A belated draft recap from outside guest Sam Levy on the draft! Enjoy!
The sun is shining, temperatures are rising, and we all have significantly less downtime in our schedules. This combination of events can only mean one thing: the boys of summer are back and another epic season of Waffle Ball International is underway! Surely plenty of sleepless nights were had leading up to Draft Day 2013, but the jury’s still out as to whether that was due to baseball research or the joys of fresh parenthood for some of you.
Here’s a little recap of the draft:
Round One came and went without any big surprises. Mahlon did the necessary duty of starting things off with the first Triple Crown winner in a long, long time. Jeremy, I believe Matt Kemp will get back in shape soon, but he’s on my team too and, dude—I feel your pain. And Justin, let’s be honest: your selection of the only Pirate chosen in the first nine rounds was inspired by the name thing. We all know it.
There were some absolute steals in this draft. Chris Davis lasted until Round Thirteen. THIRTEEN. Listen, I live ten minutes away from Camden Yards, but I’m pretty sure a Davis homerun ball is going to come through my window any day now. Nice work, Crosson. Barry’s got to be feeling fancy about A.J. Pierzynski in Round Nineteen. Hard to imagine Jose Altuve (or anyone in Houston) going earlier than Round Six, but I think this will continue to prove to be a solid move for Jeff.
Daniel, bold call on the A-Rod selection. We’ll have to wait a while to see if he’s worth your pick, let alone if he’s worth a paycheck larger than the entire Astros payroll for half a season. And while we’re talking about Wonderboy, I was quite surprised to see the name Adam Eaton on the list. I figured he was just golfing and fishing by now. There were ten Mets chosen in the draft altogether. That might be a little high. I’m just surprised none of those ten are Bobby Bonilla!
I predict catchers will have a profound impact on this year’s Waffle Ball standings. Aside from that, I think you’re all in for a wild ride. Hard to pick a winner in the Majors this year with any confidence, and the same goes for you Wafflers.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
High Heat Draft Recap
High heat, fast and right to the point. Here is a one line review on what i think on everyone's draft. What qualifies me to make judgments? Nothing, i just have a blog and can't sleep yet.
Yukon Yakmen - Old and young combo, little inbetween.
Ship Cool Papas - If all my SPs have great full years instead of half years, watch out.
Francouer Forever - AUO. Autodraft upside outfield.
-Wonderboy- The Phillies won't be the only team hinging on Halladay.
Kelyn Hills Krusaders - I declare this "The thinking-man's draft," clearly some research was done.
Manuel's Maulers - Began the year mixing up his name and talking smack to his son (the champ), look out!
Crazy Diamonds - Two words: White Sox.
Chemical Bonds VII - AUR. Autopick upside rotation.
World Series Cheesesteaks - He of the four first-basemen.
Richmond Mariners - ASGR. Autopick sneaky good rotation.
-HomeRunHero- Wheel pick wheelhouse - nailed a great lineup with a difficult draft slot.
This is MY year!! - The sneakiest draft this year, watch out when all those red letters disappear.
PPnP - Last year's #1 point collector at pick #39 tells the whole rest of the story as well.
Dropkick Murphy's - Could be the highest scoring OF tandem ever with super solid rotation.
Gilead Gunslingers - "Pitching+Red Sox" as consistently as "Unton and the White Sox" year to year.
Hope everyone enjoyed the draft night as much as i did!
Yukon Yakmen - Old and young combo, little inbetween.
Ship Cool Papas - If all my SPs have great full years instead of half years, watch out.
Francouer Forever - AUO. Autodraft upside outfield.
-Wonderboy- The Phillies won't be the only team hinging on Halladay.
Kelyn Hills Krusaders - I declare this "The thinking-man's draft," clearly some research was done.
Manuel's Maulers - Began the year mixing up his name and talking smack to his son (the champ), look out!
Crazy Diamonds - Two words: White Sox.
Chemical Bonds VII - AUR. Autopick upside rotation.
World Series Cheesesteaks - He of the four first-basemen.
Richmond Mariners - ASGR. Autopick sneaky good rotation.
-HomeRunHero- Wheel pick wheelhouse - nailed a great lineup with a difficult draft slot.
This is MY year!! - The sneakiest draft this year, watch out when all those red letters disappear.
PPnP - Last year's #1 point collector at pick #39 tells the whole rest of the story as well.
Dropkick Murphy's - Could be the highest scoring OF tandem ever with super solid rotation.
