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Check out the latest WBC stats:

WBC Batting Leaders
Player ▲ Team ▲ Pos ▲ G ▲ AB ▲ R ▲ H ▲ D ▲ T ▲ HR ▲ RBI ▲ TB ▲ BB ▲ SO ▲ SB ▲ CS ▲ OBP ▲ SLG ▲ AVG ▲ OPS ▲
Carlos Delgado PUR 1B 2 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 9 2 0 1 0 .875 1.800 .800 2.675
Adam Dunn USA LF 2 4 5 3 0 0 2 3 9 4 1 0 0 .875 2.250 .750 3.125
Jose Lopez VEN 2B 3 10 6 7 5 0 1 2 15 2 0 0 0 .750 1.500 .700 2.250
Chris Iannetta USA C 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .800 1.000 .667 1.800
Ivan Rodriguez PUR C 2 8 3 5 1 0 2 4 12 1 3 1 0 .667 1.500 .625 2.167
Luis Durango PAN OF 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 .750 .600 .600 1.350
Jimmy Rollins USA SS 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .600 .800 .600 1.400
Brett Roneberg AUS OF 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 .600 1.267
Frederich Cepeda CUB OF 2 7 2 4 0 0 2 3 10 1 0 0 1 .625 1.429 .571 2.054
Endy Chavez VEN RF 2 9 1 5 2 0 0 2 7 0 1 0 0 .500 .778 .556 1.278
Joey Votto CAN 1B 2 9 2 5 2 0 1 2 10 1 1 0 0 .600 1.111 .556 1.711
Jason Bay CAN OF 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 .778 .750 .500 1.528
Yoennis Cespedes CUB OF 2 8 2 4 1 0 2 2 11 0 1 0 0 .500 1.375 .500 1.875
Mark DeRosa USA 3B 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 .600 1.500 .500 2.100
Adrian Gonzalez MEX 1B 2 8 4 4 1 0 2 6 11 2 0 0 0 .600 1.375 .500 1.975
Jerry Hairston Jr. MEX SS 2 8 3 4 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 1 .600 .625 .500 1.225
Scott Hairston MEX OF 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 .700 .500 .500 1.200
Kenji Johjima JPN C 3 10 3 5 0 0 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 .545 .800 .500 1.345
Hiroyuki Nakajima JPN SS 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 2 6 4 1 1 0 .667 .750 .500 1.417
Wu-Hsiung Pan TPE OF 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 .667 .500 .500 1.167
Oscar Robles MEX 2B 1 6 3 3 0 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 .500 1.000 .500 1.500
Geovany Soto PUR C 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 .600 .750 .500 1.350
Ray Chang CHN SS 3 11 1 5 1 0 1 2 9 0 2 0 0 .455 .818 .455 1.273
Justin Morneau CAN 1B 2 9 1 4 2 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 .500 .667 .444 1.167
James Beresford AUS SS 2 7 0 3 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 .375 .571 .429 .946
Brad Harman AUS 2B 2 7 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 .600 .429 .429 1.029
Che-Hsuan Lin TPE CF 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 .556 .429 .429 .984
Jorge Vazquez MEX 1B 2 7 2 3 0 0 1 4 6 0 2 0 0 .429 .857 .429 1.286
Bobby Abreu VEN RF 3 12 1 5 1 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 .462 .750 .417 1.212
Tae Kyun Kim KOR IF 4 12 4 5 1 0 1 6 9 3 0 0 0 .533 .750 .417 1.283
Alfredo Amezaga MEX OF 1 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .400 1.000 .400 1.400
Jorge Cantu MEX 3B 2 10 3 4 3 0 1 3 10 1 2 0 0 .455 1.000 .400 1.455
Chris Denorfia ITA RF 3 10 2 4 3 0 0 2 7 2 1 0 0 .500 .700 .400 1.200
Andrew Graham AUS C 2 10 2 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Derek Jeter USA SS 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .400 1.100
Gift Ngoepe RSA SS 2 5 1 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 .500 1.200 .400 1.700
Trent Oeltjen AUS RF 2 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 4 2 0 .455 .400 .400 .855
Carlos Ruiz PAN C 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .400 .400 .900
Freddy Sandoval MEX 3B 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .600 .400 1.000
Shane Victorino USA CF 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Hyun-Soo Kim KOR OF 4 13 3 5 1 0 0 1 6 3 3 0 0 .500 .462 .385 .962
Giuseppe Mazzanti ITA 3B 3 13 0 5 2 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 .385 .538 .385 .923
Carlos Beltran PUR OF 2 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .444 .375 .375 .819
Javier Castillo PAN 3B 2 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 .375 .500 .375 .875
Michel Enriquez CUB 3B 2 8 0 3 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 .500 .625 .375 1.125
Dae Ho Lee KOR IF 4 8 1 3 2 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 .583 .625 .375 1.208
Alex Liddi ITA 3B 2 8 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 4 1 0 .333 .500 .375 .833
Ben Risinger AUS 1B 2 8 2 3 0 0 1 4 6 1 3 0 0 .500 .750 .375 1.250
Kevin Youkilis USA 3B 2 8 7 3 0 0 2 3 9 2 2 0 0 .500 1.125 .375 1.625
Melvin Mora VEN 3B 3 11 1 4 0 0 1 5 7 1 1 0 0 .417 .636 .364 1.053

The Gamble

2009-03-03T14:42:00.003-05:00

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The Gamble

If you have been reading my blog or have been on my site you have seen the articles that I wrote about Starting pitching. The injury list is getting pretty long. I realize that it is early and players tend to have minor injuries in the begining of training camp, but some of the minor injuries stay with a player all season long. You may not have agreed with what I said, but take a look at what is unfolding on the Injury report. A lot of fantasy owners will see this as a bad thing and will take pitchers eariler than they should and you will be able to capitolize on this and better value out of hitters than the over valued pitchers. I also look at it and think it is a good thing for using a pitch and ditch mentality. Take a look at some of the injuries so far:

