Week 1 Studs and Duds

Hardcore Studs and Duds

Each week we will take a look back at the previous week’s games and see who helped their team and who forgot to show up.

The Duds

5. Chris Iannetta (C) Viagra Falls Snake Charmers – 1/14, 1 Run, 1 Home Run, 1 RBI, .071 Avg

4. Ramon Hernandez (C) 2 Piece and a Biscuit – 1/15, 0 Runs, 0 Home Runs, 2 RBI’s, 067 Avg

3. Cliff Lee (SP) Lousy Street Weasels – 10.0 Innings, 17 Hits, 11 Earned Runs, 5 BB, 10 K’s, 9.90 ERA

2. Chien-Ming Wang (SP) 2 Piece and a Biscuit – 3.2 Innings, 9 Hits, 7 Earned Runs, 5 BB, 0 K’s, 17.18 ERA

1. Chris Davis (1B) Thunder Guts – 1/22, 3 Runs, 0 Home Runs, 0 RBI’s .045 Avg

The Studs

5. Albert Pujols (1B) Thunder Guts – 7 Runs, 3 Home Runs, 9 RBI’s, 6 BB’s, .375 Avg

4. Nick Swisher (LF) Channel 4 News Team – 7 Runs, 2 Home Runs, 9 RBI’s, 3 BB’s, .471 Avg

3. Miguel Cabrera (1B) James Madison Gang – 5 Runs, 3 Home Runs, 10 RBI’s, 4 BB’s, .520 Avg

2. Josh Johnson (SP) Viagra Falls Snake Charmers – 15.2 IP, 1 ER, 1 BB, 15 K’s, 2 Wins, .57 ERA

1. Evan Longoria (3B) Uncle Teddy and the Revolution – 5 Runs, 5 Home Runs, 10 RBI’s, 1 SB, .481 Avg

Week 2 Transactions

Channel Four News Team

Signs: Randy Winn (Cap + $250,000)

Demotes: Tommy Hanson to AAA

Releases: Brett Lawrie

Viagra Falls Snake Charmers

Signs: Kyle Davies (Cap + $250,000)

Dustin McGowan to DL

2 Piece and a Biscuit

Signs: Kelvim Escobar (Cap + $250,000)

Releases: Chien Ming-Wang

2 Piece and a Biscuit

Signs: Kyle Lohse (Cap + $500,000)

Kelvim Escobar to DL

Channel Four News Team

Signs: Ryan Spilborghs (Cap + $250,000)

Open Slot from Milledge Trade

Uncle Teddy and the Revolution

Signs: Aaron Heilman (Cap + $250,000)

Brandon Webb to DL

Uncle Teddy and the Revolution

Signs: Octavio Dotel (Cap + $250,000)

John Smoltz to DL

Death Ro

Signs: Paul Konerko (Cap + $250,000)

Daisuke Matsuzaka to DL

Trade Announcement

Channel Four News Team (Cap - $1,250,000)have agreed to send Lastings Milledge ($1,500,000, 2) and $250,000 to the James Madison Gange (Cap + $1,250,000)in exchange for Jose Tabata (0, R-0)

Week 2 Projections

Well, I have improved since last week, but missed just about every batting average matchup. That should be the easiest to hit.

