Not just Clemens' dick up Jeter's ass, but the High & Tight Yahoo league is also up! You should have received an email from Yahoo inviting you to join the league - if you haven't let me know and I will resend it.
This is the historic 5th year anniversary for the High & Tight fantasy league, and it is more competitive than ever! I look forward to the day that we can all get together and have a live draft. I imagine it as a long weekend of drinking, fantasy trash talk, a draft and probably some fist fights. Until that day we will have to settle for the Yahoo online draft. A far cry from the true capabilities that this league exudes, but it will have to do for now. It's like having to listen to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver call a Sox game on Fox. You are happy that you are watching the game, but it sucks that you have to listen to these 2 ass hats for 3 hours. I would not be upset if Tim and Joe were sexually assaulted by a wild rhino (and it was caught on film...obviously). I digress.... The Yahoo league is up and ready to roll.
IMPORTANT DATES
Keepers need to be in by March 16th
The online draft will be conducted March 23rd
Week 1 starts March 30th
This will give an adequate enough time to select keepers, plan for the draft and get ready for opening day.
OTHER NOTES
Jason's 2 trades have gone through as there was not much opposition to either one of these trades. All players involved will be reflected on current rosters for keeper purpose.
I will announce the bonus structure for the season in the next few weeks. We have already generated $30 through advertising on the blog for additional bonus payouts. I will announce the official bonus structure soon. Eat a dick in the meantime.
Please send league entry fee's ASAP!! Same as last year: $75
Here is the masterpiece that I created for your viewing pleasure. Please excuse the quality, as I filmed this on my photo camera and not a real video camera. Talk about low budget.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Boomtown and Beer Goggles
As I prepare to dominate another year in our league, I went back to last year’s draft and took a close look at the good, the bad, and the ugly picks.For fun, I identified the highlights and lowlights:
Boomtown: players that blew up, far exceeding expectations in 2008.
Beer goggles: pick that looked ‘good’ when you were making it but turned out to be fugly later on.
So, here we go, in no particular order.
Maybe this year (Troy Brown)
Boomtown = Casey Blake: last pick of the draft yielded a 21HR third baseman who finished ranked higher than Lowell, C. Guillen, Alex Gordon, and Chone Figgins.Plus he has two first names, what more could you want?
Beer goggles = Jason Isringhausen???This wasn’t just a pick, this was a keeper!Ouch.After losing his job, hurting himself, getting demoted to the minors, and whining like a little bitch, he finished the year with a 5.60 ERA and 1.64 WHIP.No wonder he’s unsigned.Have fun in beer league softball, asshole.
One Nut Wonder (Jason O)
Boomtown = J.D. Drew: 22nd round pick dominated the first half of the year before his annual bout of vaginitis.
Beer goggles =So many stinker picks (Bonderman, Buchholz, Tony Pena?, Ian Kennedy, Sexson), but again I have to go to the keepers.And it’s a tie: Hafner (5HR; ranked 971) and Hughes (0 W, 6.62 ERA)!Seriously, looking at One Nut’s draft, you’d think he finished in last place, not as the champ.Job well done during the season, sir, job well done.
Hank Steinbrenner (Russ Stutsky)
Boomtown = Grabbing Shaun Marcum in the 21st round and watching him put up excellent numbers until an injury derailed him.
Beer goggles =Using an 8th rounder on Frenchie Francoeur.Consider these stats: 599 AB, 11 HR, and an OBP under .300.You really have to try hard to suck that bad.
Donkey Punchers (Chris Shannon)
Boomtown = Took a chance on a young 2B from Texas and it paid off big time.Kinsler was on his way to stud status before hurting his man parts.Could be a 30/30 guy this year.
Beer goggles =The crap combo of Kelvim Escobar and Chad Cordero in 14th and 15th rounds.Total stats: 4.1 IP, 0 W, 0 SV, and two lost picks.You should kick yourself in the nuts for those picks.
Montezuma’s Revenge (Adam Leech)
Boomtown = Tim ‘the little man that could’ Lincecum.Ungodly stats last year for a bad Giants team.This 9th rounder should be a multi-year keeper.Perhaps you’d like to trade him to me?
Beer goggles = With the 19th pick of the live draft, Adam selects Paul Konerko.Didn’t realize we needed to fill a roster spot with a corpse.
No Glove No Love (David Fox)
Boomtown = Grabbing the perpetual tease, Richy Harden, in the 15th round paid huge dividends: 2.07 ERA and 1.06 WHIP.As dominant as anyone when healthy.That certainly was a happy ending.
Beer goggles =With the 18th pick of the live draft, David selects Andruw Jones.Didn’t realize we needed to fill a roster spot with a corpse.Amazing to say, but he should have gone with Konerko instead.
B12 Bombers (Lars Borssen)
Boomtown = Went with a youth movement and collected some young studs.Tough to decide who was better: Longoria in the 10th, Hamilton in the 12th, or Lester in the 19th.More upside in this draft than any other.
