Let's get to my predictions from last week.
I said: "And Berkman, well I really need Berkman to start hitting, so I'll go ahead and predict that he does."
Result: Berkman hits .100 for the week with an OPS under .500. But he did homer once and knock in 6 runs, so I'm almost happy about it. Which should tell you a lot about Berkman this year.
I said: "This is the week JD Drew breaks out of his slump."
Result: A .100 average, an OPS of .450 and no homers. But at least he did hurt his hamstring. It seems to me that "J.D. Drew" has got to be acronym for "Ground out to the right side." If Manny led off every inning with a double, Drew would be the king of productive outs. But he isn't. He just makes outs.
I said: "Atkins is at home all week so he's got to start hitting right?"
Result: Not so much. 4 runs and a .267 avg. Not much. I especially liked it when Clint Hurdle said Atkins wouldn't start over the weekend because he was slumping so badly, and then played on Sunday (while I benched him) and homered. Appreciated that.
I suppose if we've learned anything from this, and we probably haven't, it's that my predictions are rarely right, and are mostly based on my needs.
Thankfully for that team, Hafner had a homer and 8 RBI and Kelly Johson hit .500 for the week to help Sheffield out. Franciso Cordero picked up 4 saves and waiver wire wonder Accardo had 2 saves and a vulture win, while my opponent's bullpen featured Todd Jones (47.25 ERA, 9.75 WHIP), Jonathan Broxton (21.60 ERA) and Dan Wheeler (16.20 ERA). That's the kind of stuff other teams complain about.
My Keeper League was tight all week long. I ended up winning Runs by 1, Homers and RBI by 2 and losing hits and steals by 1. This league actually provided me the most frustration of the week. On Sunday, Dan Wheeler melts down, blowing save and allowing runs. I dash to the computer and see that my ERA,WHIP and BAA were suddenly lower. This immediately confirms that I am an enormous loser. I bask in the glow of this 3 category swing. For about 12 seconds. That's how long it took Solomon Torres (I know it's my fault for having him, but he was still getting saves - at least until his first meltdown of the week, which cost him the closer's job, but it's a weekly league so I just had to hope he wouldn't pitch again. But he did. And of course, it was bad) to enter a game and give up 4 hits to the only 5 batters he would face, 2 of them scoring. I bid farewell to my brief leads in all 3 categories. And by "bid farewell," mean I screamed profanities and punched the couch pillows.
For the record, Torres is now off my team. He's terrible. The worst part about his fantasy season is that his best week, (Week 1 when he had 4 saves in 4 chances) he was on my bench.
Looking to next week, I see that Orlando Cabrera and Vlad are on all 3 teams I'll be facing so I expect career weeks out of them. Also, in a desperate attempt to replace Abreu in one league, I was beaten out to add Gary Matthews Jr. I know, I don't want him on my team, and I know he isn't good, but he seems to be getting RBI's. Maybe he decided to use that shipment of HGH that he ordered and had delivered to his house and then at the last second decided he shouldn't use.....
Also, I've decided - in the league I have Bonds - to give him one more week, and not play Raul Ibanez. So we'll see how that goes. Also, rumor has it that Harden - if he comes back and isn't killed by fantasy players, A's fans, or a light mist - could be headed to the bullpen. Great.
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