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Post by wonk on May 15, 2012 22:54:56 GMT -8
I just got Scherzer'd. SERVES ME RIGHT. On a side note, I did notice that a certain Andy Dirks was picked up by a certain wonk during a certain series being played in Oakland. I didn't have time to respond to this earlier, but I'll flatter you. Without giving away too much strategy from years' past, it used to be a popular add when a pitcher from a team with a high octane offense was facing the pedestrian hitting A's. You should get a win either way, and if he's a K pitcher, you'll do good in that category as well. Many smart owners would add someone like Scherzerzer, take their win and Ks, then drop him the next day. That is why I called you out. Upon further review, you picked up Scherzerzer because you wanted to keep him, as evident that you started him today (burn). My shit talking legitimacy dropped a couple points then. I still think if you wanted Scherzerer for the long haul, you should have picked him up after he faced the A's. It's not like you were competing with anyone else who wanted him? The only reason his add total was so high is because he was facing the A's. As for Dirks, I was competing with others who wanted him. I picked him up when he was owned in about 15 per cent of leagues, and by the time he finished playing the A's, he was owned in over 40% of leagues. Someone else in this league would have picked him up had I not already. Hitters are different than pitchers, I can root for Dirks to get a two out single against my team, then have the inning end the next batter. You were rooting for Scherzerer to dominate, yet still lose 1-0. Even if this doesn't make sense, you are not allowed to pick up a pitcher playing against your favorite team unless it is a diamond in the rough. Scherzerer wasn't, as evident by you trying to play him another game, getting burned, and dropping him. And for anyone else who thinks this strategy of adding Scherzerer when he plays a shitty offense, usually that shitty offense blows up and scores 12, so it's a risk either way.
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Post by stamper on May 16, 2012 4:12:45 GMT -8
You were clearly sober on that offer you made me I offered you a trade? Not much of one... You tried to pawn off Frank Francisco with Sean Marshall and someone else for Papelbon, Rafael Soriano and Westbrook.
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Post by wonk on May 16, 2012 11:24:11 GMT -8
Not much of one... You tried to pawn off Frank Francisco with Sean Marshall and someone else for Papelbon, Rafael Soriano and Westbrook. "Blah blah, you tried to give me your shitty players for my good players, blah blah." You can spin it any way you like.
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Peter Gibbons
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 16, 2012 15:25:41 GMT -8
Week 6 Standings. Current Standings (Last Week Rank : +/-) 1. Friend of CHUD (2nd : +3.5 pts) 2. Friend of Gibbons (1st : -6.5 pts) 3. badchoices (5th : +9.5 pts) 4. wonk (3rd : -5.0 pts) 5. Peter Gibbons (4th : -2.5 pts) 6. wompwomp (7th : +8.0 pts) 7. Stamper (9th : +5.5 pts) 8. Rusty (6th : -4.0 pts) 9. CHUD (8th : -1.0 pts) 10. Drew (10th : -7.5 pts)
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Post by wonk on May 16, 2012 20:08:56 GMT -8
Not much of one... You tried to pawn off Frank Francisco with Sean Marshall and someone else for Papelbon, Rafael Soriano and Westbrook. "Blah blah, you tried to give me your shitty players for my good players, blah blah." You can spin it any way you like. My, "I offered you a trade?" was a joke about being drunk when offering trades. You obviously didn't get the humor because you tried to spin my offer as me offering you my bags of shit for your studs. You can't read the future, so stop trying to act like you knew Robertson would get hurt (giving Soriano the closer job) and Francisco would give up 34 earned runs last weekend making him nearly worthless. So here's my spin, and actually what happened: Wonk receives: Jon Papelbon (bad-ass closer) Westbrook (a waste of space on any roster, I would have dropped him the next day). Soriano (was owned by 4% of leagues, was worthless since Robertson was named the closer) Stamper receives: Jonathan Broxton (had one of the most dominant seasons by any closer in 2009 before getting hurt, and has converted his last seven chances without giving up a run) Sean Marshall (check his stats the last two years, dude is an excellent relief pitcher who hasn't had a lot of closing chances this year due to bad luck. Predicting save chances is impossible. I drafted him way before other closer options, because he is a stud). Frank Francisco (ultimate hit or miss closer, he had converted four in a row when I offered the trade, and since we've already discussed how no one can predict the future, he can still end up with 30 saves this year after he gave up 34 runs last weekend). So why was that offer such a travesty that you decided to make it public? I was offering you 100 saves in return for 30. The funniest part about this is you have criticized my trading agenda twice now, yet you were the guy who took over your girlfriend's team last year, and started trading with yourself. Busted.
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Post by stamper on May 17, 2012 4:58:38 GMT -8
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Post by badchoices on May 17, 2012 14:24:29 GMT -8
Brandon League is killing me...drives me batshit crazy. I finally am getting rid of some of my homer choices (Smoak, Carp). Too many Mariners on the dance floor
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Peter Gibbons
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 19, 2012 19:20:37 GMT -8
Fuck. I just got Lance Berkman back from the DL and watched him aggravate his injury and be helped off the field.
