Comments on: You know your team sucks when…

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:00:32 +0000

@Chris: Shit, these hit too close to home for some of my teams.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 17 May 2008 07:45:44 +0000

You drafted Travis Hafner, “knowing” he would rebound to 40+ homer status.

Ryan Zimmerman was your third base “sleeper” for ’08.

Verlander, Sabathia, and Gallardo were your top 3 SP.

You did not draft a reliable closer, and instead ended up with Borowski, Hoffman, and C.J. Wilson.

You are considering adding David DeJesus as an “upgrade” in your outfield.

You got pissed when Jeff Keppinger got injured.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:34:35 +0000

@RobY: hehe @Chase: True. @Russ: re: Acosta -- Ha!

By: Russ

Russ — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:23:50 +0000

-You drafted Erick Aybar as a sleeper pick in the second-to-last round, only to drop him after two weeks…and scramble to grab Clint Barmes two weeks later to fill a MI need

-You finally decided enough was enough with Jack Cust and cut him…and then he was named AL Batter of the week

-You’re sending Prince Fielder freeze-dried packages of steaks in the mail, to help speed up the “getting hot” process

-You’ve spent $1.50 in fifty-cent FA pickups on Manny Acosta

By: Chase

Chase — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:54:32 +0000

You drafted Aaron Harang and Justin Verlander for Wins

By: Chase

Chase — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:52:30 +0000

You went for it all and hoped for big years from Liriano, Hill, Gallardo, and Hughes

By: RobY

RobY — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:35:10 +0000

You are seriously considering picking up and starting a roster full of guys that get very few AB’s and IP’s because it is the only way to slow the rate at which your AVG and pitching ratios are worsening.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:14:38 +0000

You have more than one Molina in your starting lineup.
Your hitters get pinch-hit for by Micah Owings and Adam Wainwright
You have no Dominicans or Venezuelans on your team.
Your first baseman has C or 2B eligibility
You have 5 players from your ‘home team’ and you live in Kansas City or DC
Your best hitter keeps losing at bats in real life to an Aybar or an Izturis.
Chris Berman doesn’t even bother to come up with nicknames for your players.
Tim Kurkjian’s voice doesn’t crack when he talks about your players.
Your best OF goes 0 for 5 with a run and you do the Tiger Woods arm pump.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:57:44 +0000

You guys are great. @peter: Karabell one is genius.

By: peter

peter — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:54:28 +0000

- you’re finding a lot more crap in your bed than you used to

By: peter

peter — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:52:26 +0000

- last week you lost 8-2 to Karabell

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:37 +0000

@peter: Nice. @KarlJ.: That's awesome. @JR: True.

By: JR

JR — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:07:16 +0000

—You stay up into the wee hours to make sure you snagged Scott Baker off waivers

By: KarlJ.

KarlJ. — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:57:59 +0000

-You always incorporate your best player into your team name. This year you are going with “Baked Zito”

By: peter

peter — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:40:40 +0000

- you’re looking forward to 2 starts from Fausto Carmona in week 6 for some WHIP help
- your two closers are Rafael Soriano and Eric Gagne
- after you lost Smoltz, you’re relying on CM Wang for Ks
- you’re playing a catcher as your everyday Util
- Jose Vidro is your everyday Util
- you drafted Derek Jeter in the first 7 rounds because of his power/speed combo

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:59:13 +0000

@chuck: Unacceptable! @Omar: ...avg is a blessing -- ha.

By: Omar

Omar — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:52:46 +0000

-You thought Zito’s contract was reason enough to make him your team’s ace
-Willy Taveras is your best hitter, but steals isn’t a category
-The only pitchers you can afford to keep in your keeper league are Randy Johnson and Jamie Moyer
-You drafted Johan Santana, Jose Reyes and Albert Pujols in the first few rounds, but no one told you it was an AL only league
-You decided to only take players with names as long as “Saltalamacchia”
-Ryan Howard’s AVG is a blessing right now

By: chuck

chuck — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:37:38 +0000

- You consider dropping Longoria for Troy Glaus.

sorry

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:17:30 +0000

@KarlJ.: Wow, people are stepping their game up. Well played.

By: KarlJ.

KarlJ. — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:13:37 +0000

-You’re pitching staff includes 4 Texas Rangers
- Like the Mariners your starting DH is also Jose Vidro
-You’re so far out of it you’d rather watch Dancing With the Stars with the wife than checking your league’s waiver wire

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:19:13 +0000

@D P: You need to chillax. You're panicking badly. Bourn for Gomez is not a great move. Your trade's okay, but it's not a slam dunk. Do *not* drop Delmon for Shane. (I like Shane more but not for your team.) Longoria for Rolen is fine. I could see that. @Hank: Awesome additions. You are raising the bar, sir.

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:12:04 +0000

-You did not draft your best 3 players
-Your new strategy involves punting all offensive categories except steals
-Another team won’t trade you Randy Johnson because you don’t have anyone they want
-You try to spot start Daniel Cabrera
-You pass time by doing mock drafts for next season
-You tell another manager they can have your best players in trade for 25% of the winnings
-Your team makes you feel like Zach Greinke
-Your counting on Andruw Jones getting hot
-Your Razzball team has better numbers than your standard team

By: D P

D P — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:10:49 +0000

Grey/Rude-Boy :

Full panic mode here y’all….. 12 team H2H league with max 50 moves for the season ( I have 17 now)

Tues. night dropped Zimm then Wed. benched Votto & started Penny, LOL.

Just dropped Bourn for C. Gomez, and just traded Prince & Penny and got H. Street & R. Howard.

C R Martin
1b Howard
2b Kendrick
3b Longoria
Ss Tejada
Of Rios
Of Vlad
Of Cameron
Util Delmon
Bn Votto
Bn C. Gomez

Sp Johan
Sp Cueto
Sp Shields
Sp Jurrgens
Sp Burnett
Sp Lowe
Rp Soria
Rp F. Cordero
Rp H. Street
Rp Casilla
Rp H. Bell

Drop Delmon for Flyin Hawaaiin? Dropped Shane when hurt for Delmon….

Glaus & Rolen avail. replace Evan?

Thanks all in advance !!!

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:28:42 +0000

- You’re riding the Bobby Crosby bandwagon. Again.