"Today my team got homers fromAnthony Rizzo, Soriano and it looks like I'm getting a win from Tony Congrani (who I added in place of Cueto). I feel so unclean."

Traitor. 

"Luckily I'm not stuck with anyone I actively hate (i.e. no Reds, Brewers, Yankees and just one Red Sock and one Cub)."

You would so hate my team.  I have Cueto (Cingrani) and Latos, Aoki, Teixiera and Jeter, Victorino, Dempster and Hanrahan (Bailey), Rizzo and Soriano.

I moved up to 3rd after yesterday.  I just got Headley back, but got decent production from Josh Donaldson in his absence.  Garrett Jones has done OK in Teixiera's absence and I was able to get Johnny Peralta for Jeter.

By design, our league requires a certain amount of luck.  I originally drafted Cueto in 2011.  He was coming off an OK year, but was injured during spring training.  I got him for the minimum bid of $1 and have simply held onto him since (this is the last year I can keep him), giving him a dollar raise each year.  Last year I was able to get Dempster and Alejandro de Aza for $1 each.  There are 21 players on a roster and you have $260 to spend, so having 3 decent players for a whopping total of $7 gave me a decent foundation.

"That sounds like a really fun league, with the exception of how limited you are on making waiver claims."

Actually the lack of waiver claims isn't that big of a deal.  With 14 teams and 21 roster spots per team (plus guys on the DL), the waiver wire is pretty thin most of the time.  As of today, Rick Ankiel is listed among the top 25 available position players.

John Buck got dropped in my league today. Someone apparently thinks it's over.

I've got Maholm going against Zimmermann today, plus I picked up Andrew Cashner. I'm getting buried in strikeouts and wins so today is a big day for Sticky Fingerz. 

Wade Miley has been cut. TK wishes him the best in his future endeavors, which hopefully means allowing six baserunners in two innings for his competition.

I'm now a half-point out of ninth place. So I've got that going for me. Which is nice.

Last edited by artie_fufkin (5/04/2013 10:36 am)

Cingrani has given up two, 2-run homers today. Both to Soriano. Both times with Rizzo on base.

Guess who happens to have Rizzo and Soriano. 

Riding the wave of recent hot streaks by youngsters Anthony Rizzo (13 for 28, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB)  and Jedd Gyorko (10 for 27, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R), team Trial and Errors pushed its way into 1st place last night.  It's a fairly tenuous lead, with 4 other teams in striking distance, but always good to wake up in 1st.

One area of concern has been the #2 closer position.  I opened the season with Joel Hanrahan, added Andrew Bailey when Hanrahan went on the DL, kept Bailey (my 1st of 6 roster moves) when it was announced he would keep the job over Hanrahan, but now Bailey is on the DL.  So where does a manager turn when his bullpen reeks of desparation?

Subject to someone sending an email earlier this morning than mine, Trial and Errors newest closer is--Edward Mujica.

Now I can sweat the Cardinals games on two fronts.
 

Despite an almost impossible 2 for 37 performance on Sunday, team Trial & Errors won the 3rd two-week period of the season banking $25.  I remain in 1st overall entering tonight.

So, how's everyone doing at the ASB?

My team is sitting in 3rd.  I'm positioned pretty well though--only 1.5 points out of 1st and 10.5 points ahead of 4th.

One week to go. First place was decided long ago, but I'm hanging onto second with two teams in striking distance. I sold my soul to the fantasy gods. There were points available in the stolen base category. I took a chance and picked up Billy Hamilton. It cost me one point in RBI but I've added four points in SB.