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abogdan Mar 25 2006 03:58 PM

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2383933]According to ESPN.com[/url], Orlando Hernandez has been named the #2 starter in Arizona. Hope you got this information in time to adjust your spreadsheets accordingly.

Zvon Jun 05 2006 08:02 PM

Becketts ERA for tonights game vs the Skanks: 47.25 ! Isringhausens ERA for 0.1 innings of work: 81.00 ! YIKES! *Zvon runs across the room screaming and jumps out the window~~~~~~*

Zvon Jun 19 2006 10:30 PM

Im sure Im not the only one who cant believe the Angels sent Jared Weaver down. Thats pretty wack.

smg58 Jun 20 2006 07:43 AM

That one's a mind-boggler, to be sure. His pitching so far would be equivalent to Milledge having something like an 1.100 OPS, and I can't imagine Milledge would return to Norfolk if he were doing that. How well did the guy have to pitch? The Angels are suffering from being too old at some spots and too young at others, but I just don't see how demoting a kid who's doing that well benefits the team either in the short term or long term.

Zvon Jun 30 2006 11:31 PM

Just a note for a distraction so youz can all laugh in my general direction for some comic relief. Byrd pitched a great game tonight. Im already counting his win as mine. Up 7-0 in the 8th-- and the Red come back to take the game in the last two frames capped by an Adam (whiffking) Dunn walk off grand salami in the 9th. It could have been worse-Byrd was removed from the game earlier, but---AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW - that just sucked anal fudge.

smg58 Jul 01 2006 10:41 AM

Zvon wrote: It could have been worse-Byrd was removed from the game earlier, but---AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW - that just sucked anal fudge. Of course it could be worse. You could own Wickman.

Zvon Jul 01 2006 02:22 PM

smg58 wrote: ="Zvon"]It could have been worse-Byrd was removed from the game earlier, but---AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW - that just sucked anal fudge. Of course it could be worse. You could own Wickman. lmao---yesiree.

Zvon Jul 19 2006 10:43 PM

meanwhile, down here- the Hillenbrand thing really sucks. Hes not DL eligible--I guess he just goes NA--or no status change. theres no way Im gonna drop the guy. What a bitch. Who knows tho, maybe a change of scenery will make this a good thing for him performance wise.

smg58 Jul 20 2006 07:05 AM

Bizarre treatment for a productive player on a competitive team, to be sure, but you just don't know what he said. The Padres desperately need a third baseman, and the Angels would happily move Kennedy to get Hillenbrand, so I wouldn't expect Shea to be in limbo for long.

Zvon Jul 21 2006 03:32 PM

More wierd news- Astros demoted LHP Wandy Rodriguez to Triple-A for RHP Matt Albers from Double-A. Rodriguez led the 'Stros staff in victories with 9. New kid looks good, but this is still a pretty wack move (no details yet).

OlerudOwned Jul 21 2006 08:27 PM

Zvon wrote: More wierd news- Astros demoted LHP Wandy Rodriguez to Triple-A for RHP Matt Albers from Double-A. Rodriguez led the 'Stros staff in victories with 9. New kid looks good, but this is still a pretty wack move (no details yet). I had Wandy earlier in the season. He got 4 of the wins in April and has gotten shelled frequently since.

smg58 Jul 22 2006 07:46 AM

Hillenbrand wound up in San Franciso, although Jeremy Accardo could turn out to be a very steep price to pay, especially if Benitez goes to the DL again. The Astros felt they could improve on Rodriguez' 5.22 ERA. They have a bunch of young starters, but are still waiting for one or two of them to establish some consistency.

Zvon Jul 22 2006 03:46 PM

smg58 wrote: Hillenbrand wound up in San Franciso, although Jeremy Accardo could turn out to be a very steep price to pay, especially if Benitez goes to the DL again. The Astros felt they could improve on Rodriguez' 5.22 ERA. They have a bunch of young starters, but are still waiting for one or two of them to establish some consistency. I bet they could, but they are playing real baseball, not fantasy baseball. The guy had 9 wins, most on the staff. Hey, maybe its a great move-I dunno. I just find it wierd to demote your winningest pitcher during a pennant race. Yea-I saw Hillenbrand got picked up late last night. I think he's gonna be a fine fit in S.F. Accardo is alot to give up, considering he could become a fine closer some day. Im just glad Hillenbrand is playing again. I never heard all that crap about his past problems ( was it in Boston?) in baseball until this happened. Now he gets a rep as a selfish non-team player. I wonder if thats a fair assessment........ All I got from this is he likes to play and dont like it when he doesnt. He was always just a quite guy who was a pretty solid player, as far as I knew. And still know, for that matter. I hope he flourishes on the Giants, more so for him and his career than my fantasy baseball team.

