Voight

I know this is off the sports subject, but how easy is it to hate John Voight? I know he is an actor and playing a role, but seriously, has Angelina got this guy pegged or what? Jonas Hodges and Bud Kilmer have got to be two of the most hated characters in history, and if I ever met the man, my first reaction would definitely be one of distaste. I guess that means he's good at what he does...

A few weeks ago I posted the results of our first annual injury draft. My nemesis and I both picked players we felt would eventually end up on the DL and developed a scoring system for it. At the end of the draft I decided to get cute and said, lets both pick players on each other's favorite team just for the heck of it. I took his man crush, Nick Markakis, and he took Mark Texeira... I hate him. It's no longer funny. He used to be my friend, but I've had enough. There is no rivalry between a hammer and a nail and with him, I have become the nail. It started out funny, but I no longer find humor in it. I will say one thing about him though, his wife is pretty cool.

I said when I started writing that I have a bit of a jinx when it comes to dropping the wrong players for fantasy purposes. When I drop someone, they explode! Beyond explode. They put up hall of fame numbers. Two examples: Last year I dropped John Lester in baseball and DeAngelo Williams in football. Yes, the DeAngelo Williams who scored 20 touchdowns. Same guy. In an attempt to help you, I'll post the players I drop throughout the year so you can win your league by picking them up. First this year is Wandy Rodriguez, SP Houston. Go get him. Don't wait. Go now.

I got an 8-2 win in my first week for baseball. Going into Sunday I had a 6-3-1 lead with really only 4 categories undecided. I had a small lead in K's and WHIP, my opponent in ERA and we were tied in steals. He had Santana and Becket going, I had Haren and Harang. I went back and forth on whether to pull my two starters, but finally I decided to throw them out there and hope for the best. I figured I was dead in ERA and WHIP and was hoping to pull out a victory by edging ahead in K's. Santana threw a gem but lost, Beckett got roughed up a bit, Haren was very good and Harang was outstanding. I am always one, when the choice is to pull or play starting pitchers, I throw them out there. I think it's because I feel I can take it a little easier if they are in and play bad than if they are out and play well.

Injury to monitor this week: Shoulder tightness for Brandon Webb. I am always very afraid of pitchers with shoulder problems, especially this early in the season. I'll be surprised if he fully recovers this year.