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Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-21 13:46:21 +0000

The Adirondack Chairs will crush you.

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-21 14:01:38 +0000

Literally.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-03-21 14:36:06 +0000

Get two ace starters in the first few rounds, don't take a closer until like the seventh. Is it 5x5 or Rotisserie?

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-21 15:23:57 +0000

Looks like people are picking sluggers right now... I believe it's Rotisserie.

Posted by jbcardinale on 2006-03-21 15:42:33 +0000

know nuthin' about fantasy baseball...but take the Coz tomorrow nite

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-03-21 15:58:53 +0000

Sluggers tend to be pretty easy to come by. If you have a chance to grab a good offensive producer for 2B/SS, it's a plus. If not, don't sweat it.

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-21 17:57:49 +0000

Not rotisserie rules, but Yahoo! Head-to-Head. Here are the scoring categories: R, H, HR, RBI, SB, OBP, SLG, APP, IP, W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP Looks like fielding is not considered?

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-21 17:58:41 +0000

Oh, but I need to make sure I have all the positions filled...

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-21 18:43:53 +0000

Pitching!

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-22 00:13:55 +0000

I'm very confident in my pick.

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-22 01:35:31 +0000

I think you should continue to make selections contrary to all convential wisdom. Mariano's not exactly a wasted first round pick, is it?

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-03-22 02:31:50 +0000

Got some rosters for us?

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-22 08:54:39 +0000

We're putting the "slow" in "slow draft"... as of right now, we're not through the first round... some managers aren't on the ball to take their pick and a time limit hasn't been instituted... So far, for the folks in the league you know, TGL has Vladdy, my brother has Ortiz, Chris (The Commish) has Santana and I have Rivera. To address TGL's comment, no, this was not a wasted pick. Based on the stats we're playing with, relievers are arguably more valuable than starters, and, as far as relievers go, closers are the tits. Rivera is the top ranked pitcher in our league, and the #6 player overall. Wait until you see my second round pick.

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-22 11:14:03 +0000

It's 9:42 AM EDT and we are waiting...

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-22 14:47:40 +0000

Hey, sysadmin! Fix the timestamps!

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-22 14:47:53 +0000

Ah...

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-22 14:53:05 +0000

Closers, anyone? Bwa ha ha

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-22 15:03:22 +0000

Unbelievable. I'll have to settle for Trevor Hoffman. --- So there's no requirement that a roster be "playable"? If your whole team is closers (which also means they get coffee...) that's OK?

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-22 15:09:35 +0000

Nah, I'm going to need to field a team at some point, and many would caution me that my offence is going to suffer. But my strategy is closer to that which BH recommended, get yourself some aces. I speculate that closers are more important than Aces, and they are fewer and farer between.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-22 15:10:13 +0000

Took me a minute to get the Glen Gary Glen Ross reference...

Posted by tgl on 2006-03-22 15:23:34 +0000

Ace Starters: J. Santanna P. Martinez C. Carpenter C. Schilling ?? R. Clemens ?? -- is he even available? Ace Closers: R. Mariano F. Rodriguez K. Wood That dude with the glasses and goatee on the Dodgers ?? T. Gordon ?? K. Foulke ??

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-22 15:36:34 +0000

Starters: Carpenter Santana Willis Martinez Pettitte Clemens (not available) Closers: Rivera Wagner Nathan C Cordero Isringhausen Gagne (glasses) (is he injured?)

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-03-22 18:44:18 +0000

More aces: Jake Peavy Roy Halliday Rich Harden Carlos Zambrano

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-03-31 21:31:49 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2006 Adirondack Chairs: Cliff Lee John Lackey Livan Hernandez Noah Lowry Mariano Rivera Billy Wagner Armando Benitez Scot Shields Bobby Howry Jason Varitek Richie Sexson Chone Figgins Jose Reyes Shea Hillenbrand Andruw Jones Randy Winn Matt Holliday Geoff Jenkins Luis González (AZ) Mark Ellis AJ Pierzynski

