Round 2

I lost in the second round in a 5-5-2 tie!!! One stinking homer, save or hold would have won it for me. My hitting was horrible this week. Maybe if I had a 1B that actually played.
I hate this time of year when players start shutting it down or guys get benched for callups. I don't even have 5 starting pitchers now.

Round 2

I just did nip the Heat in round 1, 6-5-1. I had a good lead on Saturday but he made a go of it on Sunday.
Next up is the Dallas Redbirds.

Round 1

My first round matchup is against the Heat. They have 4 SP's with two starts this week! That means I won't win K's and probably not Wins. Hopefully they will get rocked and I will take the other pitching stats.
Even with Sexson out, my offense is rolling. A-Rod and Ankiel are providing plenty of punch and my "speed" guys are putting in a few SB.

Playoffs

My team backed into the playoffs, dropping from first to fourth seed.
Injuries are killing me. Now it seems that at least two of my starting pitchers will be skipping starts. Sexson will probably miss a week and I don't have another first baseman (except for Chris Shelton, of course).
At least I have A-Rod and Rick Ankiel to pull the weight.

Back in First

After a nice little victory over the resurgent Miracles, I am back into the overall league lead. My DL is starting to thin out so maybe I will get back on the winning track.

Update

My team continues to pound out big wins, but I feel that injuries will catch up to us sooner or later. I have 5 pitches on the DL, 4 of which were on my starting lineup. Sexson, Kent and A-Rod are all hurting and missing games. Ramon Hernandez has been on the DL twice. Giles just got off. Hopefully the All Star break will give these guys some rest.

Rolling Along

After another big win, the Bums have the second best record in the league! And a nice 7 game lead in the West.

Domination

The Bums are firing on all cylinders after an 11-1-0 beat down of the rival Rangers. I am now in first place in the west and am tied for the best record in the league.

Arod = Good

Let's save some for the playoff run.

1st week win

I got a nice 8-3-1 win over the Brewers in week one. I lost the K's race by one even though Buerhle only pitched 1.1 innings :(

Opening Day

I got a good opening day performance. Dingers from A-Rod, Sexson, Hunter and Kent were nice to see. Valverde looked great and Speier got a hold. Let's keep it up boys.

Seasons starts on the DL

As the season begins, I have four starters on the DL: Cliff Lee, Jered Weaver, Freddie Sanchez and Carlos Quentin. Good thing I have some decent depth, if you can call Oliver Perez "decent" depth.

13th - 17th Round Picks

The final part of my draft:

13th - Jeff Baker - gotta love those young Rockies players. Baker looked last year, but he might not get any playing time. This is a high reward pick but only if someone gets traded or injured.

14th - Chris Iannetta - yet another Rocky. I had decent production from Yorbit Torrealba last year and Iannetta might the starter this year. Have to watch out for Javy Lopez stealing AB's.

15th - Marcus Thames - not a lot of OF's left so I grabbed one with at least some talent. Another guy looking for playing time, but may fill in at first.

16th - Olive Perez - Perez's middle name is high-risk. If he can recapture his stuff from 2004 I could be looking good. Doh, I just read he stunk up his first spring start...BUST!

17th - Adam Lind - The Bum's Mr. Irrelevant is Adam Lind. Looks like the 4th OF right now, but there are some rumors Reed Johnson is being shopped so he might pan out.

That wraps up the Bums 2007 draft. With all the contracts I had coming in, I was the first to finish.

6th - 12th Round Picks

6th - Ramon Hernandez, one of the top hitting catchers, should get .275/20/85
7th - Brian Giles, not a power threat anymore, but will help with runs, walks and average
8th - Ryan Dempster, was one of the last proven closers on the board, with the improved Cubs team, he can get 40 saves
9th - no pick, traded to Gaylord
10th - Boof Bonser, love the name, let's hope his game matches
10th - Bob Howry, handcuff to Dempster, will close or setup
11th - Vicente Padilla, solid 7th SP, will probably in my lineup when the Rangers are on the road where his ERA and WHIP and decidedly better
12th - Troy Tulowitzki, supposedly a star in the making, which means I will bust out on a Rockies shortstop two years running

Trade Announcement

In a shady, back-room deal, I made a trade with the Gaylord Dingers. I will get 1B Richie Sexson and the Dinger's 10th round pick for SP Chris Young and my 9th rounder. With all of the top first basemen off the board, I really needed to do something. Sexson will provide plenty of power and RBI's. Last year, I had an acute power shortage. This year, with A-Rod and Sexson, I could get 100 dingers from the corners.
Young will be missed, but I have drafted some good pitching talent to take his place.