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Subject: 2008 RIBC AA Eastern League in-season discussion
Posted by: mjd
- Leader [501381415] Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 14:09
Let's keep all discussion/trade issues/league issues/waiver issues and etc. on this thread. Please do not use the Yahoo discussion board for anything.
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| 1 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Tue, Apr 01, 2008, 23:25
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Got an extra 2B/MI. All starters. Not looking for much. Middle reliever would do it or multi player deal.
FA pool looking pretty shallow.
Youngroman, I sent you an email.
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| 2 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Wed, Apr 02, 2008, 10:40
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First trade of the year
mjd gets Hideki Okajima, RP, BOS
wiggs gets Luis Castillo, 2B, NYM
Little early for a trade, but I have an extra starting MI and wiggs needs one.
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| 3 | Matt G
ID: 1331212
Sat, Apr 12, 2008, 14:05
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Man I expected my pitchers to cause problems, not my hitting, wow.
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| 4 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 22:51
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>MILWAUKEE PITCHER BEN SHEETS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING DUE TO A STRAINED RIGHT TRICEPS.
It was good while it lasted :(
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| 5 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Sat, Apr 19, 2008, 11:52
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I'm still trying to figure out why I thought I had enough depth at MI to trade one. It's been a revolving door at that position ever since.
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| 6 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Apr 21, 2008, 11:54
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....and Chipper Jones with a strained quad. UGH.
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| 7 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 21:22
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At least I have one thing in common with the league leader.
We both recently dropped a player who hit 2 bombs tonight.
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| 8 | MBT
ID: 363342510
Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 12:37
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I was sitting at waiver position #11, how did I manage to get Matthews Jr.? There is no way he should have got pass 10 other owners. Is everyone still awake?
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| 9 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 18:27
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Could it be that a .736 OPS isn't that valuable for someone that won't steal 25+ bases? I like Matthews' counting stats, and probably should not have dropped him while keeping Giambi, but in the OF that kind of OBP and SLG without big SB totals is a bit damaging......don't you think?
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| 10 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 12:52
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I can't justify burning a #2 waver priority on Matthews.
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| 11 | ywk
ID: 4811132
Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 04:58
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With my offense sitting at the bottom of the barrel, I would like to make trades before it is too late. Everyone in my pitching staff is touchable!!!
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| 12 | MBT
ID: 83552811
Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 14:03
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When you only get 4 bench spots and no DL I think it's important to grab proven players when they're dropped even if they are historically slow out of the gate. I'd rather have him than Reed Johnson, Kevin Millar, Jay Payton, or even the scrub I dropped for him, Eugenio Velez. I agree that he might not be worth the #2 waiver position, but who is in a league this deep?
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| 13 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 18:10
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Valid points, MBT. Problem is, I'm trying to be patient with the slow starters that I already have.
Also, I've regretted burning high waver priorities in the past.
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| 14 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 19:19
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ywk-What is your team's name?
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| 15 | MBT
ID: 383152819
Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 21:17
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Like I said, I wouldn't have wasted #2 on Matthews either, I was a little surprised to not see #6-10 take a shot.
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| 16 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 21:24
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ywk-One Tail
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| 17 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Fri, May 02, 2008, 13:57
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I was saving my waver priority to corner the market on Arizona pitchers:)
I now have at least 1 SP to trade.
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| 18 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Sat, May 10, 2008, 15:41
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I'm still on a quest for a quality MI. Got closers and SPs available.
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| 20 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Thu, May 15, 2008, 18:36
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Good riddance, Raphael Betancourt. Two implosions this week as a farewell gift to me.
At least Goldgloves got a HR from Kent on the way out.
I now lead the league in..............trades:>(
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| 21 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Tue, May 27, 2008, 21:48
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I need to be better on the wire. I can't let my good start go to waste.
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| 22 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Wed, May 28, 2008, 15:51
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I sent a generic email to the league offering Wily Tavares in exchange for a decent SP.
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| 23 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Thu, May 29, 2008, 20:29
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As we round the one-third pole, some boom and bust picks:
Matt G:
Boom: Lester (17), Dempster (24)
Bust: Byrnes (3), Oswalt (4)
WTF happened to Oswalt? Byrnes on DL now but has time to turn it around.
loki:
Boom: Soria (11), Wood (18)
Bust: VMart (3), Lowell (6)
What's higher: VMarts SLG or the weight of your favorite team's OT? It's closer than you think.
