How about that ceremony at Fenway on Saturday? There's not that much to say other than you should watch it here.
Anyways, onto the most important things in the world, namely this league. But first, stop the presses, Josh lives! If you received any 4-for-1 trade offer...that's him. Either something like that or Rafael Betancourt for Justin Upton. That would be him too.
ICYMI, the activity skyrocketed thanks to a 4-19 start by Nyjer Please, and not surprisingly Josh was in the middle of it (sorry, Tess). The h2h league consensus is Nyjer came out on top by acquiring Mauer, Howard, Harper, and Lawrie (flipped for Victorino as Bobby Me gets another Sawx). Buck is off to a hot start but it's hard envisioning him continuing to hit HRs at this pace. Kemp is obviously the x-factor, after offseason labrum surgery. But at this point, couldn't Harper outperform the former Mr. Rhianna? Might be crazy, but I think it's 50-50.
Most interesting drop/add of the week: MMMMM Swishalicious. There were a couple of waiver adds this past week, but Lowrie, Matt Carpenter, and Chris Carter were not as intriguing as Nick Swisher, especially in an OPS league (he consistently finishes with an OPS over .800). He wasn't off to a particularly slow start either, but Josh/Tess benefit from the pickup.
Who's hot:
BabyGiraffeBreaksOut- Unlike the guy who his team was named after, Evan's squad is riding (yes) Evan Gattis to first place in "Da Bay" division. He weathered the storm against my squad and salvaged a 6-6 tie thanks to his 4 closers and hot weeks from Lowrie, Cano, and Mark Reynolds (Whaaaaat????).
Hadouken Heroes- Will Doug's squad be able to keep this up? With Harrison out until the ASB, his ridiculous pitching stats (2.21 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) will surely take a hit. That is unless Clay Buchholz continues to put up a bunch of zeroes (4-0, 0.90 ERA...ridiculous!)
Underachieving:
my name is not rick- Not his fault, look at the guys on his DL (Cueto, Hill, Zimmerman). Ouch! He could look to deal one of his two SS, but it hurts to own a scorching hot Chris Davis and sport a record one game below .500.
What to watch:
What will BustHerPosey do with Albert Pujols? It's pretty obvious just watching him that his plantar fasciitis is killing him, but it's not affecting him in the batters box, yet. Could Pujols spend a season on and off the DL as he deals with this injury? It's possible.
Can EZer said than Dunn keep his season afloat without Jose Reyes for the next few months? Shin-Soo Choo has been killin it at the top of the order for the Reds at the Great American Launching Pad and has scored 17 runs after 3 weeks. He's gotta keep getting on base for this to continue.
Will Pimmer in the Hole balance his roster? He only boasts 4 starting pitchers in a daily h2h league, but if he finds depth, watch out.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Apparently it's weird to have a fantasy baseball team
Sorry folks. The title of this post is an inside joke to one other person in this league. According to one of our (our=BU) friends, it's very weird for people to play fantasy baseball. Why? I have no idea. I'm pretty sure we're all normal.
The good news is everyone in this league is pretty much a veteran fantasy baller. Thanks to 3 Gragnolas and new KNBR buddies, you'll notice we have two divisions: Bahstin and Da Bay. Yeah, it's somewhat of a stretch to have John in the Bahstin division, but he has been to a Marathon Monday.
We'll see if someone can knock off the defending champ (that would be me). Side note, I swear I don't talk the most trash in this trivial league...the "Biggest Trash Talker" title now belongs to Pimmer in the Hole (sorry Evan). Onto the draft analysis!
Pimmer in the Hole (Jim)
Jimmy Pim was a little preoccupied showing Jimmy Jr around Disneyland for 30+ hours during Week 1 of the baseball season, so we'll excuse the 5-7 start. I thought he was leaning towards Trout with the first pick, so he definitely surprised me with the Miggy selection. Can't go wrong with the best hitter in baseball (except against Zeets and Co).
Best Pick: Andre Either. I think we'll get the average from 2011 (.292) combined with the power numbers (20 HRs, 89 RBI, .812 OPS). Not bad for the 11th round.
Biggest Reach: Jonathan Papelgawd. He's been closing since 2006 and closers have the shortest shelf life. Plus, is Philly going to be good this year?
Bobby Me (Brothers)
Everyone's favorite 6'5" law student showed his dedication to the league by showing up to the draft. I also miss his WTBU personality impersonations. I'll refrain from naming names.
Best Pick: Will Middlebrooks. It's a homer of a pick, but I think he'll have a breakout year. Off to a great start with 4 bombs.
Biggest Reach: The Dumpster. I guess in a 14-team league, he's ownable. But he's now pitching home games in a hitters park and is new to the AL East. We might see the return of the Dumpster, much to Tom's delight.
my name's not rick (PSchock)
Can't say we've ever had an owner who references Sponge Bob in his team name (yeah, I had to look it up). Nonetheless, this guy is a complete baseball nerd and a great addition to this league. I already lost out on Wil Myers to this kid.
Best Pick: Chris Davis. Unbelievable. As Joel Hanrahanananan found out yesterday.
Biggest Reach: Paul Konerko. I'm going to be right on him one of these years. He turned 37 a month ago. There has to be a decline coming...right?
Nyjer Please (John G)
I won't mention the tough losses he's had to deal with in his fantasy football/basketball leagues (to me). But, I wouldn't be surprised with a G-typical type fantasy run in baseball this year.
Best Pick: Jason Heyward. He'll be a first round pick next year and G took him in the 2nd this year.
Biggest Reach: Tommy Hanson. The easy way out would be talking about Pedro Alvarez because he's already on dumpsville, but what happened to Tommy Hanson? He was mentioned on the same level as Madison Bumgarner a few years ago. Arm problems later, he was traded for a washed-up Jordan Walden. Ouch.
BabyGiraffeBreaksOut (Evan)
I just realized this is going to be a long, long post. And seriously, Evan will be the only one who will read this entire thing. He's by far the coolest Galt (test). Actually, check that. Jack D. Galt is by far the coolest Galt. Harper's Heyman scratched and clawed his way to a 3rd place finish last year. We'll see how the name change helps him this year.
