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Subject: RIBC 2006: regular season discussion #1

Posted by: Guru - [330592710] Mon, Apr 03, 2006, 12:27

This thread is for discussion of the 2006 RIBC season.

I'll set up the usual standings tracking program. It's not ready yet, but hopefully before the end of the night.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Apr 03, 2006, 15:31

Here is the standings page: http://rotoguru1.com/base/RIBC.html

You can also get there from the league icon on the blurb page.

I haven't yet tested the split standings. Your team name at Yahoo is the basis upon which standings splits are compared and calculated, so please do not change your team name during the season.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Apr 03, 2006, 15:33

By the way, I'd like to formally thank Trip for preventing me from drafting Fernando Cabrera (in round 18)!

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Mon, Apr 03, 2006, 16:07

I'm SOOOOOOOO glad I decided to start Millwood and Lieber.

I think the only good thing that'll come out of starting them is that they're not going to be using up a lot of innings.

jumpball
Sustainer
ID: 33050298
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 00:01

heyy KKB, you should be happy . . . I started Zito.
That's a 47.25 ERA if my "higher math" is accurate

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 09:17

Yeah, I'm noticing it could have been a lot worse than it was, but still, that smarts a bit.

At least Wise helped with his scoreless inning. ;)

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 09:19

Zumaya and Markakis have both been added to the yahoo database.

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 09:30

Woohoo! Now my team is unstoppable!

Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 09:58

blue hen - I found your Morneau rationale, so that's all set.

mMoses - you are deliquent on rationales from round 18 on. That's part of the commitment for playing in this league! For the sake of completeness, and in fairness to the other managers, I expect you to honor that commitment.

everybody else - thanks for following through on the rationales.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 10:04

Zumaya and Markakis have been added to the proper rosters. If you have preset lineups for future days, you may need to adjust them.

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 11:22

Sweet. I wonder what else is in these so-called "archives." I have to write a followup on the 2003 Tigers one of these days.

Not a bad first day, with good outing from Olly and The Gambler. Looks like my pitching might not suck after all.

I put in a few trade offers, so I hope you guys accept them all.

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 0210919
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 22:06

Geez. Yesterday I start Millwood and Lieber. Tonight I start Santana and sit Hanley Ramirez. Anybody want to take over my team and stop mismanaging it?

Motley Crue
ID: 2192327
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 22:09

I only mismanage teams in the second half of the season, KKB, so why don't you wait a while and ask again.

Steve Biz
Sustainer
ID: 28952820
Tue, Apr 04, 2006, 22:42

I had Cabrera (round 20) for that 6 run swill. How terrible does it feel when someone you only have taking space on your team for his ERA and WHIP completely blows up like that. Kind of nice to have it on the first day of the year though. It's like, Oh Yeah, fantasy baseball! Ups and Downs.

holt
ID: 45229226
Wed, Apr 05, 2006, 16:51

wow - my pitching is stinking up the place. thankfully my hitting is keeping me from starting out in the cellar. looking for a couple of gems tonight from Weaver and Odalis!

holt
ID: 45229226
Wed, Apr 05, 2006, 19:37

well so much for weaver tossing a gem!

holt
ID: 45229226
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 02:05

and odalis is even worse. what a train-wreck.

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 10:00

Dude, there haven't been many gems or even decent games pitched at all yet. Looks like the offenses are ahead of the pitchers at this point in the young season.

At least that seems to be the case in Baltimore. Heh.

Trip
ID: 72553010
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 11:07

While trying to erase Fernando Cabrera's opening day catastrophe I noticed that the split standings aren't working.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 11:29

You're right!

I'll take a look at it shortly.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 12:08

I think the splits are working OK now.

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 12:38

Olly Perez pitched a good game, if I recall. So did Kenny Rogers, for that matter.

Hubble, are you around? You said you wanted a corner infielder, and I offered you one and you didn't even respond. Did you see it?

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 18:37

Hey guys, I'm looking to deal Helton for some front line pitching. Please include an elite closer and perhaps a solid starter or outfielder.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 521191210
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 20:29

Offer sent BH.

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 22:36

I,m gonna have to pass on this one BH... thanks for the offer though.

jumpball
Sustainer
ID: 33050298
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 23:57

bh -- those of us without an elite closer (well, actually without a closer at all!) are out of luck, I presume? :-)

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 02:25

You never know, jump. You do have a pretty interesting collection of pitchers...

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 17:56

Nice, Morneau with a huge game... on my bench. Big Frank better hit 3 bombs today...

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 19:09

blue hen - Morneau would have had a third HR if not for this catch

jumpball
Sustainer
ID: 33050298
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 21:41

I just love April . . . I've now got 3 guys on the DL. Maybe I can have bench full of DLs before the end of the first week!

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 23310422
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 22:04

jumpball, no stats is probably better than what my pitchers are doing to me. I really can't catch a break with my starters. It's starting to get ridiculous.

jumpball
Sustainer
ID: 33050298
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 23:20

KKB -- I've also got hitters getting splinters and a pitcher with a 47.25 ERA . . . but that's a whole 'nuther topic!

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Sat, Apr 08, 2006, 12:44

Carlos Beltran is has given me 2 SB so far and managed to give me 5 RBI in only 2 hits...

I'm hoping for good performance from Schilling and Livan today.

Chris
ID: 3710291212
Sat, Apr 08, 2006, 18:10

Just noticed that the top 3 finishers of last year are the bottom 3 this year. I'm trying to set the record of biggest comeback with my 43 points so far.

Either that, or I'm in really really big trouble :)

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 36238119
Sat, Apr 08, 2006, 22:20

And the beat goes on...

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Mon, Apr 10, 2006, 15:55

I finally got off the SB schnyde this afternoon. IRod of all people. Woo Hoo!

Right now half of us have ERA's of 5.00 or worse. For me personnaly, four of my starters (Peavy, Lowe, Duke, Byrd) have ERA's 6.50 or worse after one week of action. Thankfully I left Colon on the bench for his start against the Yankees, and am going to do the same with Chacin in Fenway tomorrow. Fortunately, all 4 of my drafted and active RP (Turnbow, Linebrink, Calero, D.Sanchez) all have ERA's of 0.00.

It is so early.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Mon, Apr 10, 2006, 17:51

Yeah... like my 3 combined closers having 1 save... I expect that to change shortly.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 521191210
Wed, Apr 12, 2006, 18:33

FYI Hubble... trade proposal sent.

blue hen
ID: 45312222
Wed, Apr 12, 2006, 22:59

Still looking to deal a 1B. Looking for a closer and another solid SP/OF.

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Thu, Apr 13, 2006, 23:22

Well... i hate to do that, but i have to offer up one of my injured pitcher, namely Sabathia to get some help offensivly...

If you have any offer, send them over. Looking mainly for CI or MI.

blue hen
ID: 45312222
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 00:28

Can't say I have much interest in a healthy Sabathia, let alone an injured one.

Some interesting developments today - Putz with another save. Maybe they'll just give him the job. Also, Brandon Watson sent down. Glad I saw it and got Church in time. Now let's just hope he hits.

A pretty strong day all around, with another homer from Giambi and 3 hits from Castillo. Even though Olly got shelled, it looks like I'll finish the day just ahead of both Mach and Chris, an accomplishment I'm proud of.

holt
ID: 45229226
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 01:36

damn - I knew church would get his job back. was hoping I'd be the first to see the news. missed it.

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 09:48

Both of Putz saves were situations where he came in the 8th inning for a hold, and stayed on the mound for the ninth only because his team added to the lead making it more than 3 runs. Still, they count.

My team settling into 14th place (16th yesterday) is real deflating after being so pumped up for this RIBC season. But luckily it is only 2 weeks into the season and the three guys underperforming on my team so far are my first 3 picks (Manny, Peavy, Aramis) who will likely turn things around. At least that is what I am telling myself.

Species
Leader
ID: 07724916
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 12:02

A couple of peanut gallery comments....

JeffG - don't worry dude. When those top 3 studs of yours do what they're supposed to do, you'll be okay.

holt - How can you compete on the waiver wire with a fool tied so closely into ESPN mobile? And YES, it's true that blue hen not only works with that product but IS the crazy dude with the restraining order against him in the commercials!

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 15:46

Actually, I had an unfair advantage. Because I had Watson on my team, I was easily the first to notice he had player news. As soon as it said he was being sent down, I made the move.

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 16:31

I'd call that a regular advantage. Nothing unfair about it.

holt
ID: 45229226
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 18:32

LOL species. I thought that was him. nice hair BH.

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 18:46

Actually, if you have TiVo, slow down one of those commericials - the one where they talk about managing your fantasy team. When they show the screen shot, give a look... the team is none other than This is SportsCenter. My name is also at the top, but I couldn't read it on my non HD.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Sat, Apr 15, 2006, 16:13

FYI KKB... trade proposal sent.

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 0210919
Sat, Apr 15, 2006, 16:26

IAC, I'm not much of a fan of selling low and buying high. You're guy's a bit overrated right now because of 1 category. I'd consider other offers, but that offer pretty much just helps you. Sorry.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Sat, Apr 15, 2006, 16:29

KKB... I wouldn't mind starting to work out a deal... I figured maybe that was a good starting point. If you happen to have some thoughts on how we could improve upon... I'm all ears.

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 36238119
Sat, Apr 15, 2006, 16:40

I'll take a look, but I'm not 100% sure I want to make any kind of deal yet. I'm still pretty confident in the team I drafted. If I see anything, I'll send an offer.

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Apr 15, 2006, 19:55

I disagree with KKB. I am raring to deal. Want Todd Helton? Kevin Mench? Bobby Jenks? Corey Koskie? JJ Putz? All offers will be considered.

holt
ID: 373421717
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 03:14

my roster is starting to get short-handed. 4 guys hurt now and I don't think I can really release any of them (renteria, macdougal, larue, floyd). a full slate of MLB games tomorrow but I won't be able to field a full lineup. not good.

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 0210919
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 21:14

Two words: Suppan and Chen

So much for being "pretty confident in the team I drafted."

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 521191210
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 21:29

Small question about the waiver system:

I picked up, and then dropped later in the day (due to a better player becoming available) Brandon Medders.

Now...as far as I'm aware (correct me if I'm wrong), but shouldn't this player that had just been dropped from my team go into the Waiver Pool and not the FA Pool?

It's not a Major issue... but I'd just like to have it clarified.

I wouldn't have noticed this glitch if another manager hadn't snapped up the player in question today, and I believe waivers take 2 days to clear.

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 36238119
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 21:50

I'f a player is dropped the same day that he was picked up, he's put back in the FA pool. He has to be on your roster until the next day before he's dumped to the Waiver Wire.

Guru
ID: 3321820
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 22:02

The reason is to prevent you from putting players "off limits" for a temporary period by simpling adding them and then immediately dropping them.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 521191210
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 22:31

kewl... that's all I wanted to know. (which makes perfectly good sense btw)

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 22:45

I wondered for a few minutes if there were prizes going out for anyone who had an Arizona reliever on their team. Brandon Lyon was this ->.<- close to getting snagged, just in case. ;)

Glad I skipped on Silva for today. He has good career numbers againts LAA, but I had a hunch we used up our weekly supply of good luck with Byrd.

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 09:54

I always wanted to say this:

Church is on fire.

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 10:06

bh... If you have always wanted to say that, that raises serious questions! ;)

How about...

"I'm so glad I went to Church."

holt
ID: 373421717
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 20:19

bleh. stupid nationals. I should have just kept him on my roster.

blue hen
ID: 2211180
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 00:08

As bad as the decision to draft Watson was, it gave me the first shot to see that Church would get called up. I can't complain about my 25th round pick. Now if only I'd taken Papelbon instead of Hansen a couple rounds earlier...

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 00:14

Now if only I'd taken Papelbon instead of...

I think a lot of us have thought those exact words already.

holt
ID: 373421717
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 06:18

is it possible to look at last years league standings through april 19? I can't believe how many teams in our league are around .500 slugging or higher. the OBP's are way up too. what's going on?

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 10:25

TB, you're absolutely right, but it's worse because I knew I needed to take a backup closer from Boston, but took the wrong one.

Holt, I think it's easier to spot hitters this year. That's why I picked so few pitchers.

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 10:56

[67] I'd add that ERA and WHIP is way up too.

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 13:00

I'd add that ERA and WHIP is way up too.

That's the understatement of the year so far for my team.

holt
ID: 273132014
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 16:31

I've seen some articles regarding how hr/g is up a bit this year but I don't think HR's tell the whole story. the offensive jump is really noticable in this league because we use SLG and OBP.

look at our team OBP's and SLG's, then go look at year by year stats of a player like Dave Winfield (a hall-of-famer).

we us a pretty high % of MLB players in this league, and our team averages rival those of dave winfield. actually, over half our teams %'s are better than Winfield's.

whether it's juiced balls, puny stadiums, HGH/roids, whatever, it's hard to give a lot of credibility to these stats that current hitters are cranking out. it's like looking at college stats.

holt
ID: 273132014
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 20:06

omg

madson comes in with a sub-3 era facing the nationals. seemed like a no-brainer to start him. then he gives up NINE runs in ONE inning of work.
at this point I'm scared to start anyone other than Carpenter.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 21:42

Here are last year's standings and stats as of April 19:
http://rotoguru1.com/base/RIBC/2005/RIBC041905.html

You can find the standings for any day for last year using a similar URL

Here are the comparable standings for 2004:
http://rotoguru1.com/base/RIBC/2004/RIBC041904.html

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 22:04

Just taking the averages of the 16 managers:

2006
ERA 4.43
WHIP 1.35
OBP .358
SLG .481

2005
ERA 4.05
WHIP 1.32
OBP .340
SLG .435

2004
ERA 4.35
WHIP 1.38
OBP .356
SLG .461

holt
ID: 273132014
Fri, Apr 21, 2006, 01:46

cool - thanks.
pretty big difference from last year, but not so far from 2004 numbers. just have to wait and see how it plays out.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 14:20

I see we have a trade coming. Very interesting.

