"The Naturals" Keeper League Season 6 - Farewell ATG II!!

Postby ArrylT » Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:04 am

Have a great time in Vegas Munich_Man! :)

Hope everyone got all their keepers & drafted players. :)
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Postby MICHAELEVANS » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:53 pm

:cry: :oops: Yes, AT, but my team still sucks.....
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Postby ArrylT » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:48 pm

Well it looks like every SP over 8m is on a roster. ;)
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Postby ArrylT » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:01 pm

Just wanted to wish everyone good luck this season! Thanks again for participating and helping to get Season VI underway! :)
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Postby ArrylT » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:41 pm

[b:975dc768f2]AT Press: [u:975dc768f2]Opening Night![/u:975dc768f2][/b:975dc768f2]

Marlins Fans everywhere have been waiting for this moment for months. The start of a new season. Can the Montreal Marlins finally return to the playoffs after a 4 year drought? They came ever so close last season, and only a last minute collapse kept the Marlins from snaring the Wild Card.

The Marlins have reason to be optimistic - most of the core of the team remains intact, and the pitching has been upgraded. Gone is Vuckovich, who while he ate 200+ Innings, had numbers uglier than Prince Charles girlfriend. In his place comes Bill Dinneen, and fans are curious to see if it will be Lemon, Zachary or Dinneen that will be the ace of the rotation.

The Bullpen has also been upgraded, and Lefferts is no longer the sole reliever being paying over 1m. Lyle, Klinger & Riddle are quality arms that should allow Lefferts to focus more on closing games than being the anchor of the bullpen. The sole hold over, besides Lefferts, is John D'Acquisto, an inexpensive if reliable specialist.

Unfortunately the upgrades in pitching did come at some cost. The Marlins could no longer afford to hold onto Lou Gehrig and his hefty salary. Hank Greenbergs bat will also be missed, but his defensive lapses could not be tolerated in a season where there is no DH. Enos Slaughter will not be missed, and his replacement is fan favourite Jack Clark, whose bat will definitely help ease the loss of Gehrig. Orlando Cepeda, lured by the close fences, and the promise of plentiful visits to other hitter parks, adds a powerful RH bat that should also diminish the release of Greenberg.

If newcomer Bailey can have a season similar to Lance Parrishs 36 HR 94 RBI performance, and if Killebrew can demolish lefties as is his normal want, then the Marlins losses on offense will be slight indeed, and the strengthened pitching should provide dividends in close-scoring matches, especially down the stretch.

The season starts tonight - and the Marlins are ready to contend for the West Division crown!
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Postby vmiller150 » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:41 pm

Yes, good luck to everyone.
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Postby ArrylT » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:11 pm

Well we lost our first series, but did outscore the visiting Germaniacs, so there is a silver lining to be found.

I do think Joe Rothrock had a good piece of luck last night ... he had a HR against both a LH SP & a RH SP, and I think the odds of him getting an HR are like 5% or something. ;)

Baileys only hit of the series was a Grand Slam that made Game III closer than it probably should have been - that home run and a couple of walks at the wrong time (earlier in the inning) were all the damage we really did off of Lanier.
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Postby goffchile » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:16 pm

I had Rothrock once in a hitters park and the dude was a machine. He hit 290 .414 .342 with 15 dingers. Haven't used him since, but I thought that was a bargain.
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Postby ArrylT » Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:57 pm

Grrr ... Lyle blows a 3 run lead in the 9th so I miss out on a chance to go 2 of 3. :evil: And all the damage was done with 2 outs! :x
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Postby ArrylT » Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:42 am

Well a sweep against the Germaniacs on the road means I've now won more games away from home than I did in my opening homestand! Hopefully we can continue to play well on the road while solving our home struggles.

Guess I owe the sweep to the fact that Munich_Man is distracted by Vegas. ;)
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