Fantasy RBI 2017 Game Thread

[Nacho]

Through 4 games Bell only has 1 home run. I'm lucky to be doing as well as I am.

[BeefMaster]

Clemens was impressive.

Yeah, if I hadn't caught the length of the video when I started it, I was ready for a slaughter.

I thought there was a chance it would come down the wire, but Reardon didn't really have it in the ninth (although the 3-base error didn't help things).

[Darky]

Through 4 games Bell only has 1 home run. I'm lucky to be doing as well as I am.

Just dandy. So that means he'll breakout huge against us next week since everybody is having a career day against my pitching staff. Our pitchers are having a lot of trouble with location and everybody on the staff is afraid of throwing a drop ball with 2 strikes. Last game when Armas hit 10 foul balls, Dayley didn't throw one drop ball - he's afraid of making a mistake pitch. Our focus is on GDavis & Friends ... and Canseco, but don't forget we have a three game winning streak over you - game 7 of the FRBI V WS and swept you in season VI.

Sheridan is benched.  Guerrero gets his spot.

No! Please keep Sheridan in there! Damn, I was hoping you would keep Sheridan in the lineup all year, especially when we face off in two weeks.

Yeah, if I hadn't caught the length of the video when I started it, I was ready for a slaughter.

I thought there was a chance it would come down the wire, but Reardon didn't really have it in the ninth (although the 3-base error didn't help things).

I thought the exact same thing. I kept waiting for the EZ Listeners to comeback and win it or make the game closer, but the Pinkmen kept enough distance. I was certain it would go down to the last at-bat due to the length of the video. Errors are game changers in this league since so many happen. I'm going to visualize my defense making no errors before every game    I did visualization when I played ball and it really helped with my hitting, so why not!


Tonight's game will be interesting. Reds picked up Thon and changed his lineup, so I have to guess that his team will be more productive. Key on the bump for Rock City and Tudor starting for Seymour - both staffs feature lefties in their 2-man starting rotation. I like Rock City to pull out a just below average scoring game - 13 to 11.

[fightonusc]

Rock City Diplomats (1-2) @ Seymour Chili's (1-2)



Box Score:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tx3nl4285em46t3/Rc%40Sc%20Week%204%20Box%20Score.png?dl=0

[BeefMaster]

I did not have high expectations after the first inning... hell of a job by nomaaa's boys turning it into a hell of a game.

The clutch error in the 8th helped with that, too, as did the play where the Diplomats benefited from the lack of the infield fly rule.

[nomaaa]

lost 3 one run games in a row.

shut it down. shut it all down.

[Darky]

4-6-5 double play in the bottom of the sixth after a Wilfng error - never seen that before involving a popup in shallow cf ... ever!

I think Rock City had two double plays that just drained their offensive momentum in two different innings, and the DP Heath hit into with Candy on 1st base and no outs in the 8th was a killer. Reggie continues to struggle for Rock City.

Tudor was masterful and RC didn't have a hit until the 3rd inning. Righti did what a closer should do.

After Key's rocky first inning, the Rock City pitching staff was brilliant. Good pitching this game and a below than average scoring game.

The Seymour Chili's error in the 8th with two outs and Rock City down 9-6, paved the way for a pinch hit 3-run HR by Heep. Then Yngbld had a pinch hit double followed by a Raines double to give the Diplomats a 10-9 lead. Trmml then hit a routine grounder that newly acquired Thon booted, but his alertness to quickly throw the ball home with one of the fastest players in the game screaming around third base and headed home, ended a potential bigger inning. In that situation with Raines coming around home, his speed hurt him since a player with speed in the 120's or low 130's would have stayed at third. Rock City had the heart of the order coming up as well.

It was a good game and Thon makes the Chili's a bit better. I think he had a couple hits including a jack.

[Nacho]

Tudor pitched a gem but didn't factor into the decision.

Ump missed an easy infield fly call there in the 6th that almost cost the Chilis.

So many double plays that game.

[Reds]

I really need Dwight Evans and dale Murphy to step it up. Happy with the pitching staff.

[Shooty]

Murphy had the chance to end the game in the first inning.  That would have been awesome.  But he blew it.

[fightonusc]

GDavis & Friends (1-2) @ The Empire (1-2)



Box Score:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/108gbkf3jruqase/GDF%20%40%20Em%20Wk%204%20Box%20Score.png?dl=0

[Nacho]

That game had an unexpected ending.

[GDavis]

Jesus Christ how are you not pulling Witt when he's throwing 30 mph meatballs

[Nacho]

Poor team managing imo.