Best Pick: Austin Jackson. I really wanted to go with the Sergio, but just can't choose a closer as someone's best pick. A .330 average and 20 bombs isn't out of the question.
Biggest Reach: Eric Hosmer. Obviously Brandon Belt is off to a horrendous start as well, but I don't get why Joe Torre and Co picked Hosmer over Belt for the WBC. Belt was crushing the ball in spring training and has already had more meaningful October at bats than Hosmer. Sure Hosmer was more touted than Belt coming up thru the minors, but he was awful last year. I dunno, I guess it's not like the Baby Giraffe would've made a difference for Team USA anyways.
Insert Creative Name (Tess)
Note to Tess: You'll be the full-time manager, so go ahead and change your team name. Welcome (and I should have asked you earlier)! Just one thing...BC SUCKS!
Best Pick: Bryce Harper. How did all 13 humans pass on him? Yes, this team was autodrafted.
Biggest Reach: Jimmy Rollins/Ryan Howard. I think these guys are over the hill. So are the Phills.
Belted Breadsticks (Me)
Terrible effort at a team name. Just awful. Went for an alliteration and now it doesn't make any sense. I'll go out on a limb and say the defending champ will contend.
Best Pick: Justin Upton. In case you guys have another draft, Upton sucked in the middle of the season last year because he played with an injured thumb. It healed in late August and he tore the cover off the ball in September. Now that he's in Atlanta, he's gonna be awesome.
Biggest Reach: Carlos Marmol. He's awful. I never shouldn't have clicked on the draft button. Marmolade is no more.
BustHerPosey (Chandler)
Congrats to the newest dad. I think he has too much baseball pride to finish near the cellar again. He has 5 Bay Area players on his team and with the way things are looking, that's not a bad strategy.
Best Pick: Yoenis Cespedes. This guy is a beast. I picked him to be my World Series MVP, so we'll see if he can lay off the junk low and away.
Biggest Reach: Tim Lincecum. He wasn't even on my board. The frustrating part is he shows flashes every now and again with his split-change and his slider. It's just darn near impossible to pitch in the major leagues without knowing where your fastball is going. Sigh.
Crunchy's Crew (Dave G)
Dave had his youngest son draft for him because Dave doesn't do computerized live drafts. But somehow he ended up with the biggest story of the first week and a half. Which leads me to...
Best Pick: Matt Harvey. Maybe it's ESPN hype, but could this guy finish in the top 5 in the NL CY Young balloting? It's certainly possible. 98 mph fastball with a plus changeup? Wow.
Biggest Reach: Aramis Ramirez. See Paul Konerko.
Hadouken Heroes (Doug)
No one really can look at their team and think their squad is great in a 14 team league. UGH, but Doug drafted well. Speed. Power. Average/OPS. Closers. Potential Aces. Bleh.
Best Pick: Angel Pagan. I think I figured out the Giants. Besides Posey, Cain, and now Romo, no one on the team is higher than a "B" player. If Posey is graded as an "A+" for a catcher and Romo is an "A-" for a closer, then Pagan is a "B" for a leadoff CF'er. I have no idea if this is making sense, but the Giants have a ton of "B" players. In fact, I think the only regular who is lower than a "B" is Brandon Crawford, but considering his role (defensive specialist SS), he's a high B-. For the record, Cain is a B+ ace.
Biggest Reach Worst Pick: (EDIT Thanks Doug for pointing out that "Biggest Reaches" can only occur during "reach" worthy rounds) Hyun-Jin Ryu. Just to piss off Doug.
EZer said than Dunn (Tom)
The other grad student in our league. Not just grad school...but med school. I give this man props for playing fantasy baseball while finishing up his second year at SLU. In other news, I really want the Cubs to win a WS in our lifetimes. Just sayin it would be awesome.
Best Pick: Josh Rutledge. Coors Field special.
Biggest Reach: Matt Garza. He might be good, but has anyone seen him try to field a comebacker and throw it accurately to first base? He just can't do it. And it's hilarious.
Pocket Full O'Posey (Robby)
Excuse the kid who just got his drivers license for his AWFUL trade proposals. He did finish in 2nd place last year, so there's a little street cred.
Best Pick: Wilin Rosario. If he stays healthy, he's going to hit 30 bombs. Crazy scary bat speed. Man that sounded like Marty Lurie.
Biggest Reach: Roy Halladay. Doc's not looking too good, Robby.
GreinkeOldWoman (Emily)
I'm assuming she'll be plenty active in our league, considering she's now living in Fresno. And don't let her team name fool you. She's had plenty of success with deep head to head leagues, so no terrible trade offers, Robby.
Best Pick: Carlos Santana. In 2010, I dropped Buster Posey for this fool. It's now or never time for him, so I can see him having a season like .280 w/ 25 hrs. But I wouldn't be surprised if he hit .240 with 18.
Biggest Reach: Adam Dunn. Jason Motte is low hanging fruit, but Dunn is my biggest reach pick every year.
Watch Yo Bumgarner (Kai)
He's trying to play it off as if he didn't give an S about the draft...but he actually has a good team. Good mix of up and comers and solid vets.
Best pick: Melky. Because the league is named after him.
Biggest Reach: Melky. Because the league is named after him.
And so it goes for all you guys. I'm on the longest fantasy sports hot streak of my life (2 baseball, 1 football & 1 basketball championships this past year), so good luck to everyone this year.
The good news is everyone in this league is pretty much a veteran fantasy baller. Thanks to 3 Gragnolas and new KNBR buddies, you'll notice we have two divisions: Bahstin and Da Bay. Yeah, it's somewhat of a stretch to have John in the Bahstin division, but he has been to a Marathon Monday.
We'll see if someone can knock off the defending champ (that would be me). Side note, I swear I don't talk the most trash in this trivial league...the "Biggest Trash Talker" title now belongs to Pimmer in the Hole (sorry Evan). Onto the draft analysis!
