Stupid Marcus Camby and the 4-H Club

Since Marcus Camby couldn't record a single block on Sunday to break a 5-5 first-round tie, I now have to face a team with LeBron, Duncan, Michael Redd, and Carmelo in the second round. I'm feeling a bit like Isiah before the Dallas game two weeks ago, but I'd already punted scoring anyway, so let's go percentages and defense. It's what got me here. Believe it or not, I still haven't dropped AK-47. I've had the window up a dozen times, but for some reason I just can't quit 'im, especially after one of his patented 8-point, 2-steal, 4-block nights.

I've read from Bill Simmons that his auction takes upwards of 10 hours. They must take a lot of breaks. The Handsome Gents' third auction with 14 managers filling an average of 19 roster spots took a tidy seven hours to complete even with Skype voice/chat participants in LA, Maine, South Beach, Atlanta, and London. Let me say that being the chattist/auctioneer/secretary makes it pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty dang doodle difficult to focus on building your own team. With essentially zero opportunity to read my sheets and flip the Baseball Prospectus during bidding, I'm surprised my team is as solid as I'm deluded to believe that it is. Especially if you like mediocre base stealing, tons of AL starters, and a pen built on one 37-year-old Japanese closer along with a Pujols victim who had one of the most disastrous springs on record.

Here's my money well spent. I kept Hafner, Howard, Hermida, and Rich Hill (below). The NY Post's Mr. Aitch would be proud.



1B Ryan Howard PHI 34
2B Brandon Philips CIN 9
SS Julio Lugo BOS 20
3B Chipper Jones ATL 13
C Mike Napoli ANA 3
OF Jeremy Hermida FLA 4
OF Andruw Jones ATL 36
OF Brad Hawpe COL 12
UH Travis Hafner CLE 30
Bench Corey Hart MIL 1
SP Rich Hill CHC 12
SP Andy Pettite NYY 10
RP Ted Saito LAD 18
RP Brad Lidge HOU 19
P Scott Linebrink SD 8
P AJ Burnett TOR 8
P Juan Rincon MIN 6
Bench Mike Gonzalez ATL 6
Bench Carl Pavano NYY 2
Bench Daniel Cabrera BAL 1
Bench Mark Prior CHC 1

With Hermida on the DL, I added Morgan Ensberg, who had a ridiculous .398 OBP or something close to it, despite batting .230. He should make for nice Chipper insurance. Prior's probably next to go, but I'll scout the waiver wire in a week or so.