SIANO'S PICKS

FRIDAY

 
Tallet @ ***Burnett

Cahill @ Huff

***King Felix @ ***Wakefield

Kazmir @ Hunter

***Danks @ ***Greinke

French @ ***Slowey

D. Hernandez @ ***Big Erv *Risky very risky

Suppan @ ***Zambrano

Morton @ ***Volstad

Kawakami @ Detwiler

Livan @ Lopez

***Pineiro @ Bailey

***Scherzer @ De La Rosa

***Kuroda @ ***Gaudin *Yeah that's right, both

Paulino @ Sadowski

SATURDAY

 
Olson @ ***Penny

***Halladay @ Wang

***Floyd @ ***Hochevar

***Jackson @ ***Liriano

***Mazzaro @ Pavano

***Price @ Holland *No choice but to start Price, you're the ones who drafted him not me.

Berken @ Palmer

***Hanson @ ***Lannan *Lannan a nice blue plate special here.

Looper @ ***Harden

Thompson @ Owings

Ortiz @ ***Lincecum

Nieve @ Moyer

***Wolf @ Geer

Duke @ Miller

Petit @ ***Cook *Worth a shot even at home right now.

 
SUNDAY

 
Anderson @ ***Lee

Richmond @ ***Chamberlain

Morrow @ ***Lester

Richard @ Bannister

***Porcello @ ***Blackburn

Hill @ ***Saunders

Niemann @ Feldman

Ohlendorf @ ***Nolasco

***Carpenter @ Arroyo

***Lowe @ Olsen

***Johan @ Blanton

Burns @ ***Lilly

***Haren @ ***Ubaldo

***Oswalt @ ***R. Johnson

***Billingsley @ Banks

 
MONDAY

 
***Romero @ ***Pettitte *Romero is legit, may get roughed up here but he is hot.

***Meche @ Gallarraga

Gonzalez @ ***Smoltz

***Millwood @ ***Jered Weaver *Good matchup

***Bergesen @ ***Washburn

***Jurrjens @ ***R. Wells

***Cueto @ ***Hamels

Vasquez @ Hampton

Stammen @ ***Marquis Why not?

Silva @ Garland

West @ ***Cain

***Cory says:

Pitch Pavano Saturday vs. OAK, he was much better last time out and the A's suck.

Ditch Meche on Monday, he's in a serious slump and dealing with dead arm issues.

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Petey Mac and Gottlieb on today's podcast.  They'll chat about Jose Contreras' solid return, Adam Wainwright's gem, Cole Hamels getting lit up and more.

No regular podcast tomorrow but be sure to tune in to the Sirius/XM show at 6 PM ET or check out the podcast.

Feel free to leave your questions here and if we don't address them today we'll get to them either over the weekend or on Monday.

Happy Fourth!

-Zach

SIANO'S PICKS

Vargas @ ***Sabathia

***Buehrle @ Chen

Guthrie @ ***Lackey

***Davis @ ***Harang

Redding @ ***Maholm

***Wandy @ Correia

Happ @ ***Vazquez

Zito @ Wellemeyer

McClung @ ***Dempster

***Cory says pitch on Correia and Happ.

Hey everyone,

It didn't work out in New York.  It didn't work out in Washington.  So Lastings Milledge now gets another chance to prove that his high-end ability on the field can outweigh the headache he causes off the diamond.  I do believe that once he gets healthy he has a great shot at coming up to the majors and starting in the vacated outfield spot created by Nyjer Morgan's departure.  Good luck to the Pirates.  The kid is still only 24.  Maybe he'll finally start to grow up.

Oh, by the way, in NL-only and very large mixed leagues I say go ahead and pick him up if you've got the open roster spot.  There's really no downside here.

The classic duo of Siano and Schwartz will be doing today's podcast.  They'll talk the Milledge trade, Lowell to the DL and more.

-Zach

CORY'S PICKS

***Shields @ ***Romero

***Beckett @ Bergesen (Bergesen an interesting gamble: he's been hot and Red Sox have extreme home/away splits)

***Perkins @ Meche (Meche dead arm)

***Verlander @ ***Braden (can't argue with Braden's results)

***Contreras @ Sowers (Contreras is hot but this won't last!)

Washburn @ Pettitte

***Jered Weaver @ ***Millwood

***Zimmermann @ ***J. Johnson

Pelfrey @ ***Gallardo

Hammel @ ***Kershaw

***Hamels @ ***Jurrjens

***R. Wells @ Vasquez

Garland @ ***Cueto

***Cain @ ***Wainwright

Moehler @ W. Silva

***Siano says "I like Pettitte better than Contreras but it's not worth making a fight out of it. Agree on rest."  

 

***NO SURGERY FOR BELTRAN

New York Daily News article

Phew!
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Hey everyone,

Schwartz and Gottlieb on today's podcast.  Topics will include Roy Halladay's return to the hill, Jon Lester's continued dominance (7 shutout innings, 8 strikeouts last night), and injury updates on Big Erv and Raul Ibanez.