MBT:
Boom: Soto (10)
Bust: Practically his whole draft after round 12
Not much value in the second half of the draft.
youngroman:
Boom: Berkman (2), Fuentes (25)
Bust: Corpas (9), Lowe (12)
Pretty amazing when your second rounder is a BOOM pick. Berkman is a wrecking machine! Smart handcuff of Fuentes to Corpas.
Tequila:
Boom: Youkilis (8), Gregg (12), Sherrill (16)
Bust: Markakis (3), Johjima (11)
Perhaps not fair to label Markakis a bust, but compared to some drafted after him, perhaps so.
Me:
Boom: C. Jones (5), Sheets (8), Capps (9), Damon (10), Rauch (22), E. Santana (25)
Bust: Smoltz (6), Delgado (11), Snell (12)
Chipper's been unconscious. Sheets dominant when healthy (still have my toes crossed), Damon really smoking hot right now, E. Santana a season-saving flier in round 25.
More later.
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| 24 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Fri, May 30, 2008, 13:05
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Great evaluation.
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| 25 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, May 30, 2008, 14:07
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Good analysis. I should have known better than to draft a catcher at 3.02.
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| 26 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Wed, Jun 04, 2008, 18:04
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In my weekly browse through the league, I noticed that 2 teams are projected to be > 100 innings over their max IP of 1350.
And one team is projected to be > 100 IP under that limit.
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| 27 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Fri, Jun 06, 2008, 12:05
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Continuing post #23....
Tree
Boom: Rowand (8), Ellsbury (9) Wainwright (10), Marcum (15), Nady (24)
Bust: Figgins (3), Putz (4), everybody but Marcum and Nady from pick 11 on!
Boom picks making him ride high while he awaits some early season disappointments (including Felix) to come around. He is hampered by not getting enough consistent value in the 2nd half of the draft.
Goldcoach
Boom: Theriot (15), Duchscherer (20)
Bust: Rios (4), Sheffield (5), Liriano (8), Buchholz (10), Marmol (11)
A little rough to call Marmol a bust, but he was expected to close. Joba has time to be boom OR bust. Lucky for Goldcoach he struck gold (pun intended) with his top 3 picks.
Jackhammers
Boom: K-Rod (4), T. Hudson (10), Percival (12), Quentin (18)
Bust: Cabrera (1), Del. Young (5!), Maybin (13)
K-Rod's been unbelievable - amazing to me since I personally saw him look awful in 3 games in Spring Training. I'm stunned at Cabrera's year - hell the entire Tiger lineup is baffling.
......more to come
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| 28 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Jun 09, 2008, 15:26
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....and down goes Chipper again! Is the empire ready to crumble?
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| 29 | Matt G
ID: 144362521
Wed, Jun 11, 2008, 14:38
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I'm WAY over the innings, I was swapping starters like it was my job.... I've put two guys who are on the DL into the mix now. Hopefully they bring my innings down. I've seen a steady decline in the 4 days since then, just need it to keep going.
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| 30 | ywk
ID: 4811132
Fri, Jun 13, 2008, 05:21
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To Species:
Ready to crumble is much better than falling far behind and going nowhere
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| 31 | youngroman
ID: 2934823
Fri, Jun 13, 2008, 07:08
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my pitching is finally on its way out of a 1/1 in ERA/WHIP. expect that points to get higher and higher. I hope I can get them back up to 4.00/1.32. this could give me an additional 15 points with likely a few more in wins and saves (I am currently having 5 closers) too. Species, be aware, I'll catch ya!
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| 32 | MBT
ID: 43535238
Mon, Jun 23, 2008, 09:41
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Just a quick question. Did anyone get an email announcement regarding the Manny/Lackey trade? I don't have any problems with the trade, but it's a little disconcerting that I didn't get an email announcement or confirmation.
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| 33 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Jun 23, 2008, 11:39
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FWIW, I did....of course I was a participant in the trade.
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| 34 | youngroman
ID: 3751268
Mon, Jun 23, 2008, 13:49
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I did not get an email about it too. I checked my settings and I have "Notify me of Fantasy Baseball events (pending trades,etc.) via email?" on yes. maybe this type of email lands in my junk folder that was emptied yesterday.
