Last place takes a Flu Bomb

Sorry guys but it has been settled. Last place team has to take a Mexican Dirty Bomb (swine flu virus dropped in Guiness). CDC will send a vile up towards the end of September so we should have everything taken care of. (art by boonton)

Cheers!

1. Team Sully: quiet day, Granderson hit a right field bomb against the Yanks, Greinke finally gives up a stupid run, Kazmir banged around a bit

2. Team Riz: yuck, Rollins some how was my best hitter, 6/33, yuck, Lowell stays hot, save Wilson and Jenks, J Johnson not his best stuff.

3. Team Frogggg: 5/5/1/14/.355, Ianetta finally hit something, great pitching day, gem Gallardo 8ip 11k's 0.38 whip, Johan outduels JJ but a no decision

4. Team Fitz: 4/3/0/11/.378, Morneau 3/4, Joba shuts people up with a dominating game, Bedard goes 5 with a 5.40era

5. Team $: Molina and Beltre 7/9 with 13 TB's, Swisher 2 HR's on the bench, Vazquez average in 8 with 8k's, Wainwright win, Lindstrom save

6. Team Bags: 5/3/0/7/.289, bad OBP day, Lincecum a win going 7 striking out 8, Mariano roughed up in the ninth

7. Team Crupi: 5 hits, 5 singles, Dempster roughed up with a 7.50era, McCann off the DL May 8th, needs Lackey back ASAP

8. Team Ev: A Gonz two dingers, 20TB's yesterday, Lester not very good in 6, Street strikes out the side for a save, still needs to pick up some pitching

9. Team Sean: 4/2/1/6/.257, 3for28, tough day at the plate, save Fuentes, E Santana back soon

10. Team Sligger: a solid 2for21, .174 OBP, 2 uneventful starts from Floyd and Myers, save Papelbon and F Cord.

11. Team Brown: out of the basement, let's all sing (movin on up...to the east side...to a penthouse apartment in the sky-yyy) 2/1/1/9/.261, Volquez great in 8ip. 0.25whip

12. Team Crowley: welcome to the basement, you may want Shot to take over this team. Hunter hit a dinger, Marmol era 108.00 with a 12whip. That's the reality...

This guy is making career comeback in fantasy this year...

This guy's in the league

and we're back.....

I hope those girls kept you entertained. The girl on the left won the "hot body" contest in Panama City during Spring Break. She follows a long list of Panama City winners:

2008 Jessica Cooper

2007 Noelle O'Brien

2006 Jess Williams

2005 Brenda Johnson

2004 Brenda Johnson

2003 Mary Montana

2002 Nicole Thompson

2001 Geoffrey Bagshaw (a late entry while we were all down there)



Log jam at the top...



1. Team Riz: Utley 2 dingers, solid day from Sandoval, Braun, and Ethier. save from new guy Jenks, Meche terrible, Billingsley solid



1. Team Sully: 7/5/0/18/.475, Kemp and Markakis keep hitting, HR by Dunn, Granderson stays cold, Aaron Hill filling in nicely, no SP's went



3. Team Josh: Baker 0-3 with 3 runs scored...strange line, Konerko 3/7 in a double header, Great day on the mound, Sanchez looks like a good young hard throwing lefty, W Rod a win, Francisco and Gonzo saves



4. Team Fitz: 4/8/0/17/.256, tough OBP day, Broxton win, Morneau hit a bomb.



5. Team Bags: Ichiro 2/10 in the doubleheader, Hart swiped a g_bag_shaw, Bartlett continues to hit well, King Felix an 8inn 9K gem



6. Team $: 7/9/3/17/.327 Pedroia continues the "laser show" with a 3/4 day, Ped, Beltre, and Jeter all stole a base, Soriano HR, Saunders win, Lindstrom save.



7. Team Crupi: Wow, 3/32, 4TB's, don't worry guys, his team is still "Nasty". Nolasco continues to go downhill, tough luck Hamels pitches well in 4 then hurts his ankle, save Bell



8. Team Sean: 5/1/1/1/14/.425, Cantu 9TB's on the bench, Hawpe gets nailed right after the trade but should be back tomorrow, save Fuentes and Hoffman back in the mix with a save.



9. Team Ev: creepin up slowly but surely, Cano stays hot, Manny 3/3 w 6TB's, Danks lit up, Liriano and Millwood pitched well, Millwood W, Wood got the win against the Sox



10. Team Sligger: DeRosa 4/5 with 4 R's and 8TB's, rest of the team stinks, Berkman is painful, Kinsler coming back to earth a bit, Hughes goes 6 strong and picks up the win. I would love to see Dean's face every morning when he looks at his team. Probably something like this...



11. Team Crowley: team OBP under .200, thats hard to do, Upton, Reyes and Howard combined 0/12, Win from Zambrano and Nathan

12. Team Brown: yawwn, 3/1/1/7/.469, Phillips good day on the bench, Lohse solid, Harang not great going 5IP w a 9ERA. Basement feels coooool

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Swine Flu Choo

Looks like the Swine Flu has even hit Fantasy Baseball. Finally an explanation of why Rollins sucks. Picked up Ass Dribble Cabrera as Rollins hasn't played in 2 days so he must be quarantined. Thank god I figured out his problem....phew.


10 bucks to anyone that understands this picture from 2004...I mean really?



1. Team Sully: quiet day yesterday but Markakis keeps on hitting, best OF in fantasy this year and if healthy should stay in all offensive categories. Also, i would like to point out that Sully NEVER drops his shoulder or hands when he hits a softball, so hard to do...kudos bitch



2. Team Riz: Votto and Ethier keep hitting, 4/4 day from Sandoval on the bench, Wilson blew a save. Traded Hawpe for Jenks to get another solid closer. Dean must know something we don't so I will try to get 20 points from the Save category. Can't change my lineup because the use of my forearm is zero (thanks Josh for the line drive laser). Typing this blog lefty, just think a funnier version of Cliff Lee.

3. Team Fitz: 7/3/1/11/.387 day yesterday, developed a new rivalry with Crowley in a msg board shouting match. Sticking around with some obscure names on the staff. Somehow Fitz always puts a good team out there without a true ace. Maybe Bedard is that ace this year?

4. Team Josh: Bagodome 2/5/0/6/.800 yesterday, other than that tough OBP day with .265, Harden solid in 6 with 9K's, Rich Harden Smith will be born in August I hear, congrats!

5. Team Crupi: not much doing yesterday, HR by Ankiel, Uggla 2/4, gets Lackey back in a few weeks, could be a nice staff if he ever realizes that Verlander throwing 102 8 inches off the plate still stinks. Drew's first AB against Pettite looked like he didn't even want to be up

6. Team $: Swiped 3 bags including Ellbury's home plate, I thought Francona was going to take him home after the game with the way they were talking after, similar to the Connors/Crupi "Seannnnn, You can stayyyyy hereeee (3:30am)".

