Bowker, Nate, Ishi and... Pill?

giants9107 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:15:11 -0000

Bowker, Nate, Ishi and... Pill?

Those 4 are having a hitting session with Meulens on Monday. Sounds like they really want Nate to work hard on his offense this offseason. I hope Meulens can help him recognize a breaking ball.

RCT Fantasy Hockey final chance...

giants9107 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:59:16 -0000

RCT Fantasy Hockey final chance...

If we don't fill up by Thursday, I'll either open to the public, or just cancel, depending on what your opinions are. We need 4 more, so tell your friends, family, or anyone on the web you know. Password is paclife. Again, if we don't get 4 by Thursday, it might be the end of the league.

Prisco article on the loss

giants9107 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:32:00 -0000

Prisco article on the loss

He makes a good point. Our offense doesn't need big plays to function, but they sure would be nice. The quote from Fabian Washington was interesting. ""They don't throw it down the field..." Are we making it too easy for other teams to press up?

RCT Hockey needs 4 more

giants9107 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:46:29 -0000

RCT Hockey needs 4 more

4 more players needed to kick off our season. If we don't get 4 this time, it will open to the public. Password is paclife.

RCT Fantasy Hockey

giants9107 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:27:23 -0000

RCT Fantasy Hockey

Click the link to join the league I made on ESPN. Sounds like we're all beginners, so don't be afraid to join and throw your hat in the ring. The password is Paclife. Hockey isn't terribly high maintenance, so give it a shot. Let me know if the draft day doesn't work for you.

Inaugural Pac Life RCT FBB League Season Recap

giants9107 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:30:55 -0000

I'm not sure how many of you have been paying attention regularly to our Fantasy Baseball League, but we had a wild and fun season. This is a quick summary and recap of the first season in our league.

I don't have access to any standings earlier than this, but I can assure you, they look nothing the same. Except that KC was in First Place for much of the season. It really came down to the final week, and my team finally got 79 points, where KC had been idling for a while. It was a great and fun season, and thanks to everyone who participated, even if you ditched your team at some point.

EDIT: I'll throw in the expanded standings, too.

FINAL STANDINGS
1st	Cy Lincecum	79
2nd	KC88 Greinke's Meds	78
3rd	Western Kansas AAA Allstars	72
4th	Team Mexituff	69
5th	Slam Dunk The Funk	60.5
6th	KU Bensa	53.5
7th	Denver Dall Sheep	46
8th	Slow Dance	41
9th	Warden's Royalty	32
10th	Your Mom	19

SEASON STATS
RK	TEAM	BATTERS					PITCHERS					GS	MOVES
RK	TEAM	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	K	W	SV	ERA	WHIP	GS	MOVES
1	Cy Lincecum	1144	290	1124	155	.2760	1493	106	103	3.527	1.241	242	34
2	KC88 Greinke's Meds	1186	322	1157	171	.2931	1371	95	152	4.114	1.318	200	60
3	Western Kansas AAA Allstars	1069	273	1064	152	.2687	1583	110	164	3.422	1.264	213	26
4	Team Mexituff	1097	269	940	207	.2851	1229	87	110	3.653	1.255	200	42
5	Slam Dunk The Funk	1160	287	1061	197	.2848	1266	92	89	4.281	1.357	211	51
6	KU Bensa	1074	266	1066	168	.2778	1137	90	89	4.071	1.315	213	27
7	Denver Dall Sheep	943	267	996	115	.2765	1090	82	88	3.823	1.252	189	6
8	Slow Dance	955	256	958	76	.2651	1167	78	90	3.571	1.268	169	3
9	Warden's Royalty	889	193	838	181	.2764	1038	77	48	3.838	1.310	173	5
10	Your Mom	937	238	900	133	.2695	936	59	27	4.207	1.345	156	1

The totals got cutoff a little bit, but it shows enough.

Now for some quick team summaries and a look to next season, with keeper predictions.

Your Mom- Well, not much to say here, but somebody's gotta finish last. It looks like this team was left for dead, and that's what happened. Kind of our version of the Kansas City Royals. MVP: Pedroia. Great numbers, carried this team as far as he could on his little shoulders. Cy Young: Lester. Not much debate here. 3 Keepers: None of the pitchers look irreplaceable, so I'd stick with David Wright, Dustin Pedroia, and Yunel Escobar. Maybe swap Jon Lester with Wright, but I believe Wright's power will return next year, and he won't stumble out of the gate again.

Warden's Royalty- Another team that got left behind. Still not a bad core of players, though. MVP: Victor Martinez. Great numbers from a spot hard to get good numbers from. Cy Young: Beckett. No debate here. For the keepers here, Victor Martinez is an obvious pick to lock up the catcher position, and Stephen Drew will be solid next year. Josh Beckett will likely bounce back and would be a solid anchor to a rotation.

Slow Dance- Didn't do terrible, but not great either. This team looks pretty solid, and with a re draft next year, could be very good. MVP: Zimmerman. Cy Young: Greinke. Played out of his mind this year, helped keep this team close in the pitching stats. 3 Keepers: Zimmerman, stud. Felix Hernandez and Zack Greinke. Hernandez will only get better, and Greinke will be solid, even if he doesn't reach this year's insane numbers. Cano could also get consideration, but his numbers are more easily replaceable.

