everett

SP - Curt Schilling
SP - Jason Schmidt
RP - Jason Isringhausen
RP - Bob Wickman
P - Mark Buerhle
P - Brendan Donnelly
P - Mike Timlin

BN - Luis Vizcaino, Mike Hampton

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:12 (twenty years ago)

Stormy, you heard about Mark Buehrle, right? Hairline fracture in his left foot, he'll be out 4-6 weeks. Bummer.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

your 2005 I Love Baseball champion Kings of Oblivion

I'm assuming that this is a typo, cos I've got this year in the bag. More like King of OBLIVIOUSNESS hyuk hyuk!

David, according to your version of New Math: Leee = Slint.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:28 (twenty years ago)

You just blew my battleship.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:31 (twenty years ago)

chico's bail bonds

c - matt lecroy
1b - JASON GIAMBI
2b - alfonso soriano
ss - cesar izturis
3b - sean burroughs
rf - SAMMY SOSA
cf - juan pierre
lf - brian giles
util - andruw jones

bench - michael cuddyer, nick swisher, xavier nady

sp - tim hudson
sp - kerry wood
sp - kevin brown
sp - al leiter
rp - joe borowski
rp - tom gordon
rp - salomon torres
rp - rafael betancourt
rp - jesse crain

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:33 (twenty years ago)

This is what the auto-pick gave me. I totally forgot about the draft and am depressed about the lack of Indians on my team.

C M. Barrett
1B R. Sexson
2B M. Giles
3B A. Béltre
SS C. Guillén
OF M. Ordóñez
OF L. Ford
OF Lu. González
Util A. Ramírez
BN A. Kennedy
BN J. Randa

SP K. Rogers
SP A. Eaton
RP S. Takatsu
RP D. Báez
P G. Aquino
P J. Marquis
P E. Milton
BN E. Loaiza
BN M. Redman
BN R. Villone

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

Yikes, no Kerry, I had not heard that!! All I knew was that he's been basically perfect in spring training so far!! O man o man, the news is never good where the Sox are concerned.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

Didn't Kenny Rogers retire?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

he knew when to fold'em

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

There should be a bonus category: MANAGER PUN POINTS!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

the Kit Kaat manager would never resort to silly puns.

― Sy Borg (lawrence kansas), Monday, 21 March 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

sweet jesus. i got pitching, but looks like nothing else:

C C. Johnson (Col - C)
1B B. Broussard (Cle - 1B)
2B J. Reyes (NYM - 2B,SS)
3B A. Boone (Cle - 3B)
SS R. Clayton (Ari - SS)
OF K. Griffey Jr. (Cin - OF)
OF J. Lane (Hou - OF)
OF R. Winn (Sea - OF)
Util L. Castillo (Fla - 2B)
BN J. Conine (Fla - 1B,OF)
BN S. Hatteberg (Oak - 1B)
SP R. Johnson (NYY - SP)
SP C. Pavano (NYY - SP)
RP K. Foulke (Bos - RP)
RP A. Benítez (SF - RP)
P G. Mota (Fla - RP)
P J. Bonderman (Det - SP)
P J. Rincón (Min - RP)
BN J. Contreras (CWS - SP)
BN B. Myers (Phi - SP)
BN C. Hammond (SD - RP)

don't even say junior because he will be dl by june.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 21 March 2005 22:03 (twenty years ago)

"by june"

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 21 March 2005 23:18 (twenty years ago)

yeah.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 02:22 (twenty years ago)

hey no shame in taking what you can get. i had griff last year for a couple months, he gave me mad numbers for six weeks!

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 02:50 (twenty years ago)

I swear I didn't put a voodoo curse on Borowski.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Tuesday, 22 March 2005 22:01 (twenty years ago)

yay! Buerhle's back!

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2018528

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 00:58 (twenty years ago)

bonderman's 3-0 this spring, with four runs on 10 hits in 18 innings, with 15 strikeouts. he got two hits against pittsburgh today, too.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:22 (twenty years ago)

Pedro Feliz will be the starting LF for the SF Giants, I'll take his low OBP if he gets me a bunch (30?) of HRs.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:26 (twenty years ago)

And after 10 games starting in LF, he'll be eligible @ 1B, SS, 3B and OF.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:29 (twenty years ago)

basically if anyone needs pitching, i need some hitting...

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 01:35 (twenty years ago)

MC,

I just countered dude, sorry for the delay.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 05:20 (twenty years ago)

and yeah, can't do that one. maybe somewhere down the line....

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)

Hi dere. . . Here are all the nicknames for the skinny!!!digKs:

M. Piazza "New York catcher are you straight or are you gaygaz?"
P. Nevin "Diesel"
D. Jimén"-Her-"ez
V. "Testaverde" Castilla
O. "-velous" Vizquel
C. "Malone" Crawford
G. Sheffield "of dreams"
C. "Feldman" Patterson
"Leif" G. Anderson
Y. "Prudence" Molina
T. "Method/" Redman
M. "Fox" Mulder
Ru. "& Daughters" Ortiz
J. "Bennifer" Affeldt
M. "Iceman" Rivera
J. "Pablo" Cruz
J. Frasor "Crane"
J. "Roland the Headless" Thomson "Gunner"
J. "Scream" Weaver
J. Lima "Time"
P. "Castaway" Wilson

Good luck, ebryone!

― felicity (felicity), Sunday, 27 March 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

felicity depodesta

― j blount (papa la bas), Sunday, 27 March 2005 07:58 (twenty years ago)

FELICITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG u R MISSED!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Sunday, 27 March 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)

i am appalled, frankly.

― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 27 March 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Could someone please to explain Russ "& Daughters" Ortiz?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 28 March 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

http://buecher.judentum.de/sonstiges/images/russ-bild.jpg

― felicity (felicity), Monday, 28 March 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

Do they have a 10-taco platter?

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 28 March 2005 03:03 (twenty years ago)

Russ Ortiz platter will be I ATE 10 INNINGS NEXT TO SCREAM WEAVER LAST NIGHT

I know, the nicknames are apalling.

― felicity (felicity), Monday, 28 March 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

Neat! Thanks, Felicity!

And, I'm sorry, but I'm not down w/ hating on any batch of nicknames that includes a ref to "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner".

In other news, I just got D'Angelo's nickname. Someone needs their beauty rest.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 28 March 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)

In other other news, START THE SEASON ALREADY!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 28 March 2005 05:30 (twenty years ago)

Listen to David "Parappa the" Raposa!

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Monday, 28 March 2005 05:53 (twenty years ago)

dr. diva

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 28 March 2005 06:56 (twenty years ago)

SEVEN DAYS!

Or are they starting the season off w/ Sunday night action? I'd rather they eschew that fanciness & just have a big lump of games on Monday. Unless the Sunday night game is Rockies / Nationals. Or are they waiting until Tuesday to avoid clashing w/ the Final Four? Or should I just look up the answers to these questions my damn self?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 28 March 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

opening game next Sunday night Yankees / Red Sox GET ONE INTERNETS

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Monday, 28 March 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)

That's one vote for, "Do it yr damn self, Dr. Diva."

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 28 March 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

RUSS & DAUGHTERS IS OKAY BUT NO BARNEY GREENGRASS.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 29 March 2005 03:19 (twenty years ago)

Shawn "Barney" Green"grass"?

― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 31 March 2005 03:37 (twenty years ago)

have you been there, bnw? it rules!

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 31 March 2005 03:40 (twenty years ago)

I just joined another league with some old friends from college. It's only 12 teams or so? So I have David Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero and Jeff Kent! But my pitching staff kinda sucks.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 31 March 2005 06:50 (twenty years ago)

12 teams is sorta the norm for fantasy leagues, 20 teams is a kinda insane number of teams (one thing i really like about the ilx league)(partly cuz number of teams + different stats = you have to adjust standard fantasy strategy somewhat). i wouldn't be too worried about yr pitching sucking initially, esp. in a 12 team league. there will always be something on the waiver wire.

― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 31 March 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

God help me I have just claimed B.K.Kim off the waiver wire.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 31 March 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Sorry that's B.H. Kim I guess. Either way, how desperate am I?

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 31 March 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

M@tt, did you switch identities in honor of National Poetry Month (starting tomorrow)?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 31 March 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

no, it's to honor
that ILM haiku thread
which was GOING WRONG

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 31 March 2005 16:37 (twenty years ago)

can we get a little chatter/feuding/shit talk going here? feel the love, lads!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 31 March 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

We can't talk smack until the season starts! "Dude, my team is SO gonna pwn! In 3 days!"

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 31 March 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

sounds like loooooozzzzerrrr talk to me.

uh, yeah.

so how 'bout that team...the one w/ the guys?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 31 March 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

I have not been to Barney Greengrass. I didn't even post that! I have, however, cornered the market on the Royals bullpen! Eat my dust, suckers!

Also, if anyone's interested, the skinny !!!'s management brain-trust is planning on watching BoSox vs Yanquis on Sunday night at ESPN Zone. ILB(B)ers are welcome to join us for some overpriced chicken fingers, etc.

― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 31 March 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

I will be in the Sea-Tac airport around then looking for discount Ichiro goodies, if anyone wants to join me, drop me a line.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 1 April 2005 00:28 (twenty years ago)

i live mlb around 8 on sunday, maybe i'll meet you. we'll see.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 1 April 2005 01:16 (twenty years ago)

Well that didn't take long, Juan Gone is already on the DL for Cleveland. I dumped Jody Garut, who I drafted not knowing that he was broken and also on the DL for Cleveland. My robust Indian lefty C.C. "Rider" Sabathia has already joined the invalid list. I picked up Antonio "not quite as old as Orosco" Alfonseca while Sabathia is on the DL.

Is Bill Hall even going to be a regular for Milwaukee? My SS position is pretty lame. I picked up some Colorado rookie that is going to be their regular SS just in case.

Looks like Bobby Higginson was going to get walking papers for the Tigers, so I went out and dropped him and picked up another bottom level starter with Eric Hinske and moved Chipper back to the OF. The left side of my infield is about as bad as the Astros.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Friday, 1 April 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Do we still get only one DL slot this season? I have concerns.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 1 April 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

I propse that, if we're going to be saddled w/ limited roster moves, we shd have a 2nd DL slot, because if more than 1 player goes down w/ an injury at one time (which isn't unheard of), then we're either forced to drop that player & pick someone else up (which jobs teams in the roster-move dept. AND the drop-a-player dept.) or keep the guy on the active roster & short ourselves a usable roster slot (which jobs teams in the roster flexibility dept.).

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

We already have 2 DL spots (I know this because I have now filled them)!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

Well shut my mouth and call me a cab!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

You're a cab.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Thanks, Shirley.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

I've got four starters going today: Livan Hernandez, Oliver Perez, Jake Westbrook and Brad Ratke. I could get off to a flying start or hole in an afternoon.

With LA's Jason Werth also on the DL, I picked up another rookie starter with the Indians SS Jhonny "No it's spelled Wright" Peralta.

Last year my fantasy team was all about A's and Angels, this year seems to be tied to the A's and Indians with two pairs from the Twins and Angels. I find it interesting, as I am really much more of an NL baseball fan, growing up following the Cubs, Reds and Braves.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 4 April 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

Who's got Da Meathook's yardwork this fine day? And how many Yahoo!s are gonna pick him up because of this outburst?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Ah, baseball, how I love thee:

3B: B Santiago (1, B Sheets)

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

da meathook? dmitri young?

don't be sleeping on brandon inge, dogg.

bonderman's looking okay, no?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

so far i've had three players play, and all have hit home runs (dunn, matsui, inge). it's gonna be a good year!

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sleeping on Inge, jq (though I still think that last year he was replaced w/ a Pod Person, & I'm waiting for folks to realize this), but hitting 2 HRs is better than hitting 1 HR. Hence, MEAT! HOOK!

Bonderman is looking VERY good, albeit against a lackluster KC lineup. Still, 7 Ks and 1 ER in 6 IP (& only 85 pitches!) = pretty damn good.

Oh, Pedro Pedro Pedro.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

oh... pedro :(

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 4 April 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

It won't count in the stats, but that catch Matsui made last night was quite nice. He is a good all around player.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 4 April 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

Oh Carlos!

Hey, 1 out of 2 big-name free agents performing as advertised ain't so bad. & actually, Pedro's performance isn't out of character, either - the last few years, it's a cause to celebrate if he gets out of the 1st inning w/out giving up a run or 5, & then start pitching like he should.

[xpost]

ha ha "good all-around player" - tell that to the folks that've (rightfully) ragged 'Zilla on the scenic routes he takes to fly balls (esp. during last year's postseason).

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

Ya - he seems to have calmed down now.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 4 April 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

Once again, I apologize to Anglaish for kicking it in the nards during my last post.

But, yeah - Pedro usually = shaky first inning, then the good stuff for the next 4-5 innings / 60-80 pitches. After 3, he's on pace for 21 Ks & 180 pitches.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

well, recall last year that he was bombed by the o's in the season opener. i believe javy lopez took the first pitch he saw in the al out of the yard.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 4 April 2005 19:30 (twenty years ago)

For whatever reason, Pedro + Orioles = shellacking (for the most part) (generalizations rock, except when they suck). Dress the Nationals in orange & grey, & they'd tag Pedro for 11 runs in 3 innings.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

man i wish i had dimitri young!

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 4 April 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

Young's BP comment is great:

"In spite of his apparent late peak, his lack of athleticism is not likely to age very well, but Young is one of the more lovable guys in the game and we wish him the best, our forecasting system be damned."

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Monday, 4 April 2005 19:47 (twenty years ago)

dude, did you see him roundin' the bases after the first dinger? he actually looked, like, in shape!

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 4 April 2005 19:52 (twenty years ago)

Cleveland, for whatever wacky reason, stared an outfield of Casey Blake, Coco Crisp, and JOSE HERNANDEZ. That could be the worst OF in baseball. (PLAY THE KIDS WEDGE!) Coincidentally, they're losing 1-0, because Mark Buehrle is pitching a 2-hitter. Buerhle (103 pitches) will probably get yanked for the closer, tho, whoever that is. (Marte?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 4 April 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

Marte and Hermanson were the setup men last I looked. The closer is named Takatsu, I think.

I've got Dmitri in my auction league. Do well, Dmitri, and you can come back next year.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Monday, 4 April 2005 20:01 (twenty years ago)

taka-somebody just got the save for the White Sox. He's a Kit Kaat but I'd rather the Indians win the game.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 4 April 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

Takatsu

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 4 April 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

Yay!!! My two scrap heap pickings Barmes and Hinkse both homered and drove in some runs.

Boo!!! Three of my starters got shellacked and Westbook pitches a great complete game and loses 1-0.

Kruk says Dmitri Young is so far the leading canidate for the AL MVP. "If he keeps this up he will hit 486 HRs this season, eat that Bonds," so sez the Krukster.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 4 April 2005 23:42 (twenty years ago)

My scrap heap pic homered too!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 00:07 (twenty years ago)

It was all I could do to keep from running around the office screaming like a banshee after I saw that third D.Young homer pop up on the screen.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 02:11 (twenty years ago)

It was great to watch Young bang those today, especially after cursing the turf in Montreal after only two games last year.

I was surprised Pudge stretched a double in the second or third -- the guy looked much slimmer than last year.

― scrimshaw (scrimshaw1837), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

The scariest thing about Dmitri Young is that his little brother Delmon is better than he is.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

Also, why didn't Santana get the opening day start for the Twins again?

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 05:45 (twenty years ago)

Radke has started the last seven opening days for the Twinkies, and nine in total. I'm guessing he got the start for tradition's sake.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 06:49 (twenty years ago)

Gardenhire's off to a great start! (As was Richie Sexson!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 12:32 (twenty years ago)

I need to celebrate my first-place status...because it ain't a-gonna last very long! My team won't be very good, fantasy-wise, but it will be a very fun one to follow...

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

man vazquez killed my era numbers for the whole season, i fear.

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

dude, uhhh...cubs explooooooooozzzzzhhhhhuuuuuunnn!!!

seriously, derek lee played like a fierce manimal.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

TONY WOMACK: RALLY KILLAH! (Part Of An Ongoing Series)

Clement's presumably all over the place in the 2nd, giving up 2 walks & a single to "deep right" (can you tell I'm just refreshing ESPN's GameCast?), & TW comes up w/ 2 outs after Tino pops out to Varitek. So, of course, w/ a guy that's throw 20+ pitches in the inning, and the bases juiced, you, Tony Womack, Rally Killah, hack at the first pitch you see (presumably a waste pitch, given TW's proclivities to be frisky) (& Clement's wildness) and pop up to 2nd base. Nice.

Meanwhile, Pavano's struck out 4 in 2 innings (w/ only 24 pitches). No doubt the Pavlovian assheads @ Yankee Stadium are giving him a standing O when he gets 2 strikes on a hitter (when they're not clapping along to the organ).

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

matsui homers... again

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Yay - more YES highlights to spackle over recent "failures"! Keep on playing that July 4th Derek game, kids, it'll be OK.

Speaking of Mr. Baseball - how the hell did Jeter get on base? ESPN.com doesn't say. Did he play his FREE WALK card?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

BEANED

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

I need to celebrate my first-place status...

I should celebrate my second place status ... when the OF who got thrown out of an NBA game goes 3-for-5 and the catcher steals a base, you know you've had a good Opening Day.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Nice, Clement! Too bad Edgar couldn't, like, field. ER better fix that slip w/ some hittery, now that Millar's on 1st & Big Papi took the 6 (or whatever train that is running behind Yankee Stadium).

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/players/04/04/on_location0411/t1_location.jpg

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

I need a new SS.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

I'd trade Renteria for a cupfull of Ripken's toe-nail clippings right about now.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

I'll do you one better! Valentin for Renteria straight up!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

Would Eckstein be close enough?

xpost!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

(I'd also be cool with starting pitching.)

Speaking of which, did anyone notice that IP is an actual COUNTABLE STAT now?? I probably should've kept my mouth shut and piled on the innings.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

Ya, I noticed that AFTER THE DRAFT!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

THANKS FOR SHARING, BTW.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

NO PROBLEM.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

CESAR IZTURIS?!?!?!?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

lowell with a ten-pitch AB against smoltz with two on!

