http://blog.buhner.com Where ADHD and writing proficiency collide. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:07:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Milwaukee receives: RHP Scott Linebrink Padres receives: RHP Will Inman LHP Steve Garrison LHP Joe Thatcher Thoughts: Linebrink was a nobody until the Padres got him off waivers from the Astros and made him a full time reliever.  He was probably one of the top setup men in baseball for a few years until I drafted ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/07/26/deadline-deals-brewers-get-linebrink-hosed/ I'm a big fan of the guys at firejoemorgan.com , especially since I've been known to disect articles like they do while reading them. So I took a shot at taking apart one of the New York-based newsrags (sadly, probably the best of the three tabloids) articles focusing ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/07/24/fire-buhner-dot-com/ I'm normally a fan of the XM Baseball morning show with Buck Martinez (who will be forever ruined to me thanks to Triple Play '99) and the other guy, but they were pulling some things out of their ass this morning. They were doing some seemingly "on ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/07/18/desperately-seeking-wilson/ Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to make $27 million a year for the next three years after this season is complete. He can elect to terminate this contract in order to receive more money, upwards of $32 million a year, and tacking on additional years to ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/07/17/a-rod-and-boras/ Ready for some fun, kids?  Let's play "You're The Manager."   Baseball managers make very important decisions that their years of experience in baseball can give them insight that an outsider like you or me can only dream to have.  But let's pretend, shall we? Player A has eleven home runs, ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/07/11/tomorrow-doesnt-matter-if-youre-dead-today/ I mentioned earlier a few of the suggestions for good trading practices. One of the main reasons I wrote that is because I've been burned and frustrated countless times by other owners who don't keep the same rules in mind. And while it's ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/07/09/the-death-of-a-trade/ As expected as more and more details come out, the media has jumped all over the Benoit story. And while the evidence that we know of doesn't position Benoit in any position for sympathy (nor does he deserve it at this point), it's the stories of the last 48 hours ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/06/27/benoit-part-deux/ Had I written this post at 6PM yesterday, this post would have been different. Had I written this post at 10PM yesterday, it would have been different from that one. Had I written this post at 1AM this morning, it would have been different from either of those. At 8AM, at 10AM, even ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/06/26/benoit/ Trading is one of the most fun but also one of the most challenging aspects of fantasy baseball.  I've been meaning to write a post addressing the finer points of trading (along with a few hints) but I haven't gotten around to it (something I can say for a lot ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/06/18/the-trading-game/ When you think of candy, one of the first kinds that comes to people's thoughts are Life Savers.  Sure, it might not be everyone's favorite candy, but few people would refuse an extra roll of Life Savers if someone was offering.  So one would think that it'd be pretty easy ... http://blog.buhner.com/2007/05/31/seemingly-simple-tasks-5-flavor-life-savers/