Gilead Gunslingers - "Pitching+Red Sox" as consistently as "Unton and the White Sox" year to year.
Hope everyone enjoyed the draft night as much as i did!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Curious Early Fantasy Prep Notes
Just over a month until one of my favorite days of the entire year... WBI Fantasy Draft day. To me, there is no more exciting day in our season (until the day we have a season decided in the last day or two).
Pitchers and catchers have reported. Fantasy baseball magazines have come out of hibernation. ESPN has gone through its regular maintenance and have debuted all their rankings.
It's way too early to have our final draft strategy in place, and yet even if you aren't really hard core about preparing, you know you already have a general idea of some of the players you just must have this year. And that, my friend, is a strategy.
Here are some fun notes, questions, and observations around the fantasy world to wet your whistle.
*First base. It's always been a source of great fantasy hitters. Pujols. Helton. Fielder. Howard. Teixeira. Derek Lee. Morneau. Berkman. Palmeiro. Delgado. Dunn. Giambi. Cabrera. Konerko. Thome. you get the idea.
In ESPN's current rankings for first basement we have a top 10 that has what truly is a DH who is lucky to have 1B eligibility in Billy Butler and two catchers in Buster Posey and Joe Mauer with the same fortune (for us). But Posey and Mauer will likely be used as catchers anyway on our teams because of their production from that scarce position. Pujols is ranked 1st but you get the feeling that it is reluctantly. He's followed by Votto (who had a "down" year) and Fielder who has been incredibly consistent, yet not mind-blowingly amazing.
There are very few bona fide sluggers anymore. Here's a note on that. Pujols in 2009 scored 706 points which would make him an ace starting pitcher let alone hitter. He averaged 4.4 points per game. And get this, he had 700 plate appearances that year. Meaning he averaged scoring a point every single time he walked up to the plate. Yahtzee. Last year's highest scorer was Miggy with 581.
*Steroids. Last year Ryan Braun came into the 2012 draft off an MVP year in which he scored 580 fantasy points and was nearly drafted in the second round (autopick seemed to spare him that history). Why? Because of the suspicion of steroids/PEDs and (a possible) suspension. What did Braun do? Simply score 567 fantasy points, second in WBI for the second year in a row. What will be of Gio Gonzalez, Melky Cabrera, ARod (add on an injury recovery), Carlos Ruiz, Ryan Braun (again) and others as we approach this draft? Who knows? It's hard to say we should draft them anyway based on Braun's performance last year. Have fun with that one.
*Closers. It's hard to succeed in this league without having 2 closers. And yet it's nearly impossible to ever get that position right! Jim Johnson was drafted in the 15th round. Fernando Rodney was not drafted. Aroldis Chapman will be a starter. Mariano Rivera is old. Brian Wilson's beard isn't on any team. Trevor Hoffman has retired. What do we do?
*Shortstop. The #1 ranked shortstop going in to 2013 played under 50 games last year in Troy Tulowitski. Shortstop used to be a position of abundance not too long ago (Reyes, Rollins, Tulo, ARod, Tejada, Renteria, Nomah, Jeter, HanRam, etc.). But now it is the position of potential. Does Rollins still have it in him? Will Tulo stay healthy. Will Hanley Ramirez ever be who he was at the beginning of his career? Will Asdrubal Cabrera mash? Will Starlin Castro add any power to his game? I've heard "the worst thing you can die with is potential." Will we invest the position or not?
*Who do you draft first? A starting pitcher? There are so many out there now, but to get an ace is coveted. Then again, they can be prone to injury and slumps. An outfielder? They are some of the best hitters out there, but the other positions are so scarce? A scarce position like second base or shortstop. The strategy is good on paper, but they tend to score less than some of the best at other positions that you pass up on. And you win the game by scoring the most points, not the most points at one scarce position. And do you change your strategy based on who you do end up drafting first? Oh my. The old adage here is "you can't win your league in the first round, but you can lose it." (Although on a personal note, drafting Kevin Youkilis in a terrible year for him still worked out for yours truly two years ago!)
Hopefully you are a little more excited to draft now that I've loaded you with some questions!
Pitchers and catchers have reported. Fantasy baseball magazines have come out of hibernation. ESPN has gone through its regular maintenance and have debuted all their rankings.
It's way too early to have our final draft strategy in place, and yet even if you aren't really hard core about preparing, you know you already have a general idea of some of the players you just must have this year. And that, my friend, is a strategy.