Pimmer in the Hole (Jim)
Jimmy Pim was a little preoccupied showing Jimmy Jr around Disneyland for 30+ hours during Week 1 of the baseball season, so we'll excuse the 5-7 start. I thought he was leaning towards Trout with the first pick, so he definitely surprised me with the Miggy selection. Can't go wrong with the best hitter in baseball (except against Zeets and Co).
Best Pick: Andre Either. I think we'll get the average from 2011 (.292) combined with the power numbers (20 HRs, 89 RBI, .812 OPS). Not bad for the 11th round.
Biggest Reach: Jonathan Papelgawd. He's been closing since 2006 and closers have the shortest shelf life. Plus, is Philly going to be good this year?
Bobby Me (Brothers)
Everyone's favorite 6'5" law student showed his dedication to the league by showing up to the draft. I also miss his WTBU personality impersonations. I'll refrain from naming names.
Best Pick: Will Middlebrooks. It's a homer of a pick, but I think he'll have a breakout year. Off to a great start with 4 bombs.
Biggest Reach: The Dumpster. I guess in a 14-team league, he's ownable. But he's now pitching home games in a hitters park and is new to the AL East. We might see the return of the Dumpster, much to Tom's delight.
my name's not rick (PSchock)
Can't say we've ever had an owner who references Sponge Bob in his team name (yeah, I had to look it up). Nonetheless, this guy is a complete baseball nerd and a great addition to this league. I already lost out on Wil Myers to this kid.
Best Pick: Chris Davis. Unbelievable. As Joel Hanrahanananan found out yesterday.
Biggest Reach: Paul Konerko. I'm going to be right on him one of these years. He turned 37 a month ago. There has to be a decline coming...right?
Nyjer Please (John G)
I won't mention the tough losses he's had to deal with in his fantasy football/basketball leagues (to me). But, I wouldn't be surprised with a G-typical type fantasy run in baseball this year.
Best Pick: Jason Heyward. He'll be a first round pick next year and G took him in the 2nd this year.
Biggest Reach: Tommy Hanson. The easy way out would be talking about Pedro Alvarez because he's already on dumpsville, but what happened to Tommy Hanson? He was mentioned on the same level as Madison Bumgarner a few years ago. Arm problems later, he was traded for a washed-up Jordan Walden. Ouch.
BabyGiraffeBreaksOut (Evan)
I just realized this is going to be a long, long post. And seriously, Evan will be the only one who will read this entire thing. He's by far the coolest Galt (test). Actually, check that. Jack D. Galt is by far the coolest Galt. Harper's Heyman scratched and clawed his way to a 3rd place finish last year. We'll see how the name change helps him this year.
Best Pick: Austin Jackson. I really wanted to go with the Sergio, but just can't choose a closer as someone's best pick. A .330 average and 20 bombs isn't out of the question.
Biggest Reach: Eric Hosmer. Obviously Brandon Belt is off to a horrendous start as well, but I don't get why Joe Torre and Co picked Hosmer over Belt for the WBC. Belt was crushing the ball in spring training and has already had more meaningful October at bats than Hosmer. Sure Hosmer was more touted than Belt coming up thru the minors, but he was awful last year. I dunno, I guess it's not like the Baby Giraffe would've made a difference for Team USA anyways.
Insert Creative Name (Tess)
Note to Tess: You'll be the full-time manager, so go ahead and change your team name. Welcome (and I should have asked you earlier)! Just one thing...BC SUCKS!
Best Pick: Bryce Harper. How did all 13 humans pass on him? Yes, this team was autodrafted.
Biggest Reach: Jimmy Rollins/Ryan Howard. I think these guys are over the hill. So are the Phills.
Belted Breadsticks (Me)
Terrible effort at a team name. Just awful. Went for an alliteration and now it doesn't make any sense. I'll go out on a limb and say the defending champ will contend.
Best Pick: Justin Upton. In case you guys have another draft, Upton sucked in the middle of the season last year because he played with an injured thumb. It healed in late August and he tore the cover off the ball in September. Now that he's in Atlanta, he's gonna be awesome.
Biggest Reach: Carlos Marmol. He's awful. I never shouldn't have clicked on the draft button. Marmolade is no more.
BustHerPosey (Chandler)
Congrats to the newest dad. I think he has too much baseball pride to finish near the cellar again. He has 5 Bay Area players on his team and with the way things are looking, that's not a bad strategy.
Best Pick: Yoenis Cespedes. This guy is a beast. I picked him to be my World Series MVP, so we'll see if he can lay off the junk low and away.
Biggest Reach: Tim Lincecum. He wasn't even on my board. The frustrating part is he shows flashes every now and again with his split-change and his slider. It's just darn near impossible to pitch in the major leagues without knowing where your fastball is going. Sigh.
Crunchy's Crew (Dave G)
Dave had his youngest son draft for him because Dave doesn't do computerized live drafts. But somehow he ended up with the biggest story of the first week and a half. Which leads me to...
Best Pick: Matt Harvey. Maybe it's ESPN hype, but could this guy finish in the top 5 in the NL CY Young balloting? It's certainly possible. 98 mph fastball with a plus changeup? Wow.
Biggest Reach: Aramis Ramirez. See Paul Konerko.
Hadouken Heroes (Doug)
No one really can look at their team and think their squad is great in a 14 team league. UGH, but Doug drafted well. Speed. Power. Average/OPS. Closers. Potential Aces. Bleh.
Best Pick: Angel Pagan. I think I figured out the Giants. Besides Posey, Cain, and now Romo, no one on the team is higher than a "B" player. If Posey is graded as an "A+" for a catcher and Romo is an "A-" for a closer, then Pagan is a "B" for a leadoff CF'er. I have no idea if this is making sense, but the Giants have a ton of "B" players. In fact, I think the only regular who is lower than a "B" is Brandon Crawford, but considering his role (defensive specialist SS), he's a high B-. For the record, Cain is a B+ ace.