Beer goggles =Rewarded Byrnes for his career year with a keeper spot.Was severely let down by crash back to earth.
Keep on Suckin (Pierce Cole)
Boomtown = Got 25HR in only 413 AB from a pitcher would couldn’t pitch, but could hit the long ball…and chicks dig the long ball.Can Ankiel maintain this power display?
Beer goggles =To say Gorzelanny pitched poorly last year is an insult to the word poorly.He did have an ERA to make Satan proud: 6.66.
Waiving Goodbye (departed Litchfield)
Boomtown = Getting a 32 HR second baseman in the 9th round was impressive, even if his name sort of rhymes with ugly.Uggla…ugly…see they sort of rhyme.
Beer goggles =The turd sandwich that Ian Snell called pitching was the exact opposite of impressive.Just about every other pitcher in baseball last year contributed more than the 11th round pick of Snell.
Ring of Fire (Dagan Loisel, hey, that’s me)
Boomtown = My boy, Nate Mclouth, was the steal of the draft as the 230th pick.Each of you passed on Mclouth at least 13 times.His final ranking was 29th overall for 2008.Shame on you.
Beer goggles = I always fuck up my first live pick or two.Last year was no exception.Hello Gary Sheffield, would you like to join my team and royally suck?You would, how wonderful.
Grumpy Munchkins (Bradley Castanious)
Boomtown = He believed in Jack Cust when no one else would.He loved him without end.He got 33 HR and .375 OBP from a 17th rounder.Bravo.
Beer goggles = If minor league stats had counted, Rich Hill might have lived up to his 10th round draft position.Actually, no, he sucked in the minors, too.Waste of pick.Waste of life.
And there it is.The unofficial hindsight review of things I think I think about last year’s draft.I’m sure you all agree unequivocally.
Dagan
EDIT: Seemed to have lost you there, Moose.
Moose is Loose (Brian Bishop Mooserson)
Boomtown = Nothing much. Oh, I guess you could say that grabbing the AL MVP in the 13th round was an okay pick, you know if you like to have good players and such. Remarkable that he could pull Pedroia so late in a league of Red Sox fans. Moose loves Pedroia so much he named his new baby Dustin. True story.
Beer goggles = Moose's infatuation with Japanese men reared its ugly head with the back to back picks of Fukudome and Johjima in the 14th and 15th rounds. Fucko was okay for a few months until pitchers realized he can't hit breaking balls, but Johjima was so bad he should've been sent back to Tokyo to star in tentacle porn.
I never thought I could be so happy about baseball in the month of February. When it was revealed that A-Rod had tested positive for steroids it was like receiving a late Christmas gift. I was grinning from ear to ear and I felt giddy at the fact that the Yankees would have to deal with this distraction for the rest of the year. Having a cancer like A-Roid in your clubhouse will not aid you in winning a championship.
After it all sunk in, I started thinking; should A-Rod be inducted in to the Hall of Fame? A better question is whether McGuire, Clemens, Bonds and the rest of the associated steroid users should be inducted in? Tell me what you think.
I found this on another site but I thought it was hilarious and had to post it.
VS.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Like an errant bat to the face, the 2009 fantasy baseball season is upon us. Yahoo has now made it available to sign up for the 2009 season, so I will be doing that in the next few days. You should receive an email inviting you to join the league.
I have received everyone's votes and here is the plan:
We will be expanding rosters by 1 bench spot this year. This will help make the league deeper, but without compromising parity.
We will not be adding another keeper slot this year. We are tossing around the idea of adding an "up and comer" keeper slot for the 2010 season. Essentially, any player who is eligible for rookie of the year, or who did not qualify to be a rookie in the current season would be allowed to be kept in a 7th slot that would be allocated for an "up and comer". Let me know your thought.
We have to have another vote on how we will be determining tie-breakers in the playoffs this year. See below.
We will not be instituting the "lose your draft pick" in the round your keepers were drafted provision.
Determining tie-breakers in the playoffs:
Would you like to keep it the same (ERA during the week), or would you like head-to-head record in the regular season be the manual tie-breaker that the league will use? Let's here your thoughts.
After a daunting and comprehensive application process, Kyle Baker has been chosen as the new member of the High and Tight fantasy baseball league. He is our 12th member and will round out the manager roster for the 2009 season.
Kyle is a childhood friend of defending champ Jason Ouellette and now resides in Billerica, MA. As you can tell by this photo, Kyle has a softer side that he isn't afraid to show. In his spare time he likes to take part in fantasy leagues, race walk for exercise, and read a good book in the park.
Kyle will be taking over Litchfield's fantasy team and will choose 6 keepers off of that roster. Please welcome Kyle to the league.
This might be one of the best Youtube videos of all time! This kid is not fucking around - he likes turtles!
This has nothing to do with fantasy baseball, but I don't really care. In my opinion, this video fits within the context of anything. I could be giving an insurance presentation and bust this out and no one would care. This kids passion for turtles is unmeasurable. I mean the kids getting interviewed on TV and can't help but let the reporter know that he likes turtles. Deal with it.