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

beckett with 25 pitches in the FIRST INNING. uh oh.

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

someone wanna trade some offense for some pitching?

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 19:56 (twenty years ago)

Yanc3, don't worry - Schmoltzie's got him beat by plenty. (41! Dude's arm's gonna fall off by 6:45 PM EST!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

And, really, boo on giving up a grand slam to JUAN ENCARNACION. Guy doesn't really need any more counting stats to boost his already questionable value. Besides, he's got that tenured "veteran leadership" bullshit going for himself - he doesn't need to perform anymore!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

smoltz walks BECKETT!!! STRING UP MAZZONE!!!

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 20:13 (twenty years ago)

holy crap! i have juan encarnacion as my (f)utility man!

― the leglo (the leglo), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

Hey screw you guys's SS offers, I'm picking up IZTURIS.

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 5 April 2005 20:30 (twenty years ago)

I'm very glad to see "Being a starter is much easier than being a closer" Smoltz get his ass handed to him. I never liked that guy.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 00:39 (twenty years ago)

I've never really disliked him - but something about that did feel very... right.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 02:50 (twenty years ago)

Wait wait wait - why in the ding dong are there points attached to IP when there's an IP cap? And can we have the same for HRs Allowed & Pitcher BBs, too?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 03:45 (twenty years ago)

I will always have a story to tell my grandchildren about how I was winning fantasy baseball, even if it's only for one day.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)

Bob Wickman: NOT A CLOSER

0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 HR, 1 2B, 4 ER

and the one out was a sacrifice!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

DUDE

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

pls pls pls trade for pitching somebody, pls.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

Dave, your loss is my gain ...

Cle vs CWS:

Freddy goes six innings, gives up two runs, and gets off the hook for the loss thanks to Wickman's meltdown ... but not before Matt Miller picks up the hold for Cleveland with two scoreless outs!

It's my year!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

Oh, you don't have Wickman. Never mind!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:42 (twenty years ago)

No, but I DO have Milwood!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 21:54 (twenty years ago)

BTW, has anyone had success using the FANCY NEW Yahoo! Stattracker? I just booted it up, & while the background was nice & all, it crapped out soon after it finished loading, & is now causing all sorts of problems w/ my PC (thanks to SHOCKWAVE hogging all my MEMORY).

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 21:56 (twenty years ago)

The old one is still available: http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b2/1512/loadstattracker?classic=1

The new one has crashed my computer hard twice now. The thing was eating up 20% of my cpu cycles just by sitting there. Plus the layout sucks in the new one.

― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 22:35 (twenty years ago)

You have to like April, as it is the only time in fantasy baseball where you can go from 14th to 3rd place in an afternoon.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 7 April 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

JOSE VALENTIN 4EVAH!

& Troy Glaus, too, but that 3-4, all extra base hit stuff is old hat.

And, BTW, guess who's brining up the rear in fielding percentage AGAIN! JOSE VALENTIN 4EVAH!

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 April 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Oh no: "KANSAS CITY PITCHER ZACK GREINKE HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE THIRD INNING WITH AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW." I hope it was just a liner off his arm, & not a ligament thing.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 7 April 2005 17:36 (twenty years ago)

THREE INDIAN HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 7 April 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

OFF MY RELIEVER

:-(

:-)

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 7 April 2005 20:03 (twenty years ago)

WHY ARE THEY LEAVING HIM IN

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 7 April 2005 20:06 (twenty years ago)

Spite.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Friday, 8 April 2005 01:21 (twenty years ago)

Jose Valentin is a golden god with a aluminum glove. Here's to more 4 BB, 2 RBI games!

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 8 April 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

YOU'VE JUST MADE THE LIST, RAPOSA.

― TRICKEEE DICKEEE (Leee), Friday, 8 April 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

whee! first place today!

― the leglo (the leglo), Friday, 8 April 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

YOU'VE JUST MADE THE LIST, THE LEGLO.

― Léèê (Leee), Friday, 8 April 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

whee!

― the leglo (the leglo), Friday, 8 April 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

If I get any junk mail from being on this list, Hoogenband, you're going on MY list.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 8 April 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

My whole afternoon is hinging on surviving the ennui of the next 18 minutes so I can "watch" the Cubs / Brew game.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 8 April 2005 17:03 (twenty years ago)

i would just like to point out that in tom brady's itunes celebrity playlist he says of black sabbath's "fell on black days," "great beats."

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Friday, 8 April 2005 18:18 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure if that belongs on the Dumbass Analysis thread or the Brilliant Analysis thread.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 8 April 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

can i just say that charlie manuel's peaceful polenta fetish is KILLIN' me!

play utley, dude!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Friday, 8 April 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

beckett is looking sooooo good today

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Sunday, 10 April 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

so is one Johnny Smoltz

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Sunday, 10 April 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

..of course, mere minutes after I post that, Beltran takes him deep. Still, that was a heck of an outing.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Sunday, 10 April 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

Haha

Royals' pitcher Zack Greinke appears to have suffered nothing more than a bruise when he was hit on the right forearm by a line drive Thursday, according to the Kansas City Star. He tested his arm before exiting for precautionary reasons. "I felt like a girl coming out of there," Greinke said, "especially since I still didn't feel any pain later on. Maybe I could have pitched through it."

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Sunday, 10 April 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

Finally, an explanation for this cartoon.

― Léèê (Leee), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:23 (twenty years ago)

The juice is working! Leading in SLG, & 14 team HRs!

― David R. (popshots75`), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:30 (twenty years ago)

How did everyone like my +55 move yesterday anyway?

Jason Schmidt currently mowin em down in San Francisco...

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

And knockin em in.

― Léèê (Leee), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

My hitting and OBP has been pretty good so far, although I would like to see more HR and RBI. Barmes and Hinske have played well off of the scrap heap. I have no speed at all, Chipper Jones has my only stolen base.

My pitching has been freaking bad, outside of getting K's. I've only had two quality starts out of nine and I have had four where the starter got shelled. Oliver Perez has done terrible! Steve Kline has been horrible out of the pen, I think his era is like 75.50 or something close.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 11 April 2005 00:54 (twenty years ago)

My hitters have been having a bad weekend, leading to my precipitous slide in the standings. Suppan got rocked on Saturday, while Halladay made about 90 great pitches and one bad one during his start, costing me 3R and a W. But my relievers have been outstanding so far, so I'm relunctant to think about picking up another starter right now.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 11 April 2005 01:07 (twenty years ago)

I hope you guys aren't complaining, since Manny is OPSing at a mighty .377 clip.

― Léèê (Leee), Monday, 11 April 2005 02:14 (twenty years ago)

FYI, kids, please VETO the pending trade between Juice By Jose! (me) and The DeJesus Lizard (haikunym). From the 'nym:

"I inadvertantly clicked "accept trade" instead of "reject trade". Can we cancel at this point? Or can you guys just vote it down or something? Ask Dave Rap0sa, my message was no, but my idiot finger clicked yes...."

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 11 April 2005 02:32 (twenty years ago)

yeah, what the hell my problem is, I'll never know

and Rap0sa I'm still open to trades...just not this one

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 11 April 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

OK, I have hereby FORBIDDEN this trade to take place.

I see you guys have been talking some blockbuster-type shit.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:18 (twenty years ago)

I wish someone would make trade proposals with me. : (

― Léèê (Leee), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:47 (twenty years ago)

I'm officially replacing my o with a zero.

nym, if you'd like to counter, work yr mojo.

& Leeeeee, you can make the 1st move, too!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

B-b-but what if you say no??

― Lëêé (Leee), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:07 (twenty years ago)

18 other fish in the sea, kiddo.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 11 April 2005 04:19 (twenty years ago)

Woo hoo - a franchise record 46 point jump!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 11 April 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

For you veterans who remember the season of two years past, I'm gonna have really sporadic availability to commission the league over the next 4-5 weeks. My team will more than likely plummet even further than I currently sit and such. Feel free to email me at the address provided if any urgent issues arise.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 11 April 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)

All the other fish are smelly I WANT YOU BABY.

― Lêëé (Leee), Monday, 11 April 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

anyone want to trade me a pitcher w/ a propensity for hitting batters? i swear i'm running away w/ this category this year. i mean, we get point for amount of batters hit, right?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 11 April 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

Uh... yes and no.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 00:26 (twenty years ago)

I can't find the Jeff Weaver thread, but: dude allowed no ER in his first start. How about THEM tacos?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

DO NOT FORGET THE LIST, RAP0SA.

― Bibbo Batman (Leee), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

I grimly recall two years ago when commissioner gygax! took a leave of absence. The chills remain to this day. I have summoned Korean riot police to patrol this thread so that history will not repeat itself.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40177000/jpg/_40177110_afpseoul300.jpg

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:43 (twenty years ago)

i am jack's immensely disappointing start to the fantasy season.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

My ERA is very low. I have Brett Myers on my staff. This does not computer, but what the hell. Also, I am right now the THIRD worst fielding team in the league. Watch out, Gold Glovers - Detroit Steel is taking over!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

Fear my holds!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 16:48 (twenty years ago)

fear my pitchers who will hit the fuck out of any fancypants, plate-crowding batter!

seriously...another one last night. the fuck?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

The fuck do you have, JQ? You draft from Thugs R Us? Recent graduates of the Nolan Ryan Come Get Me school?