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 14:37

Bad luck again and again... Betancourt and Burnett on DL... and Beltran might end up there too. This is getting hard on the morale.

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 21:29

I could understand Prior and Gagne getting hurt, but Helton?!?!

Athletics Guy
ID: 58352723
Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 21:58

No wonder you were trying to trade Helton. He was damaged goods!

Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 13:03

With the first trade accepted, this is a good time to clarify the timing of trade processing.

Our league rule is to allow 24 hours for managers to protest a trade. Protests are done via email to me. If 4 managers submit a protest within 24 hours, then all managers are surveyed for a vote over the next 24 hours.

In this instance, the trade appears to have been accepted by the two parties on Saturday morning. As of now, the 24 hours have passed with no protests. As such, the trade will be approved.

The issue then is when to process it. If I allow the system to do it automatically, it will not happen until Monday, meaning that the players won't be available to the new teams until Tuesday. In fact, if you look at the Yahoo trade page, it states that the players will first be available on Tuesday.

However, as Commish, I can force the trade through today. If there were any protests, we would need to wait until tomorrow, but since there were none, I could push the button today, making the traded players available to the new teams on Monday.

My inclination is to process the trade on the announced schedule (trade proceses on Monday, players available on Tuesday), since this corresponds with the Yahoo notice, and since this is all that managers could count on in advance (without knowing whether any protest vote may be required). However, if no league-wide vote is required and both managers request processing a day earlier than that, I am willing to do so.

So, in this specific instance, if the two trading managers would like me to process the trade today so that players are available on Monday, please post here. The only manager who is really impacted is CEHP, since the players he gives up play on Monday, while the ones he receives do not. Therefore, if CEHP wants this trade processed today, he needs to let me know by tonight.

In the future, early processing of a trade will depend on the request of both managers.

Sound like a plan?

cEHp
ID: 550212717
Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 13:12

Guru - Please do not push through.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 15:39

OK.

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 17:15

Interesting trade. It's definitely not protestable, but I think one side gets the better end.

Flying Polack
Sustainer
ID: 378582811
Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 19:51

For those us watching at home what is the trade?

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 521191210
Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 20:04

The Say EH Kid (Players to Trade)
P. Konerko(CWS - 1B)

Day Trippers (Players to Trade)
R. Canó(NYY - 2B)
A. Huff(TB - 1B,3B,OF)

The Say EH Kid (Players to Drop)
B. Thompson(StL - RP)

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 16:33

FYI - For those interested in proposing a trade... I'm looking for a deal looking like:

From IAC:
1xOF, 1xSP
For:
1xIF, 1xRP

I believe I've already offered to BH, Kaf, Guru, Hubble... so far to no success. :(
So I'll play it patient for a bit and wait for your offers instead. All legitimate offers will be considered.

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Tue, Apr 25, 2006, 22:31

I was comparing today's league stats with stats from last year. 12,632 at bats this year compared to 13,040 last year, so maybe a few more days played last year, but we can do some math. 2053 runs and 1949 rbis this year compared to 1876 and 1788 respectively last year. That is 177 more runs and 161 more rbis this year with 408 less at bats. 2505 IP this year compared to 2630 last year. 1917 K's, 154 wins, and 133 saves this year. 1970 K's, 165 wins, and 126 saves last year. 125 less innings this year, 11 less wins, 7 more saves, and 53 less K's. The following data below shows how many at bats or IP were required to achieve one of each category.








This Year	6.15	6.48	54.45	16.27	18.83	1.31
	R	RBI	SB	W	SV	K
Last Year	6.95	7.29	53.22	15.94	20.87	1.34

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 01:11

Certainly not counting my chickens, but after tonights games: sitting in 1st with a 38 point lead, followed by six teams within 8.5 points of one another.

The competition's fierce... but not for first right now. I was expecting SANFORDORS, and JumpBalls' teams to step up and compete, but both have struggled over the last few days. It's obviously too early to tell, but I think this is the biggest differentials I've ever seen in the RIBC or one of the qualifiers.

holt
ID: 1331253
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 04:32

i thought it was a 28 pt lead.

I think the ribc had a different team rule the standings each month last year. things will change.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 08:13

[88] - I'm pretty sure you just jinxed yourself with that post, IAC.

The rest of the league thanks you.

Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 08:19

BTW, my team is not participating in the hitting explosion this year. Fortunately, it's also not participating in the pitching implosion.

I do expect my hitting to pick up. And I also expect my pitching to revert to the mean.

I had planned all along to keep Doug Davis on the bench in April. So far, so good, as he's winless with a 7.66 ERA and a 1.95 WHIP. I'm not sure I have the cahones to put him in the lineup starting May 1, however.

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 10:34

Oh... I was well aware that you guys would say that I was jinx'n myself (I myself am not supersticious).

I was mainly trying to get a rise outa yall... and maybe a little bit of determination... this is got to be one of the calmest group of managers I've seen to date.

I'm not complaining... If you've still got confidence in those players you drafted... all the power to you.

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 10:36

I think that 38 point lead is very impressive in such a competitive league. Top 3 in 8 of 10 categories. I don't think it's likely that everyone of your hitters continue to bat so well, but you are off to a great start.

Guru- stick to the plan. Besides, how much fun will the season really be unless you start someone and watch them give up 6 or 7 runs in one inning. I think KKB, Chris, and even Hubble will back me on this. LOADS of fun.

KKB @ London
ID: 26362617
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 19:16

Guru- stick to the plan. Besides, how much fun will the season really be unless you start someone and watch them give up 6 or 7 runs in one inning. I think KKB, Chris, and even Hubble will back me on this. LOADS of fun.

I have to agree. Watching 3 pitchers account for more runs than my entire offense did on their "big night" was awesome! I'm hoping I can watch it happen again sometime soon.

;)

By the way, IAC, it's not just WAY too early to take much out of the standings, it's WAY WAY WAY too early. :)

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 19:44

Amen to post 93...

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 20:09

RE 94: DARN tootin! Now all you got to do is prove me wrong. R U up to it? ;)

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Fri, Apr 28, 2006, 01:14

Anyone know what the deal with mMoses is? Seems like we haven't seen any team activity since the 8th of April.

I'd doubt that he'd want to leave Cantu in his lineup considering he's got A.Miles on his bench.

Athletics Guy
ID: 58352723
Fri, Apr 28, 2006, 01:31

Maybe he's catching up on his rationales.

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Fri, Apr 28, 2006, 09:30

I hate when drone teams are beating me :(

100

mMoses
ID: 101282818
Sat, Apr 29, 2006, 01:36

My apologies for not fulfilling my duties. I'll work on rationales and such, asap. Thanks for putting up with me, thus far.

Notes from Underground,
mMoses

101

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Sat, Apr 29, 2006, 11:23

I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the K9 #s of our league so far, as some managers who have quite a strong grip on this aren't using up much of their IP yet.

	RIBC Team	K9
1	Day Trippers	8.508
2	RotoGuru.com	8.101
3	Hubble's Has-Been	7.879
4	Oaktown A's	7.418
5	SANFORDORS	7.415
6	IAMCANADIAN	6.947
7	jumpball RIBC	6.916
8	Holt's Revenge	6.894
9	Blue Hen Rules	6.821
10	Chris' Repeaters	6.667
11	Toral Wheatfarmers	6.554
12	The Say EH Kid	6.546
13	Kafenatid.net	6.460
14	JeffG RIBC	6.429
15	mMoses RIBC	6.355
16	MC & TB	6.042

102

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Sat, Apr 29, 2006, 11:30

In follow up to last post:

Guru's only getting 3 Points from K's, and Hubble 5... If they can continue to keep up their K9 while loging more IP, we certainly can expect Large jumps in points from the K's CAT.

103

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Sat, Apr 29, 2006, 13:18

This might be the lowest I've ever been in K/9. I'm usually in the top 3. I expect that will turn around when Prior, Olly, and Cabrera are going good. And Gagne too, I guess.

104

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Sat, Apr 29, 2006, 20:20

Good to seesomething positive about my team. So far it has been injury reports on top of injury reports... i got 2 more heading on DL... its ridiculous... thought Durham moving Durham out of my lineup for B. Philips was an awesome move. My only one so far!

105

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Sun, Apr 30, 2006, 21:22

I might be willing to trade off a closer...

will consider all offers... I'm looking for SLG and good SP

106

holt
ID: 1331253
Sun, Apr 30, 2006, 21:40

hubble - i sent some offers. feel free to counter. I'm pretty open to any possibilities, even multi-player deals if you see something.

107

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Wed, May 03, 2006, 09:30

My team seems to be doing well, but it's not really affecting my standing. Oh well.

108

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Wed, May 03, 2006, 11:14

RE BH (107):
That's cause you got to target which CATs to improve upon. No point destroying the competition in OBP (And Yes! You are indeed accomplishing that feat: 390... very nice), but not competiting in SB/K's for instance.

109

Trip
ID: 72553010
Wed, May 03, 2006, 12:25

I am looking to unload Carl Crawford and Derrek Lee for a 3B, 2B combo.

110

holt
ID: 1331253
Thu, May 04, 2006, 04:55

I may be wasting my time here but does anyone have a closer they'd like to deal?
if so take a look at my roster and shoot me an offer. yes I know they are hard to come by.

111

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Fri, May 05, 2006, 11:58

Time for some more "Fun with Tables" :) I know Wins are one of the harder elements to predict, but with a months sample size, how are we looking in IP's required per/win: Rank

Rank	Team	W/IP
1	IAMCANADIAN	9.754
2	Toral Wheatfarmers	13.124
3	jumpball RIBC	13.158
4	Blue Hen Rules	13.936
5	The Say EH Kid	14.450
6	Day Trippers	15.643
7	JeffG RIBC	15.813
8	Kafenatid.net	16.323
9	mMoses RIBC	16.800
10	Oaktown A's	17.000
11	SANFORDORS	17.162
12	Chris' Repeaters	17.300
13	MC & TB	17.667
14	Hubble's Has-Been	19.800
15	RotoGuru.com	20.911
16	Holt's Revenge	21.918

112

Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, May 05, 2006, 12:36

My power hitting (slugging) has been woeful this year, and there isn't any single culprit. I just looked up my preseason projections, and five hitters are currently slugging more than 100 points below projections: Bay, Sexson, Peralta, B. Giles, Loretta. Sexson is the biggest disappointment, slugging only .364.

113

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Fri, May 05, 2006, 14:11

Sweet. Certainly Livan Hernandez is going to help me in the Wins category...

114

holt
ID: 1331253
Fri, May 05, 2006, 16:17

I don't remember the last time I got a win. even from carpenter. very frustrating.

115

Trip
ID: 72553010
Fri, May 05, 2006, 16:20

Holt - shoot me an e-mail

116

Trip
ID: 72553010
Fri, May 05, 2006, 16:20

Address might help.

117

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Fri, May 05, 2006, 17:39

I see Paul Byrd is making the rounds. He is on his third different team in our league, and the season is not 5 weeks old yet.

118

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Fri, May 05, 2006, 18:33

Huff is back --- now we can really evaluate this trade.

With Milton Bradley on the shelf for quite a while and Josh Barfield slumping -- I think the need for this trade is more apparant now then at the time the trigger was pulled.

119

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Fri, May 05, 2006, 20:12

FYI to Holt... sent off an offer... lemme know.

120

holt
ID: 1331253
Fri, May 05, 2006, 20:22

trip - sending an e-mail in a minute.

IAC - I don't think I can go for that one but I'll see about a counter-offer.

121

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Fri, May 05, 2006, 20:56

RE HOLT - Kewl. I thought was maybe a good starting point... or the very least gives you a general idea of what I'm looking for. Looking forward to your counter-offer.

122

holt
ID: 1331253
Fri, May 05, 2006, 21:32

here's my e-mail again in case anyone wants to discuss a trade.

IAC - I'll be out for a while tonight. maybe when I get home I can look at it some more.

123

holt
ID: 1331253
Sat, May 06, 2006, 20:39

IAC - I will e-mail you this weekend. probably sometime tomorrow.

124

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Sun, May 07, 2006, 22:30

Wow that is an important date for me in the season... i have SLG over .400!!!!

i'm still .031 points behind the closest guy in OBP though... how shamefull :(

If with these -46 IP i could get some W without destroying my WHIP and ERA, i could gain some more ground and join the middle of the pack, what a relief that would be after this dreadfull start.

As for my SLG and OBP, i'm afraid nothing can be done but praying. Once again, i'm open to all offers, and plz don't be offended by the trade offers i sent out there, i'm just throwing ideas and expect couter-offers. Now that Sabathia is back i'll have extra SP.

And just a thought: You guys certainly saw the "trading block" utility in yahoo. Would be nice to see people use it this way we could see what to offer that would have more chances to be accepted.

125

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Mon, May 08, 2006, 09:10

11 points in one day!

