We do? :p I spend a lot more time than that!
Maybe I'm trying too hard and not going by instincts...

I must have been wishing. They're playing the Reds.

I spend waaaay more time than that doing my "researches", finding the perfect matchup which results in the guy I picked getting a day off from his manager or going 0-5 against the pitcher whom he previuosly hit .750 in the park where he previously slugged .800

Exactly. And that is what I was doing with you! If I took being goofed on about fantasy sports so seriosly, I would really need to get a life!

Maybe you interpreted my goofing back on you as being serious, which I was not. I know that you were goofing and so was I.

Now if you want to continue to goof on me, be my guest. It doesn't bother me one bit. It's all in fun. But if I goof back on you then please don't take it seriously or think that I am goofing back because I am taking it personal. Not the case at all Plaw. This is for enjoyment and fun and I don't take playing fantasy sports or kidding about it seriously.

I play for PURE enjoyment and entertainment.

And by the way, you may see me pick my lineup, especially my pitching staff in an unorthadox manner. I sometimes get a kick out of picking my line-up/pitchers by pure instinct.

Now are you trying to tell me how I should manage my team too? :p :p


Don Cardi

Someone should. :p

Ooops, that must've been an Anti-Anti-Jinxed™ :p

I swear, if there was a different name and avatar up there, I'd think I was talking to FS

I expect DC to be calling me "Pee" Lawrence any day now, and instead of hearing about cutting the grass and barbecues and hanging flower baskets, it'll be golf lessons, dance school recitals, and coaching little league teams. :p

Funny, guys, especially you TM.

It's nice to know, though, that there are people who actually take this more seriously than I do, although I suppose you could argue that how much time someone spends on the game is incidental to how they feel about it.

But to those who say that these games can be taken too seriously - and I've obviously heard that song before - I would say what I said to Iceman in the hockey thread when he expressed that POV:

These games - especially the baseball and football, whose seasons pretty much cover the entire year except for a few weeks in October - have become kind of a hobby for me.

And, as I said to Iceman: "You're into guns and hunting and all of that. Don't you take it damned seriously?"

I would ask the same question of anyone with a hobby or an interest, whatever that hobby or interest may be.

I'm sure, for exmple, that Don Cardi's son takes his golf game real seriously, and while he plays for the enjoyment of playing - which, of course, is why we all play any of these games - if he's playing with someone who picks his ball up in the rough and improves his lie without taking a penalty (like I used to do when I played, because I was playing strictly for the fun of it, and although I was breaking the rules, I didn't care because I was just playing for fun) and then when he says something has that person tell him that he's taking the game too seriously.....

We've all played board games, like Monopoly, for example.

Does anyone make deliberately "silly" moves or "wrong" moves because they don't care or because they are playing "strictly for the fun of it"?

I thinkk not. I believe that everyone does their best, and everyone tries their hardest to win because deep down inside, whether they admit it to themselves or others or not, they want to win.

OK....enough amateur psychoanalyzing for one day.....

** (DC takes a deep breath for the long winded Plaw)**

:p


JUST KIDDING PLAW!!!!!!


Don Cardi

Man, oh man.... I'm doing lousy.

Zia is drawing me back into her lair. ("Stop, NO... I wanna be on top").

Atrroyo's 36 yesterday crushes the competition.....
Beckett vs. Santana today

Wednesday's Scores & Thursday's Probables & Standings
TM.....Regains 1st place after massive whine

PL.....Slips to 2nd place tie with Buehrle's Big Donut
CC.....Now tied for 2nd behind Arroyo's big day
GG.....Remains hottest player in the game
DB.....Not worried, as only 38 points separate Top 5
JG.....Another backer of bum Buehrle badly burned
DC.....Back to back solo picks, but Maroth doesn't work
JL.....Thrilled to escape with 11 points after Patterson switch
SC.....Doesn't like the looks of LZ's lair, prefers the top
LZ.....Makes rare appearance to change her team

Gee Pee- it looks like just about everyone sees thru you sooner or later!

The weather is looking goooood. I will think of you with each cookout we do.

I love that!

Guys, next week will present my most difficult fantasy challenge yet. I'm going on a trip for six days, and I'll have no Internet access. My mom's offered to make my picks while I'm gone, which is great, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about explaining the game to her and deciding on my picks for nearly an entire week. Should be interesting.

Well actually that really isn't the case. Plaw and I needle each other quite a bit, all in fun. That's what real friends do.

But I'll tell you this ; It's impossible for anyone to be able to see through a man like Plaw because he is as solid as they come. His big heart takes up so much room in his body that it makes it impossible to see through him.

Don Cardi

Interesting Sociology lesson here, and a fine example of group dynamics.....

FS aligns himself with DC -- very unusual
DC aligns himself with PL -- also very unusual
PL compares DC to FS -- very unusual

Anyway, nice to know that you're out there lurking, FS.