Fausto Carmona - 5 game suspension ~ will his head be right when he returns?
Brad Penny - Shoulder ~
Jeremy Bonderman - Shoulder
Mark Prior - Shoulder
Rich Hill - Elbow
Wandy Rodriguez - Rib
Johan Santana - Elbow
Brandon Webb - Forearm
Anthony Reyes - Elbow
Jason Schmidt - Shoulder
Noah Lowry - Shoulder and Elbow
Jeff Francis - shoulder ~ out for the season
Tim Hudson - Elbow ~ out till early August
Kelvim Escobar - Shoulder ~ out till late May
Boof Bonse - Shoulder ~ out for the season
Jered Weaver - Shoulder
Tom Glavin - Shoulder
Rich Harden - Shoulder
Ben Sheets - Elbow ~ out till early June
John Smoltz - Shoulder ~ might be out untilearly June
Jake Westbrook - Elbow ~ out until late July

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Sleeperrs 2009

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Joey Votto

At first glance his 2008 numbers are questionable he had 156 hits to 102 strike outs, but if you look at his last 10 games you can see improvements. Here's what they look like:

Last 10 Games:
DATE OPP AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
SEP 19 MIL 4 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 .287
SEP 20 MIL 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 .288
SEP 21 MIL 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
SEP 22 FLA 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .288
SEP 23 @HOU 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291
SEP 24 @HOU 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .294
SEP 25 @HOU 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293
SEP 26 @STL 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 .295
SEP 27 @STL 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
SEP 28 @STL 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .297
Totals 38 9 17 5 12 4 4 0 .447

His last ten games show he is improving. His hit to strike out ratio was 17/4. Most people will shy away from him because when they glance at his 2008 stats they will see Ryan Howard like strike out numbers and pass on him. I expect that his Home Runs will go up and his strike outs will go down. Keep an eye on his spring numbers.

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Sleepers 2009

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Sleepers 2009

My first sleeper is Khalil Greene. Most of the time switching teams is good for a players stat. In 2008 he hit 10 Home runs, but in 2007 he hit 27. In 2008 he only had 389 at bats and in 2007 he had 611 ab's. He has the power but his batting average needs a little bit of work. He has the potential to hit 30 Home runs if he stays healthy for the entire season. He will be overlooked in your draft beccause he had a bad year in 2008. This makes him a prime canidate for a great value. Here's he stats:
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
2008 105 389 30 83 15 2 10 35 132 22 100 5 1 .260 .339 .213
Career 659 2397 301 594 150 14 84 328 1024 175 521 23 5 .304 .427 .248

Last Three Seasons:

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
2005 SD 121 436 51 109 30 2 15 70 188 25 93 5 0 .296 .431 .250
2006 SD 121 412 56 101 26 2 15 55 176 39 87 5 1 .320 .427 .245
2007 SD 153 611 89 155 44 3 27 97 286 32 128 4 0 .291 .468 .254

Starting Pitchers groups

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Group 1) 650 - 600

Sabathia, CC SP NYY
Santana, Johan SP NYM

Group 2) 599 - 560

Halladay, Roy SP TOR
Webb, Brandon SP ARI
Lincecum, Tim SP SF

Group 3) 550 - 500

Lackey, John SP ANA
Hamels, Cole SP PHI
Burnett, A.J. SP NYY
Haren, Dan SP ARI
Lee, Cliff SP CLE
Beckett, Josh SP BOS
Peavy, Jake SP SD
Oswalt, Roy SP HOU
Lester, Jon SP BOS
Santana, Ervin SP ANA
Hernandez, Felix SP SEA
Volquez, Edinson SP CIN

Group 4) 490 - 400

Billingsley, Chad SP LA
Zambrano, Carlos SP CHC
Verlander, Justin SP DET
Wang, Chien-Ming SP NYY
Matsuzaka, Daisuke SP BOS
Kazmir, Scott SP TB
Wainwright, Adam SP STL
Nolasco, Ricky SP FLA
Liriano, Francisco SP MIN
Shields, James SP TB
Harang, Aaron SP CIN
Lilly, Ted SP CHC
Greinke, Zack SP KC
Myers, Brett SP PHI
Weaver, Jered SP ANA
Dempster, Ryan SP CHC
Floyd, Gavin SP CHW
Pelfrey, Mike SP NYM
Saunders, Joe SP ANA

Group 5) 398 - 350

Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL
Johnson, Josh SP FLA
Danks, John SP CHW
Jurrjens, Jair SP ATL
Garza, Matt SP TB
Jimenez, Ubaldo SP COL
Lowe, Derek SP ATL
Price, David SP TB
Vazquez, Javier SP ATL
Garland, Jon SP ARI
Maine, John SP NYM
Slowey, Kevin SP MIN
Carmona, Fausto SP CLE
Arroyo, Bronson SP CIN
Morrow, Brandon SP SEA
Chamberlain, Joba SP NYY
Blanton, Joe SP PHI
Francis, Jeff SP COL
Scherzer, Max SP ARI
Lohse, Kyle SP STL
Bedard, Erik SP SEA
Pettitte, Andy SP NYY
Cain, Matt SP SF

Group 6) 345 - 300

Harden, Rich SP CHC
Jackson, Edwin SP DET
Meche, Gil SP KC
Cook, Aaron SP COL
Sonnanstine, Andy SP TB
Perez, Oliver SP NYM
Baker, Scott SP MIN
Millwood, Kevin SP TEX
Kuroda, Hiroki SP LA
Buehrle, Mark SP CHW
Cueto, Johnny SP CIN
Eveland, Dana SP OAK
Wolf, Randy SP LA
Kershaw, Clayton SP LA
Penny, Brad SP BOS
Parra, Manny SP MIL
Bonderman, Jeremy SP DET
Rodriguez, Wandy SP HOU
Olsen, Scott SP WAS
Miller, Andrew SP FLA
Carpenter, Chris SP STL
Moyer, Jamie SP PHI

Group 7) 399 - 250

Sanchez, Jonathan O. SP SF
Harrison, Matt SP TEX
Maholm, Paul SP PIT
Reyes, Anthony SP CLE
Padilla, Vicente SP TEX
Bush, Dave SP MIL
McCarthy, Brandon SP TEX
Galarraga, Armando SP DET
Snell, Ian SP PIT
Duchscherer, Justin SP OAK
Blackburn, Nick SP MIN
Johnson, Randy SP SF
Litsch, Jesse SP TOR
Perkins, Glen SP MIN
Davis, Doug SP ARI
Buchholz, Clay SP BOS
Owings, Micah SP CIN
Sanchez, Anibal SP FLA
Suppan, Jeff SP MIL
Lannan, John SP WAS
Smith, Greg SP COL
Cabrera, Daniel SP WAS
McGowan, Dustin SP TOR
Guthrie, Jeremy SP BAL
Looper, Braden SP MIL
Wellemeyer, Todd SP STL
Campillo, Jorge SP ATL
Willis, Dontrelle SP DET
Young, Chris R. SP SD
Villanueva, Carlos SP MIL