So, yeah - a starting pitching staff of Brett Myers, Kevin Millwood, D-Train, Matt Clement and some other sucka is leading y'all in ERA. And that's w/ Clement sucking wind & walking the beerline. And that isn't including Millwood's last start, which I missed because Yahoo! yabo'd me in my lineup changes. Or I forgot. I blame Yahoo!, obviously.

And be happy to know that I just jinxed D-Train's chances @ another shutout (6 Ks, 1 H , SIXTY PITCHES through 5 IP) (choo choo yr damn self).

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

not even! that's the worst part. scott eyre has 2 in TWO INNINGS PITCHED! fatboy wells has 2...geez-o-pete. even paul byrd has one!

6 total, though.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

as per an immutable fantasy league law: the rise of my team's fortunes in my other league has exactly corresponded to the decline in the rankings of my ilb team.

― the leglo (the leglo), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:36 (twenty years ago)

BTW, eff all Beane Flickers: Mark Mulder flames out one more time; water in Oakland turns into potent potable of drinker's choice; everyone has the good sex.

I heard during the Braves / Nats game yesterday that Tim Hudson had 30 no-decisions in his A's career, 18 of which happened because he left w/ a lead & the bullpen blew it. & I think they said the A's lost all 30! (I might be getting everything wrong, tho.) &, of course, because The Gods of The Ball have impeccible timing, Kolb served one up to Brian Schneider soon after that observation.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:42 (twenty years ago)

re: fantasy fortunes

i've already succumbed to the trap of too clver by half managing/gm-ing.

case in point: austin boo-urns on the bench today, subsequent 3 run shot.

KHAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe that Mattbot's pitching staff has ten, count em TEN inning pitched thus far. And is therefore whipping all of our asses in K/9IP. Sure, half his staff is on the DL, but still.

My hitters woke up yesterday and batted about .500 as a team -- look out, league!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, that was yesterday. He's got a whole 17IP as of today.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

Fuck man, Klesko got caught stealing today, my first of the season. That will cost me five points!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

Charlie Manuel on the stooopid pills: pinch hitting for the pitcher in the 8th inning of a 3-0 game, tying run on deck, w/ Tomas Perez & his vibraslap, not Chase Utley & his Junior Wonderbat. GUH.

On the plus side - thanks, Charlie! D-Train w/ 8 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, & 7 Ks. Yahtzee!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

My team is being SABRrific, as I am leading the league in hitting, hits, 2nd in OBP, 3rd or 4th in walks and yet I am in the middle of the pack in runs scored and RBIs.

None of my starters have won a game. Danny Haren has pitched ok in both of his starts and Kiki Calero has done well out of the pen so far. My two wins are Scot Shields picking up wins out of the pen for the Angels.

Big Jim Thome needs to get off the singles schtik and start clubbing some bombs. Hinske needs to keep on the clear all season long.

Justin Morneau has gone on the DL, I think this is his fourth or fifth malady since spring training started. This time he got clubbed in the head with a pitch and is having headaches.

I'm damn glad I had Jhonny whatshisname shortstop from Cleveland on the pine last week, as that guy picked up four errors last week.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

Zack Greinke continues his Brandon Webb (2003) impression

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

Riddle me this, bat freaks (from the ATL / WSH game):

R Langerhans singled to right.
W Betemit hit for C Reitsma.
W Betemit sacrificed to pitcher, R Langerhans to second. [????]

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

I don't get it.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:30 (twenty years ago)

I'm guessing Betemit laid down a bunt on the first base line that got picked up by the 1B w/ the pitcher covering first.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)

The pitcher probably picked up the bunt and tagged the batter out unassisted.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

What I was thinking is that Cox's faith in Rietsma's bunting skills is so low that he employs a pinch hitter to do the damn thing, which (if true) is WHAT?!? Though Milo's explanation is probably what happened - yay for home scoring.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

It could be that Betemit thought he had a legitimate bunting room with the 1B playing deep (?) but that Ayala came in for the tag.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

ignore me today (or longer).

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:43 (twenty years ago)

the mlb.com play-by-play makes no sense at all

Wilson Betemit out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Luis Ayala to second baseman Jose Vidro. Ryan Langerhans to 2nd

Vidro was covering first? Would they have shifted over and in on the corners that much?

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

It's the rotation play - 1st baseman charges the bunt, 2nd baseman moves over to cover 1st. That way, the area between the mound & 1st is well-covered, & they get the bunter out.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

I thought my pitching would be my dead weight, but it turns out my staff is dragging my dicked hitters.

― Leeenge de Bruijn (Leee), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 20:13 (twenty years ago)

as per an immutable fantasy league law: the rise of my team's fortunes in my other league has exactly corresponded to the decline in the rankings of my ilb team.

Haha, I'm in first place in my other league!! 17th in ILBB.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 21:55 (twenty years ago)

Chan Ho Park w/ 5 Ks through 2 2/3rds.

Fun fact offered during the game: Nolan Ryan pitched 13 innings against Luis Tiant in 1974, and threw (wait for it) TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO PITCHES.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 23:41 (twenty years ago)

Yeah but it wrecked his arm and shortened his career by years!

― Hurlothrumbo (hurlothrumbo), Thursday, 14 April 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

uh oh, my team in my other league just ascended to the lofty heights of 2nd place. look for neutral milk dotel to plummet in short order.

― the leglo (the leglo), Thursday, 14 April 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

First place again. Ho-hum. Come on, someone challenge me please. This league is too easy.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 15 April 2005 00:59 (twenty years ago)

Just for that, I think I'll take back first place tomorrow.

Had Houston's bullpen not blown Backe's 3-1 lead (costing him 2ER and the win), I'd be more confident about this.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 15 April 2005 02:17 (twenty years ago)

Earl Nash,

What do you think of Jimmy Rollins for K-Rod?

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 15 April 2005 02:49 (twenty years ago)

I've gotta have a closer, I screwed that up bad last year. The Rockies rookie SS Barmes seems to be holding his own at short for now.

Good news...Levan Hernandez picked up a win!
Bad news...he lost his shutout in the ninth with a three run blast!
Good news...Chad Tracy hit that three run homer! Good fantasy baseball news all around.

The dreams of the left side of my infield combining for 60+ HRs is so far looking like folly. Thome and Bellhorn are going to combine for 450+ Ks at this point.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Friday, 15 April 2005 09:50 (twenty years ago)

Just for that, I think I'll take back first place tomorrow.

Let the record show that I am a man of my word.
DON'T FUCK WIT DA ZITO-BONDS NAMESAKES.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 15 April 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

I think you owe Halladay big time for that one!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 15 April 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

For the 2nd -> 1st move, definitely. For the 1st -> 13th -> 1st pathway, I owe it to my hitters starting to hit after being asleep for about five or six days.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 15 April 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

hey raposa, I am about to bust out the greatest trade in the world to leee (he just doesn't know it yet), featuring a certain special someone that you and I both know he'll like. you better holler back at me quick-like with a trade offer, in re: that certain special someone, or else you'll be left in the dust

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 16 April 2005 01:30 (twenty years ago)

Mueller's already on my squad, sucka!

― Organized Crime (Leee), Saturday, 16 April 2005 01:42 (twenty years ago)

Fuck, D.Lowe got the start today but on the Yahoo! screen, he didn't have the carat today indicating he was slated to start. He's looking pretty good at home too.

― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 16 April 2005 03:02 (twenty years ago)

"Just for that, I think I'll take back first place tomorrow.
Let the record show that I am a man of my word.
DON'T FUCK WIT DA ZITO-BONDS NAMESAKES."

Nothing lasts forever.

Rank Team Points Pts Change Waiver Moves
1 Slump Busters 349 +24 18 7
2 Zito-Bonds Namesakes 341 -25.5 9 1
3 Kings of Oblivion 339 -5 4 4
4 Juice By Jose! 334 +3.5 10 4
5 UofH Archinerds 319.5 +27.5 1 4
6 Neutral Milk Dotel 313 -14.5 8 1
7 chico's bail bonds 312.5 -2 11 3
8 The DeJesus Lizard 300 +8 16 9
9 My Bobby Valentine 293 +29.5 7 3
10 The Kit Kaats 268.5 -41 2 2
11 Hee Hate Me 267.5 -27 13 4
12 Vic ConteI Convect 260 +13 20 6
13 BALCO All-Stars 255 -17.5 12 2
13 The Kochteau Twins 255 +8 19 4
15 The Asterix Hats 247.5 -8.5 3 3
16 skinny !!!'s fat ERA 236 -9 5 6
17 The San Diego !!!ens 208 +11.5 15 4
18 Desptly Seeking HRs 189.5 -2 17 6
19 Steal This Team 188.5 +13 6 -
20 Sons of Joe Orsulak 183.5 +14 14 6

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Saturday, 16 April 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)

Cheers, and make sure you buy your hitters a round of beer for what they did last night, because everyone else's hitters dropped a chunk of ass yesterday.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 16 April 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Last night was a make up for Thursday, when my hitters went 3 for 18. What I think has helped is that my starters have pitched better this week. My team ERA dropped from like 5.80 to 4.7 in a week and I have picked up five wins.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Saturday, 16 April 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

yeah, 3 wins and solid performances from colon, wells & ho. ramirez have me peering out of the cellar.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Saturday, 16 April 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

From 4th to 15th. Pitching's been fine... but the hitting! Ángel Berroa has been carrying my offense... ANGEL BERROA!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 16 April 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

Buehrle's performance today, combined with Schmidtty going for me tonight, means I will retake first place easily.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Saturday, 16 April 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

You forget the Coors factor.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Saturday, 16 April 2005 21:06 (twenty years ago)

Dear Cincinnati Reds Organization,

I am 38 years old, slightly overweight white male residing in Madison, Wisconsin. I have issues with anger, money, intimacy, and depression; my "career" as a music critic seems to be going the same way as my "careers" as a children's book writer and teacher. I find myself having a hard time getting up and going to my job every day, and I have more signs of early-stage alcoholism than I'd like.