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| 35 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Mon, Jun 23, 2008, 13:59
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I saw it.
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| 36 | Goldcoach
ID: 893426
Mon, Jun 23, 2008, 16:39
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I saw it as well.
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| 37 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Jun 23, 2008, 17:08
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The real question is: did I give up too much punch in order to help fix my leaking pitching staff?
I have to hope I have generated a sufficient buffer in offense to absorb the hit. I have no doubt Lackey will help me a lot in pitching....I just wish Yahoo didn't take 4 days to process a F-ing trade and I could have had Lackey for tonight's start. Maybe Manny will hit a couple of jacks to soften the blow.
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| 38 | Tree
ID: 5063415
Tue, Jul 01, 2008, 06:37
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currently, the first four starters and first closer i drafted are ALL on the DL.
my second closer, Jason Isringhausen, spent time on the DL, and still hasn't returned to the full time closer role.
in fact, with the exception of middle reliever Manny delCarmen and Taylor Tankersly, EVERY pitcher i drafted has spent time on the DL or is no pitching this season because of injury.
i know some teams do get hit by the injury bug, but this all seems pretty remarkable to me.
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| 39 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Wed, Jul 02, 2008, 12:35
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Injuries are brutal this year. Even in leagues that I have 2 or 3 DL slots, it has not been enough at times.
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| 41 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Thu, Jul 03, 2008, 12:21
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Everyone remember this day......the day I started talking trash.......as the day of my downfall:
You know it sucks to be 30 points ahead of the league when you have an offensive day like this:
.447 OBP
.613 SLG
11 runs
11 rbi
2 SB's
.......and gain ONE POINT!
It SUCKS to be the MAN!
Hahahahaahahahahahahahahaha ......... beeeeeeeeoooooooooyyyyyyyyyyyytches!
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| 42 | wiggs
Sustainer
ID: 04991311
Thu, Jul 03, 2008, 12:48
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i guess i should have held on to Lackey- manny is crapped out on me since the trade.
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| 43 | youngroman
ID: 3751268
Thu, Jul 03, 2008, 13:40
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and that point was in SB because I only went with
.408 OBP
.537 SLG
8 runs
7 rbi
0 SB
which is pretty much the average I get every single day. only the SB was missing.
now if my pitching would be better. Scott Kazmir has a 6.30 ERA in his last 2 starts. Fuentes got shelled with 5 runs in less than an inning. you need to eat a lot of innings to recover from that. at least I get more saves and Ks lately. 120-125 pts are still possible.
and yes it sucks to always finish 2nd.
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| 44 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Thu, Jul 03, 2008, 15:53
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Your counting stats are light years ahead of me and everyone else, youngroman, and you have a good chance to pass me in OBP. Steals will be a crapshoot for me - I'm actually surprised by where I'm at. But I can't imagine me losing much more than 10 points or so in offense even with injuries.
My rotation is hot right now (Lackey, Nolasco, Lohse, Buehrle) but losing Capps hurts and I will drop in saves. But I think, overall, I will improve in pitching and should be able to stay above 120 points by year end. If youngroman can come up to that number it can still be very close.
There's a long way to go but naturally I am thrilled with my 1st half. It could hardly have gone better.
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| 45 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Tue, Jul 08, 2008, 12:26
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My midyear assessment of my team is that it will be impossible to catch Species. If all my players have a great second half, I would max out at 115 points. This of course will never happen. Species, I would like a thank you for not being patient with Nolasco and also from Rev for doing the same with Bradley. I never learn.
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| 46 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Wed, Jul 09, 2008, 12:45
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After grabbing a couple of MIs who got dropped after going on the DL, I've got one to spare. Jeter, Keppinger, Barmes, and JJ Hardy, who is on fire, are all available.
Looking for a SP.
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| 47 | Matt G
ID: 144362521
Thu, Jul 10, 2008, 08:21
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I'm trying to get my innings down, I'm way over the limit. So I pulled all but 4 pitchers. Just looking for quality. AFter I'm abot even or close, I'll put them all in and make a run.
