Twins, Tigers Playoff Game For Fantasy Baseball
October 04, 2009
Category: fantasy baseball strategy
Turns out Yahoo’s fantasy baseball doesn’t count the Twins and Tigers game no matter the format. It’s the Keyser Söze of regular season games, I suppose. ESPN, on the other hand, does count it. So that means only one thing. Pick up everyone from either the Tigers or the Twins, if it could mean a championship for you. Ryan Raburn? Yes, please! Delmon Young? Of course! Fu-Te Ni? Yes, unless you want to get F-U’d royally.
Starting the game are Scott Baker and Rick Porcello, but, at the first sign of trouble, they’ll be lifted. This makes every starter, except for Sunday’s starters for either team, available. Manship, Liriano and Robertson et al (that’s not the Israeli airline) could all see action. Don’t forget possible unlikely heroes if you need any hitting stats. That’s right, this may be the only time you see me fully endorse picking up Gerald Laird, Matt Tolbert and Jose Morales. Even Nick Punto. Well… No, even him. Most importantly, if your opponent needs any stats at all, block them from getting them. So if this means owning Matt Guerrier for no reason other than you’re afraid your opponent might get a vulture win and beat you, then own Guerrier, in the non-biblical sense, of course.
October 4th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
@Grey, @Steve:
I’m in the Original Recipe RCL. There’s a notice on the team page that says:
“GAME NOTICE
Note that stats from the Twins-Tigers one game playoff, scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, WILL count towards your league standings.”
Do you know if that was posted by ESPN
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October 4th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Didn’t finish:
I meant to say, do you know it that was posted by ESPN on all the league pages, public and private, or just by Steve on our league page.
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October 4th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
@Bob: Wasn’t put there by me. Must have been ESPN.
If it had been me, I’d have said the game DIDN’T count and then I would have grabbed every Twins and Tigers player I could get my hands on
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October 4th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
hey man I won a Yahoo Trophy because of you Grey – which haft do you want
Delmon Young – I might have to interview him for my team for next year – I was able to pick him up for the last year of the season and he made a difference for me winning all those leagues
Top Ten Prospects: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
November 15, 2004
TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Delmon Young, of
2. Scott Kazmir, lhp
3. Joey Gathright, of
4. Jason Hammel, rhp
5. Reid Brignac, ss
6. James Houser, lhp
7. Elijah Dukes, of
8. Chad Orvella, rhp
9. Seth McClung, rhp
10. Wes Bankston, 1b/of
BEST TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Delmon Young
Best Power Hitter Delmon Young
Best Strike-Zone Discipline Elliot Johnson
Fastest Baserunner Joey Gathright
Best Athlete Elijah Dukes
Best Fastball Scott Kazmir
Best Curveball Jason Hammel
Best Slider Scott Kazmir
Best Changeup Chad Orvella
Best Control Chad Orvella
Best Defensive Catcher Shawn Riggans
Best Defensive Infielder Fernando Cortez
Best Infield Arm Travis Schlichting
Best Defensive Outfielder Jason Pridie
Best Outfield Arm Delmon Young
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October 4th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
I win! Pretty much thanks to you, Grey! Thanks, I look forward to next year.
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October 4th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
@Bob: all
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October 4th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I would love to see a fantasy league decided by Nick Punto single.
PS – Thanks for a season of great advice, Grey! I won a tight league on the back of the mighty Wandwagon (who I was actually ridiculed for drafting – muhahaaha!)
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@Bob: It’s on all ESPN pages.
@Mr Baseball: Nice list! I want the top half. You take the booty.
@Lazar: Congrats!
@thwap: Nice, congrats!
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October 4th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Well, then I definitely won my yahoo league. And my one ESPN league. In my second, I’m in first by 1 point (had a 4 point lead going into the day). I don’t think I can lose any points in one more game. But 2nd can pick up 1 point in whip – the is behind by .001 there. After ESPN decided to fix their website, we were both picking up any available player at the same time. Do you have some idea of how much an era or whip can rise based on a single game? I am behind on ERA by .006 to pick up 1 point, and .013 to pick up 2. Should I throw in the MIN and DET relievers I picked up (no more starts left)? Have Rauch, Miner, Lyon, Crain, Mahay, Perry.
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@Curly Day: You’re behind and only can gain or can you lose points if Rauch gets beaten badly, for instance? If you can only gain, go for it. Throw everyone and hope you get 3 scoreless innings. That could push you up. But if you can lose points, don’t risk an MR giving up 4 runs in 2/3 innings.
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October 4th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
i am weener. Thanks Grey. Your roundups were/are invaluable which i just looked up and different then unvaluable.
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@struggler: Congrats!
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October 4th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Yeah, looks like the guy after me in ERA is .125 points. Would 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning by Rauch lose me that much ground? He picked up Porcello. I hope gets bombed. Any chance any of the starters gets put in the game? Funk MNF – wait 2 more days now for this…
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October 4th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
@Grey:
pretty amazing year .
yahoo’s pre-draft rankings take quite a hit .
falling out of their top 10 :
wright (3)
reyes (4)
cabrera (5)
sizemore (6)
hamilton (10)
some die-hards will hold out hope for reyes , i suppose .
have you ever seen a year , where 1/2 of the top 10 get de-throned ?
or am i over-reacting ??
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@big o: Hamilton shouldn’t have been in the top 10, I don’t think Cabrera’s year was that bad to be lumped with those other guys and Wright wasn’t terrible, just not what was expected.
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@Curly Day: 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning was an example. It’s not worth the risk, but you can’t have him getting the guys, so you get them before him. As I said in the post, there’s a chance a lot of starters get put in the game.
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October 4th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
@Grey:
i agree , cabrera put up some pretty nice numbers , but ,
losing 3rd base eligibility drops him out of the top 10 .
cust anticipatin’
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October 4th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
@Grey: I read somewhere (I think MLB probables) to drop Wade Davis’ bad Sept start. So, I just run his last four and get:
1.28ERA/.98WHIP, 28K in 28.2 IP, 2 W in 4 GS.
Pretty darn enticing. Then I see that the 2 W were against Bal (which they will play regularly). The latest he gave up 3 earned in 5 IP to the Yankees. The other a ND against Seattle. Then random italicized voice says: “Grey would say ‘that’s what newbies do. Don’t ignore the 8 earned in 2.2 at Boston.’” All the while I am praying that Hellickson gets the call that Stephen says he deserves. So, sir, how do you rank Feliz, Bailey, W. Davis, Tejeda, Buchholz?
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October 4th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
@Simply Fred: Edit: ran
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October 4th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
@Simply Fred: I order you to take a day off from fantasy baseball.
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October 5th, 2009 at 12:04 am
@Steve: Yes, sir.
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October 5th, 2009 at 12:11 am
@Grey:
YOU ‘ve had a great year ,
and , I ‘ve enjoyed it , immensely .
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October 5th, 2009 at 12:53 am
@Simply Fred: Only a day, though. We’ll be mock drafting by November.
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October 5th, 2009 at 6:51 am
does anyone know where the 1game playoff will be televised on tues??
thanks,
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@Simply Fred: Buchholz, Feliz, Bailey, W. Davis…
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October 5th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Game is on TBS 4ET
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