Just goes to show that it's still REALLY early in the season. :)

126

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Mon, May 08, 2006, 14:04

KKB [125] - The thing with those 11 points, is you gained yesterday 5.5 of that alone for 2 wins. That can go just as quickly because we are so bunched. Nine of the 16 of us right now have either 15, 16, or 17 wins.

That being said, another sign it is early. Both my team OBP and SLG each jumped .008 in a single day yesterday. There is still hope for some daily movement in the placings there. Moving up 4 placements in those categories may take a week in the months to come. (Hubble [124] there is still OBP/SLG hope).

127

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Mon, May 08, 2006, 14:39

JeffG, that was precisely my point. :)

128

holt
ID: 1331253
Mon, May 08, 2006, 17:11

holt sends A-Rod to MC&TB for Damon and Otsuka.

trade rationale: I only have 18 SB (5 pts) and 5 SV (2 pts). A-Rod is the only player on my team with the value to allow me to address both problems at one time.

now I just gotta pray that Otsuka keeps his job and Damon keeps stealing bases. no guts, no glory.

129

blue hen
ID: 38135621
Mon, May 08, 2006, 17:47

I think you could have gotten more value, although I didn't really have much of either one to offer up. But it's good to see two RIBC managers showing so much guts.

130

holt
ID: 1331253
Mon, May 08, 2006, 19:00

well, I looked over every team for SB/SV combos. you'd be surprised by how few teams can really offer a closer and a base stealer. and of the teams that can offer both (not that they would), there's usually an issue with the base stealer (like horrible OPS) or the closer (horrible ERA, low saves, no job security).

I like the way damon is playing this year, and I'm confident that otsuka will keep the closer job. maybe I coulda done better, but I dunno. trading for closers in this league is like pulling teeth from a live crocodile.

131

holt
ID: 1331253
Mon, May 08, 2006, 19:36

IAC - I better hold on trading eiter of my SS's for now. I don't want to downgrade myself in SB's.

i'll start using the trade block thing. I mean, technically everyone on my team is available, but if they are on the block they are very available. hopefully this will help facilitate easy minor trades.

132

Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, May 09, 2006, 10:16

There have been no protests of the trade, so it is approved. If both managers request it, I can push it through today (to be effective for tomorrow's lineups). Ohterwise, it will be processed on Wednesday, eligible for Thursday's lineups.

133

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Tue, May 09, 2006, 12:08

MC&TB vote for the trade to go through now.

134

holt
ID: 1331253
Tue, May 09, 2006, 17:41

now is fine.

135

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 0210919
Tue, May 09, 2006, 19:52

Trip, what are you looking for? Let me know and I'll see if I can work something up.

That said, the current proposal is WAY off from what I would accept. I'm not going to give up 26 R, 22 RBI, about .020 OBP, and about .145 SLG just to get 3 SB. Particularly from one of the easiest positions to find Free Agents and even more particulary since I'm in the upper half in SB.

I'm willing to deal, but it's going to have to be a lot closer than that.

136

Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, May 10, 2006, 07:23

[132-134] Oops. I was out last night and forgot to check on trade processing approval when I got back late last night, so the trade did not go through until today. Sorry.

137

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Wed, May 10, 2006, 09:18

What?!

I propose an immediate, emergency confidence vote in the Commissioner!

And not just because he beat me in RIFC.

138

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Wed, May 10, 2006, 10:46

Ouch, Morneau was on the bench... sorry for that BH... i know the feeling!

MC&TB, i sent few offers, tell me what you think, i'm sure we can work on something.

139

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 10, 2006, 10:53

Even better, I started Frank "0 for 5" Thomas in his place. Terrible decisions, all around.

Anyone notice I picked up Jose Cruz? Seems like a good decision after one day. Now if Olly can just throw a no-hitter tomorrow night...

140

Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, May 12, 2006, 09:38

Photo courtesy of jumpball:

141

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, May 12, 2006, 12:03

You found ukula's house?

142

TB
ID: 72253110
Fri, May 12, 2006, 12:23

That is funny.

143

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, May 12, 2006, 12:37

Anyone else notice that when you go to Add Player, and select Last Week (Total), you can't get a sorted list?

144

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Fri, May 12, 2006, 15:16

It does the same to me...

145

Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, May 12, 2006, 15:41

[143-44] It works fine for me.

146

holt
ID: 1331253
Fri, May 12, 2006, 16:01

I noticed the same problem BH.

147

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, May 12, 2006, 16:16

What are your keystrokes, Guru? I'm trying to see a list of the top players, based on Last Week's Total...

148

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Fri, May 12, 2006, 18:02

Try this BH... instead of searching by last week... search by ranks... then re-sort by the week column. This way works for me.

149

Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, May 12, 2006, 18:58

I click "Add players"

Then I change the menu to "Last Week (Total)" and click "Filter"

After that page loads, I simply click on any column heading to sort on that column.

150

jumpball
Sustainer
ID: 33050298
Fri, May 12, 2006, 20:01

The sort doesn't always work correctly when clicking on the "Rank" column.

151

holt
ID: 14211218
Sat, May 13, 2006, 15:13

i have some decent middle relievers/set-up men i'm looking to trade for an SP (looper, cassidy, heilman, ramirez, saito). possibly 2 for 1.

152

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Sat, May 13, 2006, 17:12

holt - I've sent a proposal

153

holt
ID: 14211218
Sat, May 13, 2006, 17:35

interesting offer cehp. i need some time to look into it closely.

154

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Sat, May 13, 2006, 17:54

just a heads up --- it isn't the only offer on the table so it may not be available for too long.

wanted to let you know.

155

holt
ID: 14211218
Sat, May 13, 2006, 18:01

k - thanks for the heads up.

if anyone wants to make an offer on cliff floyd, this would be the time to do it. yeah he's stunk so far but he'll start putting up numbers at some point. next week, next month, who knows?

156

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Sat, May 13, 2006, 19:10

holt - are you on AIM or MSN?

157

holt
ID: 14211218
Sat, May 13, 2006, 19:12

no - but I could download msn and install again. problem is, i'm about to head out to watch the Hatton fight over at my brother's house.

158

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 44471314
Sat, May 13, 2006, 20:02

It's a good thing I benched Lieber because of his horrible stats to date!

159

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Sun, May 14, 2006, 19:06

Say He Kid sends Bronson Arroyo to Holt's Revenge in exchange for Cliff Floyd and Aaron Heilman

I would like it put through ASAP, if possible.

160

holt
ID: 14211218
Mon, May 15, 2006, 05:10

any time is fine with me.

161

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Mon, May 15, 2006, 09:30

The RIBC travels of Paul Byrd.

JeffG: Drafted 19.07. 9.2IP 1W 5K 10.24ERA 1.97WHIP. Dropped 4/12

MC & TB: picked up on waivers 4/16. 10IP 1W 5K 8.10ERA 1.30WHIP. Dropped 4/22.

holt: picked up on waivers 5/5. 7IP 0W 0K 3.86ERA 1.57WHIP. Dropped 5/9.

blue hen: Picked up on waivers 5/15.

I guess the good news for his fellow "bird" blue hen, is Byrd does slightly better at each stop.

162

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Mon, May 15, 2006, 09:37

We pushed our Byrd luck too far. He pitched a gem the first game against Detroit, but got roughed up in his 2nd start for us against KC.

163

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, May 15, 2006, 11:57

I already dropped him. I just wanted him for the KC start. I was going to get Westbrook for tomorrow, but somebody didn't drop him in time. Seriously - Cole Hamels is good, but I bet Westbrook pitches better in his next start.

164

Trip
ID: 72553010
Mon, May 15, 2006, 12:04

I didn't want to drop Westbrook, but since I have 5 guys on the DL I didn't really have a choice. If he didn't implode in his last start vs. KC I might have found someone else to drop in his place.

7 of my first 14 draft picks have made it to the DL...read that again. I drafted my team young hoping to avoid this situation.

165

holt
ID: 14211218
Mon, May 15, 2006, 15:46

how far down the waiver priority were you trip?

166

Trip
ID: 72553010
Mon, May 15, 2006, 15:51

I was #2.

167

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Mon, May 15, 2006, 17:02

Hubble was #1 (and still is)

168

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, May 15, 2006, 18:07

Dammit, rained out in Cleveland. And Byrd starts tomorrow vs KC. That sucks. I bet Orlando Hudson hits 3 bombs tonight. Bombardment!

169

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Mon, May 15, 2006, 22:41

I'd love to have a week like the day mMoses is having today, and most of the games are still going on. At this moment his offense has 11R 20RBI 20 hits in 41AB .533OBP .845SLG.

170

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Tue, May 16, 2006, 00:38

I came here to post exactly that... crazy!

last activity 29th of april... i guess i'll let my team run itself too

171

Athletics Guy
ID: 36432111
Tue, May 16, 2006, 00:48

Gotta love those drone teams.

172

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Tue, May 16, 2006, 01:13

You guys didn't even mention that he left Feliz and his 2 runs and 5 rbi's on the bench. Good day for his team.

173

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, May 16, 2006, 18:20

Get em cheap!

If you've got some extra roster space, and are thinking about holding on to Daniel Cabrera or Olly Perez until they right themselves, they can be had now. Make me some offers. Healthy players appreciated.

174

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Wed, May 17, 2006, 01:03

Two trade proposals out there... lemme know.

175

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 17, 2006, 10:52

This is officially rock bottom. Chris said that if all my gambles paid off, I'd win the league by 10 points. Well, there aren't too many that have... Fortunately, it looks like Prior and Gagne are both due back soon, but that still leaves a lot of holes.

176

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Wed, May 17, 2006, 21:43

I got an extra MI for those interested

177

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Thu, May 18, 2006, 12:31

I have been reading the AROD trade veto thread, as I'm sure many of you have, and it occurred to me I am not certain of the process of trade approval in this league. I presume it is a league-wide review since that was how the last 2 trades made in here were handled. How many "veto" votes does it take to nix a trade?

Is democracy really necessary for trade vetos in a league where Guru is the Comissioner? I suppose it feels fair to have a vote. But even if the Commish was the sole arbiter, I'm sure he'd request opinions, or at least listen to unsolicited thoughts.

Anyway, it probably won't ever come up in RIBC for obvious reasons (integrity). It just seems a little undesirable to me to have a renegade contingent of 6 managers whipping each other into a frenzy and then vetoing a trade. My orientation is very laissez faire, however, with regard to trading.

178

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, May 18, 2006, 16:35

As you may have guessed, I am in the market for a 3rd baseman.

179

Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, May 18, 2006, 18:38

Blue Hen sends Garrett Atkins & JJ Putz to Trip for Carl Crawford & Neal Cotts.

I have no objections to pushing the trade through if he wants, but don't really care either way.

180

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, May 18, 2006, 19:01

Actually, I'd like to take the full standard time on this.

181

Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, May 18, 2006, 21:36

4 protests required to bring a trade to a full vote. 8 votes required to overturn.

I don't ever recall getting a single protest of any trade in any of the Invitational Leagues.

182

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, May 19, 2006, 02:16

I know you were responding to post [177] but nice timing - right after post [179]. Made me chuckle a bit. I'm pretty sure there aren't going to be any protests of the current RIBC trade.

183

holt
ID: 524211712
Fri, May 19, 2006, 19:50

Uggla with another HR tonight. I'm really proud of that pick so far. some writer called him 'the poor man's chase utley'. that seems to be an accurate description. solid numbers across the board and no annoying slumps - knock on wood. hitting in the 2 hole in front of Cabrera certainly doesn't hurt.

184

cEHp
ID: 516250
Sat, May 20, 2006, 19:51

the last two season's I've come out of the gate hot and my team was made up of over achievers that couldn't keep up the pace. Not so this year -- the tables are beginning to turn and I think today is the turning point for my season.

I'm looking at putting 3 W's in the books and Huff and Floyd are both showing signs of coming around.

Clear the path to the top because her comes The Say EH Kid.

185

holt
ID: 524211712
Sat, May 20, 2006, 20:05

wish I could insert some of Gilliam's flying circus animation here. cEHp gets stomped by a giant foot.

186

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sun, May 21, 2006, 13:21

Meanwhile, in the bottom quarter of the league...

What a great birthday! I finally convince Twarpy and JKaye to make it to my party, and drunkenness was had by all. And suddenly, my team learned how to hit. All the Twins finally paid off, as they scored 16 runs, including 4 for 5 with a homer by Mauer. And Atkins and Putz leave on a good note - a homer and a save on the way out.

Now, it's time to move on. Crawford's not in the lineup today, so I put Bernie Williams in. Will he play tonight? Also, I watched the end of the Seattle game last night. Putz looked very good. Should I have kept him? Livan got through the first inning relatively unscathed again Baltimore. Let's see how it progresses.

187

Athletics Guy
ID: 354151619
Sun, May 21, 2006, 18:37

I've been really patient with Matt Cain this season. I've started him pretty much every game until today...what great timing.

188

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sun, May 21, 2006, 22:43

Perfect timing! Day One of the post Atkins/Putz era... Atkins with 3 RBIs and Putz with a save, while Crawford doesn't play and Cotts gives up a LOT of runs. I guess it's a long season, or I should have waited another day, or something. Blech.

But not a bad day today otherwise - great start from Livan Hernandez and another save for Tyler Walker.

189

Trip
ID: 72553010
Sun, May 21, 2006, 22:59

What blue hen said...

but the opposite!

190

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sun, May 21, 2006, 23:17

Nice. Bernie Williams, who I put in for Crawford, has now reached base five times today!

