Originally posted by Edwards Kings:
On hitting, I dropped Lugo and picked up Willingham, the only player I went for. Even with Dukes due back, I hope Willingham's recent production will keep him in the line up for at least 18 to 20 AB this week in place of Hafner (who keeps hurting himself). The Centers for Disease Control has identified the flu-like disease that has kept Josh Willingham on the bench this week. Now labeled as "I was picked up by Wayne Edwards for his NFBC Team while I was hot and subsequently am able to generate butt-kiss" Flu. Like the H1N1 or "Swine" Flu, the "IWPUBWEFHNFBCTWIWHASAATGBK" Flu is feared to be reaching epidemic proportion, at least amoung MLB teams.
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Week Nine Results - Surprisingly I reached my target AB for the week even with no activity from Schafer and Willingham. Because of that, I hit two targets, Runs with 51 and SB with 7. I fell short in all other categories and in most cases for my offensive categories, I am now critical. I short an entire week of counting stats for Runs and RBI, and more than two weeks behind in power. Brandon Phillips has 10 HR, which is nice, but only four other players have more than five. With 1/3 of the season gone, this is not good and my BA is still at an anemic 0.2656. Hot ain't in it for what my team will have to do to make that up.
I did not hit a single pitching category, but just missed on most all (ERA 4.1125, 3 Wins, 41 K's and 2 Saves). Like for hitting, I need more than mediocre weeks to make up these short falls. I am about a week under in wins, two weeks in saves. I am on pace for about 1,300 K's, which is good of course, but my ERA is about a run too high and my WHIP is still sorry. In short, no change and very little to brag about.
Week Ten Planning - I saw three players I really wanted, plus a couple I thought MAY help in the FA pool this week. First and foremost, Andrew McCutchen. I bid a healthy $201 and ended up second to the winning bid of $301. My back-up to that bid was to bid $31 for Nix. Second again to a $35 dollar winning bid. No worries. Church is coming back and may challenge to get his starting job back. I bid $11, which was second to the $18 winning bid. I got Brian Anderson for a buck. The only thing I can say is that he will probably be more helpful than Schafer, who I dropped.
I also went after Beckham, despite GG II advice to the contrary. I was looking for an upgrade to my MI spot, and he has the potential. I did not go all out, which was good because there was not much real interest (second highest bid was $25), despite all the MI's on the DL. I bid $79, which appears to be one of the lower winning bids for him. He will ride the pine for me (i.e he will not get a chance to help anyone else in my league) until he proves he is an upgrade over Felipe Lopez, or Rollins goes on the DL.
I also dropped Cecil, though I am sure he will be back and I will be bidding. I picked up Brett Anderson, whom I had lost out on earlier, for a $31 buck bid. Second place was $22, and it looks like there was some interest in him in other leagues as well.
I now have some options at OF and UT. Though I expect Hafner to only play five days out of six or seven, which is OK because he would sit against most LHers anyway. This week CLE goes against all RH, so 20+ AB looks good. He will be my UT especially as I am in such desparate need of any power.
OF is Hawpe, Pence, and BJ Upton. That part is easy. Headley, Brian Anderson, and Colby Rasmus are the candidates for the other two. SD plays five of six games on the road, so that is good for Headley. CWS play eight games this week, so that is good for Anderson. The Cards play seven games, but Rasmus only started two of the last six games. With Ankiel and Ludwick back, the Cards have a four headed OF again. Though Ankiel and Duncan suck nearly as bad as Rasmus against LHers, the fact that the Cards face four LHer's in a row beginning Thursday means Rasmus will get about 12 AB this week. Strange as it may seem, I am going with Headley and Anderson.
Pitching has options now as well. I will go with seven starters who should net me 10 starts. Vazquez (vs PIT), Danks (despite his last poor start), Gonzalez and Lidge (ugghhh) go with out saying. The other five starters will come from Arroyo-yoyo (@KC), Anderson (vs MIN and @SF), Bonderman (who should come off the DL for two @CHW and @PIT), Davis (vs SF), Sonnanstine (@NYY and vs WAS) and Wandy (vs CHC).
