June 25th, 2013

Today's slate.

The Big Hurst - Jeff Locke

skoormit - Jose Fernandez

La Osa Rosa - "Smiling" Ervin Santana

skoormit: Am I picking this Joe Jones guy too much? Maybe we should have a rule about recycling picks. Not a proposal--merely musing out loud. On paper. Electronically.
La Osa Rosa: I think it’s perfectly acceptable to pick the same pitchers over and over again. Look at me! I’m picking Ervin Santana again. He’s got me points in the past and I feel loyal to him. Plus, he has just about the sweetest smile in MLB. Pink Marliner signing off!
The Big Hurst: Girls have the strangest thoughts about naming sports teams.  I've had the same feelings about the recycling issue, but I don't think a rule is necessary.  I try to spread the love around, but sometimes the best pitchers are just the best pitchers.  I think that's to be expected.  And I'm often surprised at who we don't pick - Verlander, for example.  But there's definitely more glory in getting points from taking a lesser-known starter.  I still think my favorite point-getter so far is the "40 and fabulous" Bartolo Colon.

RESULTS

The Big Hurst: A new leader today (by a nose).  Order is restored.  The peasants rejoice.
skoormit: Yay.

		Tm	Opp	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	GSc	Pit	ERA
C.Sale		CHW	NYM	8.0	4	3	3	2	13	1	73	110	2.75
K.Kendrick	W	PHI	SDP	8.0	7	2	2	0	6	0	66	104	3.46
M.Moore	W	TBR	TOR	6.0	4	1	1	6	11	0	65	120	3.95
J.Locke	W	PIT	SEA	7.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	63	104	2.06
H.Kuroda		NYY	TEX	6.2	5	3	2	1	6	2	59	99	2.77
C.Tillman	W	BAL	CLE	7.0	4	3	3	4	6	1	59	95	3.72
J.Fernandez		MIA	MIN	5.0	4	1	1	3	3	0	55	94	2.98
S.Fife	W	LAD	SFG	6.2	4	3	3	2	3	2	55	86	3.41
K.Medlen	W	ATL	KCR	7.0	7	3	3	1	5	1	55	93	3.02
K.Correia	L	MIN	MIA	6.0	5	2	2	2	2	0	54	81	3.82
R.Dempster	W	BOS	COL	6.0	6	2	2	2	4	1	54	106	4.15
K.Lohse	W	MIL	CHC	7.0	8	3	3	0	3	1	52	96	3.69
E.Santana		KCR	ATL	6.0	6	3	3	3	7	0	52	102	2.74
G.Gonzalez	W	WSN	ARI	6.1	9	2	2	1	4	0	50	97	3.31
J.Westbrook	W	STL	HOU	6.0	4	4	4	2	3	1	49	84	2.21
Y.Darvish		TEX	NYY	5.1	7	3	3	2	6	3	46	110	2.95
J.Masterson	L	CLE	BAL	6.1	6	6	6	1	7	2	43	97	3.76
Z.Wheeler		NYM	CHW	5.1	4	4	4	3	1	1	42	109	3.18
T.Milone		OAK	CIN	4.2	6	3	3	4	2	1	38	103	4.06
M.Kickham	L	SFG	LAD	5.1	8	6	5	0	5	2	35	96	10.6
C.Wilson	W	LAA	DET	5.0	7	5	5	2	4	1	35	107	3.88
M.Buehrle	L	TOR	TBR	5.0	8	4	4	4	2	0	33	99	4.73
T.Cahill	L	ARI	WSN	5.0	8	6	6	2	5	1	30	93	4.29
E.Jackson	L	CHC	MIL	4.2	6	6	6	2	1	1	27	88	5.84
J.Marquis	L	SDP	PHI	4.1	6	6	6	5	4	1	26	83	3.99
B.Arroyo	L	CIN	OAK	4.0	7	7	7	2	1	1	19	72	3.61
L.Harrell	L	HOU	STL	3.1	7	7	7	4	5	0	19	91	4.84
J.Saunders	L	SEA	PIT	1.2	6	6	6	1	1	3	19	51	4.98
R.Porcello	L	DET	LAA	4.1	10	7	7	2	2	0	15	103	5.27
J.Nicasio	L	COL	BOS	2.1	12	7	6	2	2	0	7	79	5.31

 

June 24th, 2013

Today's slate.

