The Saskatoon Locusts, according to the Melting Pot manager list, are owned by Treviticus. Given the similarity in team names to the Saskatoon Yaksmen of SDMB_1, I’m going out on a limb and guessing that it’s Treviathan. And the Highlanders is Wilson.
The Isotopes played in my league last year - it’s a lurker, but I don’t know who.
Yup, I’m Highlanders in Melting Pot as well as E. Wilson All Stars in SDMB_1.
I’m still not sure why I’m sucking so bad in Melting Pot… probably due to the fact that no-one on my team is doing really well, except Mulder and Nick Johnson. I love the fact that the talent pool in the league is so deep…
Just accepted a trade in SDMB_1… Steve Finley to Shelbyville (Munch) for Mike Williams. I think that’s a good deal for both sides.
My team is rolling along in this league, I’ve been fluctuating between third and sixth. If Alfonzo ever starts to hit, and if Griffey can contribute anything at all, I should remain competitive.
SDMB_1 format:
13 teams – we were hoping for 16 – with 24 man rosters. Two DL spots.
Offensive positions:
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, OF, IF, Util,
Pitching:
SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P
Offensive (mostly) categories:
Runs
Home Runs
Stolen Bases
Fielding Percentage
On-base Percentage
Slugging Percentage
Pitching categories:
Wins
Saves
Strikeouts
Total Bases Allowed
Earned Run Average
(Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched
I called this setup quirky because of fielding percentage being used as a scoring category in a game that’s traditionally concerned with offence. I like the idea; I think it brings us a little closer to the real game. But I did not concern myself with it during the draft nor have I done so to this point in the season. And it shows, I’m dead last in that category.
There are some very well put together teams in this league. I expect WL’s team to come back to the pack over the next few weeks and for the lead to change hands a lot over the rest of the season.
I beg to differ!
Okay, well, we’ll see. My pitching’s held together with spit and popsicle sticks, and Durham just went down for a bit so I might stumble. But if Hunter and Burrell ever get around to justifying their 4th and 5th round picks I feel alright.
But it’s way early to be making any projections.
Take a look at the Melting Pot, though – top 5 teams out of 9 seperated by 2 points. That’s insane.
The one and only! 
I’m also the Saskatoon Cossacks in Zev’s OOTP4 league. OOTP4 is a blast; Zev, I hope you don’t mind if I mention that we’re discussing expanding the league by a couple of teams - although it’s something that might wait until we all agree to upgrade to OOTP5. But the word’s out for anyone who might be interested.
Melting Pot is a squeaker. Today I’m in a first-place tie, but two days ago I was in seventh. It’s insanely tight.
As for SMDB_1, less said the better. While eschewing stolen bases altogether isn’t a totally bad idea, having Chris Stynes, Charles Johnson, and Scott Spiezio in your starting lineup isn’t gonna give you the batting numbers to make up for it. Plus, I messed up the draft and forgot that RBIs aren’t being counted.
Fatwater, I wish I were creative enough to have thought up the name Schrodinger’s Bat. If you don’t access the standings page, does that mean you’re in both first and last? 
ALL OF THE BEST baseball players are MEXICAN, but BILL CLINTON stole them FOR BASEBALL for the GREYS! BILL CLINTON wants to steal all of the MEXICANS! THE bible SAYS BILL CLINTON is evil in Genesis 7:21! DOWN WITH PLEADEANS!
Do you want the blue pill, or the red pill?
Blue? You US-centric Mexican stealing anti-biblic Clintonian Pleadean! The only acceptible pills are green, white, and red. Vive la Patriatochen Mexicanas insanitos.
Ah, only the lurker remains unnamed.
I can respect that.
As I write this, you have fallen to third and WL has lunged past both of us into the lead. Tight indeed.
Yeah, Preston Wilson’s majors-leading RBI aren’t doing me much good there.
Not just first and last, I occupy all possible positions until I click the link. Makes me unbeatable, wouldn’t you say? I just came up with that name this season – I’ve been waiting three years for the perfect one. Now the guys in the keeper league won’t have to put up with me changing names every spring.
Speaking of names, I Scream In Darkness found an apt one.
No, I don’t mind. I would love to expand, although expansion for the current season (2003) is out. However, maybe for the 2004 season (which should probably start sometime in October/November 2003 or so).
Zev Steinhardt
I’m going to try and analyse at least 3 teams a day.