7. Team Bags: Pac Man with a line of 2/3/1/7/.800, everyone else was quiet. Save from Valverde

8. Team Sean: gained 7.5 points, wins by Masterson (broom), Halladay, and Crupi's new butt buddy Galarraga, 5/8/1/16/.517, good OBP day, traded Jenks to Riz for Hawpe

9. Team Ev: anytime Ev is over Dean it is a good day in my book, Cameron and A Gonz had good days, Inge a HR, staff still needs help, O Perez looked like a 13 yr old, Marquis got a shaky win, Wood a save

10. Team Sliggs: (cue the carnival music) Kinsler 0/5, Crush Davis had a dinger, 9 RBI's 4 from Victorino, Sherrill had a save, I want Dean's staff roster screen printed on t-shirts for next year's draft.

11. Team Crowley: I wish I had video of that fly ball Crowley, I can't stop laughing, I am glad you still have your balls though. 6/3/1/14/.389 is solid, Kershaw was, well, he likes fruit and he just got a haircut, 17ERA

12. Team Brown: not sure what happened at the 99 the night before but Peavy and J Zimm were on the bench, Bruce had 9TB's on the bench, Brown has been hitting well lately but needs a solid week of that.

Kiss this blog goodbye until tomorrow

Over the hump?

L.A. Wertmannnn........you're my Wertmannnn.....

Numbers don't lie fools. To quote Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory when he puked in the mascot suit, "That's the reality folks". Speaking of Blades of Glory, how nice was Blades of Steel! Sick!
Let's go inside the numbers.....













1. Team Sully: Sully is winning by getting on first, swiping second, and getting knocked in. 12 in both runs and SB's, Solid staff with 10ERA and 10WHIP. All around solid

2. Team Riz: TB's are the catalyst, I drafted strictly on TB's thinking that runs and RBI's work hand in hand with them. 1 in SB's. FU Rollins. Pitching is tight 12's, 2.77ERA and 1 1.00WHIP, thanks Haren and Billingsley

3. Team Josh: doing it with pitching, K's, ERA, and WHIP all 11's, light on hitting but solid 10 on SB's

4. Team Fitz: as usual saves a strongpoint with 11, surprising 12 in K's, balance all over but hitting a little light to take the next jump

5. Team Bags: pitching strength 10/2/10.5/8/7, Saves and SB's need to come up from a 2, may need to pick up a closer to make a move

6. Team Crupi: it's a good thing Crupi can hit because his staff pitches like on old rusty lawnmower, offense 11/11/4/11/12, great numbers. K's 1, ERA and WHIP 2's, yuck

7. Team $: average all around, an 11 in the worst category around, Wins. OBP 1 is a problem, shows that the offense may be getting lucky. SB's 11, may want to trade for some OBP guys.

8. Team Sean: Terrible offense, 1/2/6/1/4. Dealing Halladay may help to get some bats, that lineup wouldn't even scare my cat Truman and he is a pussy

9. Team Sliggs: not a typical Dean/Higgins production, staff sucks, someone may want to tell Dean he can only get a 12 in the save category (1/4 of his total points) Offense looks like it can pick it up but pitching needs help, maybe this Porcello guy is the 2nd coming of Christ? Can Kinsler pitch?

10. Team Ev: I am going to throw some numbers out, a 1 in wins, saves, era, and whip. ERA is 7.07, WHIP is 1.60, could probably cut your staff, pick up all new pitchers, and do better than that. TRADE MANNY!

11. Team Crowley: not horrible but iCrowley's team isn't really good at anything. SB's a 9, ERA a 9, everything else is a yawn

12. Team Brown: at least Brown trades and has a chance of coming out of this. Pitching staff can come around as Peavy, Volquez, Harang can produce. This team has potential, just playing as bad as they possibly can.

How ya like my team? It's friggin mint!

iCrowley

Joe Sullivan is AWESOME!

Wow, this kid os so awesome. Can't quite get over it. I mean he is in FIRST PLACE! WOW! What and awesome guy!



1. Team Sully: Move fuled by hitting as he raked 8/3/1/21/.381. Young and Granderson come up with good days, 14TB's. CC beat up, that place is a launching pad, dump Yankee pitching!

2. Team Riz: Kid jumped 10 points, Ethier and Lowell stay red hot, Haren another gem, this time gets a win, nice bounce back by Cliff Lee, Rollins a sweeeet single

3. Team Josh: Frogg has been rode hard and put away wet a few times too many, tough day at the office, 6 for 30, Hanley 2-4 with a bag

4. Team Fitz: 6/5/0/21/.417 Great day for Morneau, 2/2/0/7/.500, Damon 3-5 with a .714 OBP, C Young solid without a win

5. Team Crupi: Sick of hearing this guy talk about his team, they are good but paper is paper. JD Drew stays hot, pitching is suspect, Cueto good, BJ horrible, Nolasco and Maholm not great. Needs Hamels to anchor this staff.

6. Team Bags: Is this where bags loses it? Still has Doumit playing C, out for months, Baker horrible vs. the Sox, Longoria only bright spot 3/4

7. Team $: Good day at the plate, 7/8/0/20/.400, Rios, Jeter, and Pedroia good days, Saunders 5IP and 0 K's and lit up, still cant get over Suppan still on his roster.

8. Team Sliggins: slowly crawling back into society, Berkman dinger, Holliday 2/6, singles though, this staff is awful...Rick Porcello? sounds like the guy who istalled my dishwasher, more closers than starters...

9. Team Sean: Mags and Ortiz picking it up, 8TB's combined, Penny outduels Liriano for a W

10. Team Ev: Crawford heard me loud and clear, 4/5 all category day, Inge has had C eligibility since 2003, has he even caught a game? I mean every year, jeez. Danks stays hot, Liriano lit up with a 15ERA

11. Team Crowley: good day hitting 5/5/2/19/.415, Pence, Hunter, BJ all good days, good team not playing well, Reyes needs to pick it up

12. Team Brown: Brown continues to drive this team into the ground, bad play all around, not his fault, bright spot has been Hair Hurrhens, Werth good day with a bag, no IF production as of yet

May 1st starts team shakeup month. If you have been in the basement year after year, you need to change it up!

Jaws looks exactly like Sully

I still can't get over it.

Andddddd we're back, the alcohol is pretty much all out of my system so we can continue the blog.