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| 48 | youngroman
ID: 2934823
Fri, Jul 11, 2008, 09:50
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re 41:
8 runs
13 RBI
3 SB
.548 OBP
.841 SLG
on an off-day for a few teams and I lose 0.5 pts. that sounds not right! too bad Morrow decided to give up 2 homers.
looks like I max out my points in the hitting categories at 78. now its time to get back some of the pitching points. -0.16 in ERA would get me an additional 5 points, -0.02 in WHIP an additional 2, add 1 or 2 pts in Ks and I'll peek at around 124pts. is that enough to catch Species? I doubt it, but I am trying.
I am thinking for weeks now if I should trade for a better pitcher to up my pitching cats, but I can't decide which batter to trade. they all go regularly nuts. since my pitching got better in the last couple of weeks I am still waiting to pull the trigger.
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| 49 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Fri, Jul 11, 2008, 11:22
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Yeah, I've been waiting for yr to pass me in OBP and SLG, and he got me in OBP last night....SLG won't be that far behind.
Good luck with that hitter-for-pitcher trade. It worked out great for me last night with Lackey (ugh). At least Manny's sucked ass lately too.
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| 50 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Sun, Jul 27, 2008, 04:37
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with my current pitching run, things can get very close, very soon. my current projections are
Species 131
Me 125
if we switch in SLG, it would be only 4pts. still not enough for my team. damn!
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| 51 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Mon, Jul 28, 2008, 14:40
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Pena has finally broken out of his slump, Holliday and Ordonez are hitting like they did in 2007, and Victor Martinez is due back in August. Species watch out; I plan on passing you in Runs and RBIs.
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| 52 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Mon, Aug 04, 2008, 14:41
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and we finally have some close race for the lead. the difference between 1st and 2nd is less than it seems:
1 SB (+/- 1)
0.001 OBP (+/- 1)
0.001 SLG (+/- 1)
42 K in 61.2 innings (+/- 3)
0.05 ERA (+/- 1)
and thats only between me and Species. if I count all the other close stats (R, RBI, W, WHIP) this is even closer.
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| 53 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Aug 04, 2008, 14:43
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Yikes!!!
Bad time to take it in the shorts with my SP's.
Of course, poor management (benching Santana at NYY - but starting Lackey at NYY) doesn't offset bad luck!
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| 54 | Tree
ID: 3977819
Fri, Aug 08, 2008, 21:04
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hey folks. with two days to go before the deadline, i've speed to spare.
i'm looking for power in return. make me an offer. :o) i can't win this, but i can sure make a difference...
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| 55 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 17:57
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What a race this is! youngroman hasn't surpassed me for a day yet, but man has he gotten close! It's certainly been closer in August than it had been since late May. I lost all of my closers (Capps, Street, Rauch) and my SP's have gone into a slump......I still feel I have the staff to regain some lost points, but yr and I seem to trade places in OBP, SLG, SB and K's on a daily basis! Crazy.
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| 56 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, Aug 15, 2008, 23:13
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This really is a terrific race for 1st place. As of this moment in real time, both YR and ES have 125 points.
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| 57 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Sat, Aug 16, 2008, 04:15
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and we have a new lead! thanks to my pitching line of 21 IP, 0.86 ERA, 1.0 WHIP, 1 W, 2 SV, 19K.
being 1st in 6 categories is awesome. but the worst for you is: I am still not on my peak. I can gain another few points in SB (5 SB for 3pts), W (3 W for 2pts), ERA (0.07 for 3pts), WHIP (0.03 for 2pts). in a perfect world thats 10 more points.
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| 58 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Sat, Aug 16, 2008, 14:17
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Setting up for an exciting finish. Nice work, guys.
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| 59 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Wed, Sep 03, 2008, 10:49
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4 weeks to go and we are within 0.5 points.
I wont fall below 75pts in hitting and SV and K are pretty much an additional 32pts. for me it is a huge challenge to gain a few more points in ERA, without falling too much back. that category is really close and a small improvement looks to be the best way to win it.
lets hope that Oliver Perez and Zach Miner are not imploding today.
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| 60 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Wed, Sep 03, 2008, 18:20
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Yeah, it's been a crazy August!
I think you're going to pull away down the home stretch, Roman. Too many of my horses who have carried me this far are leaking oil down the stretch. Pretty soon my Angel aces (Lackey, Santana) will go into "get ready for the playoffs mode" and start having 6 inning stints, limiting their K's and ability to get wins.
