Sandbox Fantasy Baseball

[Ming]

The draft is over... YES...

[Ming]

And here are the Mingapulco Spammers

1 Greg Maddux, Atl SP
2 Kerry Wood, ChC SP
3 Vladimir Guerrero, Mon OF
4 Bret Boone, Sea 2B
5 Paul Lo Duca, LA C
6 Scott Rolen, Phi 3B
7 Larry Walker, Col OF
8 Lance Berkman, Hou OF
9 Mark Buehrle, CWS SP
10 Ryan Klesko, SD 1B
11 Russ Ortiz, SF SP
12 Joe Mays, Min SP
13 Frank Thomas, CWS 1B
14 Bob Wickman, Cle RP
15 Jose Cruz Jr., Tor OF
16 Byung Kim, Ari RP
17 Cristian Guzman, Min SS
18 Ellis Burks, Cle OF
19 Mike Lieberthal, Phi C
20 Alex Gonzalez, ChC SS
21 Javier Lopez, Atl C
22 John Rocker, Tex RP
23 Vinny Castilla, Hou 3B
24 Edgardo Alfonzo, NYM 2B
25 Tony Armas Jr., Mon SP

[MBloomIII]

Probable Starters

1B Jason Giambi
2B Ray Durham
SS Alex Rodriguez
3B Eric Chavez
UI John Olerud/Sean Casey
C Rob Fick
OF Gary Sheffield
OF JD Drew
OF Moises Alou
UO Pat Burrell/Mark McClemore

SP Tim Hudson
SP Matt Morris
SP Jon Lieber
SP Jamie Moyer
SP Jason Schmidt

RP Robb Nen
RP Kazuhiro Sasaki

[Peacemaker]

With the last pick in the draft the Boneheads pick Albert Belle


He should have a great year right

[Peacemaker]

Boneheads Rule1


Mike Mussina, NYY SP
2 Pedro Martinez, Bos SP
3 Chipper Jones, Atl 3B
4 Derek Jeter, NYY SS
5 Albert Pujols, StL OF
6 Jeff Bagwell, Hou 1B
7 Bobby Abreu, Phi OF
8 Wade Miller, Hou SP
9 Roy Oswalt, Hou SP
10 Juan Pierre, Col OF
11 Bernie Williams, NYY OF
12 Billy Wagner, Hou RP
13 Shannon Stewart, Tor OF
14 Luis Castillo, Fla 2B
15 Jason Varitek, Bos C
16 Cory Lidle, Oak SP
17 Johnny Damon, Bos OF
18 Al Leiter, NYM SP
19 Roger Cedeno, NYM OF
20 Matt Anderson, Det RP
21 Toby Hall, TB C
22 Juan Uribe, Col SS
23 Mo Vaughn, Ana 1B
24 Roy Halladay, Tor SP
25 Albert Belle, Bal OF


I can see some games where I set scoring records.

[Chris 62]

Here come the....

NY SLACKERS!!!

1 Roger Clemens, NYY SP
2 Barry Zito, Oak SP
3 Mike Piazza, NYM C
4 Rich Aurilia, SF SS
5 Chan Ho Park, LA SP
6 Magglio Ordonez, CWS OF
7 Kevin Brown, LA SP
8 Carlos Beltran, KC OF
9 Andy Pettitte, NYY SP
10 Phil Nevin, SD 3B
11 Troy Percival, Ana RP
12 Mike Sweeney, KC 1B
13 Jorge Posada, NYY C
14 Jim Edmonds, StL OF
15 Billy Koch, Oak RP
16 Eric Young, Mil 2B
17 Richie Sexson, Mil 1B
18 Kevin Millar, Fla OF
19 Mike Hampton, Col SP
20 Adam Dunn, Cin OF
21 Rondell White, NYY OF
22 Fred McGriff, ChC 1B
23 Adrian Beltre, LA 3B
24 Tom Gordon, ChC RP
25 Kenny Lofton, CWS OF

[MBloomIII]

Positional Analysis:

Catcher: Best=Slackers, Worst=Bears
A fairly tight race near the top but with Piazza and Posado, the NY connection wins. Basing the worst ratings on the combine 3.7 points/game average.


1B: Best=Dissidents, Worst=M*******s
Dissidents can start a 3.6 average player at both 1B and Utility Infield. M*******s lack depth.

2B: Best=Dissidents, Worst=Slackers
An embarassment of riches at this position for the Dissidents but you can only start 1. Depth puts Slackers at worst, but Literates and Cougars aren't far behind.

SS: Best=Literates, Worst=Bears
With ARod and 3 other players that can play SS, Literates get it on quality and depth. Lowest points/game average puts Bears at worst.

3B: Best=Boneheads, Worst=M*******s
Boneheads win for having best 3B in baseball with Chipper Jones. M*******s have low rated player and no depth.

OF: Best=Cougars, Worst=Dissidents
This is a tight race but the nod goes to Bonds, Susuki, Floyd with the Bears a close second. Dissidents aren't bad, but with no player at Utility Outfield, they are simply outpointed.

Pitching looks at top 4 SP and top 2 RP

SP: Best=Boneheads, Worst=Bears
With the Pedro/Mussina combo, the Boneheads get the nod in a very balanced position. Bears look like they took hitting over pitching.

RP: Best=M*******s, Worst=Bears
M*******s have the best reliever in Riviera along with Mesa. Bears have lowest points/game average among top 2 RP.

Balance: Best=Cougars, Worst=Bears
Cougars Infield is not great but has a strong OF along with very solid pitching at both SP and RP. Bears may outhit everybody but will need career years from a weak pitching staff.


Projected Winner= Liffey Literates of course.

[Ming]

Hmmm... I must have a pretty balanced team based on the above.

Not one best, not one worst...
But I will still kick your ***

Let the chest thumping begin!

[MBloomIII]

Yeah Ming, your team was definately in the running for balance. I still haven't figured out the best way to approach the head-to-head thing. It may be better to have a heavy hitting team since the pitching is so unbalanced. Your hitters play everyday while the pitchers seem to get bunched together.

[Ming]

You just have to manage them... Last year, a few of the guys burned out all their starts before the year ended. You only get so many starts no matter how many pitchers you have. So, just pay attention.

[Dis]

what the hell happened?

I thought we had 2 more days left?

well at least I didn't get any NY Yankees

[Dis]

looks like I screwed up on outfield.

I completely forgot about the utility outfielder.

How can I correct this?

I suppose I can drop someone and get someone off the waivers. But I doubt anybody decent will be left.

[Ming]

There are some decent outfielders left on the waiver wire (heck, there are only 8 teams in our league)
Or, you can try to make a trade... good luck
Or, you can pick up somebody for now, but pay close attention to who gets off to a fast start, and pick them up before anybody else does. There will be a lot of batters to choose from once the season starts.

Last year, I must have replaced half my team by the third week of the season. But that's when the computer picked all our players...

[reismark]

Originally posted by MBloomIII
Balance: Best=Cougars, Worst=Bears
Cougars Infield is not great but has a strong OF along with very solid pitching at both SP and RP. Bears may outhit everybody but will need career years from a weak pitching staff.

This is EXACTLY what I was going for.

And I have the best outfield corps in the nation, plus a rock-solid pitching staff. Any of the A's top three starters will make a fine ace pitcher this year - that rotation is going to be scary good and just might propel the A's past Seattle.

It's time to be afraid - very afraid.

[reismark]

Check out the team logo (new avatar) and tell me whatcha think. (If anyone can make it transparent, I'd appreciate it)

And don't worry... Jericho will be back