Week Seventeen

My week started with my opponent's ace, Johan Santana getting shelled in his first outing of the week. I took this to be a good sign. After all, I had two starts from Bonderman, Andrew Miller and Smoltz, plus a good matchup for Escobar and Jorge Sosa in an RP spot at home against the Nationals. Things were looking good.

At the end of the week, there was only one way to describe my horrific 2-9-1 loss to the worst team in the league: A complete and total disaster. I put up the lowest OPS, fewest RBI, Runs and highest ERA and WHIP of my fantasy season.

How bad?
OPS: 0.682
ERA: 7.25
WHIP: 1.93

Yes, my ERA was over 7. And I'd already lost before Bonderman took the mound on Sunday and shit all over himself in one of the most embarassing outings for starter this year not named Jason Jennings. The inning in which he wild pitched home two runners in row was particularly satisfying. Not to be outdone, Andrew Miller ended his two-start week with only 9.2 innings and whip of almost 3. Much appreciated. But it's expected because the White Sox and Angels are known for having potent offenses.

At least my bullpen was strong. And by strong, I mean weaker than Nicole Richie.
Francisco Cordero: 3 IP, 10 hits, 15.00 ERA, 3.67 WHIP. .588 BAA
Neshek: 2 IP, 13.50 ERA, 2.00 WHIP
Wickman: 2.1 IP, 1.87 WHIP

Miraculously, I won saves 2-0 for the week. Cordero seems like he might be done. Probably should have traded him, particularly since the saves he gets are basically worthless for me since I rarely play Wickman (especially on the road). My bullpen basically never recovered from losing BJ Ryan. But that's my fault.

On the offensive side, as I mentioned last week, I was going with Doumit and Drew over Piazza and Bay. This decision cost me Hits, Runs, Homers, RBI and OPS. So not really a big deal. Barely made a difference. It's only five motherfucking categories.

I benched
Piazza: 12-28, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R, 1.128 OPS
Bay: 8-22, 8 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, SB, 2 BB, 1.189 OPS

I played
Doumit: 0-14, 0 runs, 0 RBI, .000 OPS
JD Drew: 4-22, 4 H, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, 0.445 OPS

A difference of 16 hits, 5 homers, 13 RBI, etc. Unreal. Ridiculous. Nobody on my team had a better week than Bay or Piazza.
In fact, the majority of my sluggers - Hafner (.558 OPS), Sheffield (.503 OPS), Teixeira (.609 OPS) basically sat it out.
This was the worst managerial call of my fantasy career. It cost me a win this week. If I'd played Bay and Piazza, the score would have been 7-5. Instead it was 2-9-1. That's huge. That hurts.

This is two losses in a row and I need to turn this around. I hear Teixeira could be headed for Atlanta, which would really help his runs/RBI. That could be good. Something else that could be good for my team(s): Hafner might realize he's a fucking man and not some pathetic fantasy killing vagina. Right now, he's the biggest non-injury disappointment in fantasy baseball. Hands down. If you can think of a bigger one, I'd love to hear it.