WOULD IT BE TOO FUCKING MUCH TO JUST INSTALL WILY MO PENA PERMANENTLY IN YOUR STARTING LINEUP SO I DON'T BENCH HIM ON MY FANTASY TEAM EVERY SINGLE GOD DAMNED DAY YOU START HIM? BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE GOD DAMNED DAY THAT HAPPENS HE HITS A HOME RUN AND A DOUBLE WITH FOUR RBIS. SERIOUSLY, WITH ADAM DUNN HITTING A BUCK FIFTY AND JUNIOR GRIFFEY COMPLETELY INEFFECTUAL, DON'T YOU THINK YOU COULD THROW ME A GOD DAMNED BONE ON THIS MATTER? SHIT.

Sincerely,

Matt C.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Sunday, 17 April 2005 21:16 (twenty years ago)

Dear Cincinnatti Reds Organization,

If you actually bench Adam Dunn because he's in a minor slump to start the season, I will give Matt C. the address of every Reds player, and arm him with a paintball gun, a shiv whittled from a toothbrush, and a month's supply of Colon Blow. You do not want me to do this.

Also, if you think your team is going to get anywhere w/ Ryan Freel getting 300-400 ABs a season, you should just bring Jim Bowden back as GM so the team goes straight into the shitter instead of sticking to the side of the bowl as it's doing right now.

Love,

David R.

― David R. (popshots75`), Sunday, 17 April 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

Dear Cincinnatti Reds Organization,

Marge Schott was a sad old cunt, wasn't she? I know, what else is new.

Later,

Barry B. (no, not *that* one. He's meaner than I am)

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 17 April 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

Gee, all of my hitters hit the skids at once. :(

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Monday, 18 April 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)

How about that Brett Myers! Picked up the dood as a piece of woodputty to smooth out the rotation while Kelvim Escobar was rehabbing, and the guy's my best non-Train pitcher! Wins notwithstanding, of course. Thank you, lackluster Braves lineup!

I'd like to say that my mid-rotational starter strategery is working right now, but I'll wait to gloat until late May. Bwah hah hah.

PS to Adam Dunn - GET ONE HIT AGAIN.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 18 April 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

Two of my best players are Phillies not named Abreu = I am DOOMED.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 18 April 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

I bet
you have every single
reverse negative
Upper Deck card
from the '90s

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 18 April 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

Ha - wrongo threado.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 18 April 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Hey, how come our stats aren't showing up on the teams pages?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 18 April 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

GET ONE STATTRACKER

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 18 April 2005 23:03 (twenty years ago)

OH FUCK.

(actually, during the last two weeks, I wasn't even clear about what StatTracker was. That has now changed)

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 18 April 2005 23:11 (twenty years ago)

OK, I know Joe S. from BP posted the annual "take it in stride" early April article, but D-Train has tossed ANOTHER 6 shutout innings (2 H, 4 Ks), and while he has faced the 1st place stat-hating Nationals twice, pitching 24 consecutive scoreless innings isn't too shabby, regardless of when it happens.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 00:11 (twenty years ago)

damn you, gygax!, and your chen-pilfering ways!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)

ah, but pedro asstastico pulls out 8 innings of shutout ball! it gusts me!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 21:09 (twenty years ago)

oh, man...victor diaz is making my day, too.

4 hr for the sons today and counting. a welcome change, to be sure.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

Thank you, Matt Morris. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

Well, the good news for you guys is that I don't think my team can have a better night than they did last night.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 06:31 (twenty years ago)

Sadly, the same could be said for my team.
You're up pretty late there, MIR!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 06:37 (twenty years ago)

right back atcha

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 06:52 (twenty years ago)

I had MY four homer game on MONDAY - yesterday was the travel day (as evidenced by the handful of 0-fers on my roster).

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

Also - someone wanna talk turkey about trading my lovable self a 2B or SS?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

the baseball gods giveth and the baseball gods taketh away. i can only wonder how well i would've done yesterday had gavin floyd not given up EIGHT runs in THREE innings! damn you charlie manuel! why throw a shellshocked kid to the wolves on three days rest?

dude...i've got an assload of 2b & ss eligible cats. peruse my shit and make an offer!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 12:38 (twenty years ago)

I've got 2 premier SSs and no closer.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Ach - cannae trade a closer (I've only two!) (YO MOJO STOP BOGARTING!), but feel free to make me an offer. You too, JQ!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

dear gygax!:

please accept my humble trade proposal. it's a good short-term solution to your troubles, and mine.

sincerely,

the dejesus lizard

(who also might be interested in moving his only real closer for the right offer)

(also johnny damon and/or lyle overbay, but serious offers only plz)

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

[note to g!: Well, I'd prefer an elite closer too, but I DO NOT HAVE ONE. I can only offer what I have. I have now tried twice to get Jimmy Rollins and you have twice judged me unworthy. I get the picture.]

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

what is an elite closer in these troubling times?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

whatever it is, IT IS NOT MIKE ADAMS. damn.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

i need, of course, stolen bases and saves. brother, can you spare a dime?

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Get in line, leadfoot!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Top 12 SS in ILBB (current ranking configuration after 14 games):
1 M. Tejada
2 C. Barmes
3 P. Feliz
4 J. Reyes
5 M. Young
6 D. Jeter
7 J. Valentin
8 O. Vizquel
9 C. Izturis
10 J. Lugo
11 R. Furcal
12 J. Rollins

Jimmy Rollins is currently #12 and I would assume that there is some definite room for fallout (Barmes, Feliz, Valentin, Vizquel), making Rollins a top 10, potentially top 5 SS in the game for the season.

Yh3ncy Braz3lban is neither a top 5, top 10, top 25 closer in our league (he's currently #28 FWIW). But more to the point, he's a temporary fill-in for Gagne who's due to return in the next 4-6 weeks.

I guess what I'm asking for when I say "elite" is a top 10 closer for a top 10 SS.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

Dave, two closers is a luxury this year!

― Organized Crime (Leee), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

haha top ten closer. well that will be someone else offering that to you, g!, not me.

and thanks for breaking it all down for me, but i know how good jimmy rollins is and will be. i was hoping that with the dodgers currently winning the dick out of the nl, you'd be interested in the guy who will be getting all their save opps for the next month, before backing out and getting a shitload of holds with a really good era, etc. i wasn't trying to put one over on you, honestly (hi rap0sa!), nor do i think i'm skilled enough to do so.

i'll hang on the best i can, then, and hope that I can get lucky with the ratty-ass shortstops i have. courage!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

Hence my hesitancy to trade one away (right now), Hoogenband!

[xpost]

Hi, Nym! (Did you get my e-mail re: my pseudo-shenanigans?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

yeah i did, dave, just tweakin' ya!

semi-seriously, though, i shoulda traded. bobby abreu SUCXKS so far!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

(that was sarcasm, right?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

I don't understand how Yahoo makes these rankings. At 2B, for instance, hwo exactly are the likes of Soriano, Giles, and Boone ranked above Kent and Vidro, based on their performances thus far in the year?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:31 (twenty years ago)

never mind, I was looking at pre-season rankings

BRIAN ROBERTS #1 WITH A BULLET

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)

dave, dude, abreu is hitting like .260 with one SB and no RBIs in the last six games, wtf?

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't complain about that - those are superstar numbers compaired to the Asterix Hat's outfield right now!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

Dude, if you are truly upset with Bob's performance, PLEASE let me know!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

No, let ME know!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

boys, boys, don't fight! just offer trades (which I will probably nix)!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Tease!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

Will you Laynce Nix it???

― Organized Crime (Leee), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 18:57 (twenty years ago)

Oh, Leee - I was gonna pick that up & run, but I figured someone else could do more w/ that pun. Alas.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, I rarely take the TIM HARDAWAY with a pun.

Someone give me a rimshot, PLEASE. Or some starting pitching.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

You got SS or 2B? Let's talk, turkey! Gimme something worth CHRIS MULLIN over. (YAYAYAYAYAYAY!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

Two Mo for Wily Mo! He is making up for lost playing time.

Clint Barmes is freakin on fire. The Rockies rookie SS had four more hits tonight and his average for the year is up to .463! I know it won't keep up, but he is keeping my hitting up since Bellhorn, Thome and Bern are not doing bupkus.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:41 (twenty years ago)

I just proposed to KINGS OF OBLIVION:

Jimmy Rollins + Larry Walker for Jason Isringhausen + Nomar (fell down went boom today).

