I am in a head-to-head points league with some of my buddies from school and each week you set your lineup meaning each week I have to look at my team and decide which pitchers to pitch. Now usually its a relatively easy decision, I go with the 4 closers I have and the pitchers that are scheduled to make 2 starts during the week. However, since it was a shortened week and the closers had less of a chance to get saves while every starter was scheduled to pitch there was more upside in going with the starters. So as the roster moves needed to be created I looked at the sunday starters and had to choose between Brad Penny and Dave Bush. While this might seem like an easy selection considering Penny started the all-star game and Dave Bush is mid-rotation starter for the Brewers to me it wasn't the easiest of decisions. While I like Penny, obviously I drafted him, I think he is a bit overrated and he was facing the Cardinals while Bush who has been underrated and would have more wins if Turnbow hadn't been such a douche bag would have a better record and he was facing the Diamondbacks. I flip-flopped about 4 times before I settled on Penny, I mean he was the starter of the all-star game he shouldn't get rocked right? Wrong, I lost by 10 points, 10 points that Bush got because he got the victory while Penny got lit up. Damn it.
The worst part about it was that my most reliable pitcher, and man-crush, Scott Kazmir was scheduled to throw on Sunday and easily would have gotten me ten points but he got pushed back because of a stiff friggin neck. What kind of miserable luck is that? Scott by a temperpedic mattress.
The worst part about it was that my most reliable pitcher, and man-crush, Scott Kazmir was scheduled to throw on Sunday and easily would have gotten me ten points but he got pushed back because of a stiff friggin neck. What kind of miserable luck is that? Scott by a temperpedic mattress.
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