Monday, February 28, 2011

Trades

The Drillers traded pick 45 to the Tweeners for Brian Roberts.

The Warpigs traded picks 142 and 179 to the Wahoos for Jason Kubel and pick 151.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Still More Cuts...

Tweeners cut:

Blanco, H.
Blanton, J.
Lannan, J.

Trade

The Warpigs traded a 2012 10th round pick to the Nads for Felix Pie.

Final Cuts Due

Final cuts are due by midnight this Thursday (3/3/11).

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Still More Cuts...

By the FFTs:
Buehrle, M.
Correia, K.

By the Buckeyes:
Morgan, N.

By the Wahoos:
Coke, P.
Hawksworth, B.
Parra, G.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Trades

The Wahoos traded Jason Frasor, pick 35, and pick 119 to the SuperGoofs for Kyle McClellan and pick 134.

The Buckeyes traded Lyle Overbay and a 2012 7th round pick to the SuperGoofs for Hunter Pence.

More Cuts

By the Rhinos: C.Dickerson

By the SuperGoofs: T.Sipp, N.Punto, G.Jones

Monday, February 21, 2011

Trade

The Buckeyes traded Mark Buehrle and pick 158 to the FFTs for picks 162, 178, 194.

More Cuts

The DVs cut...

Coffey, T.
Doumit, R.
Gordon, A.
Jackson, C.
Kazmir, S.
O'Flaherty, E.
Wallace, B.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

More Cuts

Fungoes cut...

Byrdak, T.
Cabrera, E.
Teahen, M.

The Zap Way

Miguel Cabrera - 1B, DET Feb 17 Cabrera has been charged with DUI in Florida, along with two counts of resisting an officer, ESPN reports.

When an officer told Cabrera to get into his patrol vehicle, the five-time All-Star said "(Expletive) you." He also told the officer "do you know who I am?" and made reference to someone who wasn't at the scene, saying, "I’m going (expletive) kill him." Officers had to deliver "3-4 knee spikes" into Cabrera’s left thigh to get him to cooperate. Cabrera also "kept running out in the road with his hands up" and was described as "belligerent, cocky, combative and argumentative" in the police report. It's a really ugly situation. The Tigers have yet to officially comment on the matter.

It didn't take him long to start living "The Zap Way".

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Trades

The FFTs traded Chipper Jones to the Buckeyes for Hidecki Matsui, pick 103, and a 2012 reserve pick.

The Inmates traded Brian Fuentes and pick 84 to the Wahoos for Clayton Richard and pick 39.

The Warpigs traded Lastings Milledge, pick 19, pick 37, and a reserve pick to the Rhinos for Omar Infante and Joakim Soria.

The Warpigs traded Jorge de la Rosa to the Inmates for Clayton Richard.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Trade

The Warpigs traded Jack Cust, Peter Moylan, a reserve spot, pick 47, and a 2012 4th round pick to the SuperGoofs for Jim Thome.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Watching for the Brown Truck

Today is opening day for Strat. Being as it's the big 50th anniversary, opening day is being held in Manhattan this year. Yes, there are people out there who already have their cards.

And, according to the tracking data, my cards left Uniondale, NY, last night at 11:14, arrived in Secaucus, NJ, this morning at 1:14 AM. They then departed NJ for Dallas this morning at 4:49 AM.

The watch is on.

Trade

The Nads traded Andy Pettitte to the Warpigs for pick 147.

Nad Cuts

The Nads cut...

Bannister, B.
Barmes, C.
Callaspo, A.
Fulchino, J.
Glaus, T.
Gomez, Carlos
Lopez, Jose
Nippert, D.
Palmer, M.
Park, C.
Pettitte, A.
Pie, F.
Rodney, F.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Trade

The DVs traded Derek Lowe to the Buckeyes for pick 106.

SuperGoof Cuts

Goofs cut...

Blackburn, N.
Church, R.
Garko, R.
Kennedy, A.
Mathis, D.
Morales, J.
Saunders, J.