Zvon Jul 22 2006 03:59 PM

smg58 wrote: ....and the Angels would happily move Kennedy...... I really wish they would move this guy anywhere so Kendrick plays fulltime. And its not like they aint tryin,....I would think.

smg58 Jul 22 2006 08:21 PM

I went prospecting on Kendrick about a month ago, but a couple of my regulars got hurt and I needed the roster space. I had Kennedy earlier in the year too, but I figured out he's just not that good a hitter anymore and the Angels evidently haven't yet. I also had Juan Rivera, who sucked for me and was showing no signs of becoming good when he got hurt and I dropped him. You win some, you lose some. As poorly as the Angels have handled Kendrick and Weaver, they could still blow past the A's and win that division handily.

Zvon Jul 23 2006 06:28 PM

smg58 wrote: I went prospecting on Kendrick about a month ago, but a couple of my regulars got hurt and I needed the roster space. I had Kennedy earlier in the year too, but I figured out he's just not that good a hitter anymore and the Angels evidently haven't yet. I also had Juan Rivera, who sucked for me and was showing no signs of becoming good when he got hurt and I dropped him. You win some, you lose some. As poorly as the Angels have handled Kendrick and Weaver, they could still blow past the A's and win that division handily. Yea- the Angels are a force to be reckoned with. Great performance by Weaver today. I saw you got Kendrick to have and to hold, and it was at a time I was just waiting on word of his call-up, and I had an eye on him. So I was a lil ticked you scarfed him up - but they still werent giving him the call. Then when you dropped him---- I did the same thing--- snatched him up and tried to hold him. I also had to drop him after waiting just so long. It just happened to be reading updates one night when I saw his call-up, and reaquired him. He had a nice start but he's not rockin the world or anything. I figure he's good for SBs and AVG. I need SBs. At first I thought they were gonna platoon him with Kennedy, but now I cant tell what their immediate plans are. Hey! today they started him at third. How about that. I guess if they want to move Kennedy they have to play him and give other teams a look. And, truthfully, Kennedy has been hitting a bit lately. And today Polanco gets polunked in the face.....lol. He was just heating up at the plate too. Like you said with Rivera---the best laid plans of mice and men---and allAdat. Im really superstitious when it comes to Mets players. If I pick one up Im afraid I might be jinxin em. So, of course, I take personal responsibility for Pelfreys loss today. But hes not gonna get by with fastball alone. Ill pull him aside and tell him that. I can only hope he makes the adjustments. Smg- I also hope Berkmans okay. Your lucky you do have depth if you have to deal with his loss, even temporarily.

smg58 Jul 24 2006 11:48 AM

The fact that Berkman walked off the field was encouraging. They have today off, and I'm assuming till I hear otherwise that he plays on Tuesday. Watching the play, I couldn't help thinking of Gagne -- one lousy save all year, and it had to be against the Mets. I'll have more depth when the Pirates finally deal Craig Wilson, but at least he plays against lefties. I'm guessing that the Reds/Nationals deal makes Aurillia close to a full-time player, but I bet I'm not the only fantasy owner who wishes he could figure out the pattern to when Narron starts somebody and when he sits him.

smg58 Jul 26 2006 07:30 AM

Here's a good one. I just traded for Dave Bush, only to find to my horror that the Brewers have gotten into the habit of using him in the pen three days after his starts. WTF??? And it's not like he's thriving under these conditions. I'm just glad he was on my bench last night.

