it's on!

[abuck1220]

well, a long season is nearly over, and the two teams with the most regular season points face off for the title.

 

the big factor this week will be what teams are in contention. some vets on non-contending teams may lose time to youngsters (thankfully not with the cubs, whew!). some guys are just playing out a meaningless schedule, while other guys are on teams fighting for their playoff lives.

 

GHS has cano, matsui, street, wakefield and wagner playing for the postseason, while nsbb has abreu, berkman and burnett in the postseason hunt.

 

one thing that may hurt nsbb is the cardinals' early clinch...who knows how much action pujols, izzy and carpenter will see down the stretch as they play out the rest of their schedule.

 

both teams made some roster moves for the championship...dusty baker...er...tim sits liriano and cain in favor of more seasoned vets. but he may give the nod to the youngster gomes over damon and guillen.

 

ghs doesn't buy into the 'go with what got you here' adage as he unceremoniously dumps gonzalez and benches overbay in favor of delucci and cano.

 

place your bets now...should be a good battle!

[Tim]

Ha! Bonderman is actually about the same age as Liriano and Cain (well, a couple ticks older, but still a not-yet-ripe old age of 22). Besides, all the guys I'm running with in the rotation are top 20 in points (or were the last I checked). I'd also like a little credit for being the only one in the playoffs bold enough to start three rookies in Weeks, Gomes & Barmes!

 

(I'm sounding awfully defensive here...musta been that Baker crack!)

 

Should be a good matchup. This two week battle kind of makes up for us only getting a half-week competition at the all-star break. Good luck!

[abuck1220]

not a bad first day for me. sure would help if minny could get some runs so street could get a save. bonderman was the disaster start i needed to even out the starts a little bit. plus, batista was about as bad as a closer can be. your points should go down quite a bit overnight...

 

and damn you for picking up james! when did he pop up? i've been checking for him pretty regularly over the past two months.

[Tim]

not a bad first day for me. sure would help if minny could get some runs so street could get a save. bonderman was the disaster start i needed to even out the starts a little bit. plus, batista was about as bad as a closer can be. your points should go down quite a bit overnight...

 

and damn you for picking up james! when did he pop up? i've been checking for him pretty regularly over the past two months.

What a dreadful beginning for me! The pitching could not have gone much worse.

 

James popped up this afternoon after it was announced he was recalled by ATL. Serves you right for beating me to Zimmerman. :D

[abuck1220]

not a bad first day for me. sure would help if minny could get some runs so street could get a save. bonderman was the disaster start i needed to even out the starts a little bit. plus, batista was about as bad as a closer can be. your points should go down quite a bit overnight...

 

and damn you for picking up james! when did he pop up? i've been checking for him pretty regularly over the past two months.

What a dreadful beginning for me! The pitching could not have gone much worse.

 

James popped up this afternoon after it was announced he was recalled by ATL. Serves you right for beating me to Zimmerman. :D

 

and guzman, who eventually brought me teix. :D

 

but that's weird that he popped up and didn't sit on waivers...that's what happened when hill got called up...i had to put in a claim for him and wait for a while... :?

 

anyway, there were times that i was frustrated that i couldn't catch you in points or match your place in the standings, but it sure came in handy when it came to making waiver claims.

[Tim]

not a bad first day for me. sure would help if minny could get some runs so street could get a save. bonderman was the disaster start i needed to even out the starts a little bit. plus, batista was about as bad as a closer can be. your points should go down quite a bit overnight...

 

and damn you for picking up james! when did he pop up? i've been checking for him pretty regularly over the past two months.

What a dreadful beginning for me! The pitching could not have gone much worse.

 

James popped up this afternoon after it was announced he was recalled by ATL. Serves you right for beating me to Zimmerman. :D

 

and guzman, who eventually brought me teix. :D

 

but that's weird that he popped up and didn't sit on waivers...that's what happened when hill got called up...i had to put in a claim for him and wait for a while... :?

 

anyway, there were times that i was frustrated that i couldn't catch you in points or match your place in the standings, but it sure came in handy when it came to making waiver claims.

Some seem to sit on waivers and some don't. Perhaps it has to do with the time of week they're added to the DB. And yes, you snatched several guys from me this year because of the waiver priority. When I was battling injuries earlier in the year, you grabbed a couple of guys before I could. Wah, poor me. ;)

 

btw - is it too late to sub Bonderman out for Liriano?

[abuck1220]

not a bad first day for me. sure would help if minny could get some runs so street could get a save. bonderman was the disaster start i needed to even out the starts a little bit. plus, batista was about as bad as a closer can be. your points should go down quite a bit overnight...

 

and damn you for picking up james! when did he pop up? i've been checking for him pretty regularly over the past two months.

What a dreadful beginning for me! The pitching could not have gone much worse.