Here are some fun notes, questions, and observations around the fantasy world to wet your whistle.
*First base. It's always been a source of great fantasy hitters. Pujols. Helton. Fielder. Howard. Teixeira. Derek Lee. Morneau. Berkman. Palmeiro. Delgado. Dunn. Giambi. Cabrera. Konerko. Thome. you get the idea.
In ESPN's current rankings for first basement we have a top 10 that has what truly is a DH who is lucky to have 1B eligibility in Billy Butler and two catchers in Buster Posey and Joe Mauer with the same fortune (for us). But Posey and Mauer will likely be used as catchers anyway on our teams because of their production from that scarce position. Pujols is ranked 1st but you get the feeling that it is reluctantly. He's followed by Votto (who had a "down" year) and Fielder who has been incredibly consistent, yet not mind-blowingly amazing.
There are very few bona fide sluggers anymore. Here's a note on that. Pujols in 2009 scored 706 points which would make him an ace starting pitcher let alone hitter. He averaged 4.4 points per game. And get this, he had 700 plate appearances that year. Meaning he averaged scoring a point every single time he walked up to the plate. Yahtzee. Last year's highest scorer was Miggy with 581.
*Steroids. Last year Ryan Braun came into the 2012 draft off an MVP year in which he scored 580 fantasy points and was nearly drafted in the second round (autopick seemed to spare him that history). Why? Because of the suspicion of steroids/PEDs and (a possible) suspension. What did Braun do? Simply score 567 fantasy points, second in WBI for the second year in a row. What will be of Gio Gonzalez, Melky Cabrera, ARod (add on an injury recovery), Carlos Ruiz, Ryan Braun (again) and others as we approach this draft? Who knows? It's hard to say we should draft them anyway based on Braun's performance last year. Have fun with that one.
*Closers. It's hard to succeed in this league without having 2 closers. And yet it's nearly impossible to ever get that position right! Jim Johnson was drafted in the 15th round. Fernando Rodney was not drafted. Aroldis Chapman will be a starter. Mariano Rivera is old. Brian Wilson's beard isn't on any team. Trevor Hoffman has retired. What do we do?
*Shortstop. The #1 ranked shortstop going in to 2013 played under 50 games last year in Troy Tulowitski. Shortstop used to be a position of abundance not too long ago (Reyes, Rollins, Tulo, ARod, Tejada, Renteria, Nomah, Jeter, HanRam, etc.). But now it is the position of potential. Does Rollins still have it in him? Will Tulo stay healthy. Will Hanley Ramirez ever be who he was at the beginning of his career? Will Asdrubal Cabrera mash? Will Starlin Castro add any power to his game? I've heard "the worst thing you can die with is potential." Will we invest the position or not?
*Who do you draft first? A starting pitcher? There are so many out there now, but to get an ace is coveted. Then again, they can be prone to injury and slumps. An outfielder? They are some of the best hitters out there, but the other positions are so scarce? A scarce position like second base or shortstop. The strategy is good on paper, but they tend to score less than some of the best at other positions that you pass up on. And you win the game by scoring the most points, not the most points at one scarce position. And do you change your strategy based on who you do end up drafting first? Oh my. The old adage here is "you can't win your league in the first round, but you can lose it." (Although on a personal note, drafting Kevin Youkilis in a terrible year for him still worked out for yours truly two years ago!)
Hopefully you are a little more excited to draft now that I've loaded you with some questions!
Saturday, November 10, 2012
RIP it and BRIP it
Bear with me through the explanation and i think you will like where this one goes.
Let's start with an honest moment, the scoring system for our pitchers is way more subjective than it is for our pitchers*. The subjectivity for our hitters basically is pointed at the worth of stolen bases (and failed stolen bases). But with pitchers wins, losses, complete games, shutouts, no-hitters, perfect games, saves and blown saves are all granted a fairly subjective worth. Some of those numbers have fluxed through the years as well. And with the addition of quality starts being worth 2 points (which i highly approve of) that brings even more subjectivity to it as well.
Fortunately, we have the best scoring system in the world, and i believe that we very accurately portray pitchers against each other in our wonderful fantasy baseball league, WBI.
