So im thinking about trading off some people. Everyone let me know what you think...make me some offers. I dont really know what i want right now as my team is lookin strong...but i like trades so.
Here are the players that I will consider:
Chien-Ming Wang
Alex Rios
Marcus Giles
A Pair of Underwear
Let me know whos interested...especially if 2.0 is interested in the Underwear trade.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Version 2.0
I think I will have to change my name from 2009 all star team to Version 2.0
G.Atkins
J.Zumya
A.Dunn
D.Dejusus
A.Rowand
M.Tex
D.Ardsmaa
P.Hughes
J.Weaver (the good one)
F.Cabrera
G.Atkins
J.Zumya
A.Dunn
D.Dejusus
A.Rowand
M.Tex
D.Ardsmaa
P.Hughes
J.Weaver (the good one)
F.Cabrera
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Oh shit it's 11:47!!!
I'm a little salty right now. Ashley and I take turns cooking dinner on Sunday nights with another couple we know. Once a month you cook, clean, buy booze, or do nothing. It's a good system. This was my week to cook, and by the time I put out dessert (strawberries with butter cookies and Pedro Ximinez sabayon; i know right) i realized i had no time to fuck with my squad and sweep the wavers one last time. Never mind the fact that Jwest opened up my head and snagged Rowand and Michael Young earlier today (Young is turning the corner right now, and he steals bases), but i was still sitting on Robbie Cano, the only regular in the majors hitting over 300 who can't get his slugging over 400. If we had a league where we were required to have two 2bs, he'd be awsome, but that solid average just isn't enough for the 2007 LOOG (by the way, the grammerian in me hates that second "O"; we don't live in the USOA, and I know who your english teach was Jwest). Anway, I mad a mad dash for that lunitic Gary Matthews Jr, and hoped for the best. Now enough about me, lets get down to business.
The Rundown
This is the league leader in each of the scoring catagories. Please tell me if the Raker allready does this so I can go back to my hot ass wife:
R: 63 (H&H)
HR: 16 (H&H)
RBI: 55 (H&H)
SB: 19 (Autodraft)
AVG: 297 (2009)
OBP: 407 (TBX)
SLG: 495 (2009)
OPS: 859 (2009)
W: 5 (Balkman and TBX)
SV: 11 (Balkman)
K: 59 (H&H)
ERA: 3.14 (2009)
WHIP: 1.15 (Balkman)
K/BB: 3.41 (TBX)
K/9: 9.25 (2009)
If you didn't like head to head more than roto, you should now. Balkman and Autodraft won their power catagories, but compared to H&H, everyone was a loser, the same happens with all the other stats. Hey man, if Seattle beats KC, and Boston beats NYY, they each get a win. A win is a win, whether the guy you beat is a bad ass or not.
Some final randoms:
A win migh be a win, but a K is not always a K; three different people won each of the three K catagories.
Jwest made it all week without a single W. Call him J est this week.
TBX gets the Robby Cano award for the biggest gap between average and slugging
I had 11 saves despite Hoffman and Wickman blowing 5 between the two of them.
Aaron had two blown saves and a loss from two pitchers in the same game in about an 8 minute period, as well as a mild stroke. The Raker says he is day to day.
Two catagories were up still up for grabs and changing during the 16th inning of the last game of the week.
Autodraft might be human; his bats have cooled (very slightly) and he's taking punches from the league like the ordinary gentleman that he is.
The trade between Jwest and Jeff proves that Jeff is in fact alive AND concerned with the goings on of the league
Aaron and Jwest would trade underwear if they thought if would help their teams.
A Rod might have 34 rbis for NYY, but he can't pitch for them, and New Yorkers still think he is a pussy. (at my local grocery store, they watch every Yankee game on Gamecast, and I heard him called a pussy twice this week; they will never like him)
On the flip side, Jose Reyes might be the most popular guy in the city right now. (well, and Renaldo Balkman of course).
The Rundown
This is the league leader in each of the scoring catagories. Please tell me if the Raker allready does this so I can go back to my hot ass wife:
R: 63 (H&H)
HR: 16 (H&H)
RBI: 55 (H&H)
SB: 19 (Autodraft)
AVG: 297 (2009)
OBP: 407 (TBX)
SLG: 495 (2009)
OPS: 859 (2009)
W: 5 (Balkman and TBX)
SV: 11 (Balkman)
K: 59 (H&H)
ERA: 3.14 (2009)
WHIP: 1.15 (Balkman)
K/BB: 3.41 (TBX)
K/9: 9.25 (2009)
If you didn't like head to head more than roto, you should now. Balkman and Autodraft won their power catagories, but compared to H&H, everyone was a loser, the same happens with all the other stats. Hey man, if Seattle beats KC, and Boston beats NYY, they each get a win. A win is a win, whether the guy you beat is a bad ass or not.
