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Sat, 12 May 2012 12:23:19 +0000

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Where have you gone?

Is Josh Hamilton the Natural?

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:17:15 +0000

His story is inspiring to say the least. They will have to make a major motion picture out of this when it's all said and done. The Rangers have to figure out what they will pay this guy. Lots of teams I imagine would give him something like 5yr/$100-$120m...but Hamilton is gonna want a lot more is he not? The stories about him are starting to become legendary. Mike Lowell was on LeBaritard's show yesterday and said he was working out in a weight room with some other players and such...Hamilton walks in and goes over to the dumbbells and grabs two of them to start doing wrist curls and Hamilton begins talking and carrying on a conversation with everyone around him. Lowell looks down finally to see the weights he is playing around with and he has a 70 lb dumbbell in each hand and Lowell says to himself "Get the eff out of here" and he went on to say Hamilton is the strongest player he has ever faced, and the most complete player he has ever seen pick up a ball.

One more story as the legend grows...Hamilton is gone for a year from his addiction and comes back a shell physically of what he initially was. He comes up to the plate and the first pitch he cracks it out past the scoreboard, just incredible. 17 home runs as of May 11th to lead the league. I do not believe anyone will ever break Barry Bonds ballooned record or McGuire/Sosa...but the thought of someone hitting 50 home runs without steroids in their system, in a time where pitchers are grabbing the upper hand once again and dominating now that the juice is out of the game, how awesome would it be to see a guy hit 50 or possibly chase 60 or Maris' 61 which should be rolled back as the real record. Guy is fun to watch swinging a bat.

Konerko: Hall of Famer?

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:40:40 +0000

Lets put the resume out there a bit:

.283/.359/
.861 OPS
2059 hits
373 2b
402 HR
1278 RBI

13 full seasons prior to this one
5 time all star
2 top 10 MVP finishes(only one top 5)
6 100 rbi seasons
7 30 home run seasons
2005 ALCS MVP (on the way to the first White Sox title in 100 years)

Tough call, I thought he was closer just thinking about him. He's in his age 36 season.

Is he there?

If not, what does he have to do to get there?

Give me the best defensive team you could possibly field

Fri, 04 May 2012 02:13:22 +0000

I don't want everyone to go digging up career defensive stats. Give me your gut feeling.

We want to field a team with fantastic gloves. The pitcher spot is more open to interpretation.
If you're trying to hold the other team down, obviously putting a dominant arm on the mound is
more important than starting a pitcher who won a lot of Gold Gloves (Maddux and Kaat, for example).

There's really no right or wrong here. Just list the best defensive 9 you'd go to battle with.

P - Sandy Koufax
C - Johnny Bench
1B - Keith Hernandez
2B - Ryne Sandberg (no idea on this one, really)
SS - Ozzie Smith
3B - Brooks Robinson
RF - Roberto Clemente
CF - Ken Griffey, Jr.
LF - I don't even want to type his name because he's such a jackoff.

Which play would you prefer

Thu, 03 May 2012 01:31:55 +0000

Ignore teams playing and score.

There's no outs, runners on 1st and 3rd. Your hitter can do one of the following:

1) Hit into a double play but score a run. There are now 2 outs in the inning and no baserunners

or

2) Strikeout. There is only 1 out in the inning and still 2 baserunners on base.

Which is a better play for your team in a vacuum? You can assume competent hitters coming up to bat for next 2-3 hitters.

FanDuel.com

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:55:47 +0000

Anyone given FanDuel.com a go? I had pretty good success on it last night, curious how easy it is to get money out.

Last year for "rival" games?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:08:48 +0000

MLB looking to revamp 2013 schedule.....no more Yanks/Mets Cubs/Sux

link

Quote

HOUSTON -- Major League Baseball is working on a scheduling reconfiguration for the 2013 season and beyond that likely will eliminate the Mets and Yankees as well as other "natural rivals" playing home-and-home, six-game series annually, baseball sources told ESPNNewYork.com.

