The 2016 EWB Baseball League Thread

[thatshortguy]

Still a bit too early to outright drop someone like Joey Votto, but I would entertain scuttlebutt of the trading variety.

Edit:  lol, no matter who I start at second, the person benched has a monster game.  Phillips goes 4-4, so I start him the next day, then Forsythe goes 3-4.  Oy.

[The Lusophone]

#RoadToNotLast continues, as we climb to 12th

[MalaCloudy Black]

Tulo started out ranked #66 during the pre-season and has dropped to #1016. If he doesn't pick his shit up and start hitting better (.150 average for fuck sake!) I'm going to drop the dude. Jorge Soler and Mark Teixeira have been disappointing so far too.

Also, do we not have DL spots?

[thatshortguy]

We have two, but sometimes Yahoo drags ass on labelling them as on the DL.

[Your Mom]

@thatshortguy I would trade you for Heyward but I'm not sure if I have enough I would be willing to move. Give me an idea what you might need

[The Lusophone]

We can't pick up free agents any more can we?

[thatshortguy]

13 minutes ago, Work Experience Jack said:

We can't pick up free agents any more can we?

Absolutely can.  Add Player is the button ye seek.

@Little Red Srarvette...hmmmm....gonna hang onto Heyward for a bit.  Votto's still available if ye needin' a first baseman.

[Maxx]

If Jose Abreu could remember that the season has started, that would be great.

[MalaCloudy Black]

A most interesting proposal, sir, but I think I may wait a few days and see how Tulo fares this week before considering it. I've got to keep an eye on Votto as well. @thatshortguy

[thatshortguy]

10 minutes ago, Cloudy said:

A most interesting proposal, sir, but I think I may wait a few days and see how Tulo fares this week before considering it. I've got to keep an eye on Votto as well. @thatshortguy

Likewise for me, but let's just call this testing the waters.  Nobody ever trades in this league ands I's aims ta change its!

[The Lusophone]

I traded last year. Didn't help me at all, but I still did.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Also, if I trade away Tulo I'll need to pick up a new shortstop. I guess I'd be willing to deal Votto or Morales and maybe keep Teixeira at 1B, since he's picked his game up in the last week and isn't hitting at the Mendoza line anymore.

[Maxx]

Hi, I'm Cody Allen.  I'll get you a some saves, but in exchange I'm going to take a big steaming dump on your ERA.

[thatshortguy]

4 hours ago, Cloudy said:

Also, if I trade away Tulo I'll need to pick up a new shortstop. I guess I'd be willing to deal Votto or Morales and maybe keep Teixeira at 1B, since he's picked his game up in the last week and isn't hitting at the Mendoza line anymore.

Let me work on that for ya.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Good sir, I think we've got ourselves a deal!

[thatshortguy]

Excellent.  Note to the other teams:  if you do not see the ability to vote for/against the trade, let me know here.  If a majority of teams disagree with the trade, I can undo the changes.

(Accidentally hit the "Allow Trade" button, thinking it was casting my vote in favor of the trade as opposed to bringing down The Short Hammer of Commishdom.)

[Maxx]

If you don't see the ability to vote for or against a trade, its because our commish is a tyrant.

[thatshortguy]

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News broke earlier today that the Al Kaline Trio would be relocating later this season.  Though not yet confirmed, the three leading locations are the heart of the Sun, somewhere else really really far away, and Newark, New Jersey.

When reached for comment, Trio 1B Prince Fielder immediately began choking on a Po Boy sandwich and was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to the time he ordered the shrimp-heavy sandwich.

 

[MalaCloudy Black]

I traded Tulo away and now I'm losing 0 to fucking 11. I blame the trade! Goddamnit!

[thatshortguy]

On 4/29/2016 at 15:00, Cloudy said:

I traded Tulo away and now I'm losing 0 to fucking 11. I blame the trade! Goddamnit!

Losing 9-2 right now, so a pox on both of us, it seems