1. WL’s Theocracy
Offence:
C Hall, Toby (C-TB)
1B Huff, Aubrey (DH, 1B, RF-TB)
2B Walker, Todd (2B-Bos)
3B Chavez, Eric (3B-Oak)
SS Garciaparra, Nomar (SS-Bos)
OF Wells, Vernon (CF-Tor)
OF Byrnes, Eric (LF, RF-Oak)
OF Nixon, Trot (RF-Bos)
Util Mueller, Bill (3B-Bos)
Bench Singleton, Chris (CF-Oak)
Bench Hatteberg, Scott (1B, DH-Oak)
Bench Bigbie, Larry (LF-Bal)
DL Dye, JermaineDL (RF, DH-Oak)
Pitching:
SP Baez, Danys (SP, RP-Cle)
SP Hudson, Tim (SP-Oak)
SP Santana, Johan (SP, RP-Min)
RP MacDougal, Mike (RP-KC)
RP German, Franklyn (RP-Det)
P Embree, Alan (RP-Bos)
P Mendoza, Ramiro (RP-Bos)
P Wunsch, Kelly (RP-CWS)
Fossum, Casey (RP, SP-Bos)
Loaiza, Esteban (SP-CWS)
Cornejo, Nate (SP-Det)
Anderson, Brian (SP, RP-Cle)
DL Lopez, RodrigoDL (SP, RP-Bal)
This team has been carried to first place by the bats of Huff, Chavez, Garciparra and Wells. And by the ungodly April of a starter named Esteban Loaiza and a closer named Mike MacDougal.
WL’s offence probably will not slow down much. Chavez, for instance, should only get better. His pitching, however, could go to hell in a hurry. Hudson will remain strong, Fossum will only get stronger – as will Santana if the Twins ever let him out of the pen and put him in the rotation where he belongs. But Loaiza and MacDougal have each already put in the best month of their season.
WL will have to pull off a trade of hitting for pitching to keep this team on top. His best hopes are for Trot Nixon to play everyday and for Jermaine Dye to come back strong in the second half.
Overall Rating – A
**2. The Sleepers **
Offence:
C Myers, Greg (C-Tor)
1B Gibbons, Jay (RF, 1B-Bal)
2B Hairston Jr., Jerry (2B-Bal)
3B Teixeira, Mark (3B-Tex)
SS Jeter, Derek (SS-NYY)
OF Ramirez, Manny (LF, DH-Bos)
OF Bradley, Milton (CF-Cle)
OF Cameron, Mike (CF-Sea)
Util Thomas, Frank (DH-CWS)
Bench Lawton, Matt (RF, LF-Cle)
Bench Crede, Joe (3B-CWS)
Bench Young, Dmitri (DH, 1B, LF-Det)
Bench Konerko, Paul (1B-CWS)
Bench Ellis, Mark (2B-Oak)
Pitching:
SP Mussina, Mike (SP-NYY)
SP Pineiro, Joel (SP, RP-Sea)
SP Meche, Gil (SP-Sea)
RP Rhodes, Arthur (RP-Sea)
RP Rivera, Mariano (RP-NYY)
P Lyon, Brandon (SP, RP-Bos)
P Julio, Jorge (RP-Bal)
P Rogers, Kenny (SP-Min)
Contreras, JoseNA (SP, RP-NYY)
Affeldt, Jeremy (RP, SP-KC)
DL Lieber, JonDL (SP-NYY)
Pitching has kept my team in this race. Mussina’s great start, the unlooked-for emergence of Meche, Pineiro’s consistency, a lucky guess on Lyon, Jorge Julio building on the foundation he laid last season. And now Rivera is back. Having three closers in a league like this feels almost wrong but it makes up for how bad my hitters have been. Konerko just keeps sucking. Greg Myers is my catcher. Greg Myers, and I’m happy about it! And Josh Bard was my catcher until this week. Did I mention I’m happy to have Greg Myers as my catcher in this league? I’m waiting for a Detroit hitter (Young) to qualify at third base because my other options are Crede and Teixeira – though Teixeira is showing signs. Jeter’s back. Thomas has finally started to hit. Those last three are my best hopes to compete for the rest of the season. I may have to trade a closer for a bat.