191

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Mon, May 22, 2006, 16:41

Happy belated birthday blue hen. We'll see if my fantasy team can do just as well for me on my birthday in late August.

In 'chasing saves' news, in a pseudo-desparation move for those elusive saves, I used my waiver priority to pick up Elmer Dessens off waivers. Yes, he's the 10-31 Royals flavor-of-the-week 'officially declared closer' for now. Hopefully it is good for some saves.

192

Steve Biz
Sustainer
ID: 28952820
Mon, May 22, 2006, 17:33

I just grabbed Dessens off of waivers too Jeff, in RIBC AA. His K-BB ratio has been pretty nasty this year. Hopefully he can hold onto his job.

193

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, May 22, 2006, 17:39

He's 90 percent owned in ESPN leagues. Was 0.4 percent a couple days ago. I don't have him in any of my seven leagues...

194

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Mon, May 22, 2006, 20:40

We cut Dessens about 12 hours before news broke that he was the new closer. 5 or 6 of our hitters suddenly got the yellow and red box telling us of their injury woes and we needed another OF. I was kicking myself for a bit after the news broke and thought about putting in a waiver claim, but we decied to just roll with it.

195

Trip
ID: 72553010
Mon, May 22, 2006, 23:53

Leave it to me to ask the question we've all been wondering...

How long until Guru adds a player?

196

holt
ID: 524211712
Tue, May 23, 2006, 01:46

i think it's up to yahoo to add players to the database.

197

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Tue, May 23, 2006, 03:01

I think what Trip meant to say was: "When will Guru make his first FA/Waiver Move?"

198

holt
ID: 524211712
Tue, May 23, 2006, 04:22

ahhh - yeah I was wondering that too.
lol. kind of amazing actually.

199

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, May 23, 2006, 11:20

His team is just so great, I guess.

Last year, in AAA, I had the 16th pick in the draft, and used my #1 priority on... Ambiorix Burgos. One win and one save (and a month) later, I dropped him. Dessens is fine, but wasn't about to waste my spot.

In other news, Reitsma (not McBride) got the save last night, and Guardado got one as well (because Putz has been so busy). And Jenks got a win. Interesting night in the closer business.

200

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Tue, May 23, 2006, 11:40

I think I had a 6 or 7 waiver priority which I used for Dessens. So most of you bypassed the Royals current closer which is understandable with the higher waiver spots. At the rate the Royals win games, he is likely to see as many calls as the 'Maytag repairman'.

201

Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, May 23, 2006, 15:03

I noticed a few weeks ago that I still had my draft roster intact, and that every other team has now made at least 6 moves.

I do find it surprising that none of my draft picks have been so lousy to make me want to punt. Actually, Burnitz has sent me to the F/A list several times, but I never found someone that I thought would be better long term, and I figured that Burnitz would snap out of it. (He actually has done better lately.) Sexson is another one of my major disappointments, but I'm certainly not about to dump him (or trade him at a low point).

I'm sure it will happen. Eventually.

202

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Tue, May 23, 2006, 15:25

Guru, I have had that happen before--in football. I have such a keen desire to find sleepers that I often will not dump a guy until 3 or 4 weeks into an NFL season for fear that "this is the week" he will bust out.

It's a sign of a good draft, but it can also hamstring you when it's time to dump someone for that real gem on the F/A list. Not that I'm saying you wouldn't recognize when it's that time.

But when your team is full of Markakis's and Duffy's it makes the choice hella-easy.
Heh.

203

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, May 23, 2006, 15:39

Ah, the "Maytag Repairman" joke. Never gets old. I think it's more likely that MacDougal comes back and gets the job, although it'd be nice for the Royals if Dessens could have a couple good weeks and get traded. I was all set to pick up Dessens, although it might have meant dropping Cotts, and I'm not totally certain Dessens is going to be better.

This game really is about chips. J.J. Putz had plenty of value as a closer, but now I have used the fact that's he's become a solid commodity to get a good hitter. Taking waiver claim players, and turning them into better players is a great way to win. Now, about Jonathan Papelbon...

204

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Wed, May 24, 2006, 09:25

Trade Announcement:

To Hubble:
Carlos Lee, OF, MIL
Eric Chavez, 3B, OAK
Alex Rios, OF, TOR

To IAC:
Michael Young, SS, TEX
Fransisco Rodriguez, RP, LAA
Preston Wilson, OF, HOU

205

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 24, 2006, 11:55

I'm not protesting, but I'd like to see Hubble's rationale for this trade. He's really getting ripped off.

206

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Wed, May 24, 2006, 14:15

My quick rational...

I felt I had a surplus of OF with Winn or Matthews regularily on my bench, and with Baldeli coming off the DL soon, it was going to get silly. Thus I felt I could afford to drop a couple high OPS OFs.

Barmes has pretty much been a huge disappointment to date, so I felt I should pick up a SS to cover for him until maybe he turns it arround. Also, I felt I had a lot of uncertainty (who doesn't) with my relievers, so F-Rod seemed like a great grab to extra-solidify Saves... P.Wilson was just gravy... a hold and see guy.

207

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Wed, May 24, 2006, 15:16

By looking at Hubble's current team and where he needs help, I don't think it takes much thought to see why he is making this trade. He just got a heck of a lot better in runs and rbis along with significant improvement in his hitting percentages. Coffey and Camp could/should both earn the full time closer roles and he still has Dempster for saves.

208

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 24, 2006, 16:56

Young is better than Carlos Lee.

K-Rod is better than Eric Chavez.

Is Rios really that much better than Wilson?

209

Motley Crue
ID: 2192327
Wed, May 24, 2006, 17:42

Well, given your evaluation of the deal, it's probably safe to say you wouldn't have made it from Hubble's point of view.

Anyway, TB and I have decided that we will trade Casey Blake, if someone feels they need him and if they can put together a nice, equitable deal for him. I would like a RP myself, a closer in particular, but I think we'd be willing to negotiate for some other package if it can help us.

210

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Wed, May 24, 2006, 23:22

I agree that given the draft position of each player, it doesnt take much analysis to say i got rob. The problem is that it's is not draft day anymore and i have specific needs to adress. I have considerable (is that englsih word?) ground to make in 3 offensive category. I got a whopping 4 points in those 3 cats combined (R=1, OBP=1 and SLG=2). To get player that could helped me, i had to give away something right? Well i chose to get rid of Young and K-Rod, both terrific player that i draft every year. I could explain in detail all my thinking but i think most of you guys know why i pull the trigger.

I might explain more tomorow... i'm tired

cheers

211

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Wed, May 24, 2006, 23:23

oh... and Blue Hen:

Sabathia ROCKS!

:)

212

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, May 25, 2006, 10:56

I'll repeat:

Young is better than Carlos Lee.

K-Rod is better than Eric Chavez.

Is Rios really that much better than Wilson?

Look at your team now. It is worse than it was before. You can get lucky with Sabathia all you want (hell, I even got a win out of Miguel Batista last night), but this trade really doesn't help you.

213

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Thu, May 25, 2006, 12:16

RE BH:

It's a question of "needs". He had a surplus of quality relievers and MI. I had a surplus of OFs. I don't see how this deal doesn't just make both our teams stronger?

214

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Thu, May 25, 2006, 12:17

No one protested the deal. It's done. 15 of 16 managers barely had any thoughts on it--not enough to bring it up, anyway.

215

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Thu, May 25, 2006, 14:36

Hey, anybody want to trade for Mike Maroth?!

Sheesh. It wouldn't hurt so bad if it weren't against the frickin' Royals. The ROYALS!!!

216

Hubble
ID: 284452516
Thu, May 25, 2006, 17:49

Blue Hen s opinion is better than mine
Blue Hen s team is better than mine
Is Blue Hen that much better than me?

217

Hubble
ID: 284452516
Thu, May 25, 2006, 17:50

By the way, that was a joke... dont get all cranky BH... :)

cyall in 3 weeks guys!

218

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, May 25, 2006, 17:59

1. My team is worse than yours. You could look it up.

2. My opinion is MUCH worse than yours. That's a well-known fact.

3. BH > Hubble. Discuss.

219

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Thu, May 25, 2006, 20:01

Blue Hen is my favorite rock star who posts in this forum.

220

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Fri, May 26, 2006, 09:00

All for the want of a few extra saves! Elmer's two appearances since I grabbed him off waivers:

Tue 5/23 - 0.1 IP, 81.00 ERA, 12.00 WHIP
Thu 5/25 - 0.2 IP, 54.00 ERA, 6.00 WHIP

(and the Royals next stop on the current losing streak North American tour is they go to Yankee Staduim this weekend)

I went from rankings of 11.0 and 11.5 in the ERA and WHIP column, now I am 7.5 and 7.5, and have temporarily dropped from 8th place to 12th. Of course a few others on my staff helped contribute to this drop as well.

The desire to move up one or two placements in the saves category has so far cost me 7.5 points. Of course we are so tightly grouped it can turn again quick, and I know Dessens is at least a little better than his last few outings.

221

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Fri, May 26, 2006, 11:05

Oh, you think so, do you?

TB, that dropping Dessens move is starting to look like pure genius. I mean, ignoring the fact that we've fallen into 15th place since then, I think it might have been the best move we've made all year.

Anyone want our pitching staff for a medium-sized vanilla milkshake?

222

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, May 26, 2006, 11:12

I only had five guys going last night, but all had at least two hits, including Crawford (2 more steals) and Kinsler (HR in first game back). On a quiet day, I moved up 4.5 points. Not bad.

I was thinking about getting Wang for tomorrow against the hapless Royals, but as I was deciding, Toral snatched him up. Here's hoping he tanks.

223

Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, May 26, 2006, 11:26

I'm not sure I understand the timing of Yahoo's automated trade processing.

Our league settings are for a 1 day protest period. However, in practice, trades have generally not been automatically processed until 2 days have elapsed (unless the Commish manually pushes them through.)

I got the email notice for this most recent trade at 2:40am 5/24. I did not push it through after 24 hours, but it was automatically processed by Yahoo at 6:17am on 5/25.

My guess is that, because Yahoo seems to be configured on Pacific time, the trade actually went through at 11:40pm 5/23. Automatic trade processing took place after one complete calendar day had elapsed.

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blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, May 26, 2006, 11:58

I believe that. I think that *cough* some other systems fall prey to the same pitfalls. Like if the Hawaii game starts at 7 PM local time...

225

holt
ID: 524211712
Fri, May 26, 2006, 20:51

my decision to bench Johnson against the mets is looking like a bad one. I guess I'm glad he's having a good game, but argh.

226

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, May 27, 2006, 15:25

I have five starters going tomorrow. El Duque @Fla, Rogers vs Cle, Benson @LAA, Olly vs Hou, and Padilla vs Oak. There is a big clump of us with about 24-29 wins, so hopefully I can move to the front of the clump.

227

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Mon, May 29, 2006, 12:29

Looking back at post 89: (1 Month Later)

"I think the ribc had a different team rule the standings each month last year. things will change."

That hasn't happened yet; but it certainly is a lot closer to hapenning.

229

holt
ID: 524211712
Mon, May 29, 2006, 13:05

actually, it is happening. I wasn't really referring to the overall standings. I meant individual monthly standings.

____________________

Standings through games of Apr 30

Rank Team R RBI SB OBP SLG W SV K ERA WHIP TOTAL

1 IAMCANADIAN 14 16 9.5 13.5 16 16 14 15 15 15 144
2 Toral Wheatfarmers 8.5 10.5 14 12 14 13.5 9 3.5 13 11 109
3 SANFORDORS 16 14 15 11 11 9 7 11.5 3 3 100.5

____________________

Rankings through games of May 28,
excluding games through Apr 30

Rank Team R RBI SB OBP SLG W SV K ERA WHIP TOTAL

1 Oaktown A's 10 16 11 9 13 16 11 16 14 14 130
2 Holt's Revenge 16 15 6 14 10 2 9.5 11 10 11 104.5
3 RotoGuru.com 14 11 1 16 11 1 15 10 13 12 104

230

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, May 29, 2006, 15:14

What a difference 12 days makes. On May 17th (post 175), I hit rock bottom. I was 10 points out of 15th place. Since that time, I have the best overall roto total, and I am at 11 or higher in all categories except WHIP (10), and RBI (5). I also have the best change in rankings, with 18, ten points higher than Hubble, who is second in that category. All that has brought me into a tie for 9th place, which would be a great accomplishment considering where I was.

And it gets better. Crawford might be the hottest hitter in baseball. Olly seems to finally be turning his season around. El Duque looks to be recovering some of his past magic. And Gagne is due back in less than a week.

Just like post 175 started this turnaround, this post will probably jinx me. But it's much nicer to be in this position that in the previous one.

231

holt
ID: 574402913
Mon, May 29, 2006, 16:45

looking to deal jason lane if anyone is interested. prefer a pitcher over a hitter but any offer is welcome.

232

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 354152921
Mon, May 29, 2006, 22:15

I don't normally start pitchers against each other, but I figured I'd start both Lieber and O'Connor today since it would be difficult for my pitchers to do any worse than they have been doing these past few days.

Well, it got worse...

PHILADELPHIA PITCHER JON LIEBER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH A LEFT GROIN INJURY.

WASHINGTON PITCHER MICHAEL O'CONNOR LEFT THE GAME WITH A RIGHT SHIN INJURY IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A BATTED BALL.

Ugh!

