I'm sure there are at least a dozen or so BCB Fantasy baseball leagues out there.   But I figure I need to toot my own horn do to this rare accomplishment.

I entered 3 different fantasy baseball leagues this year, and won all 3.

Here is the keeper rotisserie league (which I finished in dead last the previous year)

http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=11076&seasonId=2009

Here is the normal rotisserie league that had a full live draft of all players

http://games.espn.go.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=18422

And here is the head-to-head league.

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/56926

While winning one league is sometimes easy, winning 3 different leagues of varying formats is what prompted me to go off on this ego trip.

I only had one player that was on all three teams, the Dodgers Matt Kemp.

Now, for some reason I don't understand, the wife says I need to "get a life." 

Here's the thought:   Milton Bradley and Jake Fox to the A's for Matt Holliday

Now before you go nuts thinking how ridiculous this sounds, let's read into the logistics:

Contracts: Milton - 2 years/$20M (2009-10), plus 2011 option

• 2 years/$20M (2009-10), plus 2011 option
  
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/6/09
  • $4M signing bonus
  • 09:$5M, 10:$9M, 11:$12M option
    
  • 2011 may become $12M club option with $2M buyout based on Bradley's health
  • 2011 option vests with 75 games played in 2009

Contracts: Matt - 2 years/$23M (2008-09)

• 2 years/$23M (2008-09)
  • signed extension with Colorado 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration)
  • 08:$9.5M, 09:$13.5M
  • award bonuses: $25,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove; $50,000 for Silver Slugger; $75,000 for LCS MVP; $0.1M each for MVP, WS MVP
  • acquired by Oakland in trade from Colorado 11/12/08

Contracts: Jake  - 1 year/$0.4015M (2009)

• 1 year/$0.4015M (2009)
  • re-signed by Cubs 2/25/09

2009 Stats:

Milton:   OBP    SLG    OPS    wOBA
               .351    .374    .725    .328

Jake:   OBP    SLG    OPS    wOBA
             .354    .605    .959    .394

Matt:   OBP    SLG    OPS    wOBA
              .373    .432    .806    .359

Why it works for the A's:  Saves on payroll for 2010.  The city of Oakland seems to be a better fit for Milton.  He may thrive more in not-quite-as-high pressure situations.   Jake Fox gives Billy Beane an extra playing card to sign for a modest (possibly under-rated) salary next year, or quickly turn around and trade again.  You can argue that Jake is an upgrade over Giambi or Cust.

Why it works for the Cubs: Saves a couple of Million this year...possibly enough to acquire another left-handed reliever.  Or at least helps the numbers somewhat when Aaron Miles is unceremoniously dumped.  Fox really has no future with this team after Aramis returns.  This would also be a counter-punch to the Cardinals, who have been seeking to trade for Holliday before they got DeRosa.

Alright...that's my crazy idea for the season....flame away....

Peavy said he would waive his no trade clause for the following teams:  Atlanta Braves , St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros.  I kow Peavy is a bit of a hot head, and he does have some injury history....but he's certainly in the top 10 pitchers in baseball.   Thoughts? Which current starter would you bump from the rotation?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3649201

http://www.redsoxnews.net/site/comments/red_sox_to_wear_corporate_logo_on_sleeves/

I'm sure there will be some extended debate about this one.  Will this be the start of baseball players eventually looking like Nascar drivers? Will we soon see Cubs players with a Motorola batwing logo?