Biggest Keeper Bust

The winner is an obvious choice so let's first look at the runners-up.

Injury!

Lance Berkman ended up having a bad luck season. He was hardly given time to replicate the bad ass numbers he put up last year. I'd feel bad for the guy if he was wearing a different uniform. On second though, I still wouldn't really care. 

Corey Luekbe was the $1 ace in the hole for the Hunks. The Hunks paid the price at the end of April when Luekbe's season ended with Tommy John Surgery. 33 cents per win.

Despite a poor batting average Dee Gordon racked up the steals for the Hamstrings, then he tore the UCL in his right thumb and is still healing. So...you need a thumb to steal?

Brian Wilson. The phony went on the shelf in late April with an elbow strain. This guy is just a phony I tell ya. Hard to justify keeping a closer.

Bums!

Cameron Maybin is just another flop of a first round pick.

Johan Santana. Ok, so you had a no-hitter. That don't empress me much.

Brandon Belt. Maybe if the Giants had played him everyday...

Brian McCann will probably match his HR and RBI averages but his AVG suuuuuuucks.

The worst keeper award goes to...................................................................................




GABY SANCHEZ! Boy O Boy has he flat out stunk this season.

Song of the Day

Dean Finds Internet Signal, Makes Two Trades

The Steamers and Clams struck a deadline deal last night that would send Rutledge, Hamels and Bourn to the Clammies and Posey, Phillips and Putz to Cleveland. The Cleveland Steamers are hoping to wrestle third place away from the Hunkiest of Hunks, Hunks Clubhouse. All the while, the Clams try to hang on to that tops spot of the bottom half of the league.

Earlier in the week, the Hunks finally moved Ike Davis and received Danny Espinosa in return. With Eric Young on the DL, the Hunks are hoping Espinosa can fill the hole left at MI. It's a scary time for the Hunks, you know, with McCutchen and Kubel not producing. Let us not forget how the Hunks have risen despite losing Grienke and Sanchez. Quite an accomplishment. If there were an award for manager of the year, Hunks would be repeating. 

On the prospect of being awarded waiver rights for Adrian Gonzalez, Hunks manager Hunk Monroe said "I have absolute confidence that my $7 waiver bid will fall just shy. But I still have confidence that outfielders will pull their heads of of their asses." On Justin Germano, "I really hope I can afford to strike him from my roster soon." 

When asked about the season in a recent interview with Hunks Magazine, Hunk Monroe said "I didn't expect to have such a Hunkacious run to the top of the league. Really though, if you look at my points, I'm only playing to hang on to third. I don't see this team gaining enough points to finish in the top two. The problem right now is pinching off those Cleveland Steamers. They seem to just hang right in there no matter how hard we try to shake them off. We both have gains a losses at the same time. I just hope that my Hunks and power up and push those Steamers out and wipe ourselves clean of this stinky situation. How corny would it be if the Steamers got Turd place? It's Hunks Time!"

Let me also point out that the Clams acquired Brian McCann for Rueben Tejada. The Bearded Clams finally stopped letting teams try and finger them and have just givin it up for nothing. Maybe I didn't work the nipples enough. The Steamers pretty much just deflowered the poor Clams. And what does he get in return for Posey? Not a Hunk, that's for sure.  

Song of the Day

Preston wins Trivia... again!

Look below and you will see Dick Howser's card claiming him to be the '61 ROY while Don Schwall's 1964 Topps only mentions Schwall as a "rookie sensation" in 1961. The first card, Willie Kirkland, answers the question you didn't find an answer too. Either way, great job.

P RO,

here are your winnings this round. A couple of oldies and some fresh off the printer 2012 Allen & Ginter's.