233

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, May 30, 2006, 23:53

That's the last time I listen to Smallwhirled. Halsey sucks.

234

Trip
ID: 72553010
Wed, May 31, 2006, 01:25

Next year I am voting for 10 DL slots.

This is getting freaking ridiculous...

Player - Round
Derrek Lee - 2
Sean Casey - 11
Brian Roberts - 5
Aubrey Huff - 7
David DeJesus - 14
Xavier Nady - 20
Ben Sheets - 3
John Patterson - 10
Fernando Cabrera - 18
Cole Hamels - (#2 Waiver Priority)

No one else is allowed to complain about injuries...ever. Michael O'Connor & Jon Lieber... please.

If anyone wants to give me a servicable hitter for Cole Hamels...he's yours!

235

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 31, 2006, 01:31

Hey, it's the risks you take. My #3 and #4 haven't played all year, and my #1 spent a few weeks on the DL.

Of course, I could still use a third baseman (and perhaps an outfielder).

236

Trip
ID: 72553010
Wed, May 31, 2006, 02:27

Gagne, Prior and Helton are/were well known injury risks.

Sheets is/was the only established injury risk on my original squad. Huff and Casey were moderate risks at best. There is a difference.

237

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 31, 2006, 10:34

You're telling me Huff and Casey were less injury risks than Helton?

And Brian Roberts? Hamels? Nady? Do you follow baseball?

Injuries suck. And yes, it's unfortunate. But if everyone thought Prior was going to be healthy, do you think I would have gotten him in the 4th round?

238

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 31, 2006, 12:35

Looking back, that seems a little mean. But to say Casey is a moderate risk and Helton is a well known risk is just plain wrong.

239

Toral
ID: 541029611
Wed, May 31, 2006, 12:47

Oh how the mighty (?)have fallen.

The Lord abaseth the proud and showeth mercy to the humble and weak.

240

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, May 31, 2006, 14:34

What does abaseth mean?

241

Toral
ID: 541029611
Wed, May 31, 2006, 14:39

Abase: "To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem."

242

Mattinglyinthehall
Leader
ID: 01629107
Wed, May 31, 2006, 14:43

I just looked at your standings. Toral must have been abasethed.

243

Trip
ID: 72553010
Wed, May 31, 2006, 15:24

I missed Roberts...he was a known risk. Nady's appendix...not known. I guess I thought injuries were the cause of Helton's poor showing last year. Hamels also a known risk, but I thought I'd get more than 1 game from him before a DL stint.

Hubble, check your e-mail.

244

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Thu, Jun 01, 2006, 05:10

Hubble's on vacation Trip. (See Post 217)

245

Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Jun 01, 2006, 10:16

[201] - I went two full months with the same roster. Then, since midnight June 1, I've already made two moves.

I don't know if Jered Weaver will work out or not, but Justin Speier wasn't logging enough innings to make much of a difference, so I didn't have to give up anyone valuable for the trial.

Wily Mo was a handy guy to have around while Burnitz was slumping and Crisp was out. But now that Crisp is back, he would have been of limited value even if healthy.

246

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Thu, Jun 01, 2006, 10:19

Re [229], now that May is in the books, here were the top 3 for the month:

Rankings through games of May 31,
excluding games through Apr 30

1 Oaktown A's 9 15 13 5 12 16 10 16 14 14 124
2 IAMCANADIAN 13.5 14 14 3 14 6 9 7 11 13 104.5
3 Kafenatid.net 15 5 15 7 5 15 13 15 6 5 101

Re [201], as we begin month 3 of the baseball season, I see Guru has finally made his first roster move - two in one day actually.

247

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, Jun 01, 2006, 10:37

I had the #2 waiver priority, but I passed on Jered Weaver (looks like I'm not the only one). I really don't have a lot of confidence that he will step in and contribute for very long. He's below Cole Hamels (the healthy version), and I have a feeling I will want to save the waiver priority for later.

248

cEHp
ID: 74392318
Thu, Jun 01, 2006, 21:06

KKB - Sent you a trade offer. Look it over and we can talk.

aim - CanEHdian Pride

249

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Fri, Jun 02, 2006, 09:39

[101] [111] Up to date K/IP and IP/W rankings

Rank K/IP
1. 0.882 Oaktown A's
2. 0.844 RotoGuru.com
3. 0.832 Hubble's Has-Been
4. 0.827 Day Trippers
5. 0.813 SANFORDORS
6. 0.812 Chris' Repeaters
7. 0.770 Kafenatid.net
8. 0.756 JeffG RIBC
9. 0.748 IAMCANADIAN
10. 0.747 jumpball RIBC
11. 0.744 Holt's Revenge
12. 0.721 Blue Hen Rules
13. 0.697 Toral Wheatfarmers
14. 0.691 MC & TB
15. 0.676 mMoses RIBC
16. 0.669 The Say EH Kid

Rank IP/W
1. 12.37 Day Trippers
2. 13.09 Oaktown A's
3. 13.12 IAMCANADIAN
4. 13.42 Blue Hen Rules
5. 14.49 JeffG RIBC
6. 14.97 jumpball RIBC
7. 15.37 mMoses RIBC
8. 15.81 Hubble's Has-Been
9. 15.87 The Say EH Kid
10. 16.08 Kafenatid.net
11. 16.21 SANFORDORS
12. 16.44 MC & TB
13. 16.92 Toral Wheatfarmers
14. 17.76 Chris' Repeaters
15. 22.61 Holt's Revenge
16. 22.94 RotoGuru.com

250

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Jun 02, 2006, 10:55

Damn, dropping like a rock in K/IP. Here's hoping a Gagne/Prior infusion changes that. And a dose of Olly/Cabrera, with a little El Duque to top it off.

251

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Fri, Jun 02, 2006, 11:09

blue hen - your posts 103 and 250 are almost identical.

I guess we would call that continued optimism ;)

252

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Jun 02, 2006, 11:16

Well, uh, the point is still the same, right? But 9th is moderately acceptable. 12th is not.

253

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Fri, Jun 02, 2006, 11:59

Thanks updating the tables JeffG... was just about to do the same myself.

My starters are more "human" now... they're not winning everytime they step out on the mound. Hoping that my extra emphasis on RP's will continue to bring improved results in the K9/IP department.

254

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Fri, Jun 02, 2006, 15:10

14th sucks, but it's not like it is a surprise, Saw it unfolding during the draft. It is better than where we were before. We need to trade one of our solid hitters for a solid SP. Clemens should help out also.

It was nice to see an almost 1K per 9 increase since this was last posted. Nice leaps for Oaktown, JeffG, and KKB too.

259

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Jun 03, 2006, 16:14

I'm looking to re-position a bit. I want to trade Todd Helton for two players - a third baseman and outfielder of equal quality. Might also add some pitching, but not Jenks, Gagne, Prior, Perez, or El Duque.

260

holt
ID: 574402913
Sun, Jun 04, 2006, 15:26

NEW YORK'S DEREK JETER LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT HAND INJURY AFTER BEING HIT BY A PITCH.

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that's how I lost JD Drew last year. hope nothing is broken!

261

holt
ID: 574402913
Sun, Jun 04, 2006, 16:35

X-rays were negative, and he is listed as day-to-day.

my thanks to the baseball gods.

262

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 12:24

TB - I've tabled a trade offer. I think it helps us both, noone involved is a real deal breaker so feel free to counter if you are at all interested.

263

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 21:58

CP, I shot you an email.

264

holt
ID: 574402913
Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 01:42

i'm still looking for some more steals. if anyone has some to offer let me know.

265

Athletics Guy
ID: 574522810
Fri, Jun 09, 2006, 01:21

Poor Toral, all that talent on the DL. Latest news on Sheff is that he'll be out til September...ouch.

266

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Jun 09, 2006, 12:11

Let the record show that Blue Hen is in 7th place on June 9, 2006.

267

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Jun 10, 2006, 22:22

Wow, what a streak. Now up to 88 points, 10 points ahead of 8th place. I was a little worried that starting Cabrera against my 5 Twins might not be a good idea. 6 innings, 0 ER, a win, and the Twins did some good - 3 times on base for Morneau and Kubel, 4 for Mauer.

And I picked up David Bell today. Is he the answer?

268

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Jun 10, 2006, 23:00

Wow, did anyone notice mMoses' last activity?

269

holt
ID: 574402913
Sun, Jun 11, 2006, 05:41

that's a lot of twins. I've got Cuddyer if you're trying to complete the set.

270

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 354152921
Sun, Jun 11, 2006, 09:56

And I picked up David Bell today. Is he the answer?

As a previous owner, I can say, "No." ;)

You moved...
23 R, 21 RBI, 0 SB, .304 OBP, .385 SLG

...for...

22 R, 24 RBI, 0 SB, .336 OBP, .387 SLG

It's a decent OBP move, but that's really it. Given that you already have the lead in OBP, I don't see how this can be the move that is the "answer." In all honesty, I don't see why you didn't stick with Batista for the SB potential, given that SB are your biggest hitter need. Beyond that, you need your pitchers to start racking up the Ks, so again, Bell doesn't help there either.

So again, "No."

271

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sun, Jun 11, 2006, 21:10

Nice, KKB. But I think Bell is better than Batista, plain and simple. Batista is about to lose his job, by the way.

Watching that Cabrera game was a great experience. Do you guys ever try to acquire players from different teams so you have varied interest in games? For example, I don't have any Blue Jays on any team, and I find myself skipping out on their boxscore. But for the two weeks I had Aaron Hill, I was following them more closely. Anyone have a similar experience?

272

holt
ID: 574402913
Mon, Jun 12, 2006, 00:03

I always try to open every box score - even if just to take a quick glance. any time someone has a big game I like to know about it.

273

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Mon, Jun 12, 2006, 00:06

holt - trade on the table

274

holt
ID: 574402913
Mon, Jun 12, 2006, 06:31

CehP, I want to make a counter-offer. I just need to get a chance to look at things closer first.

275

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, Jun 14, 2006, 12:45

Seems like a team can indeed survive without a third baseman. I've always thought David Bell was underrated.

And everyone knew Chan Ho Park was a good pickup, right? And to think, I almost benched Jason Kubel.

This is one of the luckiest streaks I've ever had in any league. Every move seems to be working out (except Gagne, of course). Overcoming zero production from the first four picks.

276

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Thu, Jun 15, 2006, 22:30

Hi all, i'm back from an awesome trip... havent got the time to look my team much, but i think i need a cheap SS... anyone?

277

Hubble
ID: 53359110
Fri, Jun 16, 2006, 09:36

Ok, i'm ready to let go of Pierre kinda cheap now. SB production is sure real nice, but i need to adress my OBP again. Would like to have either 1B or SS but would also be willing to have multiplayer offers.

Congrats to BH's run, you were behind me 20 days ago!

Holt Offer sent.

278

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Jun 16, 2006, 10:13

Stupid Frank Thomas. I guess Helton is off the table now.

279

holt
ID: 38517172
Sun, Jun 18, 2006, 20:22

thanks for the offer hubble. it's a fair offer but I just don't think it would help me in the standings in the long run.

280

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Jun 20, 2006, 10:50

Man, you guys are quiet.

Looking to unload a pitcher or two. Looking for a closer or an outfielder (or a third baseman, obviously).

281

Athletics Guy
ID: 85461221
Wed, Jun 21, 2006, 22:34

From yesterday's game:

Bottom 4th: Boston
- M. Ramirez struck out swinging
- T. Nixon ground rule double to right
- M. Lowell singled to center, T. Nixon scored
- D. Mirabelli grounded out to third

How come Lowell didn't get an RBI for that?
And more importantly, why didn't I get an RBI for that?

282

holt
ID: 38517172
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 00:45

yahoo does stat corrections every week. they'll fix it if there's an error.

and on another note, no way in hell I start Reyes against the white sox tomorrow.

283

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 13:08

FYI Guys - I'll be outa town for the next 7-10 days, but I've adjusted my roster in advance. I may get occassional internet at a Cafe somewhere, but checking up on my team won't be a top priority. Hoping nobody gets DL'd in the next little bit.

See ya in a few...
(PS. could someone speak up for me... if/when the RIFC starts invites? I'm up for it, should they call me out.)

284

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 353102515
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 20:07

Figured I'd post the K9/IP for the Month to date (before I left):
IAMCANADIAN

IAMCANADIAN	9.06
Chris' Repeaters	8.30
Holt's Revenge	8.30
RotoGuru.com	8.01
Day Trippers	7.74
mMoses RIBC	7.55
Kafenatid.net	7.50
Hubble's Has-Been	7.24
The Say EH Kid	7.12
Oaktown A's	6.95
JeffG RIBC	6.92
Blue Hen Rules	6.91
SANFORDORS	6.60
Toral Wheatfarmers	6.09
jumpball RIBC	5.65
MC & TB	5.12

285

holt
ID: 38517172
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 20:53

Team ERA's for the month of June:

1 RotoGuru.com 2.72
2 Holt's Revenge 3.02
3 Toral Wheatfarmers 3.29
4 Kafenatid.net 3.29
5 Blue Hen Rules 3.49
6 Chris' Repeaters 3.69
7 jumpball RIBC 4.03
8 SANFORDORS 4.41
9 MC & TB 134 4.54
10 Day Trippers 4.57
11 JeffG RIBC 4.81
12 Oaktown A's 4.89
13 Hubble's Has-Been 5.09
14 mMoses RIBC 5.19
15 The Say EH Kid 5.24
16 IAMCANADIAN 5.77

sorry, I couldn't resist.
: )

287

holt
ID: 38517172
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 21:35

bleh. I let the performances of stupid mulder and marquis scare me away from starting reyes tonight. through 6 innings the white sox have only had one base runner - from a taguchi error.