Danger, Will Robinson! I like the match-ups around the weekend better than the early or mid-week ones. As nervous as Sonnanstine and Bonderman make me, the real choice comes down to me as between Wandy and Davis. Davis is now doing his impression of a crossing guard again by walking everyone, and Wandy, though he generally pitches better at home, has been tagged the last several times out. Davis allowed two HR the last time he face SF at home, but that was a fluke to me as SF has something like only 28 HR as a team this year so far. The problem with ARI is they could not score at a Hooker Convention. This is a toss up, but I think I am going to sit Wandy based on the fact the Cubbies are a better team than the Giants. However, I could change my mind (what is left of it).
[ June 08, 2009, 09:28 AM: Message edited by: Edwards Kings ]
I did not hit a single pitching category, but just missed on most all (ERA 4.1125, 3 Wins, 41 K's and 2 Saves). Like for hitting, I need more than mediocre weeks to make up these short falls. I am about a week under in wins, two weeks in saves. I am on pace for about 1,300 K's, which is good of course, but my ERA is about a run too high and my WHIP is still sorry. In short, no change and very little to brag about.
Week Ten Planning - I saw three players I really wanted, plus a couple I thought MAY help in the FA pool this week. First and foremost, Andrew McCutchen. I bid a healthy $201 and ended up second to the winning bid of $301. My back-up to that bid was to bid $31 for Nix. Second again to a $35 dollar winning bid. No worries. Church is coming back and may challenge to get his starting job back. I bid $11, which was second to the $18 winning bid. I got Brian Anderson for a buck. The only thing I can say is that he will probably be more helpful than Schafer, who I dropped.
I also went after Beckham, despite GG II advice to the contrary. I was looking for an upgrade to my MI spot, and he has the potential. I did not go all out, which was good because there was not much real interest (second highest bid was $25), despite all the MI's on the DL. I bid $79, which appears to be one of the lower winning bids for him. He will ride the pine for me (i.e he will not get a chance to help anyone else in my league) until he proves he is an upgrade over Felipe Lopez, or Rollins goes on the DL.
I also dropped Cecil, though I am sure he will be back and I will be bidding. I picked up Brett Anderson, whom I had lost out on earlier, for a $31 buck bid. Second place was $22, and it looks like there was some interest in him in other leagues as well.
I now have some options at OF and UT. Though I expect Hafner to only play five days out of six or seven, which is OK because he would sit against most LHers anyway. This week CLE goes against all RH, so 20+ AB looks good. He will be my UT especially as I am in such desparate need of any power.
OF is Hawpe, Pence, and BJ Upton. That part is easy. Headley, Brian Anderson, and Colby Rasmus are the candidates for the other two. SD plays five of six games on the road, so that is good for Headley. CWS play eight games this week, so that is good for Anderson. The Cards play seven games, but Rasmus only started two of the last six games. With Ankiel and Ludwick back, the Cards have a four headed OF again. Though Ankiel and Duncan suck nearly as bad as Rasmus against LHers, the fact that the Cards face four LHer's in a row beginning Thursday means Rasmus will get about 12 AB this week. Strange as it may seem, I am going with Headley and Anderson.
Pitching has options now as well. I will go with seven starters who should net me 10 starts. Vazquez (vs PIT), Danks (despite his last poor start), Gonzalez and Lidge (ugghhh) go with out saying. The other five starters will come from Arroyo-yoyo (@KC), Anderson (vs MIN and @SF), Bonderman (who should come off the DL for two @CHW and @PIT), Davis (vs SF), Sonnanstine (@NYY and vs WAS) and Wandy (vs CHC).
Danger, Will Robinson! I like the match-ups around the weekend better than the early or mid-week ones. As nervous as Sonnanstine and Bonderman make me, the real choice comes down to me as between Wandy and Davis. Davis is now doing his impression of a crossing guard again by walking everyone, and Wandy, though he generally pitches better at home, has been tagged the last several times out. Davis allowed two HR the last time he face SF at home, but that was a fluke to me as SF has something like only 28 HR as a team this year so far. The problem with ARI is they could not score at a Hooker Convention. This is a toss up, but I think I am going to sit Wandy based on the fact the Cubbies are a better team than the Giants. However, I could change my mind (what is left of it).
