After One Week's Play

• Choppers


• Move back into 1st place with a strong day at the plate and two saves.


• Postion Players: Team is hitting .285, which is the 7th best BA in the league. The Mets sat Piazza yesterday. He's hitting a frigid .188 for the season. Miguel Cabrerra (FLA) and A-Rod are hitting .269 both are well-below their career averages. Picked up Chad Tracy (ARZ) on Friday night. He's their 2nd year 1B; he's hitting .429 this young season. He looks to be a natural at the plate--quick swing, great eye, and he puts the ball in play. His single in the home eighth drove in the winning run yesterday.


• Pitchers: Leading the league in saves. Team ERA is 3.79. Would like to keep it there the entire year.

• D-Hacks


• Lost the head-to-head 4-3. Chris Carpenter got shelled. Miguel Batista gave up a couple of runs in an inning and a third, although he did get the win. These blow-ups caused the ERA to skyrocket into the 5s. That turned the tide.


• Team hit .280 for the week with lackluster performances from Luis Pujols (STL)who hit .250 for the week, which is awful for one of the best players on the planet. Cool developments: Ceaser Izturis (LAD) is hitting .429 and Javy Lopez rebounded a couple hundred BA points to raise his average to .304


• Pitchers: Six pitchers with ERA over 5.00. It's early so the ERAs are deceiving. Will be watching the waiver wires more closely for under the radar pitchers who are off to a good start.


Pre-season moves that have worked so far:
1. Cesar Izturis (LAD): He's hitting .407. Saw him play all weekend. He's tough out with excellent speed. Picked up on waivers.
2. Miguel Batista (TOR): Two saves and a win this week. Picked up on waivers.
3. Troy Glaus (ARZ): 4 homers, hitting .280. Picked up in a trade for Jeff Bagwell. Hey, I had three former All Stars at 1B and nobody playing 3B. It was a deal that had to be made.
Suspicious pre-season moves
1. Uggie Urbina: 9.00 ERA, 2Ks in 3.0 innings pitched.
Weakest stategy move so far
Not having the guts to bench Luis Pujols (STL) whose hitting a tepid .250 for the Derrick Lee whose hitting the cover off the ball. (.304. 5 RBIs. 5 Runs scored, a homer, and a stolen base)

Good for Tiger Woods. His references to his father were genuine and touching. I am partial to that these days. The brand for this site is your dad smiling. My dad smiling is to the right.