2017, My money league

[TKOSpikes]

I love the Fisher and Brinson pickups, not so crazy about losing Altherr.

But you seem to be doin' pretty well, so what the hell.

I dodged a Hand trade at least.

Yeah, wish I didn't let Altherr go. Stupid of me. Hurts without Springer this week.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Started our final week (Sat-Fri). Looks like I'm gonna settle in at 3rd. So I'll be starting with a "bye"... Next week is 1 vs 2 and 7 vs 8. Winner of 1 vs 2 gets a bye to the semi finals. Loser of 7 vs 8 is out. Then it's loser of 1 vs 2, against winner of 7 vs 8... and the rest of us (3/6, 4/5). Three winners move on, with the lowest seed playing the winner of 1 vs 2.

I will be in need of some 2-start luck, and/or rookies getting called up and performing. And fingers crossed for Thor!

C - Grandal
1B - Myers
2B - Gyorko
3B - Castellanos
SS - Seager
MI - Semien
CI - Napoli
OF - Stanton
OF - Judge
OF - Springer
OF - Grichuk
DH - V Mart
UT - Beckham
Bench - Panik
RP - Hand, Colome

SP - Godley, Weaver, Eickhoff, Lackey, Wacha, Montero, Glasnow, Honeywell, Adams, Hader, Thor

 

[Chef99]

Started our final week (Sat-Fri). Looks like I'm gonna settle in at 3rd. So I'll be starting with a "bye"... Next week is 1 vs 2 and 7 vs 8. Winner of 1 vs 2 gets a bye to the semi finals. Loser of 7 vs 8 is out. Then it's loser of 1 vs 2, against winner of 7 vs 8... and the rest of us (3/6, 4/5). Three winners move on, with the lowest seed playing the winner of 1 vs 2.

I will be in need of some 2-start luck, and/or rookies getting called up and performing. And fingers crossed for Thor!

C - Grandal
1B - Myers
2B - Gyorko
3B - Castellanos
SS - Seager
MI - Semien
CI - Napoli
OF - Stanton
OF - Judge
OF - Springer
OF - Grichuk
DH - V Mart
UT - Beckham
Bench - Panik
RP - Hand, Colome

SP - Godley, Weaver, Eickhoff, Lackey, Wacha, Montero, Glasnow, Honeywell, Adams, Hader, Thor

Not sure I'd be hoping for Thor, but I must say, nice job; Freakin' Godley and Beckham have turned out to be gold.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Not sure I'd be hoping for Thor, but I must say, nice job; Freakin' Godley and Beckham have turned out to be gold.

Yeah... be better if Godley would get out of the 6th though! 4 points for that QS has been missing.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Here we go! Playoffs begin... today to Friday.

3 (me) vs 6 - I have to deal with a 2-start Scherzer.

C - Grandal
1B - Myers
2B - Panik
3B - Castellanos
SS - Brad Miller *** (Seager benched with his elbow)
MI - Semien
CI - Flores
OF - Grichuk, Judge, Stanton, Springer
DH - Napoli
UT - Beckham

SP - Wacha, Montero, Weaver (2), Cotton (2), Clayton Richard (2)
RP - Hand, Colome

-VS-

C - Avila
C - Wieters
1B - Reynolds
2B - Harrison
3B - Seager
SS - Andrus
MI - Cozart
CI - Forsythe
OF - Trout, Duvall, Werth, Margot
UT - Duda

SP - Arrieta, Ray, Trevor Williams (2), Senzatela (2), Scherzer (2)
RP - Ramos, Parker (Angels)


GULP

 

[TKOSpikes]

On to the next round! Not sure who to start... Lackey vs NYM, or two for Anibal Sanchez @ Tor and vs CWS.

Seager back in! (for Miller). Bour returns (for Flores). Added Carlos Gomez for Grichuk.

Weaver, Montero (2), Albers (2), Godley (2), Lackey OR Sanchez (2)


Opponent

C - Maxwell
1B - Rizzo
2B - Phillips
3B - Moose
SS - Polanco
MI - Simmons
CI - Luplow
OF - Lagares, Heyward, Marte, Yelich
DH - Khris Davis
UT - Segura

SP - Sale (2), Tomlin (2), Salazar, Bauer, Leiter (2)
RP - Minaya, Belisle (CWS, Minn)

 

[TKOSpikes]

Good news: my opponent started Nola and Gibson instead of Salazar and Leiter.

Bad news: I swapped Albers out for Sanchez and kept Lackey. Albers won, and I also left Brett Anderson on the pine and he won.

20 point lead after day one, but could be more. Fingers crossed

 

[TKOSpikes]

Jokes on me... Nola and Gibson go dynamite.

I'm toast. Last night was an 80 point night for my opponent (last year's champ)... I had 5.

Two days left, but after leading all week, I am now down by 65. I have five starts to his three, (Bauer actually is a 2-start)...... but it's over!

Dang it.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Weaver and Godley bring me back to a fighting chance!

Still have to deal with Sale tomorrow though.

 

[TKOSpikes]

... and I need some Royals runs right now!

 

[TKOSpikes]

Fuck you Lackey. Fuck you with all my heart.

 

[TKOSpikes]

@Chef99

I need the Mets for a Montero win! You got any magic chants?

 

[TKOSpikes]

Never mind. Didn't realize he couldn't get out of the 5th. FML

 

[TKOSpikes]

If Colome blows this save, I will break something!

 

[TKOSpikes]

.....and he fucking sealed my fate. Blew a save, which saves Sale's loss. I'm so disgusted.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Lost by five points. Colome will haunt me all winter. As will my late lineup change to put Lackey in.

So hard to swallow.

 

[Chef99]

@Chef99

I need the Mets for a Montero win! You got any magic chants?

Never mind. Didn't realize he couldn't get out of the 5th. FML

Sorry man, I just saw this and believe me, I had no magic chants or beans for Montero.