Some final randoms:
A win migh be a win, but a K is not always a K; three different people won each of the three K catagories.
Jwest made it all week without a single W. Call him J est this week.
TBX gets the Robby Cano award for the biggest gap between average and slugging
I had 11 saves despite Hoffman and Wickman blowing 5 between the two of them.
Aaron had two blown saves and a loss from two pitchers in the same game in about an 8 minute period, as well as a mild stroke. The Raker says he is day to day.
Two catagories were up still up for grabs and changing during the 16th inning of the last game of the week.
Autodraft might be human; his bats have cooled (very slightly) and he's taking punches from the league like the ordinary gentleman that he is.
The trade between Jwest and Jeff proves that Jeff is in fact alive AND concerned with the goings on of the league
Aaron and Jwest would trade underwear if they thought if would help their teams.
A Rod might have 34 rbis for NYY, but he can't pitch for them, and New Yorkers still think he is a pussy. (at my local grocery store, they watch every Yankee game on Gamecast, and I heard him called a pussy twice this week; they will never like him)
On the flip side, Jose Reyes might be the most popular guy in the city right now. (well, and Renaldo Balkman of course).
Crazy Week
That is how every week should be
AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS
Justin: 297/364/495/859
Jeff : 280/363/493/856
Brian: 276/364/451/815
Josh: 265/361/451/812
TOP 10 Players
1. AROD (Travis)
2. Reyes (Aaron)
3. Rollins (Travis)
4. Kinsler (Justin)
5. A.Gonz (Justin)
6. Beltran (Josh)
7. Bonds (Aaron)
8. Cabrera (Justin)
9. Sizemore (Jeff)
10. K.Johnson (Josh)
Sorry Brian, Chipper doesn't come in untill 14
AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS
Justin: 297/364/495/859
Jeff : 280/363/493/856
Brian: 276/364/451/815
Josh: 265/361/451/812
TOP 10 Players
1. AROD (Travis)
2. Reyes (Aaron)
3. Rollins (Travis)
4. Kinsler (Justin)
5. A.Gonz (Justin)
6. Beltran (Josh)
7. Bonds (Aaron)
8. Cabrera (Justin)
9. Sizemore (Jeff)
10. K.Johnson (Josh)
Sorry Brian, Chipper doesn't come in untill 14
RIP Josh Hancock
Sorry to here about Hancock, but do you have to cancel the game tonight, doesn't Bud Selig know that I'm down 9 strikeouts this week. Rich Hill was pitching tonight. I think this post might solidify my place in Hell.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
The BLOOG: Trophy Bat?
In talking with Josh we have come up with a few different ideas for the Trophy Bat.
He apparently is talking about getting an Ash bat from the guy that makes Barry's in Canada. While that would be pretty cool there are a couple problems with that. I would guess that they are pretty fucking expensive.
Here is the one that I found. http://www.xbats.com/products.asp?cat=10
Positives/Negatives for the xbat:
Positives: We could do any color combo we want. Maybe all black? Maybe all Cherry? Maybe a black handle with a natural barrel? We can decide this later. Also we can just get the name of the award on the front of the bat, and then find a place to engrave each of our names on the reverse side of the bat. Also you can send in a signature to have engraved on the bat. So of course we would do it with Jwest, being that he is the league comish...which could also be a good opportunity to just name it the Jwest trophy/cup/stick....
Negatives: Really only 1 in my book. Although a case could be made that it would cost $95.00 plush shipping to get it with the signature on it. But honestly between the 6 of us its not a big deal. The real problem is that terrible Xbat logo in the center of it. We could call and see if there is anyway we can get that not on there, but I doubt it.
Let me know what everyone thinks about it. For those who don't know how...there is a "post a comment" link under each The Bloog post.
Just had a bit of a revelation. I found some places that make some pretty good looking ones for a little cheaper.
http://www.promaplebats.com/shopexd.asp?id=42
Theres one.
