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A huge thank you to the following 08 players for their many contributions to my teams:

C-Saltalamchia/Ross platoon- You religiously put up 30/90 plus numbers each team I had you guys on, all for about $2.

1st-Fielder- Well you didn't come cheap, but the numbers consistantly put up by you was always a welcome sight.

2nd-K. Johnson- Ok, so you couldn't field with the studs, but your hitting more than made up for it.

SS-Rollins- Thank you for covering up Kelly Johnson's fielding ways, without you, we couldn't have carried him. And you did well enough with the bat too!!

3rd-Bautista- Never great numbers, but always at least consistent. We need guys like you on every team

LF-Dunn- Even though you brought your little pal Jerry Owens for defensive purposes with you, no one ever wanted you. So I learned to put you near the bottom of my list, and reaped the benefits of your hitting prowess.

CF-Sizemore- Who could want anyone else. You played great D, never get hurt, and we can bat you anywhere in the lineup without a hitch.

RF-Francouer- All you did was play great D, kept runners from running wild, hit great in the clutch, and popped an occasional HR.

SP-Silva- Wow, a couple 20 game seasons, at times even performing better than Santana, Carmona and the like. You played for next to nothing as well.

RP-Hampson- Bless your low whip low era, 3 inning eater self. You sometimes pitched more innings than my starters.

CL-Janssen- 40 plus saves many seasons, for a third of the price as the big boys. I think you frustrated as many opposing GM's with your skills as you did the batters.

Jerlins, I think you owe them a beer. :D

Sadly, each one of them became free agents, and I do believe EVERY one of them got less of a salary than in 08, except for maybe Ross. They should have stayed. 8-)

CF- Aaron Rowand- I've heard some say the didn't like him. But he always was good for hitting 5th and driving in a 100 runs and playing great D.

DH- Dmitri! Always available and he hit 45 double all five times I used him. 62 as a high. Playing in a pitchers park you can't ask for more out of $4.41

RF/LF- Raburn- I caught on to him a little late but he's a beast in pitchers parks as well. 57 doubles 12 triple and 20 homers in the metrodome! good for a 317/344/555 line in my league that is just finishing up.

And I know he's pricy and I know some don't like the injury risk but I think Posada was a great value. There aren't many guys who can get you a 390 obp from behind the dish. Catchers are hard to find but you can build a team around Posada.

Gonna miss these 2.

Granted their D is terrible and they are DH's, but I've used them in the field.

They both strike out alot but Branyan hit 40+ HR's and Fields hit 20+ HR's when I used them.

Testing Branyan with the new cards to see if he can match his 2007 #'s.

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Chris Young
Eric Bedard
Cole Hammels
Chone Figgins
Willy Taveras
Tike Redman
Victor Martinez
Matt Diaz
Casey Kotchman


These guys were just like Billy Dee Williams, and Colt 45, they worked every time.

I had 4 of Jerlins' hitters -- Rollins, Bautista, Sizemore, and (platooned) Ross -- on a team that went 92-70 in a division featuring the self-described "luckiest" team (see another recent thread) that went 99-63.

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/team/team_other.html?user_id=168101

(The spelling of "Chaos" is a joke.)

(I dropped my two LH starting pitchers when it became clear the league was weak against righties.)

Note also Betemit -- DH vs. righties, 35 HR (one every 12.4 AB), 14th in OPS among qualifiers, all for 1.64M.

Got within six outs in game 4 of winning the semi's (vs. the 99-63 team), lost by 2 runs in game 5.

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These guys were just like Billy D. Williams, and Colt 45, they worked every time. Thanks for the Five Championships![/quote:4ef3d996c6]

lol HUGE brag post.