Tom Kessenich on Fantasy Focus

Jeff Erickson · Post by **Jeff Erickson** » Mon May 18, 2009 4:44 am

Sorry about the late notice again, but I'm having Tom on my show today at 12:30 ET/9:30 a.m. PT, to talk about the week in FAAB and what's been going on with the NFBC in general. The show begins at noon/9:00 with Will Carroll today.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rotowire

Thanks!

JE

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:06 am

Jeff - Can you touch on Joe Blanton?

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:11 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

Jeff - Can you touch on Joe Blanton? Too freakin funny.

Jeff Erickson · Post by **Jeff Erickson** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:15 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

Jeff - Can you touch on Joe Blanton? What, is there a thread on him here or something?

Should I also touch the third rail of the midweek DL rules?

thx,

JE

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:55 am

Jeff – If you want to experience your highest rated show (no offense to anyone), sign me up. I know you tried to get me for an earlier show, but unfortunately the timing didn’t work for me. I’d be happy to discuss FAAB and/or the NFBC in general. Be warned, I don’t sugarcoat anything. I have strong opinions on most subjects and a breath of honesty and experience should fuel your show right up the charts! Promote it the week before and BANG!

With that said, I won’t discuss FAAB pickups for the upcoming week. I realize that many of your listeners ARE indeed interested in this info, however, I can’t handicap myself. I’d be happy to discuss them after FAAB runs on Sunday night.

For instance,

Best buys that were available in most leagues were Sheffield and Rich Hill. I picked up some 2 start gems :rolleyes: to start this week in some of my leagues:

McCarthy, Brandon (TEX)

Gallagher, Sean (OAK)

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI)

Martis, Shairon (WAS)

If interested, shoot me a PM with what time slots are available. I’m usually “working” from 8-4pm, but I might be able to break free for a few minutes. I’m available any evening .

[ May 18, 2009, 11:56 AM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko II ]

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:02 am

Hey Tom, I'll listen to the show when I get home. Slay em today!!

Jeff Erickson · Post by **Jeff Erickson** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:06 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

Jeff – If you want to experience your highest rated show (no offense to anyone), sign me up. I know you tried to get me for an earlier show, but unfortunately the timing didn’t work for me. I’d be happy to discuss FAAB and/or the NFBC in general. Be warned, I don’t sugarcoat anything. I have strong opinions on most subjects and a breath of honesty and experience should fuel your show right up the charts! Promote it the week before and BANG!

With that said, I won’t discuss FAAB pickups for the upcoming week. I realize that many of your listeners ARE indeed interested in this info, however, I can’t handicap myself. I’d be happy to discuss them after FAAB runs on Sunday night.

For instance,

Best buys that were available in most leagues were Sheffield and Rich Hill. I picked up some 2 start gems :rolleyes: to start this week in some of my leagues:

McCarthy, Brandon (TEX)

Gallagher, Sean (OAK)

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI)

Martis, Shairon (WAS)

If interested, shoot me a PM with what time slots are available. I’m usually “working” from 8-4pm, but I might be able to break free for a few minutes. I’m available any evening . Yeah, I'd love to have you on - I tried sending a PM but your in-box was full.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:11 am

Cleaned up!

swampass · Post by **swampass** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:31 am

hilarious. the guy that knows all doesnt know when one of his "gem 2 starters" is going.

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI) doesnt pitch til friday.

oops! but im sure the rest of the gems will pitch magically... as you are the self proclaimed genius of the boards. Yawn....

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:36 am

Originally posted by swampass:

hilarious. the guy that knows all doesnt know when one of his "gem 2 starters" is going.

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI) doesnt pitch til friday.

oops! but im sure the rest of the gems will pitch magically... as you are the self proclaimed genius of the boards. Yawn.... He meant that they would have two starts eventually....

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:37 am

Originally posted by swampass:

hilarious. the guy that knows all doesnt know when one of his "gem 2 starters" is going.