1. Team Josh

MVP: Johan Santana 2 wins. 27K's 0.46 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP, sick numbers

LVP: Chris Ianetta 3 for 27? Yuck

2. Team Sully

MVP: I am going with Matt Kemp 12/14/4/38/0.439. A lot of guys playing well but I like the balance Kemp is giving Dirty Wert right now

LVP: Curtis Granderson 9/8/1/26/0.279. He will pick it up but tough start to the season

3. Team Fitz

MVP: Bedard, I say that because Fitz needed a SP to step up as he didnt go into the season strong with pitching. 1W, 23K's, 1.86ERA, 0.98WHIP

LVP: Morneau, nothing special thus far, 10/9/0/28/0.350

4. Team Riz

MVP: Ethier, 11/16/1/29/.0438 has outplayed Braun and shown good power

LVP: Rollins has been awful, totally awful 5/4/0/14/0.200, awful

5. Team Bags

MVP: Tough call, Jones or M Cabrera, I'll choose Miggy, 11/12/1/37/0.500 slowed down a bit but has been a monster for Bags

LVP: Burrell, always a slow starter 5/5/0/16/0.333

6. Team Crupi

MVP: Youk, 12/10/1/38/0.559 crazy OBP

LVP: Beltran, 4/8/0/22/0.456 terrible numbers from a keeper

7. Team $

MVP: I'll say Soriano, consistent all April, 15/9/2/33/0.393

LVP: Teixiera: 5/8/0/19/.354, strange considering Bags could hit a ball out of that park

8. Team Sean

MVP: Halladay great line, 3W, 26K's, 3.72ERA, 1.03WHIP

LVP: Ortiz, this guy has to show us something other than a lucky dead center triple 4/6/0/14/0.283

9. Team Sliggins

MVP: Kinsler easily, 14/16/6/48/0.517, crazy start

LVP: Crush Davis, looks like Pedro Cerrano hitting a curveball, 5/5/0/14/0.239

10. Team Ev

MVP: Cano, leading his team in TB's 13/8/1/32/.441

LVP: Crawford 4 steals but not much else, 6/7/4/18/0.246, yuck

11. Team Crowley

MVP: Sizemore has been steady, 14/14/2/35/0.386

LVP: could be a few of them, I'll take a split, Zambrano(1.58WHIP) and Alexei Ramirez (8TB's)

12. Team Brown

MVP: McLouth 10/13/2/25/0.377, good numbers for the last place Brown

LVP: Hamilton, Volquez, or Peavy, pick your poison

"Nate"

Blog going on a brief hiatus until Sunday because of these two...

Thirsty Thursday

"I see your hair is burning, Hills are filled with fire. If they say I never loved you, You know they are a liar.

Drivin' down your freeway, Midnight alleys roam.

Cops in cars, topless bars, never saw a woman

So alone, so alone, so alone, so alone

Motel money murder madness Let's change the mood from glad to sadness."

Like Jim Morrison, this man is on top...and nuts

1. Team Josh: Huge days from Delgado and Cruz (6 RBI's), tough day for Harden and Percival, kid came to play

2. Team Bags: I mean Bags? In second? Nice bags. Cabrera the MVP thus far, doesnt stop hitting ever, Baker lit up, Ichiro 4RBI's? bags had him on the bench

3. Team Riz: steady, quiet day, Lowell filled in and hit a dinger, .483 OBP

4. Team Crupi: huge day at the plate 7/12/0/19/.432, Ludwick, Drew and Uggla 3RBI's each. Balfour cannot get it together thus far

5. Team $: Hafner playing well, Wells a dinger, Jeter staying solid.

6. Team Fitz: not a great day at the plate, Carlos Lee knocked in 3, Pena a dinger, longest picthing roster I have ever seen, Broxton stays lights out with a win

7. Team Sully: low OBP at .306, Rolen HR and M Young swiped a bag, no pitching went

8. Team Sean: Cantu back playing well, had a SB too, Bay stayed hot with 2 runs, good picthing with Galarraga lights out and Petite strong in a ND

9. Team Crowley: Hunter big day 2/2/1/7, Sizemore 2for4, a lot of offense on the bench, Kershaw with a gem, 13K's, Cain solid but that usually high WHIP, Lowe tough outing with a 7ERA

10. Team Sliggins: Kinsler "my son" hits for the cycle, line of 5/4/1/13, D Lee 3for4 with 6TB's, staff stays bad with a bad outing from Owings

11. Team Brown: Hamilton a day with 1/1/1/2, McLouth 2for3, no pitching

12. Team Ev: good day at the plate 7/4/0/19/.343, Cano and Gonzalez HR's, Save Wood, Street blows one, Perez a Win with a WHIP under 1

...and just like that, they are updated

Okay, after a brief easter hiatus, the league blog is back, better than ever. Well not really, but it's pretty damn good

Who is on top? Someone who needs only one name and a strange pronounciation. Frogg, for the last time its (Froh-ggggggg) soft g. Kid is mint

1. Team Josh: Good day at the plate, Quentin, Snider, Wright, combined 23 total bases, Gallardo got knocked around though, 12 ERA

2. Team Riz: one thing I will always enjoy, is the Riz vs Frogg battles in the UMASS league. Ethier two dingers, Huff 4/5, Billingsley a gem w 11K's, save Soria. Billingsley, Haren, Josh Johnson? fugggggggggeda boooooouuut it

3. Team Bags: nice work by Bags this year, good start. Nice day at the plate, 9 runs 11RBI's, HR's by Burrel and Hart

4. Team Fitz: Roberts and Pena good days, Pena 8 TB's, Fitz sticking around with solid pitching.

5. Team Sully: Huge jump with 26pts, Wins by Lilly, Greinke, and Kaz. Good day at the plate, Rolen and Markakis nice days, 23 TB's

6. Team Crupi: 10pt drop, tough OBP at .276, Youk carrying Crupi, 2 saves and a win by Frasor...yes Frasor

7. Team $: Swisher, Wells, Rios all hit well, Swisher picthed better than Wang as well...Lidge and Slowey tough on the mound, Slowey didn't look very good at all, only 2 K's

8. Team Sean: solid but uneventful day at the plate, Choo, Drew decent days but lacking that real run and rbi production, Pelfrey not very good giving up 5 in 5innings

9. Team Brown: Dye 7TB's, Prince needs to get it goin. Volquez and Randy were terrible, Volquez somehow got a win, yuck

10. Team Crowley: 5/4/0/10/.353 should have known BJ upton was back, had 2 steals and looked solid, Konerko 9TB's on the bench,

11. Team Ev: 7/3/1/12/.371, good run production, still no one really bringing people in though, Manny needs to heat up, started Wang (I will end it there)

12. Team Dean: great day hitting, Holliday and Crush Davis got out of their funk, Kinsler stays solid with 4TB's and a bag. Pitching is awful and can't win with that staff. Webb has to picth out of his mind for Dean to content in pitching categories.

