MLB Fantasy Week 1 Results

After a week of learning the ropes and making several trades, I managed to lose my head-to-head matchup by only 3 points! Not bad for my first week of fantasy baseball ever. Here's the new roster, since you've been waiting breathlessly for news, gnawing on your cuticles and twitching.

C: Jason Varitek (Bos)
1B: David Ortiz (Bos)
2B: Kazuo Matsui (Hou)
3B: Kevin Youkilis (Bos)
SS: Derek Jeter (NYY)
OF: Hideki Matsui (NYY)
OF: Kosuke Fukudome (ChC)
Util: Nick Swisher (CWS)
BN: Ryan Zimmerman (Was)
DL: Howie Kendrick (LAA)
SP: Derek Lowe (LAD)
SP: Yovani Gallardo (Mil)
SP: Aaron Harang (Cin)
RP: Eric Gagne (Mil)
RP: Troy Percival (TB)
P: Todd Wellemeyer (StL)
BN: Matt Cain (SF)
BN: Chien-Ming Wang (NYY)
BN: Joba Chamberlain (NYY)

And, here are the final numbers for week 1:
40 Runs
5 Home Runs
35 RBIs
4 Stolen Bases
.290 Batting Average
.429 Slugging
37.2 Innings Pitched
1 Win
3 Saves
31 Strikeouts
6.21 ERA (Wang and Cain both got crushed)
1.57 WHIP

OK, so not the best numbers in the world. But at this point, I'm happy just to know what things like WHIP mean. When you're way on the bottom, there's nowhere to go but up!

Bracket: dead. Fantasy leage: alive!

In case you were wondering, I came in dead last in the NCAA bracket. Once UNC and UCLA lost in the Final Four, I hung up my scientific method for good. On a happier note, I did manage to use my dismal finish to swindle a free entry into next year's bracket. On the whole, $10 well spent.

And then I got invited (read: dragged) into a fantasty baseball league! Don't I ever learn? This time I used foolproof weapons - my memory and my gut - to pick my team. I don't think I did too badly, either. Here's my starting roster for the week:

C: Jason Varitek (Bos)
1B: David Ortiz (Bos)
2B: Ian Kinsler (Tex)
3B: Ryan Zimmerman (Was)
SS: Miguel Tejada (Hou)
OF: Hideki Matsui (NYY)
OF: Kosuke Fukudome (ChC)
OF: Nick Markakis (Bal)
Util: Nick Swisher (CWS)
SP: Chien-Ming Wang (NYY)
SP: Chad Billingsley (LAD)
SP: Phil Hughes (NYY)
RP: Joba Chamberlain (NYY)
RP: Eric Gagne (Mil)
P: Troy Percival (TB)

We'll see how these gentlemen do before deciding who stays and who gets cut. Find out soon on the next episode of Wow, Sai's Life Is Really Pretty Lame.