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..........

A Two Horse race...

If you can tell from the stench in the league, Josh is back from Alaska. Finally drops Percival and picks up Dean's old butt buddy Crush Davis. Not many trades floatin around, a lot of FA pickups though. Crupi, your team still "Nasty" in this league? Hardly...

Team Fitz: Fitz has gotten help with Peralta's eligibility at 3B, Happ has a nice outing and looks like he has stayiong power for the year. Morneau was 3/3 last night, 7TB's. Patchwork staff getting it done so far, a bit high on innings but that usually even's out.

Team Riz: Lind was 5/5 last night and now has hits in his last 8 AB's. Finally some offensive output, not the hitting I had last year though, Braun needs to heat up. Needed that Josh Johnson win, low on wins as my innings are low starting 4 guys. Helton filling in for Votto has actually been steady.

Team Bags: Uh oh Bags, Miggy comes up limp with a hammy issue, doesnt start Scott Baker's gem, 4 hits last night, all singles, Bags looks vulnerable right now...but he probably doesnt care.

Team Sully: still waiting for that break out week from ARod, Young has been steady 3/5 last night, Dunn tough doubleheader going 0/6, pitchers starting to pitch well and looks like a pretty good staff shaping up. Price will be a key

Team Chris: Same as Sully's staff, starting to pick it up, Weaver has been very good, Oswalt finally got a win this week, Texy comes back from a bruised knee to go 2/4, Soriano slow on the knee, needs someone to catch fire, Vernon Wells a bust so far.

Team Josh: righting the ship as it was sinking when he was in AK. Vlad starting to hit again, still can't throw a ball, Staff looking suspect right now, Wandy not what he was in the early month, Josh will hit...but can he pitch?

Team Crupi: Good day for Crupi, Atkins 2 HR's, still doesnt make up for his awful year, Pujols and Melky HR's, Hamels a 9inning gem, Lackey a tough luck 7ip ND, Wake a win on the bench, 1orbi's last night, Crupi needs a few days of this.

Team Sean: Hawpe a dinger, Mauer hot with a 3/4 day, Halladay and Beckett are really going to have to carry this staff as I think Sean will hit, but the 3rd starter is still up in the air. Fuentes has been good all year.

Team Ev: Crawford HR and a steal, Inge a good day on the bench, Kazmir not ready to come off the DL, may need to shed a pitcher as those innings are adding up. If a true ace emerges this team should be fine all year, Liriano isn't that ace, Danks isn't either. Who will it be?

Team Crowley: good day for Crowlz, 2 wins, Cain a 5inning CG, BUpton HR, Hunter stays solid, Kershaw outdueled by Hamels

Team Sliggs: I mean come on, make a trade or something, blogging this team is sooooooooo terrible, Carpenter was untouchable, Kinsler dinger, 8 runs and Paps a save. Blahhhh

Team Brown: Prince Fielder. and thats it

Manny-Likey

Fitz has taken command of the league. With a patchwork staff and some hitters finally hitting their stride, his team is on top of its game. Not much movement, essentially 3 tier league right now. Remember, we have money slots for the All-Star break...get some.

Team Fitz: Carlos Lee and Joba bring Fitz back into 1st. Joba gets attacked by bugs through 8ip and gets the W, Lee 3/3 with 6TB's, Jeter extends hit streak.

Team Riz: Pierre, Rollins, and Utley stay hot. OBP has been taking a hit with Lind, Braun, and Votto either hurt or not playing well. 30innings behind, may need to trade for another SP at some point.

Team Sully: hanging around 80pts, Kemp 2/4, Sully is starting Weiters and taking his early lumps, Lester looks like a great move as he strings together 2 good starts, Kaz on the DL for Ev, Grienke coming back to earth just a bit.

Team Bagger Vance: Bags can't seem to settle on a starting lineup, Lopez looks off, Ichiro and Longoria giving him staying power, Volstad solid all year, "Sherez" lit up over ther weekend.

Team Josh: back from Alaska and balls deep in 5th place, Hanley solid playing through pain, Vlad needs to pick up for Quentin being on the DL, Palmer headed back to the bullpen, Santana still a pitcher with little help.

Team Chris: How Beltre is still playing third baffles me, guy has a .260OBP, and that is higher than last week. Pedroia hitting but light years away from last year, 17HR and 80 some RBI's? I dont see it this year. Oswalt gets back on the horse and dominates the Rockies, Lidge gets his shit together until his next run in with Pujols

Team Ev: I love ya Ev, but to think you weren't going to keep A Gonz is funny, 20HR's. JUpton and Crawdad hitting well, Craw 30 bags, Pavano his best arm right now...

Team Crupster: Staff settling down a bit with a resurgent Verlander, Lackey getting the feel back, and Cueto solid. Besides Pujols someone has to step it up, Beltran has been sick, McCann has been hitting well with his new glasses

Team Sliggs: coming around boys, Holliday has hit well of late, a few HR's in the past days, Berkman getting through the low .200's, holding onto Myers for their playoff run, enough closers to starve a small family

Team Sean: Mauer coming back down to the mere mortals, a good lineup, this team can still go somewhere, if Ortiz ever was worth playing the TB numbers would be there, Santana possible TJ surgery, he needs Bay to stay hot

Team Crowley: needs to throw Sizemore on the DL, Alexei coming around, Howard still all or nothing, Reynolds great last week, BUpton needs to get out of the low .200's.

Team Brown: Volquez looks like he will go back to the DL after 1 inning, Hamilton may join him again, ARam back after the All Star break, Chipper's toe hurts, good team with a ton of problems, looks like its back to the 99 to regroup.