Overall Rating – B+
** Saskatoon Locusts **
Offence:
C Posada, Jorge (C-NYY)
1B Durazo, Erubiel (1B, DH-Oak)
2B Graffanino, Tony (3B, 2B-CWS)
3B Valentin, Jose (3B, SS-CWS)
SS Woodward, Chris (SS-Tor)
OF Damon, Johnny (CF-Bos)
OF Jones, Jacque (LF-Min)
OF Kielty, Bobby (RF, CF, DH-Min)
Util Martinez, Edgar (DH-Sea)
Bench Randa, Joe (3B, DH-KC)
Giambi, Jeremy (LF, 1B, RF, DH-Bos)
Bench Olerud, John (1B-Sea)
DL Greene, ToddDL (C, 1B-Tex)
Pitching:
SP Martinez, Pedro (SP-Bos)
SP Lackey, John (SP-Ana)
SP Radke, Brad (SP-Min)
RP Lilly, Ted (SP, RP-Oak)
RP Foulke, Keith (RP-Oak)
P Politte, Cliff (RP-Tor)
P Mays, Joe (SP-Min)
P Bowles, Brian (RP-Tor)
Bench Hendrickson, Mark (RP, SP-Tor)
Lohse, Kyle (SP-Min)
Bonderman, Jeremy (SP-Det)
DL Fox, ChadDL (RP-Bos)
Treviathan’s team has showed the best balance between offence and pitching in the first month and a half of the season. His offence is probably not quite as good as it has played. He does have Posada, the only catcher worth having in an AL only league – that helps a bit. A lot of ifs here; if Durazo stays healthy, if Edgar stays healthy, if Kielty keeps getting playing time, if Jeremy Giambi starts getting playing time, if he can trade Olerud – who he has on the bench because putting him in the lineup would mean taking out Edgar or Durazo – for another starting pitcher to throw behind Pedro (who can carry a team’s pitching stats) and Lilly, if Lackey gets anywhere near the sort of form he displayed last season, this could be the team to beat. But it isn’t yet.
Over Rating – B
So much for three teams a day.
There’s been a Melting Pot since my last post: WL traded SP’s Loaiza and Brian Ander to Winnowill for 3B Shea Hillenbrand and OF Randy Winn. WL would’ve been the clear winner of that trade if he’d only gotten Winn for the two pitchers.
More rosters:
**Chaosophers **
First of all, this has my vote for the absolute best team name in the three leagues. The name may also shed some light on why erl has had Maggio Ordonez sitting on his bench for days. I don’t understand that.
Offence:
C Gil, Geronimo (C-Bal)
1B Pena, Carlos (1B-Det)
2B Young, Michael (2B-Tex)
3B Batista, Tony (3B-Bal)
SS Mora, Melvin (LF, SS, CF-Bal)
OF Suzuki, Ichiro (RF-Sea)
OF Williams, Bernie (CF-NYY)
OF Tucker, Michael (RF, LF, DH, CF-KC)
Util Ortiz, David (DH, 1B-Bos)
Bench Fullmer, Brad (DH, 1B-Ana)
Bench Mayne, Brent (C-KC)
Bench Ordonez, Magglio (RF-CWS)
Bench Halter, Shane (SS, 3B-Det)
Pitching:
SP Clemens, Roger (SP-NYY)
SP Wells, David (SP-NYY)
SP Wakefield, Tim (RP, SP-Bos)
RP Percival, Troy (RP-Ana)
RP Marte, Damaso (RP-CWS)
P Burkett, John (SP-Bos)
P Hammond, Chris (RP-NYY)
P Moyer, Jamie (SP-Sea)
Weber, Ben (RP-Ana)
Appier, Kevin (SP-Ana)
Sele, Aaron (SP-Ana)
erl has has the best outfield in the league, which must produce some feeling of guilt in him – that’s the only explanation I can find for keeping Ordonez (the best OF in the AL) on the bench. I don’t understand that. Tony Batista and Michael Young are the rest of his offence. He needs to play Ordonez to compete the rest of the way.
His pitching is decent; two Yankee starters and Wakefield should combine for plenty wins. Percival will keep the team in touch in saves.
