Week 5 thread

[patrick.o]

I think it's safe to say I'll win this week.

Your pitching staff alone is crushing me

[Big_E]

It looks like he hit 2 batters as well. (HBP is not included until the final stat load, like QS). He could end up with -24.

He got the -24. New record...

[Big_E]

May 6, 2005

Team of the Day: Italian Ice (111.5 points)
Low scoring team: Newburgh Naughties (10.5 points)

Best Lineup: Italian Ice (42.5 points)
Worst Lineup: Doc's 1.21 Gigawatts (3 points)

Best Pitchers: Italian Ice (69 points)
Worst Pitchers: Newburgh Naughties (-17 points)

Hitter of the Day: Alfonso Soriano, Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions (15.0 points)
Pitcher of the Day: Johan Santana, Italian Ice (46 points)

Worst Hitter: Michael Young, Doc's 1.21 Gigawatts (-3.0 points) *
Worst Pitcher: Paul Wilson, Newburgh Naughties (-24)**

Also Negative Pitchers: Jamie Moyer, NY Bombers (-13); Oliver Perez, The 4 Horsemen (-12); Roy Oswalt, Doc's 1.21 Gigawatts (-4); Jim Brower, Springfield Nuclear Powerplant (-3); Tomo Ohka, Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions, (-1); LaTroy Hawkins, Saxmania's Swingers (-1); Doug Davis, Guys With Wood (-1).

* TIES All-time record (Marcus Giles, 5/4/05; Tike Redmond, 4/7/05; Jose Reyes, 4/17/05)
** NEW RECORD LOW (Old Record: -23 points, Jake Westbrook, 4/27/05).

[JDPNYY]

Your pitching staff alone is crushing me

I just reread the first post of this Thread. Yikes.

[JDPNYY]

He got the -24. New record...

Congrats to Paul Wilson. Awesome baby.

[patrick.o]

I just reread the first post of this Thread. Yikes.

Important lesson here, John. Always talk smack at the beginning of the week because you may not get the chance later on!

[PinstripePride]

MOOOOOOOSE!!!!!

[PinstripePride]

It looks like the 'Jacks are going to move to 4-1, and gain sole possesion of first place in the Mantle division.

[miko]

It looks like the 'Jacks are going to move to 4-1, and gain sole possesion of first place in the Mantle division.

But you started with 5 keepers.

[JDPNYY]

But you started with 5 keepers.

OMG, stop whining. We got to split up 5 keepers from the 5 freaking worst teams of last year. It's not like we got Santana in the 20th round. GOSH.

[PinstripePride]

But you started with 5 keepers.

Awww...

[patrick.o]

OMG, stop whining.

Awww...

Fellas, you have no idea

[PinstripePride]

Fellas, you have no idea

Well, I perused some of those threads last year. I saw Miko and Vito's endless crying.

[Big_E]

May 7, 2005

Team of the Day: The Lumberjacks (107.5 points)
Low scoring team: Rhode Kill (9 points)

Best Lineup: The Lumberjacks (36.5 points)
Worst Lineup: New York Squeaks (7 points)

Best Pitchers: The Lumberjacks (71 points)
Worst Pitchers: Rhode Kill (-8 points)

Hitter of the Day: Alfonso Soriano, Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions (16.0 points)
Pitcher of the Day: Mike Mussina, The Lumberjacks (44 points)

Worst Hitter: Adam Everett, Evil Empire; Pat Burrell, NY Bombers; Caesar Izturis, Springfield Nuclear Powerplant; Chone Figgins, The Lumberjacks (-1.5 points each)
Worst Pitcher: Jason Schmidt, Rhode Kill (-11); Ted Lilly, Newburgh Naughties (-11).

Also Negative Pitchers: Russ Ortiz, The Naked Truth (-5); John Patterson, New York Squeaks (-3); Duaner Sanchez, Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions (-3); Jim Brower, Springfield Nuclear Powerplant (-3); Chin Hui-Tsao, Saxmania's Swingers (-1); Derek Lowe, Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions (-1).

[JDPNYY]

Soriano, player of the day now two days in a row. He's having a nice little weekend for himself.

[miko]

OMG, stop whining. We got to split up 5 keepers from the 5 freaking worst teams of last year. It's not like we got Santana in the 20th round. GOSH.

You actually got to choose the keepers from 5 teams. Everyone else had to settle with the keepers from one team - which was the point that was brought up last year by Terry so Vito & I didn't get any keepers.

[miko]

Well, I perused some of those threads last year. I saw Miko and Vito's endless crying.

Did you not read the constitution when you were rifling through last year's threads? Article 1.1 says that to play in this league you have to put up with constant whining and bitching by Miko.

[JDPNYY]

You actually got to choose the keepers from 5 teams. Everyone else had to settle with the keepers from one team - which was the point that was brought up last year by Terry so Vito & I didn't get any keepers.

We got to root through the dregs of the 5 worst teams. You have keepers this year. Is it helping you?