[Darky]

We were playing pepper all game ... then came the 7th! 13-run rally in the 7th. Team captain and the soul of the team, Donnie Baseball, made sure there would be no 9th inning. It's good thing we got Witt out of there because I liked our chances better with the Ryan Express on the bump. Resilient group of men the Empire has now. And bless those errors working in our favor - The Force was with us! (maybe dial it down to 6 Fighton)

Morris was strong in long relief, and Dayley had a good bounce back outing in short relief. Sutclf pitched good enough and credit to our pitching coach for refocusing our pitching staff.

Did Canseco play btw?  Leaked reports revealed that Canseco was embarrassed hitting leadoff at the Imperial Center Stadium, and that affected his play since he just was not in it. The Canseco leadoff fiasco is revived and perhaps worse than my imbecilic trades and voided trades! 

Our bench hitting was superbly clutch. Thank you guys for accepting your roles. I don't want to say that was a must win because every game is a must win in the Empire. Statement game by the Empire! We have gutsy players and I handicapped our team to make winning funner - suckas!

Game ball goes to...

[BeefMaster]

Jesus Christ, that seventh inning was death by a thousand cuts - 13 runs, and I don't think there were any homers.

For all the Canseco hate (and he has been legitimately crappy), our 2-3-5 hitters have a combined 0 homers.  And it's not crap players - Ruppert, Rice, and GDavis.  Not a single damn homer between the three of them (and they're the only three in the lineup with none - Brenly already had one, and Grich hit his first tonight).  We went all-in on power, and it's completely failed to deliver.

[Darky]

Jesus Christ, that seventh inning was death by a thousand cuts - 13 runs, and I don't think there were any homers.

For all the Canseco hate (and he has been legitimately crappy), our 2-3-5 hitters have a combined 0 homers.  And it's not crap players - Ruppert, Rice, and GDavis.  Not a single damn homer between the three of them (and they're the only three in the lineup with none - Brenly already had one, and Grich hit his first tonight).  We went all-in on power, and it's completely failed to deliver.

That is very unfortunate and unusual considering the quality of hitters you have in the 2-3 hole. Jones and J.Rice not having one single HR after 4 games is eye opening. That's the 'Leadoff Canseco Twitch Jinx'! GDavis is also eye opening since it would seem more believable if he had at least 1HR.

Here's the breakdown:
Canseco 2 HR
Jones 0 HR
Rice 0 HR
Gaetti 3 HR
GDavis 0HR
Ripken 3 HR
Brenly 1 HR
Grich 1 HR
K.Hernandez 2 HR off the bench

Jesus Christ, that seventh inning was death by a thousand cuts - 13 runs, and I don't think there were any homers.

The Empire's 13-run eruption in the 7th:

11-16, 7 1B's, 3 2B's, 1 HR, 1 E.

With 1 out and runners on second and third base, Grich booted a Knight grounder. One run scored and that left runners on 1st and 3rd. Pena and Sntago hit consecutive singles before Burlsn lined out at 3rd base and that could have ended the inning. Instead, Baylor and E.Davis both singled and then Leonrd knocked them all in with the inning's only HR. Mtngly then flied out.

In the 8th and the score 16-12 for the Empire, Whtkr, Knight, and Pena opened the inning up with singles to load the bases. Dayley then popped out to GDavis for the first out. Then Burlsn lined out to Gaetti who was just barely in front of 3B to make it two outs, but then Gaetti got confused and threw the ball to third base expecting Ripken to magically cover third base at the speed of light. Gaetti could have just taken one step to make the double play and end the inning with Whtkr attempting to get back in time.    So 2 runs scored and that left Pena on third base with 2 outs. Baylor then hit a 2-run shot, followed by a E.Davis single and a Leonrd double. With runners on second and third, team captain Donnie Baseball ended things with his 4th double of the game.

You and GDavis need to do something called "infield sitch". We ran that in college for hours and it's actually called infield situation. Basically, we covered every possible infield situation imagined with different runners on different bases and different outs. If there was a fuckup during a game, we'd cover that situation first. It sucked for us outfielders because we were the baserunners the entire time. And if we weren't going 100 percent, we got disciplined and chewed out. I mean chewed in a way that would today get the coach fired and even make weaker heads cry or quit.

Anyways, you guys will breakout soon enough since you guys are due. Or ... the Canseco leadoff jinx will continue!

[fightonusc]

Canadian Shooties (2-1) @ AoS (2-1)



Box Score:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4744r23a3rctrok/Cs%40AoS%20Week%204%20Box%20Score.png?dl=0

[Nacho]

So many solo homers...

[GDavis]

TBG really fucked us up.  This is the last time I team with him on any draft.