Southpaw19

Done and done. This is your third and final main roster transaction of the first half. You have zero remaining.

Another injury forces my hand ... Drop: J. Chisholm Add: B. Drury

Done and done. This is your first bench transaction. Next one is eligible after 6/14.

Done and done. This is your first bench transaction. Next one is eligible after 6/14.

That is correct. Done and done. This is your first main roster transaction for the first half. You have two remaining.

2023 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (as of May 14, 2023) 1. Andy (88) +14 2. BaconRev (86) +9 SammySofa (86) +8 4. SouthSideRyan (85) +12 5. evv98 (83) +13 6. texascub (82) +9 7. sweetpeteman (81) +6 8. Tomthebombadil (77) +10 9. Rex Buckingham (fka abmillis) (76) +10 10. Derwood (75) +8 11. tinkertini26 (70) +14 12. The Hitmen (58) +8 13. Southpaw19 (50) +8 14. Ketel Corn (49) +7 15. McGlovin (47) +7 16. Strange Wizards (44) +10 17. YellowJackets (43) +8 18. Soler Storm (37) +5 The Lollygaggers (37) +6 20. Inglorious Batters (36) +4 Biggest Output of the Week: Andy and tinkertini26 BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (118) C Salvador Perez OR Sean Murphy (9) 1b Pete Alonso (13) 2b Brandon Drury OR Marcus Semien (7) 3b Patrick Wisdom OR Max Muncy (12) ss Bo Bichette (8) LF Randy Arozarena (10) CF Luis Robert Jr (11) RF Adolis García OR Hunter Renfroe (10) DH Matt Olson (11) B1 Ozzie Albies (10) B2 Josh Lowe (9) B3 Jarred Kelenec (8)

Done and done. x2 These were you first and second transactions for the first half. You have one remaining (main roster).

Done and done. This is your third and final (main roster) transaction for the first half.

2023 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (as of May 7, 2023) 1. SammySofa (78) +9 2. BaconRev (77) +13 3. sweetpeteman (75) +9 4. Andy (74) +16 5. SouthSideRyan (73) +10 texascub (73) +11 7. evv98 (70) +14 8. Derwood (67) +13 Tomthebombadil (67) +11 10. Rex Buckingham (fka abmillis) (66) +14 11. tinkertini26 (56) +10 12. The Hitmen (50) +12 13. Ketel Corn (42) +7 Southpaw19 (42) +6 15. McGlovin (40) +8 16. YellowJackets (35) +12 17. Strange Wizards (34) +5 18. Inglorious Batters (32) +6 Soler Storm (32) +7 20. The Lollygaggers (31) +6 Biggest Output of the Week: Andy BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (105) C Sean Murphy (9) 1b Pete Alonso (11) 2b Brandon Lowe (7) 3b Max Muncy (12) ss Bo Bichette (7) LF Randy Arozarena (9) CF Byron Buxton OR Mike Trout (8) RF Adolis García (9) DH Patrick Wisdom (11) B1 Ozzie Albies (9) B2 Jarred Kelenec (7) B3 Josh Lowe (6)

1. Yes you can do this. 2. Julio is only $75. 3. These moves put your roster at $975. Move Vlad from DH to 1B Move Abreu from 1B to DH Drop Abreu Add Julio to DH Done and done - this is your first main roster transaction of the first half. You have 2 remaining.

Yes. I always go by post time/date.

The following is the Scoreboard I couldn't post 5/3 because of the site being down: 2023 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (as of April 30, 2023) 1. SammySofa (69) +12 2. sweetpeteman (66) +13 3. BaconRev (64) +12 4. SouthSideRyan (63) +6 5. texascub (62) +11 6. Andy (58) +13 7. evv98 (56) +8 Tomthebombadil (56) +9 9. Derwood (54) +8 10. Rex Buckingham (fka abmillis) (52) +7 11. tinkertini26 (46) +9 12. The Hitmen (38) +6 13. Southpaw19 (36) +11 14. Ketel Corn (35) +6 15. McGlovin (32) +3 16. Strange Wizards (29) +9 17. Inglorious Batters (26) +7 18. Soler Storm (25) +4 The Lollygaggers (25) +10 20. YellowJackets (23) +2 Biggest Output of the Week: sweetpeteman + Andy BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) ~ Coming NEXT WEEK (5/7 updated scoreboard)! ~

Done and done. These are your first and second transactions of the first half. You have one (1) remaining.

Time to make some moves... Bench Drop Jordan Walker Add Brandon Lowe CF Drop Michael Harris $50 Add Byron Buxton $75 LF Drop Seth Brown $75 Add Joey Gallo $50

Done and done. This is your first bench transaction - April 26

Add Nolan Gorman (2b) $50 Drop Jazz Chisholm Jr (2b) $50 Add R. Devers (3b) $75 Drop Alex Bregman (3b) $75 Add Wander (B) Drop Gunnar (B) Done and done x3. These are your first and second transactions of the first half. You have one remaining. With your bench move made on 4/25, your next one will be eligible anytime after May 25.