But what if we stripped down the pitchers from their "bonuses," all of the more subjective stats listed above? I attempted to do that. The first column lists the pitchers and their WBI point totals, and you'll notice that they are all of this year's 700+ point earners. The second column is filled with the same names, in order of their record independent points, aka RIP, their point total with their wins and losses subtracted from their WBI point total. Then the last column is BRIP, bonus and record independent points. BRIP subtracts all of the bonuses of quality starts, complete games, shutouts, no-hitters, perfect games, and RIP's wins and losses. The thinking behind this is that we strip down pitchers to the performance they put on the mound, not in the books. And another way to view starting pitchers and their performance.
WBI RIP BRIP
Dickey 839 Hernandez 715 Verlander 624
Verlander 810 Verlander 714 Kershaw 602
Hernandez 774 Dickey 709 Dickey 600
Cain 763 Kershaw 682 Hernandez 548
Kershaw 749 Cain 660 Hamels 539
Price 737 Hamels 615 Cain 538
Hamels 721 Price 615 Price 532
What stands out to me the most is how obviously Felix was affected by both RIP and BRIP. Taking away his win-loss record vaulted him to first among pitchers (cough cough Seattle Mariners cough cough, no offense Davis) and yet strip him of his great numbers in the categories of of complete games, shutouts, and his perfect game, and he's back down to fourth considerably behind Verlander.
Other notes:
*Verlander really is that good.
*Cain really suffered the most by these new stats.
*Hamels really gained from these stats.
*Dickey doesn't drop below third but lost the most points when he gets st(B)RIPped down (sorry, had to).
In no way am i suggesting that we ever take away these stats from our league's scoring system, and i'm not even suggesting that this makes a great scouting tool for 2013 and beyond. But i will suggest that we can know just a little more about a pitcher's mound performance by taking away some of the rewards for things outside of their control and for bonus points that are purely subjective.
Thoughts? Post them on here or on the facebook page!
*Of course, the ENTIRE scoring system is subjective. A hit is "worth" one positive point for hitters and one negative point for pitchers. But we could easily mess with ANY of the stats. There's very little true objectivity in fantasy baseball. That's the fun of it.
Let's start with an honest moment, the scoring system for our pitchers is way more subjective than it is for our pitchers*. The subjectivity for our hitters basically is pointed at the worth of stolen bases (and failed stolen bases). But with pitchers wins, losses, complete games, shutouts, no-hitters, perfect games, saves and blown saves are all granted a fairly subjective worth. Some of those numbers have fluxed through the years as well. And with the addition of quality starts being worth 2 points (which i highly approve of) that brings even more subjectivity to it as well.
Fortunately, we have the best scoring system in the world, and i believe that we very accurately portray pitchers against each other in our wonderful fantasy baseball league, WBI.
But what if we stripped down the pitchers from their "bonuses," all of the more subjective stats listed above? I attempted to do that. The first column lists the pitchers and their WBI point totals, and you'll notice that they are all of this year's 700+ point earners. The second column is filled with the same names, in order of their record independent points, aka RIP, their point total with their wins and losses subtracted from their WBI point total. Then the last column is BRIP, bonus and record independent points. BRIP subtracts all of the bonuses of quality starts, complete games, shutouts, no-hitters, perfect games, and RIP's wins and losses. The thinking behind this is that we strip down pitchers to the performance they put on the mound, not in the books. And another way to view starting pitchers and their performance.
WBI RIP BRIP
Dickey 839 Hernandez 715 Verlander 624
Verlander 810 Verlander 714 Kershaw 602
Hernandez 774 Dickey 709 Dickey 600
Cain 763 Kershaw 682 Hernandez 548
Kershaw 749 Cain 660 Hamels 539
Price 737 Hamels 615 Cain 538
Hamels 721 Price 615 Price 532
What stands out to me the most is how obviously Felix was affected by both RIP and BRIP. Taking away his win-loss record vaulted him to first among pitchers (cough cough Seattle Mariners cough cough, no offense Davis) and yet strip him of his great numbers in the categories of of complete games, shutouts, and his perfect game, and he's back down to fourth considerably behind Verlander.
Other notes:
*Verlander really is that good.
*Cain really suffered the most by these new stats.
*Hamels really gained from these stats.
*Dickey doesn't drop below third but lost the most points when he gets st(B)RIPped down (sorry, had to).
In no way am i suggesting that we ever take away these stats from our league's scoring system, and i'm not even suggesting that this makes a great scouting tool for 2013 and beyond. But i will suggest that we can know just a little more about a pitcher's mound performance by taking away some of the rewards for things outside of their control and for bonus points that are purely subjective.