You celler dwellars may want to put some trade feelers out there, it is early but some patterns are developing and you should be able to see the holes of your team.

the gospel of P

waiting for the points to be updated...

In the meantime I talked to Dan Crupi over the weekend. He's up in Townsend now, single family house, two car garage, pool, nice set up. Nice guy, seems like he is really into his job. Email him if you want crupi20@yahoo.com, he is also on Facebook although he looks frightening in most pics.

Also listed above is the first ever photographed punch from Shot LaBody

Guest Blogger next week

This Guy will be giving his take on the UMASS League and how teams are shaping up...

Day 4

The kids are on top...

Team Riz: a 4/6/0/16 .538 day yesterday, Lind has really been a spark, save from Soria, how you like me now?

Team Frogg: It wouldnt be the UMASS league if it wasnt Josh and I battling up top, 6/4/1/12 .577 day, Percival a messy save

Team Crupi: Youk continues his hot hitting, Crupi continues his hog hunting, Save Bell

Team $: Texy first dinger, Molina 4RBI's. Burnett decent start but that WHIP will have to come down to justify Chris' Cy Young pick

Team Bags: Longoria made up most of his offense with 7TB's, Ichiro back soon

Team Sully: Granderson 5 category game, Kemp 2 RBI's

Team Fitz: VMART 5TB's, Garza good against the Sox

Team Sean: 2/17 and Jenks a blown save, Ortiz looks like he is done

Team Hean: good game from Kinsler 6TB's, Carpenter looked good with a unhittable 7 innings

Team iCrowley: good outings from Kershaw and Cain, Grady 2 dingers

Team Ev: Cano stays hot, Crisp good game with 6TB's, pitching staff is killing him

Team Brown: 1/20, nice work brownie, basement

Day 3

Rumphumpster on top

Team Crupi: huge day at the plate, Youk, Mccann, Furcall 11 TB's 4RBI's 4Runs

Team Bags: 2 HR's from Cabrera, Longoria 6TB's, Volstad pitched well in 5 2/3

Team $: Jeter and Soriano continue their hot hitting, win and 2 saves, but a tough WHIP at 1.50

Team Riz: Utley and Braun decent but not a great day at the plate, win from Billingsley, save Soria

Team Frogg: Delgado dinger, 3 Runs from Wright, great game by Gallardo

Team Sean: bad outing by Pelfrey, ok day at the plate, HR by S Drew, Loney stays hot

Team Sully: 3 wins from Kazmir, Grienke, Lilly, big day for Markakis 2/3/7

Team Brown: great day at the plate, Aramis 4/6, Phillips 2/3, Volquez and Randy lit up

Team Fitz: Ibanez and Morneau 11TB's, starters looking rough, 2 saves

Team Crowley: Tough day besides Pence and Irod, save from Nathan

Team HiMarzio: 3 saves, solid hitting by Victorino and Berkman, loving top step of the basement

Team Ev: good hitting day by Manny, cano, and Crawford, 13.50 ERA isnt a good start

Day 2 Highlights

Team Sean: another HR by Cantu, Beckett dominating 7IP 10K's, Jenks save

Team Crupi: Pujols 2 Runs 3 RBI's, fill in Span went 3/5, wing from BJ Ryan, save from Bell

Team Riz: Braun and Utley 2/4, Meche Haren and J Johnson all pitched gems, era and whip under 1 for the day

Team Bags: Tulo HR, Cabrera 2/2, Lincecum only went 3

Team Frogg: 3/27 at the plate, Figgins a bag, Wandy pitched well

Team $: Pedroia and Molina good days at the plate, Suppan got roughed up

Team Brown: Fielder and Chipper RBI each and 9TB's, star of the day Hair Hurrhens pitched a 5 inning win

Team Fitz: 2/26, tough day at the plate, C Young pitched well, Morrow and Wolf roughed up

Team Ev: Kelly Johnson HR and a Street save, no starters went

Team Crowley: Pence and Howard 7TB's, Sox hit Shields hard (they have seen him way too much)

Team Sully: Bonifacio's 15 minutes still goin on, Kemp 2/4, no pitchers went

Team Sliggins: it's hard to hit this bad, 3/24, Ziegler and Paps each with a save, Jimenez pitched a gem...on the bench "tits" as the big man would say.

out

Opening Day Highlights

The leader of the league

Team Bags: Lopez hits 2 dingers, he had like 6 HR's in 480 some at bats Bags, dont get too comfy. PacMan good debut 3/3 5TB's, Felix the Cat an 8 inning gem

Team $: Good day for Chris, strong starts from Wainwright, Saunders, and Oswalt. Good Offense from the Blue Jays, Wells and Rios, Soriano lead off dinger, Jeter 3/5

Team Sean: HR's by Cantu and Matsui, Halladay a strange line 6ERA, 1WHIP.

Team Frogg: grand slam by Hanley, Snider great debut w 6 TB's, short outing by Santana 5.2IP 7K's

Team Fitz: save Broxton, save K-Rod, good days from Damon, Tejada, and B Rob w 4TB's

Team Crupi: Ludwick and Furcal had nice days, Ludwick hitting a dinger, Furcal swiping a bag, Nolasco another Halladay line, Verlander got lit up (surprise), Maholm best outing on the team.

Team Riz: Lind and Hawpe combined 7/9 with 9RBI and 12TB. Cliff Lee piched like poop and he will ride the pine for awhile

Team Crowlz: combined 4/23 with 5TB, nice outing by Zambrano win, 6K's 1.50 era, 1.33 whip

Team Brown: 9TB's, Peavy solid but no win, save by Qualls

Team Sully: Nice offense, Dunn and Markakis had big days, horrible pitching day, CC, Ray, and Motte got hammered on

Team Ev: 2/17 both singles...Liriano bad ERA, WHIP under 1 though

Team Sliggins: 5/31 and Webb got shelled

here's to better a day...

Opening Day

-Harang and Santana in a battle, both pitching well, Santana no hits given up in 4 innings but 3 walks, as we speak Harang in a jam
-Cliff Lee pitched a scoreless first, as did Millwood. Blalock just singled off Lee
-Salto singled in 2 off C Lee, 2-0 Rangers
-Santana still mowing them down, no no into the 4th, that top of the Reds order is awful
-Lee not looking very good early, throwing volleyballs, Kinsler knocks in 2, 4-0
-Harang's picture on stattracker looks awesome. Daniel Murphy dinger off Harang, 1-0 Mets.