Group 8) 250 - 200

Volstad, Chris SP FLA
Martinez, Pedro SP NYM
Bannister, Brian SP KC
Gallagher, Sean SP OAK
Kendrick, Kyle SP PHI
Zito, Barry SP SF
Marquis, Jason SP COL
Marshall, Sean SP CHC
Smoltz, John SP BOS
Wakefield, Tim SP BOS
Davies, Kyle SP KC
Richard, Clayton SP CHW
Rowland-Smith, Ryan SP SEA
Hughes, Phil SP NYY
Masterson, Justin SP BOS
Duke, Zach SP PIT
Colon, Bartolo SP CHW
Robertson, Nate SP DET
Miner, Zach SP DET
Hampton, Mike SP HOU
Purcey, David SP TOR
De La Rosa, Jorge SP COL
Reyes, Jo-Jo SP ATL
Gorzelanny, Tom SP PIT
Balester, Collin SP WAS

Group 9) 199 - 150

Backe, Brandon SP HOU
Liz, Radhames SP BAL
Petit, Yusmeiro SP ARI
Washburn, Jarrod SP SEA
Laffey, Aaron SP CLE
Gonzalez, Gio SP OAK
Baek, Cha Seung SP SD
Sowers, Jeremy SP CLE
Hernandez, Livan SP COL
Silva, Carlos SP SEA
Hanson, Thomas SP ATL
Moehler, Brian SP HOU
Pineiro, Joel SP STL
Hill, Rich SP BAL
Niese, Jonathon SP NYM
Miller, Adam SP CLE
Bonser, Boof SP MIN
Hochevar, Luke SP KC
Adenhart, Nick SP ANA
Lowry, Noah SP SF
Carrasco, Carlos SP PHI
Gabbard, Kason SP TEX
Happ, J.A. SP PHI
Hirsh, Jason SP COL
McClung, Seth SP MIL
Glavine, Tom SP ATL
Redding, Tim SP NYM
Feldman, Scott SP TEX
Garcia, Freddy An. SP NYM
Bailey, Homer SP CIN

Closer groups

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Group 1) 610 - 580

Rodriguez, Francisco J. RP NYM

Group 2) 580 - 540

Papelbon, Jonathan RP BOS

Group 3) 500 - 450

Nathan, Joe RP MIN
Rivera, Mariano RP NYY
Wilson, Brian RP SF

Group 4) 430 - 400

Lidge, Brad RP PHI
Cordero, Francisco RP CIN
Fuentes, Brian RP ANA
Marmol, Carlos RP CHC
Ryan, B.J. RP TOR
Valverde, Jose RP HOU
Wood, Kerry RP CLE

Group 5) 400 - 360

Hoffman, Trevor RP MIL
Jenks, Bobby RP CHW
Broxton, Jonathan RP LA
Soria, Joakim RP KC
Street, Huston RP COL
Gonzalez, Mike RP ATL
Morrow, Brandon SP SEA
Chamberlain, Joba SP NYY

Group 6) 350 - 300

Devine, Joey RP OAK
Capps, Matt RP PIT
Qualls, Chad RP ARI
Lindstrom, Matt RP FLA
Ziegler, Brad RP OAK
Hanrahan, Joel RP WAS

Group 7) 296 - 249

Reyes, Anthony SP CLE
Bell, Heath RP SD
Sherrill, George RP BAL
Lyon, Brandon RP DET
Percival, Troy RP TB
Campillo, Jorge SP ATL
Franklin, Ryan RP STL
Perez, Chris RP STL
Villanueva, Carlos SP MIL
Francisco, Frank RP TEX

Group 8) 239 - 190

Marshall, Sean SP CHC
Ray, Chris RP BAL
Rowland-Smith, Ryan SP SEA
Masterson, Justin SP BOS
Wheeler, Dan RP TB
Miner, Zach SP DET
Heilman, Aaron RP CHC
Balfour, Grant RP TB
Tankersley, Taylor RP FLA
Putz, J.J. RP NYM
Shields, Scot RP ANA
Rodney, Fernando RP DET
Guardado, Eddie RP TEX
Petit, Yusmeiro SP ARI
Wilson, C.J. RP TEX
Zumaya, Joel RP DET

Group 9) 189 - 150

Baek, Cha Seung SP SD
Howell, J.P. RP TB
Corpas, Manny RP COL
Dotel, Octavio RP CHW
Pena, Tony A. RP ARI
Samardzija, Jeff RP CHC
Bonser, Boof SP MIN
Saito, Takashi RP BOS
Lewis, Jensen RP CLE
Nunez, Leo RP FLA
Madson, Ryan RP PHI
Grabow, John RP PIT
Lowe, Mark RP SEA
Rauch, Jon RP ARI
Cordero, Chad RP WAS
McClung, Seth SP MIL
Arredondo, Jose RP ANA
Downs, Scott RP TOR
Carlson, Jesse RP TOR
Isringhausen, Jason RP STL
Kuo, Hong-Chih RP LA

Group 10) 147 - 100

Linebrink, Scott RP CHW
Thornton, Matt RP CHW
Rivera, Saul RP WAS
Accardo, Jeremy RP TOR
Burton, Jared RP CIN
Broadway, Lance RP CHW
Ramirez, Ramon RP BOS
Walker, Tyler RP SEA
Bennett, Jeff RP ATL
Smith, Joe RP CLE
Howry, Bob RP SF
Hennessey, Brad RP BAL
Buchholz, Taylor RP COL
Gaudin, Chad SP CHC
Marte, Damaso RP NYY
Geary, Geoff RP HOU
Ramirez, Horacio SP KC
Gagne, Eric RP MIL
Gregg, Kevin RP CHC
Vizcaino, Luis RP CHC
Cruz, Juan RP ARI
Meloan, Jon RP CLE
Aardsma, David RP SEA
Crain, Jesse RP MIN
Wright, Jamey SP KC
Parnell, Bobby RP NYM
Kensing, Logan RP FLA
Shell, Steven RP WAS
Soriano, Rafael RP ATL
Coke, Phil RP NYY
Acosta, Manny RP ATL
Meredith, Cla C. RP SD
Bruney, Brian RP NYY
Hinshaw, Alex RP SF
Yates, Tyler RP PIT
Feliciano, Pedro RP NYM
Hawkins, LaTroy RP HOU
Okajima, Hideki RP BOS
Sanchez, Duaner RP NYM
Affeldt, Jeremy RP SF
Baez, Danys RP BAL
Carlyle, Buddy RP ATL
Hendrickson, Mark SP BAL
Oliver, Darren RP ANA
Perez, Rafael RP CLE
Weathers, David RP CIN
Wright, Wesley RP HOU
Bass, Brian RP BAL
Mahay, Ron RP KC
McClellan, Kyle RP STL
Reyes, Dennys RP MIN
Wade, Cory RP LA
Corcoran, Roy RP SEA
Park, Chan Ho SP PHI
Farnsworth, Kyle RP KC
Ohman, Will RP ATL
Proctor, Scott RP FLA
Batista, Miguel SP SEA
Brocail, Doug RP HOU
Durbin, Chad RP PHI
Ayala, Luis RP NYM
Embree, Alan RP COL
Gordon, Tom RP ARI

