Friday, May 07, 2004
Movin' On Up
The Road Ratters are on a rampage, but that's neither here nor there...
Line of the Week
This week, a guy with terrible, terrible hair gets the honors. Craig Wilson, who may think he is playing hockey, has been hitting the crapola out of the ball all season and this week was no different. Congrats the Nightmares on Goldilocks' Giddyup.
On Sunday against the Brewers, he was 3/5 with a HR and 3 RBI. AN is in fourth place (just behind a Mike Piazza led Brooklyn crew, I might add) and Wilson is hitting in the 360's. Props, kid.
Transaction of the Week
Unfortunately for Jim's RI bunch, they lost Richie Sexson to a shoulder injury. This week's notable transaction was his pick up of Brad Hawpe, who I'm sure most of us with opening considered taking. Hawpe was 5/10 for James and the Stuffies (Rhode Island for Quahog). James also picked up peppy 2nd baseman Danny Garcia, who is playing well for the Stems.
Special Mention to yours truly, who missed Endy Chavez by a week. Just happened to be the week he stole 5 bases. Keepin on runnin', Endy.
Deep Pockets/Short Hairy Arms Watch
Mike Cameron suffered an injury to his hand this week, maybe its the same chronic situation Murph has: Paralysis of the Wallet Hand. In any case, before he took last night off, Cameron stole another base for Nolan. 7 down, 23 to go for a Shanahan pay day. The settlement offer has been upped to $26.50 to call the whole thing off. Act now.
Standings Update
Sal and Pete continue to look tough, holding a commanding lead, but the numbers got re-distributed a bit this week, thanks to a power surge from Brooklyn. The Wonderful Boys lost a couple of points over the last few days. In other good news, Pool & Patio continues a downward spiral.
Due to wedding related events, I will be skipping next week. I am trying to lineup a replacement updater for the two weeks I am in Hawaii - we'll see what happens. By the time I get back, the league should be heating up.
Line of the Week
This week, a guy with terrible, terrible hair gets the honors. Craig Wilson, who may think he is playing hockey, has been hitting the crapola out of the ball all season and this week was no different. Congrats the Nightmares on Goldilocks' Giddyup.
On Sunday against the Brewers, he was 3/5 with a HR and 3 RBI. AN is in fourth place (just behind a Mike Piazza led Brooklyn crew, I might add) and Wilson is hitting in the 360's. Props, kid.
Transaction of the Week
Unfortunately for Jim's RI bunch, they lost Richie Sexson to a shoulder injury. This week's notable transaction was his pick up of Brad Hawpe, who I'm sure most of us with opening considered taking. Hawpe was 5/10 for James and the Stuffies (Rhode Island for Quahog). James also picked up peppy 2nd baseman Danny Garcia, who is playing well for the Stems.
Special Mention to yours truly, who missed Endy Chavez by a week. Just happened to be the week he stole 5 bases. Keepin on runnin', Endy.
Deep Pockets/Short Hairy Arms Watch
Mike Cameron suffered an injury to his hand this week, maybe its the same chronic situation Murph has: Paralysis of the Wallet Hand. In any case, before he took last night off, Cameron stole another base for Nolan. 7 down, 23 to go for a Shanahan pay day. The settlement offer has been upped to $26.50 to call the whole thing off. Act now.
Standings Update
Sal and Pete continue to look tough, holding a commanding lead, but the numbers got re-distributed a bit this week, thanks to a power surge from Brooklyn. The Wonderful Boys lost a couple of points over the last few days. In other good news, Pool & Patio continues a downward spiral.
Due to wedding related events, I will be skipping next week. I am trying to lineup a replacement updater for the two weeks I am in Hawaii - we'll see what happens. By the time I get back, the league should be heating up.
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Hey, Fred, there's your Texan...
Minor Roto Lines of the Week
Your very own Pawtucket (pronounced "patuckit" for those of you coming to RI this Spring, not "PAWtucket") Red Sox, better known as the "PawSox", scored 16 runs in the third inning the Tuesday night against the Ottawa Lynx, a team that apparently got its name from a women's lacrosse team. I thought it was noteworthy. This week's line of the week should have gone to the two unlucky Canucks that got stuck throwing that inning, but they are ineligible as Canadians.
Here are their lines anyway:
Forystek, Brian (L 1-1) 2 2-3 IP, 7H, 8R 7ER for an 8.80 era
Paradis, Mike 0 IP 9H 7R 7ER for an 14.81 era
Note that Young Mr. Paradis failed to get an out. Yikes.
Real Roto Line of the Week
Steve Finley went ahead and tested me last night by hitting three out and going 3/4, but I remain unimpressed and Finley plays for the loathesome Wonderboys (team named after novel/movie with heavy gay undertones), so I refuse to give in - even though last week's winner basically did the same thing and won.
Another candidate would also have been DJ, who failed to get a hit for a week, but he is ineligible too.