-Wright follows with a hit, Delgado singles, Harang in some trouble
-Lee settling down, made Blalock look silly...not that hard to do
-Straub is trying to swindle this kid in our office out of Prince and Gallardo for some bum...
-Crush Davis is having a tough day with Lee
-Jay Bruce breaks up Santana's no no
-Harang quick hook, 1 run but a 2.00 Whip
-Sizemore finally gets Indians first hit against CP's ace last year, Millwood
-Hafner stinks, double play, still 4-0
-Santana walked, Mets have some ducks on the pond
-Kinsler 2-3, Lee living by the K, 4-0 still
-Mets have bases loaded as Reyes walked, 2-0 Murphy sac, Wright up
-Laszlo Labody, president of the Office for Hungarians Beyond theBorders, said on 12 July that Slovaks have distorted the meaning of theword "autonomy" into a "diabolic" notion, Hungarian media reported.

-Indians have 2 hits, VMART and Sizemore

-Blalock dinger, 7-0 Rangers, Lee roughed up horribly, good stuff

-Votto and MacDonald? back to back hits of Johan, 2-1 Mets

-Webb vs Cook live from the desert, first pitch up
-Santana pulled with Votto on second, 2 outs. 2-1 Mets
-Webb out of the first unscathed
-Felipe Lopez lead off dinger off Cook
-everyone on the Rangers has a hit except Crush Davis who still looks lost
-quiet heading into the 4:05 games...
-Hafner singled, still stinks
-Hawpe singled, yawwwwwwwn
-Choo singled in Hafner, 7-1 Rangers
-2-0 Zona, jackson scores
-Wainwright pitching, Nolasco nice inning
-Pirates bases loaded against Wainwright, 2 outs
-Rangers laying the hurt on, 9-1, Salto and Kinsler had a day
-Texy flied out in Yankee debut, Jeter singled
-Hawpe bases clearing triple of Webb
-K Rod in to close it out
-K Rod closes it out, and I am closing the blog out until tomorrow, peace be with you

IT'S OPENIN DAY MOTHAHUMPAS!!!!!!

Team Ev

One of these years, Ev is going to get out of the depths of the league and surprise us all...I don't think the time has come buddy

Catcher: AJ Pierzynski. Actually decent in this league with TB's, OBP sucks but so does he

First Base: A Gonz, great TB production, if he didnt play in Petco he would be a monster, solid keeper and very consistent

Second Base: Cano. Depends which Cano shows up, he has to smack some HR's bc he doesnt steal any bases. Roto projects 298 TB's, we shall see.

Third: Zimmerman. he should bounceback to 90/25/90, wont win you the league but wont lose it, like any of the middle tier 3B's, great upside and could be huge.

Shortstop: Khalil Greene. This guy should be dropped immediately, under .300 OBP and no SB's. he can definately hurt you in this league.

Outfield: Crawford, Upton, Crisp, obviously a lot of speed, I think Coco will actually be a decent spot play. Upton is still raw, but has 25-30 HR potential which should be decent TB's, Crawford should bounceback, if not he sucks

UTIL: Manny, what a dickbag

Starters: Liriano, Lester, Dice K, Danks all should do what they did last year, Liriano seems to be almost 100%, good top 4. Pretty decent staff

Relief: Wood and Street, should give you 60-70 saves

Well the staff seems pretty good, the hitters need a lot of work, dont see where the TB's will come from. With TB's come runs and RBI's, Ev needs to move some pitching or pickup some power. High 8th, Low last.

Team Fitz

If Fitz could start closers on offense he would. Gotta love finding out about a baby via his team name.

(middle row, 3rd in from the left)

Catcher: Vmart. nice bounce back year with a great spring

First: Carlos Pena: Decent play in a league with OBP and without AVG. If he ever gets back to the 46 homer form that will be a huge boost to TB's





Second Base: Brian Roberts, this will be the majority of Fitz' steals, good player with a .380 OBP to go with it





Third Base: Atkins has tumbled every year, all the way down to a .330 OBP from .400 2 years ago. He will ahve good numbers on Colorado but Fitz hopes this downturn wasnt a trend





Shortstop: Tejada, gettin old but serviceable, he wont be bouncing back anytime soon but you can do worse here. A product of the juice, much like Dean





Outfield: C Lee, Damon, Ibanez. Nice outfield, Lee had monster numbers until his injury last year. Damon had a good year and 25 steals from him is solid. Ibanez is always underrated, 85/23/110 line last year, that rivals many of the people taken above him.





UTIL: Morneau, he can always put up MVP numbers. if the left side can produce, Fitz has a goodf group of hitters





Starters: Here's where it gets dicey. Joba is his ace and who knows what you will get, arm a little off early but how many innings does he go? anything under 160 and Fitz is in trouble. Carmona and Bedard are both coming off injuries so who knows what you will get. If one of them pans out that will be a huge plus. Garza and Young are typically great #2's, but both have complained of dead arm this spring, if so that aint good. A ton of question marks here.





Relief: A Fitz trademark, Broxton, K Rod are the best duo in the league, Morrow will close soon, Devine on the 60-day.





This team will go as far as the pitching. High is 3rd, low is 10th. Long season and many ways to right the staff.

Team Brown

A new edition to the UMASS league, a baseball fanatic and a real piece o work, Brownie should be an addition by subtraction (ya hear that Timmy...huh....ya hear that?)

Catcher: Soto, you have to love 25 HR's and 90 RBI's from a catcher, he should only get better and a solid .370 OBP.

First Base: Prince Fielder, eating meat again I think so he should hot some more dingers, great RBI source with a great lineup, so far so good

Second Base: Brandon Phillips. Another keeper and can give you 20/20 production. OBP is a concern, .315 isn't going to cut it in this league

Third Base: Aramis Ramirez. Rounding up a very productive infield, Josh has a man crush on him so they may be fighting to the death for his honor. Possible 100/30/110 year

Short: O Cab. He'll score some runs and swipe some bags (g_bag_shaw). I would assume there will be a waiver pickup if the A's arent scoring runs.

Outfield: Hamilton, McLouth, Dye. Great TB numbers, Very solid and McLouth will throw in 15-20 steals. If Hamilton stays consistent all year and doesnt fade like last, this should be among the best OF's

UTIL: Chipper. If this guy can ever play 150 games again he has MVP numbers, with that being said 120-130 isnt bad and will platoon with Bruce as Brown loves Bruce.

Starters: Peavy, Volquez are both aces, they should be among the top with wins the only thing keeping them from the elite. Randy looks good this springa nd his numbers last year were very good. Hair Hurrhens is the play here, any guy with that pronounciation is money. Pencil him in for 30 Wins, 300K's, 2.00 ERA, and a 1.05 Whip....and 40 Saves

Relief: Qualls and Hanrahan. Good but nothing spectacular, Wheeler may close at some point this year.