Catcher groups

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Group 1) 460 - 430

Mauer, Joe C MIN

Group 2) 425 - 390

Martin, Russell C LA
McCann, Brian C ATL
Soto, Geovany C CHC
Martinez, Victor C CLE

Group 3) 350 - 296

Sandoval, Pablo 1B SF
Molina, Bengie C SF
Doumit, Ryan C PIT
Pierzynski, A.J. C CHW
Iannetta, Chris C COL
Suzuki, Kurt C OAK

Group 4) 285 - 250

Hernandez, Ramon C CIN
Posada, Jorge C NYY
Inge, Brandon 3B DET
Navarro, Dioner C TB
Molina, Yadier C STL
Kendall, Jason C MIL
Wieters, Matt C BAL

Group 5) 249 - 225

Barajas, Rod C TOR
Snyder, Chris C ARI
Laird, Gerald C DET
Shoppach, Kelly C CLE
Johjima, Kenji C SEA
Flores, Jesus C WAS

Group 6) 224 - 199

Schneider, Brian C NYM
Napoli, Mike C ANA
Baker, John C FLA
Rodriguez, Ivan C NYY
Varitek, Jason C BOS
Hundley, Nick C SD
Ruiz, Carlos C PHI
Zaun, Gregg C BAL
Saltalamacchia, Jarrod C TEX

Group 7) 198 - 155

Towles, J.R. C HOU
Buck, John C KC
Clement, Jeff C SEA
Paulino, Ronny C PHI
Mathis, Jeff C ANA
Olivo, Miguel C KC
Montero, Miguel C ARI

Outfield groups

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Group 1) 560 - 515

Holliday, Matt LF OAK
Braun, Ryan J. LF MIL
Sizemore, Grady CF CLE
Hamilton, Josh CF TEX
Quentin, Carlos LF CHW
Ramirez, Manny LF LA
Markakis, Nick RF BAL

Group 2) 510 - 455

Lee, Carlos N. LF HOU
Bay, Jason LF BOS
McLouth, Nate CF PIT
Guerrero, Vladimir RF ANA
Rios, Alex RF TOR
Suzuki, Ichiro RF SEA
Ordonez, Magglio RF DET
Dunn, Adam LF WAS
Granderson, Curtis CF DET

Group 3) 447 - 400

Abreu, Bobby RF ANA
Jackson, Conor 1B ARI
Soriano, Alfonso LF CHC
Burrell, Pat LF TB
Victorino, Shane CF PHI
Ibanez, Raul LF PHI
Upton, B.J. CF TB
Hart, Corey C. RF MIL
Crawford, Carl LF TB
Wells, Vernon CF TOR
Ludwick, Ryan RF STL
Ellsbury, Jacoby CF BOS
Ethier, Andre RF LA
Pence, Hunter RF HOU
Ramirez, Alexei 2B CHW
Hunter, Torii CF ANA
Hawpe, Brad RF COL
Young, Chris B. CF ARI
Damon, Johnny LF NYY

Group 4) 398 - 350

Dye, Jermaine RF CHW
DeJesus, David LF KC
Kemp, Matt CF LA
Matsui, Hideki LF NYY
Giles, Brian RF SD
Bruce, Jay RF CIN
Drew, J.D. RF BOS
Young, Delmon LF MIN
Swisher, Nick CF NYY
Francoeur, Jeff RF ATL
Winn, Randy RF SF
Guillen, Jose RF KC
DeRosa, Mark 2B CLE
Nady, Xavier RF NYY
Ankiel, Rick CF STL
Byrnes, Eric LF ARI
Crisp, Coco CF KC

Group 5) 350 - 250

Scott, Luke LF BAL
Willingham, Josh LF WAS
Bradley, Milton OF CHC
Upton, Justin RF ARI
Milledge, Lastings CF WAS
Griffey, Ken RF CHW
Kubel, Jason LF MIN
Pierre, Juan LF LA
Choo, Shin-Soo RF CLE
Cuddyer, Michael RF MIN
Cameron, Mike CF MIL
Hermida, Jeremy RF FLA
Schumaker, Skip CF STL
Werth, Jayson RF PHI
Lewis, Fred LF SF
Span, Denard RF MIN
Rowand, Aaron CF SF
Teahen, Mark RF KC
Spilborghs, Ryan RF COL
Cruz, Nelson RF TEX
Cust, Jack LF OAK
Church, Ryan RF NYM
Francisco, Ben LF CLE
Murphy, David RF TEX
Gomez, Carlos CF MIN
Anderson, Garret LF ANA
Joyce, Matt OF TB
Rivera, Juan L. LF ANA
Gerut, Jody CF SD
Ross, Cody CF FLA
Lopez, Felipe 2B ARI
Schierholtz, Nate RF SF
Byrd, Marlon CF TEX
Taveras, Willy CF CIN
Dukes, Elijah RF WAS
Headley, Chase LF SD
Lind, Adam LF TOR
Sheffield, Gary DH DET
Thames, Marcus LF DET
Matthews, Gary RF ANA
Wigginton, Ty 3B BAL
Fukudome, Kosuke RF CHC
Balentien, Wladimir RF SEA
Kearns, Austin RF WAS
Baldelli, Rocco DH BOS
Inge, Brandon 3B DET
Hairston, Scott CF SD
Morales, Kendry OF ANA
Jones, Adam CF BAL
Cabrera, Melky CF NYY
Jones, Andruw CF TEX
Gutierrez, Franklin RF SEA
Snider, Travis OF TOR
LaPorta, Matt OF CLE
Sweeney, Ryan RF OAK
Hinske, Eric RF PIT

