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I got victimized here, but this is so rare I had to post it...

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=32180&g_id=697

Floyd Youmans only gives up 4 hits for me, but gets penalized because I'm dumb enough to use Junior "Glove Optional" Ortiz behind the plate. Of course, his lack of an arm doesn't factor into a steal of home, but somehow I don't think HAL cares... after all, it was Vince Coleman. Had it been Dave Kingman, the guy Vince pinch-ran for, then I actually would be steamed.

Junior not only had a bad arm, but it is also wild. Seems like 1/3 of his throws end up in center field. He really seem to pile up the throwing errors for me. Great hitter, however, who seems to outperform his card most of the time.

As for Coleman. I think he should be priced a bit higher so teams wouldn't be as likely to use him as a PR only. I wonder how many steals he would have had in 86 had his offense been, say, league average?