i want to drop bannister but there is no one else out there right now

5/5/2008 12:38:33 PM

After the way the rookie for the Yanks pitched against your M's yesterday you could give him a look.

Ohh and I am having a time this week with Upton or Kemp in RF....Upton plays 7 games, Kemp plays 6, but Kemp has been on fire.

5/5/2008 12:56:59 PM

Kemp has stolen 6 bases in his last 6 games and he was the #1 fantasy player last week among all positions...gotta ride that out I think

5/5/2008 12:59:18 PM

even i could go 6 innings and only give up 2 ERs against the M's

5/5/2008 1:00:48 PM

What about Jurrjens? I got him this week....he has been pretty solid for the Braves.

5/5/2008 1:03:12 PM

FYI...Juan Pierre has had multiple hits in his last 4 consecutive games, and he has his season average up to .324

pretty good considering he batted like .130 during spring and lost his starting spot...I'm not in a rush to pick him up, but he did finish 2nd in the majors in steals last year so he's worth keeping an eye on

also Mike Cameron has 3 homers in 26 at bats this season...last night was only his 6th game of the year and he already has 3 homers...he's like 35 years old, but he also still has multi-HR game potential...you might recall he has hit 4 homers in a game before

[Edited on May 5, 2008 at 1:14 PM. Reason : .]

5/5/2008 1:09:55 PM

Jurrjens has been playing great and has two good matchups, i'd play him.

5/5/2008 1:10:19 PM

Quote :

"CF Ichiro Suzuki has stolen six bases in his last four games. That gives him a dozen in 13 tries so far this season, a pace that would put him at 61 steals for the season."

5/5/2008 2:12:20 PM

Dammit I had McGowan started and at the last moment took him out and put Jurrjens in.....

[Edited on May 6, 2008 at 12:24 AM. Reason : But at least I didn't start Scherzer]

[Edited on May 6, 2008 at 12:24 AM. Reason : .]

5/6/2008 12:07:35 AM

fuck Scherzer...at least he only had 2 earned runs but damn...Cueto would've been a better start today

5/6/2008 12:37:27 AM

Meh, give him a few starts. They are throwing him in against two of the top offenses in the game.

5/6/2008 6:01:03 AM

^yeh, plus its not like he totally bombed, fantasy-wise at least

5/6/2008 9:02:14 AM

i wasnt expecting a no-hitter but i expected him to at least last a full 5 innings

with javy vasquez's 7 2/3 inning 1 ER loss and Brian Fuentes 1 inning loss in Colorado, I already have 3 losses this week

5/6/2008 10:14:08 AM

still waiting to hear that kershaw will be called up

still dont understand why hes wasting away in the minors as we speak (i know, saving a 20 year old's arm), but the kid is a stud & unquestionably has the best curveball around

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Clayton-Kershaw-s-curve-ball-is-Public-Enemy-No-?urn=mlb,70777 for a sampling

5/6/2008 11:01:01 AM

BJ Ryan now has doctor's permission to pitch on back-to-back days...w00t

5/6/2008 11:45:09 AM

Ryan Howard was wasting away in the minors

When your 20, its still a developmental stage, though he figures to get called up sometime by the ASB

5/6/2008 12:50:22 PM

jesus fucking Chris Young christ

that 6'10" sack of shit is so worthless

5/6/2008 8:21:59 PM

Keep an eye on Chase Headley

He's coming up for the Padres this weekend...he'll play OF but has 3B eligibility

He will be batting 5th behind Gonzalez, so he will have some chances

he raked this spring...led the team in HR and RBI ( which isn't saying much on the padres, but still)

5/6/2008 8:33:58 PM

Jair Jurrjens and Nate McLouth FTW

5/6/2008 9:08:59 PM

^ hell yeah, I got both of them early in all my leagues

they are dominating so far

5/6/2008 9:20:14 PM

you nuts with jon sanchez are killing me

5/6/2008 9:21:29 PM

Matt Kemp is my boy

2 SB tonight

and old Josh Hamilton got a 3 run HR as part of Texas' 7-run 3rd inning

5/7/2008 1:10:22 AM

Haha I have Kemp and Hamilton too! I am still losing though because of Zambrano....

^^I bought the hype and started Sanchez too over McGowan nonetheless.

5/7/2008 1:52:00 AM

Haha my team is killing it with my texas (Hamilton/Young), Pitt (McLouth, Doumit) and LAD (Furcal, Kemp) guys. I love having combos from the same team.

5/7/2008 6:14:27 AM

fucking scott olson was 1 out away from a CG shutout

5/7/2008 12:18:35 PM

I'm glad I traded for Berkman before the season... he is pretty much carrying me right now

5/7/2008 12:20:13 PM

^^oh, so thats why I got a save from Kevin Gregg in 0.1 innings pitched

5/7/2008 12:20:58 PM

Freaking cinci is killing it. 6 homers by the 5th. Too bad 5 of them were solo.

5/7/2008 2:14:08 PM

i <3 Edinson Volquez and Brandon Phillips

5/7/2008 2:20:33 PM

Haha yeah I have Volquez as well. Also Cliff Lee tonight... not sure how thats gonna go.

