. . . but none of them include Barry Bonds."
That is what one friend said to me when I told him about my fantasy baseball team. This will be the fourth year in a row that I will have a fantasy baseball team in a league with my wife’s family (my wife has her own team). I have never won, but my teams are usually respectable. Speaking of team, here’s mine:
- C – Joe Mauer, Twins
- 1B – Chad Tracy, Diamondbacks
- 2B – Marcus Giles, Braves
- 3B – Melvin Mora, Orioles
- SS – Michael Young, Rangers
- OF – Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
- OF – Matt Holliday, Rockies
- OF – Kevin Mench, Rangers
- Util – Travis Hafner, Indians
Not a bad lineup, but I screwed up on the first pick of my draft. I accidentally clicked on Michael Young. He’s a good ballplayer, but not a first round type . . . OK, the pitchers:
- SP – Carlos Zambrano, Cubs
- SP – Kenny Rodgers, Tigers
- SP – Carlos Silva, Twins
- SP – Jeremy Bondermann, Tigers
- SP – Livan Hernandez, Nationals
- SP – Brett Myers, Phillies
- SP – Kevin Millwood, Rangers
- RP – Arthur Rhoads, Phillies (set-up man – we have a "holds" category)
- RP – Billy Wagner, Mets
- RP – Francisco Cordero, Rangers
It could be worse, but I think I’ll hang in there and make the season interesting.
The Lutheran Zephyr 