My fantasy team is still in second with a 6-2 record, but this week's matchup against one of the third-place teams isn't working out so well. I keep losing outfielders to injury or parenthood or some damn thing, and the less said about my starting pitchers the better...well, okay, Wandy Rodriguez and Edwin Jackson are pitching well but can't buy a win. Colby Lewis is mediocre, but he starts for the Rangers, so he gets the wins whether he deserves them or not. I violated my own rule about no Mets, making an exception for R.A. Dickey (last of the major league knuckleballers!) who is doing well, and jumped on Roy Oswalt even though the Rangers are going to give him three weeks in AAA before they bring him up. The bulk of my pitching points are coming from the relief corps. I have Jonathan Papelbon, Chris Perez, J.J. Putz, John Axford and Tyler Clippard racking up the saves, K's and holds for me - well, now that Clippard seems to have been moved into the Nationals' closer job, I guess it'll be more saves and less holds from him. It's all good. Whether it's good enough to get me past my lack of power on the offensive side is what we play the games to find out.
- Current Mood:awake
- Current Music:Aaron Static - Power Hour - April 2009