Yeah, at this point I'm experimenting. Seeing as how I was doing so bad changing my lineup regularly I decided to get good players while they were slumping then hold onto them while they are cheap. It's my first year playing this so I have to try something. Since I am the only one who is doing that, and since all of you have played this before, I'm assuming your strategy works better than mine. Next year I will hopefully start off better because it took me a little while to figure this game out.

Has anyone else tried this "low value strategy" before?

I think when we first started back in 2003 (have we really been playing that long? ), we used the "low value" strategy somewhat. It is used intermittently now (e.g. JG and his Winn) but most of us change everyday trying to take advantage of matchups, ballparks, etc...

Gina, I think, prepared a primer for beginners in her school league. I'm sure she covered "Low Value" vs. "Changing Everyday".

Darn, I knew I couldn't fool you Gina.

Tues (6/12) (official)

PHI: Hamels (8-2, 3.57 ERA) vs. CHW
LAA: Escobar (7-3, 2.76 ERA) @ CIN
CHC: Hill (5-4, 2.71 ERA) vs. SEA
NYM: Maine (6-3, 2.78 ERA) @ LAD
DET: Verlander (6-2, 3.12 ERA) vs. MIL
HOU: Oswalt (6-4, 3.38 ERA) vs. OAK

Great pick, KL! No hitter for Verlander! Since we started playing here on the GBB, that's only the second time someone has picked a no-hitter PS. The only other time was when JG picked Arizona during Randy Johnson's perfect game a few years back.

I must be so gullible. You've led me on all this time, hiding your true self. I just can't believe it took me so long to figure it out.

Half of that guide I made was devoted to explaining how to navigate the BBC site. I didn't cover much game strategy except with the two or three people that actually got interested in the game.

Personally, I don't think I ever was certain about low value vs. everyday changes. If I can get a guy locked in Monday, I'll try to save him, but I can never convince myself it's okay to save him through off days. My friend does believe in locking guys in, and he's been saving Hunter Pence. I used to love to just sit back and watch the stats nerds like CS, JG, and Plaw discuss these things in great detail. It was almost a sport in itself.

I wouldn't say this is the best strategy. I just heard on the broadcast that we're 6-8 in Roy's starts...even when the Wizard works his magic (which is most/all of the time), we often find a way to lose. Yes, this is an anti-jinx for tonight's game.

This was apparently a great strategy! Congrats to you and Verlander.

Thanks, DS and Gina. Just goes to show you that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.

A Plaw classic quote. I like to say that even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Wed (6/13)

SDG: Peavy (7-1, 1.97 ERA) @ TAM
NYM: Sosa (6-1, 2.64 ERA) @ LAD
LAA: Lackey (9-4, 2.60 ERA) @ CIN

I'm surprised he only got 40 points. I seem to remember ps's getting around 36, and I don't believe they were anywhere near a no hitter, nor 12 k's. I think KL got robbed.

Maybe I was robbed, but at least I had free pork chops and ribs last week.

They couldn't have been all that good without barbecue sauce.

You didn't get my bill yet?

Geoff might be easy, but he's not free.

yo Yo YO !!!!! Big Daddy in Da House and giving a shout out to all my peeps and peepettes .....

So here it is the thread where it all began, my old stomping grounds. Hey SC if you are lurking you remember this guy right ----->

I don't even recognize many of the players these days although from some of the threads I read, certainly not like the original crew. What a bunch of intellects we are were - the way we could turn the simplest statements into some sexual innuendo, thinking back it was like attending a friggin' MENSA convention.

Anyway I had to post because I was just bursting with pride .... Awhile back I had to PM my Man, may main Man - The Douche and chastise him for his pathetic play. He was in last place - he corrected me and said 'second to last place' - not acceptable. Not only was he in last place, opps second to last place - he was behind 3 chicks - Crabby, Gina and Pork (I guess people don't call you that anymore). Actually I think he was pulling up the rear on Geoff - eww that sounds nasty, I just got a bad visual on that one Need to clear my mind - think Jessica Alba, think Jessica Alba, think Jessica Alba .....

Ok back - so Da Douche was in second to last place and I had to call him out on it. I thought it was the marriage, you know a married man letting all the important things in life fall. Told him it was time to Cowboy Up - get out there and start kicking ass and taking names, get that eye of the Tiger back. He assured me he would and I said when I see it I'll have to give him a public shout out - so here I am. First place - as Gumby says You Da Man, Damnit! But I don't want to see any setbacks now, don't get complacent with your lead - it only matter where you are at the end. And as PL always said, it is 'overall' that matters anyway not just a half.

Of course winning the baseball game is not like the winning the FanPool Football game, now that's a game for the Masters - strength, foresight, knowledge - it all goes into that game. That's the one I won I think ....

