Comments on: UmpBump’s Week 5 Fantasy Results http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/06/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:15:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/06/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55654 Lyndsay Wed, 07 May 2008 03:33:19 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/#comment-55654 wow - I could even picture that last part in J-Peterman's voice. excellent. wow – I could even picture that last part in J-Peterman’s voice. excellent.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/06/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55653 Sarah Green Tue, 06 May 2008 20:26:36 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/#comment-55653 Scott, I decline to go down in said fashion, just as I declined those horrible trade offers you were offering me last week. Please, two old-ass closers for Justin Verlander? (Now, the old-ass closers for Yovani Gallardo? In hindsight, that was a deal I should have taken.) And for the record, girlfriend drinks single malt. Scott, I decline to go down in said fashion, just as I declined those horrible trade offers you were offering me last week. Please, two old-ass closers for Justin Verlander? (Now, the old-ass closers for Yovani Gallardo? In hindsight, that was a deal I should have taken.)

And for the record, girlfriend drinks single malt.

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]]> By: Kirk http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/06/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55652 Kirk Tue, 06 May 2008 20:08:03 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/#comment-55652 A promising offensive outburst early in the week led to high hopes for relief from the doldrums; but alas the wind died down mid-week and I was left drifting aimlessly towards another big loss. To make matters worse my heretofore potent pitching staff took the week off. I know my team is better than the results so far. It's a long season so there is plenty of time for the winds to pick up again, fill the sails, and chart a course that will decrease the discrepancy between current and ideal performance. "Iiii'm saaaiillling awayyyyyy..." Hot: Curtis Granderson, Javier Vazquez, Joakim, Soria. Not: Jeff Keppinger (time to move on?), Ken Griffey, Randy Johnson, Rafael Betancourt, James Shields. A promising offensive outburst early in the week led to high hopes for relief from the doldrums; but alas the wind died down mid-week and I was left drifting aimlessly towards another big loss. To make matters worse my heretofore potent pitching staff took the week off.

I know my team is better than the results so far. It’s a long season so there is plenty of time for the winds to pick up again, fill the sails, and chart a course that will decrease the discrepancy between current and ideal performance.

“Iiii’m saaaiillling awayyyyyy…”

Hot: Curtis Granderson, Javier Vazquez, Joakim, Soria. Not: Jeff Keppinger (time to move on?), Ken Griffey, Randy Johnson, Rafael Betancourt, James Shields.

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]]> By: Scott Ball http://umpbump.com/press/2008/05/06/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/comment-page-1/#comment-55651 Scott Ball Tue, 06 May 2008 20:00:07 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/umpbumps-week-5-fantasy-results/#comment-55651 Apparently, my team has been doing some wall sits because the stress placed on Utley’s Firm Quads by Montefusco’s Revenge wasn’t enough to stop my dynamic duo of Houston infielders and a ridiculous bullpen as the Quads cruised to an 8-3 victory. My overcrowded ‘pen, consisting of Carlos Marmol, Matt Capps, Brandon Lyon, Brian Fuentes, Troy Percival, and Jon Rauch combined to go 19.2 IP, 0 ER, 14 K, 3 BB, 8 SV. Seeing as how my starting pitchers beyond Jake Peavy are somewhat suspect (can Edinson Volquez really keep this up???) I decided a move needed to be made… thus my second trade in the past three weeks. This time I gave up Troy Percival straight up to Sooze (freebase my balls) for Joba Chamberlain, hoping that with Phil Hughes hurt and Ian Kennedy sucking so bad, those “idiots” will make the young Yankees hurler with a career 4.33 K/BB ratio Joba the Starter before too long. I continue to reside in second place, two games back from Paul with a big matchup with third place Sarah this week. Sarah, you’re going down like my high school prom date after two fuzzy navels and a shot of Malibu rum! HOT: My aforementioned bullpen, but especially Marmol (4.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.21 WHIP, 7 K), Lance Berkman and Miguel Tejada (and to think, after two weeks I tried to shop these two around for a bunch of guys, including Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, and Ryan Howard! I’m glad nobody bit on those offers!), Carlos Quentin, Ichiro Suzuki (6 SB in his last 4 games, finally doing those Ichiro-esque things). COLD: Derek Lowe (2 starts with 0 W, 8 ER, 5 K, and 5 BB ain’t gonna get it done), J.R. Towles (.143 OBP and 0 R in a week is atrocious; in fact, I have already dropped him and picked up Chris Snyder off the FA pool. I guess you could say I threw in the Towles.) Apparently, my team has been doing some wall sits because the stress placed on Utley’s Firm Quads by Montefusco’s Revenge wasn’t enough to stop my dynamic duo of Houston infielders and a ridiculous bullpen as the Quads cruised to an 8-3 victory. My overcrowded ‘pen, consisting of Carlos Marmol, Matt Capps, Brandon Lyon, Brian Fuentes, Troy Percival, and Jon Rauch combined to go 19.2 IP, 0 ER, 14 K, 3 BB, 8 SV. Seeing as how my starting pitchers beyond Jake Peavy are somewhat suspect (can Edinson Volquez really keep this up???) I decided a move needed to be made… thus my second trade in the past three weeks. This time I gave up Troy Percival straight up to Sooze (freebase my balls) for Joba Chamberlain, hoping that with Phil Hughes hurt and Ian Kennedy sucking so bad, those “idiots” will make the young Yankees hurler with a career 4.33 K/BB ratio Joba the Starter before too long. I continue to reside in second place, two games back from Paul with a big matchup with third place Sarah this week. Sarah, you’re going down like my high school prom date after two fuzzy navels and a shot of Malibu rum!

HOT: My aforementioned bullpen, but especially Marmol (4.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.21 WHIP, 7 K), Lance Berkman and Miguel Tejada (and to think, after two weeks I tried to shop these two around for a bunch of guys, including Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, and Ryan Howard! I’m glad nobody bit on those offers!), Carlos Quentin, Ichiro Suzuki (6 SB in his last 4 games, finally doing those Ichiro-esque things).

COLD: Derek Lowe (2 starts with 0 W, 8 ER, 5 K, and 5 BB ain’t gonna get it done), J.R. Towles (.143 OBP and 0 R in a week is atrocious; in fact, I have already dropped him and picked up Chris Snyder off the FA pool. I guess you could say I threw in the Towles.)

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