1st Metrodome

[DAVIDCARROLL 2]

http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/team/team_other.html?user_id=3382

1st time at the dome. Curious as to your opinions. I seem pitching deep and a little worried about the closer. 2 other teams drafted 6 of the stongest closers and have hung onto them through the waivers.

I have PNC, Ameriquest and Minuetemaid in my division.

Pick it apart all and let me know.

[visick]

Little too much pitching for your park. Hernandez, Halladay AND Sheets all have the ability to too complete games.

Looks like a log jam up the middle for ya. I'm assuming Everett is platooning with Uribe, and Grudz is @ 2B. Where does that leave Sanchez and Perez?

[MARCPELLETIER]

Hey, David,

As I am in your division, I won't tell much!!!

But I will say what I believe is the most important thing: when you go with a neutral stadium like yours (Metrodome), and you get in a division like ours that has two lefty stadiiums (PNC and Amquest), you have to "play the opponent". The idea is: your opponents will fit their teams for their stadiums, so they can hardly fit their teams against their opponents on top of that. You are in the reverse position: you have no disadvantage with regards to your stadium in going heavy in lhp or heavy on one side, but you can guess how your opponents will go.

Concretely, in our division, it means: load your team vs lefty pitching (even if this means being more right-handed pitchers), and get reverse rhp and strong lhp.

This way, you will be in position to dominate these teams at home, and you still have a good chance to win against these teams on the road or against the rest of the league.

So, to come back to your team, I think that you have some players that can work with this logic (Hernandez, Halladay among SPs, and Suzuki and A.Ramirez in your offense), but I think you haven't gone as far as you should. Your opponents will benefit of their stadiums. To compensate, you have to get extreme teams (teams that cumulate 18L-20L in pitching and offense).

[DAVIDCARROLL 2]

Wish I had known this before you swept me last night. :oops: Thanks for the tip. will see what is available.

[cummings2]

Hey there D,

Long time no hear :D

I think you've gotten the best advise from the guru himself Luckyman, so there's little I can add. I saw your lineups fairly quickly and they seem fine at first glance, I have a couple of thoughts but I guess I'll PM you later on.

No matter what, all best of luck.

[MARCPELLETIER]

David (in response to your PM),

Going with lefty bats good on both side is not a bad idea. But usually, it is more important to get lefty-crushers, because you expect (at least before the draft) that the AmQuest team and the PNC team will go heavy in lefty pitching. So, in rank order, you should give priority to:
1- lefty crusher hitting left
2- lefty crusher hitting switch
3-lefty crusher hitting right
4- neutral left-handed bats

Taht being said, my own team is atypical of a usual AmQuest in that I have only one lefty starter. The PNC team has three lefty SP. But the other team has none. So in the context of our division, going with lefty-crushers might not be as important as in other similar context.

[DAVIDCARROLL 2]

Thanks again for the advice marcus. In future drafts I will keep this in mind. Just when I think I have it figured out. :lol:


My man Cummings, yes a long time! To long. Figured you were busy make Strat history and cleaning up in your leagues! :D

Never did get my disc to work and I am a sloooooooooooooooowwww reader on my ratings book. Well back to the books and keep playing.

Thanks guys.