Denver Dall Sheep- If I remember correctly, Denver was the one who got screwed by the autodraft. Too many relievers or something. Also ended up with Pujols though. MVP: Albert. Cy Young: Haren. Papelbon is close, but closers don't have nearly as much impact as starters. 3 Keepers: Pujols, Sabbathia and Haren. That's a solid foundation for any team.

KU Bensa- Well-managed team, looks like Bensa hung with it til the very end. Pretty nice lineup, but Soto was a bust this year. Rotation could use some help. MVP: Tulo. Almost outproduced Derrek Lee. Cy Young: Tommy Hanson. Even in his limited innings, helped this team out a lot. 3 Keepers: Tuloshits, I mean, Tulowitzki, Uggla, and Tommy Hanson. A full year of Hanson will help this team, as will a bounce back year from Uggla in terms of BA.

Slam Dunk the Funk- Solid looking lineup and bench. Teams with Morneau and Mauer are just magical, apparently. MVP: Joe Mauer. Incredible BA, good production from the catcher spot. Cy Young: Verlander. Impressive K numbers, good WHIP and Wins. 3 Keepers: Mauer, Kinsler, and Verlander. Mauer and Kinsler both provide great power for their spots, and Verlander is a solid ace.

Team Mexituff- Well built team, good balance in the lineup. Oswalt's injury set this team back a little bit, I'd imagine. MVP: Teixeira. Playing in a launching pad sure helped, but he'll be there again next year. Cy Young: Cliff Lee. Phillies got an absolute bargain on this guy. 3 Keepers: Mark Teixeira, Ryan Braun, and Cliff Lee. Lee will dominate the NL again next year, and Braun and Teixeira will put up their usual big numbers.

Western Kansas AAA Allstars- Top 3 finisher, just couldn't quite catch up. Very good rotation, boasting Wainwright, Carpenter, Halladay, and Kershaw. Dominated most of the pitching categories. Offensively, full of enigmas. Ethier hits well with Manny, without him he's nothing. Holliday caught on fire after switching leagues, and Ibanez hit a wall midway through the season. Still very good though. MVP: Holliday. Solid numbers behind Pujols. Cy Young: Adam Wainwright. Very good year for him. 3 Keepers: Adrian Gonzalez. If he gets any protection in that lineup, he'll be even better. Scary. Matt Holliday, depends on where he ends up. NL, keep him, AL, maybe. I'd also keep Halladay and Carpenter, again, depending on Holliday.

KC88 Greinke's Meds- Very good team, held down 1st place for most of the season. Finally stumbled at the end(I'm not sure if this was out of KC's control or not). The Black Knight who would not give up. A very good offensive team who's downfall was its pitching. MVP: Prince Fielder. Cy Young: Javier Vazquez. Held up the rotation as much as he could. 3 Keepers: If it were me, I'd keep Hanley Ramirez, Aaron Hill, and Carl Crawford. But I won't even try to predict who will actually be kept, given all of the good choices.

Cy Lincecum- The Comeback Kids. What can I say, I got a bit lucky down the stretch. Did not have a very good start to the year, and only picked it up after the All-Star break. MVP: Ryan Howard. Got me the offensive points I needed. Cy Young: Lincecum. Another Cy-like season for this kid. 3 Keepers: As you might have guessed, Lincecum is one of my keepers. The other 2 are up in the air, but Longoria and Beckham look likely right now.

Between rockchalk and Denver, you can tell why they don't do much baseball writing ;)(just kidding). Feel free to make fun of my writing. I hope everyone who can will stay on board for next year, and maybe even expand the league. It should be fun.

Nate to play in Puerto Rico

giants9107 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:22:25 -0000

Nate to play in Puerto Rico

I'm not saying Bochy is a great talent evaluator, but this sounds good. Although he really shouldn't need to work on being selective. "Getting more at-bats will help him learn the strike zone," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Nate is strong. He can hit 25 home runs in the big leagues. But he needs to be more selective and disciplined up there. That will keep him from going through these ups and downs."

I wouldn't mind seeing Bowker get additional work over the winter too. If Nate can get back close to hitting .285ish, with his defense and speed, he could be very useful. Also if he can reach his 25 HR potential like his minor league numbers. Bowker too.

Adam Eaton DFA'd

giants9107 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:03:34 -0000

Adam Eaton DFA'd

Yes, that Adam Eaton. Bet he gets re-signed to pinch hit against us.

OK McCovenites, work your magic. This is too easy.

giants9107 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:57:42 -0000

OK McCovenites, work your magic. This is too easy.

Ducks make minor moves

giants9107 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:59:02 -0000

Ducks make minor moves

Steve Eminger signed, Shawn Weller acquired.

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Bowker, Nate, Ishi and... Pill?

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RCT Fantasy Hockey

Inaugural Pac Life RCT FBB League Season Recap

Nate to play in Puerto Rico

Adam Eaton DFA'd

OK McCovenites, work your magic. This is too easy.

Ducks make minor moves