With the Houston Astros moving to the American League West next season and the leagues becoming balanced at 15 teams apiece, natural rivals throughout baseball no longer will be guaranteed six games a season and home-and-home series, the sources said.

That goes for obvious inner-city rivals such as Mets-Yankees and Cubs-White Sox, as well as for more-forced natural rivals such as the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.

About time

Bust a Move 2012

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:06:19 +0000

Lawrie- I was on the hype train but tremendously pedestrian based on the stats. Haven't seen much of him yet but Toronto has been playing crap teams and he's very mortal

Pujols- nuff said. Terrible ballpark for him that you figured he'd outhit. He's not done, but boy oh boy, he may REALLY not be what he was.

Matt Moore- Very slight guy that you have to wonder about for the full season. Not terrible but not a top tier guy many thought he might be. He'll be an inconsistent rookie.

Paul Goldschmidt- fighting off competition from Overbay and looks overmatched and overwhelmed. Hard to see him avoiding AAA right now

Of these guys, I only expect Lawrie to approach his projected ceiling as he's been better of late, but certainly more mortal than his great run last season.

Can someone explain how holds are scored

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:45:58 +0000

I have Addison Reed who came in bottom of the 7th with a 3-1 lead. He recorded the last out of the 7th, got the first 2 outs in the 8th and was taken out for Thorton who got the final out of the 8th. Didn't get awarded with a hold so I'm not really sure how they work.

No-No Alert

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:41:57 +0000

Now 9 outs away... Has one walk on the day.

Almost May

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:37:38 +0000

3 years ago finished 2nd, last two years took first running away from the pack. Figured I had two more years left in the roster before a major overhaul (keep starting lineup plus 5 SP and 3 RP, then redraft for 9 bench positions). However I am in 8th place of 10 teams and continuing to watch the pack pull away.

C - Santana
1B - Teixieria
2B - Kinsler
3B - Wright
SS - Tulowitzski
OF - Holliday
OF - Cruz
OF - Swisher
DH - Pujols
Bench - Aramis Ramirez, Choo, Willingham
DL - Ellsbury

SP - Scherzer, Lester, Gallardo, Haren, Peavy
RP - Motte, Papelbon, Marshall

Bench SP - Shelby Miller, Nova, Minor, Worley, Hellickson
Bench RP - Chapman, Smardzija

Been trying to move Wright for Lawrie - but am not quite ready to trade Wright straight up. This is a points league (1 pt per base, rbi, sb, bb, hbp, rbi). Pitching is 1 pt per IP and K, -1 per er, 15 pts per win, 8 pts per save.

This team looked so good heading in to the season, not sure what went wrong. Should I make wholesale changes to go for youth or do I ride out the early season poor performance? It has been a good run - but maybe I need to start shooping some of my current older players and rebuild?

Andruw Jones: HOF?

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:47:40 +0000

They are discussing it on the NYY-TEX broadcast. Seems like an interesting one.

He's one of 4 players ever with 10 Gold Gloves and 400 HRs (Willie Mays, Griffey Jr., and Mike Schmidt).

What would Halladay or Lee be worth.....

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:53:38 +0000

If the Phils are struggling near the deadline.....should they think about moving one of them to A) save some money to resign Cole Hamels (a better move for the future) and B) add some MLB ready and elite lower level minor league prospects in an effort to get younger and cheaper.

What's either one hypothetically worth?....

Fielder Trade

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:41:40 +0000

Send Brandon Phillips, Cin 2B
Send Asdrubal Cabrera, Cle SS
Send Hunter Pence, Phi OF
Receive Prince Fielder, Det 1B

C Pierzynwki
1B Morneau
2B Philips
SS Castro
3B Lawrie
MI Asdrubal
CI ARod
OF Pence
OF Choo
OF Heyward
OF Carlos Lee
OF Gordon
Utility Encarnacion
Bench Dunn
Bench Crawford

Why can't lefties throw 100?

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:40:21 +0000

Maybe I'm just having a misconception but it seems to me that the majority of left handers I've ever seen are finesse pitchers maybe topping out at 92/93. The only lefty I can ever think of to top 100 is Randy Johnson. Is there some sort of scientific reason for this or is it just that lefties come in far greater numbers than righties? I suppose all together its rare to see someone toss triple digits. I still think it's rare to even find a lefty throw >95mph.

