Inside The Park Blog: Monday March 26, 2007
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by user InsideTheParkFantasy
So my bracket is totally destroyed just when I thought it was all going to go according to plan. So coming into this weekend all 8 of my Elite 8 teams were still alive, giving me full potential to be perfect (wishful thinking I know). It all started going downhill On Thursday when “I don’t know how I got here” Memphis beat Texas A&M by 1, only if Acie Law IV could make a lay-up. That loss hurt the most because I had them in the Final Four and I don’t think a lot of others did, so that was how I was going to gain any ground that I had lost. Besides that loss, that round went really well because that was the only one of my Elite 8 teams that lost so I went 7 for 8. Then Saturday came and Kansas decided to play like shit and lose to UCLA, there goes my national champion. I felt if Kansas was another team not too many people picked so if I was to call it I would most likely do well, so much for that. Then on Sunday North Carolina, the other team I had in the final, decided not to score any points for roughly have the day and get blown out in OT to Georgetown (a team I really like but thought UNC had their number). The only team I was able call correctly in the Final Four was Florida (just like the rest of the nation). So I went from going 7 for 8 to 1 for 4 and am now officially dead. That is the joy of college basketball though you never know who will win. With all my teams out I will hope to see UCLA vs. Georgetown in the final with UCLA winning so that folks don’t doubt the Pac-10.
If you have not seen the ending to the Division 2 NCAA Men’s basketball National Championship go to this link now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgsn3C3UBs. That ending was nuts, a friend told me about it then I caught it on YouTube. Where would the world be without YouTube?
So it is officially less than a week until the baseball season officially starts. YAY! I can’t wait to see how the players I have drafted in my fantasy leagues pan out.
Let’s see what happened today.
Derrek Lee continues to dominate spring training’s face. Today he went 3-5, runs, 2 rbis bringing his rbi total to 17 for spring training. O and he is hitting .500 too. All Lee owners (including myself) are hoping this rolls over to the season.
Mike Piazza hit in his 16 th run of spring training, his teammate Nick Swisher also drove in his 16 th run of spring training. If this duo continues to do well the A’s will be looking to take their division this year because you know they have the pitching to go with those bats. I think Piazza is a good fantasy option because he is C eligible but plays DH so he will not risk injury which I feel will lead him to good numbers.
Gary Sheffield stole a base, interesting.
Aubrey Huff continues to have a solid spring going 2-3 with a run. He is batting .380 in spring training so he seems to be adjusting to Balt.
Dice-K went 5 innings allowing no hits or runs, striking out 6 and walking 5. I was able to watch part of this game while I ate lunch and I think Dice-K looked good. If he can keep the strike totals high and bring the walk total down he will be a good starter. I think the K’s will remain high going into the season because batters are not use to seeing him.
Adam Wainwright continues to pitch solid and look good in spring training. Today he went 6 innings giving up 4 hits and no runs while striking out 6 and walking none. His ERA for spring training is 0.98. I would keep an eye on this kid he could prove to be a good fantasy starter.
-Erik
