Get’cha Head in the Game, Week 1
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Our third season of fantasy baseball is under way, and I’m already noticing a common theme from previous years. It’s become a tradition for Team Yankeehater to get destroyed by Less than Zero in week one. It happens every year. Ugh!
Secondly, the damn Love Boat Captains always assemble a solid team and proceed to mow down the entire league. She’s on her way again.
Thirdly, Team Boston Badboys will score a million points one week, followed by a week where he barely cracks double digits.
And finally, Rays those Cowbells drafts a good team, only to have his players start dropping like flies to the injury bug.
One thing that promises to change this year: Team Yankeehater doesn’t plan on losing in the finals. Consider yourselves warned.
It’s early, but here are your thefoulline.com power rankings:
- Love Boat Captains
She’s not ranked #1 just because she’s the defending league champion. She’s #1 because she’s assembled a tough team from top to bottom. Not to mention, she may be the toughest trade negotiator in the league. Rays those Cowbells is going to have bad dreams about his LBC matchup next week… again. - Less Than Zero
Halladay, Lester, Youk, Teixiera, McCann, Cano… a murderer’s row of fantasy excellence. LTZ drafts his ass off every year. Let’s see if he makes improvements during the season to go deep into the playoffs. - Boston Badboys
The BBBs put up a ton of points this week and are worthy of a 3rd place ranking… for now. But I guarantee Vernon Wells will not hit 36 points again this season, and that shaky starting pitching will catch up to him. I predict that the Badboys will be watching the playoffs again this year. - Team One
This autodrafted team loaded up on starting pitching and it’s paying off for him in a big way. I’m not sure he’ll rank this high all year — he has a few glaring holes in his lineup. But as I think we all know, pitching wins ball games, even in the fantasy world. - chefdick
Any team that has Albert Pujols on it has to be in the top five. Add Evan Longoria, Matt Kemp, and Kendry Morales, and you have a team that will be tough every week. The chef may have cooked up a stinker this week, but I don’t think anyone will be looking forward to playing him this year. - the Haitian Hammer
At the time I’m writing this, Team HH is in a dogfight with his brother-in-law. This is another team that’s loaded with starting pitching. I’m just not sure I would count on a lineup that features an infield consisting of Dan Uggla, Orlando Cabrera, and Chipper Jones. He definitely has the trade chips if he’s looking to improve. - RedRays
This team every year is like the little engine that could. He puts together a team of good, not great, players and competes his butt off every year. Team RedRays has a knack for finding the diamond in the rough. I’m sure he’ll kick my butt in week two. - Rays Those Cowbells
I could have put RTC anywhere from 5-8 in the rankings. I decided on 8 due to the fact that he has the defending champion LBCs in week two and could be staring at a 0-2 hole to start the year. But with good pitching, above-average hitters, and a willingness to deal to make his team better, Dan won’t be in the 8-hole much longer. - unsportsmanMike
Another victim of the dreaded autodraft. Team UM includes some above-average pitching led by King Felix, but his closer situation is god-awful. Mike took a big step forward today by picking up Trevor Hoffman from the Badboys. This team just doesn’t strike a lot of fear in me. But unsportsmanlikeMike is new to the league and a serious wildcard, so we’ll see how he responds to his week-one shellacking. - Yankeehaters
The no-brainer of the week. My team sucks. I have a million pitchers, and they all stunk it up this week. Is it possible for them ever to get their stuff together?? Who knows? Maybe I should make another trade??
23 weeks and counting until the playoffs. Good luck everyone!
April 11th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
HEY MR YANKEEHATER THE BOSTON BAD ASS BOYS WILL NOT FALL BE HIND THIS YEAR,,,I HOPE YOU LIKE THE DARK CAUSE YOU LOOK GOOD IN THE CELLAR ha
April 11th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
You heard it here first, in an upset, I am going to FINALLY beat the Love Boat Captains! Right it down!!
April 11th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Yeah…I don’t really think that’s gonna happen.
April 11th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
You wait and see, just when im counted out, I will rise. You heard it here first.
April 12th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
fair power rankings. but why do i feel like you put urself last to not make me feel bad, dave?lol
April 12th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Mike my team is in disarray! If there was 11th place I would have put myself there
April 12th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
First Blockbuster of the year! Nice deal guys.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
haha its all good. props on the power ranking dave. looks like it took some time.
April 13th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Man!! I just had this crazy nightmare where I traded the best SS in baseball for a guy that’s gonna be my utility guy. I wouldn’t be that dumb..rightt??
April 13th, 2010 at 11:32 am
If it makes you feel better, you could put Howard at first and slot Gonzalez at Utility?
April 13th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
nothing wrong with an extra 40-50 dingers coming from your utility man
April 16th, 2010 at 8:27 am
I don’t know if it’s possible to have an “upset” when it’s only the second week of the season…BUT! it looks like Rays those Cowbells is poised to take down the defending champion LBC’s this week!!!
April 16th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Dave if you will refer to the 2nd comment on this post you will see. Im winning and Sabathia, Greinke and Carpenter havent even thrown a pitch yet! I like my chances.
April 18th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
how about those boston bad boys no shorstop or second base man and mr wells well he is still hot lots of players getting hurt early sort of sucks,, can not wait for next wee
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