Name Your Favorite Umpire (past or present)

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:38:23 +0000

Ed Rapuano is my choice!

Unearned Runs

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:52:26 +0000

Hughes pitching tonight. Guy on first, one out. Second baseman makes an error, first and second, still one out. Four runs come in via hits. Hughes has 4 unearned runs after the inning. How are 3 of these runs not earned?

Marlins Park

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:19:37 +0000

If this has already been done please merge. Went to the Marlins-Cubs today, will be going to all day games in the middle of the week this season, more folks should take time off and enjoy this.

-We parked across from the stadium at some folks apartment complex, $20 no blocking, would have been $15-$25 anywhere, will look into public transportation but the parking was a little stressful, had to keep going by lots for folks with passes.

-Honestly, this stadium is very nice but it still has a lot of meh in it and I will go over that with you. 1st of all if you see one concession when you walk in the door you pretty much have seen them all. The food is OK, I would like to see even more selections than "FanFeast" every other section. It's way better than JRS but it still is just OK IMHO. The more time I frequent the more I hope to hear about more stuff. I was kinda shocked walking in the lower bowl that there wasn't much in the way of something like a cigar bar. The Clevelander sits in Left Center but who wants to sit in the outfield? I hate all those seats.

-I bought a hot dog and I knew there were problems when I handed over the $7 and then found out I was waiting behind 5 others and the runner went for buns...STALE!!! I tried to return it, clerk said no refunds...went to a guy with a suit jacket and handed him the hot dog to give to his boss...he was very nice and rectified the situation quickly. Hot dog was replaced, got 2 drink cards for our troubles.

-Tropicana Field is better in many ways, there I said it and it's true. Trop has more nostalgia, a fantastic little museum, escalators throughout...DO NOT buy 300 level tickets and walk up 5 ramps to get there...I'm telling you you're gonna hate that.

Will be going as often as time and money permit, sat in section 305, scooted over to 306, perfect view of the skyline, right where the infield meets the outfield, tix only cost me about $25 for the pair on Craigslist from a season fix holder. Miami/Ft Laud/WPB folks, go go go!!!

Too much for Upton?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:04:31 +0000

I was offered Justin Upton and Ryan Roberts for Starlin Castro and Jason Heyward. My initial reaction is to decline. Should I just take the stud? I also have Asdeubal Cabrera. My thought is to counter with Asdrubal and Heyward for Upton and Roberts.

With Heyward's hot start, is Upton really that much of an upgrade?

Are your FSN affiliates rolling out a nookie girl duo?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:47:43 +0000

We are getting this pair of Ofdee 8ish girls running promos every night on our telecast. Is this a FSNSW thing, or do you other guys get these too? Pics?

Cain vs. Lee

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:19:03 +0000

What a pitchers duel still sort of going on...at least for Lee who is pitching in the 10th.
Cain done after 9 shutout innings and 91 pitches...was hoping to see both pitch into the 10th.

OFFICIAL Carlos Beltran vs Albert Pujols HR tracker

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:05:33 +0000

For the Cardinals, out went Albert Pujols and in stepped Carlos Beltran to help fill some offense Pujols took with him.

Through 4/18:

Beltran: 5 homers
Pujols: 0 homers

Start em/Sit em

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:39:27 +0000

Do I start/sit D Holland today vs BOS?

Boston got crushed last night, and their offense has been pretty weak lately.

Roll the dice, or let him ride he pine?

Possible trade?

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:17:41 +0000

I am in a 10 team ESPN roto league. The only offensive stats we track are HR/RBI/Extra Base Hits/AVG.

