Now I am sure there is a team or two out there with 8 or more on the DL but I would like to make my case as the most snake-bit owner. And yes, it is somewhat fitting that a "viper" is snake-bit.
I have three teams - one in magazine II, a $500 Satellite league team and one in the main event.
This means I will have 21 players on the bench at all times. Currently I have 18 players on the DL in those three leagues.
Magazine (4): Sheff, DeJesus, Gagne & Harden
$500 (7): Rowand, Sheff, J,Lopez, Randa, Erstad, Contreras & Harden
Main (7): Lieberthal, Casey, Randa, Hermida, Ohka, Sheets & soon-to-be Woody Williams.
Only Sheff, Randa and Harden are doubled up.
The $500 would be worse but Durham just came off the IR. I do think Javy Lopez is scheduled to come off this weekend.
Last season I barely had an injury to my hitters. Tori Hunter was the only mid-year injury I can recall. I initally drafted the injured Berkamn but had Lofton on my bench as a replacement. Lofton then replaced Hunter. This year is making up for my luck of last year - and then some, I might suggest.
[ May 13, 2006, 10:06 AM: Message edited by: viper ]
Most on the DL? Try 18 of 21 bench players
Most on the DL? Try 18 of 21 bench players
The more I look at this stuff, the more I think the only bad luck you guys have is your own inability to part with trash. Do you really think there would be a bidding war to get DeJesus--a player who sucked at his best--if you drop him?
Erstad? Randa? You can hardly complain about roster mobility when you're clutching onto these guys like Steve Martin clutches onto the chair at the end of The Jerk. "All I need is this chair! This chair. . .and. . .this lamp. All I need is this chair and this lamp!"
Of the seven main event players, the only one who is undroppable is Sheets (who wasn't a smart health bet to begin with). There are adequate replacement FAABs for all those guys. Do you realize that you're refusing to part with a player who has, no, not an oblique strain, not a hammy injury, but a broken back. You have a player on your roster with a broken back. Sheesh.
Erstad? Randa? You can hardly complain about roster mobility when you're clutching onto these guys like Steve Martin clutches onto the chair at the end of The Jerk. "All I need is this chair! This chair. . .and. . .this lamp. All I need is this chair and this lamp!"
Of the seven main event players, the only one who is undroppable is Sheets (who wasn't a smart health bet to begin with). There are adequate replacement FAABs for all those guys. Do you realize that you're refusing to part with a player who has, no, not an oblique strain, not a hammy injury, but a broken back. You have a player on your roster with a broken back. Sheesh.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Most on the DL? Try 18 of 21 bench players
Originally posted by bjoak:
Sheets (who wasn't a smart health bet to begin with). Was this true in 2005?
Sheets (who wasn't a smart health bet to begin with). Was this true in 2005?
Most on the DL? Try 18 of 21 bench players
Perhaps you don't learn anything from year to year. I do. That would help to explain why you have two rosters full of DL'ed guys and why your teams are behind mine.
[ May 14, 2006, 12:01 PM: Message edited by: bjoak ]
[ May 14, 2006, 12:01 PM: Message edited by: bjoak ]
Chance favors the prepared mind.