EZer said than Dunn (Tom)
The other grad student in our league. Not just grad school...but med school. I give this man props for playing fantasy baseball while finishing up his second year at SLU. In other news, I really want the Cubs to win a WS in our lifetimes. Just sayin it would be awesome.
Best Pick: Josh Rutledge. Coors Field special.
Biggest Reach: Matt Garza. He might be good, but has anyone seen him try to field a comebacker and throw it accurately to first base? He just can't do it. And it's hilarious.
Pocket Full O'Posey (Robby)
Excuse the kid who just got his drivers license for his AWFUL trade proposals. He did finish in 2nd place last year, so there's a little street cred.
Best Pick: Wilin Rosario. If he stays healthy, he's going to hit 30 bombs. Crazy scary bat speed. Man that sounded like Marty Lurie.
Biggest Reach: Roy Halladay. Doc's not looking too good, Robby.
GreinkeOldWoman (Emily)
I'm assuming she'll be plenty active in our league, considering she's now living in Fresno. And don't let her team name fool you. She's had plenty of success with deep head to head leagues, so no terrible trade offers, Robby.
Best Pick: Carlos Santana. In 2010, I dropped Buster Posey for this fool. It's now or never time for him, so I can see him having a season like .280 w/ 25 hrs. But I wouldn't be surprised if he hit .240 with 18.
Biggest Reach: Adam Dunn. Jason Motte is low hanging fruit, but Dunn is my biggest reach pick every year.
Watch Yo Bumgarner (Kai)
He's trying to play it off as if he didn't give an S about the draft...but he actually has a good team. Good mix of up and comers and solid vets.
Best pick: Melky. Because the league is named after him.
Biggest Reach: Melky. Because the league is named after him.
And so it goes for all you guys. I'm on the longest fantasy sports hot streak of my life (2 baseball, 1 football & 1 basketball championships this past year), so good luck to everyone this year.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
The sad life of working everyday
Honestly, I had a blast doing the draft. It added some spice to a typical weekday day. Anyways, nobody cares about my feelings, you all just read this because I have extra credibility now that Ralph Barbieri says hi to me in the bathroom. Onto the draft analysis:
Harper's 20 HR Hymen (Evan): Go Home Zito is back...with the first pick overall. I was going to implement a season move limit, but it would feel like I'm picking on this guy.
Best pick: Cory Luebke. Last time I checked, the beach out in RCF is still in Ventura County and this guy has decent stuff. That WHIP bro...pretty damn good.
Biggest reach: Adam Dunn. He was just soooooo bad last year. It's probably not a reach, more like a low risk, low reward pick.
Worst pick: Michael Pineda. Sophomore slump. Book it. And now he pitches in that little league park.
Nyjer Please! (John): In honor of that Bay Area dbag who dropped FOUR fuck yeah's on national television. We got it Nyjer. You are/were excited.
Best pick: Arad. He had the Kobe platelets knee surgery and should have a good year. Dee Gordon is also Elvis Andrus lite.
Biggest reach: Goldschimidtty. He could be good, but apparently his contact rate was terrible and he magically hit .260 something last year. He'll strike out 200+ times and hit .230 something. The good news is average is only one category.
Worst pick: Trevor Cahill. He's a great pitcher when his sinker sinks. Apparently, it's not sinking and therefore, he is not a great pitcher.
The Honey Badger (Robby Grag): Mini G is here to offer everyone terrible trades. Give the kid a break, he was nurtured into a Red Sox fan. What? He wasn't?
Best pick: Cliff Lee/Cole Hamels. Lee is my realistic pick to win the NL CY Young and Cole Hamels is showcasing his talent to Magic Johnson. They are both determined to have big years.
Biggest reach: Melky Cabrera. A Giants position player other than Posey and Pablo? In fantasy baseball? No way!
Worst pick: Matt Capps. He won't keep the job.
Bobby Me (Brothers): Thanks to the CEO of Circlebid for drafting for Brothers.
Best pick: Clayton Kershaw. I wanted him. Now I want the Giants to kidnap him.
Biggest reach: Brian Wilson. The beard's as jet black as ever. The velocity isn't.
Worst pick: Nick Markakis. Tom thought he fell off the face of fantasy baseball. I think he's correct.
Vogey-free Round (Me): I actually hate my draft. The only good thing I did pre-draft was changing the time per selection from 90 seconds to 60. It made for some fun intensity.
Best pick: Anibal Sanchez. No one pronounces this guy's name better than Jon Miller.
Biggest reach: Howie Kendrick. 7th round for this guy? Who does that?
Worst pick: Andrew Bailey. He's out til late July. Fuck.
Manny's Back(ne) (Doug): The upset here happened before the draft. Shocker that his team name had nothing to do with Bobby V. Instead he's trying to zing a guy that's playing in Oakland. Isn't that bad enough?
Best pick: Yovani Gallardo. I swear it is...despite his current ERA of over 14. He also had an ERA of over 6 in April last year.
Biggest reach: None, not because he had an awesome draft, but because I mention two guys below.
Worst pick: Michael Bourn/Ichiro: I understand one or the other but both? Seems redundant to have no power, bunch of speed dudes. Where is the power going to come from? (Hint: he thinks Cody Ross is going to hit 25 bombs.) Or maybe Ichiro hits 15 this year in the 3 hole. Something to keep a tab on this year.
WSChamps1908 (Tom): Lazy ahole is too busy studying the human body to think of a new team name. Where's your priorities? Damn you and your stupid Cubbies. The new curse is the "Curse of T-Mak-never-changing-his-fantasy-baseball-team-name". I guess I'm taking it a step too far, but this hurts just as bad as the Warriors not amnestying the Big Russian.
Best pick: Eric Hosmer. I guess he's going to tear it up this year. Everyone's been saying it, but I have no idea. Who watches KC Royals baseball?
Biggest reach: It's not a biggest reach analysis, but another good pick blurb. I like the Daniel Hudson pick. Maybe it's because I only watch him pitch against the Giants, so it's not a good gauge, but his stuff is nasty.
