Sunday Pitchers

Pitchers

Justin Verlander-This is a game everyone should watch. Tigers need a good start out of Verlander.

Joe Saunders-Will miss his start with the birth of his child.

Brandon Webb- Enough though he is playing in Philly, this guy is a must start every time.

Dice-K- Lets hope he can have a quality start against Baltimore.

Ryan Dempster-We know the Cubs can score runs and this guy can pitch its the bullpen that I worry about. Without the National League save leader out with blisters the cubs will have to depend on the starters to get the job done.

Daniel Cabrera- He has shown at times that he is a good pitcher but against the Red Sox, I would not touch him with ten foot pole.

Homer Bailey- He got called up for the third time to get a spot start for the injured Aaron Harang.

Andrew Miller-Held the Mariners to just one run over seven innings. He is starting to settle in as a good young pitcher.

Chad Billingsley-Against the Marlins at home, we can hope that the run support is there again, like on Tuesday night. Billingsley got the win but need 108 pitches and only 5 innings to do it. Not one of his better starts of the season.

CC Sabathia- This will be his second start as a Brewers. He will be facing the Reds for the first time he did not see them this season in inter-league play.

Nick Blackburn- The Twins have been on a role as of late. Nick faced the Red Sox on Tuesday another hard hitting team like Detriot. If he can pitch like that against the Tigers,they will be going into the All-Star Break on a low note. But like on Tuesday we will have to watch and see if the bullpen can hold up.

Cole Hamels-He is solid and the Diamondbacks might have won yesterday but as of late they are not batting to well.

Tim Lincecum-First the Mets and now the Cubs. For this two-start pitcher it could not be the worst week to start him. He is on a team that you never know what you are going to get with run support. Also Cubs are the best team in baseball.

Scott Kazmir-Lets hope he comes and pitches like a All-Star so that the Rays can avoid the sweep against the Indians.

Wood out until at least after All-Star Break

The cubs today had there first Kerry Wood set back of the season, he was not available to pitch today in the extra inning battle against the Giants. He has blisters on his throwing finger. Wood pitched the ninth inning Friday for his 24th save in the Cubs' 3-1 win over the Giants. But after the game the Cubs staff learned of the the blisters. Wood will not be available for tomorrows final game against the Giants. He will go to the All-Star game for the first time since 2003, but according to the Cubs managers Lou Piniella who will be one of the coaches of the National League. He will not play, they will not take any chance. For owners who have him in weekly leagues might want to look for a back up in case the Cubs decide to rest him during this short week.

Harden Shows Up at Wrigley but bullpen takes his Win!

Todays Game went 11 innings with the Cubs winning 8-7. For Rich Harden owners it was a great day. For the rest of the Chicago pitching staff I cannot say the same. The Bullpen giving up 7 runs after Harden had held the Giants to zero earned through his 5 innings. Lets hope for Cubs fans that the bullpen can get control. Rich Harden made Cubs very happy today with the trade that was made for him earlier in the week. He came out and pitched 96 pitches through 5.1 innings just enough for him to get a standing ovation from the Wrigley crowd. He also had 10 strikeouts and did not allow any runs during his Cubs debut. He looked very solid with his control and had the fastball working in the high 90's which allowed him to mow most of the Giant hitters down. What also really impressed me is that Lou Piniella did not leave Rich in too long, he stuck with what has worked for harden all season, a low pitch count and six days of rest. In June when Harden pitched on six days rest he was the best pitcher in baseball. We all know that Harden is a dominant pitcher when he is healthy and the Cubs are hoping to that the 2008 season will be the season that Harden stays on the field.

Straight Up Redic

The standard format was used—12 teams, 23-man rosters (including 2 C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI 5 OF, UT, 9 P), 5×5 scoring.