Good team by Brown, I wonder about the pitching, after Peavy and Volquez can anyone else step up? This league has always been a picthing league if you look at the top teams. This team can make the Top 5

Team Sean

I mean really? Keeping 3 Red Sox players? If the Sox shut their doors because of the recession you are sooooooooooooo screwed...bad move man, bad move.

Carcher: Napoli. He will hit some dingers but everything else is average, serviceable. Mauer on the DL and we shall see how he comes back...Mauer? i hardly knew her

First Base: Loney. This starts what looks like the weakest infield in the league, thats not to say that they won't play well though, on paper they need some help. Loney is fine, but you look for more from your first base slot. He needed 161 game to hit 13 HR's last year

Second Base: Kendrick. It's time to show his potential, the poor mans Cano which sucks, should be good for 20 bags (g_bag_shaw). He could hit .325, he could also get hurt playing guitar hero...

Third Base: Cantu, every 3 years or so this guy learns to hit again, and then forgets. Can he do 100/30/100, it's possible. Let's not forget he had an OBP of .295 a few years ago.

Shortstop: Drew. He will be solid, good production all around but to carry this infield he needs to pop 25 dingers and go 80/25/80

Outfield: Bay, Mags, Choo. Again, average Bay will give you good production, Mags is heading south but could pull an 80/25/100, Choo still has to prove his spot but 14 HR's in 90 games last year is interesting. He may be the piece Sean needs to move into the Top 10.

UTIL: Ortiz. a healthy Ortiz will be huge, especially for a team that lacks a power hitter, Sean needs 2006 numbers, don't see that happening

Starters: Beckett and Halladay, aces who if healthy will provide a great one two punch. After that who steps up? Ervin is on the shelf, Penny has an ass getting more Broxton-like by the day, and Masterson is in limbo. That leaves Petitte to muster up 16 wins...hmmmmm. Waiver pickups needed asap.

Relief: Jenks will up his strikeouts from last year, he will throw more fastballs. Fuentes left his arm at home and needs to grab it before they take batting practice on him. Serviceable.

A lot of holes, manny additions needed, ceiling is 8th place, sorry buddy, long season and many solid moves will help

Team Riz

Tough to evaluate your own team but I will give it a shot...

Catcher: I like Sandoval, Sully claims he is 5'2 130lbs but I think he will be a above average catcher with some pop

First Base: Votto. I like Votto a lot, at 26 he can only build on his 25HR's and .370 OBP. if he can get up to 10-15 SB's he will be a huge contributer. That lineup kills him so we shall see

Second Base: Chase Utley, the draft in 2006 I debated between Hafner and Utley, I finally hit a 50/50 bet. Utley will be healthy and a stud. Similar to Crowley

Third Base: If the Huff that was a top 20 fantasy player shows up I am looking good (I normally look decent anyways) If not, the old Huff is ok, not great. I am hoping somewhere in the middle as he has a better O's lineup

Short: J-Roll, traded for Lincecum, good numbers all over the board in a great lineup. HR numbers have to bounce back. If not Bags pulled the wool over my eyes.

Outfield: All great TB players, Braun being projected as the most TB's this year by Roto. I love Ethier hitting 25 HR's and slapping doubles all over. Hawpe is solid, 100/30/100 a possibility. I feel like these 3 will play here all year.

UTIL: I need Gordon, Lowell, or Helton to have a year. Gordon and Helton hit the ball well in the spring and if Lowell is even 80% there is 25/100.

Starters: Haren a total stud, my pick for NL Cy Young, 28 and at his prime, 200K 3.20 1.15. Billingsley 25 and already a stud, another 200K guy, needs to get his WHIP down a bit. Cliff Lee fell in the draft, probably his 12 ERA in the spring. But he is the CY Young winner last year and his skill set shows he can pitch like that, his blemish being his injury year. We shall see, def not sold on him. J Johnson and Meche, I need one to pitch well and my staff should be solid.

Relief: Soria and Wilson, should get 75-80 saves and solid production.

Top 5 team, a few holes but nothing major

Team $

After drafting the 2003 All Star team last year Chris had a better draft. Brady would be proud. Merry Christmas...

Catcher: Molina. The guy may hit cleanup, in which case you couldnt ask for a better spot

First Base: Teixeira. In for a big year, lineup full of RBI chances. F him for picking NY

Second Base: Pedroia. A TB monster and the reigning MVP, will probably come back to earth a bit as people stop throwing him fastballs but he will be solid all year

Third Base: Beltre. OBP is pretty bad, fine everywhere else, needs to get back to the 15SB range, serviceable

Shortstop: Jeter. 10/10 last year sucked, I would think he has more left than that. Although if I was dating Minka Kelly i would just collect a pay check and head to her hotel room. Will give you runs and a good OBP

Outfield: Solid all around, Soriano, Rios are great combo guys as long as Soriano keeps his OBP up, Ellsbury huge source of runs and bags (g_bag_shaw). Wells hammy already hurts and that will be all year, lower SB total a bit.

UTIL: Hafner and Thome. One should be fine, the other will land on the ol waiver wire

Starters: Oswalt will be solid, if he can get his K's over 170 thats huge. Slowey is a favorite sleeper with a great spring, time will tell. Vazquez is tough, over 200K's but a tough ERA and WHIP, low Wins makes him a liability. Burnett won't pitch 221 innings again, if he does his elbow will pop off. Wins yes, K's yes, over 4 ERA and that 1.35 whip will only take you so far. Wainwright could prove to be the best value on the staff.

Relief: Lidge and Lindstrom 65 Saves and decent strikeouts, should be fine.

One of Chris' better drafts and should be a good team. Top 8

Team Crowley

Let's all hope Shot LaBody doesn't take over this team at some point...if so it will be pure anarchy and I can see the league imploding. I can see it now, somehow every roster spot is filled by S. LaBody.

Catcher: Pudge. If last years stint with the Yankees was any indication on what he will do this year, Crowley may want to start S. LaBody. His .257 OBP was almost impossible to do. Waiver pickup needed

First Base: Howard, stud in a great lineup but the falling OBP and 200 strikeouts is something to watch. A repeat of a .250 BA and not that many walks could hurt his value in this league. Still 50HR's is the cream of the crop

Second Base: A Ramirez, possible 20/20 guy with great upside, OBP needs to come up around .350 but he is young and a good future ahead

Third Base: Carlos Guillen, I like the play here, just looking for consistency and he should have that. Great lineup, 80/20/80 would be good with a .380 OBP

Shortstop: Reyes, 20/60 numbers, sick. A stud just like Crowley and his dad, Crazy Legs Crowley

Outfield: One of the best in the league, great depth. Sizemore will always be huge, the only thing better than his game is how much tail he pulls in Cleveland. The playoff version of BJ Upton was a joke, power and speed, if that shows up he will be huge. Hunter, C Young, Pence all should get playing time at the last OF position or UTIL along with Konerko. Good fill-ins

Starters: Good but question marks. Shields seems very consistent, good numbers and amazing control 1.15 whip is solid. If last years Zambrano shows up Crowley is in trouble, 130K's? Did Dusty blow his arm out? We shall see. Lowe will give you decent numbers, make or break for Cain, he hasn't shown any real step forward, Kershaw is a few years away, Guthrie may be the worst opening day starter, Parra could be a good pick this year almost 1:1 IP to K's. Smoltz in July could be solid

Relief: Nathan, one of the best in the game, Marmol/Gregg will get him 40 saves and great K numbers.