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| 61 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Sat, Sep 06, 2008, 21:16
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Ben Sheets - my hero
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| 62 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Sat, Sep 06, 2008, 21:40
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arrrgh.....but John Lackey isn't!! BUM!!!!!!
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| 63 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Thu, Sep 11, 2008, 13:38
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Amazing what a pair of wins will do to your standing. Thank you Huston Street for at least doing SOMETHING you f'ing bum!
What an entertaining stretch run this has been, and will likely be until the end!
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| 64 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Thu, Sep 18, 2008, 18:01
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I think youngroman has the title won. I'm not sure I have enough "oomph" left in pitching to gain much of anything.
Great year dude.
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| 65 | loki
ID: 438371720
Sat, Sep 20, 2008, 10:54
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Species-You are not really out of contention. Check out Ks and Ws; there is a good chance that I will pass YR in one or both of those categories.-l
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| 66 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Sat, Sep 20, 2008, 14:05
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there are some other close stats too (SB, ERA, WHIP). I need to fight till the end to get this one in. I am fearing that a simple W or K can decide the whole season against me.
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| 67 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Fri, Sep 26, 2008, 12:23
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Well if youngroman wins he will deserve it. He outmanaged me and I rested on the laurels of my outstanding draft. I am going to be short some ridiculous amount of games (in excess of 100) and there is no excuse for that. That alone had to have cost me 30 runs and 30 rbi, and if I had those stats it would not be this close.
But, the fact is that I was lazy and didn't closely follow the little injuries on my team that caused so many day-to-day reports......or I would miss 3 or 4 day absences out of laziness.
Saturday will sure be interesting!
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| 68 | Tree
ID: 13714198
Fri, Sep 26, 2008, 12:27
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injuries just smoked me this season. hard to believe i was top 5 early on....
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| 69 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Fri, Sep 26, 2008, 14:27
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It really looks like a SB or a win will decide the season.
I had a pretty good draft too and managed to get some good players off waivers to fill in when some of my players went down. what impressed me most is that most of my players played every day and because of that I missed only 44 games all season. and around 30 of these 44 were in the last 2 weeks where a lot of my players were a little banged up and sat out for a game or two. the key for me domination on the hitting side is that I maximized my games played.
if only my pitching would have been a little better lately. I was down to an ERA of 3.9 and am currently back up to 4.14. I am now hoping that I play the right starting pitchers tomorrow to get a final boost in wins and hopefully in ERA and WHIP too.
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| 70 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 10:17
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YR deserves the "Best Manager Award" for out managing the entire league with nearly optimal use of his players. All of his position players with the exception of catcher have played very close to the maximum, and catcher projects to 147 games. However YR is max'd out in innings, and will definitely lose 1 point in Ks and probably 1-1.5 points in Ws. Good luck to YR and Species; you have made it interesting for those of us out of contention. As for my team, I thought that I had a good chance to move up enough in the standings to make it back to AAA next year. However my #1 draft pick, Matt Holliday, slumped for the last month of the season and my #2, Maglio Ordonez, has slumped for the final two weeks killing my chances of gaining in the hitting categories. As the season went on, my goal dropped to getting back to AAA in 2009 because my pitching fell apart with a season ending injury to Yovani Gallardo and an injury to Aaron Harang along with my inability to replace them with quality from the WW. Winning was not going to happen, but getting back into AAA would have been nice.
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| 71 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 11:43
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Looks like it going down to the wire.
I've been from top 5 to last in the standings. Long strange trip.
Happy to requalify for AAA.
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| 72 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 12:00
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loki - I am not maxed out in innings. I have 1.2 left. I will have a total of 4 starters today in addition to my 5 relievers. this means I could get around 20-25 Ks and a win or two today and I think this should keep me at the top in Ks and may get me 0.5pts in wins too. I also added a lot of base stealers today. in case I want to use them tomorrow to secure my points there too.
I still don't know if it will be enough.
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| 73 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 14:07
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YR-My understanding of the rules is that once one of your pitchers throw 1.2 innings, you will no longer accumulate any pitching points. This is why I assumed that I would pass you in K's and possibly W's. Anyone have any input on this?
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| 74 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 14:37
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as long as I don't reach 1350 IP all of my pitching counts. just look at this years RIBC or McLovin in our league.