Overall rating – B
** Rally Monkey **
Offence:
C Pierzynski, A.J. (C-Min)
1B Sweeney, Mike (1B, DH-KC)
2B Kennedy, Adam (2B-Ana)
3B Glaus, Troy (3B-Ana)
SS Rodriguez, Alex (SS-Tex)
OF Millar, Kevin (LF, RF, 1B-Bos)
OF Everett, Carl (RF, CF, LF, DH-Tex)
OF Spencer, Shane (RF, LF-Cle)
Util Mientkiewicz, Doug (1B-Min)
Bench Molina, Bengie (C-Ana)
Bench Anderson, Marlon (2B-TB)
Bench Ordonez, ReyDL (SS-TB)
DL Erstad, DarinDL (CF-Ana)
DL Glanville, DougDL (CF-Tex)
Pitching:
SP George, Chris (SP-KC)
SP Ortiz, Ramon (SP-Ana)
RP Carrasco, D.J. (RP-KC)
RP Rodriguez, Francisco (RP-Ana)
P Colon, Bartolo (SP-CWS)
P Lidle, Cory (SP-Tor)
P Sparks, Steve (SP, RP-Det)
Lopez, AlbieDL (RP, SP-KC)
Ryan, B.J. (RP-Bal)
Callaway, Mickey (SP-Ana)
Yan, EstebanNA (RP-Tex)
Bench Gordon, Tom (RP-CWS)
Offensively, Deb’s team is fairly good. A-Rod, Glaus and Sweeney should carry her a long way. She needs pitching, though. Probably be a good idea to trade Everett to a believer before his almost certain decline (I think he’s got another month of good production, but he should put up servicable numbers most of the season). Or punt saves and get a good starter for Percival. The right tweaks could put this team on top and keep it there.
Overall Rating – B-
**Winnowills Winners **
Offence:
C Varitek, Jason (C-Bos)
1B Wooten, Shawn (DH, 1B-Ana)
2B Jimenez, D’Angelo (2B, 3B-CWS)
Blalock, Hank (3B-Tex)
SS Tejada, Miguel (SS-Oak)
OF Mohr, Dustan (RF, LF-Min)
OF Gonzalez, Juan (RF-Tex)
OF Relaford, Desi (SS, 3B, LF, 2B-KC)
Util Burks, Ellis (DH-Cle)
Bench Wilson, Dan (C-Sea)
Bench Delgado, Carlos (1B-Tor)
Bench Febles, Carlos (2B-KC)
Bench Long, Terrence (CF, LF, RF-Oak)
Bench Matthews Jr., Gary (RF, CF, LF-Bal)
DL Hafner, TravisDL (DH, 1B-Cle)
DL Garcia, KarimDL (RF-Cle)
Pitching:
SP Rodriguez, Ricardo (SP-Cle)
SP Anderson, Brian (SP, RP-Cle)
SP Loaiza, Esteban (SP-CWS)
RP Hawkins, LaTroy (RP-Min)
RP Westbrook, Jake (RP, SP-Cle)
P Donnelly, Brendan (RP-Ana)
P Hernandez, Runelvys (SP-KC)
P Sasaki, Kazuhiro (RP-Sea)
Lowe, Derek (SP-Bos)
Bench Sabathia, C.C. (SP-Cle)
Here, again, we see what is arguably a team’s best hitter riding the bench – in this case, Delgado (I’ve just offered Mariano Rivera for him). Did I miss a memo? I think Winnowill may come to regret trading away Winn. The offence is looking pretty slim now, and I don’t believe the pitching – which was servicable before – has been significantly improved by the trade. Time will tell.
Overall Rating – C-
should read
“There’s been a Melting Pot tradesince my last post: WL traded SP’s Loaiza and Brian Ander*son/i] to Winnowill…”
Delgado was on the bench simply because I play the “hot hand”. He’s been in a minor slump, and Wooten’s en fuego. However, Delgado has gotten the lion’s share of playing time at 1B on the team. And will continue to - I don’t see Wooten as more than a backup. Which means that Mariano Rivera is not currently in my plans - sorry.
In my defence, Anderson took a 1-hitter into the eighth today (we won’t talk about what happened after that, however, suffice to say Anderson only gave up three runs and pitched well enough that he should have gotten the win). And I have a feeling about Loaiza - I think he’s matured enough to carry his production all the way through. Winn’s production, so far, has been disappointing. As for Hillenbrand - I have two other players (including Blalock) who qualify at 3B. Blalock has been played every day - the only place I’ve played Hillenbrand has been Util, and that only rarely. I was REALLY deep at 3B.
That’s cool, Winnowill, I wasn’t real struck on moving Rivera anyway. Hmm, you play the hot hand even with hitters like Delgado? Gutsy. I’d like to, but I’m too leery of missing those big games that guys like him can put up.
You’ll notice I said nothing about Hillenbrand earlier. I believe trading him to WL was the best thing about that deal for you. Hillenbrand sucks.
