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Location: Huntsville, Alabama

I'm a well-traveled former Army brat from New Jersey who's seen most of this country (and Canada) except the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and upper New England. I have a Bachelor's Degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Mass Comm and I'm a Democrat. (And in spite of all the mythology coming from the dark side, we're not all liberals)

Saturday, April 30, 2005

Transactions, April 29

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Tuck's Friars - Released 3rd baseman Joe Randa. Signed 3rd baseman Troy Glaus of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Dave's Diamondbacks -- Released outfielder Luis Gonzalez. Signed outfielder Garret Anderson of the Los Angeles Angels and pitcher Jon Garland of the Chicago White Sox.
Jason's Jackknives -- Placed pitcher Curt Schilling on the disabled list.
the Mesocyclones
-- Signed pitcher Mark Prior of the Chicago Cubs.

Transactions, April 30

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Jason's Jackknives -- Signed pitcher Jamie Moyer of the Seattle Mariners.

Thursday, April 28, 2005

Games of Monday, April 25

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Hi suckas,
Because there weren't enough games in the American League to count in the standings, I'm listing the points here and the breakdown. Poor Jamey Tucker. He had four of his five pitchers active that day, which helped him amass a season-high 114 points, yet they will only count in the weekly stadings.

the Cheaters (16) -- Pedro Feliz (1), Adam Dunn (15)
Dave's Diamondbacks (20) -- Ivan Rodriguez (5), Sean Casey (6), T. Iguchi (-1), Edgar Renteria (4), Raul Mondesi (-1), Luis Gonzalez (7), Horacio Ramirez (0)
Jason's Jackknives (22) -- Jason Varitek (8), Jose Vidro (7), Eric Chavez (0), Carlos Beltran (-1), J.D. Drew (8)
the Mesocyclones (54) -- Ramon Hernandez (-1), Carlos Lee (13), Marcus Giles (-2), Neifi Perez (15), Aramis Ramirez (3), Sammy Sosa (-3), Corey Patterson (-1), Mark Prior (22), Latroy Hawkins (3), Mike Wuertz (5)
the Runnin' Gunnins (0) -- Torii Hunter (-1), Andruw Jones (1)
the Russets (9) -- Joe Mauer (2), Rafael Palmeiro (-1), Jeff Kent (8), Jimmy Rollins (1), Lew Ford (-1)
the Shiznits (19) -- Javy Lopez (8), Jim Thome (2), Ken Griffey, Jr. (6), Craig Biggio (1), Kevin Gryboski (2)
Tuck's Friars (114) -- Mike Piazza (9), Paul Konerko (4), Brian Roberts (11), Miguel Tejada (2), Joe Randa (7), Shawn Green (2), Xavier Nady (2), Oliver Perez (30), Roy Oswalt (11), Javier Vazquez (29), Billy Wagner (11)

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Transactions, April 26

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Dave's Diamondbacks -- Declared inactive pitcher Jerome Williams, who was optioned to the minors by San Francisco.
the Cheaters -- Signed pitcher Jason Marquis of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Monday, April 25, 2005

Transactions, April 25

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Jason's Jackknives -- Signed shortstop Clint Barmes of the Colorado Rockies.
the Mesocyclones -- Signed shortstop Neifi Perez of the Chicago Cubs. Released pitcher Kerry Wood. Placed shortstop Nomar Garciaparra on the disabled list.
the Russets -- Placed pitcher Kaz Ishii on the disabled list.
the Cheaters -- Released pitcher Ben Sheets.

Friday, April 22, 2005

Commissioner Gimpy's Injury Report

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First of all, one acquisition was disallowed. Jason's Jackknives contract with Marco Scutaro was disallowed before he became eligible Tuesday because of a salary cap violation. Scutaro's price of $7 puts him over his team cap of $300 by $4. Scutaro would have been part of the team, but J.D. Drew became a DL acquisition the previous day. Seems Drew is doing more for his team than Scutaro would, as his performance on Wednesday would attest to.