Posted by tgl on 2006-04-01 00:21:45 +0000

Your 2006 Lynn Gin Tasters ---- Vlad Guerrero Victor Martínez Jimmy Rollins Juan Pierre John Damon Troy Glaus Jim Thome Tadahito Iguchi Milton Bradley Kenny Lofton Tony Clark Darin Erstad Luis González (COL) Chris Carpenter Carlos Zambrano Trevor Hoffman C.C Sabathia Kerry Wood Jon Lieber Danys Báez Bronson Arroyo

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-04-01 07:36:42 +0000

With all due respect: The Chairs lack an ace- and this coming from a guy who has Cliff Lee on BOTH fantasy league teams. Plenty of relief, and a few starters who seem perpetually on the brink of breakout success. Hitting seems a little light- Sexson is a perpetual injury risk. Gin Tasters have a very good starting five, and both power and speed. Thome and Glaus are both injury risks, too.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-04-01 21:42:56 +0000

I believe, that due to the statistics our league is using, relievers are more important than starters. So I spent earlier picks getting a stronger pen. I also think stolen bases are disproportionally valuable, hence Figgins and Reyes... we'll see how it weighs in, Tasters and Chairs go head to head in week one.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-04-02 06:03:59 +0000

Your statistic-based system may hold weight- I'm interested to see how yr. season shakes down.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-04-02 13:33:24 +0000

I am the Billy Beane of fantasy baseball

Posted by tgl on 2006-04-03 12:50:17 +0000

Currently, the Tasters are taking a seat! Granted, the Chairs are relying solely on the preformance of A.J. Eyechart.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-04-03 13:23:32 +0000

Overall, I think the Chairs are feeling tasty after last night:

• The Tasters got a bad start from their ace.
• The Chairs essentially have no games played, and have 2 hits and an RBI from their backup catcher.
• The Chairs are awesomer.
• The Chairs win the contest in the league to propose the first trade (will get shot down, Livan Hernandez for Tim Wakefield)

Posted by tgl on 2006-04-03 14:16:08 +0000

1. Sabathia is not my ace. Did he start and only last 2.1 innings? Did he really earn an 11+ ERA?
2. So I can just add players not currently on anyone's roster?
3. The commish asked that the pitchers not be overly changed mid-week, does the same apply for the other positions?
4. What's the difference between RP and P?
5. Do I get points from somone listed as BN? How does that differ from UTIL?
6. What the hell am I doing?

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-04-03 16:13:12 +0000

Ain't it a blast? I will pick tenth in Towlson's draft today.

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-04-03 16:35:43 +0000

Enfants Terribles and Ill Willers/b> player lineup TBA shortly...

bold not bold

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-04-03 17:20:56 +0000

sorry - drupal's unforgiving threshold of when I could make edits had passed.

Posted by dawnbixtler on 2006-04-03 17:41:50 +0000

Posted by tgl on 2006-04-03 17:43:48 +0000

Ah ha. A +2 Vorpol bat!

Posted by tgl on 2006-04-03 19:09:47 +0000

This is brutal, my starting shortstop (Jimmy Rollins) needs a hit to keep is streak alive against my starting pitcher (Chris Carpenter).

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-04-03 19:20:24 +0000

My starting SS (Reyes) went 0/5, but his (my) closer got the win but my starter lost... I'm so confused. I think I'm unhappy about that.

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-04-04 00:40:51 +0000

Enfant Terribles J. Posada (NYY - C) 1B L. Berkman (Hou - 1B,OF) 2B M. Loretta (Bos - 2B) 3B E. Chávez (Oak - 3B) SS J. Reyes (NYM - SS) OF C. Crawford (TB - OF) OF A. Dunn (Cin - 1B,OF) OF K. Griffey Jr. (Cin - OF) Util R. Sexson (Sea - 1B) BN G. Atkins (BN B. Clark (Mil - OF)

Posted by tgl on 2006-04-04 01:32:58 +0000

Gotta be happy with Loretta today.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-04-04 05:22:03 +0000

Always Be Closing, dog!

Posted by tendiamonds on 2006-04-04 15:57:58 +0000

Coffee is for Closers

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-04-04 17:40:37 +0000

ayuh.

Posted by Null Protocol on 2006-04-04 18:29:29 +0000

any baseball players by the name of Patel?