Group 6) 250 - 200

Freel, Ryan P. CF BAL
Murphy, Daniel LF NYM
Bourn, Michael CF HOU
Maybin, Cameron CF FLA
Dickerson, Chris LF CIN
German, Esteban 2B KC
Harris, Willie LF WAS
Hairston, Jerry LF CIN
Moss, Brandon LF PIT
Zobrist, Ben SS TB
Edmonds, Jim CF CHC
Buck, Travis RF OAK
Tatis, Fernando LF NYM
Johnson, Reed CF CHC
Blanco, Gregor M. LF ATL
Hopper, Norris LF CIN
Bowker, John 1B SF
Payton, Jay LF BAL
Gross, Gabe RF TB
Montanez, Luis LF BAL
Gonzalez, Carlos OF COL
Murton, Matt LF COL
Michaels, Jason LF HOU
Willits, Reggie LF ANA
Kennedy, Adam 2B STL
Patterson, Corey CF WAS

Group 7) 199 - 150

Perez, Fernando OF TB
Duncan, Chris 1B STL
Stewart, Shannon LF TOR
Brown, Emil LF OAK
Venable, Will CF SD
Pearce, Steve RF PIT
Gardner, Brett CF NYY
Anderson, Josh CF ATL
Kotsay, Mark CF BOS
Infante, Omar 3B ATL
Boggs, Brandon LF TEX
Velez, Eugenio 2B SF
McCutchen, Andrew OF PIT
Reed, Jeremy CF NYM
Gload, Ross 1B KC
Inglett, Joe 2B TOR
Rasmus, Colby CF STL
Fowler, Dexter CF COL
Amezaga, Alfredo CF FLA
Gonzalez, Edgar V. 2B SD
Pagan, Angel LF NYM
Smith, Seth RF COL
Gomes, Jonny LF CIN
Dellucci, Dave LF CLE
Dobbs, Greg 3B PHI
Jenkins, Geoff RF PHI
Miles, Aaron 2B CHC
Catalanotto, Frank 1B TEX
Mather, Joe LF STL
Patterson, Eric 2B OAK
Owens, Jerry CF CHW
Roberts, Dave LF SF

Third Base Groups

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Group 1) 650 - 600

Rodriguez, Alex 3B NYY
Wright, David 3B NYM

Group 2) 600 - 550

Cabrera, Miguel 1B DET

Group 3) 500 - 410

Longoria, Evan 3B TB
Youkilis, Kevin 1B BOS
Ramirez, Aramis 3B CHC
Atkins, Garrett 3B COL
Huff, Aubrey 1B BAL
Jones, Chipper 3B ATL
Martin, Russell C LA
Zimmerman, Ryan 3B WAS

Group 4) 400 - 360

Encarnacion, Edwin 3B CIN
Lowell, Mike 3B BOS
Beltre, Adrian 3B SEA
Cantu, Jorge 3B FLA
Kouzmanoff, Kevin 3B SD
Davis, Chris 3B TEX
DeRosa, Mark 2B CLE
Blake, Casey 3B LA
Aviles, Mike SS KC
Gordon, Alex 3B KC

Group 5) 350 - 325

Sandoval, Pablo 1B SF
Mora, Melvin 3B BAL
Reynolds, Mark 3B ARI
Guillen, Carlos 3B DET
Blalock, Hank 1B TEX
Teahen, Mark RF KC

Group 6) 300 - 250

Figgins, Chone 3B ANA
Lopez, Felipe 2B ARI
LaRoche, Andy 3B PIT
Headley, Chase LF SD
Lowrie, Jed SS BOS
DeWitt, Blake 2B LA
Wigginton, Ty 3B BAL
Glaus, Troy 3B STL
Feliz, Pedro 3B PHI
Keppinger, Jeff SS CIN
Inge, Brandon 3B DET
Harris, Brendan SS MIN
Izturis, Cesar SS BAL
Izturis, Maicer SS ANA
Crede, Joe 3B CHW
Rolen, Scott 3B TOR
Bautista, Jose A. 3B TOR
Stewart, Ian 3B COL
Hall, Bill 3B MIL
Barmes, Clint 2B COL
Betemit, Wilson 1B CHW
Hinske, Eric RF PIT

Group 7) 250 - 200

Chavez, Eric 3B OAK
Scutaro, Marco SS TOR
Garciaparra, Nomar SS LA
Fields, Josh 3B CHW
Baker, Jeff 2B COL
German, Esteban 2B KC
Harris, Willie LF WAS
McPherson, Dallas 3B FLA
Aurilia, Rich 1B SF
Wood, Brandon 3B ANA
Aybar, Willy 3B TB
Punto, Nick SS MIN
Buscher, Brian 3B MIN

2nd Base groups

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Group 1) 530 - 500

Utley, Chase 2B PHI
Pedroia, Dustin 2B BOS
Kinsler, Ian 2B TEX

Group 2) 450 - 390

Roberts, Brian 2B BAL
Uggla, Dan 2B FLA
Phillips, Brandon 2B CIN
Ramirez, Alexei 2B CHW
Cano, Robinson 2B NYY
Lopez, Jose 2B SEA

Group 3) 380 - 350

Polanco, Placido 2B DET
Johnson, Kelly 2B ATL
DeRosa, Mark 2B CLE
Sanchez, Freddy 2B PIT
Aviles, Mike SS KC
Weeks, Rickie 2B MIL

Group 4) 320 - 280

Hill, Aaron 2B TOR
Ellis, Mark 2B OAK
Hudson, Orlando 2B ARI
Iwamura, Akinori 2B TB
Figgins, Chone 3B ANA
Lopez, Felipe 2B ARI
Castillo, Luis 2B NYM
DeWitt, Blake 2B LA
Kendrick, Howie 2B ANA

