Once just a Twins cast off Kyle Lohse has somehow won a stellar 12 games on the season for the surprising Cardinals by throwing 7 IP of 2-run ball last night against the Padres. He is clearly having a career year as he has never had an ERA under 4.18 (2005), and his best WHIP [...]
Archive for July, 2008
All-Star
Posted in Fantasy Baseball on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not going to talk about my least favorite, mind numbing sporting event in any sport (NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB all-star games are equally ridiculous), but instead just to remind ourselves that the second half is were winners are made. If I had more time today, I would have created a list for [...]
Home Run Derby
Posted in Daily Grumblings, Fantasy Baseball, Sports, tagged Chase Utley, Chris Berman, Dan Uggla, Evan Longoria, Grady Sizemore, Joe Morgan, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Lance Berkman, Ryan Braun, Steve Phillips on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is anything more boring than watching the Home Run Derby, especially with Chris Berman, Joe Morgan, and Steve Phillips as the announcers? I think I rather watch a Giants-Padres game at Pecto would be more legit than this contest. If it sounds like I’m a bit harsh on an event that was created for [...]
All-Star Withdrawal
Posted in Fantasy Baseball, tagged Brandon Morrow, Chad Billingsley, Mike Pelfrey, Rich Harden, Tim Lincecum on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Prepare for fantasy withdrawal as the All-Star break offers no coping mechanisms whatsoever. You could watch the Futures game and watch the ’spects show off their talent, or the over hyped super lame Home Run contest, or the despicable home field advantage for the World Series All-Star (aka popularity contest) game. The next four days [...]
Scouting the Unknown 7.12.08
Posted in Daily Grumblings, Fantasy Baseball, Scouting the Unknown, Sports, tagged Carlos Gomez, Chris Davis, Colby Rasmus, Denard Span, Evan Longoria, Jason Bay, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Michael Cuddyer, Nate McLouth, Ryan Bruan, Steve Pearce, Steven Pearce, Torii Hunter, Xavier Nady on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Due to travels, and other various unplanned events, here is my delayed report on some ’spects.
Chris Davis- At the time of deciding, before time ran away, he was my desire to write this. By now we all know what he does: mashes like the bash brothers, and strikes out like Adam Dunn. Oh, and that [...]