Pitch-Saturday
Dice K-This will be his first start since being on the 15 days DL.
C.C.-YES YES YES
Dana Eveland
Edwin Jackson
Either Pitcher from the Cubs and White Sox game.
6/21/08
Saturdays Pitch or Ditch(without the Ditch)
Pitch-Saturday
Dice K-This will be his first start since being on the 15 days DL.
C.C.-YES YES YES
Dana Eveland
Edwin Jackson
Either Pitcher from the Cubs and White Sox game.
Cubs and White Sox
Today is the Windy City Classic between the two best teams in Major League Baseball the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs. The White Sox have been on a roll in the past two weeks and the Cubs have the best record in baseball. Yesterday afternoon they continued making history with a exciting home run packed game. Kerry Wood also got the win which is great for fantasy owners. Today's 1pm start will be another barn burner and I look forward to the game. Being a White Sox fan I want them to win. However being from the Chicagoland area and being a baseball fan I cheer for both Chicago teams. Today's righthanders are Jose Contreras vs. Jason Marquis, both looking to stay sharp in this heated inner-city matchup. Well that's is going to be it for now. GO SOX !!!
6/20/08
Baseball on TV
Last night I was listening to Jeff Erikson from Rotowire.com. He was discussing the future of baseball on TV. Now this has been a hot topic in my house and with my friends for a long time. Right now Fox and Direct TV and Major League Baseball have the right to show the games. Currently MLB is working on the MLB Channel to be set up. They have not signed an agreement yet, but one is on the table. Direct TV and Comcast Cable have the rights to the Major League Baseball Package which they call MLB Extra Innings. But you cannot watch all the games as advertised and there are blackouts in some areas. For example I live in Indianapolis and the Reds, Cubs and White Sox are blacked out. On Saturdays when the Fox game is on that’s the only game you can watch, unless you buy MLB version on the Package on there website. You can watch every game that is not in your market area. Even in Vegas, the Fox game is the only game you can watch. A friend of mine Pat Wesolowski, who was in Las Vegas last week for some tire testing, was at the sports book at the MGM. He is a HUGE Tigers fan and they were the 3:55 Fox game in some areas. In Vegas the only games on the Fox channel were the Red Sox and Reds. With technology today, I think that we as fans should be able to watch any game we want with any Provider we want with no restrictions. Fantasy Sports are on the rise and fans want to be able to watch there favorite teams no matter where they live. For the last three seasons I have bought the MLB extra innings on Direct TV, because they have the multi-channel. As a fantasy owner this is the best way to watch all your fantasy players live. MLBTV.com offers something similar the baseball Mosaic which gives live updates for all of your players as they come to bat. This is a great feature! But listening to Jeff last night makes me think that with MLB having there own channel will take away from some of the games offered to us as consumers unless you get there channel. Time will tell. But for now I will stick with Direct TV.
6/19/08
Day Game Thursday Pitch or Ditch
Pitch
Doug Davis
Charlie Morton-Rookie with great upside.
Gavin Floyd-Against the Pirates
Shawn Chaco
Zack Greinke
Glen Perkins
Joba- Yankees have been putting up tons of runs against the Padres.
James Shields- At home against the Cubs
A.J Burnett
Ditch
Brian Burres
Sean Gallagher-Cubs on the road in Tampa" I think not"!
Aaron Harang
Jeremy Sowers
Jorge Dela Rosa
Eric Stuits-Brad Penny replacement wont be up long. His career 5.75 era makes him a quick canidate to be sent right back down.
Dave Bush-How this guys still has a job?
Greg Smith-not against Arizona
Phil Dumatrait-Pirates have been outscored 24-7 against White Sox this week.
Josh Banks-Poor Kid has rough way to start in the majors against Cleveland and the Yankees.
6/18/08
Some News
Homer Bailey- We all know how I feel about Mr. Bailey! Well the Reds have sent he down again.In the three starts his is 8.76 era. The reds want him to work on his pitch control and learn how to through strikes with his breaking ball. GO REDS MANAGEMENT!
Conner Jackson- Owners he got another start in LF. Outfield eligible soon enough!
Manny Parra-Unbeaten in seven starts, always an adjustment period for Major League pitchers. Looking way better in his last two starts with that Brewers lineup. He should be a starter in any NL only leagues and shallow mixed.
Jeff Clement-Should be owned in any and all formats, PICK THIS GUY UP!!!!
Johnny Cueto-First tow games 18/1 strikeout rate. Last 8 games....NOT SO MUCH.
Jason Giambi-Since may this guy has looked great if you grabbed him early it is paying off.
Chase Headley-In most leagues he is only third base eligible with Kuz at third base the Padres will be playing him in the outfield. A great two position player to pick up.
Coco Crisp-Rumor has it....Cubs are looking to deal Rich Hill and recent call up Matt Morton to the Red Sox for the speedy outfielder. Wonder how much value he has after leaving the game today, in the third inning with that nagging hand injury.