So here is my shout out - keep up the good work Douche - don't be letting any 'chicks' pass you down the stretch either. I expect this same determination the rest of the season. And I would like to see some more bad mouthing between players - everyone seems so nice.

So hope everyone is doing well from the old crew and the new.

As you were Peeps .....

Well, well - Bad Daddy!

Sorry, but I'll be making my run (back) to the top soon enough. I'm just too comfy being the meat of a pork sandwich.

BDD! Welcome back - I always look forward to your posts.

I'm so glad you whipped CS back into shape. I was starting to worry about him. And I'll do my part to promote more bad mouthing and mind my lowly place as a chick.

I'm thinking this is just your excuse when your performance isn't quite up to par.

If you really liked it with us, you'd stay.

Aww don't take the 'chick' stuff personally besides I just play along with that stuff - it is really Da Douche who promotes it. Matter of fact here is a part of his reply back to my PM ....

<coughclearingthroatcough> Thanks Big Daddy Wuss for snapping me out of my rut. True I can't have the chicks beat me in fantasy sports. Don't get me wrong there is a place for these chicks like behind the oven at dinner or behind a vacuum - but not in fantasy sports ....

So go figure - me it doesn't bother me as long as things stay within reason. Us guys let things get out of hand next thing you know you chicks will have your own thread in the Sports section, posting pictures of male athletes and oogling at them ... we can't have that happen .... But on the times I do check back I expect you to be doing plenty of bad mouthing ... remember if you can't win you can at least make those ahead of you feel bad about themselves.



Hey Pork - I gotcha your 'Bad Daddy' right heeereee ....
I'd imagine you are pretty comfortable in you little sandwich roll so I don't expect much movement although I would sense the bread to your sandwich will soon tire and move onto new meat.

Ok - back to the game.

BTW, "Sugar Daddy", your last few checks have bounced! I thought my accountant was supposed to talk to you about that....

Wed (6/13) (official)

SDG: Peavy (7-1, 1.97 ERA) @ TAM
NYM: Sosa (6-1, 2.64 ERA) @ LAD
LAA: Lackey (9-4, 2.60 ERA) @ CIN

Thurs (6/14) (official)

MIN: Santana (6-6, 3.24 ERA) vs. ATL
BOS: Beckett (9-0, 2.88 ERA) vs. COL
BAL: Guthrie (3-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. WAS
SDG: Germano (4-0, 2.75 ERA) @ TAM
NYY: Pettitte (3-4, 3.11 ERA) vs. ARI
PIT: Gorzelanny (6-3, 2.76 ERA) vs. TEX

There goes BDD again... Still hasn't gotten over his habit of sharing private messages...

What's going on, brother!? Yes, I owe my rise in the standings to you. After all, who can't get fired up with encouraging words like "Why are you losing to three chicks?" or "Stop being such a wuss." or "Married life is ruining your game."

Big Daddy was right about how intellectual the game was back then. In two turns of phrase, we can turn "Game cancelled, doubleheader tomorrow" to "[Bad Phrase] [Bad Phrase], will you take a look at the [Bad Phrase] on her?"

We would also partake in some pretty rigorous statistical discussions. For example, Plaw, JG and I debated for a few pages of posts what the statistical probability of choosing the higheset scoring team. Big Daddy would read it and see "Blah" "Blah" "Blah", all the while thinking "Jessica Alba" "Jessica Alba" "Jessica Alba".

Welcome back brother! We need your [cough] wit [/cough] every now and then.

Yeah, that sounds exactly like him. He is the first one I think of when I read something like that.

Fri (6/15)

OAK: Haren (7-2, 1.58 ERA) vs. STL
BAL: Bedard (4-4, 3.72 ERA) vs. ARI
SEA: Hernandez (3-3, 4.41 ERA) @ HOU

Sat (6/16)

TOR: Marcum (3-2, 3.53 ERA) vs WAS
LAD: Schmidt (1-3, 6.43 ERA) vs LAA
ARI: Gonzalez (2-2, 4.73 ERA) @ BAL
SDG: Young (6-3, 2.34 ERA) @ CHC
ATL: Smoltz (7-3, 2.83 ERA) @ CLE
CHW: Buehrle (3-3, 3.69 ERA) @ PIT
CIN: Harang (6-2, 3.93 ERA) vs TEX

Great. He gets ejected (w/ DLee) after 3 innings of no-hit ball

Edit: Good, my Anti-Jinx™ still works sometimes...

Too bad no one had OAK PS -- 10 runs given up in the 5th alone!

damn you DB!

John Buck and Brendan Harris??? really??????????????

come on!!

What? I had Olivo (10) and Harris (13) ...on top of my PS (35)
You should yell at me, the guy who's gonna beat you. lol

you're not a threat right now