Keeper League
Legend: Stats
Overall Points
Rank Team R HR RBI SB AVG W SV K ERA WHIP TOTAL
1 Schrodingers Bat 10.5 11 12 7.5 6 5 12 8 10 10.5 92.5
2 Stockholm Sluggers 9 12 2 6 4 12 6 12 12 12 87
3 Accidental Tourists 7 4 3 7.5 9 11 3.5 10 9 8.5 72.5
4 Continental Drifters 8 8 11 11 11 8 8 3 2 1.5 71.5
5 Zevs Wolves 12 5.5 4 12 7 10 2 5 8 4 69.5
6 Rocky Peaks 10.5 5.5 9 2.5 12 8 7 6 4 4 68.5
7 Les Miserables 4 3 10 2.5 5 8 10 4 11 10.5 68
8 Logan Square Bombers 1 10 5 10 3 2 11 7 7 4 60
8 Bolshevik Revolution 5 1 6 9 8 5 3.5 9 5 8.5 60
10 Mr. Ecks 22 2 8 8 1 2 5 9 11 3 7 56
11 Flys Sox 6 8 7 5 10 3 1 2 6 6 54
12 Baltimore Weirdos 3 2 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 1.5 20.5
Overall Statistics
Rank Team R HR RBI SB AVG W SV K ERA WHIP
1 Schrodingers Bat 236 63 240 26 .277 20 38 270 3.66 1.25
2 Stockholm Sluggers 228 68 191 24 .268 28 19 341 3.02 1.11
3 Accidental Tourists 219 51 194 26 .286 26 14 292 3.99 1.28
4 Continental Drifters 220 58 226 37 .294 22 27 230 4.75 1.38
5 Zevs Wolves 239 54 200 39 .279 23 7 252 4.01 1.37
6 Rocky Peaks 236 54 220 20 .296 22 25 263 4.20 1.37
7 Les Miserables 214 46 221 20 .273 22 29 241 3.53 1.25
8 Logan Square Bombers 200 61 202 29 .265 18 30 269 4.03 1.37
8 Bolshevik Revolution 217 34 211 28 .283 20 14 287 4.08 1.28
10 Mr. Ecks 22 206 58 219 11 .262 20 28 329 4.53 1.34
11 Flys Sox 218 58 216 22 .287 19 6 228 4.05 1.35
12 Baltimore Weirdos 213 44 171 21 .260 12 17 203 4.83 1.38
thru games of Sunday May 18, 2003
Melting Pot
Legend: Stats
Overall Points
Rank Team R 2B HR RBI SB AVG OBP W SV K ERA WHIP K/BB TOTAL
1 WLs Theocracy 9 9 5 7 1 9 7 2 7 4 5 4.5 5 74.5
2 Chaosophers 3.5 1 3 3 7.5 7 5 7.5 5 7.5 9 7 8 74
3 Saskatoon Locusts 5 6 6.5 6 5.5 1 1 6 8 6 3 9 9 72
4 Rally Monkey 7 2 8 8 9 8 9 9 1 5 1 1 2 70
5 The Sleepers 1 5 2 1 5.5 3 8 7.5 6 7.5 8 8 7 69.5
6 Winnowills Winners 8 8 9 9 2 6 5 1 3 3 7 4.5 1 66.5
7 The Saskodies 6 7 4 4 3.5 5 5 3.5 4 9 6 3 3.5 63.5
8 Portland Expos 2 4 6.5 5 7.5 4 2 3.5 2 1 4 6 6 53.5
9 Highlanders 3.5 3 1 2 3.5 2 3 5 9 2 2 2 3.5 41.5
Overall Statistics
Rank Team R 2B HR RBI SB AVG OBP W SV K ERA WHIP K/BB
1 WLs Theocracy 211 95 47 211 14 .292 .354 18 19 220 4.06 1.31 2.00
2 Chaosophers 188 56 41 172 24 .285 .349 25 13 260 3.78 1.27 2.57
3 Saskatoon Locusts 192 83 50 197 20 .258 .338 23 22 255 4.16 1.25 2.66
4 Rally Monkey 205 66 55 212 26 .286 .362 26 1 226 5.27 1.48 1.93
5 The Sleepers 182 79 36 151 20 .273 .361 25 18 260 3.87 1.26 2.41
6 Winnowills Winners 207 88 56 229 17 .283 .349 17 10 210 3.89 1.31 1.78
7 The Saskodies 198 85 43 177 18 .279 .349 19 12 261 4.01 1.39 1.99
8 Portland Expos 186 73 50 187 24 .276 .344 19 3 195 4.12 1.30 2.05
