W1: Gin Tasters, Chairs
After two days, I think I understand how this works. We have 13 scoring categories, you get a point for amassing the best statistic in each category. The winner for the week is the one with the best of 13 statistics. After the CWS-Phil game on Sunday, I was up, 10-1. Now, after Opening Day, I'm at 9-4. We'll see if I slowly degenerate over the course of the week. One category I'm disappointed in is stolen bases, I'd expect Juan Pierre to be good for a couple a week (he had 57 last year). Currently, I'm trailing 0-1 in that category.
There are already trading blocks being proposed, I'm not even sure what my roster is strong in yet. Maybe after a month.
I can now see how Sabathia's horrible start was so horrible. All my starting pitchers started either Sunday or Monday. I'm left with a (hopeful) appearance of Trevor Hoffman to help me out in those pitching categories. Otherwise, it's Danys Baez to the rescue. I get a start out of Bronson Arroyo today... stay angry, bud!
ERA and WHIP are practically random so I'll count a break even on those 2... Now I need to get 2 out of the remaining 8.
With my leadoff guys I should have better odds than not on runs and hits...
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Huh? Could there possibly be a more resolute stat than WHIP? Isn't everything then random?
I'm making this up.
I speculate that if you throw any two groups of pitchers together in a given week, your odds of having a better combined ERA or WHIP are about 50/50.
I like my team in the hitting categories (R,H,RBI,OBP,SLG). I think Pierre and Rollins will deliver stolen bases (SB), with some help from Damon, Guerrero and Iguchi.
My pitching looks dismal. I guess it's only been one day but after a start from each of my best starting pitchers, the ERA is around 11.5
Top of the 5th in the White Sox/Indians game and the Lynn Gin Tasters have home runs on both sides of the fence... and a walk!
Chairs have 0/2 out of their back up catcher. I hope Politte comes in for relief, and Peyechart gets a grand slam for the win.
While I have the edge in IP and K after 2+ days and APP are tied, I don't have enough relievers to keep those stats increasing through Friday. Especially when my ace closer (Hoffman) gets rained out.
The commish doesn't want us messing with the pitching roster mid-week, is that right? What's wrong with grabbing a few guys since I don't seem to have as many pitchers designated "bench" as everyone else?
What are your stats looking mid-week? Are you in a head-to-head league as well?
In the CBSSports league, I lead handily in all categories but RBI, HR and SB, of which I am down by one in each.
Not fucking with the pitching defeats the purpose of having a daily league- that's why you do daily updates.
The problem is, there is nothing in our actual league setup to keep someone from cutting all their starters after they start, and then picking up whatever crappy starting pitchers are free agents and starting that day. Since there are lots of undrafted pitchers, someone could easily get a gazillion innings pitched, 5 starts a day, and most likely a ton of wins and strikeouts. Since we don't have negative stats, like losses, nor rate states like K/9, there would really be no penalty to doing this. The Commish has asked us not to be that guy.
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Noticed you pulled even in the H category. 23 a piece!
Tasters take: HR, RBI, SLG, IP, K
Chairs take: R, H, SB, OBP, APP, W, SV, ERA, WHIP
Look for big starts from Lee and Lowry today.
You can only have 5 guys on the bench, which you do... you just happen to have 4 extra position players taking all the seats on your bench.
Too bad you don't get offensive stats for your NL pitchers... Beer Canyon just knocked a dinger.
I'll concede the SB category even though my two speediest players combined for 30% stolen bases than the Chairs' two speediest.
Tasters have SLG,IP and K's in the bad as well. Bring it on!
Tasters will prevail, 8-4! (We'll tie W and APP).
Chairs: 9-5
Milton Bradley off the bench!
No! Wait! I forgot! Chairs! 9-5!
Passed ball or wild pitch? Maybe the official scoring got changed after Yahoo! created the play by play. This <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260406114">box score</a> doesn't mention the hit.
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Yesterday saw Milton Bradley with a stolen base, Troy Glaus hit another home run, and Jimmy Rollins went 3/4.
John Damon starts the season on a tear, he's hitting .389
Chairs are disappointed to lose Noah Lowry to the DL. Maybe a trade? Wagner for Zambrano?
I also dropped Hillenbrand and picked up Youkilis, just for fun.
Carpenter and Zambrano are both looking good through 5.
Tied in runs, one behind in hits, even though we lead in OBP by 70 points and SLG by 130! Inconceivable!
Chairs! 9-5!
Chairs take W and SV. Tasters with IP and K. So we're at Chairs 3, Tasters 2 so far. There is no way I can figure out the SLG, OBP, ERA, and WHIP. Let's say they stay the same, 5-4.
Tasters scored 5 times today, Chairs 4, so that's Tasters 5, Chairs 5.
Chairs will take RBIs, that's Chairs 6, Tasters 5.
Tasters will take HR, that's 6-6.
All my hopes ride on Juan Pierre right now; two hits will give me the H category and the week. Unless Bob Howry comes in for St. Louis and messes with everything.
Had I known Youk would be riding the plank today, I would have had my backup infielder in, and scored one more run to keep that tied. Crud.
Best matchup in the league.
Good matchup. I thought I needed the H category to even tie. A pleasant surprise.
Strikers or Sliders is Cables?