I have some depth at OF (we start 5 with another Util spot) with
Josh Hamilton
Ryan Braun
Nelson Cruz
Howard Kendrick
Desmond Jennings
Drew Stubbs
Alex Rios

But I am really lacking at 1st base with
Ike Davis
Ryan Howard (DL obviously)

Another owner (last place team that needs a lot more offense) is willing to trade either
Adam LaRoche
Adam Dunn
Adam Linn
He has Pujols, but says he isn't on the trade table right now, but he doesn't sound totally firm on that

There isn't much on the waiver wire IMO, but I am out of the loop on deeper players in fantasy baseball.
Mat Gamel
Jaun Rivera
Aubrey Huff
Todd Helton
Yonder Alonso
Jeff Smoak
Jesus Guzman
Ty Wiggington
Casey Kotchman
Garrett Jones

Anyway, what should I be looking at for a trade offer/deal? Other owner has stated an interest in Cruz or Kendrick. I like that Kendrick is available at 2B and OF, but I already have Kinsler and Espinosa to use at 2B.

Or should I be looking at the Waiver Wire? It sucks that we only have waivers run once a week.

What type of player can I get?

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:30:04 +0000

Hey everyone -- it's the new guy. Standard ESPN, 10-team league.

An owner in my league dropped Neil Walker and I'm looking to add him as my MI. I already have Castro and Asdrubal at SS and MI, so I was thinking of doing Castro and another player for an upgrade and then adding Neil Walker. Thoughts on what I can do? Roster is below. Thanks experts.

C AJ Pierzynski
1B Adam Dunn
2B Brandon Philips
3B Alex Rodriguez
SS Starlin Castro
MI Asdrubal Cabrera
CI Edwin Encarnacion
OF Hunter Pence
OF Alex Gordon
OF Shin-Soo Choo
OF Carlos Lee
OF Jason Heyward
UTIL Brett Lawrie
Bench Drew Stubbs
Bench Justin Morneau
DL Carl Crawford

P Zack Greinke
P CC Sabathia
P Matt Moore
P Josh Johnson
P Brandon Beachy
P Shaun Marcum
P Chad Billingsly
P Sean Marshal
P Sergio Santos
Bench Heath Bell
DL Drew Storen

Trade Thoughts

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:22:47 +0000

Hanley and Logan Morrison for Brett Lawrie and Dee Gordon

What do you think of this trade in a league that is 9x9 (h, r, 2b, 3b, hr, rbi, oba, K's are the offensive categories. 3 player keeper league.

Stephen Drew

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:40:21 +0000

I was offered a trade where I would get Stephen Drew and would give up Hector Santiago.

I'm relatively new for FB. I know Drew is hurt but is he worth making a deal for now. From what I've read he is at least a month away from returning.

My other RP's are Kimbrel and Perez.

I will need some help at MI. Currently I have Rollins, Kipnis and K. Johnson.

It's a 14 team league so the WW is pretty bare.

Any help appreciated.

Teams with shaky closer situations

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:21:50 +0000

Hi, my team signed a 7 million 35 year old off tommy john surgery to close this year and he can't go on back to back. Behind him are a boatload of setup guys that can't seem to overcome the mental hurdle of the 9th inning.

This is going to really hurt my liver this year.

Buy Low/Sell High 2012

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:12:23 +0000

Why not...

If I was a Josh Johnson owner I'd be afraid.

Add Lincecum to that list.

Trade Help Please

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:08:24 +0000

I'm new to fantasy baseball & I don't want to get taken advantage of. It's a 16 team H2H 6X6 league. I drafted purely using ESPN & Yahoo rankings.

My team is:

C: Miguel Montero
1B: Paul Goldschmidt
2B: Rickie Weeks, Robert Andino
3B: Ryan Zimmerman, Robert Andino
SS: Jose Reyes, Robert Andino
OF: Carlos Gonzalez, Shane Victorino, LOMO, Lorenzo Cain, Raul Ibanez

SP: Chris Carpenter (DL), Hiroki Kuroda, Jair Jurrjens, Neftali Feliz, Bud Norris, Henderson Alvarez, Luke Hochevar
RP: Craig Kimbrel, Joel Hanrahan, Fernando Rodney, Fernando Salas

The trade is:

I get:
Marco Scutaro
Alexei Ramirez
Nick Swisher
Ubaldo Jimenez

I give up:
Jose Reyes
Rickie Weeks

I think I'm giving up good players for average, thoughts?

