playoffs

[TKOSpikes]

My money league playoffs start today!

I snuck in as the 8th seed. Verlander, Machado and Bryant getting me there last night.

C - Grandal
1B- Forsythe
2B- Peraza
3B- Bryant
SS- Machado
MI- Gregorius
CI - Baez
OF- Rosario
OF- Grichuk
OF- Myers (moved him from first to get him out of this slump!)
OF- Gutierrez (just added him, lots of LHP this week)
DH- Morales (must be real DH)
UT- Miller (no more Bad Miller....just Brad, or Rad I guess) -- must be multi-positional)
BENCH: Contreras (sorry rookie, don't go crazy this week)

SP (5): Verlander, Miranda (2), Foltynevich (2), Green (2), Bundy (2) -- Green vs Bundy twice (good and bad problem)
RP (2): Johnson (Braves), Oh (Cards) -- (no SPARP's allowed)

Trying to get lucky with some 2-start options. Hope my hitters keep hitting!

Here we go!

 

[redseat]

I am currently down by 100 points in the play-offs. I'm not making it out of the 1st round


@TKOSpikes - "What is the line-up your facing now?"

 

[TKOSpikes]

I am currently down by 100 points in the play-offs. I'm not making it out of the 1st round


@TKOSpikes - "What is the line-up your facing now?"

C - Hundley
1B - Hosmer
2B - Altuve
3B - K Seager
SS - Anderson
MI - Phillips
CI - Duffy
OF - Yelich
OF - Markakis
OF - Bradley
OF - Pollock
DH - Kipnis
UT - Cruz

SP - J Nelson, Tanaka, Bauer, Hendricks, Duffy (only start remaining is Duffy)
RP - Maurer, Giles

I'm currently in a comfortable lead, with three starts left... albeit, not great matchups.

 

[TKOSpikes]

On TO the next round! (winner of #7 vs #8...me, taking on loser of #1 vs #2, who happens to be this year's points leader)

C - Grandal
1B - Miller
2B - Forsythe
3B - Bryant
SS - Machado
MI - Gregorius
CI - Jefry Marte
OF - Myers
OF - Orlando
OF - Grichuk
OF - Schebler (stay hot!)
DH - Morales
UT - Saladino (just added...don't trust the Cubs....fuckin Chris Coghlan? really??)
Bench: Baez, Contreras

SP (5): Holland (2), Pineda (2), Ventura (2), Verlander (1)..... and one more.**
RP (2): Oh, Johnson (Cards, Braves)

**here's my dilemma!! I currently have Skaggs in for 2 starts. Not looking forward to it... the problem is Strasburg might come back this week. Lineups lock in three hours, so I'm going blind there... HELP!

My opponent...

C - Leon
C - Sanchez
1B - Belt
2B - Cano
3B - Longitude
SS - Villar
MI - Reyes
CI - Bregman
OF - Gonzalez
OF - Dahl
OF - Gardner
OF - Naquin (has Dyson on bench)
UT - Star Castro

SP: Musgrove (2), Nova (2), Cueto (1), Sale (1), Scherzer (2?).... Max "might" be pushed to Monday which would give him one start.
RP: Robertson, Herrera (White Sox, Royals.... he might switch to Wade Davis)


Do I start The Stras?


@tlance - you out there? Anybody!

 

[TKOSpikes]

Also have Bundy @ Tampa and Cobb @ NYY

@Chef99 , @Yellow Fuzzies , @broncosmitty , @MilkSpiller22 @Driaz

Skaggs is @ Sea and Walker, and home to Darvish and the Rangers.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Swapped out Orlando for Soler..... these Cubs will be the death of me.

 

[broncosmitty]

Also have Bundy @ Tampa and Cobb @ NYY

@Chef99 , @Yellow Fuzzies , @broncosmitty , @MilkSpiller22 @Driaz

Skaggs is @ Sea and Walker, and home to Darvish and the Rangers.

I know this seems strange, but Id avoid starters facing the Rays right now.

I missed the lineup deadline though, didn't I?

Good luck in the final buddy.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Yeah... I was late in my request.

Going with Skaggs I think.... unless Strasburg news comes before Skaggs' start.

Bundy on the bench.... flip flopped again and added Rosario for Soler before the deadline.... and (eyes closed), Ryan Howard for Schebler.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Early lead... with three Wins!

He swapped in Galvis and Buxton last minute for Villar and Naquin

Let's go!

 

[TKOSpikes]

Down by four. Last night tonight!

I have three starts... Pineda home to Snell, Ventura at Rodon, Skaggs home to Darvish.
He has one start... Musgrove home to Lester.

My Bryant, Machado and Myers combined is less than his Buxton (who I dropped Saturday).... need a night from my bats.

Let's go!

 

[broncosmitty]

If Ventura isn't wild again, he should come up big for you.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Squeaked one out... no thanks to Pineda (more like Girardi....I mean a five run lead, let your starter finish the fifth!)

Thank goodness I started Skaggs!

Okay Wil Myers, we're up against the #1 seed this week.... snap out of it!

 

[TKOSpikes]

Verlander has two starts, but one in Cleveland.... the only team to really get him this season. Gulp

 

[TKOSpikes]

Semi's Time!

C - Grandal
1B- Myers
2B- Sardinas (just added... benching Rosario in OF)
3B- Bryant
SS- Machado
MI- Gregorius
CI- Forsythe
OF- Grichuk
OF- Miller
OF- Drury (just added, home all week and four LHP....?)
OF- Peraza
DH- Morales
UT- Jefry Marte

SP (5 two starters): Verlander, Morgan, Gant, Buchholz, Stephenson
RP - Johnson and Oh

Scenarios... on my bench is Contreras and Baez, Rosario and Domingo Santana. Rosario is slumping, Santana has only one LHP matchup, so as hot as he is, I don't think I can start him. The Cubs have two AL games, and both are in the lineup today, but I'm still skeptical. They will be locked on my bench at game time most likely. But I can still swap out players up until their game times tonight.

Up against #1 seed

C - Ramos
1B- Napoli
2B- Schoop
3B- Frazier
SS- Hardy
MI- Suarez
CI- Shaw
OF- Trout
OF- Polanco
OF- Ozuna
OF- Kiermaier
DH- Pujols
UT- Chris Davis

SP: Aaron Sanchez (2), Price, Gausman, Ray, Jose De Leon
RP: Nats and Phillies (Melancon and Lopez)

He has Panik on his bench.

Gulp! Here we go!

 

[TKOSpikes]

Cubs locked on my bench. Don't make a fool of me now!

 

[TKOSpikes]

Going with Santana...m don't want him to be my Buxton decision of last week. Peraza to 2nd, Sardinas to bench.

 

[TKOSpikes]

BRUTAL!!!!!!

6-36 tonight with Myers and Drury left. 5 starts in, no wins.

Down by 40....

WAKE UP MYERS!!!! Gimme a fucking series here! It's been a month of shit and it stinks!

 

[TKOSpikes]

Got my ass whooped. Worst week of the season for me.