They both have more points than anyone on your team.
....But I need pitching.

I have two other similar offers out there for A-Rod, and I will accept the first one that wants him.

My only problem is, I hate taking Yankees, cuz they're my team... and that usually curses them! Lemme look one more time...........

Johnson has the most points on my team too. I have too many 1B though.

Everyone has too many 1B's... lol... but hold on a sec...

Well... somehow... I'm #1 in SP... and #2 in RP... but kinda pathetic (before the past couple days) in offense...

I guess I'll find out tomorrow if anyone bites.
Before all is said and done, I'm sure PL will offer me Tom Glavine, along with a long explanation on why I should accept.

Nah, I'll take it... why the hell not try it....

I'll let Plaw tell one of us how which one of us made out and which didn't... as he's not in the Top2... lol

Edit: It's not gonna go thru 'til SUNDAY??? WTF???

I don't know. I thought it took about 2 days, not 5.

EDIT: The email says 2 days.

Commish?

The site says Sunday.... which would be 3-4 days, depending how you count it...

The Commish must be asleep. I don't see him logged in on Yahoo.

Well, at almost 4am, I guess I should go to sleep myself... I'll find out tomorrow if it's gonna happen; then, wait ALMOST A WEEK for it to got thru, apparently... :rolleyes:

'night!

JL got the best of that one, IMO.

I never have understood the Yahoo explanation for when the trades go into effect - apparently they allow themselves extra days or something "just in case" - but in any event, figure the two day waiting period will be today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday).

So if I approve the trade tomorrow (Thursday), the new players should appear on your respective rosters for Friday's games.

Great day for JG yesterday, as he cruises into second place based on the "Raw Points" totals.

Too bad he thinks these "Draft Games" are all bullshit, and he's not doing as well in the game of "skill" - the Salary Cap Game. :p

Tuesday Scores

Current Standings
Yesterday's Best & Worst:

Jeter CC 17

Zambrano JJ 34

Chacon DA -25
Rodriguez -24 PL

Honestly, I don't think I did. Johnson has slightly better fantasy numbers than Blalock, and A-Rod has much more value than Carpenter (on paper). Right now though, Carpenter is exactly what I need. I wasn't going to win with my SP pitching the way they were.

No PL analysis? I'm shocked!

That was before I made some SKILLFUL moves, as well as not giving up on my SP's who started off really crappy but have come to fruition finally.

JJ's playing now? :p

[WhineAlert] Of course I bench Penny pitching at Coors today, and of course he woulda given me 22 pts. :rolleyes: [/WhineAlert]

No PL analysis? I'm shocked! [/b][/quote]I haven't had a chance...I'll get to it, though.

Wednesday Scores & Standings
(Sorry, don't have time for the details...)

I'm all for the HOLD stat -- fine... you pitch an inning or two, don't give up any runs, good for you!

BUT WTF is this? PL's Rauch (never heard of him) didn't even retire 1 batter, gave up a hit even, yet recorded a Hold????

What worth was that guy tonight? NONE - He was actually a detriment. But points = zero. As if he hadn't even played! How the heck does he earn a HOLD for giving up a hit w/ no outs??? :rolleyes:

Thursday Scores & Standings

well, JG, the only thing is that Rauch did not earn a hold. box score

there is one single thing about the scoring system that bothers me though. my experience in these draft games is zero so I'm not saying we should change the system or anything, but I don't like the fact that a SP usually either: a) scores 20+ pts, or b) scores sub 10 or even negative pts and blows you - it is very rare (at least that I noticed) a pitcher have a "so-so" performance, like Smolt'z 13 fan pts for me wednesday.
maybe we could credit the winning pitcher with less pts and do not credit the losing pitcher with anything (like in the salary cap game) since he is already being charged with the heavy minus points of the runs he is allowing to make his team lose. I say that because it's being too heaven or hell for our pitchers. you average 10 fan pts per start, but yout pitcher rarely scores 10 pts. he either scores 30 or -10.

[edit] that would also help the case of the relievers that get charged with both a BS and a L [/edit]

just a thought.

Okay, Yahoo took it away... but it was there last night.

What a joke. Carpenter can't get the KC Royals out. :rolleyes:

No PL analysis? I'm shocked! [/b][/quote]I haven't had a chance...I'll get to it, though. [/b][/quote]OK, here's my long-awaited analysis....

What? You haven't been awaiting it?

Well, you know me....you're gonna get it anyway :p

First of all, comparing Blaylock's production to Johnson's production is meaningless.

JL’s first baseman is Todd Helton. Nick Johnson was a bench player; a spare part. If a guy isn’t gonna play much – as Johnson didn’t figure to – then what difference does it make how many points he’s scoring? He’s not playing, so he’s not gonna be scoring those points for your team.

So from JL’s POV, this trade is A. Rod for Blaylock and Carpenter.

Gotta love that for JL.

The comparison that has to be made here from JL’s POV is Blaylock for A. Rod, and Carpenter for whoever JL he replaces as a starter.

Prior to the trade, these were JL’s six SPs:

Oswalt
Hernandez
Maddux
Zito
Vasquez
E. Santana

Whoever JL drops from that group, I believe that the gain by inserting Carpenter will be well over 100 points, figuring that all of these guys each have about 24 starts or so left.

I’m gonna estimate – conservatively, I think – 5 points per start times 24 starts, or a gain of 120 points for JL.

And I figure that the net loss for replacing A Rod with Blaylock will be far less than 100 points.

I’m gonna estimate – conservatively again, I think – half a point a game for 120 games, or a loss of 60 points for JL.

So on balance, I see this as a net gain for JL of about 40 points. And again, I think that’s a conservative estimate.


Now, from JG’s POV……

If the loss for JL in replacing A Rod with Blaylock is 60 points, then the gain for JG by making the same change is the same – 60 points.

But what does he lose by replacing Carpenter with whoever?

Well, here are JG’s SPs before the trade:

Carpenter
Lackey
Zambrano
Schnidt
Penny
Hamels

Now he’s Replaced Carpenter with Nate Robertson.

I figure that the net loss on that switch is gonna be way more than the 60 points or so he’s gonna gain by switching Blaylock for A Rod.

Advantage: JL.

Not if he pitches like he did against KC last night.

Who asked you??

Oh yeah, I did....

You don't want him anymore? I'll take him.

I almost begged Plaw (well, I DID beg Plaw) to wait a day 'til after the KC start to make the trade happen, but he wouldn't have anything to do with it -- so it's his fault. :p

Not that A-Rod was spectacular or anything, tho...