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I like Rasmus over Headley without a doubt. This is hindsight now, since St. Louis already played, but Headley has been difficult to watch. He's supposed to be better as a lefty but he's swinging through pitches so regularly that he must have a hole in his bat. My batting average sucks as well and I'm not chancing him until I see improvement either statistically or visually. I'll take a more locked in hitter (Rasmus) for a couple less at-bats any day. I only have one must-start outfielder (Rios), and this week I'm going FMart, Posednik, Thames, Willingham over Headley/Daniel Murphy/DeJesus(Maybin). I recently dropped CoJack and Delmon Young. This has been a fun challenge, having a complete sheet outfield. If I had Rasmus, he'd never leave my line-up. Just my humble opinion. Good luck with your choices Wayne.
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Good stuff Wayne - I also lost out on McCutchen - bid $221 and wasn't even second best in my league. He went for $426. I also backed it up with Nix and bid too little, $21 and lost out to our league leader.
I, like you, have Jimmy Rollins leading the way for my under-achieving offense. However, my pitching has to this point kept me in the hunt.
One thing I commend you for in your post - many having a "down" season pack it in, or bitch and whine - but your posts remind us that you can't and won't win every year - and there is still fun and enjoyment to be had playing out the season - no matter how big a hole you seem to have dug for your squad - Good luck climbing up the standings.
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I, like you, have Jimmy Rollins leading the way for my under-achieving offense. However, my pitching has to this point kept me in the hunt.
One thing I commend you for in your post - many having a "down" season pack it in, or bitch and whine - but your posts remind us that you can't and won't win every year - and there is still fun and enjoyment to be had playing out the season - no matter how big a hole you seem to have dug for your squad - Good luck climbing up the standings.
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Originally posted by Sebadiah23:
I like Rasmus over Headley without a doubt. I'll take a more locked in hitter (Rasmus) for a couple less at-bats any day. If I had Rasmus, he'd never leave my line-up. Just my humble opinion. Good luck with your choices Wayne.
-Mace and Bailey. Thanks! I understand your logic and I like Rasmus too. I am not as down on Headley as you, mainly because he is a good start on the road (batting .286 on the road). My hopes are he is traded (I think either he or Kouz will be somewhere else by July).
When Rasmus is in, he plays ok and is pretty productive fifth OFer though I thought some more speed would show up. Based on his 166 AB to date, if he had 500 AB, HE PROJECTS OUT TO (just for you Dan
) around 80 Runs, 20 HR. It is just that St. Louis is keeping four OFer's partners in the 70-80 AB available amoung three positions a week. That is great for real baseball but reeks for fantasy. With Encarnacion on the DL, I am already using Duncan as my CM, so I am trying to avoid too many part timers.
I like Rasmus over Headley without a doubt. I'll take a more locked in hitter (Rasmus) for a couple less at-bats any day. If I had Rasmus, he'd never leave my line-up. Just my humble opinion. Good luck with your choices Wayne.
-Mace and Bailey. Thanks! I understand your logic and I like Rasmus too. I am not as down on Headley as you, mainly because he is a good start on the road (batting .286 on the road). My hopes are he is traded (I think either he or Kouz will be somewhere else by July).
When Rasmus is in, he plays ok and is pretty productive fifth OFer though I thought some more speed would show up. Based on his 166 AB to date, if he had 500 AB, HE PROJECTS OUT TO (just for you Dan
) around 80 Runs, 20 HR. It is just that St. Louis is keeping four OFer's partners in the 70-80 AB available amoung three positions a week. That is great for real baseball but reeks for fantasy. With Encarnacion on the DL, I am already using Duncan as my CM, so I am trying to avoid too many part timers.Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
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Originally posted by Ryan Carey:
I, like you, have Jimmy Rollins leading the way for my under-achieving offense. However, my pitching has to this point kept me in the hunt. A report this week-end said Rollins has found a "glitch" in his swing (i.e. swinging too flat). It would be good noise if he starts to improve, but I always question statements like that. Maybe he should practice his revised swing on Milt Thompson, the Phillies hitting coach, who should notice things like that.