The rejuvenated Donger scored this week with Roger Clemens, who, as Jayson Stark points out, is having a great year so far. I hate Clemens more than anyone, but so far, he is pitching great at 4-0 and has a couple of RBI to make it worse. Kudos Keith. He actually pitched terribly this week, but still go the W. DAMMIT.
Mike Cameron/Murph's Money Watch
Mike is up to 6 on the year as of Thursday afternoon. Nolan, what say we offer to take $25 from Stumpy right now if wants to concede? Take the deal, Jimmy.
Finally, as depressing as it it, Wonderboys are thus far running away with this thing. Let's gt it together folks. More Kudos to Donger for being anywhere near the top after leaving his team midway through the draft. Hopefully, things will get tighter over the next few weeks as the stats shake out.
Your very own Pawtucket (pronounced "patuckit" for those of you coming to RI this Spring, not "PAWtucket") Red Sox, better known as the "PawSox", scored 16 runs in the third inning the Tuesday night against the Ottawa Lynx, a team that apparently got its name from a women's lacrosse team. I thought it was noteworthy. This week's line of the week should have gone to the two unlucky Canucks that got stuck throwing that inning, but they are ineligible as Canadians.
Here are their lines anyway:
Forystek, Brian (L 1-1) 2 2-3 IP, 7H, 8R 7ER for an 8.80 era
Paradis, Mike 0 IP 9H 7R 7ER for an 14.81 era
Note that Young Mr. Paradis failed to get an out. Yikes.
Real Roto Line of the Week
Steve Finley went ahead and tested me last night by hitting three out and going 3/4, but I remain unimpressed and Finley plays for the loathesome Wonderboys (team named after novel/movie with heavy gay undertones), so I refuse to give in - even though last week's winner basically did the same thing and won.
Another candidate would also have been DJ, who failed to get a hit for a week, but he is ineligible too.
The rejuvenated Donger scored this week with Roger Clemens, who, as Jayson Stark points out, is having a great year so far. I hate Clemens more than anyone, but so far, he is pitching great at 4-0 and has a couple of RBI to make it worse. Kudos Keith. He actually pitched terribly this week, but still go the W. DAMMIT.
Mike Cameron/Murph's Money Watch
Mike is up to 6 on the year as of Thursday afternoon. Nolan, what say we offer to take $25 from Stumpy right now if wants to concede? Take the deal, Jimmy.
Finally, as depressing as it it, Wonderboys are thus far running away with this thing. Let's gt it together folks. More Kudos to Donger for being anywhere near the top after leaving his team midway through the draft. Hopefully, things will get tighter over the next few weeks as the stats shake out.
Thursday, April 22, 2004
What the ...
Is there really a Red Sox movie from last year? Automatic "Rudy" vomit status.
I'd rather watch Night of the Comet, again.
Who thinks this is a good idea?
I'd rather watch Night of the Comet, again.
Who thinks this is a good idea?
I love my DTV.
Ok, so we are still feeling each other out in the standings, but it looks like after a long campaign in 2003, the Santoros are back in the saddle and looking to regain their title. Not much to say about the league yet, since the stats are mostly meaningless at this point. Just a few things.
Cameron SB Watch:
I will start weekly installments of the Mike Cameron 30 Steals Watch, to help Nolan get his thirty beans out of Jimmy "Blood from a Stone" Murphy. Since the draft, ole Mikey has hit on hard times and remains at 4 steals on the year. Only 26 to go, Stumpy, you may want to ask Maria for the cash now.
Roto Line of the Week (another weekly staple):
Mike ("Mikey One-Ball") Lowell: 4/6, 3HRs, 4 RBI, congrats to Jacko and his Gass Main team, too bad more ducks were not on the pond for the Fish and Main. Special Mention to Murph, who had BB hitting home runs in every game over the past week. Murph will still screw it up before long, fear not.
Before I go, I will take some time to describe to you the sheer joy of the Extra Innings package. It's hard to put it into roto words, but the best moments are when there is nothing on, it's around 11pm and you're flipping around and you hit the 750's on DirecTV for the West Coast situation and you get one of your pitchers, say Brandon Webb, facing the Dodgers and Vin Scully solo. Really worth the dough. Of course, I have no alternatives, since I would be relegated to listening to Jerry Remy and watching the America League without it. (By the way, if someone can come up with a more futile - I mean less HRs per at bat for a serious player - MLB player than Remy, I would be interested in seeing him.) Here Remy's stats.
Also, the RemDawg has his own webpage.
I should also mention some of the links I have added to the site here on the right. Kevin has directed me to some Met Blogs, in which the same house-bound agoraphobes that call the FAN to argue with Ed Coleman over whether the Mets should move the Binghamton 2nd baseman up to Norfolk, rant uncontrollably about their favorite team. As Kevin puts it, "I have nothing better to do, so I read about the Mets through the eyes of a fifteen-year old in Middle Village." My best description of these Blogs is that they resemble the drivel that come out of the average WFAN caller, only you don't even get the benefit of the screening by the "producer", so it's pretty much anything goes. Actually, they can be pretty interesting if you are obsessed with your team and there are similar sites for almost every team in the league.