2023 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (as of April 23, 2023) 1. SammySofa (57) +19 SouthSideRyan (57) +19 3. sweetpeteman (53) +17 4. BaconRev (52) +15 5. texascub (51) +17 6. evv98 (48) +14 7. Tomthebombadil (47) +12 8. Derwood (46) +14 9. Andy (45) +14 Rex Buckingham (fka abmillis) (45) +14 11. tinkertini26 (37) +11 12. The Hitmen (32) +8 13. Ketel Corn (29) +11 McGlovin (29) +4 15. Southpaw19 (25) +6 16. Soler Storm (21) +4 YellowJackets (21) +5 18. Strange Wizards (20) +7 19. Inglorious Batters (19) +3 20. The Lollygaggers (15) +8 Biggest Output of the Week: SammySofa + SouthSideRyan BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) ~ Coming Soon! ~

Sorry for the scoreboard delay this week. I've been fighting with Xfinity about my Internet service. The updates through Sunday's games will be up by tonight.

According to MLB.com, it's Wesneski vs. Kershaw and Stroman vs. May

Good grief ... the Bad News Bears are embarrassed by the Oakland Athletics. Woof. But I'll take it.

2023 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (as of April 16, 2023) 1. SammySofa (38) +18 SouthSideRyan (38) +12 3. BaconRev (37) +12 4. sweetpeteman (36) +13 5. Tomthebombadil (35) +13 6. evv98 (34) +13 texascub (34) +14 8. Derwood (32) +16 9. Andy (31) +12 Rex Buckingham (fka abmillis) (31) +15 11. tinkertini26 (26) +11 12. McGlovin (25) +9 13. The Hitmen (24) +11 14. Southpaw19 (19) +7 15. Ketel Corn (18) +6 16. Soler Storm (17) +9 17. Inglorious Batters (16) +9 YellowJackets (16) +4 19. Strange Wizards (13) +4 20. The Lollygaggers (7) +1 Biggest Output of the Week: SammySofa BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) ~ Coming Soon! ~

The great seat debate. Whether you’re going with friends, family, business associates, or even by yourself (I have done it)... one of the biggest decisions when going to a Cubs game is where to sit. Do you go straight to the bleachers? Is that your favorite place in Wrigley Field? Is the thought of no real, assigned seats up your alley? Are you young enough where no back to your seat will not cause excruciating back pain? Does Left Field suck? Does Right Field suck? Are you only going to the game to contribute to the beer cup snake? Perhaps behind home plate is more your speed? You could be as close to the field as your bank account will allow, and maybe you’ll be on TV! You could still be behind the plate, but further back, so that you’re closer to the concourse. Imagine your choice of food options, all right near your seats. (Although dare not dream too big; we all know it can be a bit of a bear to get down and grab certain items due to lines and congestion on the small concourses of the old park. Now that the game is held to a timer, that could cost you a couple of innings.) The biggest problem with sitting here, however, is depth perception. OH MAN, that ball is OUTTA…. Oh. Popped it up to the pitcher. Oh well. Maybe you would rather be down one of the baselines, but within the infield. You can have a clear view of the pitcher’s mound, and get an unobstructed view of the entire playing field. You could be down the baseline, but at the same time be in left or right field. Do you dare sit near the “Bartman Seat” in left field? Have you been to the Upper Deck level? This is another place where depth perception goes to die. Have you ever sat next to the media booths that jut out far enough, where you could be leaning up against a concrete wall? I have. It may not be the best seat in Wrigley, but it allows you to focus on the game below you. Until the renovation gave over too much of the space to wealthy, high-value ticket holders, the upper deck was where one could reliably find fans who had come out of sheer, unvarnished, unpretentious love of the game. I will tell you that for me, just about any seat in Wrigley Field is a good one, because you’re at Wrigley Field. However, probably where you don’t want to be is in the 200 level, where your view is blocked or impaired in some way by one of the posts. My blog is named with Aisle 220 in the title, because I had a good friend whose family had season tickets there. She would take a chunk of games, and we would all go to Wrigley Field. Sadly, she passed away in 2011, but I will always remember the fun times in Aisle 220. View full article

2023 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (as of April 9, 2023) 1. SouthSideRyan (26) +18 2. BaconRev (25) +20 3. sweetpeteman (23) +18 4. Tomthebombadil (22) +15 5. evv98 (21) +15 6. SammySofa (20) +15 texascub (20) +12 8. Andy (19) +13 9. abmillis (16) +13 Derwood (16) +13 McGlovin (16) +8 12. tinkertini26 (15) +10 13. The Hitmen (13) +9 14. Ketel Corn (12) +10 Southpaw19 (12) +10 YellowJackets (12) +5 17. Strange Wizards (9) +6 18. Soler Storm (8) +6 19. Inglorious Batters (7) +4 20. The Lollygaggers (6) +2 Biggest Output of the Week: BaconRev BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) ~ Coming Soon! ~

Stroman works out of a jam to keep it 1-0. Nicely done. Stressful, but nice.