Biggest reach: I lied. There is one. The 8th round seems a little high for Stubbs.
Worst pick: Ian Desmond. Better start watching for Stephen Drew rehab updates.
Watch Yo Bumgarner (Kai): Winner of the best team name. Just imagine McLovin saying this, then he ensues to empty a clip on a burning cop car. I dunno. I think it's funny.
Best pick: Cespedesanity!
Biggest reach: Ubaldo Jimenez. He was very bad last year. He loses velocity and command if he's mechanically screwed up. And mechanics are so complex that he loses it pretty easily.
Worst pick: Ryan Howard. It's not a bad stash, except he's on Harper's DL.
To the Lost (A Kelley): Sources tell me Vogey was negotiating for his second round pick providing Longoria was still available. Results tell everyone Vogey didn't have to offer his 2nd and 4th rounders for Longoria because he magically fell to him with the 16th overall selection. But in other news, he works for the Padres, so get the inside scoop on Yonder Alonso from him.
Best pick: Ellsbury/Upton. Pretty dirty outfield combo right there.
Biggest reach: Paul Konerko. He's turning 36 in a few weeks. The decline has to come at some point, ya?
Worst pick: Ricky Weeks. Not him...but the lack of a backup 2b makes this bad.
BustHerPosey (Chandler): The defending champion is rewarded with the last pick. Can he become the David Beckham of fantasy baseball? He found his Posh Spice and now needs to keep his game.
Best pick: Lincecum. Only if he trims his hair. It's way too long right now.
Biggest reach: Aramis Ramirez. How did he hit .306 last year? I think he'll hit closer to .250 like he did in '10.
Worst pick: Nothing that really pops as bad. The Hardy/Peralta combo at SS is meh (but still better than Erik freakin Aybar).
There you have it. I gotta get back to listening to the Giants pregame show. And remember, Together We're Giant.
Harper's 20 HR Hymen (Evan): Go Home Zito is back...with the first pick overall. I was going to implement a season move limit, but it would feel like I'm picking on this guy.
Best pick: Cory Luebke. Last time I checked, the beach out in RCF is still in Ventura County and this guy has decent stuff. That WHIP bro...pretty damn good.
Biggest reach: Adam Dunn. He was just soooooo bad last year. It's probably not a reach, more like a low risk, low reward pick.
Worst pick: Michael Pineda. Sophomore slump. Book it. And now he pitches in that little league park.
Nyjer Please! (John): In honor of that Bay Area dbag who dropped FOUR fuck yeah's on national television. We got it Nyjer. You are/were excited.
Best pick: Arad. He had the Kobe platelets knee surgery and should have a good year. Dee Gordon is also Elvis Andrus lite.
Biggest reach: Goldschimidtty. He could be good, but apparently his contact rate was terrible and he magically hit .260 something last year. He'll strike out 200+ times and hit .230 something. The good news is average is only one category.
Worst pick: Trevor Cahill. He's a great pitcher when his sinker sinks. Apparently, it's not sinking and therefore, he is not a great pitcher.
The Honey Badger (Robby Grag): Mini G is here to offer everyone terrible trades. Give the kid a break, he was nurtured into a Red Sox fan. What? He wasn't?
Best pick: Cliff Lee/Cole Hamels. Lee is my realistic pick to win the NL CY Young and Cole Hamels is showcasing his talent to Magic Johnson. They are both determined to have big years.
Biggest reach: Melky Cabrera. A Giants position player other than Posey and Pablo? In fantasy baseball? No way!
Worst pick: Matt Capps. He won't keep the job.
Bobby Me (Brothers): Thanks to the CEO of Circlebid for drafting for Brothers.
Best pick: Clayton Kershaw. I wanted him. Now I want the Giants to kidnap him.
Biggest reach: Brian Wilson. The beard's as jet black as ever. The velocity isn't.
Worst pick: Nick Markakis. Tom thought he fell off the face of fantasy baseball. I think he's correct.
Vogey-free Round (Me): I actually hate my draft. The only good thing I did pre-draft was changing the time per selection from 90 seconds to 60. It made for some fun intensity.
Best pick: Anibal Sanchez. No one pronounces this guy's name better than Jon Miller.
Biggest reach: Howie Kendrick. 7th round for this guy? Who does that?
Worst pick: Andrew Bailey. He's out til late July. Fuck.
Manny's Back(ne) (Doug): The upset here happened before the draft. Shocker that his team name had nothing to do with Bobby V. Instead he's trying to zing a guy that's playing in Oakland. Isn't that bad enough?
Best pick: Yovani Gallardo. I swear it is...despite his current ERA of over 14. He also had an ERA of over 6 in April last year.
Biggest reach: None, not because he had an awesome draft, but because I mention two guys below.
Worst pick: Michael Bourn/Ichiro: I understand one or the other but both? Seems redundant to have no power, bunch of speed dudes. Where is the power going to come from? (Hint: he thinks Cody Ross is going to hit 25 bombs.) Or maybe Ichiro hits 15 this year in the 3 hole. Something to keep a tab on this year.
WSChamps1908 (Tom): Lazy ahole is too busy studying the human body to think of a new team name. Where's your priorities? Damn you and your stupid Cubbies. The new curse is the "Curse of T-Mak-never-changing-his-fantasy-baseball-team-name". I guess I'm taking it a step too far, but this hurts just as bad as the Warriors not amnestying the Big Russian.
Best pick: Eric Hosmer. I guess he's going to tear it up this year. Everyone's been saying it, but I have no idea. Who watches KC Royals baseball?
Biggest reach: It's not a biggest reach analysis, but another good pick blurb. I like the Daniel Hudson pick. Maybe it's because I only watch him pitch against the Giants, so it's not a good gauge, but his stuff is nasty.
Biggest reach: I lied. There is one. The 8th round seems a little high for Stubbs.
Worst pick: Ian Desmond. Better start watching for Stephen Drew rehab updates.
