Comments on: UmpBump’s Week 4 Fantasy Results http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/28/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sooze http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/28/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55550 Sooze Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:11:26 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/#comment-55550 Good Lord I suck at fantasy baseball. Was I doing much shit-talking during the draft? Let's hope not. Good Lord I suck at fantasy baseball. Was I doing much shit-talking during the draft? Let’s hope not.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/28/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55549 Sarah Green Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:50:50 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/#comment-55549 You know Scott, at least right now, I'm still kicking myself a little bit for not taking you up on that Tejada/Berkman for Braun deal you offered a while back. Here is a brief snippet from some intra-UmpBump kvetching earlier today: Paul: I just wanted to point out that I'm in first in our league and almost dead last in the other. Me: Aha! So you're NOT a god! Paul: In my defense, that team has been without Jimmy Rollins for a month thanks to pure idiocy, without Jorge Posada for the better part of two weeks because he's taking his first trip ever to the DL, without Scott Kazmir all season, and also dealing with the disappearance of Ryan Braun, Robinson Cano, and Adam Dunn. Me: Do not speak to me of Ryan Braun. I won't say he's dead to me, but I also wouldn't say he's alive to me. He is coma to me. Paul: Is he still "dreamy"? Me: "Dreamy-eyed Ryan Braun" has become "trying-to-hit-with-his-eyes-closed Ryan Braun." Maybe they're still dreamy, but we'll never know until he OPENS THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know Scott, at least right now, I’m still kicking myself a little bit for not taking you up on that Tejada/Berkman for Braun deal you offered a while back. Here is a brief snippet from some intra-UmpBump kvetching earlier today:

Paul: I just wanted to point out that I’m in first in our league and almost dead last in the other.

Me: Aha! So you’re NOT a god!

Paul: In my defense, that team has been without Jimmy Rollins for a month thanks to pure idiocy, without Jorge Posada for the better part of two weeks because he’s taking his first trip ever to the DL, without Scott Kazmir all season, and also dealing with the disappearance of Ryan Braun, Robinson Cano, and Adam Dunn.

Me: Do not speak to me of Ryan Braun. I won’t say he’s dead to me, but I also wouldn’t say he’s alive to me. He is coma to me.

Paul: Is he still “dreamy”?

Me: “Dreamy-eyed Ryan Braun” has become
“trying-to-hit-with-his-eyes-closed Ryan Braun.” Maybe they’re still dreamy, but we’ll never know until he OPENS
THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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]]> By: Scott Ball http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/28/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55547 Scott Ball Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:40:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/#comment-55547 Great week for the Firm Quads, who saw solid production up and down the lineup to move into second place with a 11-1 victory. A week after bitching and moaning about how bad my bullpen was, my six active RP combined for 22.1 IP, 1 W, 13 S, 21 K, 1 BB, and 1 ER. I'm not going to figure out that ERA and WHIP, but it's damn good. Early returns on my blockbuster with Paul (I sent him Wright and Thome for Peavy, Percival, and Lyon) have been decent; Percival and Lyon combined for 8 S, 0 ER, 9 K, and 1 BB this week, though Peavy was mediocre (13 IP, 0 W, 11 K, 4.15 ERA). I think if I met Lance Berkman in person (I own him in three leagues) I would probably consider humping his leg. HOT: Berkman, Edinson Volquez, Miguel Tejada, Carlos Quentin (.577 OBP!), my entire bullpen. COLD: Travis Hafner (again!), Gary Sheffield (though he is mostly riding my bench). Great week for the Firm Quads, who saw solid production up and down the lineup to move into second place with a 11-1 victory. A week after bitching and moaning about how bad my bullpen was, my six active RP combined for 22.1 IP, 1 W, 13 S, 21 K, 1 BB, and 1 ER. I’m not going to figure out that ERA and WHIP, but it’s damn good. Early returns on my blockbuster with Paul (I sent him Wright and Thome for Peavy, Percival, and Lyon) have been decent; Percival and Lyon combined for 8 S, 0 ER, 9 K, and 1 BB this week, though Peavy was mediocre (13 IP, 0 W, 11 K, 4.15 ERA). I think if I met Lance Berkman in person (I own him in three leagues) I would probably consider humping his leg.

HOT: Berkman, Edinson Volquez, Miguel Tejada, Carlos Quentin (.577 OBP!), my entire bullpen.

COLD: Travis Hafner (again!), Gary Sheffield (though he is mostly riding my bench).

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]]> By: Kirk http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/28/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55548 Kirk Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:44:19 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/#comment-55548 Team Bipolar My offense is ranked dead last in R, HR, RBI, TB, and OBP. I am tied for 3rd from last in SB. Nowhere to go but up right? I realize I have some historically slow starters, but jeez! After the draft I was most worried about my potential SB totals and, actually, I still am. Hopefully, my slumbering bats will turn it on soon, when that happens, look out, because... My pitching leads the league in K, ERA, K/BB and is second in W and WHIP. My S totals are middle of the pack. My draft prep focus on SP with good K/BB is paying off. Wish I had another closer though. Hot: Shields, E. Santana, Granderson Not: Howard, Cano, Zimmerman, Milledge, Hart, Griffey Team Bipolar

My offense is ranked dead last in R, HR, RBI, TB, and OBP. I am tied for 3rd from last in SB. Nowhere to go but up right? I realize I have some historically slow starters, but jeez! After the draft I was most worried about my potential SB totals and, actually, I still am. Hopefully, my slumbering bats will turn it on soon, when that happens, look out, because…

My pitching leads the league in K, ERA, K/BB and is second in W and WHIP. My S totals are middle of the pack. My draft prep focus on SP with good K/BB is paying off. Wish I had another closer though.

Hot: Shields, E. Santana, Granderson
Not: Howard, Cano, Zimmerman, Milledge, Hart, Griffey

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/04/28/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55546 Sarah Green Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:46:59 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-4-fantasy-results/#comment-55546 I wouldn't kill you, Paul. I would just...boo. BOOOOO! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! PAUL, YOU SUCK! BOOOO! YOU LAZY BUM! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Like that. :) I wouldn’t kill you, Paul. I would just…boo.

BOOOOO! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! PAUL, YOU SUCK! BOOOO! YOU LAZY BUM! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Like that.

:)

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