5/7/2008 2:26:04 PM

should be a 1-0 victory for the _______ in the 10th inning

but it'll probably be like a 12-9 ______ lead in the 4th haha

5/7/2008 2:28:04 PM

Haha yeah. I would love to see a game like that. But I'll chance tonight either way, I have at least a 2.5 lead in era in both my leagues (over 6 in one ). Though I have a few other guys tonight who I don't know whether I should chance it... Advice?

Wainright @ Col
Marcum @ TB
Weaver @ KC

5/7/2008 2:33:19 PM

dunno...i dont think any of them are bad options but i'd have to see what pitchers they were playing against...i kind of like wainwright just cause the cardinals have won a couple in a row and the rockies have lost a couple in a row

5/7/2008 2:35:51 PM

i have volquez, lee, and marcum tonight

pickup alert: santiago casilla...i added him earlier this week and he recorded his first win and save.

Quote :

"May 6 Casilla recorded his first save of the season just two days after getting his first win of the season. Recommendation: Casilla has delivered 17.1 scoreless innings on the season, so it is time to take notice. Huston Street had pitched two days in a row and blew a save opportunity Monday. It doesn't look like Casilla will threaten to take Street's job, but he could be a good insurance policy to Street and he should be the man if Street should be traded later this season. "

i also picked up renyel pinto to keep pulling down my era and whip...http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7496 pretty impressive gamelog for an everyday guy.

5/7/2008 2:36:18 PM

Damn. Joey Votto add rates had to have just gone up like crazy.

Jered Weaver vs Greinke
Marcum vs Garza
Wainright vs Francis

5/7/2008 2:38:42 PM

i definitely like the wainwright matchup

francis has been HORRIBLE this year

0-3, 5.26 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 24 K, 14 BB

and he would be 0-4 if his opening game hadnt been rained out postponed after he allowed like 6 runs in the first couple innings

5/7/2008 2:44:03 PM

votto has three homers, four rbis, three runs, and a stolen base.

i just dropped bengie molina for him.

[Edited on May 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM. Reason : /]

5/7/2008 2:44:06 PM

^^ Yeah I definitely agree with that one. I think I'll probably start them all. My starting pitching is pretty good so I should be alright even if one blows it.

^ I considered it, but I have Morneau/Connor Jackson and Berkman/Jackson in my two leagues. And my OF is too stacked



[Edited on May 7, 2008 at 2:54 PM. Reason : s]

5/7/2008 2:49:27 PM

i fucking sat Votto today

wtf

5/7/2008 3:35:39 PM

no offense guys, but whats the fun in having multiple teams?

i just dont get it, you're cheering for like 30 players

5/7/2008 3:58:53 PM

i only have one team this year

i usually have two teams and the most important league is always the league with my buddies from home



btw wtf happened to Viva La Bagel this year???

5/7/2008 5:48:26 PM

Matt Kemp just hit a "meaningless" RBI single to keep his hit streak going...Mets up 12-1, John Maine with 8.1 IP

5/7/2008 5:53:15 PM

Quote :

"May 7 Phillips left in the seventh inning of Cincinnati's day game on Wednesday against the Cubs with an apparent leg injury. Recommendation: The second baseman's departure came after he had already put forth an impressive day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Hopefully this is nothing serious and was just precautionary with the Reds having such a huge lead. "

5/7/2008 7:43:12 PM

^^^^ The fun in it is its two different leagues with two different groups of people. And for the most part my teams are pretty much the same. I had the same draft spot in both and tried to pick as close to the same roster as possible, and through trades and other waiver pick ups they are almost the same.

5/7/2008 8:39:49 PM

In one league I have Lee, Wainright and Marcum, so far 18 innings, 16ks, .56 whip. Other league I have Lee, Volquez and Weaver . 4/5 pitchers having shutouts for the night would be great

In that first league my era is .84 over 32 innings on the week. Scherzer is my only pitcher to allow runs (Had Jurrjens yesterday), with 4 saves to boot. Ridiculous!

[Edited on May 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM. Reason : aa]

5/7/2008 9:41:45 PM

Cliff Lee 7ip 1w 7k 0era .86whip
Edinson Vólquez 7ip 1w 10k 0era 1.43whip
Shaun Marcum 8.2ip 1w 9k 2.08era .58whip
Renyel Pinto 2ip 2k 0era .50whip
Jason Isringhausen could get a save tonight too

my pitchers were pretty decent today

5/7/2008 10:51:20 PM

man isringhausen blew my perfect pitching night

5/7/2008 11:33:49 PM

im giving up santana, carlos gomez, and uggla for david wright, quentin and brad penny

trade is accepted already, just getting yalls thoughts

5/8/2008 12:15:39 AM

all I know is good thing those 10ER from Penny happened before the trade and not when he was on your roster

and damnit, can Bedard get some offensive help please

[Edited on May 8, 2008 at 1:00 AM. Reason : Bedard]

5/8/2008 12:59:12 AM

Quote :

"and damnit, can Bedard get some offensive help please"

no he can't...unfortunately there will be many more games like the one last night to come


and wtf Marcum....i had both him and Scott Olsen go 8.2 innings until they got pulled. Both were going for CG shutouts.

5/8/2008 7:07:32 AM