Rollins play so far is just bad luck. He was a solid play mid first round out, at least that is my rationalization. It is funny...my solid play (Rollins) in the first, my gift in the third, BJ Upton, whom I got later than anyone else, and my "elite" closer Lidge from the fifth have reeked. My two early round stretches with Phillips with the 23rd pick, and Pence, whom I got earlier than anyone with the 53rd pick have worked out so far, despite Phillips horrible April (knock on wood).
Glad your Pitching turned out. Good luck!
I, like you, have Jimmy Rollins leading the way for my under-achieving offense. However, my pitching has to this point kept me in the hunt. A report this week-end said Rollins has found a "glitch" in his swing (i.e. swinging too flat). It would be good noise if he starts to improve, but I always question statements like that. Maybe he should practice his revised swing on Milt Thompson, the Phillies hitting coach, who should notice things like that.
Rollins play so far is just bad luck. He was a solid play mid first round out, at least that is my rationalization. It is funny...my solid play (Rollins) in the first, my gift in the third, BJ Upton, whom I got later than anyone else, and my "elite" closer Lidge from the fifth have reeked. My two early round stretches with Phillips with the 23rd pick, and Pence, whom I got earlier than anyone with the 53rd pick have worked out so far, despite Phillips horrible April (knock on wood).
Glad your Pitching turned out. Good luck!
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I read the piece on Rollins - and all you can take from it is at least he is working his way through it. I still see the turnaround coming.
I also have Rasmus, who has been in and out of my lineup,
And I see improvement and expect better numbers from him in the second half. Just wish the Cards would find a way to get him running more. Whether it means a new lineup slot or whatever.
My offense has been in a deep freeze for a couple of weeks - but sometimes you hit those stretches - hopefully a couple of OUR guys will be the Raul Ibanez' of the next "third" of the fantasy season.
I also have Rasmus, who has been in and out of my lineup,
And I see improvement and expect better numbers from him in the second half. Just wish the Cards would find a way to get him running more. Whether it means a new lineup slot or whatever.
My offense has been in a deep freeze for a couple of weeks - but sometimes you hit those stretches - hopefully a couple of OUR guys will be the Raul Ibanez' of the next "third" of the fantasy season.
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Rasmus now batting 4th for a second straight day. Getting close to "set it and forget it" status for Colby.
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Originally posted by Sebadiah23:
Rasmus now batting 4th for a second straight day. Getting close to "set it and forget it" status for Colby. Hmmm...watch how many AB's he gets beginning Thursday when they face all those LHers. That may be the true litmus test.
Rasmus now batting 4th for a second straight day. Getting close to "set it and forget it" status for Colby. Hmmm...watch how many AB's he gets beginning Thursday when they face all those LHers. That may be the true litmus test.
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Originally posted by Edwards Kings:
quote:Originally posted by Sebadiah23:
Rasmus now batting 4th for a second straight day. Getting close to "set it and forget it" status for Colby. Hmmm...watch how many AB's he gets beginning Thursday when they face all those LHers. That may be the true litmus test. [/QUOTE]BANG!
Gotta love having Rasmus and Bruce on the bench on a day like this! :rolleyes:
quote:Originally posted by Sebadiah23:
Rasmus now batting 4th for a second straight day. Getting close to "set it and forget it" status for Colby. Hmmm...watch how many AB's he gets beginning Thursday when they face all those LHers. That may be the true litmus test. [/QUOTE]BANG!
Gotta love having Rasmus and Bruce on the bench on a day like this! :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
quote:Originally posted by Edwards Kings:
quote:Originally posted by Sebadiah23:
Rasmus now batting 4th for a second straight day. Getting close to "set it and forget it" status for Colby. Hmmm...watch how many AB's he gets beginning Thursday when they face all those LHers. That may be the true litmus test. [/QUOTE]BANG!
