Who is this weeks player to bid over bid by $332

Balticsquids · Post by **Balticsquids** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:41 am

Care to tell us crazytown?

Balticsquids · Post by **Balticsquids** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:42 am

to be over bid by $332 ...my bad

viper · Post by **viper** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:22 pm

And the winner seems to be John Patterson (Wash, SP) in Vegas 1 where Todd Zola acquired him for $417 with a runner-up bid of zero. I admit I can't believe no one else bid on him.

Wire2Wire · Post by **Wire2Wire** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:28 am

Zola must be a bit desperate!!! Theres only ummm 5 months to go.

Maybe he is a newbie, and is just getting his feet wet!

JEEZ......UNbelievable!

Jackstraw · Post by **Jackstraw** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:25 am

Ummmm.... I don't think that Zola is a newbie... Maybe desperate, but definitely not a newbie.

ToddZ · Post by **ToddZ** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:29 am

Neither desperate nor a newbie.

Let's check back in 5 months and see if it was "unbelievable" I bid 417 or "unbelievable" no one else bid 418.

It's never too early to make sure you secure a key element to your team.

[ April 18, 2005, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: ToddZ ]

Bobby J · Post by **Bobby J** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:23 am

I hope Zola is right, I got Patterson for either $11 or $21 this week, so I hope his expectations of Patterson are more than right

Wire2Wire · Post by **Wire2Wire** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:07 am

It's never too early to make sure you secure a key element to your team.

It will be very interesting too see how your $417 investment pans out over the nexxt few weeks. $417 just seems way high, when most leagues were winning him with bids between $25 and $100.

But hey.... Its your money, and we're glad too see you spend it on "a key element". :rolleyes:

ToddZ · Post by **ToddZ** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:19 am

Excellent use of gratuitous quotes and the sarcastic eye roll to emphasize your point

Wire2Wire · Post by **Wire2Wire** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:30 am

Todd, We'll see how he does for ya on Thursday.

He is @ home vs. Smoltz....

good luck...(no sarcasm this time)

ToddZ · Post by **ToddZ** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:39 am

Yes we will as he is in my active lineup. For the record, the opposing pitcher is irrelevant to me unless he is a really good hitter. I like Patterson at home a lot.

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:30 pm

Originally posted by ToddZ:

Neither desperate nor a newbie.

Let's check back in 5 months and see if it was "unbelievable" I bid 417 or "unbelievable" no one else bid 418.

It's never too early to make sure you secure a key element to your team. Nothing at all wrong with valuing a player. I do tend to agree that even if he is worth $417 it seems likely he could have been had for less.

Having said that, I think Todd has earned a certain amount of latitude given his known experience level.

It makes me far more intrigued about going out and picking up John Patterson in a variety of places far more than it makes me feel like I should chastise Todd.

Appreciate the tip

Dyv

Wire2Wire · Post by **Wire2Wire** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:53 pm

Originally posted by ToddZ:

Yes we will as he is in my active lineup. For the record, the opposing pitcher is irrelevant to me unless he is a really good hitter. I like Patterson at home a lot. Well Todd... in '04.... Pattersons numbers at home weren't that good...

at home- 7.14 era (olympic stadium)

and he was 0-2 vs. Atlanta with 7.11 era

Good Luck ...

ToddZ · Post by **ToddZ** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:09 am

at home- 7.14 era (olympic stadium) Home is no longer Olympic Stadium

and he was 0-2 vs. Atlanta with 7.11 era Far too small a sample to draw any definite conclusions except in extreme instances. Plus ERA is the worst stat to look at. In 12.2 IP vs Atlanta he struck out a whopping 17 hitters and help them to a .229 BA. So why the poor ERA? A huge 12 walks and 2 HR. So while he won't whiff 17 in 12.2 again, he also won't walk 12.

The biggest risk with Patterson is not so much performance but health. Where I am more likely to get burned is if he doesn't make 25 more starts. I am confident enough that if he makes them, I'll get my money's worth.

Cellar Dwellers · Post by **Cellar Dwellers** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:17 am

Atta baby Todd. Way to prove us Patterson owners correct.

ToddZ · Post by **ToddZ** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:39 am

To be fair, just as 12.2 IP in 2004 is too small a sample, a 7 IP performance in the rain against a team in a slump is also too small a sample to draw any definite conclusions.

That said, I'LL TAKE IT!!!!!!

Now if Cordero can work out of this jam, we'll get a W as well.

I love my XM radio.

Cellar Dwellers · Post by **Cellar Dwellers** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:45 am

Yeah, but that's three good starts for Patterson and he seems to have overcome his control problems. Cordero just blew the save, damn.

Cellar Dwellers · Post by **Cellar Dwellers** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:47 am

Whoa, I'm mistaken. I thought the run scored on that base hit, still have a shot at the win.

Cellar Dwellers · Post by **Cellar Dwellers** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:47 am

Not anymore.

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:14 am

Go Braves! We will take them anyway we can get them. How long will the Nats stick with Guzman?