But what do you think about possibly getting a new one every year. So if you win multiple years you get multiple bats? There is certainly something to be said though about the Stanley cup style trophy...I mean that is how you build a history. I dont know...leave your thoughts
He apparently is talking about getting an Ash bat from the guy that makes Barry's in Canada. While that would be pretty cool there are a couple problems with that. I would guess that they are pretty fucking expensive.
Here is the one that I found. http://www.xbats.com/products.asp?cat=10
Positives/Negatives for the xbat:
Positives: We could do any color combo we want. Maybe all black? Maybe all Cherry? Maybe a black handle with a natural barrel? We can decide this later. Also we can just get the name of the award on the front of the bat, and then find a place to engrave each of our names on the reverse side of the bat. Also you can send in a signature to have engraved on the bat. So of course we would do it with Jwest, being that he is the league comish...which could also be a good opportunity to just name it the Jwest trophy/cup/stick....
Negatives: Really only 1 in my book. Although a case could be made that it would cost $95.00 plush shipping to get it with the signature on it. But honestly between the 6 of us its not a big deal. The real problem is that terrible Xbat logo in the center of it. We could call and see if there is anyway we can get that not on there, but I doubt it.
Let me know what everyone thinks about it. For those who don't know how...there is a "post a comment" link under each The Bloog post.
Just had a bit of a revelation. I found some places that make some pretty good looking ones for a little cheaper.
http://www.promaplebats.com/shopexd.asp?id=42
Theres one.
But what do you think about possibly getting a new one every year. So if you win multiple years you get multiple bats? There is certainly something to be said though about the Stanley cup style trophy...I mean that is how you build a history. I dont know...leave your thoughts
who trades carl crawford anyway?
Here we go, the first post. I am quite pleased with our little league this year (name pending). I have some of the same concerns as TBX (thebobbycoxexperienc) but all in all I'd say we don't have much to complain about. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who gives the league a disproportionate ammount of my time each day. Am I the only one who uses his Raker as a nightlight? Maybe (it's that calming green glow). Am I the only one eating honeydew in his underwear at 330am? I hope so, but call jeff just to check...
As for the trophy, Balkman will totally pitch in for a real bat; not the Lousiville Slugger that we hit rocks with at the Ranch, but a ML worthy wodden bat. We can totally have a bat maker forge us one and maybe even put the league name (pending) on it for us. Do not tell me that bats are not forged. Do NOT tell me that bats are not forged...
Too late for serious baseball news, but know that Trevor Hoffman hasn't had a strikeout pitch for 5 years, and that I'll give him to ya for a KFC variety box and the cost of my NFL Raker this fall. What, like we're not all gonna play football now...
We'll laugh at all of this during the 2009 NBA fantasy draft...
Oh, sorry TBX, the title should read "what trades carl crawford anyway?"
As for the trophy, Balkman will totally pitch in for a real bat; not the Lousiville Slugger that we hit rocks with at the Ranch, but a ML worthy wodden bat. We can totally have a bat maker forge us one and maybe even put the league name (pending) on it for us. Do not tell me that bats are not forged. Do NOT tell me that bats are not forged...
Too late for serious baseball news, but know that Trevor Hoffman hasn't had a strikeout pitch for 5 years, and that I'll give him to ya for a KFC variety box and the cost of my NFL Raker this fall. What, like we're not all gonna play football now...
We'll laugh at all of this during the 2009 NBA fantasy draft...
Oh, sorry TBX, the title should read "what trades carl crawford anyway?"
Friday, April 27, 2007
The BLOOG
Well I would just like to say to everyone that I am really enjoying this League right now. Even though I am currently matched up with the cold, calculating, heartless machine that is Autodraft. However, there are a few things that I wish would change.
1. I haven't had the pleasure yet...but from what I hear Autodraft isnt the quickest to respond to trade offers. Thank god we arent set up to change rosters daily. I understand that he is the only one out of all of us with a regular ol' 9-5...but cmon man, is it that hard to check your fantasy page every 15-20 minutes?
2. I am really doubting the dedication of a couple of our members in the League of Ordinary Gentlemen. Rumor has it there are still a couple people/cold-heartless-machines that dont have the StatTracker yet...or as some of us have been calling it, "The Raker." You can only imagine how it makes us, the obsessed, feel when we know that some people arent throwing their social lives to the dogs for this league. Just get The Raker, it is way more fun for everyone.