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI) doesnt pitch til friday.

oops! but im sure the rest of the gems will pitch magically... as you are the self proclaimed genius of the boards. Yawn.... ya, he got bumped with the rainout. i was taking the 2 starter list from my "work" computer, which hasn't been accessed since friday.

now Augenstein goes once against oakland and loses the marlins (josh johnson). that is like having a 2 start week.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:42 am

Originally posted by swampass:

hilarious. the guy that knows all doesnt know when one of his "gem 2 starters" is going.

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI) doesnt pitch til friday.

oops! but im sure the rest of the gems will pitch magically... as you are the self proclaimed genius of the boards. Yawn.... swampy, keep trying, maybe one day you'll get there.

ps - any owner starting cahill last week got EXACTLY what they deserved!

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:54 am

Just for fun, here were my top FAAB bids on Friday:

Drop-Bid-Add

Matthews Jr., Gary OF LAA 29 Tatis, Fernando (NYM)

Pineiro, Joel P STL 29 Wilson, C.J. (TEX)

Reyes, Jo-Jo P ATL 19 Harrison, Matt (TEX)

From Friday - Sunday, only one of those guys still remained a top bid for me. What happened over the weekend:

1. Tatis will share 1B duties while Delgado is out. Murphy and Reed (if you can believe it) look to be taking about 25% of PT. On Sunday morning I removed Tatis as my top option. Sunday night, when I saw Reed in starting at 1B and Tatis out of the lineup, I lowered Tatis's bid quite a bit (over 50%).

2. C.J. Wilson has the save opps for a few days. Truth is he sucks. His peripherals show that he's a worse pitcher than he was last year (if that's even possible). I believe I still had him a top option, but lowered his price significantly (~75%). Some closers can get by (due to the limited innings they might not get exposed).

3. Harrison is a decent spec play, however this week he gets one start and it's against Verlander. Yuck! Being a contact pitcher and pitching in Texas could cause some very frightful games for his owners. I dropped him from top bid to middle of the pack for $2 or so.

Da bears · Post by **Da bears** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:04 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

Jeff – If you want to experience your highest rated show (no offense to anyone), sign me up. I know you tried to get me for an earlier show, but unfortunately the timing didn’t work for me. I’d be happy to discuss FAAB and/or the NFBC in general. Be warned, I don’t sugarcoat anything. I have strong opinions on most subjects and a breath of honesty and experience should fuel your show right up the charts! Promote it the week before and BANG!

With that said, I won’t discuss FAAB pickups for the upcoming week. I realize that many of your listeners ARE indeed interested in this info, however, I can’t handicap myself. I’d be happy to discuss them after FAAB runs on Sunday night.

For instance,

Best buys that were available in most leagues were Sheffield and Rich Hill. I picked up some 2 start gems :rolleyes: to start this week in some of my leagues:

McCarthy, Brandon (TEX)

Gallagher, Sean (OAK)

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI)

Martis, Shairon (WAS)

If interested, shoot me a PM with what time slots are available. I’m usually “working” from 8-4pm, but I might be able to break free for a few minutes. I’m available any evening . Yeah I picked up Sheffield in a couple of leagues also Mark. I missed by him by $4 in my Super Draft League and was dissappointed. Because of injuries to Flores, Delagado, Edwin, and Dukes and also throw in the chronic flu-ridden Votto and the wall-smashing Hamilton... I desparately needed another big bat in my lineup.

[ May 18, 2009, 01:06 PM: Message edited by: Da bears ]

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:09 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by swampass:

hilarious. the guy that knows all doesnt know when one of his "gem 2 starters" is going.

Augenstein, Bryan (ARI) doesnt pitch til friday.

oops! but im sure the rest of the gems will pitch magically... as you are the self proclaimed genius of the boards. Yawn.... ya, he got bumped with the rainout. i was taking the 2 starter list from my "work" computer, which hasn't been accessed since friday.

[/QUOTE]The BIG ? is why you don't have 1 master file on a thumb you carry between home and office

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:19 am

Originally posted by Quahogs:

The BIG ? is why you don't have 1 master file on a thumb you carry between home and office i do. i took the list home friday and tweaked it over the weekend.

there is no need for me to bring the list back in to work on monday. i don't look at this week's free agents till thursday or thereabouts.

here's what i do...

