Comments on: I Protest Your Protest, Blankety Blank Blank

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:21:41 +0000

“Even without the trade, I will still beat you so bad you will finally know what it’s like to lose your virginity.”

This is going to be my epitath. I’m going to engrave this on my headstone when I die. Brilliant.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:18:09 +0000

@BSA: When two quality pitchers are starting against each other, I start them both and hope for a pitching duel. You shouldn't pick and choose. @Steve: Renteria and Greene is pretty weak at SS for AVE and OBP. Since you have Crawford, why not try and move Bourn to a team that's weak at speed and decent at SS? You're not going to get anyone tremendous but maybe someone who's decent at OBP. Someone like M. Young. Maybe double up the offer if they don't want Bourn straight up. So Bourn and Renteria for Young.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:40:32 +0000

Grey – my team’s AVE and OBP are currently in the shi**er. Which obviously means the rest of my offensive stats aren’t so hot either. Somehow I’m still in 4th and have won 4 out of 5 matchups. My question is, do I have a bunch of guys who have all gone cold at the same time and will come around, or do I need to perform some surgery?
My hitters are:
Navarro
Howard
Johnson
Atkins
Renteria/Greene
Crawford
Rios
Markakis
Hawpe
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Melky
Bourne
Posada (DL)

By: BSA

BSA — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:46:38 +0000

When two of your starting pitchers are going against each other do you pitch them both or choose another matchup – Beckett/Harden in Oakland? I already made out when it was Volquez/Hudson – Anyone know the numbers of successes versus failures when picthing against yourself?

By: JR

JR — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:32:00 +0000

Dude, I asked my question before reading the post. It’s hilarious. What a service to the community!

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:12:12 +0000

@Chase: Well, he only hit one home run last year before June, so you might be missing out on everything with him. I do kinda like Quentin more though. EDIT: Cuz.

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:55:30 +0000

Would you trade hart for him or is that like hamburgers and hamburgers (what prince fielder should be eating, why would you change somehting if you are hitting 50 hrs in a year, sigh)

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:49:58 +0000

@Chase: Not yet... If he slumps for another two weeks, then maybe.

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:46:11 +0000

Have your feelings for Rios changed? Could he still be a first rounder next year?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:31:36 +0000

@Chase: 30/15

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:29:39 +0000

Quentin’s upside?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:24:36 +0000

@Dim: Nice. Thanks!

By: Dim

Dim — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:21:53 +0000

what no html function?

By: Dim

Dim — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:20:59 +0000

FWIW, the first paragraph of the madlib should end “not [b]too[/b] late for that GED!” (emphasis mine). Jeez, even when I’m slacking off looking at fantasy baseball, I’m editing; should get a raise.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:14 +0000

@Chase: Howard/Atkins @peter: hehe

By: peter

peter — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:18:11 +0000

A manager in one of my leagues just sent around a suspicious approximation of your mad lib. I’m moving for the league to veto his correspondence.

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:17:32 +0000

I can only start two tonight….Ryan Howard, Garret Atkins(Vs. Webb), and Mark Teixiera(Vs. Hamels)

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:14:44 +0000

@JR: Only if its Johan!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:54:02 +0000

@Dim: Ha, you should fill in the above Mad Libs and paste into your team messageboard then come back and post it here. @JR: That's good for you.

By: JR

JR — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:50:47 +0000

Sorry if this is in the wrong post. I rarely get trade offers in my league, because I am a relative newcomer. I’ve gotten someone to field offers from Santana. I am first in hitting and near the bottom in pitching. He is desperate for hitting.

I give Rios and CJackson and get Santana. Good or bad?

By: Dim

Dim — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:12:00 +0000

WTF is in the air? I flipped Jermaine Dye for Brandon Lyon and folks started grumbling (one guy has 8 closers in this league so they’re scarce); then Player A (who had 5 startable OF’s at the time) gave up Texeira, Magglio and Granderson for Morneau and Carlos Lee, and all hell broke loose. What’s particularly retarded is that Player A is a complete asshole and started flaming everyone who didn’t like the trade; so now those folks are vetoing it just to piss off the guy they think is getting hosed.

sofa king we todd it

BTW, I think timing has a lot to do with it. If my trade had happened AFTER the other one, it probably would have been vetoed. Don’t be the second guy in a week to make a vaguely questionable trade- or any trade whatsoever, if the folks in your league don’t understand BABIP or roster construction.