I've lost my 5th, 8th, 9th 10th, and 15th round draft picks to the DL for extended periods of time. For those scoring at home, that's Pablo Sandoval, Lance Berkman, Jayson Werth, Kevin Youkilis, and Coco Crisp. I am beginning to understand why my offense sucks so much.
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Post by badchoices on May 19, 2012 19:42:25 GMT -8
Fuck. I just got Lance Berkman back from the DL and watched him aggravate his injury and be helped off the field. I've lost my 5th, 8th, 9th 10th, and 15th round draft picks to the DL for extended periods of time. For those scoring at home, that's Pablo Sandoval, Lance Berkman, Jayson Werth, Kevin Youkilis, and Coco Crisp. I am beginning to understand why my offense sucks so much. That fucking blows man...but I just want to thank you again for those weekly stats. Thats awesome of you to do that
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Post by stamper on May 20, 2012 17:14:47 GMT -8
I had a pretty solid week! Drafting Mike Trout was probably the best movie I've made all season.
(Watch, he's now going to go for an 0-24 and then break his leg while tripping over Pujols in the dugout)
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Post by chud on May 20, 2012 17:26:22 GMT -8
Scherzer did me a solid. Thanks bud. Lincecum did me a solid too...GET BEAT BY THE A'S!!!
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 23, 2012 10:54:15 GMT -8
Week 7 Standings. Time to set your lineups for Sasquatch. Current Standings (Last Week Rank : +/-) 1. Friend of CHUD (1st : +1.0 pts) 2. Friend of Gibbons (2nd : -3.5 pts) 3. wonk (4th : +2.5 pts) 4. badchoices (3rd : -5.5 pts) 5. Stamper (7th : +7.5 pts) 6. CHUD (9th : +9.5 pts) 7. Peter Gibbons (5th : -1.5 pts) 8. wompwomp (6th : -7.5 pts) 9. Rusty (8th : -7.0 pts) 10. Drew (10th : +4.5 pts)
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Post by badchoices on May 30, 2012 19:16:02 GMT -8
I have been free falling....I have to regroup here
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 31, 2012 10:40:05 GMT -8
Week 8 Standings (Post Sasquatch hangover standings). Current Standings (Last Week Rank : +/-) 1. wonk (3rd : +12.5 pts) 2. Friend of CHUD (1st : -4.5 pts) 3. Friend of Gibbons (2nd : -3.0 pts) 4. Peter Gibbons (7th : +10.5 pts) 5. CHUD (6th : +1.0 pts) 6. badchoices (4th : -6.0 pts) 7. Stamper (5th : -6.5 pts) 8. wompwomp (8th : -5.0 pts) 9. Rusty (9th : +1.0 pts) 10. Drew (10th : +0.0 pts)
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Post by wonk on May 31, 2012 11:07:21 GMT -8
wonk wonk wonk
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Post by wonk on Jun 1, 2012 17:54:00 GMT -8
Pretty neat watching your fantasy pitcher throw a no-hitter. Can you believe the NY Mets never had a no-hitter in the history of their franchise before today?
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Post by chud on Jun 1, 2012 18:56:47 GMT -8
Pretty neat watching your fantasy pitcher throw a no-hitter. Can you believe the NY Mets never had a no-hitter in the history of their franchise before today? That surprised the shit out of me considering Seaver and Gooden pitched for the Mets for a good number of years. Heck, Nolan Ryan broke in with the Mets.
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North American Scumfoot
Rookie of the Year
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Post by Peter Gibbons on Jun 6, 2012 14:21:15 GMT -8
Week 9 Standings. Current Standings (Last Week Rank : +/-) 1. Friend of CHUD (2nd : +0.5 pts) 2. wonk (1st : -3.0 pts) 3. Friend of Gibbons (3rd : +0.5 pts) 4. Stamper (7th : +8.0 pts) 5. CHUD (5th : +2.0 pts) 6. Peter Gibbons (4th : -7.5 pts) 7. badchoices (6th : +3.5 pts) 8. DREW!! (10th : +2.0 pts) 9. wompwomp (8th : -3.5 pts) 10. Rusty (9th : -2.5 pts)
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Post by Drew on Jun 6, 2012 15:02:23 GMT -8
I ignore my team and rise in the rankings. Classic.
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Post by wonk on Jun 9, 2012 15:29:54 GMT -8
Last year, I think I had 92 points near the end of the season, but this year, 72 points is first place. That is a 20 point difference, and nearly every team is within 20 points of first place right now. This has been pretty competitive so far.
Womp, Drew, and Rusty, pay attention. As long as you keep injured players out of your starting lineup, you have a chance. We are barely 40% through the season, so there is a lot of time left to gain ground.
Also, I'm quickly gaining in the race to have the most transactions. I'm hoping Womp/Drew/Rusty gain quickly as well.
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