it's on!

[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!

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

 

Your Texas boys are tearing it up tonight, though.

 

blown saves go up over night.

 

still a pretty bad day/night for me. i had closers blow two wins for my starters, and wakefield lost a QS...at least johnson threw up 6 decent innings. i'd like to see teix & blalock get another ab...

[abuck1220]

victorinio picked a good time for his first homer...two days in a row the phils have put up four in the top half of an inning in a late tie game.

[abuck1220]

damn...a QS from weaver would have really tightened things up. i need some more offense from my west coast guys...

[Tim]

damn...a QS from weaver would have really tightened things up. i need some more offense from my west coast guys...

130 to 130 looks plenty tight to me.

[abuck1220]

damn...a QS from weaver would have really tightened things up. i need some more offense from my west coast guys...

130 to 130 looks plenty tight to me.

 

yeah, but i'll go down three or four over night. still a great battle, though. i need delucci's pansy ass to get out there and play!

[abuck1220]

damn, matsui could have really made the yankee game a good one for me...

 

bonds in coors for the weekend... 8-[

[abuck1220]

23 straight QS for carpenter followed by three straight non-QS/terrible starts. good thing he got all those complete games in the middle of june!

[Tim]

23 straight QS for carpenter followed by three straight non-QS/terrible starts. good thing he got all those complete games in the middle of june!

If Carp doesn't straighten out, the Cards and I may both come up short of our goals.

[abuck1220]

23 straight QS for carpenter followed by three straight non-QS/terrible starts. good thing he got all those complete games in the middle of june!

If Carp doesn't straighten out, the Cards and I may both come up short of our goals.

 

and make me very happy...on both counts!

 

wagner nails down a huge save for me and an even bigger save for the phils...what a comeback for them!

[Tim]

My pitching is just killing me.

 

Offense totals:

 

NSBB: 118.0

GHS: 122.75

 

Starting Pitching:

 

NSBB: 27.2 (5 starts)

GHS: 43.25 (5 starts)

 

Relief Pitching:

 

NSBB: 0.05

GHS: 22.25

 

 

My offense is hanging right in there, which is about what it should be between these two teams. Our totals for the year were very similar. However, my pitching, by far the best of any team in the regular season, has just sucked rocks.

[abuck1220]

interesting #'s...

 

i actually think the gap between your offense and mine is bigger than the gap between your pitching and mine...

 

the offensive totals are close despite abreu, wright and pujols having below average weeks. of course, i'm playing a man short w/ dellucci not playing. i think your offense is waaay better than mine.

 

on the other hand, i think our pitching is a little closer than one would think. i don't have any aces like you do, but i have a bunch of #3's that usually give me six innings.

 

the only area i have the clear edge is the bullpen. my pen has won games for me all season, and they're winning this one for me now. however, i don't feel the slightest bit comfortable, even with a 40+ point lead, in a matchup that lasts another week.

[Tim]

interesting #'s...

 

i actually think the gap between your offense and mine is bigger than the gap between your pitching and mine...

 

the offensive totals are close despite abreu, wright and pujols having below average weeks. of course, i'm playing a man short w/ dellucci not playing. i think your offense is waaay better than mine.

 

on the other hand, i think our pitching is a little closer than one would think. i don't have any aces like you do, but i have a bunch of #3's that usually give me six innings.

 

the only area i have the clear edge is the bullpen. my pen has won games for me all season, and they're winning this one for me now. however, i don't feel the slightest bit comfortable, even with a 40+ point lead, in a matchup that lasts another week.

Before Batista's implosion the past few weeks, we each had three of the top 20 relievers in the game. Cordero's been #1 all season long and Izzy's been great when the Cards have given him opportunities. I figured you had an edge in the pen, but I didn't think it was a big one. Of course, I've got the coldest closer in baseball right now and I wouldn't be surprised to see him relieved of those duties next week. With any luck, they'll put him on the DL and I can move Hansen into my lineup.

 

On the six inning thing - sorting the stats by QS gives me the impression that my guys should be a whole lot more likely to put that out than your guys.

 

Oh well, there's still time, as you say.

[abuck1220]

 

On the six inning thing - sorting the stats by QS gives me the impression that my guys should be a whole lot more likely to put that out than your guys.

 

 

oh, i'm sure you're right. i'm just a lot more worried about your offense than i am your pitching for some reason. that, or i'm not as big on my offense as you are.

 

and i figured i had the pen advantage because two of my guys are still in the hunt, and the third won't take any save chances off. on the other hand, toronto's playing the yankees (and the red sox next?), the nats have fallen out of it, and izzy may get some rest down the stretch.

[abuck1220]

L. Gonzalez ARI 22, 23

 

glad i benched gonzalez for a guy who's had four at bats this week. :evil:

[Tim]

L. Gonzalez ARI 22, 23

 

glad i benched gonzalez for a guy who's had four at bats this week. :evil:

When did Shelton become bloody superman?!? I thought he had been mired in a dreadful slump.

 

And, on the week, I have six starts, six losses. Pretty darned good ratio.

[abuck1220]

L. Gonzalez ARI 22, 23

 

glad i benched gonzalez for a guy who's had four at bats this week. :evil:

When did Shelton become bloody superman?!? I thought he had been mired in a dreadful slump.

 

he scored 20+ in two of the last three weeks...he's been pretty consistent. of course, he hasn't been this good very often.

 

And, on the week, I have six starts, six losses. Pretty darned good ratio.

 

you've got three guys going tomorrow though. i think i'll end week one behind by at least 20. that seven point relief outing from batista was huge for you.

 

the gonzo-dellucci swap is killing me! it keeps saying he's day to day, so i don't know if should sit him...i hate it when that happens!

[NCCubFan]

Just be glad you're not playing me this week. After having the lowest point total in the league this year, my team has finally woken up when it doesn't count and I have over 300 points, even though I didn't even look at my lineup. :D

[Quakers]

I bet Juan wishes he was still in the hunt. Holliday and Hafner are going to town.

[Tim]

I'm now 1-7 in achieving quality starts this week. My sole remaining hope being Cain, who is pitching at Coors today.

 

Incredible that I'm even close in this matchup.

[abuck1220]

I'm now 1-7 in achieving quality starts this week. My sole remaining hope being Cain, who is pitching at Coors today.

 

Incredible that I'm even close in this matchup.

 

i'm trying to figure out the same thing.

 

your pitching has been terrible, i've hit 11 hrs, and my pen has over 30 points. i can't figure out why i'm not up by 50...or even up at all for that matter...

 

i guess my pitching hasn't been very good either...just two QS...and two wins blown by bullpens. and you'll have outstarted me 9-5 after today. i could use a good night from teix, blalock, dellucci (if he plays :evil: ) and street. damn, i'd be feeling good about things if had just left gonzo in there....

[abuck1220]

and i don't know why i ever let westbrook get away from me...

[Tim]

and i don't know why i ever let westbrook get away from me...

When I look at the list of players that I dropped this year, it gets a bit depressing. Just starting with Giambi and Peralta is bad enough.

 

Cain throws up a QS in Coors, and the pen blows the lead the very next inning. Oh well, at least I'm now 2-9 in QS%.

[NCCubFan]

When I look at the list of players that I dropped this year, it gets a bit depressing. Just starting with Giambi and Peralta is bad enough.

I may be benefiting from your dropping Peralta for years. :D

 

As far as Giambi is concerned, misery loves company. I dropped him myself after trading to get him from you.

[stitchface]

I wish I had made the final . . . I'd be killing either of you - mostly due to Pronk.

[abuck1220]

so i can bench dellucci's gimpy ass, correct?