Thursday

Download all free agents in all my leagues from work

Identify players of interest from work

Setup preliminary bids from work

Friday

Identify new players added to faab pool from work

Tweak players of interest from work

Tweak preliminary bids from work

Take home list for the weekend

Saturday

Identify new players added to faab pool from home

Tweak players of interest from home

Tweak preliminary bids from home

Sunday

Identify new players added to faab pool from home

Tweak players of interest from home

Tweak preliminary bids from home

New week begins on thursday!

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:36 am

All that X 5 or so right ? Don't know about you but I'm up to my neck this season. Too many leagues with too many messy teams ----> a volatile mix to a sane summer.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:40 am

Originally posted by Quahogs:

All that X 5 or so right ? Don't know about you but I'm up to my neck this season. Too many leagues with too many messy teams ----> a volatile mix to a sane summer.

i have 6 weekly manage teams.

this past sunday i got thrown for a twist when dukes went down and weeks went down. needed to revise all 6 teams as they are common to all of them. dukes on 3. weeks on the other 3.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:43 am

Originally posted by Quahogs:

Don't know about you but I'm up to my neck this season. Too many leagues with too many messy teams ----> a volatile mix to a sane summer. sure you are...getting sheffield for $22?!?!?! what are your leaguemates asleep at the wheel? you are going to be speeding past most of them shortly.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:45 am

I'm all over the radio today. If you're in the mood for some football talk, I'll be a guest on Lou Tranquilli's Monday Night Blog Talk Radio Show tonight at 9 p.m. EST.

You can listen to the draft breakdown/debate HERE:

BFD Monday Night Fantasy Football Show

Or call in here: 914-338-1433

Or join the live chat room and ask questions as the show is going on.

[ May 18, 2009, 01:46 PM: Message edited by: Tom Kessenich ]

Da bears · Post by **Da bears** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:47 am

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

I'm all over the radio today. If you're in the mood for some football talk, I'll be a guest on Lou Tranquilli's Monday Night Blog Talk Radio Show tonight at 9 p.m. EST.

You can listen to the draft breakdown/debate HERE:

BFD Monday Night Fantasy Football Show

Or call in here: 914-338-1433

Or join the live chat room and ask questions as the show is going on. Nice Tom. Pretty soon you will be famous enough to get that date with Jessica Alba.

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:49 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by Quahogs:

The BIG ? is why you don't have 1 master file on a thumb you carry between home and office i do. i took the list home friday and tweaked it over the weekend.

there is no need for me to bring the list back in to work on monday. i don't look at this week's free agents till thursday or thereabouts.

here's what i do...

Thursday

Download all free agents in all my leagues from work

Identify players of interest from work

Setup preliminary bids from work

Friday

Identify new players added to faab pool from work

Tweak players of interest from work

Tweak preliminary bids from work

Take home list for the weekend

New week begins on thursday!

[/QUOTE]Gekko....please forward the name of the company you work for, their address, and fax number so that I can send them an application.....sounds like a great job. I actually have to do work at work.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:51 am

Originally posted by G-X:

Gekko....please forward the name of the company you work for, their address, and fax number so that I can send them an application.....sounds like a great job. I actually have to do work at work. all work is done on breaks/lunch

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:53 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by G-X:

Gekko....please forward the name of the company you work for, their address, and fax number so that I can send them an application.....sounds like a great job. I actually have to do work at work. all work is done on breaks/lunch [/QUOTE]You're allowed a lunch???? Damn, I really do need to send over that application.

Gordon Gekko II · Post by **Gordon Gekko II** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:55 am

Originally posted by G-X:

quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko II:

quote:Originally posted by G-X:

Gekko....please forward the name of the company you work for, their address, and fax number so that I can send them an application.....sounds like a great job. I actually have to do work at work. all work is done on breaks/lunch [/QUOTE]You're allowed a lunch???? Damn, I really do need to send over that application. [/QUOTE]i'm a water delivery guy. what do u want from that...