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Bonds tested positive for steriods one month after breaking
sneakypower replied to shnsajax's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
the question was for clean hitters. i have little doubt in my mind Pujols and Arod are dirty. Teddy Ballgame is the best argument against Manny, but I just don't buy the competition being comparable. -
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sneakypower replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
that guy's an unabashed Cubs fan, it's no wonder he loves Geo. -
Bonds tested positive for steriods one month after breaking
sneakypower replied to shnsajax's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I don't know, maybe Meph can help us out here. He seems keen on EqA as the best way to measure a hitter, and Ramirez is at .317 for his career, Arod at .312 and Pujols at .338. Meph is there anyone out there that you know of that has more value than Pujols at the plate over the past 10 years or so? you'd sure be a blast to watch a ballgame with. i can imagine the fun discussions. "I don't have any of my own opinions or original thoughts, I'll have to ask somebody else and wait to hear their judgement in which I will put full faith." Manny Ramirez is the right answer though, and you can probably change "this generation" to "all-time". -
Oswalt's strikeout numbers keep dropping lower and lower every season and he's playing on a really bad team. I go with Hamels every day of the week.
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you're crowning his ass for a good game against Miami?? they've still yet to hit to win their tenth game this season. i think this qualifies as unconditional love.
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Upton and Hamels for sure. Also, this is a little interesting, as a very rough form of keeper rankings. http://www.fantasybaseballcafe.com/2008/player_rankings_mock_1.php
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this is a little interesting, as a very rough form of keeper rankings. http://www.fantasybaseballcafe.com/2008/player_rankings_mock_1.php
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Yeah, I was hearing almost non-stop how Bush rode his daddy's coattails to Washington and hadn't done anything to deserve it. He needed to earn a chance for the White House like Al Gore did. At the time, I liked Bush quite a bit (how things have changed) but admitted I was concerned with his lack of experience. Now, the same people who bemoaned Bush's inexperience are saying Obama's inexperience is irrelevant. Just like with Bush, I'm concerned about Obama not having done much of anything at a national level - especially at such a crucial time. to be fair, bush turned out to be completely unqualified for the job. we don't know that about obama yet. right, that's why I qualified my comment with "however legitimate". i just get irritated that it's the most inconceivable thing to have an unqualified president, unless it's an unqualified president in your party. then it's no big deal.
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I wonder if people will be still be projecting 3.20 ERAs for Hill and 25 HR seasons for Murton five years from now when they've still not yet happened.
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that'd be fine if there wasn't so much uproar from that side of the aisle when W was running for office. his being unqualified, however legitimate, was blown up into a huge issue and there's nary a peep this time around with the two dem candidates. blatant hypocrisy, but there's politics for you i guess.
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wowsers...those 4 guys might be the only way to do poorly in BA whilst having studs Pujols, Arod and Vlad on your team. On first glance, it seems that mix of players would have a ridiculous surplus in HR/RBI and you might suffer in other cats like SB, BA needlessly. But that's purely a subjective reaction, I might be way off base.
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average starter C should be roughly .286/59/15/72/3 average starter 2B should be roughly .284/89/17/76/13 average starter RF should be roughly .290/85/22/90/11 basically a cumulative avg of the projs: mauer .314/73/11/70/9 upton .281/86/18/71/29 vlad .317/94/29/109/8 talking about how these players fare vs. the average startable guys at their positions (i.e. ~pence, posada, kinsler): mauer +0.028/+14/-4/-2/+6 upton -0.003/-3/+1/-5/+16 vlad +0.027/+9/+7/+19/-3 vlad does look like the best bet to be largest upgrade over the midtier guys, though i like upton to have much better RBI totals than the projections.
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i can see Johan being the most valuable player in fantasy 5x5 this year. i'd jump on that right away.
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and , a personal favorite of mine. at least he's got good sportsmanship.
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that's what i argued all along. i just had poor choice of wording i guess characterizing the players ill-suited to play in an uptempo running offense as "lead food types".
