2012+AllStarBreak

With this record heatwave bashing the fuck out of NYC the time has come for a fucking break. Thank God those Prima Donna's who play professional baseball agree....but seriously 4 days?!? Lazy cunts...OK enough with the cursing and on to the review, as it has been in past years, I will pick the player who best represents your squad, Will do it in draft order as well. Don't like it? Well that's how it goes, drop the guy and add somebody else...Don McNally has only made 7 moves at the all-star break, that may be some sort of record. Don't you laugh so fast Don Fatone, you only made 9...Keyrist the Don's combined have made less moves then anyone else in the league besides Birdie and he doesn't count...nice work you women, Jesus it was hard not to swear typing that...

For our All-star Break Party we actually waited until the weekend after the all-star break and hit a real live Major League Baseball Game! The Yankees played a great one against the Angels and won in tight fashion with Teix homering twice as the yanks came from behind (teehee) to score 4 in the eighth and win it. Got a few shots of the limited Rockem Men who made it out.

Now on TO THE MID SEASON REVIEW: =**2012 Mid Season Review**=

Mr Jay has been steamrolling along grabbing a glimpse of second place but being firmly in the top half all year, currently sitting at 6th is the lowest he has been since the start of things. With so much on his mind you might expect Moon to sink, but his team has held strong. Like Billy Butler. Moon drafted him 96th overall and he is currently the 94th rated player in the game. You get what you pay for and right now Moon paid for a new house in Chi-Town and 6th place.
 * ephedraheartstoppers 6th Place**- Billy Butler 1B Kansas City

//Steadily Creeping//. That is the name of the Spearmint Rhino's first album. This team had potential when things got thrown down and they still might make a move. Bourne has never had this good of a year, is it an indicator for Wilson's team...Hello and or Duh, I picked the guy didn't I? And if you were wondering yes, I threw that in just to post this Archer clip (which you should all be watching by the way): media type="youtube" key="Fzwhm7eMa24" height="360" width="640" Let's get this out on the table...Vig's first few months were EPICALLY bad. He was trying and still sucking (sorry J). That said he has gained 35 points in 2 months, that is something to write home about. Carlos Quentin was hurt for the first two months, like J, hence the acquiescence. If I used that word right...any way, San Diego is a hell of a town that BK should move too in a few years..it suites him, and Carlos and Vig were made for each other...and hopefully the second half of things.
 * The Spearmint Rhinos 4th Place**- Michael Bourne OF Atlanta
 * Italian Stallions 12th Place**- Carlos Quentin OF San Diego

I would never have pegged myself a Matt Cain guy, that said, he is super consistent and pretty much dominates. Yup...Eat it suckers...
 * NOLA CrawDaddies 1st Place**- Matt Cain P San Fransisco

I was kinda stunned to see Yovani as the 222 player at the break. While it is a cool number and all, I am guessing Tom was more stunned then I was... especially because he is stuck with the guy and in 9th place. Yovani has been putting up a K per inning, but those 50 walks and 1.38 WHIP are just down right gross especially for a 6th round pick...I mean Mark Buerhle is a hundred and twenty spots better and he is on the wire...just saying...
 * Peanut Butter Caps 9th Place**- Yovani Gallardo P Milwaukee Brewers

Not going to lie to ya...I liked Don's team pre-season, and I liked Josh Hamilton pre-season, why I didn't pull the trigger and draft him I am still not sure. That said the fact that he can still be the second ranked player even with being hurt and flinging bats into the crowd says something (looking at you Matt Kemp). media type="youtube" key="sEPz325lFus" height="360" width="640" While this might be high praise, it doesn't change the fact that Don's got a squad and solid christian beliefs. If God wants him and Hamilton to win...I am sure they will...then be raptured.
 * dogzilla 5th Place**- Josh Hamilton OF Texas Rangers

Not going to lie to ya...I liked Don's team pre-season, and I disliked Adrian Gonzalez pre-season, glad I didn't pull the trigger and draft him otherwise shit woul be ill. That said the fact that he can still be the second ranked 166th ranked player even with being hurt a pussy says something...Nice work Don, but since you were kind to me in the Season preview, I will be kind to you now...here's a whole lot of Rosie to ease the pain: media type="youtube" key="VezDAGFV0cQ" height="360" width="640"
 * Griffey Junior Mints 10th Place**- Adrian Gonzalez 1b Red Sox

Birdie was picked to win this whole thing by a wise old man, he jumped up to 2nd place with a 5 point bump on the last day before the all-star break, and is withing striking distance of first place, the man is as advertised. I feel that way about David Price, he is currently ranked 45th overall, coming into the season at 52, but what do those preseason rankings even mean? I know what David Price means, a solid pitcher in the toughest of divisions and a consistent performer...Jesus, is that birdie too?!!? Seems like it.
 * No Run Support 2nd Place**- David Price P Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Matching BK to one of his players was a tough one (actually hardest of all y'all this year). On this hand you have a former multiple time champion who whooped up on all of us last year. On this other hand you have (what I thought) was one shitty team that is completely over producing. Dickey is pitching amazingly and ranked 4th overall in Rockem. Impressive Dickey....oh if I had a nickel for every time I heard that..I would have 8 nickels! Archer Reference number 2!!! Ha...2 hole...Ha DICKEY!!!! I'm Out!
 * C-Town Highpockets 3rd Place**- RA Dickey P New York Mets

Psych I'm back...got a few more of these to do, including Bull. Happy Birth to Muddy Walters, happy drop day (hopefully) to Carlos Marmol, or as Jon Miller would say...Marmaaaaaaaal! Bull has his own shiz going on, but I wasn't that impressed with this squad from the get go, and I fucking hated Marmol after riding his crazy WHIP Wagon last year. He (and Bull) are both slightly keeping it afloat, so we will see where this ends up, but it is currently a far cry from April 8th when the kid was leading the rockem....
 * Chet Lemonheads 8th Place**- Carlos Marmol P Chicago Cubs

Yuck...here's a squad I had high hopes for and they are pretty much bunking it up, like Mike and Justin Upton. The upside here (hey I'm an Optometrist, what can I say?) is that Upton is just too good to be this shitty, as is Mike. Ryniec has been known to make mega runs...see last year. I wouldn't put it past either of them to finish in the top 6 in their position, but that would mean Justin is still buying Trevor Bauer eats...and Mike the rest the of us. If that makes any sense....
 * Ron Skittle 11th place**- Justin Upton OF Arizona Diamondbacks

Stuck in the muck show that is 4th-7th place (on the wrong end) Winston hangs his hat on his bats, but really what have they done for him? He drafted pure pop in Uggla, Prince, and Hanley and gotten bubkus in return. Did I spell that right? My grandma's polish is leaving my brain the more I drink, usually next to Jeff himself. I talked briefly about making moves in Mike's blurb, and Jeffe is the king of making move's, on broads and in this league, so there is certainly hope and precedent...I just wonder how he feels looking up at the break and seeing Wilson hovering over him like a pterodactyl....
 * Zeddemore's Poles 7th Place**- Hanley Ramirez SS Miami Marlins