Welcome to Week 21. This week you will have to sit all Cardinals Hitters as they only have a five game week. Several light hitting teams have 7 games this week like
the Giants, A's and Mariners, so you may as well stick with guys that are playing 6 games. Manny Ramirez and Matt Kemp are must starts as the Dodgers play seven games. The Mets also play seven games so Jose Reyes, David Wright and Carlos Beltran are good plays.
Sports Buff Contest and CDM Challenge
1.C.C. Sabathia($54) -HOU Home, PIT Home
2.John Maine($44) - PIT Away, HOU Home
3.Jorge Campillo($30) - SF Home, STL Away
4.John Lester($37) - BAL Away, TOR Away
5.Andy Sonnanstine($35) - LAA Home, CHW Away
6.Justin Duchscherer($36) - MIN Away, SEA Away
7.Nick Blackburn($30) - OAK Home, LAA Away
8.Mark Buehrle($38) - SEA Home, TB Home
9.Oliver Perez($46) - ATL Home, HOU Home
10.Hiroki Kuroda($30) - COL Home, PHI Away
11.Ervin Santana($38) - TB Away, MIN Home
12.Daisuke Matsuzaka($48) - BAL Away, TOR Away
I personally like Sabathia, Campillo and Duchscherer.
CDM Diamond Challenge
1.C.C. Sabathia($1270) -HOU Home, PIT Home
2.John Maine($810) - PIT Away, HOU Home
3.John Lester($520) - BAL Away, TOR Away
4.Andy Sonnanstine($500) - LAA Home, CHW Away
5.Justin Duchscherer($720) - MIN Away, SEA Away
6.Oliver Perez($770) - ATL Home, HOU Home
7.Ervin Santana($770) - TB Away, MIN Home
8.Daisuke Matsuzaka($870) - BAL Away, TOR Away
Team Schedules
Seven Games - Atlanta, Colorado, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota, New York Mets, Oakland, Seattle, San Francisco,
Five Games - St. Louis
Everybody else plays Six Games.
Injuries
1.Brad Penny(SP LAD) - May miis the rest of the season with that bad shoulder.
2.Jonathan Sanchez(SP SF) - Went on the DL with a strained left shoulder.
3.Billy Wagner(RP NYM) - He will not come off the DL tomorrow, and reported soreness now in his elbow.
4.Chris Young(SP SD) - On the DL with a strained right forearm.
5.Troy Percival(RP TB) - Back on the DL with knee problems and could miss 2-4 weeks.
6.Mike Lowell(3B BOS) - Went on the DL with a strained oblique.
Players on the Rise
1.Jeff Kent(2B LAD) - With Manny behind him now in the lineup, he has hit .476 since the trade.
2.Mike Mussina(SP NYY) - Now has 16 Wins in an amazing turn around season.
3.Cliff Lee(SP CLE) - Has 17 of the Indians 56 Wins this season.
Players on the Decline
1.Troy Tulowitzki(SS COL) - Only hitting .239 for the year.
2.Aaron Rowand(OF SF) - Sure he is hitting .285, but 11 HR's for a 65 Million Dollar contract?
Got a fantasy question you would like answered in my column? Send it to me via
e-mail at mikek@creativesports.com. Until next week, I wish you the best of
luck.