I have too many awesome/mediocre outfielders. Come take some off my hands! They are
Manny
Sheffield
Ordonez
Damon
Cuddyer
Jason Kubel
Carlos Gomez
I need starting pitching. Closers or Middle infielders are also interesting.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Potential rule changes
I'm not sure if I'm particularly for or against any of these changes, but they're things I've been thinking about, and thought I'd open them up for discussion.
1. Putting all free agents on waivers for a portion of the week.
Looking back to Mark's post when I snagged Mark Lowe before he had a chance to when Putz went on the DL, should we consider putting free agents on waivers every Monday? The waiver period could last Monday through Thursday or Friday, which would limit the number of speed based grabs, but still leave plenty of time for people to pick up players right away on the weekend and plug them in to the lineup for the next week. Right now, waiver priority is kind of meaningless, and a weekly lineup league seems like the perfect fit for putting all free agents on waivers.
2. Removing keeper time limits.
I can't remember exactly how we decided to have the the baseball system work. Did we decide on three keeper years (a total of 4 years) with escalating draft picks? I'm proposing removing the time limit, but keeping the escalating draft pick. That will keep the draft move "level" from year to year (e.g. no huge talent influx a couple years from now), and allow people to keep players they really like.
1. Putting all free agents on waivers for a portion of the week.
Looking back to Mark's post when I snagged Mark Lowe before he had a chance to when Putz went on the DL, should we consider putting free agents on waivers every Monday? The waiver period could last Monday through Thursday or Friday, which would limit the number of speed based grabs, but still leave plenty of time for people to pick up players right away on the weekend and plug them in to the lineup for the next week. Right now, waiver priority is kind of meaningless, and a weekly lineup league seems like the perfect fit for putting all free agents on waivers.
2. Removing keeper time limits.
I can't remember exactly how we decided to have the the baseball system work. Did we decide on three keeper years (a total of 4 years) with escalating draft picks? I'm proposing removing the time limit, but keeping the escalating draft pick. That will keep the draft move "level" from year to year (e.g. no huge talent influx a couple years from now), and allow people to keep players they really like.
Daily stat updates
I've started taking down the daily standings again, and I should have a post sometime next weekend about it, with a few pretty pictures. Right now I only have 4 days worth of numbers, so there isn't really anything to report. The ERA and WHIP graphs should be the most interesting. Both Mark and I have shaved huge amounts off of our ratios in the last fews days, so it clearly is still very, very early, especially for the pitching categories. Also, my team is on an insane base stealing run right now, but SB are a funny category that you can go a week without picking one up.
And finally, who would like to set the over/under date on when Luke decides to punt saves and stolen bases?
And finally, who would like to set the over/under date on when Luke decides to punt saves and stolen bases?
Injuries and Weekly Leagues
Sunday morning I set my lineup for the week ahead. Yes, I know Posada had been battling injuries as of late, but he played in 5 consecutive games and was supposed to be in the lineup Sunday. Today I find out that he was a late scratch from Sunday's game and is headed to the DL (for the first time in his career). So there goes 6 games at catcher, 20 or so at bats I'll never have back for a player I drafted specially to eat up lots of games at that position. Awesome.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Another discussion topic
There is no doubt that me taking Hafner over Manny looks is shaping up to be an absolute disaster, but my question is how much does Hafner have left? It's been a rough start to the season and after a down 2007. That said, he's only a year removed from hitting 42 homeruns in 452 at bats (an insane 1/11 AB) and is only 30.
Alright everyone, feel free to disparage my player, then attempt to trade for him for pennies on the dollar.
Alright everyone, feel free to disparage my player, then attempt to trade for him for pennies on the dollar.
Bill's right,
So here's a discussion topic. Not that I can trust any of you for unbiased advice, but just the same:
Salty's up and is the official backup catcher now, and it's estimated that he'll start 2-3 times a week, at most, for now. I drafted Pierzynski to get me through until Salty was called up, and he's done an admiral job of it: 11R, 3HR, 12RBI, .319. But he's AJ Pierzynski. He hit .260 last year. Do I stick with him for now and hope he doesn't regress anytime soon, or do I take my chances on limited starts from Salty?