The Big Hurst - Madison Bumgarner

skoormit - Cliff Lee

La Osa Rosa - Hyun-jin Ryu

The Big Hurst: Just eight pitchers today?  I'll bet half of them find a way to get rained out.  Including Bumgarner in Los Angeles.
skoormit: Cliffy showed some life in his last start. Here's hoping he's in form again today.
La Osa Rosa: There’s so many choices today! I think I’m going to pick Hyun-jin Ryu, even though I don’t know how to say his name.
The Big Hurst: Today's game feels like musical chairs.  Whoever doesn't get points is going to feel like such a loser.
skoormit: How much worse can it get? I'm already losing to The Pink Marliners.

RESULTS

skoormit: Woooo! We're all geniuses!

		Tm	Opp	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	GSc	Pit	ERA
J.Hellickson	W	TBR	TOR	7.0	1	0	0	4	4	0	75	96	5.11
C.Lee		PHI	SDP	8.0	8	2	2	1	7	0	64	112	2.51
M.Bumgarner	L	SFG	LAD	7.0	5	3	2	1	5	1	61	111	3.20
E.Stults		SDP	PHI	7.0	7	2	2	0	4	0	59	103	3.20
H.Ryu		LAD	SFG	6.2	8	1	1	4	2	0	52	108	2.85
U.Jimenez	W	CLE	BAL	5.1	8	2	2	2	6	2	48	99	4.58
Z.Britton	L	BAL	CLE	5.0	6	3	3	3	5	0	45	96	5.51
E.Rogers	L	TOR	TBR	6.0	7	4	4	3	2	3	41	95	3.46

 

June 23rd, 2013

Today's slate.

The Big Hurst - Matt Cain

skoormit - Adam Wainwright

La Osa Rosa - Chris Capuano

skoormit: The late bird finds a pretty good worm today.

RESULTS

The Big Hurst: Lots of interesting stuff on YCPB.  "The Marlins won three of four against the Giants."  Yes, they're seemingly only decent when I bet against them.  I'm sure if I picked a Marlin pitcher, he'd immediately get shellacked.  "The Blue Jays have won eleven in a row, matching the franchise record.  Despite 18 runs scoring, the game was played in 2:36."  I didn't watch this game, but how is this even physically possible in the modern age of baseball?  "The Pirates have the second-best record in all of MLB."  Yes, they do.  I have to say, it's kind of nice.  And just the other day, I complained about the Mets announcers on WFAN.  It's worth noting that YCPB called Mets announcers out on another play, but added the footnote that they're "usually wonderful."  I'm not so sure, and I'm not sure how announcers get graded.  I wonder if there's another fan - like me - that isn't team loyal and listens to lots of different broadcasts and could offer an educated, neutral opinion about which announcers are good and bad?  Maybe I should make public notes about which announcers I like (e.g. KLAC, KNBR) and which ones I avoid (e.g. WCBS, WLW, XPRS) and the reasons why.

 

		Tm	Opp	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	GSc	Pit	ERA
M.Latos	W	CIN	ARI	7.2	6	1	1	2	13	0	74	110	3.05
M.Harvey	W	NYM	PHI	6.0	2	0	0	1	6	0	73	72	2.05
A.Cashner		SDP	LAD	8.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	69	91	3.34
J.Blanton		LAA	PIT	7.1	6	3	1	0	6	1	64	98	5.26
C.Capuano		LAD	SDP	5.0	4	0	0	0	5	0	64	74	4.09
N.Eovaldi	W	MIA	SFG	6.0	4	2	2	2	7	1	61	86	3.00
A.Wainwright	L	STL	TEX	6.2	6	2	1	1	6	0	61	105	2.31
J.Parker		OAK	SEA	7.0	5	3	3	1	6	2	60	108	4.27
C.Archer	W	TBR	NYY	6.0	6	1	1	1	4	0	59	92	4.21
N.Tepesch		TEX	STL	5.2	4	1	1	2	4	1	59	92	4.60
M.Cain	L	SFG	MIA	6.0	6	3	3	0	8	1	56	101	4.54
I.Nova	L	NYY	TBR	6.2	7	3	3	3	7	0	52	103	4.91
J.De La Rosa	W	COL	WSN	6.0	7	2	2	3	4	0	51	95	3.19
J.Samardzija	W	CHC	HOU	7.0	9	4	3	0	5	0	50	92	3.39
P.Hernandez	W	MIN	CLE	5.0	3	2	2	6	2	0	49	85	5.54
J.Bonderman		SEA	OAK	5.1	6	2	2	3	2	0	47	97	3.30
F.Doubront		BOS	DET	5.0	4	3	2	4	2	0	47	104	4.33
J.Johnson	W	TOR	BAL	6.0	7	4	4	1	5	1	46	89	4.60
R.Delgado	L	ARI	CIN	5.0	6	4	3	1	4	2	44	85	4.50
C.Morton		PIT	LAA	5.2	4	6	3	5	5	0	43	99	2.81
C.Carrasco	L	CLE	MIN	4.2	6	3	3	4	3	0	39	104	7.78
J.Shields		KCR	CHW	5.0	7	4	4	3	4	1	38	97	2.92
J.Verlander		DET	BOS	5.0	7	4	4	3	4	0	38	112	3.90
P.Maholm	W	ATL	MIL	5.0	8	4	4	1	3	1	37	90	3.75
J.Lannan	L	PHI	NYM	5.0	8	6	4	3	3	0	31	89	5.84
D.Axelrod		CHW	KCR	4.2	10	4	4	0	2	2	30	79	4.57
J.Lyles	L	HOU	CHC	5.0	10	8	5	1	3	0	23	91	3.68
A.Figaro	L	MIL	ATL	3.1	9	6	6	3	4	3	19	75	4.64
R.Detwiler	L	WSN	COL	3.2	9	7	7	1	3	2	17	68	4.18
F.Garcia	L	BAL	TOR	2.1	7	7	7	2	1	1	14	61	5.77

