It would have taken 5yrs and 60 million to bring him back to Boston, and this is why when a pitcher hits his mid 30's you don't do it...
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2608613
Bill
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
I Am A God 9/16
A fantasy football god that is!
This year I decided to just do 2 leagues with 1 being for fun and the other a little more serious (and more money). I'll keep you up to date with the serious 1 which is called "Dude Ranch" and has 12 teams.
My team is called "Drama Time" named in honor of the multiple emmy and oscar nominated actor Johnny "Drama" Chase (brother of Vincent Chase of Aquaman and Streets of Brooklyn fame.....).
We have 14 players on the roster with 9 active each week (1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 1K, 1D and 1Flex position (could be rb,wr or te). Here's my current roster:
Actives:
Drew Brees - qb
Edgerrin James - rb
Willis McGahee - rb
Hines Ward - wr
Donald Driver - wr
Donte Stallworth - Flex
Alge Crumpler - te
Neil Rackers - k
Da Bears - D
Reserves:
Ahman Green - rb
Isaac Bruce - wr
Jeff Wilkins - k
Trent Green - qb
Dallas Clark - te
Money - cost to play the league is $425 with additional costs along the way. A trade cost's $8, picking a player up from waivers or free agency cost's $2, moving a player from active to reserve (or vice versa if you will) cost's $2.
The winner of the league gets $2000 (2nd $1000, 3rd $500). If you win your division (league is split into 2 divisions) you win $250. If you have the most points in a week you win $25 and the most points for the season get's all the transaction money (which judging from the 1st week, could be a lot).
I'm happy with how the draft went. I drafted 9th and picked Edge with my 1st pick and McGahee with my 2nd (pick #14). If you have hopes of winning, you need rb's and I got 2 of the best. I was hoping Frank Gore would fall to me in the 3rd, but he got snapped up prior to me picking. I went Ward and Driver next and after that whoever I felt was best. To show you how valuable I consider QB's, I actually took a kicker (Racker) before taking Bree's in the 12th round. Who I really wanted for a QB was Kurt Warner, but someone else selected him in the 11th round.
Week #1 - Drama Time took on Cool Runnings with Drama Time winning the week 121-112. Those were the 2 highest point totals for the week and with the highest overall score bringing home the $25 "win" and taking over 1st place in my division. I got big performances from Donte Stallworth and Da Bears, with solid outings from Edge, McGahee, Driver, Ward and Rackers. I actually had started Trent Green at QB but he got knocked out early and wasn't much of a help to my dominating week 1 victory (only got me 2 points).
For week #2 Drama Time goes on the road to face the 1-0 Don't Know Shit About Football led by the top pick in the draft Larry Johnson. I'm tempted to sit out Ward and put Ahman Green in as I think he's going to have a big game (and Ward still is bothered by a hamstring problem). It'll be a game time decision which way I go.....
Prediction - Drama Time has another solid outing putting up 110 points to out distance DKSAF who only score 98.
Current Record - 1-0 and in 1st place
Money Out:
$427
This year I decided to just do 2 leagues with 1 being for fun and the other a little more serious (and more money). I'll keep you up to date with the serious 1 which is called "Dude Ranch" and has 12 teams.
My team is called "Drama Time" named in honor of the multiple emmy and oscar nominated actor Johnny "Drama" Chase (brother of Vincent Chase of Aquaman and Streets of Brooklyn fame.....).
We have 14 players on the roster with 9 active each week (1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 1K, 1D and 1Flex position (could be rb,wr or te). Here's my current roster:
Actives:
Drew Brees - qb
Edgerrin James - rb
Willis McGahee - rb
Hines Ward - wr
Donald Driver - wr
Donte Stallworth - Flex
Alge Crumpler - te
Neil Rackers - k
Da Bears - D
Reserves:
Ahman Green - rb
Isaac Bruce - wr
Jeff Wilkins - k
Trent Green - qb
Dallas Clark - te
Money - cost to play the league is $425 with additional costs along the way. A trade cost's $8, picking a player up from waivers or free agency cost's $2, moving a player from active to reserve (or vice versa if you will) cost's $2.
The winner of the league gets $2000 (2nd $1000, 3rd $500). If you win your division (league is split into 2 divisions) you win $250. If you have the most points in a week you win $25 and the most points for the season get's all the transaction money (which judging from the 1st week, could be a lot).
I'm happy with how the draft went. I drafted 9th and picked Edge with my 1st pick and McGahee with my 2nd (pick #14). If you have hopes of winning, you need rb's and I got 2 of the best. I was hoping Frank Gore would fall to me in the 3rd, but he got snapped up prior to me picking. I went Ward and Driver next and after that whoever I felt was best. To show you how valuable I consider QB's, I actually took a kicker (Racker) before taking Bree's in the 12th round. Who I really wanted for a QB was Kurt Warner, but someone else selected him in the 11th round.