Salty's up and is the official backup catcher now, and it's estimated that he'll start 2-3 times a week, at most, for now. I drafted Pierzynski to get me through until Salty was called up, and he's done an admiral job of it: 11R, 3HR, 12RBI, .319. But he's AJ Pierzynski. He hit .260 last year. Do I stick with him for now and hope he doesn't regress anytime soon, or do I take my chances on limited starts from Salty?
Friday, April 25, 2008
This blog is woefully under used
Where are (more of) the great stories about Al Reyes spitting blood on a bar patron? Where is the trash talk? Where are the trade block offers?
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Who is for real?
Well, with me being not last for a day, figured it was time to throw up some early season discussion.
We've got Caleb and Youuk leading the league right now by a decent margin. Caleb has been strong across the board with very strong hitting and decent pitching. Youuk leads in HR's but is last in RBI's (strange combo) but is really strongest in pitching, where he leads every category but saves (where he is once again last).
So far, Youuk's rotation of King Felix, Halladay, Bannister, Marcum, and Ervin Santana have been absolutely lights out. Meanwhile Carlos Pena and Raul Ibanez are slugging out of their minds. Can Youuk have pulled off an improbable one season turn around?
As for Caleb, he's nicely overcome Ortiz's dismal start, and is benefitting early from Vernon Wells and Alex Gordon quick starts. These strike me as potentially sustainable, and Caleb's pitching numbers should get better as Beckett and Verlander settle in.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the league, Mark is getting any innings at all from his injured staff - he's got Harden, Putz, Slowey, Bedard, and Garza all missing time - pretty incredible. It should be a great staff when healthy, but will injury problems plague them all year long? And how long can MZ hold out before dropping some of the marginal players like Slowey?
On the AAA legacy front, clearly pitching is the problem that everyone saw coming, and the legacy's young pitchers have not disappointed. Not helping are problems from closers Borwoski and Street. To have any hope of winning this year, AAA may need to win every hitting category, and hope for a strong second half from his young staff.
Not quite sure what to make of Andrew's team, which just says mediocre to me through and through. We've got Shields and Carmona on the staff, but then we're pitching Manny del Carmen and Jon Lester. Abreu and Vlad are off to nice starts, and Cabrera will undoubtedly pick it up, but Lugo and Varitek will drag this lineup down. Perhaps a few too many sox on this team?
Berkeley Hoboes, destined to win it all, has seen some stumbling from Sabathia but has enjoyed nice value from Greinke and Sherill. An 0/26 contribution from Travis Buck hasn't helped things, but BJ Upton is looking like he could have a huge year. Looking up and down the Hoboes lineup is pretty scary - there is a lot of potential there, and if a few of them blow up, Bill could run away with a lot of offensive categories. Bill may be in an even better position if Betancourt takes over for Borowski. I'm not even sure if injuries will de-rail this team, there is a lot of depth here.
We've got Caleb and Youuk leading the league right now by a decent margin. Caleb has been strong across the board with very strong hitting and decent pitching. Youuk leads in HR's but is last in RBI's (strange combo) but is really strongest in pitching, where he leads every category but saves (where he is once again last).
So far, Youuk's rotation of King Felix, Halladay, Bannister, Marcum, and Ervin Santana have been absolutely lights out. Meanwhile Carlos Pena and Raul Ibanez are slugging out of their minds. Can Youuk have pulled off an improbable one season turn around?
As for Caleb, he's nicely overcome Ortiz's dismal start, and is benefitting early from Vernon Wells and Alex Gordon quick starts. These strike me as potentially sustainable, and Caleb's pitching numbers should get better as Beckett and Verlander settle in.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the league, Mark is getting any innings at all from his injured staff - he's got Harden, Putz, Slowey, Bedard, and Garza all missing time - pretty incredible. It should be a great staff when healthy, but will injury problems plague them all year long? And how long can MZ hold out before dropping some of the marginal players like Slowey?
