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Midseason review- Midwest Pimps Fantasy Baseball League
Friday, September 15, 2006
Setting the Odds:
Alright, alright, so I was way off in a lot of my All-star break predictions, but at the time, things were so even, it was a crapshoot… Ed just passed Trotter into the depths of 11th place, Hoops will most definitely not make top 5, and Jon Heupel is currently (!) in first place. I did not foresee any of this. But that certainly won’t stop me from making any further predictions. Here then are my odds for who will win the Midwest Pimps Championship with about 2 weeks left in the season.
Shizzy: 1000: 1 – Not a chance.
Cliff Lewton AKA Wheatland NWA: 100: 1 – Very Unlikely
-With Cliff’s big 3 of Roy Halladay, Curt Schilling, and Andy Pettitte all out with injuries, his pitching staff is being held together with kite string and paper mache right now. Derek Lowe, Brad Penny will have come up with some CGSO’s for Cliff to have a remote chance.
Tim AKA Waivers: 25:1 – Probably not.
A couple months ago, Tim looked like the favorite but his pitching staff, besides Jered Weaver hasn’t done a whole lot in the second half. The Rocket can’t get any run support again, Jason Schmidt is hurting again, and Josh Beckett mysteriously sucks. Tim’s offense is good, but with David Ortiz in pout mode, it’s not likely to pick it up much more.
Brian Miller AKA Miller’s Thrillers: 5:1 Ehh, possibly.
It hasn’t been the best of weeks for Miller’s Thrillers, whose inability to switch his lineup a few nights ago cost him at least 100 points, and maybe the championship. His final hope probably was gone after Liriano grabbed his elbow after 2 1/3 innings on Wednesday. As it is, Miller’s pitching has still been hot, and his young gun offense is smoking with Jose Reyes, Carl Crawford and crew (Robinson Cano has been out of his mind lately also), so I can’t completely rule Miller out.
Ryan Lutz AKA Lil Bastards- 2:1 Pretty decent chance.
If Lutz wins the championship, it will because of his prolific offense carried by Pujols, Nomar, Vernon Wells and crew. With the Cardinals still in must win mode, I’m literally frightened of what Pujols is capable of from here on out. The second reason Lutz could win is because of Oswalt, who is about the only player performing for the Astros right now. Bonderman, Zito and Brett Myers have been up and down, we’ll see how they do in the final two weeks.
Jon Heupel AKA In Dusty We Trusty- 1:2 Very good chance.
Speaking of scary, Heupel’s pitching has averaged somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 points a game in the past week and a half and has launched him to the top spot faster than you can say Anibal Sanchez. His old school slugger crew of Barry Bonds and Frank Thomas have also been on fire. If Heupel wasn’t out of relief games, I’d hand him the title right now, but as it is..it’s going to be very close. Could he pull off the greatest comeback in Midwest Pimps history?*
(*Not hyperbole as is usually the case. I swear.)
Ryan Smith AKA Dr. D. - 1:3 Favorite.
Yeah, I know. I’m picking me again. But if you look at the averages, they play out in my favor. And I have Cy Johan. If Manny and Papelbon and the rest of my Red Sox posse hadn’t have been destroyed in one foul swoop, it might be a more certain win. I’ll toss out a number and say I beat Heupel by 20 points on the last day and Lutz by 50.
Alright, alright, so I was way off in a lot of my All-star break predictions, but at the time, things were so even, it was a crapshoot… Ed just passed Trotter into the depths of 11th place, Hoops will most definitely not make top 5, and Jon Heupel is currently (!) in first place. I did not foresee any of this. But that certainly won’t stop me from making any further predictions. Here then are my odds for who will win the Midwest Pimps Championship with about 2 weeks left in the season.
Shizzy: 1000: 1 – Not a chance.
Cliff Lewton AKA Wheatland NWA: 100: 1 – Very Unlikely
-With Cliff’s big 3 of Roy Halladay, Curt Schilling, and Andy Pettitte all out with injuries, his pitching staff is being held together with kite string and paper mache right now. Derek Lowe, Brad Penny will have come up with some CGSO’s for Cliff to have a remote chance.
Tim AKA Waivers: 25:1 – Probably not.
A couple months ago, Tim looked like the favorite but his pitching staff, besides Jered Weaver hasn’t done a whole lot in the second half. The Rocket can’t get any run support again, Jason Schmidt is hurting again, and Josh Beckett mysteriously sucks. Tim’s offense is good, but with David Ortiz in pout mode, it’s not likely to pick it up much more.
Brian Miller AKA Miller’s Thrillers: 5:1 Ehh, possibly.
It hasn’t been the best of weeks for Miller’s Thrillers, whose inability to switch his lineup a few nights ago cost him at least 100 points, and maybe the championship. His final hope probably was gone after Liriano grabbed his elbow after 2 1/3 innings on Wednesday. As it is, Miller’s pitching has still been hot, and his young gun offense is smoking with Jose Reyes, Carl Crawford and crew (Robinson Cano has been out of his mind lately also), so I can’t completely rule Miller out.
Ryan Lutz AKA Lil Bastards- 2:1 Pretty decent chance.
If Lutz wins the championship, it will because of his prolific offense carried by Pujols, Nomar, Vernon Wells and crew. With the Cardinals still in must win mode, I’m literally frightened of what Pujols is capable of from here on out. The second reason Lutz could win is because of Oswalt, who is about the only player performing for the Astros right now. Bonderman, Zito and Brett Myers have been up and down, we’ll see how they do in the final two weeks.
Jon Heupel AKA In Dusty We Trusty- 1:2 Very good chance.
Speaking of scary, Heupel’s pitching has averaged somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 points a game in the past week and a half and has launched him to the top spot faster than you can say Anibal Sanchez. His old school slugger crew of Barry Bonds and Frank Thomas have also been on fire. If Heupel wasn’t out of relief games, I’d hand him the title right now, but as it is..it’s going to be very close. Could he pull off the greatest comeback in Midwest Pimps history?*
(*Not hyperbole as is usually the case. I swear.)
Ryan Smith AKA Dr. D. - 1:3 Favorite.
Yeah, I know. I’m picking me again. But if you look at the averages, they play out in my favor. And I have Cy Johan. If Manny and Papelbon and the rest of my Red Sox posse hadn’t have been destroyed in one foul swoop, it might be a more certain win. I’ll toss out a number and say I beat Heupel by 20 points on the last day and Lutz by 50.