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 21 April 2005 01:45 (twenty years ago)

GYGAX! I NEED A SHORTSTOP

LET'S MAKE A DEAL

MAKE SOME OFFERS DOOD

WHAT YOU WANT FOR ROLLINS

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 22 April 2005 01:47 (twenty years ago)

DAMN I NEVER SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED RAMON-SPELLED-BACKWARDS

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 22 April 2005 01:50 (twenty years ago)

KINGS OF OBLIVION BE FREEFALLIN

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 22 April 2005 02:08 (twenty years ago)

KINGS OF OBLIVIGROIN MORE LIKE.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Friday, 22 April 2005 02:16 (twenty years ago)

VALENTINE BE PEAKIN

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Friday, 22 April 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

WE BE YELLIN

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 22 April 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

PEAKIN? AT #2.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 22 April 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN MY TEAM

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Friday, 22 April 2005 20:35 (twenty years ago)

fucking HOLDS

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Friday, 22 April 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

Yes, I have many.
A surplus, if you will.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 22 April 2005 22:08 (twenty years ago)

so glad I dumped Grudzielanek right before he gets his first fucking RBIs in 1,000,000 years

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 23 April 2005 01:30 (twenty years ago)

and please don't taunt me about me finally sitting Jr. Spivey, after keeping him in for a really long period where he struck out 12 times, only to have him homer. don't. my heart couldn't take it.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 23 April 2005 01:33 (twenty years ago)

Hey! Why haven't our stats updated!

Since I check the standings as soon as I wake up in the mornings, I think I'm going back to bed.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 23 April 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

seriously annoyed by the lack of update.

curse you, yahoo!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Saturday, 23 April 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

I don't believe for a second that no one's points changed at all since yesterday.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

Yahoo! tends to do this on the weekends - it's what makes them special. Just wait until a hotshit prospect starts whupping up pitchers / hitters, and Yahoo! doesn't make them available until a MONTH after the reign of terror began.

― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

What's even better - if you backtrack to Friday's stats, you won't see a damn thing!

― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:47 (twenty years ago)

god it's SO annoying! i want my MONEY back!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

oh, is the stat tracker doucheing people around, too?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Saturday, 23 April 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

Stats have been updated. Barry is getting ridiculous production from Twinkies (cf. Torii steallingg bassess, & Jacque Jones forgetting that he's mediocre).

― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Agreed, but a) I didn't benefit from some of Jones' production because I barely played him during the first week -- then he played his way into my starting lineup, b) I'm getting nothing from Lowell and Durazo, and Helton hasn't really started hitting yet. Everyone else is performing as expected, i.e. no Brian Roberts or Shea Hillenbrands hitting out of their minds and inflating my stats to misleading proportions.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

Jimmy Rollins hit for nothing the first six or seven weeks last season. If you check last years ILB Fantasy thread, you will find some posts with me complaining about Rollins start. I also had Durazo and I think he didn't really take off until about the same time Chavez went down for a six weeks.

My team is hitting much better than expected and I haven't gotten much at all out of Jim Thome, which was my first hitter taken. Bellhorn and Thome are killing me on the K's, as they have over half of my total which is near the bottom. I've gotten good production from Eric Hinske, Chad Tracy and Barmes, all of which I picked up out of the free agent scrap heap to fill out my roster. I had Chad Tracy for a month or two last year when Eric Chavez was out, which is why I looked for him.

I figured my pitching could be pretty good and it has been somewhat good, but it has been a bit mixed bag. My top picked starter Oliver Perez has been freaking terrible, but I have gotten some very good starts from Danny Haren and picked up SEVEN wins from my bullpen. Jake Westbrook is getting no run support from the Indians, he is right now the worse in baseball getting like 0.8 runs a game. It is a shame, as Westbrook has had three really good starts and one that wasn't so good. Big C.C. Sabatheia has pitched good in his two starts since coming off the DL. Radke has gotten plowed a couple of times and had a couple of ok starts.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Saturday, 23 April 2005 22:25 (twenty years ago)

Oh my god. I gained fourteen points last night. Nearly gave me a heart attack.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Saturday, 23 April 2005 22:43 (twenty years ago)

Honestly I don't know how I'm in the top 10 again. Clearly, however, it is where I belong.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Saturday, 23 April 2005 22:50 (twenty years ago)

Who will be in first place tomorrow?
It probably won't be me -- Halladay and Backe got rocked today.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 24 April 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

DAMN YOU KELVIM! Save that for the NEXT start, you dog!

― David R. (popshots75`), Sunday, 24 April 2005 23:44 (twenty years ago)

yeah, no shit, have him in my other league and had no idea he was coming off the DL. fuck.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 25 April 2005 00:03 (twenty years ago)

Thats what I get for opening my big mouth about Haren a few hours before he starts. He got rocked last night.

That A's vs. Angels series was really tight. K-Rod blows a save in the first game, the Angels come back from behind on Saturday and then win 1-0 in the rubber match.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 25 April 2005 02:00 (twenty years ago)

Hee Hate Me continues to confound ... first in the league in four categories, *dead last* in four categories, fifth overall.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 25 April 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

Someone trade me a starting pitcher! Only guy off-limits is Joe Nathan.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Monday, 25 April 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

i.e. only guy on my roster who has a no-trade clause is Nathan.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Monday, 25 April 2005 18:23 (twenty years ago)

CALIFORNIA ... CALIFORNIA ... HERE I COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!

(OC, make me an offer!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 25 April 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

I have: THIRD BASEMEN
You have: PITCHING (either a sexxxxy middle-reliever, for my non-Glaus posse, or a top-line starter, for senor Glaus)
Send me: TRADE OFFERS (& your credit card numbers, including that 3-digit code on the back)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

I could use a 3bman!

― Organized Crime (Leee), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

Send me: TRADE OFFERS

BTW, apologies for any possible offense made re: the trade offer I sent last night; I was just testing the waters.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

TRADE GLAUS FOR D-TRAIN
DO IT

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

I WAS THINKING THAT VERY THING.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

Oh ha.

Ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha ha.

Ha ha.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

let me add rofflez
by pointing out that I picked
up Neifi Perez

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

NYM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

Nym, if you'd be up for a Jose Valentin joining yr team for one of your middle relievers, please make me an offer! (Or wait until I get home from worky-job, & I'll dood it.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

I'm worried about
the big hit my fielding stats
would take with that move!

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

also, his 1 for 19 slump isn't exactly as sexy as you need it to be to pry Ryan Wagner from my cold dead hands

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

Your fielding would need
to tank like James Garner for
JV to screw you!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

yeah with DeJesus
my FP already tanks
like McNamara

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

An OF w/ the
FP depth charge is what gets
loose lips asinkin'

I will pitch the sexxxy woo this evening, Mr. H - you might be pleasantly surprised. (Or you might want to curse the day you ever discovered the Internet.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 16:45 (twenty years ago)

alright then davey
but you better make sure that
your soup's strong enough

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

Rap0sa can't stop
Wheeeeeelin' and deeeelin' so I
Dub thee Trader Jack

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

I'm seriously stoked to have JORGE CANTU as my starting 2B. Is that wrong?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 17:18 (twenty years ago)

My entire team has fallen into a hitting funk -- I've got FIVE guys under the Mendoza line over the last week of play.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

Haha, suckaz, I got Nicky Punto, Utility Infielder. Bow before my waiver wire fury.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 2 May 2005 12:36 (twenty years ago)

um, okay.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 2 May 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

The Slump Busters are slumping. My team is getting really nicked up, but they won't put anyone on the DL, so I can get someone who is playing. Chipper has a bum foot and hasn't started a game in a week. Tho-ME has a bad back and has taken a few games off and when he does play he goes 0-2 with 2k's and a walk. Mark Bellhorn has the grippe or Hong Kong flu, so he hasn't played in a week, which is probably a good thing considering he strikes out as often as a bad hitting pitcher. Jason LaRue is off to terrible start at the plate, so he seems to be getting platooned. Bernie Williams is still playing like an old man. And everyone on my team decided this was the week to make two errors each, so I have dropped from one of the best to worse fielding teams in a week. Oliver Perez continues to get slagged and I forget to put Radke in the starting rotation and he throws his best game of the year against the Angels on Saturday. Shit is just not working. I have fell from 2nd to 9th in a week. Blah.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 2 May 2005 13:11 (twenty years ago)

Earl, I'll take one of your studly starting pitchers off yr hands for a hitter! Trade w/ me!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 2 May 2005 13:16 (twenty years ago)

Mark Bellhorn has the grippe or Hong Kong flu, so he hasn't played in a week

Mueller had the same flu last week, so taking out my competition is the most he's done for me this year.

― Organized Crime (Leee), Monday, 2 May 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

dr...ambiorix burgos?

you magnificent bastard!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 2 May 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

Earl, I checked your hitters' numbers for the past week, and they're raking compared to my guys. I'm hoping that my guys' slump is due to Passover, and that things are back to normal now. Todd Helton hitting .260, WTF? His first month hitting under .300 in over two years!