288

cEHp
ID: 74392318
Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 18:43

Floyd (ankle)
Encarnacion (ankle)
Hardy (ankle)

What the hell is up with that...and to boot Brett Myers decides to beat his wife.

Ugghh...

289

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 10:14

Man, my pitching has been terrible lately. Luckily, not terrible enough, but I am totally feeling one of those (-10) days right about the bend.

290

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Tue, Jun 27, 2006, 15:58

I cant get a single W! wtf!

I had a 5 nice start last week (+1 crappy from Sabathia) < 3.00ERA < 1.20 WHIP and no wins, most are blown up saves... this is annoying :(

Once again i offer up one of my OF Piere, Byrnes, Francoeur, Rios or Lee... Or anyone on my team. I'm looking for a good 1B. It can be multi-player deal as i need to get some W too.

I cant beleive no1 is interested in Pierre's 24 SB or Francoeur's 55 RBIs.

291

holt
ID: 465222814
Thu, Jun 29, 2006, 01:18

tell me about it man. today I got 22 IP out of Carpenter, Smoltz, E.Santana, and Saito. They gave up a grand total of 4 runs, and they earned a grand total of ZERO wins. very frustrating.

If I had just another 7 or 8 wins I'd be sitting in first place right now but this has been an ongoing issue all season long. My SP's real-life offenses and bullpens keep letting me down on a regular basis.

292

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Tue, Jul 04, 2006, 15:23

We are looking to trade runs, rbis, and OPS for saves, K's and steals. I shot a few emails out to teams that I believe we match up well with for trading purposes, but I also wanted to let everyone know that any of our players are available for trade; Arod, Berkman, Tejada, Kent, etc.

293

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 09:41

I was looking at Fa pick-up this morning... and was looking at T. Graffanino... didn't know much about him so i checked his report.

...

he is from Amytiville, NY...

...

no thank you, my team is already possessed and has his own demon to fight. shisssh

294

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 09:59

oh by the way... i thought Sabathia had a good outing yesterday... but yesterday was good for some SP.

Lackey 9IP, W, 10K, 0.00, 0.10
Sabathia 9IP,W, 9K, 0.00, 0.33
Bonderman 8.1IP, W, 4K, 1.04,0.69
Willis, Snell, Zito and a bunch of very decent others

anyhow... just killing and wishing for a miracle.

295

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 10:12

i'd be looking for an SS, 1 on 1 trade or multi-player since i'm also looking for a decent 1B. Looking specifically for Runs, and OPS.

avalaible: Chavez, Blalock, Wiggington, Phillips, Byrnes, Francoeur or Rios, Robertson, Schmidt, Burnett, Coffey, Camp or even Dempster.

296

holt
ID: 465222814
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 16:32

offer sent hubble.

297

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 17:01

Hubble, let's continue our talks from yesterday... I can still give you Gagne...

298

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 17:20

well BH, that is funny... if i wouldnt have read the paper you probably would have try...

299

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 18:42

Haha. My loss - I should have jumped at the Gagne deal.

Hubble and everyone else, I'm still looking to deal a 1B - Helton, Thomas, Giambi, or Morneau. Your best bets are probably Helton or Giambi. Looking for stud 1B (must be a star), and a great starter or good reliever. Can also give you some of my pitching or outfield depth.

300

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 18:56

Offer sent... to holt and BH

301

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 23:50

Obviously, post #299 should read 3B instead of 1B.

302

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Sun, Jul 09, 2006, 11:28

Trade announcement...

I give:
Pierre-Blalock-Wiggington-Schmidt

BH gives:
Helton-Kinsler-Guardado-Ethier

We don't wish to process the trade right away...

303

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sun, Jul 09, 2006, 21:54

I think you can process it right now without affecting anything. You got Schmidt's start.

Figure I'll give some rationale, since these were pretty interesting discussions.

Basically, every matched up pretty well, and I knew I would be trading with Hubble. I had 4 1B's, and only three slots. Injuries to Helton and Thomas have hidden that problem a bit, but it's a serious waste. Helton has a lot of value and was obviously my best chip (Though I will certainly offer up Giambi for your first rounder).

Once I knew I was going to lose Helton, I looked at my weaknesses. With Crawford, I have made up a lot of ground in steals. The addition of Pierre could put me up in the elite. I've been quite well in OBP and slugging so I'm not terrible concerned about what I might lose in those categories to gain in runs and steals.

Poor Hubble had Eric Chavez and Hank Blalock. Ever since I traded Atkins away to get Crawford, I've needed a third baseman. David Bell has been pretty solid, but I wanted one of the superstars. Lucky Hubble, and lucky me.

With recent and recurring injuries to Mark Prior and Eric Gagne, I realized I might need some pitching. I knew Schmidt was expendable, but with Pierre and Blalock already in the deal, I would need to give up something else. Enter late round pick Ian Kinsler. Despite some injury troubles, Kinsler has been great this year. If I was going to give up Kinsler, I'd need someone back. Brandon Phillips might be too much. But alas! Hubble has been playing Ty Wigginton at first. And he is eligible at Kinsler's MI slot! Wonder of wonders! So Wigginton was added and we had a deal.

304

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Sun, Jul 09, 2006, 22:55

With the addition of Schmidt, I have a surplus of SP. Definitely looking for closers and MI.

305

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 00:27

Might as well give my rationales too:

Everyone knows i was looking for both a 1B and SS that would help me out in both OBP and SLG. I made many offers, received some... And settled with this one. Helton-Kinsler-Guardado-Ethier for Pierre-Blalock-Schmidt-Wiggington.

I need to up my OBP by 0.30 and my SLG by 0.45 if i want to qualify in the top 6. So OPS was of main importance to me.

What i give:
Pierre: He could score 50 runs in the 2nd half of season and might steal another 30sb. But his OPS wont be higher than 750. I just needed to get rid of that. Real happy of # he gave me since Lee is back, he was red hot... gave him some value. Nobody wanted him 3 weeks ago.

When i drafted Blalock, i knew i would trade him on ASB. I had him for last 3 years on my team. He just collapses after ASB and didn't want that to happen on my team (if he doesnt, good for BH!). Career Pre-ASB# 0.847 OPS Career Post-ASB# 0.740 OPS. I just couldn't afford that. Also with a real 1B on my team, Blalock would have been on the bench, so it was a question of getting the most value possible.

What about Schmidt? Well it sure does suck to see him go. He is a good post-asb performer last year he really got all his stuff back and it is an awesome add-on for BH's team since i'm pretty sure he'll be real solid again this year. I consider he was good value for a 5th round pick and could easily could have gotten me 5 Wins more if SF offense wouldn't suck that much. But no trades are free and certainly not for Helton coming from BH.

Wiggington... not much to say. Picked him of waiver... gave me 40 RBI while hurting my OPS... good riddance. Almost dropped him 12 times...

What i get:
Helton: Monster post-asb career# including last 2 years. If some1 can help me in OPS it's him. Obviously key player of the trade.

Kinsler: I know not much of him, except this: he plays SS, in TEXAS and has 0.943 OPS so far. Even if he goes a full .100 less he is going to help me more than any of my SS did so far.

Guardado: Yeah, yeah... he took Coffey's spot. Might turn out good. Might suck real bad. He is happy, CIN's player are happy, CIN's fan are happy... heck that could be 15 saves right there...

A. Ethier: He will be a fill-in until Rios comes back from DL and if he keeps playing like that he might just not go on F/A ... Only good reports on him right now. Might be fighting for ROY.

Overall: I know i give 3 big names and receive only 1. So name-wise i might look like i'm loosing here. But i actually like to think this is a very constructive trade for both team since it perfectly covered our respective weeknesses; statistics and position. Now, if the player i get can stay out of DL (unlike my last trade) i have all reason to be optimistic. We're only half way and i havent given up.

306

Hubble
ID: 1549114
Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 00:28

oh.. the trade can now be proccessed

307

Athletics Guy
ID: 2064822
Tue, Jul 11, 2006, 00:06

Great...Ryan Howard wins the HR derby. I'm looking forward to another Abreu-like collapse.

308

Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Jul 11, 2006, 13:18

For those looking for some saves and good pitching ratios, I'm willing to deal Mike Gonzalez.

I'm looking to shore up my hitting in return, most likely at OF. I'm in no panic to make a move, however. I've had some feelers already, but nothing that I was interested in moving on.

309

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Wed, Jul 12, 2006, 09:12

What are the odds that 2 players you trade for goes on DL... Chavez is probably heading for DL :(

310

holt
ID: 465222814
Wed, Jul 12, 2006, 15:50

I'm going to Wyoming this friday to see what trouble I can get in. won't be back til the 22nd. doubt that I'll be getting on the internet at all during that time. If I get any pictures of Sasquatch I'll post them here when/if I get back.

311

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, Jul 12, 2006, 16:49

I didn't know there was trouble in Wyoming at all. I guess there is. Just go accept my trade offer first.

Hubble, you need a third baseman? I'll give you David Bell for Carlos Beltran. Or Todd Helton.

Everyone else, I'd like to see if there's any interest in Kevin Mench. He has a lot of power, so I think that would have some value. With the addition of Pierre, I now have a lot of outfielders, so Mench might bring something back. I'm looking for a decent closer or middle infielder. Might also be able to package one of my SPs (not Prior or Schmidt or Cabrera).

312

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Jul 14, 2006, 10:15

Nice.

Helton hits a homer.

Kinsler steals a base.

Guardado gets a save.

The guys I got in return? 1 for 6.

313

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Fri, Jul 14, 2006, 11:15

Helton hits a homer. It's like a Dr. Seuss book on baseball.

314

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Sun, Jul 16, 2006, 17:08

Ridiculous... BJ Ryan blows a save... and guess who was the SP... AJ Burnett!!! thank you thank you...

315

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, Jul 17, 2006, 10:38

Heh, I guess they're actually teammates in real life.

At the All-Star parade last week in Pittsburgh, Jason Schmidt shared a truck with David Eckstein, presumably in an effort to get to know his new RIBC teammate a little better.

This was a terrible fantasy weekend. In addition to Guardado's 3 saves, I benched Benson vs Tex but played Cabrera. Guess who did better? Then I figure El Duque vs CHC and Livan vs Pit are two easy wins. Guess again! And to top it off, last night I put Gathright on the bench in favor of Mench, who took the day off. And Gathright gets 4 RBIs! That's Joey Gathright, and that's 4 RBIs. I didn't believe it either.

Well, at least Pierre stole two bases last night.

316

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Mon, Jul 17, 2006, 15:40

I log in to see that our starting pitcher gives up 5 runs in 4 innings (10ish era) and is allowing more than two baserunners per inning and am not phased by it anymore. I am numb to poor pitching performances this year. It's not like we can do worse than a 1 in those categories. I am hopeful that it gets drastically better, but it would take a month of great pitching to get me excited about those categories again.

317

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Mon, Jul 17, 2006, 15:53

Yeah, so since we've given up on them, we are probably ready to make some trades. Right, buddy?

Time to go for 16's in all of the other 8 CAT's!

318

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Jul 18, 2006, 10:31

Man, even Schmidt can't get it done. Look out MC&TB - I'm going to pass you.

319

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Thu, Jul 20, 2006, 11:26

MC/TB and blue hen - I'm giving you a run for the ERA/WHIP basement. The way my ERA and WHIP dropped in the last week, I'll be battling you for the '1' and '2' scores before you know it.

Just yesterday alone I went from '5' to '3' in both (Turnbow/D.Sanchez/Lowe), and dropped 6.5 total points to take over 15th place in the overall - I was as high as 9th a week ago. Nowhere to go but up now.

Although ERA and WHIP always seem to corrolate somewhat, I do not think I have ever seen a league's standings where those categories from top to bottom rank almost identically as they do today.

320

Athletics Guy
ID: 276471110
Thu, Jul 20, 2006, 22:41

Ugh, I left Zambrano on the bench...thought he was on my last P slot. I really need to get my eyes checked!

321

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Sat, Jul 22, 2006, 17:31

Jeff - Trade proposal sent buddy....let me know.

322

blue hen
ID: 30622223
Sun, Jul 23, 2006, 00:11

Took a flyer on Dan Kolb. My second successful conversion of a Mobile ESPN alert to a player (Tyler Walker was the first). I see some sites saying Kolb will take Turnbow's place, but there a few good options there. Now if J.J. Putz would just break his arm...

323

holt
ID: 386122123
Sun, Jul 23, 2006, 14:26

I'm looking to deal a starting pitcher or two. looking for decent bats. any position is ok.

E. Santana
125.0 11 0 91 4.03 1.22
A. Reyes
40.0 2 0 31 3.83 1.12
B. Arroyo
145.0 9 0 111 2.92 1.17
Jo. Johnson
97.2 8 0 86 2.49 1.28
V. Padilla (check out his last few starts)
121.1 10 0 96 4.15 1.32
C. James
36.1 4 0 23 3.72 1.16

324

CanEHdian Pride
ID: 392232614
Sun, Jul 23, 2006, 18:58

Jeff - Upton isn't a deal breaker. If you have a counter - I might be interested.

