Comments on: The Limp-Off Home Run

By: ASAOK

ASAOK — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:18:26 +0000

Napoli or Russell Martin?

By: john

john — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:28:42 +0000

@Grey: Ok, thanks. I'll just continue to leave the scab alone unless Posey or Napoli go on massive tears.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:26:11 +0000

@john: Napoli, Posey... Probably won't matter, but there ya go.

By: 3FingersBrown

3FingersBrown — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:11:27 +0000

@Grey: That was Blackburn, not Baker BTW. Aside from Franky, those Minnesota pitchers are all one guy to me, like Voltron.

By: john

john — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:06:57 +0000

@Grey: So, right now your thoughts are Posey > Napoli > Soto?...Is there really that big of an advantage in dropping Soto for one of those two cuz I’m still playing by the “leave the scab alone” rules?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:04:14 +0000

@Steve: Sure @yankees2010: Yeah, I'm there with you. Wasn't a good first day for pitching. @3FingersBrown: Go with Baker. @yankees2010: Ha

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:54:36 +0000

@yankees2010: Yeah, got some bad win karma going today.

By: yankees2010

yankees2010 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:52:14 +0000

@Steve: By the way Steve, I looked back and saw your starting staff today of Bills, Oswalt, Verlander and Takahashi and I feel half your pain. Man that hurts.

By: yankees2010

yankees2010 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:49:10 +0000

@ Grey: It was no night for the “ashi’s” in Petco. One suckashi’d more than the other.

By: 3FingersBrown

3FingersBrown — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:44:47 +0000

@Grey: My ratios look like David Wells after a bender. Dump Takahashi for two from Scott Baker @Sea and @Oak? Those bums don’t hit homers, so Baker should be golden for 2 W’s and 2 QS, right?

Florida’s up next for Tak and they hit lefties well. Especially if they leave everything in the middle of the plate, like Tak did tonight.

By: john

john — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:43:04 +0000

@Grey: So, right now your thoughts are Posey > Napoli > Soto? Is there really that big of an advantage in dropping Soto for one of those two cuz I'm still playing by the "leave the scab alone" rules?

By: yankees2010

yankees2010 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:41:56 +0000

@Grey: I would also be interested in your response to Steve for I too have Hudson, but I benched him this week due to his match ups and inserted Slowey back in. I think I know how this move is going to go.

By: yankees2010

yankees2010 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:39:11 +0000

@Grey: Well, after a terrible week in my 12 Team H2H League where I lost 10-0-2 and fell out of first place, I was ready to start afresh this week with Garza, Oswalt and my newly acquired ace Takahashi taking the hill. You know the details. Of course, we are in a weekly league, so I have to watch as Takahashi tries one more time to push my ERA to double digits with as few K’s as possible. The Baseball gods have indeed showered (of the golden variety) on my week!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:29:55 +0000

@Grey: Start Hudson v Phils tomorrow? Have him on my (controversial!) H2H team, along with Hamels...

By: 3FingersBrown

3FingersBrown — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:28:01 +0000

Ugly day to have Correia and Takahashi going. Fortunately the Pads are up a TD so I should at least get a win. So glad my opponent had Arroyo going.

Hey you shallow leaguers, see what you’re missing?

Gigantor coming in for the save in Seattle…

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:27:54 +0000

@nick m.: Berkman... @Steve: Got the ineffective part right.

By: MarkM

MarkM — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:24:30 +0000

@Donnie Baseball: I'm in a points league where the only negative pitching stats are BB and L. Let me tell you, as much as I hate the scoring I love owning Liriano in it.

By: Donnie Baseball

Donnie Baseball — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:20:44 +0000

I’m getting that “sell” feeling on Liriano.

Or am i just over-thinking things and should just enjoy the K’s.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:57:55 +0000

Started Bills, Oswalt, Verlander and Takahashi today.

Had to be good for at least one win, right?

Sigh.

By: MarkM

MarkM — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:57:46 +0000

@Donnie Baseball: The league uses OPS, so it's not as bad as it seems. This is assuming that Ortiz has put last year behind him.

By: MarkM

MarkM — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:55:43 +0000

@Cheese: Par for the course. I'd hate to be a DBacks fan

By: Howard

Howard — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:54:49 +0000

What a bizarre ending in LALALAND!

By: Donnie Baseball

Donnie Baseball — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:54:45 +0000

@MarkM: Neither trade should be vetoed, but the ortiz/Posey for Crawford is ALOT worse than the Price/Wilson for Wright.

By: Cheese

Cheese — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:54:13 +0000

So the Dodgers game ended on a balk…

By: MarkM

MarkM — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:49:06 +0000

@Steve: I'm all hyped up on people bitching about trades after my Ortiz+Posey for Carl Crawford trade caused some stirs in my league yesterday. It almost was vetoed even though the guy getting Ortiz and Posey desperately needed HR and RBI and I needed steals, which he had a surplus of. Granted, I still feel like I got the better end but so did the other guy. That's the definition of a fair trade when it's need-based.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:45:25 +0000

@MarkM: Ha - yeah, sorry. Should have explained. On reflection it may have appeared I was whining because I'd ripped myself off in a trade.

By: MarkM

MarkM — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:43:36 +0000

@Steve: I gotta tell you, you confused the hell out of me.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:41:46 +0000

@MarkM: I'm the Steve that traded away Price and Wilson to get Wright, coincidentally from another Steve. I'm happy (obviously) with how it turned out. Another guy in my league, not so much. I just included a couple of snippets from the league message board for BSA's entertainment.

By: MarkM

MarkM — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:37:53 +0000

@Anyone that can help me out here – Are there two Steves from the same league arguing about the same trade on here? Can’t you guys take it to your league’s board? Veto is to stop collusion, not to reject a trade that you might not like. Whether or not you think it’s fair if two active managers are both trying to improve their team there’s nothing you should do to stop it. Maybe next time you’ll be a little more active trading and you’ll be the one getting the perceived “lopsided deal”

Sorry but people that bitch about trades irritate the Polanco out of me.
/rant

By: Donnie Baseball

Donnie Baseball — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:29:30 +0000

Strange game for Bills. Great Whip, eh ERA. Bizarro Bills. Still a good game with the K’s.

Expected more out of Liriano though against the M’s. 8 hits in 4 in.