Week #1 - Drama Time took on Cool Runnings with Drama Time winning the week 121-112. Those were the 2 highest point totals for the week and with the highest overall score bringing home the $25 "win" and taking over 1st place in my division. I got big performances from Donte Stallworth and Da Bears, with solid outings from Edge, McGahee, Driver, Ward and Rackers. I actually had started Trent Green at QB but he got knocked out early and wasn't much of a help to my dominating week 1 victory (only got me 2 points).
For week #2 Drama Time goes on the road to face the 1-0 Don't Know Shit About Football led by the top pick in the draft Larry Johnson. I'm tempted to sit out Ward and put Ahman Green in as I think he's going to have a big game (and Ward still is bothered by a hamstring problem). It'll be a game time decision which way I go.....
Prediction - Drama Time has another solid outing putting up 110 points to out distance DKSAF who only score 98.
Current Record - 1-0 and in 1st place
Money Out:
$427
Money In:
$25
Ciao,
Bill
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Power Rankings 9/14
After week one, here's my fabulous top 10:
1) Pittsburgh - defending champion stays #1 till beaten.
2) Baltimore - Still one of the best defensively and McNair won't hurt them like Boller.
3) Philadelphia - I'm rating them higher than others, but after they beat the Gints this weekend, people will jump on board. You saw it here first!
4) Indianapolis - 2 things I don't like about them 1) running back by committee and 2) defense is too small and can get muscled by physical teams.
5) Patriots - Too many people get caught up in what they didn't bring back, not what they have. Improved running game will help control the ball.
6) Chicago Bears - Like Baltimore, with their defense they're in every game. If offense can continue to grow, they are my pick to represent the NFC in the SB.
7) Seattle - I'm putting them here only because they were in the SB last year. They're the class of a weak division which will help them out record wise, but I think this team peaked last year. Branch won't help them out like the media thinks and their offensive line took a big hit.
8) Jacksonville - Here's another team I like a lot. Call them my sleeper pick to go to the SB. Suffocating defense, smart QB and respected head coach. They went 12-4 last season and no one seems to be talking about them...
9) NY Giants - I'm still not sold on them, but they have a lot of weapons. We'll see how they do against Philly on Sunday.
10) Minnesota - Went into RFK and played a nice game. I like their new head coach a lot, he understands how you win in the NFL (defense and a punishing running game). He went out during the off season and brought in another stud offensive lineman (Hutchinson) to go with McKinnie. Brad Johnson does here what Steve McNair will do in Baltimore, manage the game and not cost his team a win.
Those knocking on the door? Dallas, Falcons, Chargers, Bengals.
Ciao,
Bill
1) Pittsburgh - defending champion stays #1 till beaten.
2) Baltimore - Still one of the best defensively and McNair won't hurt them like Boller.
3) Philadelphia - I'm rating them higher than others, but after they beat the Gints this weekend, people will jump on board. You saw it here first!
4) Indianapolis - 2 things I don't like about them 1) running back by committee and 2) defense is too small and can get muscled by physical teams.
5) Patriots - Too many people get caught up in what they didn't bring back, not what they have. Improved running game will help control the ball.
6) Chicago Bears - Like Baltimore, with their defense they're in every game. If offense can continue to grow, they are my pick to represent the NFC in the SB.
7) Seattle - I'm putting them here only because they were in the SB last year. They're the class of a weak division which will help them out record wise, but I think this team peaked last year. Branch won't help them out like the media thinks and their offensive line took a big hit.
8) Jacksonville - Here's another team I like a lot. Call them my sleeper pick to go to the SB. Suffocating defense, smart QB and respected head coach. They went 12-4 last season and no one seems to be talking about them...
9) NY Giants - I'm still not sold on them, but they have a lot of weapons. We'll see how they do against Philly on Sunday.
10) Minnesota - Went into RFK and played a nice game. I like their new head coach a lot, he understands how you win in the NFL (defense and a punishing running game). He went out during the off season and brought in another stud offensive lineman (Hutchinson) to go with McKinnie. Brad Johnson does here what Steve McNair will do in Baltimore, manage the game and not cost his team a win.
Those knocking on the door? Dallas, Falcons, Chargers, Bengals.
Ciao,
Bill
Saturday, September 09, 2006
I have a secret 9/9
I love Peyton Manning........
God knows I've tried to hate him. Quite frankly, I have every reason to.
1) He plays for a big rival of my favorite team
2) He whines
3) He's WAY OVER RATED by the media
But I gotta say he comes across in his commercials as a genuine down to earth guy who could be your next door neighbor....
So there I've said it. I love Peyton Manning and I'd love to have him be a back up to Brady on the Patriots......
Ciao,
Bill
God knows I've tried to hate him. Quite frankly, I have every reason to.
1) He plays for a big rival of my favorite team
2) He whines
3) He's WAY OVER RATED by the media
But I gotta say he comes across in his commercials as a genuine down to earth guy who could be your next door neighbor....
So there I've said it. I love Peyton Manning and I'd love to have him be a back up to Brady on the Patriots......
Ciao,
Bill
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