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October 18, 2007
MLB Disabled List Competition Final Results: After some seriously antiquated stat checking and hand calculating, the results are in for the first (and last?) ever SpoFi MLB disabled list fantasy extravaganza.
Congrats to YukonGold, whose inspired picks of Pavano and Baldelli were enough to push him over the edge. Also, a note on scoring -- this only counts days missed on the DL. As many teams don't use the DL in September due to expanded rosters, certain players who were shut down early didn't earn DL days for September, while others who were shut down earlier and slopped over through the end of the year got credit for September. In terms of the DL MVP, it probably goes without saying that Pavano takes the cake, considering that he actually had to muster the courage to pitch at least one game prior to going on the DL in order for his stats to count. Way to go, Carl!!! P.S. -- Sorry, I don't do tables.
posted by holden at 07:45 PM on October 18, 2007
Holden, you totally rule for compiling all these. Congrats to the Golden Yukon for a golden performance. I knew Carl Pavano would come through!!!
posted by lil_brown_bat at 12:42 PM on October 19, 2007
Also, Yukon -- Piazza is now basically a DH with the A's, although most fantasy leagues count him as a catcher as well, so we'll count him as a catcher for purposes of this league. (Not sure if the DH thing and the corresponding changed injury profile makes you want to change your pick, but just thought I'd point it out.) Shouldn't have gone back on the Piazza pick. How many days was that - had to be close to 100.
posted by YukonGold at 12:47 PM on October 19, 2007
I think the big surprises to me were Griffey at 0 (he was shut down in September, but not put on the DL) and David Wells as 0 (granted, he was released in there, but not due to injury -- he just flat sucked). dfleming got screwed on two players that might otherwise have helped him make up the small difference between him and Yukon -- Corey Koskie missed the whole year to injury (ineligible for no stint on the active list) and Todd Greene never made it up to the majors. Likewise, lbb lost a potential treasure trove of points on account of Nick Johnson never making a token appearance.
posted by holden at 01:48 PM on October 19, 2007
We have to do this again next year.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 06:58 AM on October 20, 2007
Shouldn't have gone back on the Piazza pick. How many days was that - had to be close to 100. I've got Piazza down for 77 -- so it would have been a more comfortable margin of victory, for sure.
posted by holden at 02:48 PM on October 21, 2007
YukonGold -- Gold Medal C: Rodriguez (DET) 0 days 1B: Garciaparra (LAD) 21 days 2B: Kent (LAD) 0 days 3B: Jones (ATL) 15 days SS: Uribe (CHW) 0 days LF: Bonds (SF) 0 days CF: Baldelli (TB) 136 days RF: Kearns (WAS) 0 days SP: Pavano (NYY) 166 days RP: Dotel (KC) 40 days _________________ Total: 378 days dfleming -- Silver Medal C - Todd Greene (SD) 0 days 1B - Mike Sweeney (KC) 74 days 2B - Jose Vidro (SEA) 0 days SS - Bobby Crosby (OAK) 67 days 3B - Corey Koskie (MIL) 0 days RF - Ken Griffey Jr. (CIN) 0 days CF - Dave Roberts (SD) 29 days LF - Reggie Sanders (KC) 132 days SP - David Wells (SD) 0 days RP - Vincent Zambrano (TOR) 59 days _________________ Total: 361 days (credit given for Vincent’s evil twin brother Victor) lbb -- Bronze Medal C: Yorvit Torrealba (COL) 0 days 1B: Nick Johnson (WAS) 0 days 2B: Brian Roberts (BAL) 0 days 3B: Chipper Jones (ATL) 15 days SS: Bobby Crosby (OAK) 67 days LF: Manny Ramirez (BOS) 0 days CF: Jim Edmonds (STL) 31 days RF: J.D. Drew (BOS) 0 days SP: Carl Pavano (NYY) 166 days RP: Brian Bruney (NYY) 0 days _________________ Total: 279 days The_Black_Hand -- Participant Ribbon C: Jason Varitek (BOS) 0 days 1B: Nomar Garciaparra (LAD) 21 days 2B: Ray Durham (SF) 0 days 3B: Scott Rolen (STL) 30 days SS: Khalil Greene (SD) 0 days LF: Barry Bonds (SF) 0 days CF: Jim Edmonds (STL) 31 days RF: Bobby Abreu (NYY) 0 days SP: Ben Sheets (MIL) 44 days RP: Eric Gagne (TEX) 15 days _________________ Total: 141 days holden -- The Costanza C: Paul LoDuca (NYM) 15 days 1B: Todd Helton (COL) 0 days 2B: Ray Durham (SF) 0 days 3B: Troy Glaus (TOR) 31 days SS: Khalil Greene (SD) 0 days LF: Garrett Anderson (LAA) 45 days CF: Mark Kotsay (OAK) 44 days RF: Ken Griffey, Jr. (CIN) 0 days SP: David Wells (SD) 0 days RP: J.J. Putz (SEA) 0 days _________________ Total: 135 days