Spurs Talk Fantasy Baseball 09

[ATRAIN]

But I'm fine with whatever the majority wants. And I do want to warn ATRAIN that I will do all I can to win within the confines of the rules and if he needs to cry he'll need to wipe away his own tears.

Yeah well you have to make playoff first ho!!

[ATRAIN]

Yeah, I remember you turned your season around after a couple of asswhuppins from Melmart. We'll see what he does...

I did beat her once last year and once I did I heard nothing but excuses from her.

[ATRAIN]

WOW .... so according to that projections, I guess Atrain is gonna win. We will never hear the end of it if that happens!

I think like FWD says, timvp, whottt and I are gonna have something to say about being ranked the three last teams.

My offensive team doesn't look all that hot, but I think they are well-balanced and solid and will improve as the year goes on, like my squad last year. I was mired in the middle of the pack for several months before my team took off. Nobody feared my team this time last year. I am not worried at all.

Really the only ones that wont hear the end of it are YOU, Dan, and TIMVP!!

[Melmart1]

I did beat her once last year and once I did I heard nothing but excuses from her.

Revisionist history at its finest. This is the thanks I get for educating you. You didn't even know what WHIP was last year! You will get no more help from me, so you better pay attention, puto.

[ATRAIN]

Revisionist history at its finest. This is the thanks I get for educating you. You didn't even know what WHIP was last year! You will get no more help from me, so you better pay attention, puto.

I knew what WHIP was but you did help me understand the way fantasy baseball worked and I was able to turn my season around after that and for that I thank you mel. I did beat you though but it was a regular season win and you are the champ so for now I bow down to the champ. I am no longer a rook so i have no excuses. FWD thanks for that breakdown it was a fun read but its like power rankings, fun and great to see on paper how your team looks but any given week you can get your ass kicked by the worst (Thunderdan's team) team in the league. Just a few more days guys and as everyone said this is a very compe ive league and yes everyone watches free agencies/waivers like a hawk. I had a tough time with fantasy football with some of you guys in a 12 team league. I am used to being the guy in my league that hogs up the good free agents but some of you guys are faster with the trigger than I am which makes for a fun season. good luck to all and TIMVP your going down!!

[Thunder Dan]

I agree totally, and I think that Dan's pitching staff is pretty thin. He is dumb to think that he can just pick pitchers up later -- those are hard to come by, and those that are called up usually have a learning curve. You have to draft a good team, I had a great pitching staff last year and 90% of those guys were my draftees.

I think my pitching staff is very solid, some great starters and five, possibly six closers. That's why I am not worried about the perceived shortcomings in my offense -- offensive players are much easier to pick up and since they play everyday they can make an immediate impact on your team, unlike a pitcher. Also, I think my offense has some real sleepers on it that will improve as the season goes on. Slow and steady wins the race.

you are vastly underestimating a)my free time, b)my managing skills

Your pitching staff might be great in your eyes, but if one or 2 of them go down you are finished because A) I will already have picked up the best available starter at the time, b)your lineup isn't out hitting anyone.

The odds of a pitcher getting hurt or having a couple bad starts is much greater than a team built around hitting going into extended slumps. Your best pitcher could go out and give you 2 terrible starts in one week- if my best hitter sucks for a week I'm not screwed because I'm not dependent on just one guy. That is why pitching is important in real baseball, and not in fantasy baseball

[ATRAIN]

you are vastly underestimating a)my free time, b)my managing skills

Your pitching staff might be great in your eyes, but if one or 2 of them go down you are finished because A) I will already have picked up the best available starter at the time, b)your lineup isn't out hitting anyone.

The odds of a pitcher getting hurt or having a couple bad starts is much greater than a team built around hitting going into extended slumps. Your best pitcher could go out and give you 2 terrible starts in one week- if my best hitter sucks for a week I'm not screwed because I'm not dependent on just one guy. That is why pitching is important in real baseball, and not in fantasy baseball

I made the playoffs by making the right moves with my pitching staff. They are what kept me in the running so you saying its not important is false. Just wait and see you will realize what we are talking about.

[Melmart1]

I think Dan is vastly underestimating a) The other owners and their vigilance over the waiver wire and b) how late some of them stay up at night

[Thunder Dan]

you guys are dogging a pitching staff with 3 legitimate Cy young candidates and one of the top closers in baseball

Cliff Lee
Fausto Carmona
Scott Baker
Jon Lester
Armando Galaraga
Mark Burley

that has the potential to be the best starting group in the league. You guys act like it stands no chance. Lee won a Cy Young, Lester could, and Carmona almost did. Baker is a stud that plays 1/2 of his games in a pitcher friendly park. Glaraga is a great young arm too. He finished last year 13-7 1.19WHIP, on a ty team, going 1-3 with a ERA over 7 in September

[ATRAIN]

I think Dan is vastly underestimating a) The other owners and their vigilance over the waiver wire and b) how late some of them stay up at night

Mel I expect a point sweep on your week 1 matchup. We need to give Dan the rude awakening that I got last year.

