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At the beginning of the season, this is how The Jon’s offense walked into a weekly matchup. The squad was stacked with Jorge Posada, Adrian Gonzalez, Placido Polanco, Rafael Furcal, Chipper Jones, Ichiro, Vladimir Guerrero, Magglio Ordonez and Curtis Granderson.
After three weeks of no RBI futility, The Jon’s team heads into a matchup like this:

But instead of Chip and Dale, uhhhh …

It’s more like Vlad and Granderson.

Losers.

But enough of the bleeding heart routine, lets talk fantasy baseball.

The Jon answers the meaning of life part 2

So two weeks ago, The Jon embarked on a long journey of actually asking the most important question in fantasy baseball. Hitting or pitching.

The Jon actually took a stand. Pitching is more important than hitting.

Part 1 of this opus stated most fantasy teams do no not have good pitching staffs. Combine that with the lack of quality pitching across baseball and the rule that you should follow is:

Fill up your staff with No. 1 and No. 2 fantasy starters and you will almost always take five pitching categories every week.

Now in order to give the second reason to go with pitching, we must look at fantasy myth no. 1:

Always go with the everyday hitter over a pitcher …

The general theory behind this is that a hitter will give stats day in and day out while a pitcher will give you stats only once a week.

That sounds great. Go ahead pick all offensive guys and miss out on the on pitching aces.

When it comes time to pick your pitching staff and get the stats you only get once a week from a certain pitcher you will get a bunch of crap.

High ERA. High WHIP. High losses.

Yeah, that’s a good rule to follow.

Look, you only get five starts every week from your staff. Get five starters that produce.

A pitcher’s start is more important than a guy swinging a bat every day. You need a pitcher that will get you stats on his make or break outing.

Ian Snell, Josh Fogg and Jeff Francis ain’t gonna cut it sweethearts.

Yeah, these guys are too good to bench … but they still suck

Vlad: The Jon invented The Vladimir Guerrero fan club, but we are in June and Vlad is coming in with a .246 clip. Vlad has always been a true fantasy baseballer’s secret.

While the common baseballer looks at home runs and scoffs at Vlad, the true manager looks at his hits, average and RBI and realized Vlad was a top 10 hitter.

And just when Vlad was getting the respect he deserved, he does this. Vladimir … The Jon senses a video history coming up.

Curtis Blow … er Granderson:

Yeah, Granderson, you herb. You are getting compared to the jheri curl wonder.

You were a top 25 hitter last season. An on-base machine that had power, speed and runs … a true total package so to speak.

Now are you are hitting .254 and bumbling around like this idiot.

True you have your excuses. Your finger was dislocated or something, you can’t hit lefties and your manager, the great Jim Leyland had this to say:

CF Curtis Granderson is going to play full time, for the time being. “He’s a catalyst for us. We’ve got to get him going. That’s important.”

Yeah, you think so Jim? Then you should have played him everyday no matter what. Way to mess with a young hitter’s head and destroy his confidence.

Look Blow, you have one more week to turn it around or you will get benched for Xavier Nady.

Injury report

Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the DL with a sore shoulder.

Joel Zumaya could be back within the month after being on the DL to start the season.

Frank Thomas went on the DL and was replaced on the A’s with Eric Chavez. Chavez might get up in the morning and strain his eyelids.

Travis Hafner went on the DL. Reason: He sucks. Timetable to return from this affliction, never.

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Actual discussions featured on Yahoo!

Putz or Wilson who would u rather have?

who???

RE: Putz or Wilson who would u rather have?

John P for the love of god just shut the hell up about JJ Putz he’s not having a great season and neither are the Mariners so live with it and stop freaking out

Would You do hamilton for kazmir and bay

I have Hamilton…..thinking of the old buy low sell high theory. Just a thought

Re: Would You do hamilton for kazmir and bay

If your benching Bay u dont deserve to play fantsay sports. If u need a good sp i would say go for it.

Chipper

Should I trade Chipper now and sell high or keep him around and hopes he keeps it up.

Re: Chipper

keep him u jackass

Who wins this trade?
Team A gets Fielder, Braun, Utley, Rollins, Soriano, Crawford, and Haren

Team B gets Lee, A-Ram, Han-Ram, Holliday, Guerrero, B.J. Upton, and King Felix

Re: huge trade

why don’t you just trade teams idiot!!!!!!

Re Re: huge trade

Y don’t you go @#$% yourself…JAGOFF!!!!!

And finally …

The Jon will take any help he can get. Nothing like the Four Horsemen and vitamins for a little luck …

Wait. It’s … It’s … It’s Duuthhtay if you weel!

When The Jon can’t get a win in three weeks … that’s hard times!

Oh, sorry. Here it is …

DuggaduggaDuggaDugga …

Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, James J. Dillon, Ric Flair …

And as always, good luck this week.

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