Thoughts? Post them on here or on the facebook page!
*Of course, the ENTIRE scoring system is subjective. A hit is "worth" one positive point for hitters and one negative point for pitchers. But we could easily mess with ANY of the stats. There's very little true objectivity in fantasy baseball. That's the fun of it.
Friday, October 5, 2012
WBI Triple Crown results
Forgive the rough formatting, but here are the results of the WBI Triple Crown fantasy points quest! Their name, followed by year is listed first. Underneath each name is their total points and then their average PPG.
You can see that Miggy's Triple Crown total is the least in the modern era of Triple Crown winners! Wow!
Rogers Hornsby takes the prize by ONE POINT over an incredible year by Lou Gehrig. Tip O'Neill's early era 6.15 ppg is astonishing. Only a handful of batters average HALF of that every year. And even though there is nothing as astronomical as that in the modern era, the PPG's in the upper 4's and point totals rivaling a starting pitcher's best year is really incredible by these Triple Crown winners, and somehow Miguel Cabrera ends up at the bottom of the list after ending up at the top of 3 lists.
Miggy Triple Crown
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The Yaz Triple Crown 67
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Brooks Robinson TC 66
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Mickey Mantle TC 56
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Ted Williams 47
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Ted Williams 42
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Joe Medwick 37
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Lou Gehrig 34
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Jimmie Foxx 33
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Chuck Klein 33
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Rogers Hornsby 25
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Rogers Hornsby 22
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Ty Cobb 09
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Nap Lajoie 01
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Tip O'neill 87
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Paul Hines 78
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You can see that Miggy's Triple Crown total is the least in the modern era of Triple Crown winners! Wow!
Rogers Hornsby takes the prize by ONE POINT over an incredible year by Lou Gehrig. Tip O'Neill's early era 6.15 ppg is astonishing. Only a handful of batters average HALF of that every year. And even though there is nothing as astronomical as that in the modern era, the PPG's in the upper 4's and point totals rivaling a starting pitcher's best year is really incredible by these Triple Crown winners, and somehow Miguel Cabrera ends up at the bottom of the list after ending up at the top of 3 lists.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Triple Crowners remixed with WBI
What Miguel Cabrera has done is nothing short of history as he has won the first Triple Crown in 45 years! Yet it is debatable if he even had the best year in the American League (a la Mike Trout). And in a WBI sense, his year wasn't as good as Jacoby Ellsbury's 2011 (who may ironically share the fact that he was the hitter with the most points and yet not MVP!). With all of that said...
Here are all of the Triple Crown winners ever, including Miguel Cabrera.
2012 AL Miguel Cabrera DET .330, 44 HR, 139 RBI
Want to take a stab at which one of these crown winners had the best Waffle Ball year? (Miguel Cabrera amassed 581 total points. You are guessing who had the most WBI fantasy points in the above list of players. Hint: it was not Miguel Cabrera or anyone before the year 1910.)
Which one do you think had the best PPG average?
Wanna try and guess what those numbers were? Go for it! Post a response here on the blog or on facebook!
I'll post the results soon, but take a stab! I was wrong with both of my guesses on who won total points and PPG.
I will admit that some statistics were not kept for all of these guys (caught stealing, sacrfice flies, intentional walks and some others) as you go farther back in history, but i do not think it will throw off your guesses.
Here are all of the Triple Crown winners ever, including Miguel Cabrera.
| Year Lg | Player | Team/(BA, HR, RBI) |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 AL | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS .326, 44 HR, 121 RBI |
| 1966 AL | Frank Robinson | BAL .316, 49 HR, 122 RBI |
| 1956 AL | Mickey Mantle | NYY .353, 52 HR, 130 RBI |
| 1947 AL | Ted Williams | BOS .343, 32 HR, 114 RBI |
| 1942 AL | Ted Williams | BOS .356, 36 HR, 137 RBI |
| 1937 NL | Joe Medwick | STL .374, 31 HR, 154 RBI |
| 1934 AL | Lou Gehrig | NYY .363, 49 HR, 165 RBI |
| 1933 AL | Jimmie Foxx | PHA .356, 48 HR, 163 RBI |
| 1933 NL | Chuck Klein | PHI .368, 28 HR, 120 RBI |
| 1925 NL | Rogers Hornsby | STL .403, 39 HR, 143 RBI |
| 1922 NL | Rogers Hornsby | STL .401, 42 HR, 152 RBI |
| 1909 AL | Ty Cobb | DET .377, 9 HR, 107 RBI |
| 1901 AL | Nap Lajoie | PHA .426, 14 HR, 125 RBI |
| 1887 AA | Tip O'Neill | STL .435, 14 HR, 123 RBI |
| 1878 NL | Paul Hines | PRO .358, 4 HR, 50 RBI |
Want to take a stab at which one of these crown winners had the best Waffle Ball year? (Miguel Cabrera amassed 581 total points. You are guessing who had the most WBI fantasy points in the above list of players. Hint: it was not Miguel Cabrera or anyone before the year 1910.)