I like Crowley's hitting, hell I like Crowley, but his pitching is still up in the air, someone has to really become an ace of his staff. Top 7 in reach

Team Bagshaw

As my Dad calls him, The Bag Man is fired up for the season. A trading bonanza early landed him some young studs...in the bedroom that is, boooooooom!

Catcher: Doumit, good production and wont hurt you, hoping last season wasn't a fluke but a sign of things to come, at 27 he should progress a bit.

First Base: Miggy Cabrera, a stud and should hit better with one year adjusted in Detroit. On fire the second half of the season last year. If he gets OBP back to .430 of 2006, look out

Second Base: Felipe Lopez, ehhhhhhh, well he should lead off in Zona, in a good lineup. He has always had horrible OBP, last year was not the norm, .308 in 2007. Waiver pickup needed

Third Base: Longoria, a former Sully blowboy, solid and will only get better. If he puts more balls in play that TB number could be around 300

Shortstop: Tulo, I like a nice bounceback year from him. 90/20/90 with 10 bags, good production and Bags should buy his jersey and wear it to work.

Outfield: Ichiro, Hart, Jones, Burrell. Hart is a great player in this league, great TB numbers. Ichiro will give you the same every year, but will start on the DL. If you are Buxton you want to play with Adam Jones' balls, I think he is a few years away but will probably give you 15/20 with a terrible OBP, Burrell will get a look at OF I am sure.

UTIL: Butler will play well, everyones favorite "sleeper". Crowley was a sleeper years ago and he came out beautifully, it's possible for Butler too

Starters: Lincecum is the best pitcher in fantasy, traded the first pick for him. Good move by Bags, gets a stud for years. Felix the Cat will get a tad bit better, Mariners Defense kills him and he wont win much, but 180K will be nice. Baker on the DL already isnt a good sign, Mark Sherez is a tricky play, could have very nice K numbers and a nice WHIP. I like Volstad as a back of the rotation guy giving you 12 wins and 150K's with a nice ERA and WHIP. Kuroda? I Hardly knew her

Relief: Rivera and Valverde, nice picks and will combine for 80 Saves and 130 K's, good production.

Bags figures out a way to screw up anything, but he has some good building blocks. Career years by Cab, Lincecum, and felix the Cat will push him up. Top 7

Team Frogg

Pretty sure Josh has never liked any of his drafts. He always seems to finish high so maybe he is tricking us all. If so he is a real prick...

Catcher: Iannetta, solid if you base it on projections, if Pete Brown likes him you can't feel that great about it but he will be solid, especially in a 12 team format

First Base: Delgado, if he performs like last year Josh got a steal late in the draft, the guy smashed the ball late in the summer. He should regress a bit, but 30HR/120 RBI's is solid and great late value

Second Base: Sean Higgins, look the kid was money at UMASS, always up to drink, solid wiffle ball player, had a roommate that was a "III" like myself. But having him play second is a stretch, he hasn't really fielded a grounder since early 2001.

Third Base: Wright, as solid as it gets. Huge production

Short: Hanley, top fantasy player, 2007 version is ridiculous, 2008 version very good, maybe fall somewhere in the middle? 30/40.

Outfield: Quentin, Vlad, Werth. If Quentin doesnt go down last year he would have had MVP numbers, power hitter on the rise. When Vlad runs it even hurts me, he will always swing a mean bat, solid but may have taken him a round too early. Werth could be a 30/30 guy, I think he has 6 dingers this spring, all projections but a good player. My friend Rachel's best friend married him and said he use to bang everything in sight, He can always have a spot on my team, even if he retires.

UTIL: Snider will not be hitting there all year. If Stewart gets a job I like him there, Dukes will probably be in jail so that sucks but what can ya do. Josh probably should be as well...

Starters: Santana probably will pitch a tad under 200 innings but will be elite, may just have to be babied a bit this year. Harden, well what can you say, Josh has always loved a little butt play with this guy. Josh easily attends Harden's funeral and probably vice versa. Gallardo great value, guy will be a stud. Harang is still a question mark, when on he can deliver almost 200K's, when off he looks like Crupi when he pats the ball before he throws it. Escobar sold too many drugs in Columbia...washed up

Relief: as Josh put it FRANK all in caps, we shall see. Gonzalez is what you expect each year, Percival and Rodney will contribute, although I bet they will both be replaced at some point. We shall see. Solid though, multiple save possibilities.

All in all a good team, when you have Wright and Hanley in your infield you will always be competitive. Should be all over 5x5. Higgins at second though? Too much Beam man. Top 5

Team Slim

Not quite sure if Higgins is the co-GM on the phone or Dean just has a pretty terrible case of Tourette's, but his teams are always solid.

Catcher: Martin, solid and a great source of steals from the C position, also one of the most boring names in Baseball. From Canada too, cant be trusted.

First Base: Berkman, great OBP and surprisingly had almost 20 steals last year. If he is 100% on opening day should be great production for 160 games, but there is no chance of that happening.

Second Base: Kinsler, 20/30 guy with a solid OBP, great in a total base league given his speed. He also looks like a much better looking John Lackey so that should play well this year. Kinsler reminds me of some dickbag at the Nascar party "kid, this is beer like sixteen" "sounds about right"

Third Base: Davis, 30HR power possible, good gamble here. DeRosa can always fill in if Davis turns into a whiff machine. Davis looks like he is Noyes playing tee-ball, a whole year of batting righty and then remembers he was a lefty

Shortstop: Hardy but I am sure Dean will play Peralta here, similar players at the same age. He could try to play them both here and create some sort of Super Shortstop, similar to the Colavito Brodeur two headed monster in High School

Outfield: Holliday, Victorino, Bradley. Holliday will be a TB machine even if he doesnt hi the HR's that he once did, Victorino is a solid OF and a great source of steals, very underrated. Bradley will play 120 games so DeRosa may need to fill in here. He may also fight someone ala Monty Mack..."Monty mack 'bout to hit somebady" heard at the dining commons. Speaking of Monty Mack, he goes by the name "Boston George" on his Facebook. His favorite quote is "make money nigga"

UTIL: D. Lee, solid but fading 90/20/90 last year not bad, but gone are the 40 HR's. Terrible play. Anyone see Dave Winfield on Baseball tonight? Looks like he is 8 feet tall

Starters: After Webb I see a lot of gambles, which Myers shows up this year? The first half of last year was a disaster, second half he was a stud...probably something in the middle. Carpenter is a question mark, more so than Myers, 160 IP out of him will be huge. Ubaldo may kill someone if he doesnt get his control down, Floyd and Owings should be serviceable. Staff needs some work, Dean does well on waivers during the year.