Nymr83 Jul 26 2006 10:06 PM

at least the Brewers are experimenting rather than using the good old "well nobody else does it so it must be wrong." whether or not it helps his roto stats, i like the idea of using starters, who will be throwing on the side anyway that day, in relief occassionaly as they are likely to be better pitchers than all but hte top 2 or 3 relievers on most teams and its always good to give important innings to good pitchers

Willets Point Aug 01 2006 10:20 AM

Hey I've actually climbed out of last place!

smg58 Aug 01 2006 02:16 PM

Yes, nice going!

willpie Aug 06 2006 01:47 PM

Dear Fausto Carmona, Don't sweat it, I didn't need WHIP, ERA, or Saves anyway. Love, Will

Zvon Aug 06 2006 06:04 PM

willpie wrote: Dear Fausto Carmona, Don't sweat it, I didn't need WHIP, ERA, or Saves anyway. Love, Will Lol. I was wondering who had him-ouch.

OlerudOwned Aug 07 2006 12:13 PM

Breaking News: Vacations Suck. I set my lineup for the full week+ in advance but still lost 7 points off my lead. Pissass.

smg58 Aug 09 2006 01:27 PM

Dear Mike Napoli, Was it something I said? Dear Minnesota Twins, Is there a reason you waited a day to DL Liriano? I had a pitcher in mind, but I couldn't make room while Liriano was active, and now abogdan just picked the guy up. I suppose I'll forgive you if it turns out that Liriano is healthy enough to go out and pitch a shutout this weekend, but we both know the chances of that. Thanks.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 11:23 AM

Brad Radke is a badass, getting me wins with an arm that might as well be [url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-twins-radke&prov=ap&type=lgns]falling off[/url].

cooby Aug 19 2006 09:31 PM

Just picked him up to replace Pedro, hope you're right! :)

OlerudOwned Sep 02 2006 09:19 PM

I needed Ortiz's heart monitor after I saw that Papelbon was hurt.

OlerudOwned Sep 03 2006 04:26 PM

OW OW OW OW OW OW OW ]CHICAGO (AP) - Cubs catcher Michael Barrett could miss the rest of the season after he was hit in the groin with a foul tip and underwent surgery. Barrett went to the emergency room and an ultrasound showed bleeding inside his scrotum.

Nymr83 Sep 07 2006 11:34 PM

that has to be the worst sports injury ever.

OlerudOwned Sep 08 2006 02:35 PM

Unable to access a computer 2 afternoons ago, I had to live with leaving one of my starters on the bench. Anibal Sanchez

Zvon Sep 08 2006 05:04 PM

OlerudOwned wrote: Unable to access a computer 2 afternoons ago, I had to live with leaving one of my starters on the bench. Anibal Sanchez you really should get something extra for a no-no in fantasy scoring. I never set a league up myself- is there an option for using the catagory : no-hitters? In my head2head league we do have complete games, and at least you get one a those (youd be amazed how few there are- almost as many complete game losses as wins). Anyways, we're into the playoffs in the head2head league and I was gonna pick up Sanchez (Ive finally given up on Dontrell Willis there too) cuz his start dates fit my rotation well, but I opted to go with Josh Johnson instead. Next night he pitches the no-no. And Johnson lost badly last night. DatsAbaseball! :)

Nymr83 Sep 08 2006 05:12 PM

]you really should get something extra for a no-no in fantasy scoring. I never set a league up myself- is there an option for using the catagory : no-hitters? that might work in a point league or H2H league, but in a rotisserie league having such a narrow category (the "winner" of the category would get 17 points for his 1 no-hitter while the other 16 teams would all get "8" with 0 no-hitters) would be very stupid. perhaps we'll look into a points league next year for variety if people are up for it. i would guess, though i havent checked, that yahoo isnt foolish enough to make that a category choice in rotisserie leagues. they may or may not have it as a choice in other leagues where it would make more sense. i'd be against it either way, even in a points league, as i feel it is too narrow and not even a meaningful category just an indication of luck (see Burnett's non-no in which he walked NINE batters.) if we did have a points league next year i wouldn't mind giving pitchers a bonus for a shutout.

