Pitchers were FLYING all over these waiver moves.

Fortunately, I listed SEVEN pitcher options to replace Woody Williams.  SIX
were gone by the time my slot came up.

Fox, you grabbed my #1 choice... Livan (wears his war wounds like a crown)
Hernandez.  My comments re: the pitcher selctions are below... if you give a
shit.

Al
> Here's a complete list of the reserve moves;
>
> Draft Order   Player  Owner   New Player
> 50    Greg Norton     Ike     Matt Williams
> 120   Jose Offerman   Prep    Delino DeShields
> 125   Booby Howry     Andy    Randy Wolf                              Decent stats so far, but no
track
record and pitches for a losing team.

> 127   Mike Jackson    Hans    Mike Williams           Good choice.  He has lost his
"closer" status in previous years, but looks solid as a rock this year.
Tossup between him and Jiminez, probably will have better ERA if fewer
saves.


> 128   Red Neck Rocker Sobo    Mr. James Baldwin               If Griffey has a lot of
"upside" from .210, doesn't Baldwin have tons of downside from 8-1??  But he
was my #3 pick, and a solid pickup.

> 133   Erubiel Durazio Mags    Dean Palmer
> 136   Todd Walker     Fox     Travis Fryman
> 177   Alex Fernandez  Fox     Livan Hernandez         Didn't win until May, has been
really solid since.  A horse, will not break down.

> 189   Jose Rosado     Willo   Javier Vazquez                  My #4 pick, Willo.  Hopefully,
Expos continmue to play well and Urbina returns and saves lots of his wins.

> 195   Octavio Dotel   Gabes   Kal Eldred                      He was my #5, Gabes.  Hasn't
pitched
many in nings the last few years, you hope he can keep it going.  Too bad
about Dotel, though... I thought he was going to be a good one.

> 201   Sterling Hitchcock      Fox     Jeff Fassero    Fassero was NOT on my list of
seven.  He had been one of my old favorites, but memories of the last few
years are just too scary for me.  If his gopher ball returns, pitching as a
lefty in the DL league w/ the Green Monster over his shoulder... it could
get ugly.

> 229   Bruce Chen      Mags    Jose Jiminez                    Great pick.  DiPoto will not be
seen
again, and Jiminez is doing just fine.

> 230   Woody Williams  Babs    Glendon Rusch           My #2.  I will admit to some
hometown bias, and the desire to actually see your players perform.  But he
has been solid in all but two outings, getting little run support.  Solid #4
in the rotation, no threat of losing his slot.  Mets will win 90 games, and
he'll get his share.  Reasonable K ratio as well.

> 237   BL Hunter       Willo   Pat the Bat
> 242   Gabe Kapler     Ike     Matt Williams
> 245   Roy Halladay    Andy    Brian Anderson          A winning team, that's good.  No
K's... that's not.
> 257   Brad Ausmus     Sobo    Mitch Meluskey
> 264   Dan Wilson      Prep    n/a
> 267   Fat toad Irabu  Gabes   Jeff D'Amico
> 276   Miguel Cairo    Mags    Barry Larkin
> 280   Ricky Bottalico Fox     Ryan Dempster           Hmmmm... might Dempster's good
streak have been April/May?  A live arm, and lots of K's.... but you have to
hate the fact that you deactivated for the first two months, and now roll
the dice on the balance of the year.

> 282   Harold Baines   Hans    Rafael Furcal
> 288   Wilson Alvarez  Prep    John Halama
>