Week 14: HALFWAY THERE!

Week 14 Review: We are halfway!

Can you believe it? We are halfway done with baseball’s regular season. Impressively, the Detroit Tigers have kept it going as this year’s possible team of destiny. Sure we know the names of their main hitters, like Pudge and Mags, but the Tigers have mainly done it with terrific pitching. Bonderman (Bombers), Verlander (Firebirds), and Kenny Rogers (Dingle Berries) have bolstered the Tigers and have also bolstered numerous fantasy teams.

Like the Tigers, the Bombers have their share of offense and the big names there, but it is their pitching that has been especially amazing in the 2006 Hallucination season.

I’m in the mood for gambling today. Let’s put some odds on our league teams and what they could possibly do to catch those Bombers.

1. Bombers:
Odds to win: 80% to win. Only team not to have odds against them.
Needs: Continue to dominate with pitching. Liriano, Bonderman, and Sabathia have been unstoppable for most of the season.

2. Rounders:
Odds to win: 3 to 1.
Needs: One more closer, Buehrle needs to turn it around, and 2 more POWER bats.

3. Firebirds:
Odds to win: 4 to 1.
Needs: Pitching is coming around, but strikeouts seem to be lacking for the power arms. Harden is pretty much lost at this point. Also, Holliday, Hawpe, Youkilis, and Utley need to progress from good power hitters to great power hitters.

4. Haymarket Boppa:
Odds to win: 5 to 1
Needs: Power is looking good, especially with Derek Lee now back. Now, about that starting pitching. Sheets and Prior need to get back to their former selves… If they do, you’ll be looking good.

5. Dingle Berries:
Odds to win: 6 to 1
Needs: You definitely need more power from your other hitters. Berkman is pulling his weight, but Jones, Vlad, and Burrell need to get their juice going.

6. Crazy Carl:
Odds to win: 6 to 1
Needs: You have good pitching top to bottom. In fact, lots of talent there. In fact, you got 9’s for wins and saves. That says a lot… BUT… You have just two hitters with 60 RBI… I guess that’s where you may want to bolster your team. RBI guys…

7. Sting:
Odds to win: 8 to 1
Needs: Your team just needs to get healthy. Solid pitching, solid bullpen… but injuries have sucked up your power. How about sending a closer for a power hitter?

8. Oaklyn Oddballs / NY K9’s:
Odds to win: 15 to 1
Needs: Both your teams have terrific talents. I’m not sure what went wrong, but I hope things turn out for the better. Willis, Zito, Giles, Drew… all underachieving right now.