I sent out the email for the LSB fantasy league, but I have no idea if everyone who was in the league last year got it so I just wanted to post this here.  If you played in the league and didn't get the email, let me know

lsbfantasyleague@gmail.com

The draft starts Thursday at 7pm, but we can always change it if that's not a good time.

If you weren't in the league last year and want to be, email me and I'll try to get you in if there are spots open.

Does anyone have the numbers back when he was at 2nd base?  I just want to know what his defensive abilities were when he was playing 2nd base.  I realize his lack of range will still be an issue over there but how much of an issue will it be? Could he be average defensively there or slightly above average? What was the general consensus about his defense at 2nd? 

I need five more words

Just got done reading Jamey's report this morning and he touches something that's always been sort of a pet peeve for me and that's celebrating the fact that someone runs hard to first base.

Everytime it happens, it seems like the announcers or someone will comment about how hard the player ran to first base and how awesome it is to see a player doing whatever it takes to help the team.  Hamilton did it in last nights game and so did Byrd.

Am I the only one that just expects a player to run hard to first base? Why is it we praise players for doing this? To me there's nothing easier in the game than running hard to 1st base especially when you're trying to avoid a double play or get an infield hit.  Why do people make a big deal about it when it happens?

A friend of mine was behind on her rent and the apartment complex decided to seize some of her property.  They took her computer and her playstation 2 out of her apartment while she was gone and gave her a deadline to pay the rent or they would sell those items.

She said they had some sort of legal court case saying that they could do that, but it just seems fishy to me.  Can an apartment complex just come in and take anything they want like that?

He came into the game today hitting .249/.286/.395 in the second half with 185 at bats.  He also has one of the lowest range factor and zone ratings for a center fielder in the league if those stats even mean anything.

And the hunt for a center fielder continues for us                                              

Eric Byrnes resigns with Arizona

According to the Arizona Republic, Eric Byrnes has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Diamondbacks.

The deal is said to be worth around $30 million and comes shortly after the two sides reportedly broke off negotiations. The newspaper speculates that with Byrnes signed long term and both Chris Young and Justin Upton not going anywhere, the Diamondbacks may look to part with Carlos Quentin.

"Brad Wilkerson homered to give the Rangers all three of their runs in Monday's loss to the Red Sox.

Wilkerson also doubled the previous two days, giving him six RBI in the last three games. On a per-at-bat basis, his numbers aren't that different from Sammy Sosa's. Wilkerson is batting .222/.306/.463 with 10 homers and 33 RBI in 162 at-bats. Sosa, who has had the advantage of hitting high in the order, is batting .251/.304/.469 with 14 homers and 63 RBI in 271 at-bats."

Seems like I've heard this comparison before somewhere.

Since we've played basically one month now, I went through and calculated what it would take for a few of our hitters to reach the numbers they hit last year.  [Note: this assumes the player reaches the same number of plate appearances]

Lofton .312/.369/.416 (522 PA)

Teixeira .293/.377/.547 (727 PA)

Catalanotto .324/.397/.482 (499 PA)

Young .333/.379/.482 (748 PA)

Not impossible, but I think it goes to show that just because we expect these guys to start hitting, the hole they've dug is going to make it quite difficult to get to what they've done in the past.

he's cool.................

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btw i think teh ranger r pretty good team. disucss

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The Rangers are the major league leaders in walks with 14.  

If we can add some actual base hits into there, we might start winning a few games.

I've been reading a lot of diaries and comments and it seems like a lot of people want to sign him.  I'm sure I'm not the only person here who doesn't want to have anything to do with Zito am I?                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Seems like there are a few new Ranger fans on the board these days who believe John Koronka is a terrible 5th starter and should be replaced.  

Personally, I'm thrilled to have Koronka has a 5th starter because he's been our best 5th starter in a really long time.  I'm gonna list the names of some pitchers who we'ved used in the past few years and after I'm done, take a minute to remember these darker times and be thankful for what we have now.

Chan Ho Park
Pedro Astacio
Ryan Drese
Ricardo Rodriguez
John Wasdin
RA Dickey
Matt Riley
Joaquin Benoit (as a starter)
Scott Erickson
Nick Bierbrodt
Colby Lewis
Mickey Callaway
Ryan Snare
Sam Narron
Tony Mounce
Victor Santos
Robert Ellis
Alan Benes
Mario Ramos
Todd Van Poppel
C.J. Nitkowski  
Aaron Myette
Chris Michalak
Rob Bell
Darren Oliver
Ryan Glynn
Mike Judd
Pat Mahomes
Matt Perisho
Mark Clark
Brian Sikorski

I hope I'm not leaving off any names...

I've been told to come post here...So here I am.  And apparently I need 300 characters to post this because of this rule:

One-line diaries are prohibited on Lone Star Ball. Give your diary a bit more thought, then give it another shot. If you have nothing to add to your proposed diary, then it probably belongs as a comment under another appropriate thread.

Sorry meno.