Group 5) 275 - 225

Casilla, Alexi 2B MIN
Cabrera, Asdrubal 2B CLE
Harris, Brendan SS MIN
Izturis, Maicer SS ANA
Matsui, Kazuo 2B HOU
Stewart, Ian 3B COL
Hall, Bill 3B MIL
Barmes, Clint 2B COL
Frandsen, Kevin 2B SF
Eckstein, David SS SD
Scutaro, Marco SS TOR
Burriss, Emmanuel SS SF
Baker, Jeff 2B COL
German, Esteban 2B KC
Harris, Willie LF WAS
Arias, Joaquin 2B TEX
Hairston, Jerry LF CIN
Fontenot, Mike 2B CHC
Zobrist, Ben SS TB

Group 6) 210 - 185

Aybar, Willy 3B TB
Durham, Ray 2B MIL
Punto, Nick SS MIN
Callaspo, Alberto 2B KC
Kennedy, Adam 2B STL
Antonelli, Matt 2B SD
Belliard, Ronnie 2B WAS
Grudzielanek, Mark 2B KC
Loretta, Mark 2B LA
Blum, Geoff 3B HOU

First Base groups

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Here's the way I see the firstbase groups:

1)650 - 600
Pujols, Albert 1B STL

2) 580 - 530
Teixeira, Mark 1B NYY
Morneau, Justin 1B MIN
Cabrera, Miguel 1B DET
Howard, Ryan 1B PHI
Fielder, Prince 1B MIL
Berkman, Lance 1B HOU

3) 500 - 460
Youkilis, Kevin 1B BOS
Gonzalez, Adrian 1B SD
Atkins, Garrett 3B COL
Dunn, Adam LF WAS
Huff, Aubrey 1B BAL
Lee, Derrek 1B CHC

4) 450 -400
Delgado, Carlos 1B NYM
Jackson, Conor 1B ARI
Loney, James 1B LA
Votto, Joey 1B CIN
Pena, Carlos 1B TB

5) 400 - 365
Lopez, Jose 2B SEA
Giambi, Jason 1B OAK
Kotchman, Casey 1B ATL
Martinez, Victor C CLE
Swisher, Nick CF NYY
Cantu, Jorge 3B FLA
Davis, Chris 3B TEX
Konerko, Paul 1B CHW
Blake, Casey 3B LA

6) 360 - 320
Butler, Billy 1B KC
Jacobs, Mike 1B KC
Sandoval, Pablo 1B SF
Helton, Todd 1B COL
LaRoche, Adam A. 1B PIT
Overbay, Lyle 1B TOR
Guillen, Carlos 3B DET
Blalock, Hank 1B TEX
Garko, Ryan 1B CLE
Teahen, Mark RF KC

7) 300 - 250
Johnson, Nick 1B WAS
Millar, Kevin 1B TOR
Thames, Marcus LF DET
Posada, Jorge C NYY
Barton, Daric 1B OAK
Morales, Kendry OF ANA
Bautista, Jose A. 3B TOR
Tracy, Chad 1B ARI
Betemit, Wilson 1B CHW
Hinske, Eric RF PIT

8) 230 - 199
Garciaparra, Nomar SS LA
Baker, Jeff 2B COL
Ishikawa, Travis 1B SF
Aurilia, Rich 1B SF
Sanchez, Gaby 1B FLA
Tatis, Fernando LF NYM
Bowker, John 1B SF
Aybar, Willy 3B TB
Buscher, Brian 3B MIN
Shealy, Ryan 1B KC

9) 198 - 155
Duncan, Chris 1B STL
Belliard, Ronnie 2B WAS
Salazar, Oscar 1B BAL
Blum, Geoff 3B HOU
Kotsay, Mark CF BOS
LaHair, Bryan 1B SEA
Gload, Ross 1B KC
Johnson, Dan 1B TB
Prado, Martin 3B ATL
Lamb, Mike 3B MIL
Catalanotto, Frank 1B TEX
Sweeney, Mike DH SEA

Short stop Groups

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This is my original SS group for the year so there will be changes, but here's what I have so far:

Short stop groups:

Group 1 600- 490pts
Hanley Ramirez
Jose Reyes
Jimmy Rollins
Evan Longoria(If your league requirements are 1 game played at that position)

GROUP 2 430- 380
Derek Jeter
Stephen Drew
Michael Young
Miguel Tejada
JJ Hardy
Alexi Ramirez
Troy Tulowitzki
Orlando Caberera
Jhonny Peralta
Ryan Theriot

Group 3 370-310

Casey Blake
Yunel Escobar
Mike Aviles
Christian Guzman
Melvin Mora
Yuniesky Bentancourt
Bobby Crosby
Khalil Greene

Group 4 310-270

Edgar Renteria
Felipe Lopez
Jason Bartlett
Jed Lowrie
Pedro Feliz
Jeff Keppinger
Alexi Casilla
Asdrubal Cabrera
Brendan Harris
Cesar Izturis
Maicer Izturis

Group 5 270-200

Clint Barmes
Wilson Betemit
Julio Lugo
Marco Scutaro
Barmes, Clint 2B COL
Nomar Garciaparra
Erick Aybar
Emmanuel Burriss
Esteban German
Willie Harris
Jerry Hairston
Mike Fontenot
Ben Zobrist
Brandon Wood
Willie Aybar
Nick Punto
Albert Callaspo
Jack Wilson

Building a Championship team

2009-02-04T15:43:00.001-05:00

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How do you build a championship team? Is it pitching? Is it the sluggers? This is a tuff question. There are many different opinions on this subject. It can be argued either way. The philosophy I used to be pitching in the past. I was a firm believer in the fact that you needed one of the top 5 pitchers in your rotation if you wanted to win. The last few years has changed my opinion of this. I always loaded up on the top pitchers and ended up with average hitters. The problem with that philosophy is that pitching is one of the most unpredictable positions of them all. Jake Peavy is a prime example of this unpredictability. In 2007 Peavy won 19 games, pitched 223 innings and 240 strike outs and last year he had 10 wins, pitched 173 innings and had 166 strike outs. I would call that inconsistent. If you drafted Peavy last year in the first or second round you were sadly disappointed. Take a look at Tim Wakefield’s numbers from last year he won 10 games, pitched 181 innings and had 117 strike outs. Would you ever draft Wakefeild before Jake Peavy? No way. Wakefeild is ranked around 122 and Peavy is ranked in the top 6. My point is why take that big risk of using your first or second pick on a pitcher that has the possibility of posting the same production as the guy that is ranked 122? Most hitters are consistent and you can see in their numbers when they are starting to go bad. A pitcher has to rely on his team as well as his self. A hitter steps up to the plate and controls his own fate. Every year there are pitchers that don’t get drafted and put up better numbers than some Aces. The reason I bring this up is if you tie yourself to pitching it’s hard to get away from them in the middle of the season when they are doing worse than the guys on the waiver wire. It’s tuff when you have to decide wither or not to start your ace because he is playing so bad. If you had Tim Wakefeild it wouldn’t be so hard to ditch him and pick up the hot pitcher on the waiver wire. If your ace only pitches one time for you during the week he doesn’t get a chance to make up for a poor performance, but a hitter will play 4-6 games in a week and can bust out of a slump in the same week. Most of the time you can find a pitcher on the waiver wire that has 2 games in a week, or you can pick up a few pitchers during the week and take some chances. Now I go back to the Peavy – Wakefield argument. Can you ditch Peavy and work the waiver wire? Using a pitch and ditch type of strategy takes a lot of time and effort, but can be very affective in head to head leagues. It’s all about risk. Most people don’t feel confident if they don’t have a dominant staff, but in head to head you may only get 6 pitching starts but your sluggers will play 4-6 times a week.