Matchup 1

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Thomas

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Matt

X

X

X

X

4

Tie

0

Matchup 2

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Ben

X

X

X

X

X

5

Tony

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

Tie

0

Matchup 3

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Scott

X

X

X

X

X

5

Justin

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

Tie

X

1

Matchup 4

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

David

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

Josh

X

X

X

X

4

Tie

X

1

Matchup 5

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Andrew

X

X

X

X

4

Shaun

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Tie

0

Week 1

Stat

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Final

2.0/5.0

4.5/5.0

4.0/5.0

4.0/5.0

1.0/5.0

2.0/5.0

4.0/5.0

4/5.0

4/5.0

4/5.0

2.0/5.0

4.0/5.0

3.3/5.0

Percent

40%

90%

80%

80%

20%

40%

80%

80%

80%

80%

40%

80%

66%

HCL Retired Numbers

Nick Adenhart, #34, retired by the James Madison Gang

Week 1 Transactions

Death Ro

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Adam Lind

Release: Kevin Kouzmanoff

The Lousy Street Weasels

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Emilio Bonafacio

Release: Manny Delcarmen

Viagra Falls Snake Charmers

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Edwin Jackson

To DL: Ervin Santana

Death Ro

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Fernando Rodney

To DL: Joe Mauer

Trade Announcement

The Lousy Street Weasels (Cap + $500,000)have agreed to send Carlos Guillen ($1,250,000) to the Channel Four News Team (Cap - $500,000)in exchange for Jonathan Broxton ($1,750,000).

Week 1 Projections

Well...it could have been worse. I am just happy that I ended up above 50%. I don't want to use ties as a crutch, so I will only project ties for saves and holds from now on.

Matchup 1

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Tony

X

X

X

3

Thomas

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Tie

X

1

Matchup 2

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Ben

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

Scott

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

Tie

0

Matchup 3

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Matt

X

X

2

David

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Tie

X

X

2

Matchup 4

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Justin

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

Andrew

X

X

X

X

X

5

Tie

X

1

Matchup 5

Owner

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Josh

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

Shaun

X

X

X

X

4

Tie

X

X

2

Week 1

Stat

Runs

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

OBP

W

SO

SV

Hold

ERA

WHIP

Final

Final

3.0/5.0

3.5/5.0

4.0/5.0

4.0/5.0

3.0/5.0

3.0/5.0

3.0/5.0

2.5/5.0

2.5/5.0

4.5/5.0

3.0/5.0

2.0/5.0

3.2/5.0

Percent

60%

70%

80%

80%

60%

60%

60%

50%

50%

90%

60%

40%

63%

2009 PreSeason Transactions

Viagra Falls Snake Charmers

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Chris Duncan to AAA

Release: Mitchell Boggs

James Madison Gang

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Brandon Morrow

Release: Yuki Saito

James Madison Gang

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Rafael Betancourt

Release: Hank Conger

Jeremy Bonderman ($6,000,000) sent to AAA, cleared waivers

2 Piece and a Biscuit

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Ramon Hernandez

Release: Jeremy Sowers

Pedro Martinez ($1,750,000) sent to AAA, cleared waivers

Channel Four News Team

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Rafael Soriano

Release: Brandon Wood

James Madison Gang

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Todd Helton

DL: Joel Zumaya

Uncle Teddy and the Revolution

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Jake McGee

Release: Juan Pierre

Uncle Teddy and the Revolution

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: John Smoltz

Release: Ryan Kalish

Death Ro

(Cap + $250,000)

Sign: Scott Downs

DL: Rich Hill

HCL 2009 Preview - 10 Questions (#9)

We continue our previews with the ninth place team in last year's Hardcore League:

The Lousy Street Weasels - The Weasels went into 2008 with ace Chris Carpenter out of action and nothing seemed to go right after that. The organization is moving on to 2009 with a big roster to fill, but a ton of money to spend. Our question is: How Big Do the Weasels Go?

LSW will have the most money to spend at the Hardcore Draft two weeks from now. Sources say they'll be targeting the cream of the crop free agents, hoping to vault them from the bottom of the '07 and '08 standings, and up to championship contention in '09. With over $10 million more to spend than the next club, the Weasels can virtually bring in anyone they want.

Outfielders Vernon Wells and Jason Bay lead the club, with Geovany Soto and Ian Stewart's bats will be needed to contribute once again. Joe Nathan and Francisco Liriano are the pitching staff right now, so they will be joined by a crop of new faces come March 21st.

The main thing Weasels fans are excited about are the prospects. Colby Rasmus is on the verge of making an impact for the big league club. Jason Heyward received a hefty contract last year, and though he's a year or two away from contributing, he's one of the top prospects on the planet. And future softball hall of famers Eric Hosmer and Yonder Alonso are also lurking. Give them a couple years and they will be hitting bombs for the Weasels at will.

Fun Fact: After starting out strong (31-27-2) in the first five weeks, the Weasels ended the season in a September funk (15-32-1).