 

James popped up this afternoon after it was announced he was recalled by ATL. Serves you right for beating me to Zimmerman. :D

 

and guzman, who eventually brought me teix. :D

 

but that's weird that he popped up and didn't sit on waivers...that's what happened when hill got called up...i had to put in a claim for him and wait for a while... :?

 

anyway, there were times that i was frustrated that i couldn't catch you in points or match your place in the standings, but it sure came in handy when it came to making waiver claims.

Some seem to sit on waivers and some don't. Perhaps it has to do with the time of week they're added to the DB. And yes, you snatched several guys from me this year because of the waiver priority. When I was battling injuries earlier in the year, you grabbed a couple of guys before I could. Wah, poor me. ;)

 

btw - is it too late to sub Bonderman out for Liriano?

 

yep. the time to do that was 11 hits and 7 earned runs ago. :D

[abuck1220]

hernandez and burnett both have no-hitters going.

[abuck1220]

damn you, aj burnett, you give up a hit RIGHT now!

 

my curse worked on livan, but it was bonds that ended it...that didn't make me very happy.

[Tim]

damn you, aj burnett, you give up a hit RIGHT now!

 

my curse worked on livan, but it was bonds that ended it...that didn't make me very happy.

Go AJ, Go AJ!

[abuck1220]

whew!

 

you're still getting a ton of points from your SP's tonight...

[Tim]

whew!

 

you're still getting a ton of points from your SP's tonight...

Damn! Could have used those 20 points. :twisted:

 

First time all year I've cheered against David Wright, but how about a K here?

[Tim]

On a different note...

 

Cain looks damn good, too.

[Tim]

How on the @#$@#$@ earth can anyone not know at this point that you DO NOT start off Alou with a first ball fastball as a strike?!?

[abuck1220]

How on the @#$@#$@ earth can anyone not know at this point that you DO NOT start off Alou with a first ball fastball as a strike?!?

 

heh...i guess the book's not out on him yet. lost the w and the qs, got a loss, but at least you get a cg.

 

i'm just glad you didn't get the no-no...

[Tim]

Chris Shelton is killing me.

[abuck1220]

Chris Shelton is killing me.

 

yeah, i bet you're kicking yourself for pointing him out to me when he was available. if it makes you feel any better, the way i was scouring for FA catchers, i would have nabbed him eventually. i have a feeling blalock's going to have one of his 3-25, 7 k, 2 gidp, 3 error weeks, so i need shelton to pick up his slack.

 

you suck, fernando rodney. :evil:

[abuck1220]

[expletive], you just scored like 18 points in a one minute span. at least patterson gave up the bonds homer.

 

i hate bonds, by the way. what a whiny, obnoxious cheater.

[Tim]

[expletive], you just scored like 18 points in a one minute span. at least patterson gave up the bonds homer.

 

i hate bonds, by the way. what a whiny, obnoxious cheater.

Yeah, but I'm just glad he is on my team.

 

And what is up with my near total lack of ability to get a quality start the past two weeks? It is really starting to piss me off. I should have just gone with Cain.

[Tim]

I guess I will be putting Cain back into the rotation:

 

Jeremy Bonderman was unable to throw a side session Wednesday because of ongoing elbow soreness, so the Tigers decided to shut him down for the season, according to MLB.com. The Tigers are going to use Jason Grilli, Sean Douglass and Mike Maroth to pitch their weekend series vs. Seattle, the official site reported Wednesday.

[abuck1220]

son of a bitch...two shitty closers blow two wins for my starters today.

 

how's this for a swing...timlin gives up a two run triple to gomes (5 points for you), charging a run to wakefield (minus points for me), costing him a win (minus 4 for me) and costing him a QS (minus 7 for me). nice job, dick!

 

and of course the cubs show some spine when it could cost me a save.

 

:evil: :evil: :evil:

[abuck1220]

hey, take the night off, jeff kent.

[Tim]

That had to be the harshest blown save I've ever seen.

[abuck1220]

i hate, hate, hate, hate, hate the cubs. i've never hated them more than i do right now. as if the most pathetic [expletive]-filled season of ineptitude wasn't enough to torture me with, the only time they show the slightest bit of guts is when it screws my fantasy teams.

 

i can only remember a handful of times when they have come back when down in the ninth inning...and FOUR of those times have been against mesa and turnbow. FOUR!

 

go to hell, cubs!

[Tim]

i hate, hate, hate, hate, hate the cubs. i've never hated them more than i do right now. as if the most pathetic [expletive]-filled season of ineptitude wasn't enough to torture me with, the only time they show the slightest bit of guts is when it screws my fantasy teams.

 

i can only remember a handful of times when they have come back when down in the ninth inning...and FOUR of those times have been against mesa and turnbow. FOUR!

 

go to hell, cubs!

And...gamecenter is not showing Turnbow with a blown save. Curious.

 

Your Texas boys are tearing it up tonight, though.