325

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Mon, Jul 24, 2006, 09:42

CanEHdian Pride - sorry I did not respond sooner, I am just not sure if I want to part with one of my decent hitters for a good pitcher that would help. I just keep (wrongly?) thinking that my two 'best' starters Peavy and Colon can do the job and get my averages down from here on out, which is going to be tough anyway with all the innings I have burned to date.

326

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 10:10

Man, you guys are quiet. I had 17 RBIs last night, and a save from Wheeler. Plus no hits from Prior. That's a good night. Discuss.

327

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 11:01

Wow, has anyone noticed blue hen's team? It's been awesome lately.

Etc.

328

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 12:13

Oh yeah? Did he start challenging for 1st yet?! ;)

329

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 12:25

IAC, I haven't looked at the standings. You're still in first, right? Hehe.

Actually, my teams been terrible lately, and even Prior walked 5 guys yesterday. Last night was a great breath of fresh air, especially with all three of my 1Bs (Thomas, Morneau, Giambi) all hitting at least one homer. Todd who?

330

Hubble
ID: 266112711
Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 12:25

Wtf with Helton... discuss that!

331

holt
ID: 386122123
Fri, Jul 28, 2006, 12:39

still looking to move a starting pitcher or two. surely someone needs some pitching help.

V. Padilla 128.1 10 104 4.00 1.28

E. Santana 131.1 11 97 4.25 1.23

B. Arroyo 151.2 9 118 3.20 1.17

Jo. Johnson 103.2 8 92 2.60 1.30

C. James 43.1 4 29 3.53 1.15

just looking for solid bats, so send an offer. or, just let me know you're interested, and I'll look your team over and let you know which hitters I would have interest in and we could work from there.

btw - I'm trying to use the yahoo e-mail up above now. just getting too much junk at my hotmail account.

332

Toral
ID: 52621719
Sun, Jul 30, 2006, 12:49

Wilson Betemit is available for people looking for help at MI.

333

Toral
ID: 52621719
Sun, Jul 30, 2006, 12:51

For pitching help.

334

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Sun, Jul 30, 2006, 20:48

I have extra MI... if anyone interersted, i'd like any RP not that won't kill my ratio...

335

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Tue, Aug 01, 2006, 09:21

July is over.

Rankings through games of Jul 31,
excluding games through Jun 30

1 Day Trippers 13 8.5 12 9 14 15 9.5 15 15 15 126
2 The Say EH Kid 16 16 15 14 13 8 11 6 10 7 116
3 RotoGuru.com 12 13.5 1 10 4 16 13 16 16 13 114.5

biggest July gainer jumpball RIBC +12.5
biggest July drop Blue Hen Rules -17

336

Hubble
ID: 56213211
Tue, Aug 01, 2006, 10:13

thanks Jeff... u have the rest of the league? it's allways fun to see those stats...

thanks

337

Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Aug 01, 2006, 10:16

standings for July only

338

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Aug 01, 2006, 10:32

Man. I did lead in steals though - only moved up 3 points, but it's a start. Pitching, on the other hand. 8 wins and 6 saves. Terrible. 6.02, 1.64? Wow, that's bad.

I am happy to see the month end.

339

Hubble
ID: 56213211
Tue, Aug 01, 2006, 16:39

wow, thanks guru, i didnt know this was avalaible! i was doing all that by hand! geez...

340

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, Aug 02, 2006, 11:23

Now I feel silly. Hubble offered me Francouer for Wheeler. I obviously could have flipped Francouer for Julio. And I would have traded Wheeler for Julio. Oh well.

341

blue hen@minnesota
ID: 373051
Sat, Aug 05, 2006, 02:32

And of course, Wheeler gets a save tonight. I really don't think Lidge is going to lose that job, but Lidge could get 6 or 7 more saves.

Putz and Guardado are both doing pretty well right now. I guess I could say that I wish I had them, but I'm pretty content with Blalock, Schmidt, Pierre, and Crawford, right?

342

holt
ID: 22726517
Sat, Aug 05, 2006, 18:30

whenever I have 2 or more pitchers starting on a given day, I seem to have a knack for choosing the wrong ones to bench and the wrong ones to start. I mean I check all the splits and trends, and it just doesn't seem to make any difference.

343

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, Aug 07, 2006, 13:24

Man, Hubble is running through Cincy relievers like wildfire. It's too bad Ryan Wagner got traded.

344

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Sun, Aug 13, 2006, 21:47

Interesting fight in 1st place, I_A_C and Holt are directly fighting 3 points (not counting Runs since Holt leads by 72).

K's : 799-801 in favor of Holt
WHIP: 1.27-1.28 in favor of I_A_C
RBI: 778-771 in favor of I_A_C

So far tonigh IAC takes 1.5 pts in RBI and .5 in WHIP and takes the lead.. it will be interesting to watch as the season draws to an end... every decision counts!

345

holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Aug 14, 2006, 16:02

yeah, still a long way to go. no telling where it's headed.

anyone out there still looking to make deals? the trade deadline is coming up on us. and does anyone have any idea what happened to Moses? wandering the wilderness?

346

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3579513
Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 14:11

Yeah the fight for 1st will play out heavily in WHIP and RBI, IMHO. I think I'll have the Ks due to my IP.

It's not over yet though as Holt said.

347

Athletics Guy
ID: 167191017
Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 22:13

I got my money on mMoses, he's a sleeper.

348

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 10:21

Yeah, how did he get into RIBC anyway? Granted, if I can make it, I guess anyone can.

Ugh, and here I thought Orlando Hernandez was my most consistent pitcher. He did, however, help my K/9 a bit with 5 K's in 4 IP.

349

Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 12:24

mMoses is a disappointment.

He's also eligible for the RIHC this fall, but I won't invite him based on his lack of participation.

350

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 11:07

Just for fun, here are the last few starts of my pitchers.

15/08 Curt Schilling: 7IP, 2R, 4 K
06/08 Sabathia: 7IP, 0R, 6K
12/08 Sabathia: 8IP, 1R, 10K
17/08 Sabathia: 8IP, 3R, 6K
5/08 Jennings: 7IP, 1R, 6K
10/08 Jennings: 7IP, 2R, 5K
15/08 Jennings: 8IP, 1R, 2K

Total Wins = 0

If i include all my SP last 3 starts:

15 Starts, 71K's, 5W, 2.65 ERA, 1.20 WHIP

now if i remove Schilling bad start (10/08) and all 3 Burnett's wins look at these # from last 11 starts of remaining SP:

11 Starts, 55 K's, 2.30 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 2 stinking Wins!!!

How bad is that?

351

Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 17:27

Seems like the story of my season, looking at my pathetic win total.

352

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 00:02

My turn for a Jersey Shore vacation. No internet access for the week. Got the team running on autopilot, maybe when I come back I'll have gained back some of the ground I lost the last couple of weeks (from 7th to 12th).

353

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 00:04

Oh great... Nate Robertson: 8 IP, 1.13 ERA, 0.50 WHIP... no wins...

354

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 01:38

Wanna swap all starting pitchers with us? You can get our wins and we can get your K's, era, and whip. =)

355

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 10:28

This is an interesting week for closers. Wheeler, McClung, and Schony have made pretty good cases. And we're still waiting for J.J. Putz to break his arm.

356

holt
ID: 22726517
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 17:35

I may have gotten Cleveland's next closer when I picked up Mastny. not that I expect much from a Cleveland closer...

357

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 20:57

He got a 2 inning save. Granted, it's clearly not anyone else on the team right now.

358

holt
ID: 22726517
Wed, Aug 23, 2006, 00:14

yeah, I was thinking it might slip to him by default, until he blows one.

359

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, Aug 23, 2006, 10:24

I'm thinking this team could trade for B.J. Ryan and he'd start blowing saves.

That said, I'm sticking by Jason Davis, at least for now. He throws pretty hard, I hear.

360

Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 11:07

I was browsing through the F/A list the other day, shopping for a pitching win. I narrowed the choice to Byrd, Loaiza, Trachsel, and Rodrigo Lopez. I ended up opting for Lopez (against hitherto winless rookie Garza). At least it wasn't Byrd (although only 3 of his 9 runs were earned)!

Still hurts to see Loaiza pitch a shutout, and Trachsel pick up a win as well.

361

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 13:58

I saw you pick up Lopez. Good to see you're willing to make a move if you think it'll help.

I picked up Byrd in most of my other leagues, and Lopez in a few. Needless to say, it didn't help much.

362

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 16:36

Got Wandy Rodriguez going tonight. Wandy should go 8 strong with 12 K's, including Chris Duffy four times (save it up Duff - I just picked you up today). Then Wheeler comes in for the 9th and strikes out the side for the save.

363

holt
ID: 22726517
Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 20:00

The deadline to complete trades in this league is Sunday, Aug 27.

I've got plenty of players available to deal (including Mastny who just got his 2nd save :).
I don't want any junk players, obviously. if their ratios are worse than .350, .450, 4.00, 1.30, then I'm probably not interested.

I'd especially be interested in a 2 for 1 deal. i give 2 solid players, you give 1 player that upgrades my team somewhere.

364

blue hen
ID: 587452720
Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 21:55

Been a pretty good week. Rogers with another great start tonight. I actually went to Shea last night and witnessed Olly's meltdown firsthand. He walked the pitcher! But seriously, Olly held em hitless through four and looked VERY good doing it. It was pretty surreal cheering for Olly against my favorite team. Seems like the result was bad as can be- Phils lose, and my favorite player gets bombed and doesn't win.

I was just looking at the RIBC pre-draft thread. Seems like the top 6 plus Guru will go on to next year. Since Guru is doing so well, that means I only have to finish 7th to stick around. And here I am sitting in 8th place. Should be interesting.

365

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Mon, Aug 28, 2006, 17:21

Here is K/IP to date, which I ranked and then posted besides it everyone's current rank for total K's.

Team	K/IP	K/IP rank	K Rank
Chris' Repeaters	0.884	16	14
RotoGuru.com	0.874	15	16
Day Trippers	0.866	14	13
Oaktown A's	0.859	13	11
IAMCANADIAN	0.825	12	10
Hubble's Has-Been	0.819	11	12
JeffG RIBC	0.799	10	8
Holt's Revenge	0.797	9	15
Kafenatid.net	0.794	8	9
Blue Hen Rules	0.759	7	6
The Say EH Kid	0.754	6	5
SANFORDORS	0.741	5	7
mMoses RIBC	0.725	4	3
Toral Wheatfarmers	0.701	3	1
MC & TB	0.699	2	4
jumpball RIBC	0.660	1	2

366

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 14:44

Doesn't bode well for Holt, but at least he's gotten his performance out of the way already. And it's not like his team sucks or anything...

367

Hubble
ID: 185332620
Wed, Aug 30, 2006, 22:33

My team makes me wanna puke...

368

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Fri, Sep 01, 2006, 10:40

RIBC Stat and Ranking Splits

Rankings through games of Aug 31,
excluding games through Jul 31

1 Holt's Revenge 16 16 4.5 16 16 5.5 15.5 8 16 16 129.5
2 Day Trippers 15 14 14 12 13 16 5 15 3 2 109
3 Kafenatid.net 12 2 16 11 4 14 9.5 12.5 14 13 108

Biggest August gainer
Holt's Revenge +11

Biggest August drop
The Say EH Kid -16

Standings for August only

369

blue hen @delaware
ID: 49531187
Fri, Sep 01, 2006, 22:38

Who is fourth, JeffG? That's right.

Here's my statline:
4 7.5 15 13 1 14 11 16 13 5

First in K's and last in SLG. Interesting. Somewhere near the start of the month, I was a 16 in SLG, for the season. How the mighty have fallen.

Tonight didn't get me many points, but some nice pitching nonetheless- Rogers and Anibal do even better than last time, and Gil Meche was the right spot starter. Now let's imagine I had drafted Steve Trachsel where I drafted Oliver Perez. Or Chien Ming Wang where I drafted Mark Prior. Or Ryan Dempster where I drafted Eric Gagne. Would it be a different world with Trachsel, Wang, and Dempster?

370

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Sat, Sep 02, 2006, 00:10

I almost picked up Gil Meche for the spot start but didn't like his road split or something. It was between him, Padilla, Hensley or Runny Hernandez. Looks like I had a 50% chance to choose right and missed. Runny and Meche had nice games. Hensley and Padilla both had turds. I did snag Shields and Hill a couple days ago when cleaning out the trash and they had nice games today. Of course, a little too late for us in the big picture, but might as well have a little fun till the end.

371

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Tue, Sep 05, 2006, 14:28

Heh, I see bh finally caught us in WHIP.

Welcome to No Man's Land, dude.

372

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, Sep 06, 2006, 13:59

And despite that, I plan to start both Olly Perez and Daniel Cabrera tomorrow.

373

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Wed, Sep 06, 2006, 18:59

err... today.

[Insert random Olly gloating here]

374

holt
ID: 22726517
Thu, Sep 07, 2006, 01:36

my hitters went 5 for 40 today. kept looking through the box-scores... 0-4, 0-4, 0-3, 0-4. ouch.

375

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Thu, Sep 07, 2006, 10:32

Yech.

I really have to give credit to Twarpy. He spent several weeks trying to convince me to pick up Anibal Sanchez. Finally, I did. He's been my most consistent starter for the last 2 months.

376

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 10:56

Looks like a fight to the finish - especially for the last few spots that don't get relegated.

377

holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 13:20

yeah you and KKB seem to have a little battle going on there.

378

darkside
Achiever
ID: 3590317
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 14:13

Sorry to butt in, but the post by blue hen made me wonder about next year.