My pitching has saved my ass over the past eight days.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 2 May 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

Hahaha! Yes, I am magnificent! I don't even care if he gets rocked in every appearance he makes between now and the return of AFFELDT - I just love the name. (OK, I DO care.)

So, OK, WTF is up with the folks I traded for either getting benched (FREE JORGE CANTU!) or getting in a rut (FREE HIDEKI MATSUI from the 6th slot!), while Nick Johnson's still not injured yet, D-Train's still pitching well, and blah blah blah?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 2 May 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

Damn you Higgins! Between me checking my "players to watch" list and deciding on Brad Halsey - you managed to draft him out from under me!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 7 May 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

well, at least i finally got someone.

david r. is grabbing all the cats w/ the coolest names: hee sop choi, ambiorix burgos...what's a man to do?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Saturday, 7 May 2005 18:08 (twenty years ago)

Asterix Hats first team pitching-desperate enough to take a flyer on Estes!

― Lee (Leee), Saturday, 7 May 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

This I cannot deny.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 8 May 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

How the hell did I get into first place?

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 9 May 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

How the hell am I leading most of the pitching categories?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 9 May 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

Do I have a lineup of Jews? How else to explain that I was in the top five in nearly every hitting category, followed by a week where EVERYBODY decided to take a break during Passover and not hit worth a damn?

My pitching propped me up during that week while I watched my huge lead whittle away bit by bit. Then the hitters came around a bit, but the starting rotation crapped out.

Now Torii Hunter is taking tips from Nomar's groin, and Jose Vidro is injured but the Nats refuse to put him on the DL.

Fortunately, it's a long season.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 9 May 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

indeed, don't tell that to my stupid gm who seems bent on blowing all his roster moves by the all star break.

oh, wait...

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Monday, 9 May 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

My hitting is SABR as get out, leading the league in OBP, yet I am still in the middle of the road in runs scored, dingers and rbi. My pitching is all Kruk'ed out, as I am near the top in wins, ip, k's but near the bottom in ERA and Whip.

My first hitter taken Jim TH0me has not done bupkus. My first pitcher taken Oliver Perez is pitching like absolute horrid crap. I think Perez may be pulling a Jason Schmidt with his sucktitude, so he can get traded out of the baseball purgatory that is Pittsburgh. Jake Westbrook has had a few good starts and gets beat 1-0 or he gets totally shellacked and gives up nine runs in an inning and a half. MEMO TO SELF BENCH WESTBROOK AGAINST THE TIGERS, AS HIS ERA IN TWO STARTS IS LIKE 99 AND A HALF. Danny Haren's wheels came off pretty quick and he put a head banger onto Manny Ramierez tonight, which isn't very nice. I tend to think it was more lack of control than a vendetta.

I'm still feeling ok about my pitching, as I found Santos and Campuano of the Brewers out on the free agent tiles. Both of those guys seem to be doing OK and I am kind of suprised they were still around.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 02:16 (twenty years ago)

MIR - I've come to realized you are just ahead of me in numerous hitting categories.
You are going down.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 03:32 (twenty years ago)

AVAST ME HEARTIES
SORRY TO HIJACK YER LEAGUE
YO HO HO YOU HO'S

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

You owe Johnny Damon an FTD bouquet, Nym.

Also - HEE! SOP! CHOI! is a golden god. PLAY HIM AGAINST LEFTIES ALREADY! If guys like Godzilla & V-Mart figure out how to hit the damn thing, WATCH OUT!

BOLD PREDICTION: MF'N ANAHEIM ANGLE Kelvim Escobar will get shelled this evening by teh Penobscot Foggy Bottom Nightmare Band.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

not just Johnny D;
Lopez, Clark and Overbay
WAY over their heads,

Bobby Abreu
is finally waking up
because April's gone

will this all last? no.
my pirate rein o'er you all
will end, say, tonight

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

NOTE TO NICK JOHNSON: Whenever you want to get hurt, feel free, because, y'know, you're making my trading of you look kinda bad.

On a serious note, if NJ can actually put together 400+ ABs of what he's doing now, I'm all for it (& not just because it'd rub the Yanks' nose in their hubris). (Gosh, remember when the Javier Vazquez trade seemed like a killer deal?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

Giambi has now been put on waivers (in our league) ... who's gonna take a flyer on him?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:15 (twenty years ago)

believe me, i think about it. i just feel a little exposed if i don't have 4 guys eligible for at least one position at any given time.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:19 (twenty years ago)

I've got HEE! SOP! CHOI! (and that Adam Dunn guy), so I am good to get goin' in that dept. Plus, I'm saving my waiver priority for the day when someone else releases a quality closer (like Keith Foulke) I can grab on the lam.

Also, Nym - methinks you're selling yr boy Overbay a wee bit short.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

check his last year's splits
then get back to me on Lyle.
(I WON'T DUMP HIM THOUGH.)

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah - bullpen flame-out AWRIGHT! Dotel gets ding-donged (AGAIN), and Ambiguous Hydrox gets tagged for 4 ER in 1/3rd of an inning.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

*ahem* Kelvim...

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 19:30 (twenty years ago)

BOO PENOBSCOT BOOO

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

HEE! SOP! CHOI!

3 for 3 tonight! BAT HIM AGAINST A F*CKING LEFTIE!

Also, I was wrong about Kelvim - it was only a flesh wound. 4 R in 5 IP, but 9 Ks. Works for me, as long as it doesn't become a habit.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 12 May 2005 00:52 (twenty years ago)

Ah me! Giants pitchers have deep-sixed my team!

― Le (Leee), Thursday, 12 May 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

I tried to get in on that Keith Foulke firesale myself, but I am a junk bond trader in the free agent pool, so I am near the bottom of the waiver list. At least going by today, it might not be much of a bargain.

I'm just bummed about not getting Rob Mackowiak off of waivers a few weeks back. That guy is like the old Bobby Valentine baseball cards with the position marked as INF-OF. You have to like a player you can pretty much play anywhere.

Hstencil ebay vultured Ryan Langerhands (or something like that) right from underneath by sweaty paws a few minutes ago. I had saw that guy had been on a tear for a week or so and considering how bad the rhyme the ancient outfielders Jordan and Mondesi have done, playing time should be available.

I did get Jason DuBois in the nick of time after reading Dusty was ending the platoon and giving him the leftfield job. That will probably last a day or two.

Hey fellas, Jake Westbrook with the sexy 6.69 ERA and few K's is now on waivers. You can pony up to the bar and hope he regains his form, I don't think it will happen, but you never know.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 12 May 2005 01:11 (twenty years ago)

The BALCO All-Stars are charging hard. I think I'm perma-screwed on IP and holds, though.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Thursday, 12 May 2005 01:24 (twenty years ago)

man, i seem to always lose guys right before i'm ready to snap 'em up. freel, felipe lopez, hee sop, ambidextrous burgers...the list goes on!

i'm just not the quickest on the uptake, i 'spose.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 12 May 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha - I'm 3 for 3 in cockblocking JQ! NICE!

Tho, really, are you SURE you want Articulate Biometrix on your staff after yesterday?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 12 May 2005 13:05 (twenty years ago)

Sorry if my glee in snatchery came off as poor sportsmanship, JQ. FYI, I've been honing my waiver-wire gank skillz since I was knee-high to Eddie Gaedel.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 12 May 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

actually, no jab at you at all. i think i really have been slow to pull the trigger on a bunch of dudes...and if really wanted to take a shot at you i'd tell you to GO GET YOUR SHINE BOX!

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 12 May 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

NO PEPPER ALLOWED MOTHERTRUCKER

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 12 May 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

seriously, though, what's wrong w/ pepper games?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 12 May 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

You could shoot your eye out?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 12 May 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

While trying to figure out how on earth I am still in first, I took a look at the expanded standings and found that my team is a bunch of Free-Swinging fools:

That's right Moneyballers, my team is #2 in OBP yet #20 (dead last) in walks... I guess that's what having a high-enough batting average will get you. Also, my team has suspiciously been offered a sponsorship deal by ESPN's Baseball Tonight... hmmm.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 12 May 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colorado decided to score 18 runs against 'Zona. But Matt Holiday (4-5, 3R, 2RBI) and Luis Gonzalez (3-6, 2R, 1RBI) sat on my bench tonight. Not only that, St. Louis ended up giving Edmonds the night off, and Orlando Cabrera didn't play because of a rainout in Detroit, so as it turned out, I could have played both Holliday and Gonzalez. Of course, I couldn't have predicted the rainout, but I could have started Gonzales in place of the useless Mike Lowell (in the worst slump of his career), or even Jamie Carroll (filling in for Vidro while he's on the DL).

FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 14 May 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

In the meantime, Lowell's putting up his usual 1-3, and my offense is being carried lately by RYAN FUCKING KLESKO whose back is a time bomb.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 14 May 2005 03:19 (twenty years ago)

Sorry, I meant Lowell's usual 0-3.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 14 May 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

re: Klesko - I told you!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 14 May 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

Does anyone know why sometimes if you try to start someone (happens most often with SPs), Yahoo doesn't seem to understand it come gameday, even though you've submitted it? I'm not complaining it this time cos the starters I didn't start both got shelled, but what about next time when Nate Robertson and Aaron Heilman turn out to be good??