Relief: Great Pen, The more Papelbon does well, the more he dances, which isnt really a good thing but he is a stud. I challenge Dean to Riverdance if he wins the league...move over flag dance. F Cord will get you saves and mild heart attacks but thats fine when you are in your 30's. Apparently you can give Sherrill a nice bottle of wine and he will hand over the closer duties, Ziegler a nice pickup as Devine's elbow is in some catchers glove.

Nice team Slim, great hitting, one of the best in the league, pitching needs some work, but yours did too at UMASS and you settled down nicely...just cant field pop-ups very well. Top 50

Switching TB's to HR's went over like a fart in a spacesuit...

Team Wertman...

Spent a lot of time with Joey-Dub yesterday probably too much. In between his HP conference call with some real dorks I was able to get inside the mind of the boy wonder...not much going on if ya know what I mean...

Catchers: Weiters and Hernandez, man i can't wait to not hear about "the second coming of christ" anymore, Sully playing the waiting game with Weiners, Hernandez a decent fill in. Weiners could be a stud, he could also be Billy Ronzio (Zeee-o). Time will tell

First Base: Dunn, great pick and use of the Yahoo positions, other than Ichiro and Crupi, Mr Consistent, you know what you get every year

Second Base: Weeks and Aviles, hmmm, the only real blemish. I like Aviles but .325 from a Concordia College grad? Come on now. Weeks has been a sleeper since 1993, someone will pan out, I see Sully picking someone up.

Third Base: A Roid, Reynolds the human fly swatter keeping it warm for A Rod, you know he will be back earlier than later and have a great year

Short: M Young, good in this league, you know what you will get and that's still fine. Won't be the star but won't hurt you. Aviles qualifies too...as a total dweeeeeeeb

Outfield: Best OF in the league, Sully set out to impregnate Danielle and grab a solid OF, mission accomplished you old dog. Markakis' and Granderson's TB's are stupid, well over 300 this year, great picks. Kemp will give you 25 steals and almost elite production. I would take the outfield into Kandahar and mess fools up then pull muslim tail

Starters: Sabathia, Kaz, Grienke, Lilly, Price. Sabathia will have a good year, pitching in the East will be a bit different but CY Young contender. Kaz when healthy is upper tier and he hasn't really been hurt, per say, just innings lost, solid. Grienke, will be good, assuming he doesn't combust like he did a few years ago and has to go on a mental DL. I like Lilly as an underrated 180K guy. We will see about Price, all the potential but hitters will figure him out, K and WHIP guy I would think. If Sanchez continues to burn himself on his Foreman grill Sully is f'd, he should figure it out mid-April.

Relief: I love Motte, he throws smoke and has great control, Capps will give you what you pay for, Ray may close and Arredondo should close because his stuff is filthy. May not win the league here but definately won't lose it.

Top 3 team on paper, doesn't need to make many moves in the beginning, just let them play. Good draft and Sully doesn't sleep now so he will be active on the waiver wire, damn it Cian!

Team Crupi

Starting the season off with breaking down the Rumphumpster

Catcher: McCann, best catcher in the league, solid numbers

First Base: Pujols, keeper and obviously huge numbers, so far so good Crupi

Second Base: Uggla, another Crupi man-crush. Uggla took a huge step forward last year with his OBP. If he keeps that up and hits 30 bombs then he will be fine.

Third Base: Youk, a keeper that probably peaked with a career year, great in this league with his OBP, even if he falls back to earth he will be fine at third

Shortstop: Furcal, if healthy he is very good, if not Crupi can forget about getting any SB's. Low side 20 bags, high side 40

Outfield: Beltran, Ludwick, Ankiel, JD Drew...all good HR guys but will the TB's come? Drew will play 120 games so look for Ankiel to play a lot of OF and fill UTIL with someone else. Beltran will be solid if healthy, 25 bags and a 380 OBP is nice

Bench: the only one of worth is Jose Lopez who is a solid backup for Uggla

Starting Pitching: Hamels, Lackey, Dempster, Verlander, Nolasco. Hamels a total stud as long as his arm is fine. I think the best value out of these guys will be Nolasco, lights out this spring and part of a great staff. Lackey is showing signs of wear but when healthy he will give you all categories. Cueto may hit a groove, still uo and down though. Dempster or Verlander, one of them will have a down year but thats fine, 3 solid.

Relief Pitching: Bell and Ryan, Ryan is tossing 80 mph volleyballs early, thats not great. Bell is fine, Bagshaw could pitch in that park, Balfour should be closing in TB at the end of the year. Upgrades needed.

All in all a good team, pitching needed off waiver wire, solid hitting, outfield a little shaky but should be competitive.

Mark Scherez...and the draft that was

Good draft last night, long but 3.5 hours for a full draft isn't bad.

Quotes:

Bags "Hey is Mark Scherez still around?" Josh "I guess...."

Richards"I'll take Crupi's butt buddy Joey Votto"

Pete "Is he really your butt buddy?"

Crupi "Yeah"

Pete "I'll take Hair Hurrhens"

Evan "I'll take Felix Hernandez (Round 8), I'll take Felix Hernandez (Round 12)"

Chris about Crowley's roommate "He's gay right?"

Crowley "No" "I hope not"

Probably more but I missed a lot of them with Dean sexting and blabbing with Higgins. Teams are up and some of you won't be happy with the end result.

That Kershaw Cueto trade still kills me.

Previews to come...

Trades...

Two trades went down today, Bags was balls deep in both of them.

The first was Lincecum going to Bags for the first pick. Interesting as Bags gets arguably the best pitcher in the league. Time will tell who Richards select, all signs point to an infielder.

The second was Bags and Sully. Taking momentum from their kiss in the pics below they swapped Longoria and Fielder. I like it for Bags as he know has some great young talent to build on for the 5 keeper future. I can see why Sully moved him as A Roid will be back pretty soon and you want to leave that UTIL spot open for the draft. Good moves, we shall see who has more TB's though, should be interesting.

The league seems energized this year, signs of good things to come....see you tonight!

Shot LaBody, as cool as the other side of the pillow...