tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1110173869512017320..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Friday Baseball PostJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-90487095396462174252011-03-08T14:36:15.054-06:002011-03-08T14:36:15.054-06:00Sure, it counts. But I have loyalties the other wa...Sure, it counts. But I have loyalties the other way, there -- pre-roto, I played APBA. Not in leagues, though; we just replayed partial seasons. I definitely did have favorites, but it wasn't the same kind of thing. Mostly guys with wacky cards.<br /><br />As Ron points out, pre-cable you could go a fairly long while without knowing what guys looked like.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-34565952690294501082011-03-08T14:25:01.647-06:002011-03-08T14:25:01.647-06:00Does Stratomatic count as fantasy? I've been i...Does Stratomatic count as fantasy? I've been in the same league since 1984 and it had been running a few years by then.<br /><br />I can't count the number of players I've blundered into. My favorite is Bobby Bonilla. I drafted him without ever seeing him play or knowing anything about him other than the Pirates gave up a major league pitcher for him.<br /><br />I assumed he was a speedy little guy. As a rookie he played some center, stole a few bases and showed no power. I was astonished the first time I saw him (highlights after he'd hit a monster home run). The young Bonilla looked like a linebacker.<br /><br />I had Bonilla his entire career, and that intro was probably a big reason.Ron Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332650867258934223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-43744018209485234342011-03-07T01:13:22.366-06:002011-03-07T01:13:22.366-06:00I mainly wanted to say that it was your warning th...I mainly wanted to say that it was your warning that kept me reading when most people tuned out. I have no interest in sports and especially find baseball boring, but I am intensely interested in games. Thus, when I could see that it was a sports free zone that discussed gaming, I was in.<br /><br />Although I don't play any of these leagues for obvious reasons, I am pretty sure I would have the same reaction that you do. I would follow the players in their later careers and consider some of them "mine."Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-40887056611524076482011-03-05T16:05:29.337-06:002011-03-05T16:05:29.337-06:00I've never played in a keeper league but I hav...I've never played in a keeper league but I have certain guys I keep my eye out for in drafts. Though I also make it a point to not let the "my guy" designation bias my selections too much. <br /><br />I'm a Braves fan but for some reason I found myself liking the Oakland big three of several years ago; Zito, Hudson, and Mulder. Zito in particular I had as one of my guys and picked him up frequently. That was when I was young and hadn't read Moneyball or taken a stats class. <br /><br />But even now I tend to like Oakland pitchers. I was mad when someone took Brett Anderson late in my draft this year. I picked him up late last season and he helped me down the stretch.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955054735802185726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-90258879058445443542011-03-05T08:36:05.717-06:002011-03-05T08:36:05.717-06:00April 13, 2009, in an MLB historical first, in the...April 13, 2009, in an MLB historical first, in the very first official at-bat at Citi Field, in the very first game, Gerut homered. <br /><br />Also, in the bottom of the ninth of the first game, a Heath Bell wild pitch somehow got through the backstop screen and hit Mayor Bloomberg. <br /><br />Tough to know what exactly the baseball gods were trying to get across.<br /><br />From my past fantasy teams I'll forever be indebted to Richard Hidalgo and Mike Sweeney, to name two. But I've gotten away from fantasy for a few years now - I began to dislike the ways in which it changed how I followed the sport - I almost stopped watching games completely for live box scores and highlights. I've kicked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-36962536737077000252011-03-05T00:49:07.471-06:002011-03-05T00:49:07.471-06:00Dennis Eckersley. Played in my first fantasy leagu...Dennis Eckersley. Played in my first fantasy league in 1987, grabbed Eck thinking he'd be a starter for the A's. Continuing league, could keep a player forever with annual $4 raises, and I'd gotten Eck for $8, so I kept him for a bazillion years. He became my favorite player, even though he was in the other league in real life.<br /><br />Played in that league for a very long time. Then two owners died in a car crash. I had been helping administrate 20+ leagues, year after year, for CompuServe, and got burned out running half a dozen auctions a year. Since then, I've never gone without a team, but I stick to one team, online league (ESPN or Yahoo), non-continuing.<br /><br />But Eck will always have a special place in my heart.Mon-sewer Paul Regrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918972562626522624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-89646112988521273592011-03-05T00:29:44.344-06:002011-03-05T00:29:44.344-06:00I'm conflicted.
If I admit to having such fee...I'm conflicted.<br /><br />If I admit to having such feelings, you can take advantage of me in our league. Oh well, guess the cat's out of that bag.<br /><br />Speaking of cats....Frant Cat...alanotto was one of my finds. Laboring away as a journeyman with really solid contact skills, but no full-time job. Picked him up cheap, then he got a full-time job with Texas. I still follow him and root for him. I also have a soft spot in my heart for the dime catchers I've carried for years: John Buck (who I've kept around a ton, well before last year). I find myself with Maggs more often than not. And I pretty much "discovered" James Shields when he got called up. I also always wanted Duchscherer on my team, but it didn't always work out...I found him when everyone was talking about Harden in AAA and I saw Duke's stats were also awesome.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com