Sunday, February 06, 2011

Spring Training Time

Organization Pitchers & Catchers First Workout Position Players First full workout
Arizona D-Backs Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Atlanta Braves Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Baltimore Orioles Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 20 Feb. 21
Boston Red Sox Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Chicago Cubs Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Chicago White Sox Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 22
Cincinnati Reds Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 20
Cleveland Indians Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 20
Colorado Rockies Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 22
Detroit Tigers Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Florida Marlins Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 22
Houston Astros Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 20
Kansas City Royals Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Los Angeles Angels Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Los Angeles Dodgers Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 22
Milwaukee Brewers Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 22
Minnesota Twins Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 23
New York Mets Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 21
New York Yankees Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 19 Feb. 20
Oakland Athletics Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 Feb. 21
Philadelphia Phillies Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Pittsburgh Pirates Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
St. Louis Cardinals Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
San Diego Padres Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
San Francisco Giants Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Seattle Mariners Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Tampa Bay Rays Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 Feb. 21
Texas Rangers Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 20
Toronto Blue Jays Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 19
Washington Nationals Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 22

NASOMA Post Seasons

This is a little odd.

In the first 13 years of NASOMA (1980-1992), the World Series was a 4-game sweep 4 times and a 7-game battle 7 times. That's 11 times in 13 years that the World Series went either 4 or 7 games.

In the 18 years since (1993-2010), there has been ONE year where the series went 7 games (2003) and ZERO sweeps. That's 17 times in the last 18 years that the World Series went either 5 or 6 games.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

More Zap Cuts

The Zaps cut...

Lee, Carlos
Maholm, P.

2011 NASOMA Mock Draft - Pre-Card Edition

No school today because of the ice... I am really tired of hearing about the Super Bowl... And there are still no cards. So here's something...

1. Mavs - Bryce Harper (uncarded) - Assuming the Mavs are rebuilding, this pick is a can of corn. Harper is probably the most hyped prospect to come along. Apparently for good reason.

2. Zaps - Joaquin Benoit - The league's best team adds the draft's best reliever.

3. Warpigs - Shawn Marcum - Arguably the best starting pitcher in the draft. Would make a good companion to Cliff Lee and Trevor Cahill.

4. Inmates - Brett Myers - The other guy who may be the best starting pitcher in the draft. Sadly for Myers, becoming an Inmate shortens his shelf life.

5. Fungoes - Ike Davis - Berkman is moving to the St. Louis outfield and is getting old anyway. Davis could man 1b for the Fungoes for a long, long time.

6. SuperGoofs - Jaime Garcia - A lefty starter, but a good one.

7. SuperGoofs - Jhoulys Chacin - Another young pitcher, and this one is right-handed and can start or relieve.

8. Nads - Aubrey Huff - The best full-time hitter in the draft. Would play LF for the Nads and bat right in the middle of the order.

9. Killer Bees - Domonick Brown - The highest ranked prospect of those with cards. The Bees need outfield help, and Brown will take Werth's place in RF for the Phillies.

10. Tweeners - Jose Tabata - I don't know if this is a fitting pick or not - at 22 he is already a good glove in LF... He has speed and a little power... What I DO know is that I can HEAR the Tweeners calling out his name. Shhh! Listen! Can you hear it??? I can.

11. Fungoes - Danny Espinosa - Only 100 AB, and not a great card for right now, but probably the next big thing at shortstop.

12. Buckeyes - Billy Wagner - The best lefty reliever by far. He could save 60 games for the Buckeyes.

13. Drillers - Evan Meek - Meek is a steal here. Good thing, too. The Drillers biggest worry in this draft is getting the option of taking Wagner, who he drafted last year as an uncarded player and then cut.

14. Buckeyes - John Buck - Good enough to bat clean up vs LHP; enough AB to play almost every day at catcher. He's got tons of power and is only 30.

15. Rhinos - Tim Stauffer - The Rhinos need pitching, and Stauffer gives them 83 innings of quality start/relief.

16. Zaps - Mike Trout (uncarded) - Disappointed that Harper went so quickly, the Zaps grab Trout, who is also uncarded and actually ranked ahead of Harper in most prospect ratings.