[Big_E]

We got to root through the dregs of the 5 worst teams. You have keepers this year. Is it helping you?

But several of those teams traded away all their players for keeper prospects. So they were keeper-heavy.

Except of course, for Danny Kolb.

[JDPNYY]

But several of those teams traded away all their players for keeper prospects. So they were keeper-heavy.

Except of course, for Danny Kolb.

Well... I made all the wrong choices if you look back at the critiques of the Keeper Draft. I blew it. Now I'll just have to live with my mistakes.

There's always next year.

[PinstripePride]

Team of the Day: The Lumberjacks (107.5 points)
Best Lineup: The Lumberjacks (36.5 points)
Best Pitchers: The Lumberjacks (71 points)

May 7th triple crown.

[yankeesrule2000]

................. Come on Bomber's.. Hold on! Springfield has two starts today!

[Stupid Flanders]

Looks like this may come down to how well the Admiral does against the Bucs

[PinstripePride]

KB redeems himself! 28 points.


The Lumberjacks continue to romp.

[yankeesrule2000]

Looks like i got the win

[miko]

May 7th triple crown.

Good job Jas - not too often you get all three in the same day.

[miko]

We got to root through the dregs of the 5 worst teams. You have keepers this year. Is it helping you?

I hardly think of getting to pick from over 100 players (or 1/4 of the players in the entire league from 2004) for keepers as "the dregs" but I will save that argument for another post.

I ended up with crappy keepers because I "whored myself out" towards the end of the season trading all of my keeper eligible players for big name players to help me in the stretch drive. On the opposite end of the spectrum I know for a fact that Junior's Bashers (a disbanded franchise) unloaded many of their top players for keepers. I could have done a lot better in the keeper department if I had thrown all of my keepers away and picked from the 100 players that you guys got to choose from.

But before I go into a 30 page synopsis of how I ended up with a really crappy team and how I will use an * next to all of the Marauders 2005 stats let me just announce that next year's expansion teams will automatically get 5 keepers, a top 5 draft pick, as well as an automatic playoff berth. God forbid you should have to actually think in this league - we want to make it really easy for you so you can sleepwalk to the finals.

There I am done - thanks for listening to my rant.

[PinstripePride]

Good job Jas - not too often you get all three in the same day.

Thank you, thank you.

[JDPNYY]

I hardly think of getting to pick from over 100 players (or 1/4 of the players in the entire league from 2004) for keepers as "the dregs" but I will save that argument for another post.

I ended up with crappy keepers because I "whored myself out" towards the end of the season trading all of my keeper eligible players for big name players to help me in the stretch drive. On the opposite end of the spectrum I know for a fact that Junior's Bashers (a disbanded franchise) unloaded many of their top players for keepers. I could have done a lot better in the keeper department if I had thrown all of my keepers away and picked from the 100 players that you guys got to choose from.

But before I go into a 30 page synopsis of how I ended up with a really crappy team and how I will use an * next to all of the Marauders 2005 stats let me just announce that next year's expansion teams will automatically get 5 keepers, a top 5 draft pick, as well as an automatic playoff berth. God forbid you should have to actually think in this league - we want to make it really easy for you so you can sleepwalk to the finals.

There I am done - thanks for listening to my rant.

I thought Canadians were a happy bunch.

[Soriambi]

I hardly think of getting to pick from over 100 players (or 1/4 of the players in the entire league from 2004) for keepers as "the dregs" but I will save that argument for another post.

I ended up with crappy keepers because I "whored myself out" towards the end of the season trading all of my keeper eligible players for big name players to help me in the stretch drive. On the opposite end of the spectrum I know for a fact that Junior's Bashers (a disbanded franchise) unloaded many of their top players for keepers. I could have done a lot better in the keeper department if I had thrown all of my keepers away and picked from the 100 players that you guys got to choose from.

But before I go into a 30 page synopsis of how I ended up with a really crappy team and how I will use an * next to all of the Marauders 2005 stats let me just announce that next year's expansion teams will automatically get 5 keepers, a top 5 draft pick, as well as an automatic playoff berth. God forbid you should have to actually think in this league - we want to make it really easy for you so you can sleepwalk to the finals.

There I am done - thanks for listening to my rant.

I didn't get any keepers, wah wah wah. I didn't have any keepers and made the playoffs, but now I have keepers and I'm 1-4, and I can't explain that, so I'll whine more about how I didn't get any keeper last year even though I almost made the Championship game, and I would have if I hadn't choked against the Squeaks. Wah, wah, wah.

[PinstripePride]

Uh-oh. Commish conflict!

[Stupid Flanders]

Looks like i got the win

mainly because tom glavine is a worthless pile of dog crap

literally, actually

[yankeesrule2000]

mainly because tom glavine is a worthless pile of dog crap

literally, actually

Yea i was happy to see that!

[patrick.o]

miko, you're a nice guy and all, but I'll give you a dollar if you'll just STFU!