6/17/08
Pitchers for Wednesday
Pitch
Dan Haren
Jo-Jo Retes
Mark Buehrle
Carlos Zambrano
Bronson Arroyo
Armando Galarrago
Ben Sheets
Brian Bainister
Hiroki Kuroda
Kevin Slowey
Darrell Rasner
Jake Peavy
Shawn Macum
Branden Looper
Jason Bergmann
6/16/08
Tuesdays Inter League Craziness
Pitch
Brandon Webb
Tim Hudson
John Lackey
Javier Vazquez
Kenny Rogers
Scott Olsen
Brandon Backe
Chad Billingsley
Manny Parra
Johan Santana
Andy Pettitte
Felix Hernandez
Joel Pineiro
Scott Kazmir
Dustin McGowan
Ditch
Garrett Olson
Jon Lester
Ryan Dempster
Johnny cueto
Paul byrd
Greg Reynolds
Kyle Davies
Livan Hernandez
Justin DUshscherer
Jamie Moyer
Ian Snell
Randy Wolf
Jon Sanchez
Vacente Padilla
John Lannan
6/15/08
Sights from Saturdays White Sox Game
Dad and I before heading in the White Sox and Rockies game at US Cellular
Picture taken of Brad Hawpe from Saturday nights White Sox and Rockies game, which Rockies won 2-0. Game was great! John Danks and Jorge Del Rosa looked great, nether team had much offense.
A Brick a friend of mine bought out side US Cellular,
Two Starts for Week 12
American League
Jered Weaver, Garret Olson, Bartolo Colon, Javier Vazquez, Paul Byrd, Justin Verlander, Kyle Davies, Livan Hernandez, Andy Pettitte, Justin Duchscherer, Carlos Silva, Scott Kazmir, Vincente Padilla, Dustin McGowan.
National League
Brandon Webb, Tim Hudson, Ryan Dempster, Johnny Cueto, Ubaldo Jimenez, Greg Reynolds, Andrew Miller, Brandon Backe, Chad Billingsley, Manny Parra, Mike Pelfrey, Cole Hamels, Ian Snell, Randy Wolf, Tim Lincecum, Joel Pineiro, John Lannan
A Look Around The Diamond
Another player to be placed on the DL; who is going to be the Cardinals catcher? It will be Jason LaRue! Yadier Molina was run over by pinch runner Eric Bruntlett in the top of the ninth inning. He was charted off the field on a stretcher. Indications are he will be ok. Catchers get smacked by bats, hit by foul balls, run over by base runners and even a wild pitch here or there. With the season full of injuries it makes the catcher spot even thinner than it was. With guys like Victor Martiniez and Josh Bard on the DL and Ryan Doumit and Jorge Posada on and off the DL, I think the Catcher position is very thin. What makes it even worse for Fantasy owners is that players like J.R. Towles and Kenji Johijima who had so much potential at the start of the season are so bad. Towles has been sent down to Triple A, the Astros now have Brad Ausmus behind the plate but he should simply be picked up in NL only leagues and maybe a league that requires 2 catchers. Another disappointment is Kenji Johijima who is has just signed a 3 year 24 million dollar contract and is batting total of .226 and has 2 homeruns and could not hit his way out of a paper bag. The mariners are the worst hitting team in the AL, and have Jeff Clement down in the minors just tearing it up since May when he was sent down. But the Mariners have nowhere to play him.
For catchers like AJ Piersynski, Russell Martin, Brian McCann and Geovanny Soto who are having good seasons, there are ten teams struggling at the catcher position. San Diego had Josh Bard who was not having a bad season, got hit with the injury bug which opened the door for former cub Michael Barrlett show that he is still a good catcher.
With the draft just over we should have some hot young catchers coming up in the next couple years with guys like Buster Posey, Kyle Skipworth, Jason Casto and Brett Lawrie. All drafted in the 1st round the catcher position are starting to look up. The Catcher to look out for this season is a hot prospect from the Baltimore Orioles named Matt Wieters. He should join guys like Taylor Teagarden, Max Ramirez and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who are all on the Texas Rangers or in there farm system. There’s tons of trade bait there with that bunch. Hopefully the catcher drought will end very soon for all of us Fantasy owners.
For catchers like AJ Piersynski, Russell Martin, Brian McCann and Geovanny Soto who are having good seasons, there are ten teams struggling at the catcher position. San Diego had Josh Bard who was not having a bad season, got hit with the injury bug which opened the door for former cub Michael Barrlett show that he is still a good catcher.
With the draft just over we should have some hot young catchers coming up in the next couple years with guys like Buster Posey, Kyle Skipworth, Jason Casto and Brett Lawrie. All drafted in the 1st round the catcher position are starting to look up. The Catcher to look out for this season is a hot prospect from the Baltimore Orioles named Matt Wieters. He should join guys like Taylor Teagarden, Max Ramirez and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who are all on the Texas Rangers or in there farm system. There’s tons of trade bait there with that bunch. Hopefully the catcher drought will end very soon for all of us Fantasy owners.
Pitch or Ditch for Monday
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