Week One: Preview

I head into the first fantasy week with the following lineup in my ten team keeper league:

C: Ramon Hernandez
1B: Mark Teixeira
2B: Kelly Johnson
3B: David Wright
SS: Jimmy Rollins
MI: Jhonny Peralta
OF: Josh Hamilton
OF: Carl Crawford
OF: Raul Ibanez
Util: Evan Longoria
SP: Roy Oswalt (CHI,@STL)
SP: Yovanni Gallardo (@SF)
SP: Ricky Nolasco (@WAS, NYM)
SP: Randy Johnson (MIL)
RP: Kevin Gregg
RP: Jason Motte
RP: Heath Bell
RP: Fernando Rodney

When Wieters comes up, my offense will be sick.

I left Hamels on the bench. Not sure if he's ready, and his first start is in colorado. So I'll pass on him for now. I went with Ibanez over Nelson Cruz - went with the more established guy. And started Rodney over Morrow, because I don't know if Morrow is ready to go yet. Rodney is ready, but he just sucks. So hopefully, he won't kill my ratios.

I'm literally pencilling in 7 great innings for Nolasco vs. Washington. In pen. Hopefully, he won't disappoint.

I like my team, but I'm playing what is probaby one of the 3 best teams in the league (cockily counting myself as one of the other 2). He's got some good players: Howard, Kinsler, Votto but also some week spots like Zimmerman, Theriot and Lyon. Basically one of us is going to get fucked by a Tigers reliever. Hopefully not me. It should be a battle. But frankly, I'm just happy the season is underway. It was a long spring training and frankly, the sting of Team USA losing to Japan still hasn't fully dissapated.

I'm tired of watching network television and I'm tired of SportsCenter trying to fill an hour talking about basketball and hockey.