Comments on: John Maine-Nee-Feak

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:26:31 +0000

@IowaCubs: It makes me sad to hear you're going to punt. Don't do it. Not yet.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:03 +0000

@Grey: Uhh… It’s an amazingly talented league. I can’t pick up Fuentes when I’m 5 minutes late in doing so. I swear to Xenu that I’ve tried picking up saves. Oh well… maybe it’s time to punt.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:20:45 +0000

@Spike: Could be. Hard to know sometimes why guys aren't performing. @mike: I gotta think you can do better than Francis right now on your waivers.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:04:41 +0000

Jeff Francis just got dropped in my league….think hes a good pickup for the rest of the way? Id probably drop Justin Duchscherer for him, although hes given me 2 very quality starts so far. I refuse to drop Rich Hill as I may be in denial.

By: Spike

Spike — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:49:28 +0000

@Grey: Thanks for the insight. I was watching Cain pitch against Pittsburgh today and despite the managerial blunders (not taking him out in the 7th) he looked very hittable. It's almost as if he doesn't have faith that he'll get the W, even when he's ahead. He rarely got up to 95 mph... I still have to believe he's a little bothered by his hammy and still a gamble until he can put together two nice starts back to back.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:37:07 +0000

@Spike: I'd rank them Wainwright (way above everyone), Hudson, Greinke, Marcum, Cain, Cueto, Saunders. Greinke, Marcum, Cain and Cueto are very close. Great question though.

By: Spike

Spike — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:21:45 +0000

I know there’s a lot of Greinke Love around here, but if you had to roll with one of the following, who would it be?

Cain
Greinke
Cueto
Wainwright
Marcum
Hudson
Saunders

I’ve got Greinke and Wainwright at the top, Cain and Hudson holding steady below, Marcum and Saunders falling and Cueto as the giant question mark.

Just curious since I usually see these names floating around each other, and I hate trading pitching for pitching.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:46:37 +0000

@JR: Agree to a point, but McGowan's innings worry me.

By: JR

JR — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:25:44 +0000

Greinke is god. I’m sick of the statheads who say that Greinke’s success is a “mirage” due to BABIP. I’m not sure that can be dignified with comment. The dude deals. (I think that statheads undervalue the groundball guys, and Greinke can force groundballs.) But look at these K/BB ratios:

Greinke 36/12
McGowan 34/17

It’s like a 3-D picture. (”Oh yeah, I see it now.”) I actually really like Dustin, and I think he’s about to bust out, but Greinke is also for real. Oh yeah, he’s got more wins and a lower ERA playing for a lesser team. Buy.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01:36 +0000

She was with Lenny Kravitz, right? Bet he got the bloody cock once or twice….Mickey Rourke was on fire for a second back then. Pope of Greenwich Village is on my short list of faves (”The Bedbug took my thumb!”)…classic New York film.
Back to baseball, I’m thinking about shopping A. Rios for some pitching. I’m thinking maybe Bedard and Cliff Lee in a two for one.