[JDPNYY]

miko, you're a nice guy and all, but I'll give you a dollar if you'll just STFU!

A US Dollar or a Canadian Dollar?

[Clive]

A US Dollar or a Canadian Dollar?

I'll chip in a loonie for the cause.

[PinstripePride]

I'll put in a brick of sharp cheddar.

[Stupid Flanders]

i would chip in a little engineer's cap but I'm sure he's already got one

[yankeesrule2000]

Calling the Naked Truth! Calling the Naked Truth!

PAtrick you got spanked this week and your coming into the Bomber's house, and you fortune will be no different. I'm going to enjoy kicking your ass and taking the division.

Calling the Naked Truth

[Big_E]

May 8, 2005

Team of the Day: Guys With Wood (95 points)
Low scoring team: Evil Empire (2 points)

Best Lineup: The 4 Horsemen (45 points)
Worst Lineup: NY Bombers (11 points)

Best Pitchers: Boras' Holdouts (66 points)
Worst Pitchers: Evil Empire (-15 points)

Hitter of the Day: David Ortiz, Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions (16.0 points)
Pitcher of the Day: Mike Hampton, Guys With Wood (47 points)

Worst Hitter: Jason LaRue, Evil Empire; Jeremy Reed, Michigan Wolverines; Juan Encarnacion, The Naked Truth (-1.5 points each)
Worst Pitcher: Jarrod Washburn, Tugger's Sluggers (-15 points)

Also Negative Pitchers: Kiko Calero, Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions (-12); Al Leiter, Italian Ice (-12); Rodrigo Lopez, Evil Empire (-8); Jake Westbrook, Evil Empire (-7); Chris Hammond, Doc's 1.21 Gigawatts (-3); Danys Baez, Larrupin' Lou's (-2); Jorge Julio, New York Squeaks (-1).

[Hitman23]

Why do you have "Best pitchers" when you only list one? Wouldn't "Pitcher of the day" be better?

Why is it necessary to list all the negative pitchers? You don't list all the positive ones. Such emphasis on negativity.

[Big_E]

Why do you have "Best pitchers" when you only list one? Wouldn't "Pitcher of the day" be better?

Best pitchers is for the best pitching staff, not individual pitchers.

Why is it necessary to list all the negative pitchers?

Why not?

[JDPNYY]

Why do you have "Best pitchers" when you only list one? Wouldn't "Pitcher of the day" be better?

Why is it necessary to list all the negative pitchers? You don't list all the positive ones. Such emphasis on negativity.

It's the only time your team or players get any Press.

[Hitman23]

It's the only time your team or players get any Press.

I think that's why Eric does it.

[Hitman23]

by the way, Sheff is day to day with an ankle sprain.

send all your Bosox proposals my way, it's official, everyone on either Evil Empire team is doomed.

[PinstripePride]

The Lumberjacks are officially 4-1, and sittin' pretty atop the Mantle Division after vanquishing the defending champs for the second time this season.


Who's next?

[JDPNYY]

The Lumberjacks are officially 4-1, and sittin' pretty atop the Mantle Division after vanquishing the defending champs for the second time this season.


Who's next?

Congratulations.

Your team is doing very well.

[Big_E]

The Lumberjacks are officially 4-1, and sittin' pretty atop the Mantle Division after vanquishing the defending champs for the second time this season.


Who's next?

Just to show how record is determined by WHO you play...the Lumberjacks would be 0-5 if they played the same schedule as Guys With Wood.

Week 1: Springfield Nuclear Powerplant 206, Lumberjacks 204
Week 2: Tugger's Sluggers 346, The Lumberjacks 274
Week 3: NY Bombers 327.5, The Lumberjacks 286.5
Week 4: Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions 282.5, The Lumberjacks 273.5
Week 5: Tugger's Sluggers 378, The Lumberjacks 363.5

[JDPNYY]

Just to show how record is determined by WHO you play...the Lumberjacks would be 0-5 if they played the same schedule as Guys With Wood.

Week 1: Springfield Nuclear Powerplant 206, Lumberjacks 204
Week 2: Tugger's Sluggers 346, The Lumberjacks 274
Week 3: NY Bombers 327.5, The Lumberjacks 286.5
Week 4: Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions 282.5, The Lumberjacks 273.5
Week 5: Tugger's Sluggers 378, The Lumberjacks 363.5

Wow. The Jacks really stink.

[Big_E]

And Guys With Wood (1-4) would be (3-2) -- and 0.5 points from (4-1) -- if they played same schedule as the Ligers have this year:

Week 1: Guys with Wood 240.5, Michigan Wolverines 201
Week 2: Nomo Lookalikes Who Sell Pizza in the Pavilions 340, Guys with Wood 249.5
Week 3: Guys with Wood 282.5, Italian Ice 193
Week 4: Saxmania's Swingers 253.5, Guys with Wood 253
Week 5: Guys with Wood 245.5, Evil Empire 212.5