Watch Yo Bumgarner (Kai): Winner of the best team name. Just imagine McLovin saying this, then he ensues to empty a clip on a burning cop car. I dunno. I think it's funny.
Best pick: Cespedesanity!
Biggest reach: Ubaldo Jimenez. He was very bad last year. He loses velocity and command if he's mechanically screwed up. And mechanics are so complex that he loses it pretty easily.
Worst pick: Ryan Howard. It's not a bad stash, except he's on Harper's DL.
To the Lost (A Kelley): Sources tell me Vogey was negotiating for his second round pick providing Longoria was still available. Results tell everyone Vogey didn't have to offer his 2nd and 4th rounders for Longoria because he magically fell to him with the 16th overall selection. But in other news, he works for the Padres, so get the inside scoop on Yonder Alonso from him.
Best pick: Ellsbury/Upton. Pretty dirty outfield combo right there.
Biggest reach: Paul Konerko. He's turning 36 in a few weeks. The decline has to come at some point, ya?
Worst pick: Ricky Weeks. Not him...but the lack of a backup 2b makes this bad.
BustHerPosey (Chandler): The defending champion is rewarded with the last pick. Can he become the David Beckham of fantasy baseball? He found his Posh Spice and now needs to keep his game.
Best pick: Lincecum. Only if he trims his hair. It's way too long right now.
Biggest reach: Aramis Ramirez. How did he hit .306 last year? I think he'll hit closer to .250 like he did in '10.
Worst pick: Nothing that really pops as bad. The Hardy/Peralta combo at SS is meh (but still better than Erik freakin Aybar).
There you have it. I gotta get back to listening to the Giants pregame show. And remember, Together We're Giant.
Friday, September 16, 2011
They are who they thought they were
First of all, I was going to say congrats to the semi-finalists, but before that... SCREW YOU TERRY COLLINS FOR PH'ING FOR JASON BAY. ALL I NEEDED (i think) WAS A MOTHER EFFING BASE KNOCK FROM JASON EFFING BAY.
My season's over, but Shin-Soo Choo's is not. We have two quality match-ups between (Thank you for) Go(-ing) Home Zito (and enjoy cooking those omelets) and WSChamps1908 AND Manny (beating) Mommy (Doug's creation, not mine) and BustHerPosey. How close were the play-in match-ups? Good Wood and Raging Right Now needed one HR from Starlin Castro and one (maybe two) more hits from Jason Bay, respectively to move on. Plus, if Castro went yard, ESPN wouldn't have lost their minds about the Sunday Night Baseball game going way too long and delaying Boomer's rumblin-stumblin-bumblin NFL highlights.
If the week ended today, TYFG-ingHZ and Manny would advance to the championship. WSChamps needs a whole lot of pitching help and BustHerPosey needs runs, RBIs, wins, and saves. Unlike in years prior when the championship match-up was 14 days, this year's championship will be decided in 10 days. Just be aware (to whoever advances) that you will only get 7 moves TOTAL (not 7 per week). You're effin welcome.
I'll do a quick revisit of my draft analysis. Not gonna boast, but I was almost spot on.
Good Wood- Called his draft good (if not great) and a playoff bound team. He made the playoffs. My best pick (Jered Weaver) was pretty much lights out all year long. I was flat out wrong on @JoeyBats19. He'll be a 1st round pick next year for sure.
BustHerPosey- My dubbing of his best pick (Matt Kemp) will finish in the top 2 of NL MVP voting. It took a while, but Jaime Garcia hit his sophomore slump wall (4.60 ERA, 1.57 WHIP Post-AS Break). Phil Hughes was awful.
WSChamps1908-Brian Roberts has been on the DL basically all year. Ian Desmond was dropped (JJ Hardy was a great pick-up by the way). Gio Gonzalez was the A's lone all-star selection.
Repeat-Well the Giants are not going to Repeat. Lester lowered his ERA for the 3rd straight season.
GoHomeZito- Pablo missed a month due to a hamate bone fracture, but he's been great. I didn't really go out on a limb w/ GHZ's draft, but he made moves. A lot of them.
Manny-I called his draft the best. If he wins the league, small victory for me. Ichiro's BA is in the .270s. I swung and missed on his best pick (it's clearly Ellsbury, wait could be A-Gonz, wait could be Kinsler...oh that's why I called his draft the best).
Me- I reached for Chris Young. He sucked in the 2nd half. Also wrong on Tabata. I did guess correctly on Reynolds' HR total. If only he hit .250...
bombers28-I was wrong on Granderson and somewhat on Hanson. I correctly called Shields as a post-hype sleeper.
Justin's Juicers- I'll call the Upton-Braun deal a wash. Upton's been that good.
Bi-Winning-What happened to Heyward? And what happened to his team?
Huff's Thong Drawer- Maybe Pete knew something I didn't. He drafted a back-up catcher because he knew Posey would get hurt in May? McCutchen's been awful in the 2nd half. I'm going to postulate that he's been playing through an injury. Like everyone in September.
Nobody Cares-Best pick Kimbrel. Boo ya.
My season's over, but Shin-Soo Choo's is not. We have two quality match-ups between (Thank you for) Go(-ing) Home Zito (and enjoy cooking those omelets) and WSChamps1908 AND Manny (beating) Mommy (Doug's creation, not mine) and BustHerPosey. How close were the play-in match-ups? Good Wood and Raging Right Now needed one HR from Starlin Castro and one (maybe two) more hits from Jason Bay, respectively to move on. Plus, if Castro went yard, ESPN wouldn't have lost their minds about the Sunday Night Baseball game going way too long and delaying Boomer's rumblin-stumblin-bumblin NFL highlights.
If the week ended today, TYFG-ingHZ and Manny would advance to the championship. WSChamps needs a whole lot of pitching help and BustHerPosey needs runs, RBIs, wins, and saves. Unlike in years prior when the championship match-up was 14 days, this year's championship will be decided in 10 days. Just be aware (to whoever advances) that you will only get 7 moves TOTAL (not 7 per week). You're effin welcome.