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I don't think you can go wrong with either Putz or Gallardo. I'm a fan of the Yo, but Putz is a dominant closer. Definitely Phillips over Furcal. And most of all, don't pay attention to the Bill James projections. They are notoriously more optimistic than anyone else. It's too easy to grab saves off the waiver wire to waste a keeper selection on any closer. Hell, I grabbed Putz in the 15th round last year. There's always somebody out there... Your league is conspiring to let you win. At any rate, I'd keep Pujols, Arod, Rollins (3 top-6 players??) and Upton. His K rate should drop by a reasonable amount, from 32.5% to like 27%. .275 seems likely, which isn't a problem with BA stalwart Pujols and he'll have 20 hr 30 sb on top of that, maybe more. Hitting in the 3 spot of a dynamic young lineup he should also have healthy run production stats too. The 2nd best 2B in fantasy baseball this year. That'll probably be the best IF ever comprised in fantasy baseball.
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He has one of the worst AST:TO ratios in the league for PGs whilst playing in a slow half court offense. He'd be even worse for TOs playing in a fast pace offense, regardless of how good he was in college. Jameer Nelson and Kyle Lowry were good in college and aren't good in the pros. Happier? Good idea, otherwise the astute and perceptive people reading this thread would draw the conclusion I was a self-loathing white guy. :scratch:
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That's right, we're keeping 5 players (3+2) this year and henceforth it will be a franchise league. I cooled on the thought of keeping Upton, because while I think he'll be taken incredibly early compared to standard drafts, there are several other options for high upside young players I'll target if I lose out on him: Chris Young, Longoria, Bruce, Pie, Maybin, Gomez, etc. I was floored by his Bill James projection most of all .350/.500 20/15 this season. I'll probably opt for Phillips and Putz over Gallardo and Furcal.
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yeah that must be it.
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that win might propel them to a playoff birth and another first round loss. its too bad luongo is being wasted on that vancouver team. such a great goalie but has absolutely no talent around him and wont sniff a cup unless major changes are made Major changes? They are 1 high end forward or two good forwards away from being serious contenders. They are set in goal and on D for the next 2 years at least. And they lost in the 2nd round last year. ryan kesler + 1st for sundin. just a guess. I wouldn't do that trade, and it would probably take more to get Sundin. I'd rather wait this year out, let Naslund and Morrisons contract run out and go from there. with that extra money they'd just give the twins and luongo raises.
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maybe, if you don't consider defense a part of the game. what about the 30-60 games lofton probably misses?
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that win might propel them to a playoff birth and another first round loss. its too bad luongo is being wasted on that vancouver team. such a great goalie but has absolutely no talent around him and wont sniff a cup unless major changes are made Major changes? They are 1 high end forward or two good forwards away from being serious contenders. They are set in goal and on D for the next 2 years at least. And they lost in the 2nd round last year. ryan kesler + 1st for sundin. just a guess.
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If you think Hinrich is "lead-footed," you don't know what you're talking about. He orchestrated the best fast-break offense in college basketball for two years. Scouting reports list his quickness, athleticism, and court awareness as strengths. You can argue whether or not the Bulls would be better without him. But to say he's some slow-footed, un-athletic throwback PG suggests you're not very familiar with his skill-set. Noah isn't lead-footed either. both of these guys aren't coordinated enough to play in that style of offense. if hinrich played at that pace he'd lead the league in turnovers. fast paced play doesn't really agree with noah. neither does FT shooting. Seriously, what are you talking about? That's the exact style of offense he excelled at in college. How is he not "coordinated"? Ever heard of the "Carolina break"? It was called the "Kansas Break" when Hinrich was in college. And I'm not joking. I don't know enough about Noah to argue him, but I'm left wondering if you have Aaron Gray and Kirk Hinrich confused here. The level of athleticism he faces in the pros >>>>>> the level of athleticism he faced in ncaa. adam morrison and jj redick were all kinds of great in college.
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What about Nomar?
sneakypower replied to inari's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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a big part of it is that it's a franchise league now, where we'll keep our whole roster from now on. i won the league last year, so i wouldn't be too opposed to making myself less competitive this year if it means i have a terrific core. that's the only reason i'm even considering justin upton, is to get his 30/30 seasons down the road. and the only reason i'd think of keeping gallardo. phillips/furcal and gallardo/putz is what i've narrowed it down to. i'm leaning phillips and putz. i might just target cano, weeks, kendrick in the draft and trade phillips if i get any of them. hardy drew and escobar will be my fallback options at SS i guess. i'll be awful in steals i'm sure but i can pick it up elsewhere.