I have also added Baseball Primer (per James) and Baseball Prospectus (ditto), two sites that have gained some notoriety in the post-Moneyball era. Baseball Primer contains a nifty section called "Game Chatter" where you can comment and read comments about games while they are going on. Again, if you find yourself doing this, it might be time for help. As Jim says, "I have nothing better to do, so I talk about Met games with fifteen-year olds in Middle Village on the internet." Let's hope that's all he does with 15 yr. olds on the internet. (I think the best method, if you are interested, would be with a laptop, wireless connectivity to allow you sit on the couch while typing and watching the game, and a quick typing hand. Most of you have quick hands on the couch, as I hear it.) "Clutch Hits" is also supposed to be interesting on Primer, but it consists of posts by readers and takes some patience.
In totally unrelated news, my bachelor party is this weekend and I am really looking forward to it. I just had some dinner with Colleen and as she drove away, she rolled down the window and said, "I will find out."
Final Note: What the hell is Art Howe trying to do to the Mets and my team? How about leaving Piazza in to get ALL of his at-bats, Artie from Queens! Everytime he takes him out Piazza has that "No, I do not live with Sam Champion" look on his face.
Seacrest, OUT.
Cameron SB Watch:
I will start weekly installments of the Mike Cameron 30 Steals Watch, to help Nolan get his thirty beans out of Jimmy "Blood from a Stone" Murphy. Since the draft, ole Mikey has hit on hard times and remains at 4 steals on the year. Only 26 to go, Stumpy, you may want to ask Maria for the cash now.
Roto Line of the Week (another weekly staple):
Mike ("Mikey One-Ball") Lowell: 4/6, 3HRs, 4 RBI, congrats to Jacko and his Gass Main team, too bad more ducks were not on the pond for the Fish and Main. Special Mention to Murph, who had BB hitting home runs in every game over the past week. Murph will still screw it up before long, fear not.
Before I go, I will take some time to describe to you the sheer joy of the Extra Innings package. It's hard to put it into roto words, but the best moments are when there is nothing on, it's around 11pm and you're flipping around and you hit the 750's on DirecTV for the West Coast situation and you get one of your pitchers, say Brandon Webb, facing the Dodgers and Vin Scully solo. Really worth the dough. Of course, I have no alternatives, since I would be relegated to listening to Jerry Remy and watching the America League without it. (By the way, if someone can come up with a more futile - I mean less HRs per at bat for a serious player - MLB player than Remy, I would be interested in seeing him.) Here Remy's stats.
Also, the RemDawg has his own webpage.
I should also mention some of the links I have added to the site here on the right. Kevin has directed me to some Met Blogs, in which the same house-bound agoraphobes that call the FAN to argue with Ed Coleman over whether the Mets should move the Binghamton 2nd baseman up to Norfolk, rant uncontrollably about their favorite team. As Kevin puts it, "I have nothing better to do, so I read about the Mets through the eyes of a fifteen-year old in Middle Village." My best description of these Blogs is that they resemble the drivel that come out of the average WFAN caller, only you don't even get the benefit of the screening by the "producer", so it's pretty much anything goes. Actually, they can be pretty interesting if you are obsessed with your team and there are similar sites for almost every team in the league.
I have also added Baseball Primer (per James) and Baseball Prospectus (ditto), two sites that have gained some notoriety in the post-Moneyball era. Baseball Primer contains a nifty section called "Game Chatter" where you can comment and read comments about games while they are going on. Again, if you find yourself doing this, it might be time for help. As Jim says, "I have nothing better to do, so I talk about Met games with fifteen-year olds in Middle Village on the internet." Let's hope that's all he does with 15 yr. olds on the internet. (I think the best method, if you are interested, would be with a laptop, wireless connectivity to allow you sit on the couch while typing and watching the game, and a quick typing hand. Most of you have quick hands on the couch, as I hear it.) "Clutch Hits" is also supposed to be interesting on Primer, but it consists of posts by readers and takes some patience.
In totally unrelated news, my bachelor party is this weekend and I am really looking forward to it. I just had some dinner with Colleen and as she drove away, she rolled down the window and said, "I will find out."
Final Note: What the hell is Art Howe trying to do to the Mets and my team? How about leaving Piazza in to get ALL of his at-bats, Artie from Queens! Everytime he takes him out Piazza has that "No, I do not live with Sam Champion" look on his face.
Seacrest, OUT.
Friday, April 09, 2004
Okay, so I have slow day and I wanted to try this Blog thing and I think it's a good way to make some more fun out of the roto league that we all waste so much time on. So, here goes. I will try to comment on the league once weekly, including transactions, major moves in the standings, trends in baseball and generally why Murph is a terrible human being.