9 Highlanders 188 71 31 152 18 .264 .345 22 25 209 4.64 1.40 1.99
thru games of Sunday May 18, 2003
SDMB_1
Legend: Stats
Overall Points
Rank Team R HR SB FPCT OBP SLG W SV K TB ERA WHIP TOTAL
1 WLs Blue Sox 13 12 9 9.5 8.5 12 9 8.5 6 4 12 11 114.5
2 E. Wilson All-Stars 11 5 3 4 13 13 9 10 13 9 10 12 112
3 Winnowills Winners 12 11 12 9.5 6 5 2 13 4 13 11 9.5 108
4 Rickeys Residue 5.5 13 8 2 1 4 3.5 12 11 12 13 13 98
5 Isotopes 9.5 7 6.5 11 10 7 11.5 7 10 3 4 4.5 91
6 Shelbyvillians 8 7 4.5 6 2 2 11.5 11 12 5 8 9.5 86.5
7 Blakes Bears 3 3 11 8 11 8 3.5 6 8 11 5 7 84.5
8 Out On Waveland 9.5 10 1 6 3 11 9 2 9 7 6 4.5 78
9 Saskatoon Yaksmen 4 1.5 2 12 12 3 5.5 5 3 10 9 6 73
10 Baltimore Weirdos 5.5 1.5 13 13 4 1 1 8.5 5 8 7 3 70.5
11 Lake Merritt Marlins 1 4 6.5 6 8.5 9 7 4 7 6 2 8 69
12 Rackensack Diamonds 7 7 10 3 5 6 13 1 2 1 3 1 59
13 Debs Halos 2 9 4.5 1 7 10 5.5 3 1 2 1 2 48
Overall Statistics
Rank Team R HR SB FPCT OBP SLG W SV K TB ERA WHIP
1 WLs Blue Sox 294 72 31 .988 .361 .478 24 22 265 577 3.50 1.29
2 E. Wilson All-Stars 268 60 22 .982 .382 .480 24 24 368 535 3.78 1.26
3 Winnowills Winners 272 70 41 .988 .350 .455 17 36 245 427 3.67 1.30
4 Rickeys Residue 248 74 28 .978 .341 .452 19 35 309 463 3.41 1.20
5 Isotopes 267 61 25 .989 .363 .465 25 21 294 644 4.46 1.35
6 Shelbyvillians 264 61 24 .984 .343 .437 25 30 355 569 3.90 1.30
7 Blakes Bears 246 57 37 .985 .364 .467 19 17 273 480 4.37 1.33
8 Out On Waveland 267 68 19 .984 .344 .475 24 4 283 549 4.18 1.35
9 Saskatoon Yaksmen 247 56 21 .990 .370 .441 21 16 238 507 3.84 1.34
10 Baltimore Weirdos 248 56 49 .991 .347 .421 16 22 261 548 4.12 1.38
11 Lake Merritt Marlins 230 58 25 .984 .361 .471 22 14 267 555 4.56 1.32
12 Rackensack Diamonds 251 61 32 .980 .348 .459 29 3 234 669 4.48 1.43
13 Debs Halos 240 63 24 .977 .357 .473 21 7 227 652 5.12 1.39
thru games of Sunday May 18, 2003
My leads are slipping!
I agree with Winnowill about Delgado; actually she led me to bench him in another league myself, as soon as I figured out the reason why she’d been sitting him.
As far as Hilly goes, I agree with you Fewl that I’d have been satisfied with Winn for Loaiza and Anderson. As I told Winnowill, Anderson was a toss-in, I’d have dropped him already if I could find someone worth having on the wire. I was hoping she’d like him, although she chastised me when I drafted him. She’d mentioned before that she liked Loaiza, and I’ve been trying to shop him, so I couldn’t have been happier to get Winn for him. I’ve had 11 SBs for literally over a month (of course, the day before I get Winn on the roster, Byrnesy goes and nabs 2 bases) and my lack of speed was wearing on me.
