Re: Fantasy baseball... a cruel game.

"giantforever" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "MallRat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Head-to-head, 10-team league. Start standard players + 2 utility
> > spots. Just finished a 1-week semifinals playoff matchup.
> >
> > My Team
> > C: R. Hernandez
> > 1B: Giambi, Dunn (DL)
> > 2B: Castillo
> > SS: Loretta
> > 3B: Pujols
> > OF: Abreu, Crawford, Wilson, Wells, Lee, Beltran
> > SP: Buehrle, Clement, Prior, Harden, Oswalt, Hudson, Millwood, Maddux,
> > Myers
> > RP: Isringhausen, Reitsma, Aquilino Lopez
> >
> > His Team
> > C: Varitek
> > 1B: Sweeney, Thomas, D. Lee
> > 2B: B. Boone
> > SS: A-Rod
> > 3B: Mueller
> > OF: Podsednik, Stewart, Cameron, C. Jones, Encarnacion
> > SP: Willis, Batista, C. Zambrano, Trachsel, Miller, Redman
> > RP: Gagne, Looper, Percival, Beck, Cordero
> >
> >
> > I finished the regular season more than 30 games in first place. One
> > would think that having both the likely NL MVP and Cy Young winners on
> > my roster would put me in good position to win it all.
> >
> > Who do you think won this playoff game? (Here's a hint: it wasn't me.)
> >
> > Cruel... just cruel... it's like building a stock portfolio, but your
> > final rating is judged on its 1-week performance.
> >
> > I need to find a roto league next year...
> >
> > -MR
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> Roto leagues are anti climatic, like NASCAR.
>

I disagree completely.  10 days left and there are still three people who
could win my league.  It will go down to the wire, as it does most years.

You just need good, competitive players.