― Le (Leee), Monday, 16 May 2005 04:16 (twenty years ago)

Hmmm... I just make sure I hit submit, and then double check to make sure the rosters are updated.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 16 May 2005 04:53 (twenty years ago)

also if you make
any waiver moves at all
lineups get wiped out

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 16 May 2005 12:25 (twenty years ago)

DAEVID RAOPASO
sorry for being a trade
tease with Brazoban

I noticed too late
that you're doing well with holds
I'll shop him elsewhere

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 16 May 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

What would a package of Tim Wakefield and Larry Walker be worth at this time?

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 16 May 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

http://cdn.compuserve.com/gallery/i/k/kanakaredes/lg1.jpg

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 16 May 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

What's her EqA?

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 16 May 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

Haiku, it's OK -
Other types of trades welcome
always; e-mail me!

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

I just proposed Walker/Wakefield for Preston Wilson. If you have something similar to offer in exchange, please let me know!

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

that was an image
that came up when i googled
"neifi perez"

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 16 May 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

is yahoo! funked up for anyone else?

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 17 May 2005 23:58 (twenty years ago)

yes

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

haha so true
"Views: Abreu is on another level right now. If one week from a single player could ever significantly influence the result of a fantasy league, it's this week from the Phillies right fielder."

without him, I'm nothing! when he cools, my assault on the upper echelons is GAWN

(btw: anyone need a slightly used Yhency Brazoban? he won't come cheap, but he's on the block, as I have other dudes for holds galore)

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 20 May 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

I got my first trade offer yesterday.
I feel so special.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 22 May 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

jqh -- I guess you were also trying to decide between Cuddyer and Hudson?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 22 May 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

RJ for freakin KLESKO???

stence have you lost your mind?

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 23 May 2005 01:40 (twenty years ago)

my thoughts exactly!!!

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 23 May 2005 01:43 (twenty years ago)

Are there some "cash considerations" we're not aware of here?

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 23 May 2005 01:44 (twenty years ago)

maybe a "player to be named later"?

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 23 May 2005 02:01 (twenty years ago)

Believe me, I nixed that shit.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 23 May 2005 02:44 (twenty years ago)

I was afraid this might happen.

He made the offer on Monday, but I held off on accepting it because the health of three or four of my guys was in question.

Klesko's sale price was never higher than it was a week ago. It's likely come down since Monday.

Obviously I should stay objective here. If you guys want to vote against it, then so be it, but that's the history of the deal.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 23 May 2005 03:58 (twenty years ago)

if i may echo the yanks fans sitting in front of me at a braves game in 98 (to the 'tomahawk chop' tune): "I DON'T THINK SOOOO/RYAN KLESKOOOO"

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 23 May 2005 05:26 (twenty years ago)

Barry, I assumed that you'd proposed the deal and were trying to fleece someone who's near the cellar, anyway!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 23 May 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

mir: not a chance!

how many positions does orlando hudson play? once vlad cuddyer got hot and vlad got hurt, it was game, set match.

this is my version of total baseball!

(eternal consciousness to whoever picks up the reference)

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

Team Name Change:

Vic Conte, I Convect =====> Wiffle House

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

jqh -- Hudson only plays 2B. Cuddyer's multi-position status was definitely attractive. It was nearly a coin-flip decision for me, but I went with a) Hudson's excellent defense (not sure about Cuddyer's D), b) the home team advantage (GO JAYS), c) Hudson's a slow starter and is now coming around offensively. Also, I already have Jamey Carroll (Vidro's replacement), who can play a few infield positions.

OK, so the Klesko-Unit trade is now nixed (although I believe that a compelling argument as to its fairness isn't too difficult to argue, but never mind that now). However, as many of you know (having received trade offers from me over the last couple of days), I still have an excess of pitching and am looking to wake up my offense's month-long slumber. SOMEBODY TRADE ME A BAT, DAMMIT.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

No no no no - I'm the one w/ the excess pitching! MIR is lying!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

Boo to Blount for taking Damon Hollins a minute before I was about to pick him up. I have to settle for Kenny "Footloose" Lofton.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

Moving up from third place may be tough. Damnable holds category.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

Them standings are tight, yo. Eight points separating 3rd from 9th!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 30 May 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

The Slump Busters slump has continued and it has been hard to watch my team slowly fall within the standings, but there is not much help out on the waiver wire and it seems that everyone needs hitting this year instead of pitching. I do appreciate being able to pickup Steve Finley on the waiver wire, not that he has hit for jack squat so far this year, it still should be an upgrade on Eric Byrnes.

I might be OK if Thome and Bellhorn start hitting some jacks and driving in some runs. Those two guys are a blackhole in the lineup, as they have not hit for power, have not driven in runs, do not hit for average and they strikeout more than a NL West pitcher. I really need homers, runs and rbi's bad, that is the only place I can really pick up some points.

The Kit Kaats are doing what I thought impossible a few weeks back, they are actually catching me in HR's allowed. I was freaking double the next person in the league for a week or two. My starting pitching has been better of late, as I have been benching Haren and Perez a bit more. Santos and Capuanno from the Brewers have done well off of the waiver wire also.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Earl, I am happy to offer you / cut bait on Steve Finley, because of the largess of whomever decided to offer up / cut bait on the younger (and nominally more productive?) Jose Cruz. Also, Finley has sucked rocks.

I am whupping ALL OF YOU in pitching. ALL OF YOU. Sort of. But w/ that going great, all I need now is for folks like Matsui and V-Mart to hit the damn ball. Leading in walks w/ a .250 BA = a middle of the road OBP. Couple that w/ a nice number of HRs, and my OPS is above average. Watch out!

Also, if Felipe Lopez could keep up his career-making year, that'd be appreciated. Also to Adam Dunn - eff Joe Morgan; just do yr thing. Also to Troy Glaus - don't get hurt you gimpy bastard. Also to Jody Gerut - whack J-Gone behind the knees so you guarantee yrself more PT. Also to Carlos Beltran - GET HEALTHY AND RUN DAMN IT.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:29 (twenty years ago)

This past week was the first time that I started entertaining thoughts that I might not be able to win. I still think that my hitters are underperforming (I thought the same even when my team was doing well) but I now think that I've fallen too far behind in too many categories to be able to catch up. When Todd Helton is hitting .260 then I think you have to concede that it's just not your year.

Daver -- you're not whipping me in pitching, BOY. Actually our teams are quite similar, with strong pitching, low average, lots of walks ... except my team is DISCIPLINED (low K's) and can CATCH TEH BALL. Enjoy your team of Rob Deers, jerky.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Shut up, hoser. I got yr discipline right here. Enjoy the view when my team's BA skyrockets to .260 and leaves you IN THE DUST. THREE TRUE OUTCOMES. ONE.

There's a team (gygax's?) relying on the effed-up excellence of Pedro Feliz AND Reggie Sanders AND Tino Martinez, isn't there? What's up w/ that?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

Not me, I mean I've got Pedro Feliz but I almost wish I had Reggie and Tino.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

It is strange how my offense is so strong despite having only 2 guys ranked in the top 100 overall: Tejada and Delgado (barely).

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

I have eight in the top 100, though my offense is solely being carried by Roberts, Teixera and Wright.

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 16:06 (twenty years ago)

my offense is being helped by gamblesome free agent signings and my pilfering nick johnson from david r. vlad's been solid when healthy, but not smokin and pudge has been sort of eh.

my pitching is so garbaggio that i'm still carrying boomer wells and i nearly jumped for joy when my era dropped below 5. my ks are none existent.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

I want pitching! ANY kind, starting, middle relief, whatever.

― Leeeee (Leee), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

Ugh. Don't remind me of that Nick Johnson trade. If I still had him & Burrell & D-Train, and picked up F-Lop from the wire, I'd be KILLING ya. KILLING. Maybe.

Lee, I gave you D-Train! What else do you want?

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

man i am terrible at this stuff.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

D-Train and Joe Nathan are the ONLY pitching I have. Everyone else sucks eggs!

― Leeeee (Leee), Tuesday, 31 May 2005 20:26 (twenty years ago)

Okay Bosox fans,

So I fortunately got rid of Wakefield (who got pummeled today... and the last start... and the one before that) but what do you know, Bronson Arroyo comes in as long relief, pitching pretty good ball. Now of course I've got him on my bench, but none of the fantasy alerts said anything about Arroyo's demotion out of the rotation into a long relief role. What gives sportsfans?

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 2 June 2005 00:30 (twenty years ago)

francona's thinking playoffs already. bad sign.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 2 June 2005 04:00 (twenty years ago)

I don't think it was a demotion (and I really don't think he's thinking playoffs in JUNE, Mr. MLB.com) - Arroyo was shelled and pulled quickly in his last start, so rather than go through the bullpen again, Tito opted to use Arroyo on his throwing day.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 June 2005 12:19 (twenty years ago)

Hey, Dave, were you so busy bitching about the very existence of Neifi Perez yesterday that you didn't notice his 4 for 5 with a HR and 3 RBIs, vaulting the $800 Boys over Juicy Jose?

― ShortLivedTriumphonym (Haikunym), Thursday, 2 June 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

Continues over here:

2005 I Love Baseball Yahoo Fantasy Thread #3

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 3 June 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

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