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| 75 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 16:36
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Looking at the Stat Tracker, your interpretation appears to be correct. However it still makes no sense that a team can gain points from innings pitched over the maximum. I am going to post on the RIBC thread to get Guru's opinion.
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| 76 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 20:01
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I don't have Stat Tracker. Where are the standings right now?
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| 77 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 22:41
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As of now Stat Tracker has Species at 128.5 and YR at 126.5. As per Guru and Yahoo, YR's rule interpretation is correct. My lineup will be changed to try to advance in W's and K's.
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| 78 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 2934823
Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 05:53
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that was close. Species wins by 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 W, 0.01 in ERA.
this year this is the second 2nd place for me (after RIHC) where I lose that close. that hurts. I am now hoping that my RIFC season is more successful. it looks like I will start the season 8-0 with the most total points overall. looks again promising, but we all know that means nothing.
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| 79 | Tequila
ID: 6855298
Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 09:55
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My compliments to the winner, i tried to make my best to make life difficult for Species and for Youngroman but i realized very soon that my gap was too much.
I'm very sorry for youngroman as i fell short of 1 run and 1 rbi, too bad, especially when during the last days a lot of player were scratched from the line up.
Thanks to everybody
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| 80 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 12:31
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Wow that was incredible. At bat-by-at bat saw swings in points. As the Yankee game progressed, on multiple occasions (i.e. a Giambi at bat) I both tied YR in both SLG and OBP, only to drop back out of that tie! Then Damon walked and scored a run which broke a tie with Tequila in runs!
I, perhaps foolishly, had decided I would rather die with honor than cower in safety when I chose to start John Lackey and Ervin Santana against Texas. I should have especially known with Lackey - he had been awful this month anyway. But in the end, my ego and not wanting to back into winning - combined with what I THOUGHT was a safe lead in ERA - I went against my gut and started those guys anyway. Thank goodness it didn't cost me the title.
Thanks to everyone for a great season. I actually didn't know the season ended yesterday, hence my Det/Min pickups. Great job youngroman on a superior managing job - I got lucky with a great draft and strong start. I'm sure you can extract some revenge in our next league.
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| 81 | Goldcoach
ID: 893426
Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 12:52
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This was exciting. I did try to keep whittling away, as Freddie Garcia [Real Life Manager] said, "for the integrity of the game". A good and well fought win for species and an excellent push by the contenders. Congrats and a special thanks to MJD for being will to act as commissioner
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| 82 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 13:23
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Thanks to all who participated to the end for maintaining the competitive balance of the league.
Congrats to our winner, Species, and to all those advancing. I'll send a report to the appropriate thread so it's on record for next year. My thanks to the league member who picked up the tab on Kafenatid.
Please consider a donation to the RotoGuru site. Without it, none of this would be possible.
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| 83 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 13:48
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lol.....in my excitement to win I went ahead and reported mjd.....sorry to step on the Commish's toes!
Thanks for Commishing....I know what a pain it can be to have to crack the whip.
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| 84 | Matt G
ID: 50842111
Mon, Sep 29, 2008, 22:03
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So who qualifies for AAA next year?
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| 85 | ywk
ID: 4811132
Tue, Sep 30, 2008, 01:04
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apparently not me with Rollins, Bedard, and Hafner as my top three picks.
Anyway, thanks everyone for giving me a wonderful season and congratulate to Species.
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| 86 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Tue, Sep 30, 2008, 10:21
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84
1. Teams finishing 7-16 in the RIBC.
2. Teams finishing 4-8 in each of the AAA leagues
3. Teams finishing 2-8 in each of the AA leagues
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| 87 | MBT
ID: 58947114
Wed, Oct 01, 2008, 15:49
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Guys, thanks for an interesting year from a bit of an absentee manager. Just too much other stuff going on this summer to give this league it's deserved attention.
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| 88 | MBT
ID: 58947114
Wed, Oct 01, 2008, 15:52
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Re: 86
Looks like 6th place will get me back into AAA, whooo hooo!
Or am I misreading your post?
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| 89 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Thu, Oct 02, 2008, 11:15
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MBT, you made it.
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| 90 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Thu, Oct 02, 2008, 11:21
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But there is a movement to not allow inactive managers to advance. See the thread in the baseball forum.
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| 91 | Matt G
ID: 50842111
Fri, Oct 03, 2008, 09:05
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Woohoo I made it to AAA, finally!!!
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