 

June 22nd, 2013

Today's slate.

The Big Hurst - Barry Zito

skoormit - No pick

La Osa Rosa - Francisco Liriano

The Big Hurst: Really?  Yes, really.  I think.  He may have the highest salary of anyone pitching today.  And everybody knows that major league baseball teams spend their money rationally.  They must know what they're doing.
La Osa Rosa: I was going to pick Jose Quintana, but he didn't give me a good vibe.

RESULTS

The Big Hurst: Zito, off by one point.  Generally very well done.

		Tm	Opp	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	GSc	Pit	ERA
Z.Greinke	W	LAD	SDP	8.0	4	1	1	1	8	0	77	111	3.79
P.Corbin		ARI	CIN	8.0	3	1	1	4	5	1	73	104	2.19
J.Chacin	W	COL	WSN	7.0	5	0	0	1	3	0	69	94	3.92
M.Leake		CIN	ARI	8.0	4	2	2	1	1	1	66	92	2.61
C.Wang		TOR	BAL	6.1	4	1	0	0	2	0	65	83	2.18
B.Zito		SFG	MIA	7.0	6	1	1	2	5	1	64	112	4.40
M.Scherzer	W	DET	BOS	7.0	6	2	2	0	6	1	63	105	3.05
M.Gonzalez	L	BAL	TOR	7.1	3	3	3	3	5	1	62	111	3.75
D.Hand		MIL	ATL	4.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	62	52	2.50
J.Turner		MIA	SFG	7.0	6	1	1	1	2	0	62	83	1.97
M.Perez	W	TEX	STL	7.0	5	2	2	1	3	0	61	82	3.65
F.Liriano	W	PIT	LAA	6.2	7	1	1	3	6	0	59	104	2.30
J.Pettibone		PHI	NYM	6.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	58	89	4.14
W.Davis		KCR	CHW	7.0	8	2	2	2	6	0	57	107	4.96
T.Wood		CHC	HOU	6.0	5	3	3	1	5	1	54	89	2.85
J.Quintana		CHW	KCR	5.1	5	2	2	1	4	0	53	92	3.83
B.Norris		HOU	CHC	6.0	6	3	2	3	5	1	52	97	3.60
E.Volquez	L	SDP	LAD	5.2	2	5	2	7	7	1	51	108	5.67
T.Hudson	L	ATL	MIL	6.0	7	2	2	4	4	0	50	96	4.10
A.Colome		TBR	NYY	4.1	5	3	0	5	3	0	45	85	0.00
C.Sabathia	W	NYY	TBR	7.0	6	5	5	2	2	2	45	91	4.09
A.Harang		SEA	OAK	5.0	6	3	3	2	3	0	44	95	5.29
C.Kluber	W	CLE	MIN	5.2	8	3	3	1	4	2	44	100	3.68
D.Straily		OAK	SEA	3.1	6	2	2	3	5	1	42	78	5.00
S.Miller	L	STL	TEX	5.2	8	4	4	1	5	2	41	90	2.35
J.Williams	L	LAA	PIT	6.0	8	5	4	2	3	2	39	97	3.36
D.Gee		NYM	PHI	5.0	8	6	5	0	4	3	33	67	4.82
A.Webster	L	BOS	DET	4.1	8	5	5	2	5	1	30	82	11.2
D.Haren	L	WSN	COL	3.1	7	6	6	0	5	1	27	63	6.15
P.Walters	L	MIN	CLE	0.2	1	6	6	5	0	0	21	46	4.88

 

June 21st, 2013

Today's slate.