I asked for Hilly too because I thought I could get him. I need flexibility at first (I think Hatteberg might be done and he’s my only backup to Huff), and because I am a Boston fan. In a conversation this preseason I mentioned to my dad that the Red Sox team would make a decent fantasy team this year, and they’d certainly make a fine squad in an AL only league. So I’m hoarding them. Of course now that you all know my master plan I’ll never get Pedro. I’ve been trying to pry Varitek from Winnowill all season too, with little success.
SDMB Keeper
Overall Points
Rank Team R HR RBI SB AVG W SV K ERA WHIP TOTAL
1 Schrodingers Bat 10 11 12 7.5 6 4 12 8 9 9 88.5
2 Stockholm Sluggers 9 12 2.5 6 1.5 12 5.5 11 12 12 83.5
3 Accidental Tourists 8 4 2.5 7.5 9 11 3 9 10 11 75
4 Rocky Peaks 11 6 9 3 10.5 9 7 6 5 4 70.5
5 Continental Drifters 7 10 11 11 12 6 8.5 2 1 1 69.5
6 Bolshevik Revolution 4 1 5.5 9 7 9 4 10 7 10 66.5
7 Zevs Wolves 12 8 7 12 8 6 2 5 4 2 66
8 Logan Square Bombers 1 9 4 10 1.5 2 10.5 7 8 7 60
9 Les Miserables 2 2 5.5 2 4 9 10.5 4 11 8 58
10 Flys Sox 6 7 10 5 10.5 3 1 3 6 6 57.5
11 Mr. Ecks 22 3 5 8 1 3 6 8.5 12 2 5 53.5
12 Baltimore Weirdos 5 3 1 4 5 1 5.5 1 3 3 31.5
Overall Statistics
Rank Team R HR RBI SB AVG W SV K ERA WHIP
1 Schrodingers Bat 265 75 280 30 .276 23 45 333 3.76 1.26
2 Stockholm Sluggers 258 76 217 29 .259 32 21 367 3.17 1.14
3 Accidental Tourists 256 60 217 30 .284 31 15 334 3.71 1.23
4 Rocky Peaks 268 65 251 26 .293 26 30 298 4.26 1.37
5 Continental Drifters 254 70 258 38 .297 24 32 245 4.91 1.42
6 Bolshevik Revolution 244 42 238 31 .277 26 17 341 3.87 1.25
7 Zevs Wolves 273 67 241 41 .281 24 8 283 4.33 1.39
8 Logan Square Bombers 229 69 230 33 .259 19 35 299 3.83 1.32
9 Les Miserables 234 49 238 25 .269 26 35 275 3.61 1.28
10 Flys Sox 247 66 256 28 .293 21 6 257 4.07 1.34
11 Mr. Ecks 22 237 62 247 14 .266 24 32 374 4.57 1.36
12 Baltimore Weirdos 245 55 210 27 .270 16 21 237 4.52 1.38
thru games of Sunday May 25, 2003
Melting Pot
Overall Points
Rank Team R 2B HR RBI SB AVG OBP W SV K ERA WHIP K/BB TOTAL
1 Chaosophers 4 1 3 4 7 8 8 8.5 4 9 8 7 9 80.5
2 WLs Theocracy 9 9 5 7 1.5 9 6 3.5 6 4 4 7 5 76
3 Rally Monkey 7 2 9 8 9 7 9 8.5 1 5 1 1 2 69.5
4 Saskatoon Locusts 5 5.5 6 5 4 1 1 5.5 8 6 3 9 8 67
4 The Sleepers 3 5.5 2 1 5.5 3 7 7 7 7.5 7 4.5 7 67
6 Winnowills Winners 6 8 8 9 1.5 6 4 1.5 3 2 9 4.5 1 63.5
6 The Saskodies 8 7 4 3 5.5 5 5 1.5 5 7.5 6 3 3 63.5
8 Portland Expos 2 3 7 6 8 4 3 3.5 2 1 5 7 6 57.5
9 Highlanders 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 5.5 9 3 2 2 4 40.5
Overall Statistics
Rank Team R 2B HR RBI SB AVG OBP W SV K ERA WHIP K/BB
1 Chaosophers 217 70 49 214 26 .298 .361 30 13 293 3.85 1.28 2.57
2 WLs Theocracy 249 112 53 238 18 .299 .359 21 22 253 3.99 1.28 2.11
3 Rally Monkey 236 78 67 248 34 .290 .365 30 2 255 5.19 1.47 1.90
4 Saskatoon Locusts 219 90 56 215 22 .254 .338 25 25 276 4.21 1.27 2.46
