Rayzor Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I dumped Lincecum last week and went from 5th to 3rd. The guy loses every game and walks every batter. He blows. I would have tried to trade, but I didn't think anyone wanted an 0 - 989 pitcher with an era that looks like Bill Gates account balance. In case you can't tell I'm really pissed at Lincecum cuz I used a high draft on him and he's makin me look bad. May he infect your team the way he was infecting mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I dumped Lincecum last week and went from 5th to 3rd. The guy loses every game and walks every batter. He blows. I would have tried to trade, but I didn't think anyone wanted an 0 - 989 pitcher with an era that looks like Bill Gates account balance. In case you can't tell I'm really pissed at Lincecum cuz I used a high draft on him and he's makin me look bad. May he infect your team the way he was infecting mine! The underlying numbers tell me he's gonna turn it around. Hopefully I'm right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I have him in the points league, and been pretty disappointed so far ... however he is Tim Lincecum, and he did great things for me the past 2 years. I saw that he was available, but thought I'd take a chance on him in just the 1 league. Let's hope he does better going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 "The Freak" has lost 8 MPH off his fastball in the past couple of years. He's still okay, but he's not the same pitcher. No more Cy Young Awards for Little Timmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 His xFIP is also like 3.88 which to me says he's been getting pretty unlucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 If he'd stop walking the first couple batters every inning then the homerun he gives up to the 3rd guy wouldn't hurt so much. Hopefully better for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hey Rock-O!! I hear Timmy pitched Sunday! Did he lose again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hey Rock-O!! I hear Timmy pitched Sunday! Did he lose again? .....maybe He'll come back around. I know it. Just wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Omg - I've got Matt Cain in the points league. Pitched a perfect game today. Guess where I had him. Sitting on the bench. Forty seven points, sitting on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Matt Cain... the boy who took Tim Lincecum's spot in my pitching rotation! I'm looking like a genius after that move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Oh man , that sucks , Carole. Since big pitching day points often are better than a batter's , I alway leave my very best pitchers in an active spot rather than the bench if possible . So easy to overlook a start or forget to set up a day's roster sometimes .Unfortunately, I haven't got a single big name this season,so I don't need to worry as much this year . I like what Sammy has done in points to get himself into striking position : run up his innings pitched by picking up and ditching pitchers , and now settled back to see if his batters can keep him up there, while he lets his innings drop now (I think that's what he's doing ) . Good move to try if you are starting to feel like you are slipping out of reach . Lots of folks leave it too long or late . So far though , Points is still a good race coming up to the all-star break with all still in -with a bit of luck naturally- and anything could happen . Edited June 15, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Well , that 'best team on paper ' is starting to act that way , Phil .I think June has been your month with your bunch either leading the day or near the top on most of them so far. I do have to thank you for dropping R.A Dickey though. Got him at just the right time ,I think . Wonder how long that will last though -he is a Met , after all .Actually , without lucky pick ups that have performed surprisingly well , I'd be way back in the midst of things for sure . That's not usually how it goes , and little remains of my original draft . Knocking on some serious wood here ! Edited June 23, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 It seems impossible that so many of my pitchers could have ended up on the DL. I'll have to settle for an amazing 2nd half comeback or just look forward to football season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Your welcome, Kevin. I blindly dropped him to get some outfielder, who quickly got hurt. Then Dickey goes nuts. I think Dickey might be the real deal all year. I'm waiting for the second half of the season. My bats will heat up. I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 R.A. Dickey is a knuckleballer. Expect him to double his ERA and go .500 at best in the second half. (He's 11-1 now. I expect him to finish 17-10, 3.96) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I doubt his ERA will go up that much. I do believe he is due to regress some though. Some interesting stats about R.A. Dickey for anyone who happens to be a fan of sabermetrics: His ERA is 2.94, his FIP is 2.97 and his xFIP is 2.85 which tells me that his ERA is right about where it should be. However, what makes me think he'll regress a bit eventually is the fact that his BABIP is .243, which is really low, and his LOB% is 81%, which is really high. His BABIP will go up and his LOB% will go down, which means there's a few not-so-great outings in the future for him. That being said, his stuff is better. His knuckleball is one mph faster (which for a knuckleball, 77mph is pretty crazy) and he's throwing it way more than he has in the past, and throwing his fastball (which is not a very good pitch, only like 84 mph) way less (like roughly 9% less). He's also added a splitter, curveball and slider to his repertoire, giving him a greater variety of pitches. This explains why his K/9 is way way up, at a career high of 9.09 compared to a career average of 5.95. Also, he's walking way less (a career best 0.93 WHIP so far). So in summary: Dickey has been getting a little lucky, but only a little. His stuff is good, he's legit, he's gotten better, and, while he will regress a bit as the year goes on, it won't be too drastic. I expect he'll get around 18 or 19 wins and end the year with an ERA around 3.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Enjoy the All-Star break , everyone .We still have a good race going on in points with only a couple players going to have to turn it on a bit more to keep up . A good place to be at for the half-way point. With more players coming off the DL and some early slumpers hitting midseason form , should be a close race to the end and still lots of opportunities to move up in the standings . How's the head to head going at this point ? Edited July 9, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Kevin, Can I have Dickey back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Head 2 head is everyone fighting for 2nd place. 1st place is already won... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 btw... Rock-O... have you noticed who made a massive climb from near the cellar of the league to sit in 2nd place at the All-Star break? And all because I dumped Lincecum. I wish I could say that it was my hitting that did it, but I don't have any. Has Timmy won a game yet? (I'll be smug now because in a couple of months I'll be crying) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm going to punch Tim Lincecum in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Just give him some laced weed, instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm going to punch Tim Lincecum in the face. I've got him as well in the other league. You'll need to get in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm guessing he hasn't done anything useful yet? I bet you drop him to FA before seasons over. I wonder who I could have gotten if I requested a trade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) Kevin, Can I have Dickey back? Always a possibility,Phil. Seems the comments above about him have turned out to be partly accurate at least , but he still has had a couple quality starts ( and wins ) since the break. It seems , however , the Mets are beginning to fall apart now , so wins may be harder to get from hereon in . Make me an offer. Who's got Ichiro now , btw ? I'd be willing to trade and bet his performance as a Yankee now will pick up . Edited July 25, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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