On the AAA legacy front, clearly pitching is the problem that everyone saw coming, and the legacy's young pitchers have not disappointed. Not helping are problems from closers Borwoski and Street. To have any hope of winning this year, AAA may need to win every hitting category, and hope for a strong second half from his young staff.
Not quite sure what to make of Andrew's team, which just says mediocre to me through and through. We've got Shields and Carmona on the staff, but then we're pitching Manny del Carmen and Jon Lester. Abreu and Vlad are off to nice starts, and Cabrera will undoubtedly pick it up, but Lugo and Varitek will drag this lineup down. Perhaps a few too many sox on this team?
Berkeley Hoboes, destined to win it all, has seen some stumbling from Sabathia but has enjoyed nice value from Greinke and Sherill. An 0/26 contribution from Travis Buck hasn't helped things, but BJ Upton is looking like he could have a huge year. Looking up and down the Hoboes lineup is pretty scary - there is a lot of potential there, and if a few of them blow up, Bill could run away with a lot of offensive categories. Bill may be in an even better position if Betancourt takes over for Borowski. I'm not even sure if injuries will de-rail this team, there is a lot of depth here.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Truly Hilarious
According to the St. Petersburg Times, Al Reyes was arrested early Friday morning "after falling down, picking a fight and spitting blood at the patrons of a popular Hyde Park night spot."
Reyes may have been out celebrating his 38th birthday, which was Thursday. The newspaper reports that Reyes "fell against a ceramic pot inside the bar" and thought that someone had pushed him, at which point he "began exchanging words" with a patron who eventually "punched Reyes in the face." In a news release, police said that Reyes then "began to spit blood on the people in the area and began to swing his arms about," at which point an officer reportedly twice used a taser to subdue him.
Reyes may have been out celebrating his 38th birthday, which was Thursday. The newspaper reports that Reyes "fell against a ceramic pot inside the bar" and thought that someone had pushed him, at which point he "began exchanging words" with a patron who eventually "punched Reyes in the face." In a news release, police said that Reyes then "began to spit blood on the people in the area and began to swing his arms about," at which point an officer reportedly twice used a taser to subdue him.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Pair of Sox tickets for sale
For my birthday, Kate got us a pair of tickets to Sox vs Blue Jays on May 1. We realized today we couldn't make it, so I hopped on EBay and grabbed a pair of tickets to another game (Patriot's Day!). We figured we'd offer them up to friends and family before we bother with EBay or Stubhub.
As I said, they're for the 5/1 game at 7 PM vs Toronto. They're Standing Room Only tickets for the 3rd base pavilion. The special friends-and-family price is $68 for the pair, which is what Kate paid for two $25 seats and the "Convenience Fee" and "Transaction subtotal." They're print at home tickets, so no shipping!
Let me know if you or anyone you know wants them.
As I said, they're for the 5/1 game at 7 PM vs Toronto. They're Standing Room Only tickets for the 3rd base pavilion. The special friends-and-family price is $68 for the pair, which is what Kate paid for two $25 seats and the "Convenience Fee" and "Transaction subtotal." They're print at home tickets, so no shipping!
Let me know if you or anyone you know wants them.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Harden scratched from start
Well, that certainly didn't take long. It doesn't look like a serious injury yet, but with Harden you never know. Some blogs are already claiming that the injury is more serious than the A's are letting on...
http://disabledlist.blogspot.com/2008/04/rich-harden-airplane-injury-methinks.html
http://disabledlist.blogspot.com/2008/04/rich-harden-airplane-injury-methinks.html
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Remember Bronson Arroyo?
Do you miss him?
What I wanna know is, how does he make his acoustic guitar play that awesome electric solo?
What I wanna know is, how does he make his acoustic guitar play that awesome electric solo?
Thursday, April 3, 2008
it could happen...
So, if Barry Bonds signs on with an AL team in the next few weeks, is he available to us? I would guess that the same rule we applied to Clemens would apply to Bonds, right?
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