And therein lies the difference between being a contenda or not.

I go to bed early and wake up in the middle of the night to check for last minute injuries so I can change my roster if necessary.

You go to bed late, knowing you should change your roster, and don't.

First Bad Daddy calls Plaw a pompous ass, now Geoff calls him an exceptional ass. It must be true.

What's this about? They're playing at Yankee Stadium.

This from a website which I will not disclose, as it provides me with much information... :p

"Chicago city officials, alarmed by three reports of falling concrete at Wrigley Field since the start of June, said they needed more information from the Cubs before deciding whether it's safe to play Friday's game.

On Thursday, workers at the stadium continued putting up netting to protect fans from falling chunks of concrete. There's a chance, but only a slim one, that Friday's game against the Phillies could be postponed. The city can prevent the game from being played if the netting isn't fully installed or if they conclude it doesn't adequately protect fans."

That, plus a chance of rain

PL: Sosa & Ramirez
JG: Derek Lee
CC: Sosa
MC: Thome
SC: Rollins

Oops...

You're right. All Fixed.

Cubs game is a go according to ESPN.

You've been doing your Jedi mind-meld again, plaw?? That's exactly what I was thinking.

Man, I better get down to Wrigley and phone in that I was almost hit by a piece of concrete!

How's that for affecting this game!

Only time will tell-

The problem with Big Unit is he hasn't pitched a CG since the 4th of July I believe.

Here we get the AZ Sports Report channel on ESPN and I will usually watch all the DBacks games.

The best Pork can hope for is that Fetters follows Johnson in the 8th or 9th inning.

But if Randy pitches 5 and then Dessens and Choate take over - beware!

I will wish for the latter since had it not been for Durazo last night, I was a cinch to have the Pork behind me.

Plus the game is at COORS!!! If you have ever watched a game at Coors.... :rolleyes:

I think I could hit a homer at Coors! :p

And when I finish ahead of you, how will you explain that?

That is OK, I smell an ass wooping in the air with Montreal spanking Florida around 7:30pm today.

Things that MC may be able to finish ahead of me in:

--A wine drinking contest
--Fantasy Golf
--Regular golf
--Thespianism
--A "Who's that guy eating the Chinese food Can't be Rocco...." contest.
--A race to the top of "Almost Perpindicular" (you know that one?)

Thing that MC will never be able to finish ahead of me in:

--Fantasy Baseball

Versus the Rockies this year, he has a 1.93 ERA in 14 innings. He has a 1.98 ERA for the previous 3 years, and a decent 3.60 ERA at Coors Field where he's 4-1 in 6 starts. Last week he threw 8 shutout innings w/ 14Ks against them. (So, okay, they still lost in the 9th ) He ranks 2nd in the NL for innings pitched this season. He has 3 complete games this season. He ranks 1st with 174 Ks. 1st in WHIP (0.89). Batters are hitting .174 against him in AWAY games, better than at home (.205).

Beckett?? He hasn't pitched since July 5th, his only game this month. He pitched 3.2 innings in the whole month of June. I bet he'll be pretty sharp. Okay, sure he has a 1.29 ERA against the Expos (7 innings) this year (so could I - lol). Previous 3 years his ERA is 2.20 against them (3-1). His previous 3 year ERA at Pro Player is 3.37 (12-7), not much better than Johnson's at Coors.

Sure, Johnson may up and leave - I would if I was him. But going to the Yanks is unlikely now. Giants and Padres are making late bids, but who knows if he'll waive his no-trade clause (if he was smart he would) -- but there's another day.

But anyway... for $3.3m how can you NOT take the chance?? I think you just missed it and you're causing me to curse the pick by talking about it! :p

So, we have a metrosexual, a cunning linguist, and a thespian on here. What's next?

Dang! and I remember when you USED to be cool! :p

No need to justify yourself now (and risk jinxing your pick! ) Just let the numbers speak for themselves later tonight.

Hey, don't worry. Third place isn't an uncomfortable place to be....you will get used to it! :p

Hey, I am the leader in the Bass Master fishing!