Thoughs about drafting

2009-02-03T01:52:00.000-05:00

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Let's talk draft strategies. It is important to have some sort of strategy when you show up to your draft. The best way to build a strategy is to do your research and practice. The most important part of your strategy should be your research. Your research should give you a good foundation and a good idea of player value. I have seen plenty of drafts where people have abandoned their strategies by the second round. That's why I think it's important to have an overall strategy and not a specific strategy. You should tailor your strategy to your point system in your league rules. One thing you can do is put players into groups. Go through every position and rank players according to your rankings. Then go back through and sort them into groups. The best way to do this is to take projections and tailor them to your point system. Using groups will help you determine a players value during your draft. The key to winning your league is getting value in every draft position. Your number one pick is not going to determine whether you win your league or not. Most leauges are won in the mid-to late round picks. Position scarcity is also another thing that should help you develop your strategy. If there is a huge drop-off in position, chances are, people will go after the top few players a lot earlier than they should. You should use this to your advantage and try to find one of those players in that position that will give you above average value. Most of the time when run on a position starts everybody jumps on, because they don't want to get a week player. If you know the number 18 guy will give you almost the same production as the number seven guy you can wait to draft this position and capitalize on a better value in another position. This is where doing your research is very important. Don't let the draft dictate your team, let your strategy do it.

Practice

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It is time of year again. Now is the time to begin your research. Doing your research now is what will separate you from the rest of your competitors. There is plenty of information available on the Internet or on your favorite sports site right now. One of the most important things that you can do is practice your draft strategies. There are more sites now than ever that offer mock drafts. This is a great tool to prepare you for your draft. One of the sites that you can sign up for is mockdraftcentral.com. You can sign up for this free site and join in mock drafts. By doing these mock drafts, you will get an idea of what other people are thinking and where they think some players are ranked. Most of the people that are doing these mock drafts are actually doing them and taking it seriously. It's a good idea to join as many drafts as possible. Participating in mock drafts will not only familiarize you with the players, it will also give you an idea of how other people are ranking their players. It may also draw your attention to players that you were unfamiliar with. During your drafts take notes. Write down players names that you are unfamiliar with. That way you can look them up and do your research on them later. Another thing you can do is while you're waiting for your turn to draft right down the player that you are targeting for your pick and write down a few players that you feel are of equal value to your target player. Then when the draft is done you can go back and look at your notes and decide if you got good value for your picks. So, what are you waiting for? This is the best advice anyone could ever give you. Practice, practice, practice.
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Over-rated State

2009-01-06T19:37:00.002-05:00

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What did last night’s game prove? Last night proved a few things. One thing that it proved was that Ohio State once again showed that they can’t win the big game. Ohio State in my opinion is one of the most overrated football teams in college football. Hopefully they have finally opened the eyes of the hype machine known as ESPN. It completely amazes me that year after year Ohio State and Clemson are rated in the top 25 in the preseason polls. Ok well enough of that. I can ramble about Overrated State and Clemson, but I will do that at a later time. Congratulations to Texas!

The turd called the BCS

2009-01-05T00:59:00.002-05:00

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Tonight’s match up has #3 Texas against #10 Ohio State. This game will add more controversy to the big pile of crap called the BCS. After Texas beats Ohio State they will have to sit back and watch a team that they beat play for the national championship. Imagine that sick feeling that the Texas players are going to have watching that game. Funny thing is it won’t only be the Texas team and their fans that will have that feeling, what about Utah? The Utes you say. How did they do this year? Can you name a team that beat them? They may not play in a great conference, but they still went undefeated and beat a very good Alabama team. Alabama was a team that held the #1 ranking in college football this year. How about that team out on the west coast USC they handed it to Penn State and only have 1 loss like both of the teams playing for the National Championship. As much as I hate to say it USC is playing better than anyone in the country right now and Utah isn’t that far away. It’s a shame how corrupted college football is. It is truly a great sport that is tainted by greed. College football is the only sport that people’s opinions affect your season. It almost reminds me of a Don King sanctioned fight. It’s funny how the athletic directors and presidents will say that they can’t have a playoff because it will take too much time out of their academics, and if they are in a bowl game they have a chance to win their last game and go out a winner. Florida’s last game was on Dec. 06 and they play in the national championship on Jan 08. I wonder if they would be able to fit 3 games in four weeks? The schools are in bed with the bowls and they are well compensated. Here’s an idea if the conferences want to keep it an armature sport and it’s not about the money they should donate all the bowl proceedings to charity. It really is a shame this year, because there could have been some really good games in a playoff system. It’s time for change! We need a playoff system and we need it now. For all the Texas fans and players you’re not the only one that are unpleased with the way things unfolded this year. Just go out and handle your business tonight. Don’t worry, because Ohio State will do what they do best - get beat when it counts! Ohio State should change their name to Overrated State!!!