Anxiously awaiting news on Mr. Beltran.  The fortunes of three of my teams depends on it.  A lesson to all you out there: If possible, try to avoid drafting the same player on multiple teams!  If the choice is close, use this as a tiebreaker.  I just had a great feeling about Beltran heading into the year.  Oh well.

-Zach

CORY'S PICKS

***Smoltz @ R. Hill

Richard @ ***Lee

Morrow @ ***Chamberlain

***Garza @ Richmond

***Saunders @ Feldman (Saundo got beat up his last time here but the Rangers aren't scoring much lately so I'll try again)

***Baker @ Bannister

Galarraga @ Gonzalez

***Blanton @ ***Lowe (Blanton sucks but is pitching well; Lowe is struggling but is the better pitcher)

***Lilly @ Ohlendorf

***Haren @ Arroyo

***Zimmermann @ West

***Santana @ Burns

***R. Johnson @ ***Carpenter

Hampton @ Banks

Marquis @ ***Billingsley

Hey guys,

Pretty funny stuff last night with Rivera drawing a walk to pick up his first career RBI on the night he recorded his 500th career save.  We all know how good K-Rod is, but those bouts of wildness are puzzling.  You mean to tell me he can't just throw three fastballs right down the middle?  As it turned out, the extra run didn't make a difference, but the Mets are just a mess right now.  With all those injuries, I really feel bad for them, and this is coming from a Yankee fan.  I expect Omar to make a move soon.  It just can't go on like this.

Anyway, enough of my rant.  Today's podcast topics include Mark DeRosa's trade to the Cards, Scott Kazmir's return, and the red hot Prince Fielder.

Zach

CORY'S PICKS

SATURDAY

Happ @ Mills

***Dempster @ ***Buehrle

***Bailey @ Ohka (I'll give Bailey another start based on his recent AAA numbers)

Martis @ ***Guthrie (erratic but hot, I picked him up in 411 league for PoD start)

Volstad @ Niemann (don't trust either in this matchup)

Correia @ Holland

***De La Rosa @ ***Braden

Zito @ McClung

***Slowey @ Wellemeyer

Wakefield @ ***Vazquez

***Lackey @ Davis

Figaro @ Paulino

Chen @ ***Maholm

***Burnett @ Redding

***King Felix @ Milton

SUNDAY

 

Owings @ Huff (Huff is worth a gamble in deeper leagues)

Moyer @ Tallet

Lannan @ ***Uehara

Miller @ Price (both are gambles...who do you trust?)

***Zambrano @ ***Danks

***Cook @ ***Cahill

Gaudin @ Harrison

J. Sanchez @ Suppan

***Penny @ ***Hanson

***Greinke @ Morton (Morton questionable for this start)

***Jackson @ Ortiz

***Liriano @ ***Pineiro

Palmer @ ***Scherzer

Olson @ ***Kuroda

***Wang @ L. Hernandez

 

MONDAY

 

***Lester @ Berken

***Floyd @ Pavano

***Garza @ ***Halladay

O'Sullivan @ Padilla

***Blackburn @ Hochevar

***Porcello @ Mazzaro

***Harden @ ***Duke

Nieve @ Looper

Stammen @ ***Nolasco

***Lincecum @ Thompson

***Oswalt @ Geer

***Jimenez @ ***Wolf

***Siano chimes in "I say start Davis vs Angels.  Mazzaro might be worth a flier at home.  Agree on rest."

 

When I was a kid I got the zipper jacket for Christmas along with Thriller on LP. My mom once took me to see a Michael Jackson impersonator who was pretty awesome but what I really rememeber is how long it took for him to get on stage. I think I was too young for that place but my mom was a rebel. I'm not that surprised this happened since reports of him not eating and things like that made me think this isn't going to end well and it won't be long. When you read accomplsihments like he had it kind of blows your mind and makes you realize in 200 years people will still be talking about Thriller and the Jackson 5. In honor of his 50 years on this earth and bringing some crazy moments to the world both on and off stage here is my ode to Michael using today's MLB Players.

King Of Pop: Ken Griffey Jr. You may say hey what about Albert or A-Rod? Well Junior is the active home run leader and until you get passed you are the King.

Smooth Criminal: Torii Hunter. I thought about a base stealer but then realized that Torii is the real theif in baseball and while he sometimes goes bang into the wall this cat is smooth.

I'll Be There: Derek Jeter. Whether it's the flip play vs. Oakland, diving into the stands vs. Boston or leading off a World Series game with a homer Derek always seems to be there when you need him.

 

Bad: Barry Bonds. The ultimate baseball villian. You could see Bonds strutting up to the plate hitting one in the water and looking to the crowd and saying "Who's Bad?". Fitting for this post since he and Michael share the off the field/stage spotlight for major notoriety.

Beat It: Randy Johnson. Good morning , good afternoon and good night when coming to the plate vs. the Big Unit.

Thriller: Jose Reyes. Hate to say it because he drives you nuts but when healthy and his heads on straight he is the most electric player in baseball.

Man in the Mirror: A-Rod. I had to do it.

 

let's hear some of yours.

 

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-Siano