[Thunder Dan]

Mel I expect a point sweep on your week 1 matchup. We need to give Dan the rude awakening that I got last year.

stop being silly, did you look at my lineup?

Half of Melmart's lineup is rangers and they will be shut down by 2 of my starters. Hank Blaylock? are you kidding me? You might as well just draft and start Aaron Boone

I got this in the bag. Week 1 is going to be a bloodbath.

[Melmart1]

You keep focusing on Blalock, but he is more of a bench player. Someone else will be in 3B by the time scoring starts. Week 1 might be a bloodbath, but its a looong season and my team was built for endurance and longevity.

[Thunder Dan]

You keep focusing on Blalock, but he is more of a bench player. Someone else will be in 3B by the time scoring starts. Week 1 might be a bloodbath, but its a looong season and my team was built for endurance and longevity.

You Hang It, I Bang It are like debt collectors, we come on strong and once we see weakness we don't let up. We just intimidate, punish then cripple the compe ion. I like having weekends to myself so normally we already have the W by Friday. It's nothing personal, you are just first on our list.

Chase Headley, Mark DeRosa, and Ty Wigginton- man that sounds like murderer's row. I'm glad I'm not faced with that decision. You might as well just draft Mr. Met and throw him at 3rd base

[Melmart1]

The MLB team Mark DeRosa is on may suck, but he doesn't.

[Thunder Dan]

The MLB team Mark DeRosa is on may suck, but he doesn't.

a Rangers fan talking smack about the Tribe?! get that weak stuff outta here!

[ATRAIN]

a Rangers fan talking smack about the Tribe?! get that weak stuff outta here!

I like the Indians..........well the team from Major league at least. Hey Dan did you try to draft Wild Thing Rick Vaughn on your team?

[Melmart1]

A SpursTalk fantasy rookie talking smack to the champion?! Get the weak stuff outta here!

[Thunder Dan]

A SpursTalk fantasy rookie talking smack to the champion?! Get the weak stuff outta here!

I live by prison code.

[ATRAIN]

A SpursTalk fantasy rookie talking smack to the champion?! Get the weak stuff outta here!

thats why you have to humble him week 1

[Thunder Dan]

I like the Indians..........well the team from Major league at least. Hey Dan did you try to draft Wild Thing Rick Vaughn on your team?

I got the next best thing in Fausto Carmona. I think Melmart has Roger Dorn starting at 3rd this week, he is an upgrade from all the other stiffs she has. I could find better numbers in the waiver wire than whats sitting in her 3rd base platoon.

[Thunder Dan]

thats why you have to humble him week 1

dude, look at my lineup. I will win every single offensive category, and will be able to steal a pitching category once I employ my opening week strategy. I'll have the win locked up by Thursday at the latest so I can enjoy myself at opening day Friday.

My Lineup is a mixture of All Star lineup and the futures game lineup, Melmart's is a lineup full of has beens or guys that never had a prime.

[ATRAIN]

dude, look at my lineup. I will win every single offensive category, and will be able to steal a pitching category once I employ my opening week strategy. I'll have the win locked up by Thursday at the latest so I can enjoy myself at opening day Friday.

My Lineup is a mixture of All Star lineup and the futures game lineup, Melmart's is a lineup full of has beens or guys that never had a prime.

Since mel and timvp are my fantasy baseball rivals I will be pulling for ya little guy

[Thunder Dan]

Peavy is due to get hurt. Plays on a crappy team with little run support

Lince will have the classic sop re slump. Plays on a crappy team with little run support

Garza sucks, Rays got lucky last year. They will be a .500 team this year at best

Wainwright is decent at best, plays on a crappy team with little run support


you better hope you dominate every other category because wins will be hard to come by

[Thunder Dan]

Brandon McCarthy pitches in the least hitter friendly park imaginable. He isn't even good

Jamie Moyer- are you serious? get that weak stuff outta here

Jesse Litsch- a poor man's Ed Harris

Mark Lowe-just found out he has diabetes- tough news coming off a 1-5 season

Jair Jurrjens- decent at best

[TheTruth]

you guys are dogging a pitching staff with 3 legitimate Cy young candidates and one of the top closers in baseball

Cliff Lee
Fausto Carmona
Scott Baker
Jon Lester
Armando Galaraga
Mark Burley

that has the potential to be the best starting group in the league. You guys act like it stands no chance. Lee won a Cy Young, Lester could, and Carmona almost did. Baker is a stud that plays 1/2 of his games in a pitcher friendly park. Glaraga is a great young arm too. He finished last year 13-7 1.19WHIP, on a ty team, going 1-3 with a ERA over 7 in September

Lee, lester and who else? Carmona was last year and came into camp fat this year. Galaraga hasn't proven a thing in the Major Leagues. Baker and Buehrle are average to above average at best. That is NOT a good Fantasy Pitching staff.