4 The Sleepers 214 90 41 182 23 .271 .360 26 23 291 3.90 1.29 2.37
6 Winnowills Winners 231 99 62 252 18 .282 .346 20 11 232 3.79 1.29 1.80
6 The Saskodies 238 98 52 210 23 .278 .348 20 16 291 3.96 1.37 1.95
8 Portland Expos 213 80 59 217 30 .275 .344 21 4 222 3.97 1.28 2.16
9 Highlanders 210 82 37 184 20 .263 .343 25 29 237 4.67 1.42 1.98
thru games of Sunday May 25, 2003
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Overall Points
Rank Team R HR SB FPCT OBP SLG W SV K TB ERA WHIP TOTAL
1 WLs Blue Sox 13 13 9 10 11 11 7.5 7 5.5 7 12 10.5 116.5
2 E. Wilson All-Stars 8 5 2 5.5 13 12 9.5 10 13 9 10 12 109
3 Rickeys Residue 6 11.5 10 1.5 1 3 5.5 13 11 12 13 13 100.5
4 Shelbyvillians 11 9 4 8 4 4 9.5 11 12 8 8 10.5 99
5 Winnowills Winners 10 10 12 9 3 5 1.5 12 4 13 11 8 98.5
6 Out On Waveland 12 11.5 1 7 5 13 11 1.5 10 6 7 5 90
7 Isotopes 9 7 6 11 8.5 6.5 12 8.5 9 2 2 4 85.5
8 Blakes Bears 4 4 11 5.5 10 6.5 3.5 5.5 7 10.5 5 9 81.5
9 Saskatoon Yaksmen 3 2.5 3 12 12 2 3.5 5.5 1 10.5 9 7 71
10 Baltimore Weirdos 6 2.5 13 13 2 1 1.5 8.5 5.5 5 6 2.5 66.5
11 Lake Merritt Marlins 1 1 5 4 8.5 8 7.5 4 8 4 4 6 61
12 Rackensack Diamonds 6 6 8 3 6 9 13 1.5 2.5 1 3 1 60
13 Debs Halos 2 8 7 1.5 7 10 5.5 3 2.5 3 1 2.5 53
Overall Statistics
Rank Team R HR SB FPCT OBP SLG W SV K TB ERA WHIP
1 WLs Blue Sox 331 83 36 .988 .363 .479 26 23 291 621 3.50 1.29
2 E. Wilson All-Stars 296 66 24 .984 .382 .480 27 28 404 592 3.68 1.24
3 Rickeys Residue 281 82 38 .979 .342 .448 24 41 349 535 3.33 1.18
4 Shelbyvillians 312 77 28 .986 .346 .454 27 37 384 617 3.91 1.29
5 Winnowills Winners 309 80 47 .987 .345 .457 19 38 269 496 3.64 1.31
6 Out On Waveland 316 82 21 .985 .350 .490 28 5 331 628 4.13 1.37
7 Isotopes 300 70 30 .989 .358 .462 29 26 324 731 4.55 1.38
8 Blakes Bears 279 65 42 .984 .361 .462 23 20 307 549 4.28 1.30
9 Saskatoon Yaksmen 274 64 25 .990 .365 .436 23 20 260 549 3.74 1.34
10 Baltimore Weirdos 281 64 56 .992 .344 .418 19 26 291 630 4.14 1.39
11 Lake Merritt Marlins 257 63 29 .983 .358 .464 26 17 311 661 4.50 1.35
12 Rackensack Diamonds 281 68 33 .980 .352 .468 31 5 263 743 4.53 1.41
13 Debs Halos 270 74 32 .979 .354 .474 24 7 263 725 5.02 1.39
thru games of Sunday May 25, 2003
OK, I’ll admit it. I’m the Isotopes. I didn’t see this thread until now.
With the large rosters and 13 teams, it’s impossible to improve my team through the wavier line. I’ve resigned myself to middle of the pack or worst. It’s all based upon the draft.
I disagree, Petey. Take a look at the notables that have moved on the waiver wire. Everett, Encarnacion, Edgar Martinez, Lofton, Blalock, Loaiza, Meche, Zambrano, Biddle, Borowski, Worrell, Dreifort, Carter, Ponson, Lohse, Lidge and Peavy are all Top 100 players that have been picked up. I had a horrendous draft, and I’m ranked fourth. I credit the waiver wire for that. Hell, I had, at some time on my roster, 6 of the above players.