I may have mentioned this before but in the world of fantasy baseball in general, and my team in particular, pitching sucks. Maybe the league of 14 teams and 21 players makes it too deep to be so dependant on pitch or ditch but I seem to be getting the shitty end of the stick at every move. I understand that these pitchers are not on rosters for a reason, inexperience, poor current form or generally just past record suggests future mediocrity, but give me a fucking break; Eveland, good current form, at home in a pitcher’s park against the light hitting Blue Jays; Doug Davis, 2nd start back after his cancer treatment, the treatment and his first start went well, against the, admittedly not quite so bad as expected Giants; Harang against the NL Central, basement dwelling Pirates all started for me this week and what did I get? Wins; 0, innings pitched 13, an ERA in double figures, WHIP about 4 and single figure Ks. Rasner gives me a quality start but can’t get the win, Nick Blackburn goes 8 1/3 strong, taking 3:2 lead into the 9th where Joe Nathan, one of the most reliable closers in the business pisses it up the wall. Looks like me and the Yankees are in the same boat right now and that boat’s name is Joba Chamberlain, there are suggestions that he may start as soon as Monday next week though everyone seems to agree that his arm’s not really stretched out enough since his time in the bullpen so it’s debateable if he is going to go deep enough to qualify for wins in his early starts. Finally got sick and tired of being sick and tired of Nick Swisher and cut him for Lyle Overbay (yes, that’s how bad it’s getting), a hot Frank Thomas has gone to the DL, so he’s also gone in favour of the slump busting gold thong sharing (don’t ask, if you don’t know, you probably don’t want to know) Jason Giambi. Julio Lugo ditched for Yuniesky Betancourt and with Gagne still on the DL I’ve grabbed Edwar Ramirez of the Yankees, who Max Kellerman insists is the reason Chamberlain is heading to the rotation and has yet to give up a run in 14 innings of work this season. Perez and Soriano have both started to pitch and are rolling along quite nicely, neither having given up a run in a combined 4.1 innings.
Did try to get something done by way of a trade, offered Utley and Napoli for Uggla and Jeter, didn’t think this would get done as it stood but was hoping I might get a conversation going but nothing doing so I’ll trot this bunch out for a week and see how we go.