Roster Notes

UPDATED: Three Fifteen Eastern

Starting Pitching:

Youk: Chad Gaudin vs LAA
Hoboes: Nate Robertson vs CHW
Licker Store: King Felix vs Texas, AJ Burnett vs Tampa
Pete Rose: Jered Weaver vs Oakland

OUT:

Hoboes: B.J. Upton; Nick Markakis; Jorge Posada; Peralta
Licker Store: Delmon Young; Brian Roberts; Victor Martinez, G. Anderson
Youk: Robinson Cano; Mauer, JD Drew, Ibanez
Warning Track: Aubry Huff; I. Rodriguez, Sheffield, Michael Young
Marginally Effective: Vlad
Pete Rose: Johjima

FINAL DAY

To set the table:

What the hell happened!?! Is Youk really going to win this thing... how did the top 3 teams lose 6 points collectively on the second to last day of the year.

3 way tie for HR: LS, WTP and Y tied at 177. BH 3 back.

Runs: BH 1 back from LS. LS 2 back from Y.

RBI: LS 2 back from BH. PRL: 4 back from Y

SB: BH 1 back from LS. LS 2 back from PRL

AVG: BH and Y tied at .282. WTP .001 behind PRL.

Wins: BH tied with Y

K's: Y ten behind LS


Holy shit... this is gonna be fun.

5 More Days

A paltry 5 days left in the season and this year is TOAST. The crown awaits patiently for the inaugural Durham Plays for Keeps Champion. We have a three way race to the finish that could be determined in the final inning of the final game. A stolen base here, a run there, a hit and a strikeout away from glory or shame. The line between internal infamy and forgettable goat doesn't get any thinner than this.

There WILL be an actual "trophy" for the eventual winner (Not sure what it will be yet, but I'll find something).

Also - very important - There is going to be a live game blog on Sunday as I watch each and every game through MLB.TV and Stat Tracker. I'll try to report on each relevant at bat, run, pitch, etc... After the season over there will be a ballot on a couple of rule changes to vote on.

GAME ON!

FINAL WEEK

This is what you play for baby. Should be a dramatic final week as we deal with people subbing starters out of their lineups for playoffs etc..

btw andrew illegally picked up that catcher for the rangers that's hard to spell (saltamachiiaa) or whatever. might want to kick him out of the league.

CMON BABY FINAL PUSH

what the hell

Since the right-hander is up to 215 innings this season, the Rays have decided to shut down James Shields, effective immediately.

This is quite a surprise. We thought Scott Kazmir might get shut down, but he'll make two more starts and be limited to 100 pitches in both. J.P. Howell is going to start Wednesday in place of Shields, who finishes his breakthrough year 12-8 with a 3.85 ERA and a 184/36 K/BB ratio.

Catching Bill

He has a very nice lead now...but things are close in a lot of categories...he could run away with it or be brought down to earth...should be an interesting final 2 weeks.

That was a very good day

Hopefully I'll be able to hang on to some of those points, although a really good day with runs or wins could pick me up another few points. While I can't really expect to score 8, drive in 14, hit 3 homeruns, and steal 2 bags a day, it looks like this last month of the season will be very interesting...
It is amazing how tight all the offensive categories are when there hasn't been a ton of action in any of the pitching categories besides wins.