Which one do you think had the best PPG average?
Wanna try and guess what those numbers were? Go for it! Post a response here on the blog or on facebook!
I'll post the results soon, but take a stab! I was wrong with both of my guesses on who won total points and PPG.
I will admit that some statistics were not kept for all of these guys (caught stealing, sacrfice flies, intentional walks and some others) as you go farther back in history, but i do not think it will throw off your guesses.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Whatever. Here it is!
I know. I failed at posting on this all year. Why post now? I'll give you one reason you can not argue with...
WHY NOT?
Here are a slew of random notes:
1) An unofficial congratulations to Dan Raiser! On paper around the All-Star break your team was the best on paper, and you maintained that lead through an amazing lineup and clutch pitching. More on your season to come (hopefully) on this blog.
2) What if i told you that there's a hitter on the free agent list that over the last month has averaged 2.9 ppg, has hit 11 HRs and 27 RBIs in that time, his team is in the playoffs and again, he's on the waivers?! That man is unowned by all of you and his name is Mark Reynolds.
3) It looks like Hersh has wrapped up second place with an amazing rotation and a patchwork lineup. Pitching tends to be heavily drafted in our league compared to standard fantasy rankings and here Hersh (and the rest of us) get edged by a team with one true ace (Verlander) and an amazing lineup versus most of our teams that focused on starting pitching and a few stud hitters. Of course there's so much more to winning a WBI championship. And I have nothing but admiration for Hersh's year this year: hopefully you remember that he spent the first third of the season in the bottom 5 and now tops 13 of us. Way to go Hersh! Great season!
4) Who was this past month's highest scoring hitter? It has to be triple crown hopeful Miguel Cabrera right? Or maybe it was MVP hopeful Ryan Braun and his amazing September? Maybe it was Marco Scutaro and his .398 batting average in September? Nope.
It was a man whose name i cannot pronounce: Norichika Aoki. If you knew he was that good, you are probably Mr. Raiser, because i can't imagine the rest of you knew that.
5) Verlander's given up 19 HR this sesaon. Kershaw 16. King Felix 14.
WHY NOT?
Here are a slew of random notes:
1) An unofficial congratulations to Dan Raiser! On paper around the All-Star break your team was the best on paper, and you maintained that lead through an amazing lineup and clutch pitching. More on your season to come (hopefully) on this blog.
2) What if i told you that there's a hitter on the free agent list that over the last month has averaged 2.9 ppg, has hit 11 HRs and 27 RBIs in that time, his team is in the playoffs and again, he's on the waivers?! That man is unowned by all of you and his name is Mark Reynolds.
3) It looks like Hersh has wrapped up second place with an amazing rotation and a patchwork lineup. Pitching tends to be heavily drafted in our league compared to standard fantasy rankings and here Hersh (and the rest of us) get edged by a team with one true ace (Verlander) and an amazing lineup versus most of our teams that focused on starting pitching and a few stud hitters. Of course there's so much more to winning a WBI championship. And I have nothing but admiration for Hersh's year this year: hopefully you remember that he spent the first third of the season in the bottom 5 and now tops 13 of us. Way to go Hersh! Great season!
4) Who was this past month's highest scoring hitter? It has to be triple crown hopeful Miguel Cabrera right? Or maybe it was MVP hopeful Ryan Braun and his amazing September? Maybe it was Marco Scutaro and his .398 batting average in September? Nope.
It was a man whose name i cannot pronounce: Norichika Aoki. If you knew he was that good, you are probably Mr. Raiser, because i can't imagine the rest of you knew that.
5) Verlander's given up 19 HR this sesaon. Kershaw 16. King Felix 14.
Wanna guess how many Gio Gonzalez has given up?
Nine.
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