The Big Hurst - Hisashi Iwakuma

skoormit - Tim Lincecum

La Osa Rosa - Bartolo Colon

The Big Hurst: I have to, right?
La Osa Rosa: I’m going to pick Bartolo Colon because he’s big, fat, forty, and fabulous! Also, I want to root against the Beachfront Marlins.
The Big Hurst: Even if he's not playing against the Beachfront Marlins? Still, beware the tides of Marlins.
La Osa Rosa: Oh man, I got confused between the Marlins and the Mariners…
skoormit: I'm losing to you?
The Big Hurst: No kidding.  Another Lincecum sighting!!!
La Osa Rosa: Come on, those two names are very similar!!
The Big Hurst: "Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, he is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money." -John Updike

RESULTS

		Tm	Opp	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	GSc	Pit	ERA
M.Garza	W	CHC	HOU	8.0	4	1	1	2	8	1	76	98	4.25
H.Santiago	W	CHW	KCR	8.0	3	1	1	1	5	1	76	106	3.03
W.Peralta	W	MIL	ATL	7.0	2	0	0	4	4	0	73	99	5.59
S.Strasburg	W	WSN	COL	7.0	5	1	1	0	9	0	72	95	2.40
S.Kazmir	W	CLE	MIN	7.0	5	1	1	0	7	1	70	95	5.37
T.Lincecum		SFG	MIA	7.0	4	3	3	1	8	1	64	106	4.52
T.Chatwood		COL	WSN	6.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	62	97	2.22
G.Cole	W	PIT	LAA	6.1	4	2	2	1	5	1	61	88	3.44
B.Colon	W	OAK	SEA	8.0	7	3	3	2	4	1	58	97	2.93
H.Iwakuma	L	SEA	OAK	7.0	6	4	4	0	6	3	55	98	2.26
J.Hammel		BAL	TOR	6.0	4	4	4	1	7	2	54	98	5.30
D.Holland		TEX	STL	7.0	4	4	4	3	4	0	54	91	3.43
J.Teheran	L	ATL	MIL	6.1	8	2	2	0	5	1	54	99	3.32
T.Stauffer	W	SDP	LAD	4.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	52	75	3.97
D.Keuchel	L	HOU	CHC	6.0	9	3	3	1	9	3	50	92	4.25
S.Deduno	L	MIN	CLE	6.0	6	4	4	2	6	0	48	103	3.72
C.Kershaw	L	LAD	SDP	6.0	7	4	4	1	7	1	48	102	2.06
D.Phelps	W	NYY	TBR	5.2	8	2	2	1	4	0	48	102	4.01
J.Hefner	W	NYM	PHI	6.0	10	3	2	1	6	0	47	107	3.89
C.Hamels	L	PHI	NYM	6.0	7	4	4	3	5	0	44	104	4.50
R.Hernandez	L	TBR	NYY	7.0	9	5	5	0	4	1	43	93	5.14
W.Miley		ARI	CIN	4.2	5	3	3	4	5	1	43	104	4.70
J.Weaver	L	LAA	PIT	6.0	9	4	4	0	3	2	41	97	4.65
R.Nolasco		MIA	SFG	5.2	9	3	3	2	1	0	38	104	3.68
R.Dickey		TOR	BAL	6.0	7	6	6	2	5	3	37	101	5.15
J.Lester	W	BOS	DET	5.2	9	5	5	3	3	2	31	102	4.57
T.Lyons		STL	TEX	1.2	3	4	4	3	1	0	31	46	5.51
J.Guthrie	L	KCR	CHW	2.1	5	6	6	3	1	0	21	57	4.20
J.Cueto	L	CIN	ARI	4.1	11	7	7	1	3	2	15	96	3.21
D.Fister	L	DET	BOS	3.1	11	6	6	1	0	1	13	73	3.66