3. While I love the name of the League as "The League of Ordinary Gentlemen", (Kudos to jwest for the classy blog or Bloog as it will now be known) we still need to come up with a name for our trophy. For those who dont know, the trophy is going to be an official wood bat, that we will have the winners name engraved in each year. From what I hear Brian is already shopping for a display case, and Autodraft is doing everything he can to not act like its already in the bag for him, which I admire.
This being my first Bloog post, I have to say to those of you who haven't yet, it definately helps you get some things off your chest. I expect to see pleanty of good things on here from, Josh's tirades, to Jwests worth while stats, to brian's worthless facts. Ill see you all in The Raker!
1. I haven't had the pleasure yet...but from what I hear Autodraft isnt the quickest to respond to trade offers. Thank god we arent set up to change rosters daily. I understand that he is the only one out of all of us with a regular ol' 9-5...but cmon man, is it that hard to check your fantasy page every 15-20 minutes?
2. I am really doubting the dedication of a couple of our members in the League of Ordinary Gentlemen. Rumor has it there are still a couple people/cold-heartless-machines that dont have the StatTracker yet...or as some of us have been calling it, "The Raker." You can only imagine how it makes us, the obsessed, feel when we know that some people arent throwing their social lives to the dogs for this league. Just get The Raker, it is way more fun for everyone.
3. While I love the name of the League as "The League of Ordinary Gentlemen", (Kudos to jwest for the classy blog or Bloog as it will now be known) we still need to come up with a name for our trophy. For those who dont know, the trophy is going to be an official wood bat, that we will have the winners name engraved in each year. From what I hear Brian is already shopping for a display case, and Autodraft is doing everything he can to not act like its already in the bag for him, which I admire.
This being my first Bloog post, I have to say to those of you who haven't yet, it definately helps you get some things off your chest. I expect to see pleanty of good things on here from, Josh's tirades, to Jwests worth while stats, to brian's worthless facts. Ill see you all in The Raker!
Yahoo Player Rankins
First off no one look at the stupid O-Rankings on the player page. They are completly worthless instead look at the column next to the O-rank called Rank. It shows who the most valuable players are in our league.
C: Joe Mauer (Brian)
1b: Adrian Gonzo (Aaron...shit)
2b: Ian Kinsler (Justin)
ss: Jose Reyes (Aaron)
3b: A-Rod (Travis)
OF: Vlad (Josh)
OF: Vernon Wells (Jeff)
OF: Carlos Beltran (Josh)
SP: Tim Hudson (aaron)
SP: Jake Peavy (Justin)
SP: Ted Lilly (Travis)
RP: Franciso Cordero (Josh)
RP: Papelbon (aaron)
RP: Al Reyes (josh)
So that puts the count at
Aaron: 4
Josh: 3
Justin: 2
Travis: 2...although something tells me Ted Lilly wont last
Brian: 1
Jeff: 1
C: Joe Mauer (Brian)
1b: Adrian Gonzo (Aaron...shit)
2b: Ian Kinsler (Justin)
ss: Jose Reyes (Aaron)
3b: A-Rod (Travis)
OF: Vlad (Josh)
OF: Vernon Wells (Jeff)
OF: Carlos Beltran (Josh)
SP: Tim Hudson (aaron)
SP: Jake Peavy (Justin)
SP: Ted Lilly (Travis)
RP: Franciso Cordero (Josh)
RP: Papelbon (aaron)
RP: Al Reyes (josh)
So that puts the count at
Aaron: 4
Josh: 3
Justin: 2
Travis: 2...although something tells me Ted Lilly wont last
Brian: 1
Jeff: 1
4/26 Trade with 2009 All star team and Bob Cox
2009 trades Adrian Gonzo, O-Dog, and Schilling
for
Bob Cox: Mark Tex, J.Weaver(the good one), and Bill Hall.
So basically I traded 3 players who are all doing awesome...maybe a little too awesome wink,wink, for for 3 players who are playing like shit.
I still think Tex can 30+home runs and Hall can hit 25 home runs, and Schill's ankle may fall off.
for
Bob Cox: Mark Tex, J.Weaver(the good one), and Bill Hall.
So basically I traded 3 players who are all doing awesome...maybe a little too awesome wink,wink, for for 3 players who are playing like shit.
I still think Tex can 30+home runs and Hall can hit 25 home runs, and Schill's ankle may fall off.
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