What's wrong with this team (need line-up help)

[KEITHLAMONT]

rmilter check your private messages.

J-Pav, I have to admit that Im dumbfounded that you like saunders & marcum for his park, Especially marcum with his bp & natural hr's? :shock:

[J-Pav]

There are some who look at the cards and ignore singles and doubles on half the rolls and think [i:85c781c20e]"Aha![/i:85c781c20e] he's a brilliant hitter's park guy because he has no ballpark homers!" Sometimes you just try and have a slightly different perspective. I just see the BP homers here as a cost of doing business for an otherwise decent card. Plus, what can he upgrade to that's better?

Believe me, I understand the argument. I also understood the argument for never using a 3 at 2B, SS and CF. But when I did try 3s in the middle field positions (the right 3s), I began to win a lot more games. I think this is more of the same.

Now don't confuse me as saying I seek out high BP homer pitcher's for hitter's parks. I seek out good cards, and sometimes they have different flaws than other managers tolerate.

[RICHARDMILTER]

J-Pav,
I would never doubt your advice, and thanks for correcting me on the Theriot, Bartlett debate. Theriot DOES get on base a little more,.. even against LHP, but I guess I was thinking of the 20+ extra bases for Bartlett against lefties vs. Theriot. Now with Bartlett being the 2 at SS and Theriot being the 3, doesn't it make more sense to start Bartlett, just versus left handed pitching, or am I wrong about that?

[J-Pav]

I already have Bartlett batting fourth. Theriot is 9th (at DH). I think you had it right from the beginning - I figured you just said it wrong when you said Bartlett got on more than The Riot (you meant total bases).

[Brent65]

I just wanted to thank you all for analyzing my team (line-up). I wanted to give you another update: I was going into the 9th inning up by 5 and lost with a walk off grand slam by Tori Hunter. As some of you have stated before, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good!

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=67140&g_id=199

In my second game, I also lost in the bottom of the 9th with another walk off HR by Greg Dobbs:

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=67140&g_id=205

I did win my third game:
http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/stratomatic/league/boxscore.html?group_id=67140&g_id=211

Again, any suggestions or comments are greatful, this thread has been enlightening and enjoyable reading.............

Thanks again guys

[Brent65]

J-Pav, I'm going to go with the below line-up you suggested for awhile and see how this work out. Thanks

03 Apr 2009 14:36

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Brent:

VS. LHP

Wright
Grudzielanek
Cameron
Bartlett
Youkilis
Dye
Ramirez, M.
Martin
Theriot

Tests out to 6.631 Runs Per Game*

VS. RHP

Theriot
Ramirez, M.
Wright
Branyan
Youkilis
Guerrero
Ankiel
Grudzielanek
Martin

Tests out to 6.072 Runs Per Game*

[askaufman]

Welcome to strat. You notice the rolls were on his players cards so nothing you could do about it. I've got guys in my league with a lot more experience already tearing their teams apart after 36 games.