Guru, have you given any thought to the how you will handle invites next year given the additional qualifying leagues? Or is that something you'll just decide early next year, as you did this year?

379

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 14:27

Forget hen, I'm focused on Guru! ;)

My Saves will take a hit in the short-term, but I'm hoping Rivera and Izzy come back so that I don't suffer too much in that department. I'm also hoping my pitching stays on track and can lower my ERA/WHIP some more and negate any losses in Saves. Mostly, I'm hoping my hitting moves of late will help out my RBI and SLG because that's where I'm really hurting. Realistically, though, Saves can cost me about 3-4 points pretty quickly if Rivera and Izzy are done for the season.

Still, I gotta be hopeful. Nice standings since 09/01...

380

Guru
ID: 10841817
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 14:49

Copied from the preseason thread:

2007 RIBC (16 teams)
Top 6 from 2006 RIBC
Top 3 from each AAA league (6)
Winner of each AA (3)
Guru

2007 AAA leagues (32 teams)
Non-returning 9 from 2006 RIBC
Teams ranked 4-8 in each AAA (10)
Teams ranked 2-5 in each AA (12)

That produces only 31 AAA teams, so that leaves one to play with, plus openings due to attrition. Chances are that the 6th place AA teams would get to advance, and maybe more.

I always reserve the right to adjust, based on the actual standings, behavior issues, etc. But I think that general framework is a good guide.

381

darkside
Achiever
ID: 3590317
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 15:08

Didn't realize I'd missed that. Thanks very much!

382

holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 17:35

i've probably asked this before, but are the final standings of each RIBC season archived anywhere? I'm curious to take a look at them.

383

holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 17:51

nevermind, found the info in post 73 above.

384

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 08:24

C'mon hen! We can take down Guru!!! ;)

385

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 10:07

I think we can. But it sucks that we have to beat out each other. For a few days there it looked like Mach's team was going to choak, but I guess that's not going to happen - he's too far ahead.

386

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 11:00

But it sucks that we have to beat out each other.

Yeah, but there's still quite a bit of baseball to play. 4-8 is only separated by 13 points. The way points have been moving around lately, it's not a terrible longshot.

Also, in standings since 09/01, Mach (4th) is 7th, Sanfordors (5th) is 8th, and Guru (6th) is 12th. You (7th) are 2nd and I (8th) am 4th. That bodes well for our quest! Keep the dream alive! ;)

387

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, Sep 18, 2006, 10:42

Finally caught up to Guru. Wonder how long that will hold up.

Yesterday was exciting in one of my other leagues. It's a head-to-head league and it came down to Bobby Abreu. If he went 0 for 5, I'd have lost. If he went 0 for 4, I'd have won. He actually got a hit, so I moved on. All day, I was calculating how much I needed and got it right at the end.

388

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Mon, Sep 18, 2006, 11:48

BH/KKB - don't totally write me off yet. It is alot to gain 10 points overall this time of year, but I am right behind you both at 9th overall, I'm 4th in September and gaining fast on you guys! (at least in my own mind).

6-8 more points is about the max upside I could gain if everything goes my way, so please help out and drop a few points here and there ;)

389

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 08:25

JeffG, no problem. My team seems to be very good at dropping points all over the place. ;)

390

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 10:19

I did my best by leaving Kenny Rogers on my bench. Six innings, no runs, a win. Blech.

Remember when I traded J.J. Putz and Garrett Atkins for Carl Crawford? Crawford's been great, but Atkins had a million RBI's last night. Could have used that.

391

blue hen
ID: 188362322
Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 00:13

Has anyone noticed Stattracker not updating league points in real-time anymore? I used to be able to go in and see my points for today, but not anymore. Am I the only one having this problem?

392

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 00:48

I can't even get it to work for me. Keeps saying I need updated flash. I get the updated flash and it still doesn't work.

393

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 10:41

Well, if nothing else, that makes me feel better about my situation.

394

holt
ID: 59848172
Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 14:45

final week is here!
no champagne on ice yet, but I do have the local distributor on speed-dial.
GL all. hope the final week doesn't get too exciting.

395

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 15:50

Well, looks like this will be it for me in RIBC. 3 years in the "bigs" was fun, but it'll be AAA for me next year. :(

396

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 17:01

That better not be a concession speech. I expect you to go down biting and clawing, if at all, KKB.

Believe it or not, it appears that I have three closers, finally. Jenks, Wheeler, Fuentes. Perhaps they can get me 10 saves this final week.

397

holt
ID: 59848172
Mon, Sep 25, 2006, 18:09

don't fall for it BH. if his team catches fire KKB could pick up as much as 20 points very quickly.

398

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 11:49

Oh, I'm not going down without a fight, but it's going to take one heck of an uppercut for me to win.

Still, I'm figuring 8th place is in the stars for me... we'll see.

399

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 13:02

KKB - Don't set aside a place in your shrine for that 8th place ribbon yet! I pulled within 1/2 a point this morning, and I think StatTracker even had me ahead for a little while late last night. I'm treating 8th as something to play for, perhaps 8th place in RIBC will be that all-important 'first alternate' spot for next season, not that I am ruling out still making a play for 7th ;)

400

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 13:55

Geez, kick a guy while he's down, JeffG. ;)

I hadn't seen the updated stats for today, so now I'm just hoping to hang on to 8th. Maybe Mr. Santana and Mr. Snell will have something to say about that tonight. :)

401

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 14:27

I guess I just need to throw myself a bone once in a while. I have not had too much excitement in this league since my mid-season jump from 14th to 6th to 12th in about a 2-3 week span. 10-12 is where I pretty much lingered since, that is, until Sepember hit. My team is having a real good week and finally created some separation from the 9th-15th tightly grouped place pack I was recently among.

Maybe we can get all the MLB teams to play another month so I can catch up more ;)

402

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 14:53

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403

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 14:54

Maybe I should take a screenshot?

404

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 15:12

bh - From time to time of late, I get the same symptom that you have reported with StatTracker. Yahoo! is wrong in one regard - IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF NO CATEGORY MOVEMENT. I usually delete the StatTracker window and re-launch or leave it up a few minutes and the numbers eventually pop up. I've seen it both using Explorer and Firefox. I do not make any changes to the firewalls, Java, cookies or cache when it eventually works.

405

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Tue, Sep 26, 2006, 15:39

Exactly. However, it has stopped working completely in the last two weeks. Which is when I need it most, of course.

406

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 11:17

You may have seen this thread. You also might have noticed that I picked up 5 starters for Sunday. I realized that I can gain some serious ground in wins and strikeouts (and hold off from losing some serious ground) so I am attempting to max out my innings. Here's hoping it ends well for all of you (unless you're in direct competition with me, of course).

407

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 11:40

bh you bum! I am in direct competition with you in K's and wins with similar innings left available on Sunday, but now with barely no one left to pick up. Your move will likely give you 40 innings over the max and could help you jump ahead of me in W and keep me from passing you in K's. Those two points you 'stole' from me could more likely help KKB stay ahead of me for 8th and 9th more than it would help you gain or lose you 7th position. I hope it damages your WHIP ;)

408

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 13:48

I noticed that, JeffG, and then I saw your post in the other thread. I am not familiar with any "gentleman's agreement" in RIBC. In fact, I am hoping to use this strategy to make a move up, perhaps passing Guru or Mach. Hopefully this isn't seen as "sinister" therefore booting me from the league forever like what happened when I tried to have Tim Brown as a keeper in a different sport.

If you ask real nicely, perhaps I can drop Jake Woods for you. Oh, and I better be getting a nice fruit basket from someone named Kafenatid...

409

StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 14:01

Has anyone noticed Stattracker not updating league points in real-time anymore? I used to be able to go in and see my points for today, but not anymore. Am I the only one having this problem?

What I have noticed is that early in the evening the stat tracker works for me, however, late in the night as the games are ending, the stat tracker doesn't show the daily league points, it just shows 0's. The stats for my players seems to be working, (although sometimes it freezes and quits updating, which I assume to be a stat feed problem), just not the column showing the relative movement for all the teams (the 'scoreboard' tab of the left side green bordered part). I have also found that sometimes I have to launch stat tracker twice just to get it to load at all.

410

blue hen
Leader
ID: 710321114
Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 14:13

It runs really well, actually. Just shows lots of zeroes.

411

StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Sep 29, 2006, 16:57

When I first opened stat tracker today it showed the scoreboard fine and I was actually ahead in pts, but when I open it now it again shows all 0's, so I guess it isn't a late night thing either. Pretty frustrating.

412

TB
ID: 448553012
Sun, Oct 01, 2006, 00:51

Okay, I know we really sucked this year, but thought we might try to finish the season with a bang, which we did, but it was the wrong kind of bang. I've been watching our innings and decided about a week ago that we would load up on guys pitching today and try to get 30-50 extra innings as discussed a couple posts above. It's been a pain with pitcher starts changing daily, but we managed to get 8 starters going today. I didn't add up the numbers, but it's pretty ugly. It's not like our ERA or WHIP were a concern, but it does epitomize our pitching this season. Okay, had to peek and at a quick count it looks like 23.1 innings and 31 earned runs. Suffice it to say that I don't have much to say in a final recap other than congrats to those on top, see some of you in AAA next year, and hope to be back the following year. I promise we will draft smarter next year.

413

filthy
ID: 4716141
Sun, Oct 01, 2006, 06:10

im doin my best to stay in AAA, 16.1 innings 19 runs for me last night. joe saunders received a lifetime ban from my teams.

414

blue hen @delaware
ID: 49531187
Sun, Oct 01, 2006, 22:09

I will give more detail in a closing recap, but I have to say that this is one of my best managed seasons ever. I pulled off two blockbuster deals that dramatically changed the face of my team, and I did quite well in the closer chase (after Gagne), even if I did trade away two key closers.

I managed my innings perfectly, and didn't fall too far behind in offense (even finished off 1B). Helton might not have been the greatest first-round pick ever, but he did give me a hefty leg up in OBP and I did manage to trade him, for a lot and at the right time. Gagne and Prior, on the other hand...

415

JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Mon, Oct 02, 2006, 00:06

By the way blue hen, your loading up of starters today did allow you to pick up some extra ground on W and K, but you dropped 2 places in ERA.

Congrats to Holt for winning our league very convincingly, and nice job for all of you who earned your place back in this league next year. For the rest of us, I'll look forward to seeing most of you again in AAA.

Thanks also to Guru for those great RIBC league tracking tools and especially for opening the invite to those of us who qualified from the other leagues.

I'll post some closing thoughts on my season later on.

416

I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 59652217
Mon, Oct 02, 2006, 00:54

Congrats Holt! Well managed team... and an excellent 2nd half.

3rd out of 16 aint that bad right? That's what my wife tells me. :(

Lookin forward to seeing some of you again in a few months.

417

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Mon, Oct 02, 2006, 08:41

Congrats holt!

JeffG, I told you it was in the stars... ;)

418

JeffG
ID: 146591911
Mon, Oct 02, 2006, 08:46

KKB - Nice job fending me off, you needed quite a month of September to do it!

RIBC September only stats

Rankings through games of Sep 30,
excluding games through Aug 31

Rank Team R RBI SB OBP SLG W SV K ERA WHIP TOTAL
1 Kafenatid.net 9 13 12.5 13 16 11 3 12.5 11 14 115
1 JeffG RIBC 15 12 11 14 13 15 6 8 14 7 115
3 Blue Hen Rules 11 3 16 10 2 14 9.5 14 15 13 107.5
4 Holt's Revenge 16 14 3 9 11 8 15.5 9 10 11 106.5

Biggest gainer - blue hen +12.5 (JeffG +9.5)
Bigest drop - jumpball -16.5

419

KrazyKoalaBears
ID: 15023167
Mon, Oct 02, 2006, 08:50

Well, I've won one month every year I was in RIBC (at least I know I did so last year and THINK I did the first go around), so this year was no different... except that it won't keep me in RIBC. :(

Oh well, just have to fight my way back in!

420

holt
ID: 10830261
Mon, Oct 02, 2006, 14:46

thanks guys. it's been fun. great league as always. thanks again and again to Guru for the invitational leagues. of all the leagues I play in, they are by far the most enjoyable and competitive!

421

blue hen @delaware
ID: 49531187
Mon, Oct 02, 2006, 17:35

Nice finish. Man, KKB really scared me at the end. Who knew Jake Woods would save my season?

First and foremost - congrats to Holt. You really steamrolled us this year. Your spot in the Hall of Fame is well deserved.

Thank you very much to Trip and Hubble for giving me Carl Crawford, Juan Pierre, Jason Schmidt, Hank Blalock, and Ty Wigginton. Couldn't have done it without those guys.

Thanks to Mach and Chris for giving me a home field advantage in RIBC.

Thanks to Jeff for picking Bobby Jenks for me while I was in Vegas.

Thanks to a special young lady for having gone to high school with Joe Mauer, causing me to pick him well ahead of his time. Oh yeah, and thanks to her for putting up with all my shenanigans - picking up Dan Kolb while we were at a broadway play, stopping at a Kinkos to activate Scott Spiezio, and watching endless Twins (and other) games this season. She rocks.

Thanks to J for trading me Giambi last year, ensuring I would move up to the Majors.

And mostly, thanks to Guru for this wonderful set of leagues. It's an honor to play, and even more of an honor to play well. You made very few moves this season, drafted a lot of Indians, and beat a slew of great managers (and mMoses). Good work!

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