LONG overdue analysis on fantasy baseball takes place in this post. Barely talked at all about fantasy baseball this year. But first (Chenbot style): Ten Things I Love about The Wire:
1.) All the storylines tie together. No scene goes wasted, everything has to do with something, so PAY ATTENTION!!!
2.) Very real show. Guarantee you people don't watch Shrek the Third before watching the Wire, or vice versa. No fairy tale endings, no purely "good guys" v. purely "bad guys," and people die very unexpectedly.
3.) McNulty. The F*ck did I do?
4.) hour-long episodes. None of this 42-minutes-cuz-of-commercials nonsense, each episode gives you full value, and even with 60 minutes you wish there was more, like eating a half tub of popcorn and wondering where the other half went.
5.) The subtle jokes. Every half episode or so I laugh out loud cuz of some subtlety, usually a sexually suggestive joke, but very funny. And very real; not your Two-and-a-Half-Men laughsqueezer or Jerry Seinfield "It's a show about nothing." They're realistically funny, yo.
6.) The characters- Bunk, Bubbs, Omar, Brother Mouzone, Barksdales, Wallace, Stringer, Landsmen, Rawls, Rhonda, Kima, Herc, Daniels, Carver, the characters are well-developed in a short amount of time. And again, very real......feel a pattern here???
7.) depicts real aspects of society. The so-called War on Drugs and the death of the working class (Docks) are all that I've covered so far, but it's a different segment of society that I haven't expereienced before.... you learn by experiencing. And you want to learn more.
8.) Omar.....Is there a better character in a TV series than this guy? And his scar is real? Are you serious?
9.) The opening theme music....Keep the Deveil....... down in the hole..... perfect way to get you in the mood for an hour of excellent television.
10.) Out of anything, it has to be the PLOT. How do the stories come up with this stuff? Keeps you on the edge of your seat, all the story lines are getting pushed, and monumental events can happen at any time. Can you ask for anything more?
Fantasy baseball thoughts:
- Nicky Swisher is FOR REAL. Batting in that 2nd hole? Yum.
- Raul Ibanez revving up for a monster 2nd half. Just take a peek at his career numbers in August.
- Year of the pitcher allowing TON of opportunities for young pitchers to shine, see if you recognize these names ( Tommy Hunter, Mat Latos, Jaime Garcia, Colby Lewis, Trevor Cahill, C.J. Wilson.) All our within the Top 100 -ranked players in Yahoo Leagues. And let's not forget the resurgence of Carl Pavano, universally recognized as a joke before the season began.
- Josh Johnson = strong case for Fantasy MVP this year. When you can guarantee your manager that you won't give up more than 2 runs per start, you're gold.
Swine Flu Recovery: Patient Zero, Vicente Padilla, is safely cured and looking like it, pitching well for the Dodgers.
Lesson to be Learned for next season: Pick up the young midseason call-ups: Madison Bumgarner, Carlos Santana, Buster Posey, Kris Medlen, Jhoulys Chacin, all could have been had off the waiver wire.
Second basemen are in short supply this year, but weeks, prado, and especially Robinson Cano filling that void. Usual stalwarts Pedroia and Utley should be back in time for playoff time.
Look for HUGE Augusts from Ryan Howard and Nick Markakis. Howard needs about 20 homers the rest of the year to make up for his usual production, and he's only got 2 months to do it.
Fantasize on,
Robert Yan
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