Gotta love having Rasmus and Bruce on the bench on a day like this! :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]Only one AB today, though he did get a hit.
What a year. Vazquez two hits the Pirates through eight innings with 12 K's, no walks and can't get a win. 
Guess I should be happy with the other stats, though.
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quote:Originally posted by Edwards Kings:
quote:Originally posted by Sebadiah23:
Rasmus now batting 4th for a second straight day. Getting close to "set it and forget it" status for Colby. Hmmm...watch how many AB's he gets beginning Thursday when they face all those LHers. That may be the true litmus test. [/QUOTE]BANG!
Gotta love having Rasmus and Bruce on the bench on a day like this! :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]Only one AB today, though he did get a hit.
What a year. Vazquez two hits the Pirates through eight innings with 12 K's, no walks and can't get a win.
Guess I should be happy with the other stats, though.[ June 11, 2009, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Edwards Kings ]
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I'm thinking how many freedoms we've lost since this aired...
Ahhhh...the real days...drinking and smoking on air...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEkR5WF ... re=related
I'm thinking how many freedoms we've lost since this aired...
Ahhhh...the real days...drinking and smoking on air...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEkR5WF ... re=related
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I'm thinking how many freedoms we've lost since this aired...
Ahhhh...the real days...drinking and smoking on air...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEkR5WF ... re=related Martin flicking his ashes in Lonesome George's drink....classic!
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I'm thinking how many freedoms we've lost since this aired...
Ahhhh...the real days...drinking and smoking on air...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEkR5WF ... re=related Martin flicking his ashes in Lonesome George's drink....classic!
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
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Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
Just Thoughts...
I'm thinking how many freedoms we've lost since this aired...
Ahhhh...the real days...drinking and smoking on air...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEkR5WF ... re=related Great stuff Lance.
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I'm thinking how many freedoms we've lost since this aired...
Ahhhh...the real days...drinking and smoking on air...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEkR5WF ... re=related Great stuff Lance.
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A few tequila laced thoughts...
HAPPY FRIDAY!
I feel Hanson makes it through 7 innings tonight (thru 4 now).
Hanson needs to get ahead in the count...2-2, 1-2, 0-2...to unleash his arsenal and have the hitters guessing.
"Bend 'em" needs to swing early in the count. It seems the attack method is to get ahead of him.
Do hitters use the broken bat to their strategy? Can't they turn the grain of the wood the way needed to increase the chance of it breaking?
That's all for now!
Wait! ...Matt Wieters has a nose like a skeleton zombie! Spooky! Like that late night host puppet for those scary shows!
I think I'm cut from the same cloth as these two!...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib8nH4kH ... E0&index=0
Funny thing is my folks had a "flag" at the lake that was basically "To hell with 5 o'clock...it's 4 o'clock somewhere!"
Cheers!!!
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HAPPY FRIDAY!
I feel Hanson makes it through 7 innings tonight (thru 4 now).
Hanson needs to get ahead in the count...2-2, 1-2, 0-2...to unleash his arsenal and have the hitters guessing.
"Bend 'em" needs to swing early in the count. It seems the attack method is to get ahead of him.
Do hitters use the broken bat to their strategy? Can't they turn the grain of the wood the way needed to increase the chance of it breaking?
That's all for now!
Wait! ...Matt Wieters has a nose like a skeleton zombie!
Spooky! Like that late night host puppet for those scary shows!I think I'm cut from the same cloth as these two!...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib8nH4kH ... E0&index=0
Funny thing is my folks had a "flag" at the lake that was basically "To hell with 5 o'clock...it's 4 o'clock somewhere!"
Cheers!!!
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What a difference a decision makes.
My two spots in the Main draft where I actually had two players and was flip-flopping back and forth between who to draft while on the clock...and whiffed at both in retrospect.
Pujols or Reyes?
Took Reyes.
