Guess who's back...back again...

This man is public enemy #1. If he is in your sights, shoot to kill

The blog feels rested and energized...

Thanks to these two gentleman, the league and the blog is energized. Bags has been licking his chops for a good blog post and I always listen to the elder statesman.

Trade breakdown:

Sully sent the hard hittin Aaron Hill to Fitz for Brian Roberts. Sully picks up some SB's and Runs, Fitz gets a power hitter at the 2B position. Don't think either of them will be a 5th keeper though. Winner:TBD

Richards sends Votto and Josh Johnson to Crupi for Verlander and Ellsbury. Strictly a K and SB move for me, Crupi gets his 4th and 5th keeps. Winner: Crupi for next year, I did this to win...Verlander may make the 5th keeper over Rollins, Cliff Lee, not sure yet

Crupi sends Hamels to Markakis. A real gamble here, which Hamels shows up, my bet is the better one, but not the great one. I think the extra 20 some innings in the playoffs tired him out, but if he pans out he is stud. Markakis is another one of Crupi's butt buddies, solid young power OF though, Crupi did a hell of a job on the phones.

Sully sends David Price to Brown for Chad Qualls. Nice to see Brown staying active, tough year for a guy who knows baseball. Good trade, Price could show something after he beat the Sox last night, he could even be a pawn in a trade later on. Sully gets a closer to push that category.

A lot of categories up for grabs right now. Who will be buyers and who will be sellers?

Ev? Is that you? In 3rd place? Dean must be eating his hat right now

Hump day is here and Ev seems to be humping the crap out of this league. Two parts to that story though, we will go over that in detail a little later

1. Team Riz, finally enjoying some breathing room from Fitz. Votto back from the DL, picking up Fuentes in a trade, top staff in the league. The only category I need to pick up on is steals, everything else is right on and primed to be right there at the end. Sandoval has been a big help at catcher, has he even caught a game?

2. Team Fitz, fell back down a bit but still a formidable foe. McCutchen and Rolen have really been on fire of late, Bedard on the DL hurts, needs to bump up that win category. OBP still very low and svaes are high. May do well moving a top of the line reliever for a solid started or a high OBP guy. An 11 in TB's should assure him a spot at the top of the league for awhile.

3. Team Ev, I always said, if only Ev's team could pitch, well finally they are...too much. 118 innings over the limit right now, throwing everyone but Geoff Bagshaw out there. Solid power numbers, a couple of 10's, but a 1 in ERA and a 1 in WHIP wont give you much staying power. I would trim the Arroyo's and the Blanton's of the World, and go 3 or 4 deep for now.

4. Team Bags, staying up top with great pitching. Lincecum and Felix have been a great duo for Capshaw. Scherzer a good outing last night, Longoria picking up after his slump, Ichiro and Hart have been hitting well. Bags team looks like it will compete all year. Trade with Fitz

5. Team Sully, Sully needed that Grienke win last night, CC up and down with a bad k/9 this year, Lester the ace lately. All these guys hitting on all cylinders is a solid team. OF has been up and down, Markakis may not be the top 7 OF that some had projected, but he will be steady. Sully usually makes some moves to get back in so we shall see...

6. Team Chris, really needs to trade soem SB's for some OBP and RBI's Ellsbury could get a nice return. Good staff so far, Slowey great with 9 wins. A bit over innings but he hasnt "Hickoked" himself so thats good. D Ped not doingw hat he did last year, I think Chris called that too. A power hitting 3B, SS would look good on this team.

7. Team Crowley, kid is all over the place, a ton of SB's yet no one is getting on base, great ERA but doesnt strike anyone out. Bossman Junior staring to hit and hit with some power. Sizemore back, good lineup when Reyes is back, I still like Crowleys team, Kershaw, Cain, and Shields need to produce all year and Crowley could be in contention.

8. Team Sean, way behind on innings, 51 down, work out a trade with Ev or something, tough luck with the DL, Halladay will be back but Santana who knows, Drew and Loney hitting well, Ortiz is turning out to be useful, I would get the light hitters out of that lineup, Polanco at 260 and Hairston at 240 is tough, empty numbers with no power, dealing a closer may help.

9. Team Josh? Is that you down there? Hmmmm, tough when Wright and Hanley havent performed how they should, Quentin not close to coming back, Santana ok but not dominant, Harden has come back rough, Cruz and Zobrist the only bright spot on the team...tough year

10. Team Sliggs, Webb looks like he is done for the year, Berkman just ended an 0-20, Kinsler has slowed down, Holliday not a stud this year, may be a good sell high time for Carpenter? E Jack the anchor of the staff thus far along with Carp, D Lee has been hot of late, trading Paps may bring some value too? Dean has never been one to make moves, we shall see.

11. Team Crappy, how a team with Pujols can be in 11th place is beyond me, leave it to Crupi to f this one up. Max games at each position is off, -15 at 3b b/c of Atkins, you need to pick up some guys to fill in for when people dont play Crupi, idiot. Staff looks decent, Verlander, Hamels, Cueto all have been good, it's a shame Crupi ruins it. Needing bench players asap

12. Team Brown....and the first pick in the 2010 UMASS draft is....

Let's take a look in on today's action

Team Riz, first place and putting some ground between Fitz. Rollins and Lind homered, Utley singled, Helton taking the field, Haren going tonight.

Fitz 1-7 right now, Rolen up, Garza tossing against the Rockies, Joba supposed to be throwing but that game is in a delay and looks like a washout, Morneau just doubled and scored a run, Rolen doubles

Sully back in 3rd place, Hill 0 for 4, not much doing for team Sull, Beckham a single on the bench, Lester on the hill tonight for the Sox, hope they play

BaggerVance, 2 for 9, Bartlett a triple, Kubel doubles, he has a really high OPS for not being a power hitter, I like Bags, always have.

