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It's also worth thinking of from the perspective of who you'd rather have in your lineup when your normal starters have their bye weeks. Even if your starters never miss games due to injury you still have bye weeks for everybody. When I draft backups one of the first things I pay attention to is to make sure I draft players with different bye weeks than the regulars.

Assuming Stewart is healthy and able to play I agree with leaving Taylor out. It seems to me that the other teams share the load more than the Vikings do. For example, last year Stewart put up statistics fitting of a #starting fantasy RB even though he was behind Williams.

I started a separate thread because this discussion doesn't relate to a specific week's games. I'd like to bring up an issue for discussion. The normal rule for putting a player on the DL is very clear, that the player must be on an actual major league DL (the only exception was for a player that was known to be starting the year on the DL but not officially done yet, so that we could have our rosters legal by the designated deadline). This year we started considering exceptions that met the spirit of the rule but not the letter when Adam was allowed to place Ben Sheets on his DL (and, despite me bringing that up from time to time, I do agree with the rationale for allowing it). There's another common situation that I believe is in the same spirit. When players are injured in September teams frequently don't put the players on the DL simply because the roster spot isn't needed due to expanded rosters. We don't have the luxury of expanded rosters in Roadkill. So a manager can be at a disadvantage because of a player who is clearly injured and unable to play but not put on a major league DL due to expanded rosters. Had I still been in playoff contention I would have been in a bind with Young out for a few weeks but not officially placed on the DL. And Juan could have been in a similar bind with Adam Jones (likely out for the year but not on the DL). I believe that if we are going to make exceptions based on the spirit of the rule that this type of situation warrants equal consideration as an exception. Thoughts?

Juan would have to give the definitive answer, but my guess would be yes for playoff teams and no for us lowly wait-til-next-year types. We've said that it's OK to pick up prospects if called up by major league teams (that's how I was able to pick up Norris). But I also think Juan said last year that non-playoff teams shouldn't be making roster moves. I don't know whether changing rules with respect to minor leaguers changes that or not.

I think it will be shown in the area. It looks like the most likely CBS game (since the Panthers are on Fox). None of the 4:00 games are on CBS, so it has to be a 1:00 game shown, and that looks like the one which would have the most local interest. The only other possibility I see would be Jacksonville at Indianapolis.

Now that my season is done (at least it ended on a winning note and gave me my first winning season in Roadkill) my main interest now is hoping that Norris gets few enough starts the rest of the year to keep his minor league eligibility. Having him and Davis on my minor league roster during the offseason would be like getting two extra keepers.

Yes, let's make speed the focus. We need players who can run quickly back to the bench after making outs.

I set up the group for Survival Football (league ID 19122; password cutler). It's close to the start of the season; someone else and I seemed to get our signals crossed and we were waiting for each other to start the group. There's a new feature this year that allows the commissioner to set elimination for one, two, or three incorrect picks. I set it for two; that way those who forget about the early game on Thursday during week 1 (which seems to happen every year) will still be alive. As always, if there's still enough time remaining in the season after the contest ends the group can be reset for a new contest.

Final: Tennessee 7, West Tenn 0. Hello playoffs.

With preseason over and the week 1 NFL thread started it's time to retire this thread.

Naturally, now that I'm out of it my team starts performing again.

Me likey. No risk, potential reward.

They can create a more general Cardinals stat for PECOTA that takes into account both Duncan and LaRussa. They could call it the Statistical Transfer of Effort Reflected On Individual Deftness and Strength. Or, as Cubs N' Clippers would put it, Statistical Transfer of Effort Reflected On Individual Deftness and Strength

Too bad Bradley isn't a football player instead of baseball. He'd fit in perfectly with the Raiders or Bengals.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/images/09/28/p1_mora.jpg Playoffs? Are you kidding me? PLAYOFFS?

There's actually a different meaning of "WC" that's more applicable to the 2009 Cubs.

I don't believe they can demand it. They can recommend it, but I don't think a team has the right to require a player to have surgery.

David Wright and Dark Helmet: Separated at birth.

Solid in the sense that the opposing batters were getting solid wood on the ball.

Naturally, now that I'm eliminated I get strong pitching performances from unexpected sources (Stauffer and Correia). Of course, the fact that they're playing the Nats might have something to do with that. Stauffer is auditioning for a spot on my team for next year since he still has 2 exemptions; Correia is basically roster filler to play out the string this year.

West Tennessee lost, Chattanooga won. Smokies lead West Tenn and Chattanooga by 1 game.

As long as they were placed(and kept) on the major league roster for September, no option would be used. Right. Sending them back down next spring would use an option, but that would be the case anyway if they're added to the 40-man roster in the off-season to protect them from Rule 5.

Hendry'sEye for talent Is Legendary. Man, Aaron's Nasty!

what team are you He's Don't Have Crabs.

Mississippi 2, West Tenn 1. Still tied.