Please do think of me everytime you flip a steak on the grill, pop open another can of suds, hang a flower basket for mom, mow that lawn and enjoy the delicious and incomparable aroma of freshly cut grass, or stroll hand-in-hand with your best girl or sit under the stars on a blanket watching those July 4th fireworks. :p

Oh, and BTW.....I've been waiting for a situation like this to arise:

It sounds to me like your last post wasn't approved approved by Don Cardi.

Now what happens?

Usually shit.

Hey, plaw, why couldn't you write one of your remarks questioning my choice in pitching like you do to others. That usually results in a guaranteed great outing. :rolleyes:

Something's putrid, and I believe it's my pitching.

I see a bag of corn nuts in my future.

Beckett + Broussard + V-Mart = 8 ERs in 4 innings

Usually shit.
[/b][/quote]

So is that how it works Beth E? I need your expert advice here! If Plaw remarks about someone's pick of a pitcher, does it almost become a guaranteed winner? Help me out here Beth!!


Don Cardi

So is that how it works Beth E? I need your expert advice here! If Plaw remarks about someone's pick of a pitcher, does it almost become a guaranteed winner? Help me out here Beth!!


Don Cardi [/QB][/QUOTE]

Rule #1. Don't ask for advice from chicks. We know nothing. We're just here for the scenery and to polish the furniture. :p

There are so many curses and anti jinxes flying around here it's like The Jetsons invaded. You've been warned.

Whatta night

I don't ever recall a scenario like today's:

Everyone picks one of two pitching staffs, and the difference is like 50 points or so.

Glad I was on the right side on this one.

Well actually that really isn't the case. Plaw and I needle each other quite a bit, all in fun. That's what real friends do.

But I'll tell you this ; It's impossible for anyone to be able to see through a man like Plaw because he is as solid as they come. His big heart takes up so much room in his body that it makes it impossible to see through him.

Don Cardi [/b][/quote]




I laughted so hard, I think I hurt myself.

Breaking News!

This might just be the first time I actually tell Plaw to go fuck himself!

With all the talk about whining and crying lately, I hope a certain new player here who shall remain nameless (Don Cardi knows who he is) realizes which of the old-timers is the biggest whiner and crier of all, and that it is certainly not poor, innocent, misunderstood, fantasy sports hobbiest me. :rolleyes: :p

Let me also add - for the benefit of the luck vs. skill argument - that the Beckett-Santana choice tonight was pretty much a matter of luck the way I see it.

There was no secret, skillfull reason, at least AFAIC, which made me take Santana.

Just a hunch really, figuring he was due for a win already, and the weak KC opposition.

Plus, Beckett's last start was a little weak, coupled with the fact that his oppostion - Cleveland - was stronger.

But I can't honestly say that picking Santana involved any great skill.

Hmmmmm......

I took a look at The Leaderboard to see who picked who yesterday, and was very surprised at what it I found.

I only got throughthe first 30 before the 3:00 AM deadline, however....

Minn 22
Bost 4
Yanks 2
StL 1

Keep in mind that these were the leaders already, not people who got there because they picked Santana.

Maybe there was some reason which clearly made Santana the better pick, but if there was I sure don't know what it was, other than what I said above.

Edit: Other Factors:

Santana was cheaper, 4.5 to Beckett's 6.0

Santana was 6-3 lifetime vs. KC in 13 games and 10 starts. He has a lifetime E.R.A. against the Royals of 3.20 over 76 IPs and they have a .188 batting average against him, but was 2-1 in four games (3 starts) at Kauffman Stadium, with an E.R.A. of only 1.85 and a .163 batting average against.

Current Royals have a lifetime batting average of .183 against him, with 3 homers in 120 ABs.

Beckett had never pitched against the Indians or in Jacobs field at all.

Current Indians had a lifetime batting average against him of .350, with 3 homers in only 20 ABs.

Hmmm.....Maybe Santana was the better pick.

Who picked whom... :p

I plead guilty to not knowing when to use "who" and when to use "whom".

Kinda like you with "less" and "fewer", I guess, huh?

Santana and Minnesota 26, Boston and Beckett -21

Thursday's Scores & Fridday's Probables & Standings
TM....Extends 1st place lead by one point
PL.....Feeling the hot breath of his former(?) MWA
DB....Appears to still be in form despite lasy year's partial layoff
CC....Still in the thick of things and leads chick race
GG....Boston's Beautiful Bum Bad Boy Beckett Bombed By Broussard
JL.....Hard to root for Santana when PL has him in Yahoo?
DC....After 2 days of soloing, follows the masses and bombs
JG....Knows when to use "who" and when to use "whom"
SC....He has an excuse - He's a Red Sox fan.
LZ....She has an excuse, too - She didn't play

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.

Does yesterday constitute one of the aforementioned lousy pitching days that may determine the outcome of the game?

I think yesterday could be one of they key days of the whole season, yeah.

As I said, I don't ever recall a day when we all picked one staff or another and the difference in points was so great.

Great, I'm a victim again today of the Curse of Pork.

Slip sliding away............

From The Department Of Typographical Errors

Here's one:

Hmmmm....

What should it have been?

A "t" instead of the "y"? Or should it have been a "z" instead of the "s". If you look at your keyboard....

(Well, sorry....I thought that was funny )