Yahoo MLB Full Count

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:20:41 +0000

Absolutely loved watching this on my Kindle Fire last night. You can thank me later.

http://sports.yahoo.com/full-count/

There's an IOS app for it but nothing for Android as far as I can tell. I just bookmarked the page on my KF and clicked on the full screen button. Worked like a charm.

What does 2013's Top 10 Batters keeper outlook look like?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:51:16 +0000

Looking to make some trades to position my keepers for the long term, and wanted to get your advice on what the top 10 batters would look like given a new keeper draft at the end of this year?

My three picks to make a big jump:
Andrew McCutchen, Mike Stanton, and Eric Hosmer

I think Harper & Trout are still a few years away from being drafted in the top 10 of a fantasy draft.

Who do you think has a chance to break into the top 10?

Vin Scully to miss tonight's opener

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:11:45 +0000

He hasn't missed in 35 years, hope it is a cold and nothing worse

New to Fantasy Baseball - Good Trade?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:42:05 +0000

Standard, 12-team league.

I GIVE COLE HAMELS (or Greinke if I choose)
I GET HUNTER PENCE

C Russell Martin
1B Adam Dunn
2B Dustin Ackley
3B Alex Rodriguez
SS Starlin Castro
MI Asdrubal Cabrera
CI Ryan Zimmerman
OF Michael Cuddyer
OF Jason Heyward
OF Shin-Soo Choo
OF Desmond Jennings
OF
UTIL Brett Lawrie,
Bench Edwin Encarnacion
Bench Justin Morneau
DL Carl Crawford

P Zack Greinke
P Cole Hamels
P Matt Moore
P Josh Johnson
P Brandon Beachy
P Shaun Marcum
P Brad Lidge
P Sean Marshal
P Sergio Santos
Bench Chad Bllingsly
DL Drew Storen

Mark Trumbo.....

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:33:55 +0000

He played 149 games last year as a rookie. I'm sure he hates the idea of riding the pine and would love to play every day. The question is where do you play this guy. 3 errors in his 2 games at 3B have shown that he is not ready to play 3B everyday and Callapaso is a 3B anyways. Pujols is now playing 1B where he played last year. K. Morales is the DH and he is not going to be replacing his bat at DH. He is a talented player that is lost in the shuffle currently.

Summer Call-ups: 2012 Edition

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:03:41 +0000

Speaking of Hosmer, it's time to try and find the next one.

3B Nolan Arenado is tearing it up in AA Tulsa. It might be a little early, but considering the 3B options in COL, he might be able to force his way up.

I'm stashing.
(Then again, I had Hosmer and Lawrie on my roster at this time last year and lost patience ).

Any difference makers you guys think could be up by (or in) June?

Official 2012 Seattle Mariners Thread

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:59:12 +0000

3-1

Although I'm a little worried about Felix. Not on top of his game last night and there have been rumors of him not being right. I hope it's just that stupid Japan trip messing with him a little and he will be back to his old self next start.

Other than that, I'm surprised about how good Figgins has performed so far, much better than expected. Ackley looks good, Ichiro is Ichiro but in the three hole. Looking for Smoak to pick it up this year, I think he will. Is it too early to be worried about Montero? I hate to do this, but watching the series with the A's and seeing how well Cespedes is mashing, and how lost Montero looks, makes me wish we went after the other slugger. I guess time will tell, Montero is still so young.

Octavio Dotel

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:11:06 +0000

Listening to the Tigers-Sox game on the radio.

Getting into the game today, Dotel set a record today by playing for the most number of teams of any player.

Guesses on the number?

OFFICIAL White Sox 2012 Thread

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:43:01 +0000

Didn't help much though. But Danks looked decent and there's a long way to go.

Tradebashers

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:26:21 +0000

http://www.tradebashers.com/

I used it last year ... allows you to get a quick consensus on trades from a larger sample size than just a few people. It's obviously all based on gut reactions, but seems like a useful tool. Nice way to pass some time at work as well