The Noontime Offering: The Home Stretch
Written by Worm on August 24, 2005
September Song
With just over a month left to play, fantasy baseball players have a pretty clear picture of their season by now. Trade deadlines have passed, and some folks are out of contention, while others are still trying desperately to stay in the game. (That includes yours truly.) In the best leagues, every owner remains active until the last at-bat of the season. In others, lineups get ignored, rot away, and other competitors take advantage and move up in the standings. We here at Rotogods disapprove of the negligent owner. It is all the more argument for playing in a keeper format, and keeping the shit-talk live.
For those of us still in the hunt, it’s time to start preparing for the September callups. If you have a hole in your lineup, or a weak category, a little research on team prospects may give you your last best chance to do something about it. If you’ve been leaning on a veteran on a team out of contention, or a player with some nagging injuries, now is the time to evaluate whether they will be losing playing time down the stretch. In close fantasy leagues, being prepared for the new September rosters can be key.
I’d now like to list a few key players to look for in the coming weeks, but I don’t play rookies. Fuck them. Way too unpredictable. I’ll take my sixth place trophy to the bank, thank you very much.
Did I just write that? Oh, jeez. Time to do some research.
Championship Scrabble
This afternoon and evening, the two finalists for the $25,000 first prize in the National Scrabble Championship, Dave Wiegand and Panupol Sujjayakorn, will be facing off in a best-of-five matchup to decide this year’s champion. You can follow the action live here, or just tune in to the tape delayed coverage on ESPN, later this Fall. Somebody really needs to set up a fantasy Scrabble game. That would be awesome.
Las Vegas
So, I joined my fellow Rotogods this past weekend in Vegas. Vegas, baby! I lost a lot of money. Is that normal? I swear, the recording in the elevator kept saying that “Everyone is a Winner.” I guess I must have missed the signup sheet.
It’s worth noting that the Rotogods cleaned up on baseball bets at the sports book. So we obviously know what we’re talking about. Obviously. Just take my word for it. The end.
Ok, so where's that list of "key players" for september? Come on now, knowledge is far better when you exemplify it rather than just boasting of won bets in Vegas that are impossible to prove with anything other less than a receipt or your word.
Posted by: Smokin at August 24, 2005 12:51 PM