Oh, poor you.

[/Livia Soprano]

You're still doing better than my Arizona pick. Hell, the guy that ain't even playin' no more (JL) is doing better than me. I may not play next half.

You're doing better than me and I'm still trying. Stick with it!

Exactly! Don't be a wuss! When Blib's in the game, you're guaranteed not to finish last!

with this weekly crap that's probably true.

Blib, you won last week's totals.

That "I may not play...." rant is a standard threat made since these gamnes were started a few years ago. I'm actually doing a few percentage points better in this (weekly) game than I usually did in the daily games.

I've been trying all day to set my lineup but the site keeps telling me error processing your request.

Worked for me earlier this afternoon...

BTW - W-T-F happened to Kenji Johjima??? He caught 4 games this week and goes 0-12! I know he only cost $3.0 for a reason, but still -- he batted .289 with 32 HRs in 2006-07! POS!

You REALLY have to stop buying your players at Catchers-R-Us®.

I needed the $ ...figured I'd get something outta him.

Good luck to all in the final week. Hope to see everyone back in the second half.

Week 14
Final week of segment

I did fairly well for SIFI. I'll have a different strategy 2nd half - my new fandangled "Do it on Friday so I won't forget to set it on Sunday" strategy.

I'll make a better effort to play the 2nd half. I admit I lost interest after a DNP and sinking to the bottom.

What with all the darn rain hovering over my boys (and apparently jinxing them at the same time, as I choose to see it), it got me wondering how things have changed in this game regarding rainouts and doubleheaders when it's the weekly edition. I suppose there's no real way to catch the benefit of a DH unless the night it's rained out is the night you're setting it for the week, right? But even then, I realized it might not be worth it to take a team's pitching or certain players just for a DH, if they're not good enough to make it worth it for the week, huh?

So I guess what I'm getting at is, dare I say it, does this not have much of any effect on the game now?? Or am I missing something? I was looking back at a few of Plaw's posts - in politics, not even sports - and I ended up trying to analyze like him. I never do well when I over-think.

Sadly, I can't answer your question Gina. Only one day a week I have to remember and I've missed the last seven or so.

The weekly totals on the ESPN site are incorrect.

Seven weeks, CS?!! If you guys go back to daily next year, what are you gonna do??

You must be distracted by your precious Cubbies, who are still conveniently doing oh-so-well.

(No, no...no sour grapes here, from Gina and her Basement Astros...I will now attempt a polite and sportsmanlike smile.)

Daily's easier for me. We generally know which strategies work and which ones don't. Weekly, I'm still walking around blind in a dark room.



No, no sour grapes at all.

I saw some comparison earlier in the thread about weekly v. daily, and which is more skill-based and which more luck-based. Do you think it's one way or the other, or just a difference in the kind of strategy?

I could see having more "fluke" days in daily, but that could go either way - very lucky or very unlucky. Weekly, I think requires great strategy to plan and decide your picks, and also will make you pay more for your mistakes. I also was thinking that a fluke, either good or bad, would be further emphasized, but then I considered that when your picks last for a week rather than just a day, any fluke is likely to have less of an impact because it is 'evened out' by the rest of the week's results for that same team or player.

I'm starting to confuse myself. What it all comes down to is, JG's in first, so I think we should just conclude that weekly's based on luck.

I'm not sure. I like the weekly format because you only have to set the lineup once a week. I think of this as the Ron Popeil option (Set it, and forget it). It forces you to look more deeply at the pitching.

You must be right.

There's definitely different dynamics between this (weekly) and the daily game. I like this one better mostly because, as klydon said, you just set your lineup ONCE per week (I didn't like having to do that daily).

Those Good Ol' ESPN () jackasses already disabled BBC before I could get the Segment 1 totals...

Fret not. You won the first half.

klydon was in 2nd; followed by TM, me, Douchie. I THINK the following order was DA, Blibble and JL.

Well, it's nice to have the final #'s... I'm sure I'll be able to figure them out on Thursday

I saw it this morning. Congratulations, Geoff. You beat me by 5 points. 5 stinking points.

Anyway, hope to see you all for Round 2.

Five points and he's still alive!!??!

Week 15 (END OF SEGMENT 1)


Anyone wishing to play Segment 2 must have their rosters reset!!

My roster is set. Look out below.

You mean all that are above you are safe?