Geoff- you should know by now that NOTHING is good, right or worth it unless Pee says so. Time to once again say:

GET A LIFE! BE HAPPY

I left two guys blank and still came out towards the top of the scoring list last night. Just two points behind the league leader for the night. and I got a good nights sleep and did my team in only seven mins.

I didn't use any special sites, I didn't pay to join any special groups and I didn't check with a bookie to see the betting odds.

Now were did I leave my fishing pole?

That just means MC has better pills than you do... :p

A guy walks into a bar...

Ah yes, FS, sorry I forgot - you're the Master Baiter.

Pork is still cool... It's all that comedy he's been playing with that calculator... :p

I swear, I knew you were gonna say that. The idea is get more points, not almost as many points. Sure, you did OK, but you sacrificed points by leaving those positions blank to save cap room.

Didn't we go all through this last season? Check the Leaderboard. There isn't one guy on there who ever plays it that way. Full roster every day. That's the only way to go.

--"Special sites"? Nothing "special" about any of them. Just a little research. The competition is much stiffer this half, with the arrival of CB and CC, and the improvement of MC. DB's record speaks for itself, and I always respect JG and LD. The only ones I don't fear are you and SC. You play for fun, not to win, so I can't worry about you. SC? I have no idea what his story is.

--I don't pay to join any special groups, either

--What do bookies have to do with anything?

Oh, do I have a great response for that one. But I'll keep quiet. :p

with a one legged pig.

He says to the bartender "This pig is very special"

The bartender says "In what way"?

The guy says "This pig can recite the complete works of Shakespeare"

The bartender says "I don't believe that"

So the guy says "Just listen". He whispers something in the pig's ear, and the pig immediately begins to recite...

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears..."

The bartender says "That's pretty amazing. In fact, it's unbelievable. But how come the pig has only one leg?"

So the guy says "You can't eat a whole pig at one time"

Oh, do I have a great response for that one. But I'll keep quiet. :p [/b][/quote]Um, I wouldn't touch THAT one with a ten foot ---oh nevermind!

Hey, let them play with half-full rosters. Let them play a dead last team's shitty bullpen at Coors.

Let them take Florida in the last double-header (that Florida wasn't in) :rolleyes: I knew someone who did that once - poor sap - she would have a comfy 2nd place lead right now if not for her poor lapse in judgement and desire to do something dangerously different.

Sometimes, people are just too L-U-C-K-Y for their own good and it works out! Sometimes the stats don't always speak for themselves and sometimes people figure if they are not in the toilet one night, they are doing well.

I know I've got my game face on and a Porkster in my sights.

I didn't miss nuthin'. I've never taken a pitcher at Coors yet, and I probably never will.

What you say is true about Beckett, but I figure it's an anti-Montreal pick more than anything.

I just love it when my name is used when referring to something being stiffer.

Now, where did FS leave his pole....

AH YES, I thought that post would get a little chatter going.

Not that I would ever hope that you would fear a player like myself Pee. The level of player that I am and the time I am willing to give this game, I could never hope to meet your level or standards.

Hell, I don't know crap about baseball myself. Other then this game that is. I am taking each day as it comes. Some days I feel I do well and other days I just shit the bed so to speak. Clean sheets please!

Some days I get great pitching and no offense and other days I get great offense and shit pitching.
Hell, I thought I had a banner day with 80 points last week with no DH. I was happy.

I am happy just coming close to you well named, big league players some days.

But, I am having fun and that is why I am here and stay. Hell, someone must be near the bottom

Bad news for you all is. If you don't beat my score everyday then you don't look that great. You should be killing a guy like me in this game. EVERYDAY. I ADMITT- I KNOW NOTHING.
YES, NOTHING ABOUT BASEBALL

Did you find your fishing pole yet?

A guy walks into a bar and the bartender says to the man, "Hey guy, you've got a steering wheel down your pants."

The guy replies "Yeah I know. Its driving me nuts!"