Here's Gimpy's Injury Report:
Magglio Ordonez, Jason's Jackknives -- DL, suspected hernia
Jose Cruz, Jr., Tuck's Friars -- DL, lower back hurts
Nomar Garciaparra, the Mesocyclones -- DL, torn groin muscle. We won't see him for awhile
Carlos Zambrano, the Mesocyclones -- day-to-day, blister
Aramis Ramirez, the Mesocyclones -- day-to-day, groin
Roger Clemens, the Shiznits -- day-to-day, shrapnel. It's a tough business.
Ben Sheets, the Cheaters -- day-to-day, ear infection. Somehow attached to his arm.
Russell Branyan, the Mesocyclones -- day-to-day, shoulder pain
Kaz Ishii, the Russets -- DL, strained oblique muscle
Mike Piazza, Tuck's Friars -- day-to-day, just plain tired. So am I. Get back to work.
Kris Benson, the Runnin' Gunnins -- DL, strained pectoral muscle
Jim Thome, the Shiznits -- day-to-day, stiff back
Khalil Greene, Jason's Jackknives -- DL, fractured ring finger. Diagonal fracture of another.

Monday, April 18, 2005

Transactions, April 18

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Tuck's Friars -- Released 3rd baseman David Wright (effective April 15) and 2nd baseman Chris Burke (effective April 18). Placed outfielder Jose Cruz, Jr. on the disabled list. Signed 3rd baseman Joe Randa of the Cincinnati Reds and 2nd baseman Brian Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles, and outfielder Xavier Nady of the San Diego Padres.

Jason's Jackknives -- Placed outfielder Magglio Ordonez on the disabled list. Signed outfielder J.D. Drew of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Games of April 14

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Hello swabbies,
There weren't enough games played in the National League, Thursday, April 14, so the points will only count toward your weekly total. The breakdown:

The Cheaters (24) -- Victor Martinez, 13... Hideki Matsui, 11
Dave's Diamondbacks (36) -- Ivan Rodriguez, 7... Edgar Renteria, 16... Alex Rodriguez, 2... Ichiro Suzuki, 6... Luis Gonzalez, 5
Jason's Jackknives (30) -- Jason Varitek, 15... Mike Sweeney, 5... Jose Vidro, 5... Carlos Beltran, 5
the Mesocyclones (4) -- Sammy Sosa, 4
the Runnin' Gunnins (60) -- A.J. Pierzynski, -1... Derek Jeter, 5... Hank Blalock, -2... Torii Hunter, 3... Randy Johnson, 18... Roy Halladay, 37
the Russets (18) -- Rafael Palmeiro, 0... Adrian Beltre, -1... Lew Ford, 19
the Shiznits (15) -- Javy Lopez, 1... Craig Biggio, 5... Gary Sheffield, 9
Tuck's Friars (34) -- Mike Piazza, 0... Paul Konerko, 12... Miguel Tejada, 11... David Wright, 2... Shawn Green, 3... Javier Vazquez, 6

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Transactions, April 14

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Dave's Diamondbacks -- Released outfielder J.D. Drew. Signed outfielder Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Transactions, April 6

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the Runnin' Gunnins - Placed pitcher Kris Benson on the disabled list. Signed pitcher Jeremy Bonderman of the Detroit Tigers.

Monday, April 04, 2005

Sugar Free Fantasy Baseball League, April 3

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There was only one game, so it will only count in the week's standings, but here were the results:

The Cheaters: 17 (Hideki Matsui, 17)
Dave's Diamondbacks: 4 (Alex Rodriguez 5, Edgar Renteria -1)
the Runnin' Gunnins: 30 (Randy Johnson 20, Derek Jeter 9)
the Shiznits: 9 (Gary Sheffield, 9)

If you weren't listed, your guys didn't see action Sunday.

Transactions, April 4

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the Mesocyclones -- Signed pitcher Michael Wuertz of the Chicago Cubs
the Shiznits -- Released pitcher Danny Graves due to a rules violation. Signed pitcher Kevin Gryboski of the Atlanta Braves.