Today's Fantasy Rx

Click here for discussion of our initial rosters for Diamond Challenge and Internet Challenge. Go here for discussion of our initial roster for Diamond Challenge-2nd Season.

We registered the following finishes in the various CDM Challenge games this season:

Diamond Challenge
Shadow of the Umpire(10th lg; 101st div; 2518th overall)

Diamond Challenge-2nd Season
Umpire The Masquerade(6th lg; 60th div; 488th overall)

Internet Challenge
The Umpire Hunter(17th lg; 444th overall)

To evaluate our effectiveness in roster selection, I will discuss each position to determine if we selected the best players. History suggests that a team of the "best" 28 players easily would win the championship, so I won't worry about reserves in great detail. Along with discussing the top players available, I'll list who we owned, as well as their respective salaries, designating the different leagues as DC(Diamond Challenge), 2S(Diamond Challenge-2nd Season), and IC(Internet Challenge). Players marked with a P are those we purchased during the season.

Today's Fantasy Rx: My predictions for today's games(all times CDT):

12:00 on ESPN2: Atlanta@Houston
3:00 on Fox: New York Yankees@Minnesota
6:30 on Fox: St. Louis@Los Angeles

Gambling against Houston's home winning streak is risky, however John Thomson could dominate. While we don't discount Ron Gardenhire's ability to give away another game, Johan Santana at least should send the series back to New York. Lastly, St. Louis could sweep, but since we originally expected this NLDS to go five games, the Dodgers at least should sneak one win.