Zvon Sep 08 2006 06:12 PM

Nymr83 wrote: ]you really should get something extra for a no-no in fantasy scoring. I never set a league up myself- is there an option for using the catagory : no-hitters? that might work in a point league or H2H league, but in a rotisserie league having such a narrow category (the "winner" of the category would get 17 points for his 1 no-hitter while the other 16 teams would all get "8" with 0 no-hitters) would be very stupid. perhaps we'll look into a points league next year for variety if people are up for it. i would guess, though i havent checked, that yahoo isnt foolish enough to make that a category choice in rotisserie leagues. they may or may not have it as a choice in other leagues where it would make more sense. i'd be against it either way, even in a points league, as i feel it is too narrow and not even a meaningful category just an indication of luck (see Burnett's non-no in which he walked NINE batters.) if we did have a points league next year i wouldn't mind giving pitchers a bonus for a shutout. Yea, you're right. It would be silly. In rotisserie it doesnt fit the scoring format and in H2H it would only be a point. I know, at this point thisll sound stupid, but I cant say I completely understand the scoring in rotisserie. I read the Yahoo rules, it didnt help. I do enjoy H2H more than rotisserie. The scoring is simple for a simpleton like me, and every week is a new series. And there are playoffs! Im for splitting the CPF into two H2H leagues (makes for a much lower maintenence season) and having the two champs face off here on the board in some kind of competition.

Nymr83 Sep 08 2006 06:55 PM

theres no point in having 2 leagues, i LIKE having a deep league in which the mediocre players who would languish on the free agent list are useful. maybe some people think its fun to choose between tom glavine and john lackey in your rotation, but you can do that in a yahoo public league. a large league (which dont exist publicly) makes you choose between john maine and pat maholm, and i like that. i personally really dislike H2H for baseball, but we'll take a poll of participants again next year and we'll see.

willpie Sep 08 2006 07:30 PM

I don't have a lot of fantasy experience, but I for one have really enjoyed the way the large league forced us to be creative with more obscure players this year.

Nymr83 Sep 08 2006 08:35 PM

i'm going to reserve further comment on rules on my part until the offseason, we'll be plenty bored between the world series parade and pitchers & catchers.

Zvon Sep 08 2006 08:54 PM

I just personally think 17 teams is too many. Too much maintenence - too much time studying the dregs of the major leagues. And 5x5 is boooooring. Thats just me.

smg58 Sep 08 2006 09:36 PM

I've liked the challenge of 17 teams, actually. I'd like to go 7x7, with OBP and SLG added for offense and losses and homers added for pitchers. I felt there wasn't enough disincentive to stockpiling starting pitchers (at least before Liriano went on the pine and my other starters all forgot how to pitch -- I can't even get an OK start from most of my guys these days). I was fine with 5x5 though, and I get the feeling that reaching a consensus on an alternative will be difficult to achieve if the league has a similar size next year.

Nymr83 Sep 09 2006 02:18 AM

i'd be very unhappy to see the league size shrink. depth is FUN. as far as 7x7 i think its easier to REPLACE batting avg with OBP and HRs with SLG and to use W-L instead of W than it is to go 7x7 (while we're at it we could turn saves into SV-BS and SB to SB-CS as well) or we could try a points league. i did a league that used Total Bases one year insteda of something, that wasn't a terrible idea either. smg is right about stockpiling starters, i suggested a maximum innings but people disagreed. W-L would help that but i think it would also disincentive taking good pitchers on bad teams which is not something i'd want to see. perhaps replacing Ks with K/9 would do a better job of stopping people from stockpiling bad starters without penalizing good pitchers on bad teams so much for me keeping my mouth shut till the offseason, its 4am and i'm bored.

OlerudOwned Sep 09 2006 12:06 PM

I've loved this league (and not just because I'm winning), and the large number of teams is one of the main reasons. Having to find guys like Uggla is one of the best parts of playing the damn game.

Nymr83 Sep 10 2006 01:13 AM

i drafted uggla in another league and traded him for Mr. April- Wandy Rodriguez.

OlerudOwned Sep 25 2006 07:07 PM

God dammit!

Zvon Sep 30 2006 11:09 PM

this was a good pennant race--(fun to watch anyway). I didnt think Heltons meat could be beat. (that dont sound right)

smg58 Oct 01 2006 07:50 AM

Thanks to everybody who participated. It's been fun. I'll officially wait to congratulate abogdan until tomorrow, but it's looking good for him. See you all next draft time in March?

metsmarathon Oct 01 2006 10:17 AM

i've gotta pay more attention to these things. i ignored my way to 9th place (so far), but i'm trying to make a tltl push for 8th!