Billingsly or Liriano.
Took Liriano.
Win some and lose some.
...at least the beneficiary of my poor coin flips is a great guy! (Mr. Enzyte)
My two spots in the Main draft where I actually had two players and was flip-flopping back and forth between who to draft while on the clock...and whiffed at both in retrospect.
Pujols or Reyes?
Took Reyes.
Billingsly or Liriano.
Took Liriano.
Win some and lose some.
...at least the beneficiary of my poor coin flips is a great guy! (Mr. Enzyte)
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What a difference a decision makes.
My two spots in the Main draft where I actually had two players and was flip-flopping back and forth between who to draft while on the clock...and whiffed at both in retrospect.
there's your problem. those decisions should have been made PRIOR to the draft (ESP poodles/reyes), not while the clock is ticking down.
What a difference a decision makes.
My two spots in the Main draft where I actually had two players and was flip-flopping back and forth between who to draft while on the clock...and whiffed at both in retrospect.
there's your problem. those decisions should have been made PRIOR to the draft (ESP poodles/reyes), not while the clock is ticking down.
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Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:
quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
What a difference a decision makes.
My two spots in the Main draft where I actually had two players and was flip-flopping back and forth between who to draft while on the clock...and whiffed at both in retrospect.
there's your problem. those decisions should have been made PRIOR to the draft (ESP poodles/reyes), not while the clock is ticking down. [/QUOTE]Reyes pretty much was in stone IF he made it to me at 3 (not 100%)...but when Hanley and Wright got called out...Pujols was tempting me.
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
Are we half way yet?
Bring on the second half!!! I've got ammo left!
quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
What a difference a decision makes.
My two spots in the Main draft where I actually had two players and was flip-flopping back and forth between who to draft while on the clock...and whiffed at both in retrospect.
there's your problem. those decisions should have been made PRIOR to the draft (ESP poodles/reyes), not while the clock is ticking down. [/QUOTE]Reyes pretty much was in stone IF he made it to me at 3 (not 100%)...but when Hanley and Wright got called out...Pujols was tempting me.
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
Are we half way yet?
Bring on the second half!!! I've got ammo left!
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
~Albert Einstein
~Albert Einstein
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Gordon Gekko II
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Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
u may be in the can already 2nite lance. at the nfbc draft, billingsley's leg was fine. he didn't hurt it until AFTER the draft.
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
u may be in the can already 2nite lance. at the nfbc draft, billingsley's leg was fine. he didn't hurt it until AFTER the draft.
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Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:
quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
u may be in the can already 2nite lance. at the nfbc draft, billingsley's leg was fine. he didn't hurt it until AFTER the draft. [/QUOTE]you think he might be referring to the leg he BROKE in the offseason.
quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
u may be in the can already 2nite lance. at the nfbc draft, billingsley's leg was fine. he didn't hurt it until AFTER the draft. [/QUOTE]you think he might be referring to the leg he BROKE in the offseason.
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Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:
quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
u may be in the can already 2nite lance. at the nfbc draft, billingsley's leg was fine. he didn't hurt it until AFTER the draft. [/QUOTE]Can I use my "I hate drafting so many days before opening day" card?
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quote:Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
Billingsley's leg scared me off...and when I called out Liriano, and hear immediately "Chad Billingsley"...I had a gut feeling I took the wrong player.
u may be in the can already 2nite lance. at the nfbc draft, billingsley's leg was fine. he didn't hurt it until AFTER the draft. [/QUOTE]Can I use my "I hate drafting so many days before opening day" card?
"Just Thoughts" sometime blend together like vanilla ice cream and root beer!
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Gordon Gekko II
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Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:
you think he might be referring to the leg he BROKE in the offseason. nope
you think he might be referring to the leg he BROKE in the offseason. nope
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Gordon Gekko II
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Originally posted by sportsbettingman:
Can I use my "I hate drafting so many days before opening day" card?
yep, that is a favorite of mine
Can I use my "I hate drafting so many days before opening day" card?
yep, that is a favorite of mine