1b-Prince Fielder-22 Amount I can keep each player for Next year

2B-Weeks,Rickie,MIL-15

3B-Longoria,Evan,TB-Cannot Keep did not Draft

SS-Cabrera,Orlando,CWS-11

C-Posada,Jorge,NYY-Cannot Keep did not Draft

OF-Braun,Ryan J.,MIL-45

OF-Upton,B.J.,TB-30

OF-Victorino,Shane,PHI-Did not Draft cannot keep

P-Kazmir,Scott,TB-25

P-Lincecum,Tim,SF-25

P-Hudson,Tim,ATL-12
P-Floyd,Gavin-CHW-Did not Draft

P-Parra,Manny,MIL

P-Gregg,Kevin,FLA-6

P-Wood,Kerry,CHC-6

DH-Rodriguez,Alex,NYY-60

That would be the starting Line up for Week 16 Bench-Kenji Johjima-19 Bench-Joey Votto-11 Bench-Conner Jackson-Did not draft cannot keep Bench-Justin Upton-6 Bench-Gary Sheffield-25(did not draft got in trade)

Made A Trade

Today is a big day for me in Fantasy Baseball. I pulled off a blockbuster trade.
Dice K for Prince Fielder straight up!
Jason Giambi for Gary Sheffield straight up as well.

The trade now gives me depth at 1b and does not really hurt in the pitching Category, having Tim Hudson and Adam Wainwright on my bench.

Let hope that Prince can pick up the pace a little in the second half and give me those big power number.

Saturday Pitchers

Randy Johnson- In is last outing he had 10k a era of 1.40 and a whip of 0.47.

Tim Wakefield- Knuckle baller with a great supporting cast. At home against Baltimore. Enough Said.

John Danks-This is why the White Sox are winning. Great young pitchers

Edinson Volquez- This will be a test tonight against the Brewers

Ricky Nolasco- ON FIRE

Gil Meche-Problem the only time you will see this guy on the list. But the Royal have been playing well lately and they are at home against the Mariners.

Hiroki Kurdo- Last time out a 1 hitter. Lets see if he can do it again.

Joba Chamberlain- A challenging series against those Jays!!!

Matt Garza-Tampa has not looked this week let hope they can pick it up for Matt.

The Brewers and Indians have the paper work almost finished that would send Sabathia to Milwaukee by the end of the day on Sunday, according to the SI.com. The deal is close enough to being completed that Matt LaPorta, the top prospect going to Cleveland in the trade, has been taken out of the lineup for Double-A Huntsville. Sabathia will pitch on Tuesday for Milwaukee and get one more start on Sunday before the All-Star game.

Two Start Pitchers for Week 15

American League
Ervin Santana, Joe Saunders, Daniel Cabrera, Daisuke Matsuzaka or Jon Lester, Jose Contreras, CC Sabathia, Justin Verlander, Gil Meche, Kyle Davies, Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, Andy Pettitte, Dana Eveland, Justin Duchscherer, Jarrod Washburn, Carlos Silva, Matt Garza, Scott Kazmir, Luis Mendoza, Eric Hurley, Dustin McGowan
National League
Brandon Webb or Micah Owings, Jorge Campillo, Jair Jurrgens, Ryan Dempster, Aaron Harang, Ubaldo Jimenez, Mark Redman, Rickey Nolasco, Andrew Miller, Runelvys Hernandez*, Hiroki Kuroda, Chad Billingsley, Seth McClung, Manny Parra, Pedro Martinez, Mike Pelfry, Adam Eaton, Cole Hamels, Phil Dumatrait, Ian Snell, Greg Maddux, Randy Wolf, Kevin Correia, Joel Pineiro, Odalis Perez

Sunday Pitchers

Pitchers
Jaba- First Start against the Boston Red Sox.

Banks-Arizona has just been bad, and this kid has good stuff.

Volquez- I predict 10 strikeouts and no runs given up against this very hurt Washington Nationals

Rodriguez-He is not at home but been solid lately.

Kendrick-Oliver Perez,should I say more.

Shields-Another sweep for the red hot Rays.

Harden-Lets see how he recovers from that last start.

Lee- Can he get the run support he needs.

Cook- This series has been a slobber knocker!

Marshall- The Cubs need this kid to perform today!

Stults- His ownership is up 14% in CBS leagues but does this mean he can pitch.

All-Star Game

The All-Star Game is coming and fantasy owners will have a real problem on there hands that week. Games will only be played on Thursday through Sunday. My Question to all of you, Should players Stats who made the All-Star Team count against that shortened weeks Stats? I think so, if you are a good owner, you drafted well and you have All Stars on your team. I think that those stats should be put into the mix, it could make or break some owners for that week. A few years ago Major League Baseball wanted to make the All-Star Game more meaningful, awarding the winner of the mid summer classic home field advantage for the World Series. Well I think as owners we should get rewarded for picking good players. Let me know what you think?