Fantasy Baseball @ MindSay 
I told you it would happen. Yes, admittedly, I have been somewhat lax on my reporting of anything lately, and so you have yet to hear about my fantasy team. Well, it's time.
My team (co-owned with my sissy, ET) is called the Hustlin' LadyKillers. There's a whole story there, but frankly, I just don't want to get into it....just roll with it. So far, it has been an interesting season. We are in week 5 of a 22-week season and I must say, I am content. The LadyKillers' record is 2-2, which might not seem great to all of you, but I'm okay with it. Up until last week, we were leading in total points, so it isn't our numbers, we're just losing to key opponents. We lost the first week to the only undefeated team in the league, won the next two and then lost last week to the highest weekly point total, thus far. Our two losses weren't bruisers, and we've been fairly consistent in points.
Okay, so who do we have?
Well, we have a 22-man roster and I am not listing them all here. I'll give you a couple of faves, though...Nate McLouth, OF, Pirates. He was an acquisition during the second week that we grabbed because our drafted fielders were playing a game that more closely resembled senior citizens playing softball. In need, we looked for a guy with big numbers and found McLouth. After we picked him, everyone kept saying "who?"...well they're not saying that anymore. He is the 5th ranked player overall in fantasy points and is only 14 pts behind the leader, Chase Utley (aka, The Machine).
Another fave? Tim Lincecum. Yep, he's another one...Timmy Lincecum was one of our "sleeper picks" in the draft. He is a second year starter, pitching for the Giants and doing a damn fine job of it. He is 4-0 in 5 starts and his no-decision was still a high-quality start. He's got a 1.23 ERA, a 1.40 WHIP and 36 K's. It is pretty safe to say that I heart him.
Then there is Jake Peavy (yeah, he's not bad at all), Zack Greinke (a semi-rook), Yunel Escobar (another sleeper), and D-Wright (aka The Hottest Man in Baseball-and, no, that picture doesn't do him justice) to round out my list of faves.
Guys who need to get it moving or risk being cut? Hunter Pence, Juan Pierre, Matt Kemp, and The Meltdown (aka Fausto Carmona). All quality players, just not having a great April. I am hanging on for their triumphant returns in May, but beware....no suckage allowed after the opening month.
Bottom line? Well, I love my team. I feel that we're very solid, a lot of talent across the spectrum and we'll have to just wait and see. My pitching staff makes me very happy (when they don't all decide to take a break the same week) and if my offense could just realize their true potential--then I'd say the LadyKillers will give the boys a serious run for their money.
I'm enjoying this bit of luck in Fantasy Baseball I've had. Early in a week, I'd log on and see that my fantasy team is getting hammered. I don't check the scores until the following Monday, where I find out that my team made yet another miraculous comeback.
I could kick myself right now! I'm in a fantasy baseball league, and I have Dmitri Young on my team. For those of you who know something about baseball, you can see how this is a good thing. If you don't, however, let me take a brief moment to explain it to you. On opening day, Dmitri Young hit not one, not two, but three home runs!
So right about now, you're probably thinking alright Billy, way to go! That's great for you team! And it is, or at least it would be, if it weren't for the fact that I had Dmitri Young on the bench! Oh, I thought I was gonna die when I checked my lineup and saw that I've had him on the bench since the season started! So now I'm in second to last place, when I could easily be one of the top teams! Damn!