EVIL~! alkeiper

Of course Kevin Brown is an injury risk, but so are most pitchers. He only needs three wins to get 200. I never bought into the transition argument. Its going to take alot to make a guy who strikes out a batter an inning into a bad pitcher. I put alot of stock into peripherals. A pitcher's strikeout rate is the first piece of evidence when predicting future success. Maddux's K rate his been declining the last few years, while Clemens' is still among the league leaders, and Pettitte's is higher than Maddux's as well. As for the younger pitchers, Mark Prior is the best, without a doubt. Roy Oswalt, however, is better than Kerry Wood. Oswalt has a 2.92 career ERA while pitching in HOUSTON. The lineup is tough, even without a second baseman. The big problem for the Yankees is pitching. If injuries strike, the team is in a heck of alot of trouble. If they stay healthy, they win 110. Personally, I really don't know who the hell to pick. I do agree that the team is no better now than before Boone got injured.

What is Maddux going to do, sprinkle Clement and Zambrano with his magic pixie dust? Forgot about Lee, but he won't make up for 75 runs. Walker and Grudzielanek will equal last season's production from second base. The Astros have Morgan Ensberg, Lance Berkman, and Richard Hidalgo all in their primes.

And a Hummer.

First off, that's a load of crap. Pitching alone does not win titles. Pitching AND hitting wins titles. Second, I don't know where this attitude comes from that the Cubs are easy favorites. They added Maddux. The Astros added Pettitte AND Clemens. That's on top of Wade Miller and Roy Oswalt. On top of that, the Astros scored 75 more runs than the Cubs last season, and the Cubs really haven't done anything significant to their offense. Third, I'll be shocked if that pitching staff lasts the season with Dusty Baker's reputation for overuse. Fourth, the Yankees are not lightweights in the pitching department. Kevin Brown will reach 200 wins this season, as will Mike Mussina. Javier Vazquez is even better than those two. Jose Contreras is a competant #4, and you only need four starters for the postseason.

Going out on a limb, I think Houston's long term chances are better than the Yankees'. I've got them pegged as the N.L. favorites this season. Their pitching is already better than the Yankees, and the system is loaded with prospects.

Isn't this a few stations who carry his syndicated show? I don't think its the radio show itself which is being pulled. And I didn't see a single passage in the article referring to the FCC.

I THINK the PA Primary is held April 7th. Pennsylvania regulations require you to register 30 days before the election, so you have until about March 7 to register in order to vote in the primary. You have til October for the general election.

So we shouldn't let gays get married because we give tax breaks to married couples? What a load of nonsense. Take away the tax breaks then. You can't deny citizens rights guaranteed to them by the 14th Amendment because it would inconvenience the the present tax system. That's a load of crap.

Quiet. With my catcher DHing, I'm going to clean up in that category. Besides, we'll see errors, as the top guys make 20 errors a season. For errors, I'd debate that errors are rarely indicative of a player's fielding skill.

One problem I just realized. With the paucity of shutouts in MLB, we're going to end up with a shit-load of ties in at least one category every week.

I don't remember the name of that film off hand, although I did see it in theatres. I do remember it was a re-make of Roogie's Bump..

I don't get what this is saying. What movie?

Well, it gives my sig a boost at the very least.

Since drafts take several hours, I wanted to allowed some time in between them.

Ok guys, I'm holding live drafts. AL on Wed. March 3, and the NL on Wed. March 10. If you can't make it, the system will autodraft for it as it would've before. If anyone else wants in, there are a handful of spots left in each league. Just go sign up.

That checklist landed me Johnny Damon in the 11th round.

Hai, hai. Since Slapnuts is the voice of reason (and sanity keeping of myself), this is EXACTLY what shall happen. I'd just like to keep the four picks we've made official. Its no big thing to keep track of, and its only fair.

Actually its a good thing we stalled. I'm typing from college at the moment, so I don't have my CHECKLIST~! handy.

We're talking about doing that until the life draft resumes next week. We have slight movement then instead of none at all.

Yeah, I have a 7-10 class on Thursday which completely precludes me from attending a Thursday draft.

I can't help but wonder if there's more to the story. Did the kid read it DURING class? Was he told repeatedly to put it away, and refused? It doesn't sound complete.

They'd do an hour on Telemundo, followed by an hour and a half on NBC.

I have an idea. Instead of going in order, we all just make a pick a day, regardless of what order we're in. If you get here later in the day, you take a later pick. That way we'd guarantee ourselves a round a day.

Depends what Yahoo has available, but any night after 8pm seems suitable. Except for Thursday, as I have class.

I've had requests to do a live draft. I'll set up live drafts for the leagues on Yahoo if a majority is agreeable. Those who couldn't make it would draft automatically just as before.