The igniter remix

by Grady Clapp on Jan 10, 2009 11:12 AM PST

Ballgame to KC!

"He's an on-base guy, a speed-type player and a hustler," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. "He's a Craig Counsell-type who really plays hard, hustles and knows how to play."

Bloomquist is regarded as an "igniter" who is also well-regarded for his leadership abilities. Moore said his best positions are second base and center field.

I can't stop laughing.

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I've been dreaming of this day for half a decade

by Jo-Jo on Jan 10, 2009 6:05 PM PST reply actions

Me too

Now I don’t have to listen to moron fans talk about how awesome he is anymore.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 10, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions

I have no issue with WFB as a reserve outfield

And even at 2 yrs/3 mil with KC, there are more overpaid players out there.

But an “on-base guy”? He did .279/.377/.285, and this was one of his better years. Sure, he does some fun things on base, but so does my fantasy SB hero Scott Podsednik. And he’s currently bouncing around in the minors.

by Grady Clapp on Jan 10, 2009 9:42 PM PST reply actions

Speaking of fantasy baseball

We should start a CougCenter baseball rotisserie league. Who’s with me?

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 11, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions

Oh, and the only reason there are more overpaid players out there

Is because there are bigger idiots with bigger wallets out there. As the guys at USSM like to say, you can get WFB’s production out of 200 different minor leaguers who will play for the league minimum.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 11, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions

I'd do it

I’m trying to regain the form of my 2007 championship team. And I do like roto because there’s less dumb luck involved compared to h2h.

by Grady Clapp on Jan 11, 2009 8:33 PM PST up reply actions

I agree

Better true measure of how a team performed. Although, true stat heads will tell you that having a league based on arbitrary measures such as batting average, hits, ERA and WHIP — which are heavily dependent on defense and luck — is dumb in any form. But I don’t care. I like it.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 11, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions

I lost a championship tiebreak once

because Yahoo used ERA as the default tie-break.

It still hurts.

by Grady Clapp on Jan 16, 2009 6:02 PM PST up reply actions

by Jeff Nusser on Jan 17, 2009 9:24 AM PST up reply actions

He's a "speed-type player"

not an actual fast player, like Ichiro, he’s just the type that would do well if he had speed. Oh, and power, also an arm. If he had those things, he would be a good player.

by Craig Powers on Jan 19, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions