The Syndicate

San Francisco with 9 runs tonight. So far so good.

But man do I hate rooting against the Reds.

It only took one day for me to regret my decision. It took two days for me to hate myself for making that decision.

Ah well, there's plenty of baseball left.

Now I'm just pissed off about these Mets. Seriously?

G-Man wrote:Now I'm just pissed off about these Mets. Seriously?

Welcome to my life

And now I have a much better understanding of what it's like to be a Mets fan. Hate 'em one day and love 'em the next. Good grief.

My life is a Roller Coaster

S~V~S wrote:My life is a Roller Coaster

My condolences.

About that baseball that was stuck under the fence...

Okay, here are the mid-week scores as of this morning. It's been a pretty light week for a number of teams.

1. Sloonei (25 runs)
2. Draconus (22 runs)
2. Metalmarsh89 (22 runs)
4. G-Man (13 runs)
5. Turnip Head (12 runs)
6. Epignosis (10 runs)
6. MovingPictures07 (10 runs)
6. Russtifinko (10 runs)
6. S~V~S (10 runs)
10. birdwithteeth11 (9 runs)
11. AllAlongTheBoardwork (5 runs)
11. JaggedJimmyJay (5 runs)
11. Spacedaisy (5 runs)


And it's selection time again. Since we had an incident last week, I'm not going to hide the pick chart in spoiler tags anymore.

G-Man wrote:Okay, here are the mid-week scores as of this morning. It's been a pretty light week for a number of teams.

The dog days of summer must already be here.

It seems my luck has run out with Baltimore.

I'm glad no one had the Rockies this week. 17 runs last night. Yeesh!

Week 6: Pittsburgh Pirates

Draconus wrote:I'm glad no one had the Rockies this week. 17 runs last night. Yeesh!

I'm also glad that pitching doesn't matter in this fantasy league.

Colorade Rockies this week, please

I'll take the Pirates!

Arizona Diamondbacks for me!

If you'll accept my late submission, I'll also take the Arizona Diamondbacks.

If I can still submit mine, I'll go with the Reds this week. So sorry for the delay!

I can accept Metalmarsh's since it came in before the games started today. I did that before for someone by PM. I'm sorry, Draconus, but I can't accept your pick. I hope you understand.

I will post the scores later tonight for Week 5. Right now I've get to get to Mother's Day part 2.

I picked the Astros this week and they're off to a decent start.

Sloonei wrote:I picked the Astros this week and they're off to a decent start.

Me too. I hope you're not being sarcastic.

5 runs today is better than 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Jose Altuve stole 3 bases and saved my fantasy team's week at the last second. He's been my guiding light all season long.

No scores will be posted tonight. Sorry, but I need to go to bed.

G-Man wrote:I can accept Metalmarsh's since it came in before the games started today. I did that before for someone by PM. I'm sorry, Draconus, but I can't accept your pick. I hope you understand.

I will post the scores later tonight for Week 5. Right now I've get to get to Mother's Day part 2.

I understand completely! No worries. I was insanely busy at work last week (even through the weekend) and that's all my mind could focus on. Sorry for missing out again!

A reminder of our Week 5 picks:

AllAlongTheBoardwork- BALTIMORE ORIOLES*
birdwithteeth11- DETROIT TIGERS**
Draconus- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Epignosis- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
G-Man- NEW YORK METS
JaggedJimmyJay- BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Metalmarsh89- SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
MovingPictures07- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Russtifinko- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS*
S~V~S- PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Sloonei- LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Spacedaisy- BALTIMORE ORIOLES*
Turnip Head- CLEVELAND INDIANS*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)
**=Player requested a team they already used this season. Additional time was given for an alternate selection but none was given, leading to randomization.


WEEK 5 SCORES:
1. Draconus (37 runs)
1. Metalmarsh89 (37 runs)
3. Sloonei (29 runs)
4. Turnip Head (28 runs)
5. G-Man (22 runs)
6. Epignosis (21 runs)
6. MovingPictures07 (21 runs)
6. Russtifinko (21 runs)
9. birdwithteeth11 (19 runs)
10. S~V~S (18 runs)
11. AllAlongTheBoardwork (15 runs)
11. JaggedJimmyJay (15 runs)
11. Spacedaisy (15 runs)


OVERALL SCORES:
1. Metalmarsh89 (174 runs)
2. JaggedJimmyJay (158 runs)
3. S~V~S (157 runs)
4. Draconus (146 runs)
5. G-Man (133 runs)
5. Sloonei (133 runs)
7. Turnip Head (130 runs)
8. birdwithteeth11 (129 runs)
9. Epignosis (126 runs)
10. Spacedaisy (125 runs)
11. MovingPictures07 (118 runs)
12. Russtifinko (114 runs)
13. AllAlongTheBoardwork (100 runs)

I am not doing well. Lol.

Then this happened:



Wow. this is the real deal. Screw the DH rule, this is a ball player.

Were the Week 6 picks posted anywhere? I don't know what team I have.

Death to the American League

I should have looked at the Astros' schedule before picking them. They have a 4-game series against the Sox this weekend. I don't wanna have to root for that. I hope I finish in last place this week.

Speaking of which, did anyone pick the (Red) Sox this week? Because wow

Hey all, sorry about disappearing on you guys like that. When I haven't been reading mafia threads or busy at home with the kids or watching hockey, I've been sleeping. Here are this week's team selections:

AllAlongTheBoardwalk - CLEVELAND INDIANS*
birdwithteeth11- WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Draconus- ATLANTA BRAVES*
Epignosis- HOUSTON ASTROS
G-Man- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
JaggedJimmyJay- PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Metalmarsh89- ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
MovingPictures07- PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Russtifinko- SEATTLE MARINERS*
S~V~S- COLORADO ROCKIES
Sloonei- HOUSTON ASTROS
Spacedaisy- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS*
Turnip Head- ATLANTA BRAVES*

*= Randomly Selected Team (player did not pick in time)


And here's how we're doing so far this week:

1. G-Man (27 runs)
1. Metalmarsh89 (27 runs)
3. Russtifinko (18 runs)
3. Spacedaisy (18 runs)
5. Epignosis (17 runs)
5. JaggedJimmyJay (17 runs)
5. MovingPictures07 (17 runs)
5. Sloonei (17 runs)
9. S~V~S (16 runs)
10. birdwithteeth11 (15 runs)
11. AllAlongTheBoardwork (13 runs)
12. Draconus (10 runs)
12. Turnip Head (10 runs)

I'll send out a selection reminder email tonight at some point.

So what is with the Braves this year? Man, they stink!

Here is the selection chart. Start thinking about your Week 7 picks!

AZ Diamondbacks, please.

Sloonei wrote:Speaking of which, did anyone pick the (Red) Sox this week? Because wow

I know right?

How has nobody else selected them this season? 51 runs so far this week, going 14/13/13/11.

Week 7 pick: Boston Red Sox

Is Week 7 the Week of the Red Sox? I'm picking them too.

I guess this isn't a terrible week to have the Braves. They already have more runs than they scored last week. Lol.

Week 7 pick: Cincinnati Reds.

I'll take the Cleveland Indians for week 7.

I'll go with the Cleveland Indians for Week 7

I'll take the St. Louis Cardinals (sorry for being late again).

I already had mine in, the Diamondbacks.

Yep, I got your and several others. The dealine has passed. I'm going to do the randomizing right now. I'll try to get stuff posted today so you're all not kept wondering like last week.

S~V~S wrote:I already had mine in, the Diamondbacks.

LOL for whatever reason when I quickly read this I thought you called them the Diamondsucks.

Sorry all, the baby's sick and we're on constant snot-sucking detail to keep her breathing well enough to sleep. I'll post everything tomorrow evening.

MovingPictures07 wrote:I'll take the Cleveland Indians for week 7.

TONIGHT IS ALL YOUR FAULT! ALLLLLLLL YOURRRRRR FAULLLLLLT!!! :P

I just did the math. At this point, if our bullpen doesn't give up any more runs after that 3-run homer, their overall ERA will go down!

*Sobs into a lasagna*

Edit: Literally gave up another 2-run homer as I was typing this. Man, 2020 can't come soon enough for the Reds.

Sobbing into a lasagna is pretty srs.