Comments on: Twins, Tigers Playoff Game For Fantasy Baseball

By: terry grant

terry grant — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:40:05 +0000

Game is on TBS 4ET

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:49:45 +0000

@Simply Fred: Buchholz, Feliz, Bailey, W. Davis...

By: PJtres

PJtres — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:51:33 +0000

does anyone know where the 1game playoff will be televised on tues??
thanks,

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:53:40 +0000

@Simply Fred: Only a day, though. We'll be mock drafting by November.

By: big o

big o — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:11:02 +0000

@Grey: YOU 've had a great year , and , I 've enjoyed it , immensely .

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:04:40 +0000

@Steve: Yes, sir.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:34:29 +0000

@Simply Fred: I order you to take a day off from fantasy baseball.

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:29:35 +0000

@Simply Fred: Edit: ran

By: Simply Fred

Simply Fred — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:22:22 +0000

@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?

By: big o

big o — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:36:43 +0000

@Grey:
i agree , cabrera put up some pretty nice numbers , but ,
losing 3rd base eligibility drops him out of the top 10 .
cust anticipatin’

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:26:07 +0000

@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.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:24:43 +0000

@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.

By: big o

big o — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:58:53 +0000

@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 ??

By: Curly Day

Curly Day — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:48:20 +0000

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…

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:24:42 +0000

@struggler: Congrats!

By: struggler

struggler — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:53:53 +0000

i am weener. Thanks Grey. Your roundups were/are invaluable which i just looked up and different then unvaluable.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:27:35 +0000

@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.

By: Curly Day

Curly Day — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:16:42 +0000

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.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:11:34 +0000

@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!

By: thwap

thwap — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:54:07 +0000

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!)

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:50:07 +0000

@Bob: all

By: Lazar

Lazar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:23:46 +0000

I win! Pretty much thanks to you, Grey! Thanks, I look forward to next year.

By: Mr Baseball

Mr Baseball — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:22:32 +0000

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

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:11:58 +0000

@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

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:27:46 +0000

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.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:26:36 +0000

@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