I'll do a quick revisit of my draft analysis. Not gonna boast, but I was almost spot on.
Good Wood- Called his draft good (if not great) and a playoff bound team. He made the playoffs. My best pick (Jered Weaver) was pretty much lights out all year long. I was flat out wrong on @JoeyBats19. He'll be a 1st round pick next year for sure.
BustHerPosey- My dubbing of his best pick (Matt Kemp) will finish in the top 2 of NL MVP voting. It took a while, but Jaime Garcia hit his sophomore slump wall (4.60 ERA, 1.57 WHIP Post-AS Break). Phil Hughes was awful.
WSChamps1908-Brian Roberts has been on the DL basically all year. Ian Desmond was dropped (JJ Hardy was a great pick-up by the way). Gio Gonzalez was the A's lone all-star selection.
Repeat-Well the Giants are not going to Repeat. Lester lowered his ERA for the 3rd straight season.
GoHomeZito- Pablo missed a month due to a hamate bone fracture, but he's been great. I didn't really go out on a limb w/ GHZ's draft, but he made moves. A lot of them.
Manny-I called his draft the best. If he wins the league, small victory for me. Ichiro's BA is in the .270s. I swung and missed on his best pick (it's clearly Ellsbury, wait could be A-Gonz, wait could be Kinsler...oh that's why I called his draft the best).
Me- I reached for Chris Young. He sucked in the 2nd half. Also wrong on Tabata. I did guess correctly on Reynolds' HR total. If only he hit .250...
bombers28-I was wrong on Granderson and somewhat on Hanson. I correctly called Shields as a post-hype sleeper.
Justin's Juicers- I'll call the Upton-Braun deal a wash. Upton's been that good.
Bi-Winning-What happened to Heyward? And what happened to his team?
Huff's Thong Drawer- Maybe Pete knew something I didn't. He drafted a back-up catcher because he knew Posey would get hurt in May? McCutchen's been awful in the 2nd half. I'm going to postulate that he's been playing through an injury. Like everyone in September.
Nobody Cares-Best pick Kimbrel. Boo ya.
Monday, June 27, 2011
At the half way point...
Above would be the standings if our league was a rotisserie league. Suprisingly, no one is really getting the shaft. (Although Huff's Thong Drawer has a little beef. He's a game from the basement in the H2H standings and would be tied for 7th in this format.) Raging Right Now could also be higher in the standings, but bombers28 and NOBODY CARES!! are who we thought they were. One thing that makes me feel a little better is the slight discrepacy between AVG and OPS. The categories seem similar, but it's one way to get doubles and triples to affect fantasy baseball. In the grand scheme of things, #nobodycares.
Good Wood- Doesn't suprise me he's in first in R, HR, RBI, and OPS. Look at his lineup. Pujols, Bautista, Fielder, Castro, Morse, etc. It's going to be hard to beat him in the playoffs unless your squad goes off for 11-6-10-2 on Sunday.
Manny- Solid staff, high average guys, little power. Have power and need average? He's a potential trade partner.
Raging- Doesn't surprise me that my team is where it is. High power guys, no average (see Mark Reynolds). High K guys who are struggling (see Max Scherzer). Offensive stats might be a bit inflated because of the monster day my team had yesterday.
BustHerPosey- Solid, solid team. Great pitching depth. One thing to keep an eye on is a potential Heath Bell trade. Actually, he handcuffed that situation pretty well. Bell gets traded and becomes a setup guy, he and Mike Adams simply swap roles. Nice job.
Go Home Zito- Uhhhh, the Sanchy Award for being the enigma of the league. You look at his roster and nothing pops out at you. Cargo's been struggling, one consistent ace (Hamels), three pretty volatile closers, but somehow lands in the top 6. Like Johnny Sanchez, walks 6 in 5 innings, somehow leaves the game giving up 2-3 runs. If GHZ's season parallel's to Sanchy's, then he's due for a disappearing act and a DL stint.
Bombers28- Grandy's been awesome, but he needs to make a move. First to sixth in a matter of a few weeks. I see the current top 4 making the playoffs. GHZ and bombers, I'm not so sure.
Huff- The rotisserie standings don't tell the whole story. The structure of his team is not made for the H2H format. Too many hitters, not enough pitchers. He needs to make some moves, but there's talent on this team. Could play the role of spoiler.
Bi-Winning- My bold prediction is this team finishes in 5th. Right now, he's 6 games out, but the pitching staff is too strong and he needs to tread water until Crawford comes back.
WSChamps1908- Team's pretty weird. His catcher spot is empty. Adam Jones can carry a squad with the way he's swinging the bat, but nothing's materialized. May have to deal one of his studs for another stud or studs. Ubaldo's been killing his team. Outside chance to sneak into that 6th seed.
Justin's Juicers- Sneaky 3-1-2 in his last 6 weeks. I don't know how. Justin Upton's been a monster. Stubbs has fallen hard back down to earth.
Mark it Down- Needs pitching depth help. Has some pieces to move. I do recommend dropping Fuentes and benching Uggla. Yuck.
NOBODY CARES- :-(
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Week 7: Moving week
After spending the beginning part of the season at the top, is Good Wood going to panic? His substantial lead is gone, and who woulda thunk he'd be in third place? Congrats to our new leader at the top: bombers28. Everyone was making fun of his reach for the Grandyman (including me), but how ya liking that 6th round pick now? Also, a good start to the year for Manny Being Mommy. He lost Manny, but Jed Lowrie and Alex Avila have been two great FA pickups for MBM. And so far, he's winning the Chacin/Gordon for Billingsley deal.
Not to toot my own horn, but if the season ended today, the commish would be in the playoffs. Big ups to Go Home Zito. He's staying alive in the playoff hunt after a horrendous draft. There's just no way GHZ would be .5 games out of the 6th spot with the way Car-Go has been struggling. Good pickups in Hosmer, Colon (wait....what?), and Ryan Roberts. We'll see how long he can ride those guys (yes!).