CP, 0for 9, not much going on here, Wells 2for4 on the bench

Lind just singled in Rolen....

Ev has Cuddyer with a monster day 7TB's, Blanton roughed up, Ubaldo pitching against the Rays, down 1-0

Josh, he really has fallen, 0for5 early

Sean, 1for5 with a LaRoche single today, Duke took a loss in a 5-1 loss

Crupi, please stop starting Atkins, he is benched and they are at home so the pitcher hits, Nolasco on the hill against the sox tonight, looks like Crupi isnt starting him

Crowley 2for7 with Upton and Howard singles, Zambrano down 1-0 in the 6th, pitching well

Pig Fuckers 2for7, Scutaro a double, SB, and a run, Victorino a single, Porcello and Wolf on the mound tonight, this team is terrible

Yike Brown, Werth 4 HR's in 5 days, 12TB's today, nice day out of McLouth, Phillips SB, McLouth 2run HR

This guy needs Reyes and Sizemore back...

This guy claimed his team was NASTY!

Cowboy Up!

You suck Dean. I mean seriously? This is all you could drum up after running up a $200 phone bill on draft day? Jesus. At least you can close out a game, no one can take those saves away from you buddy...no one.

Team Fitz at 96.5. Riding a wave of hot hitting from Roberts, Jeter, and McCutchen, Fitz holds onto the top spot. All of this without getting a win last week, pretty crazy. Can his staff hold up? That's the question, Garza and Bedard have to be lights out, it's hard to trade a closer when you are on top, but that is still an option.

Team Riz at 94.5. Josh Johnson, Cliff Lee, Haren, and Billingsley had a great week. These guys should produce all year so it's really up to the bats. Rollins has been up and down, Helton has been a huge fill in for Votto, Utley has been solid, OBP from my OF has to come up a bit, need steals, Pierre slumping hurts, no Rollins steals has sucke

Team Bags at 70.5, tied with Chris. Riding a red hot Ichiro, Bags stays at 3. I love that Bags has Ichiro, it's so funny. OF playing well, Kubel and Hart have picked it up, Lincecum, Baker, and Felix have picked up wins and have become a good 1-2-3 for Bags. Why he has Bobby Parnell on the team I'll never know. Pac Man finally cools, Bags finally has a team.

Team Chris at 70.5 tied with Bags. Texy making a push for AL MVP with a solid May and June, D Ped nowhere near his numbers last year, Beltre hot the last few weeks and should take over for Blalock. Soriano with an OBP under .300 has to hit out of it or be benched, OBP killer. Weaver proving to be a great pickup by Chris, Burnett settled down after being asked to leave the Back Bay Barnes and Noble for swearing too much after he was shelled. Getting great pitching right now top to bottom, Oswalt back to back wins.

Team Sully 69.5. Getting a good OBP from each player, but not a lot of production. Markakis, ARod, Abreu, all slowed to a halt, a bunch of singles. Dunn 4 hits last week, 5TB's, that has to change before Sully falls too far back in the production categories. Was Sully all Grienke and a bumch of bums? We shall see as he has come back to earth, Lester and Lilly the aces of the staff right now.

Team Josh at 63. Figgins, Wright, and Zobrist LLC playing very well, Cruz turned cold, Hanley not playing very well with 8 hits and 9 TB's last week. Seems like all of the players are cold at once, that leads to being in the 60's. Santana hit hard yesterday, worst one of his career, Harden a good outing but no one blowing the doors off. Balfour back to pitching well, Rodney 2 bad saves.

Team Crupi: Someone PLEASE tell Crupi that Atkins has been benched, and besides interleague play, he isn't playing. Read stuff Crupi. Besides Pujols and a little bit of Youk, no power right now, Uggla has stunk. Cueto and Verlander have been lights out for Poopster, Hamels needs to become the ace.

Team Ev 61.5: A Gonz slowed his 50 homer pace, Tulo really carrying the team right now, 19TB's last week. Kennedy and Cuddyer aren't cutting it right now, maybe drop a few pitchers and pick up some temporary hot bats. Pavano finally lit up, Swarzak good but in the minors now, who will step up on the staff? Dice K needs to give Ev wins, Danks and Millwood both won last week.

Team Crowley at 59. Reynolds and Hunter hot with 5 HR's last week, Reyes and Sizemore on the DL isnt helping, Grady may be back soon. Upton swipes 7 bags last week, Crowley should trade some speed for a big bat. I still like Crowley's staff longterm, Kershaw, Shields, Lowe. Cain has been outstanding. I would trade for a big bat Crowlz.

Team Sean: Halladay going down hurts, been hitting well, Hawpe, Drew, Bay, and Mauer have been hot and have pounded the ball. Might be time to let Ortiz fill the UTIL slot. Beckett good until yesterday's 6th inning, Ervin Santana isn't worth starting right now, needs a pitcher to step up while Halladay is down.

Team Sliggs 45.5: Berkman, DeRosa, DLee carrying the Sons Of Chief, JJ Hardy is awful. Kinsler cold as Dean's tits at high tide, Holliday a singles hitter, Martin can't hit his way out of a wet paper bag. Carpenter outduled by Riz last night, Outman and Porcello filling in admirably, 4 saves though! Cant beat it!

Team Brown 33: Peavy on the DL for 3 months RIP Team Brown...and the first pick in the draft is..........