2009 National Championship

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2009 National Championship Game

Florida VS Oklahoma

On January 08, 2009 the Florida Gators will meet the Oklahoma Sooners in the National Championship game. I am still scratching my head wondering how this happened. Out of the 4 one loss teams whose loss was the worst? I think that goes without saying. If Florida was in any other conference than the SEC they wouldn’t be playing in this game. College football is so corrupted with the SEC and the bowls that it makes me sick. I will be the first one to admit that I thought Alabama would beat Florida. I was wrong about that. The fact that Florida jumped Texas while they were idle is a slap in the face to any college football fan. Florida played a great game against the #1 team in the country there’s no doubt about that, but to jump a team that didn’t have a chance to play. The fact that they had to watch 2 teams that they beat play for their division is a disgrace. Texas lost to a very good Texas Tech in the last few seconds on an unbelievable catch. It was a catch that gets dropped 9 out of 10 times. They didn’t get beat down. They lost to a top 10 team that finished the season at 11-1. Florida lost to Mississippi 8-4 and they were 2-2 when they played Florida. If you were wondering who their 2 losses were they were Wake Forest (7-5) and Vanderbilt (6-6). On the other hand Texas beat Oklahoma head to head, but that only matters in every other sport in the world. If you can’t tell by my words I am bitter about this match up especially since I will be at the game. My first National Championship Game and I am already bitter before I get to Miami. That being said I have no choice but to pick Florida because of the way they beat Alabama. They will also have Percy Harvin back for this game and he is one of college football’s best all around players. Tim Tebow was the reason that they beat Alabama and I can’t see Oklahoma shutting him down. I am making my pick under protest because if Texas was in this game I would be picking them to be the 2009 National Champions.

CC Sabathia to the Yankees

2008-12-12T06:19:00.002-05:00

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CC Sabathia to the Yankees
The Yankees pitching staff was 9th last year in the American League posting a 4.58 ERA. So what do they do to correct that? They throw 161 Million dollars and a dozen of doughnuts at CC Sabathia. Rumor has it the doughnuts are what sealed the deal. If you own a food cart now would be a good time to park it in the parking lot at Yankee stadium. Is he worth it? No way. Does he solve the Yankees problems? No Way. I am not saying that he doesn’t make the pitching staff better, but this doesn’t put them in the World Series. It does solve the one problem that the Yankees had of what to do with the extra food after the games. My advice for the Yankees would be make sure that he pitches on Dollar dog night. That way he will only be able to hit up the hot dog guy between innings. That being said any pitcher that pitches for the Yankees has a chance to win a game. His numbers will rise as will his uniform size. He will have a big fantasy impact in the beginning of the season, but will he be able to maintain it all season? We will see. I still wouldn’t pick him over Jake Peavy or Brandon Webb, but I would take him if those 2 were gone. CC had a great year last year there’s no doubt about that, but keep in mind he pitched 253 innings. That’s a lot of wear and tear for a season. He also pitched 241 innings in 2007. That’s awesome fantasy production there’s no doubt. I think that is a lot of stress on any ones arm. He pitched 10 complete games in 2008, but I don’t imagine he will do that again. The Yankees aren’t going to take save opportunities away from Rivera. This move defiantly increases Rivera’s fantasy value and production. CC will be under tremendous amounts of pressure from the local media and the fans. As long as he can shake off the pressure, not get hurt and pitch on Dollar dog night he should put up top 3 fantasy pitching numbers. My prediction is that he breaks 300 by June. 300 pounds that is. I still rank him #3 in pitching.

Alabama Vs Florida

2008-12-06T05:49:00.002-05:00

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No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Florida
This is going to be a great game. Florida has been running up the score on all the teams that they have played, but they haven’t played a team like Alabama. Alabama is a power team that pushes people around and then kicks them when they are down. In fact, I think I seen one of Alabama’s lineman smacking around a Clemson’s players Mom after the game was over on Aug. 30th. That big mean offensive line likes to man handle teams. The line led by tackle Andre Smith likes to control the field and open up holes for some guy named coffee. John Parker Wilson hasn’t put up huge numbers, but he has done what is more important than stats, win! He has managed his games well and hasn’t made that many mistakes. He also has a pretty good line protecting him, an awesome receiver in Julio Jones and a pretty good running back that goes by the name Glen Coffee with a rush average of 6.2 yds per carry. Florida has a great quarterback in Tim T-bone... I mean Tebow. He is very talented and smart with the ball. He has only thrown 2 interceptions all year. Tebow will be limited to how many times he touches the ball. Alabama leads the SEC in scoring drives of more than 5 minutes. They are a ball control team and have dominated the line of scrimmage all year long. Something else to keep in mind is that Alabama’s Defense is #1 in the SEC and #3 in the NCAA. I remember watching the Clemson game on Aug 30th and watching in amusement as Alabama’s line was punishing Clemson’s defense. I also remember watching a certain sports station (who I won’t name-starts with an ES) and they were riding Clemson telling me how thunder and lightning were going to run all over Alabama’s Defense. Nice call on that one ES.. CJ Spiller had 7 yards and James Davis had 13 yards. Maybe they can re-air their hype report and call them Dud and Pud. Fast forward to right now and that same station has been riding Florida like they are the Boston Red Sox. Once again Nick Saban is going to make ES.. look bad. It’s time to put the women and children to bed because this is going to be an ugly brawl. Alabama wins 28-21.

Just a side note Alabama is undefeated. On Aug. 30th Clemson proved 2 things to the world: 1 Alabama has a damn good football team and 2) Clemson remains to be the most Over-rated and Over hyped team 2nd to the Boston Red Sox at ES..

What happens in Vegas

2008-12-05T13:34:00.001-05:00

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Friday December 05, 2008 1:30PM: O.J. Simpson, convicted of robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after five years. I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ... for at least 15 years.

This time of the year

2008-12-04T20:49:00.000-05:00

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This is the best time of the year. It's championship week for College Football. Pro football has 4 weeks left in the season, and most fantasy leagues are starting their playoffs this week or next. This is also the point where all of your hard work should be paying off with a playoff spot. It's also the point of the season that makes you sick to your stomach. Maybe you were fighting for a playoff spot and you had Marion Barber on your team and you had to watch him walk into the locker room. This time of the year is tricky because if you were riding a stud all year he may see less carries because his team is going to get him some rest for the playoff. You really need to do your research this time of the year. Look at your roster and look for players on teams that are fighting for a playoff spot. Keep an eye on any of your players that may have minor injuries that may get less playing time. Go to your players team home page and see if there coach
has said anything about limiting there playing time. This is the time of the year that you need to do your research and make educated deicions on setting your line up. Good luck to any managers that have made the playoffs and for the ones that didn't make the playoffs it's time to get ready for baseball. Check out my site www.1fantasyguru.com for my early player rankings.

2008-12-02T23:41:00.001-05:00