Side note for those thinking about sticking with their guys in season long slumps (like me w/ Reynolds). In two weeks, we'll be 60 games into the season. Just keep that in mind. I'm expecting a bunch of trades in this league. Make it happen.
Not to toot my own horn, but if the season ended today, the commish would be in the playoffs. Big ups to Go Home Zito. He's staying alive in the playoff hunt after a horrendous draft. There's just no way GHZ would be .5 games out of the 6th spot with the way Car-Go has been struggling. Good pickups in Hosmer, Colon (wait....what?), and Ryan Roberts. We'll see how long he can ride those guys (yes!).
Side note for those thinking about sticking with their guys in season long slumps (like me w/ Reynolds). In two weeks, we'll be 60 games into the season. Just keep that in mind. I'm expecting a bunch of trades in this league. Make it happen.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Week 1
Hey everyone's undefeated! Oops. I guess our fantasy season didn't start until today because our draft was in the middle of week 1. My apologies. But the league did have some action. (Yes. You gotsta get up to get down.)
Doug changed his team name to "Manny Being Mommy". Appropriate, after all he did waste a 12th round pick on the fertility drug user. I can't decide if it's going to be a big deal or not. His replacement is Luke Scott and he also has Raul Ibanez. If he had better back ups, I wouldn't have an issue with it. On the other hand, the other OFs taken after him in the draft include Pagan, Tabata, Lind, Markakis, Adam Jones, etc. Not exactly world beaters.
Another interesting move involved Manny Being Mommy. He used the 7th waiver priority to claim Johan Santana. He's potentially out for the season, or more likely just the first half. Innnnnteresting. Also, potentially a good pickup in Zach Britton. Nevermind he has the same last name as my dream wife Connie Britton. He does pitch in the AL East, but oh can he induce the 4-6-3.
I'm calling out my own number. Two and a half times. Yeah, winning. I clearly had the best pickup of the week, snagging the new Angels closer Jordan Walden. He's nasty and he's a closer of a decent team. If Alex Gordon lives up to the post-hype, he could be a stud FA pickup. I also dropped and re-acquired Alexi Ogando. In two starts, he has an ERA of 0.00. Pretty good. (The Ogando pick up merits the half solid pickup.) Hopefully these pickups will offset the Evan Longoria oblique injury. It hurts considering his career BA in April is .328. Ouch.
The other interesting pickup is Chris Narveson (made by Matt's Bi-Winning). Jury's still out. He's a finesse pitcher, but he'll get his fair share of the Pirates and Astros.
Sean Burnett was added by Justin's Juicers. He's currently Washington's closer. He has talent (former 1st round pick by the Pirates in 2000), but righties do hit him decently (.258 career OppBA), and Drew Storen was the Nats' first round pick a couple years ago. Storen should reclaim the job sooner or later.
By the way, there's a closer still out there on the FA market. Hint: He's not good, but he's on a good team. Who will pick him up? It might be me...by the time I finish writing this blog.
In Giants news, how about those Friday and Saturday games? That's what I've been waiting for as a fan. Unbelievable banner raising and ring ceremonies. I honestly can't name THE one person I'm the most happy for. Mike Murphy? Bruce Bochy? Lincecum? Willie McCovey? Kruk and Kuip? Eli Whiteside? Kuip had the best line of the weekend. Something along the lines of: "Just want to make one thing clear. Tuxedos. Rings. But Mike (Krukow) and I are not here to renew our wedding vows."
Don't forget to set your lineups. In July, it's understandable. No excuses in April. Good luck to everyone.
Doug changed his team name to "Manny Being Mommy". Appropriate, after all he did waste a 12th round pick on the fertility drug user. I can't decide if it's going to be a big deal or not. His replacement is Luke Scott and he also has Raul Ibanez. If he had better back ups, I wouldn't have an issue with it. On the other hand, the other OFs taken after him in the draft include Pagan, Tabata, Lind, Markakis, Adam Jones, etc. Not exactly world beaters.
Another interesting move involved Manny Being Mommy. He used the 7th waiver priority to claim Johan Santana. He's potentially out for the season, or more likely just the first half. Innnnnteresting. Also, potentially a good pickup in Zach Britton. Nevermind he has the same last name as my dream wife Connie Britton. He does pitch in the AL East, but oh can he induce the 4-6-3.
I'm calling out my own number. Two and a half times. Yeah, winning. I clearly had the best pickup of the week, snagging the new Angels closer Jordan Walden. He's nasty and he's a closer of a decent team. If Alex Gordon lives up to the post-hype, he could be a stud FA pickup. I also dropped and re-acquired Alexi Ogando. In two starts, he has an ERA of 0.00. Pretty good. (The Ogando pick up merits the half solid pickup.) Hopefully these pickups will offset the Evan Longoria oblique injury. It hurts considering his career BA in April is .328. Ouch.
The other interesting pickup is Chris Narveson (made by Matt's Bi-Winning). Jury's still out. He's a finesse pitcher, but he'll get his fair share of the Pirates and Astros.
Sean Burnett was added by Justin's Juicers. He's currently Washington's closer. He has talent (former 1st round pick by the Pirates in 2000), but righties do hit him decently (.258 career OppBA), and Drew Storen was the Nats' first round pick a couple years ago. Storen should reclaim the job sooner or later.
By the way, there's a closer still out there on the FA market. Hint: He's not good, but he's on a good team. Who will pick him up? It might be me...by the time I finish writing this blog.
In Giants news, how about those Friday and Saturday games? That's what I've been waiting for as a fan. Unbelievable banner raising and ring ceremonies. I honestly can't name THE one person I'm the most happy for. Mike Murphy? Bruce Bochy? Lincecum? Willie McCovey? Kruk and Kuip? Eli Whiteside? Kuip had the best line of the weekend. Something along the lines of: "Just want to make one thing clear. Tuxedos. Rings. But Mike (Krukow) and I are not here to renew our wedding vows."
Don't forget to set your lineups. In July, it's understandable. No excuses in April. Good luck to everyone.
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