Eh. Super. So went to the Sunday Night baseball game at dodgers stadium, not much to report. Cubs win, take a split in Los Angeles, but the game was pretty boring, IMO. Got off to a fun start w/ DeRosa homering immediately and then the Blue Crew answering in the bottom, but it was pretty much downhill from there. Marquis actually had a good outing tonight? Wow. He is the one guy u can rely on to allow 3 ER's or more, and he gives up a measly unearned run tonight. Go figure.
Anyway, the real value was teaching my 11-year-old sister about baseball, a subject in which she actually seemed interested, asked genuine questions, it was a good time. It's definitely a step up from me trying to explain finance to someone; while explaining baseball i don't have to worry about retracting something i said 5 minutes ago after I get asked a rebuking question.
The rundown tonight: ( one piece of fantasy tidbit per game):
1.) NYY beat KC 6-3: People forget how good Jason Giambi once was. He fell off a bit the last few years w/ injuries and such, but in 2006 he hit 37 homers and 110 RBI's in just 484 AB's. He has a lotta opportunity for production.
2.) Det beat Cle 5-2: Maybe the reason both struggle is that neither leadoff hitter is really a leadoff hitter: they hit more home runs than they should, could probably put them in 3 hole or elsewhere ( granderson and sizemore)
3.) Tor beat Bal 5-4: Roy Halladay has to pitch more innings than anyone. Ever.
4.) Fla beat Cin 9-2: Corey Patterson still on that team? He got a pinch-hit HR today, apparently. The man-child HanRam racking up 2.
5.) Pitt def. Ariz 6-4: The Max Scherzer experiment officially over for me. Not starting anymore and not dominating batters enough.
6.) San Fran beat Wash 6-3: Lastings Millege watch: HR ( ding). Brian Wilson impressively w/ 17 saves, on pace for close to 50.
7.) Philly 6-3 over atl: Add Ryan Howard to that list of peeps u need to buy low on. NOW! Before it's too late.
8.) Bos 2-1 over sea: Told u about JD Drew yesterday. Justin Masterson is a good-looking young arm, but again, don't be too enamoured by the good starts so far. It'll normalize.
9.) Two pitchers to look at in St. Louis 5-4 over Houston: Wandy Rodriguez the starter for Houston, Ryan Franklin closer for STL taking over maybe permanently.
10.) CHW over Min 12-2: Joe Crede has a magnet in his bat. Check his bat! Check his bat! He's hitting everything.
11.) MIL 3-2 over Col. I looked at this box score and saw NOTHING really notable. If I had to take anyone in that depleted rockies lineup i'd get atkins.
12.) Oakland 7-3 over angels, on a walkoff grandslam by mark ellis, i believe.
That's one guy who's a great baseball player, not so great fantasy wise. Ervin Santana might make me regret trading him for carlos guillen by the end of the season.
13.) San Diego over NYM 8-6: There goes Jose Reyes on the basepaths. But there might go Willie Randolph's job after a sweep in San Diego.
14.) Texas over Tampa 6-3: Milton Bradley: Wild thing! You make my heart sing!
That's it. It's over. It's all over.
Fantasize on,
Robert Yan
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