Taking Stock Mid-Year

We are almost at the halfway point of the year, it's time to see where things stand.

The Line seems to be making every effort to run away with things - holding a double digit point lead for the better part of a couple of months.

The DoorMatts, Copperfields and Bulls are smacking each other around fighting out the various money spots.

The Clowns have a strong chance of moving into the money, but currently hold the valued #5 slot for number 1 Rotation pick and maximum Home Town Discount Budget.

The remainder of the teams need to keep an eye on where they fall for HTD Budget. As of 6/29 this is how it looks.

Clowns .06 (Phillips)
Rebels .04 (Dunn, Lilly)
Ruffins .04 (Wright, Rollins, Corpas, Sanchez, J.)
Revenge .04 (Sanchez, F., Gregg, Lidge)
MooreBetter .03 (LaRoche, An., Loney, Hardy)
Red Hots .03 (Reyes, Molina, Y.)

Given the activity of HTD at this year's draft, striving to receive the maximum budget is paramount for rebuilding teams.

There are a couple of other issues to talk about now that the season is in full swing. I will be posting some thoughts and asking for feedback on the CFCL Forum page soon, so please stop by and weigh in.

Well THAT sure woke everyone up!

Mark DeRosa
Copperfields .26 (Bray)
Revenge .24 (Velez)
DoorMatts .24 (Rosales)
KenndozaLine .24 (Gerut)
Clowns .18 (Perez)
MooreBetter .17 (Wade)
Rebels .15 (Scales)
Bulls .15 (Chavez)

Casey McGehee
Revenge .11 (Velez)
MooreBetter .05 (Jeffress)
KenndozaLine .05 (Gerut)

Fernando Nieve
Clowns .05 (Perez)

Mike Adams
Copperfields .05 (Baek)

Let The Dealing Begin

In a trade announcement that will no doubt send shock waves through the CFCL the Copperfields and Bulls announce:

The Copperfields trade their 16th round pick to the Bulls for David Bush. The Copperfields release Cliff Floyd to make room for, as they stated it, their "new staff ace". Reports out of Milwaukee have Bush heading to the DL, so the Copperfields will have to wait a bit to reap the rewards of this daring deal.

Happy Father's Day to all you Daddy-o's

No Free Agent bids were submitted for this week.

Flying Solo

Dem Rebels took the lead in free agent acquisitions by nabbing their 9th and 10th free agents of the year. Since these were the only two bids submitted this week, perhaps the rest of the league knows something the Rebels don't. Gee what are the odds?

Greg Burke
Dem Rebels .05 (Grilli)

Alex Cora
Dem Rebels .05 (Burnett)

Player or Clever Way to Avoid Foul Language Filter?

Antonio Bastardo
DoorMatts .09 (Beimel)
Red Hots .05 (Mock)

Juan Uribe
DoorMatts .07 (Aurilla)
Revenge .05 (Velez)

Matt Maloney
Red Hots .05 (Mock)

Jon Rausch
Red Hots .05 (Petit)

Dan Schlereth
Red Hots .05 (Hill)

Clay Condrey
MooreBetter .05 (Taschner)

Tony Gwynn Jr.
MooreBetter .05 (Schmidt)

The Slow White Fox Jumped Over the Third Base Sack

Jake Fox
Candy Colored Clowns .08 (Tatis)
Dem Rebels .06 (Bruntlett)
Bulls .05 (Rausch)

Angel Pagan
Dem Rebels .05 (Bruntlett)

Omir Santos
DoorMatts .06 (Freese)
MooreBetter .05 (Schmidt)

Ryan Roberts
Candy Colored Clowns .08 (J. Gutierrez)
DoorMatts .07 (Freese)
Revenge .06 (Velez)

Jesse Chavez
Bulls .05 (Rausch)

Clay Zavada
DoorMatts .05 (Evans)