Allow Myself To Introduce ... The Committee
This is the second of (hopefully) twelve introductory posts about each of the twelve teams in the league. It is also the first running feature of this blog and is therefore extremely exciting.
The Committee (To Elect Sweet Lou Whittaker To The Hall Of Fame)
Owner: Tatt Mareeco
Favorite Squad: Detroit Tigers
Favorite Squad In a Sport Other Than Professional Baseball: Michigan football
Interesting Factotum: Mareeco once drank 9 beers in 9 innings at a Yankees-Tigers game at Yankee stadium. Rumor has it that Geleaux and I also drank 9 beers in 9 innings that night and that we called the event the "2nd Annual 9x9." Irregardless, at some point during the game Mareeco was beset with a deadly case of the hiccups. While riding the D train back to Manhattan Mareeco asked a young lady standing nearby if he could borrow her pen. She agreed and he proceeded to stick it into his mouth, bite down on it, and hold it there while he drank from a bottle of Sprite. The move successfully stifled his hiccups. Mareeco then tried to hand the saliva-covered pen back to the girl who, needless to say, refused the offer.
Not-So-Interesting Factotum: Mareeco has at least one item of Michigan Wolverine-emblazoned clothing on his person 311 days of the year.
Opening Week Lineup
C - Ivan "I Already Had My Best Game Of The Season" Rodriguez
1B - Derrek "I Can't Believe O'Flannel Kept Berkaman Over Me" Lee
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Eric Chavez
SS - Jose Reyes
OF - Andruw Jones
OF - Vernon Wells
OF - Johnny Damon
U - Chris "Mareeco Has a Man-Crush On Me" Shelton
SP - Curt Schilling
SP - Livan Hernandez
SP - Brad Radke
SP - Carlos Silva
SP - Aaron "I Can't Believe I Was Drafted, Let Alone Starting" Harang
RP - Brad Lidge
RP - Klye Farnsworth
RP - Scot "One 'T'" Shields
RP - "Easy" Eddie Guardado
Predicted Finish: 6
The Committee has a good lineup, especially if Shelton continues to hit bombs and ends up somewhere in the vicinity of 30. The rest of the lineup is pretty established and, with the exception of Reyes and maybe Roberts, has little risk of not performing up to their average numbers over the past few seasons. Starting pitching is the critical factor for The Committee and he desperately needs Schilling to bounce back (as it appers he has) and for Radke and Silva to pitch better than their first outings (they likely will).
Odds He Will Hang A Championship Banner Next Season: 20 to 1
The Committee (To Elect Sweet Lou Whittaker To The Hall Of Fame)
Owner: Tatt Mareeco
Favorite Squad: Detroit Tigers
Favorite Squad In a Sport Other Than Professional Baseball: Michigan football
Interesting Factotum: Mareeco once drank 9 beers in 9 innings at a Yankees-Tigers game at Yankee stadium. Rumor has it that Geleaux and I also drank 9 beers in 9 innings that night and that we called the event the "2nd Annual 9x9." Irregardless, at some point during the game Mareeco was beset with a deadly case of the hiccups. While riding the D train back to Manhattan Mareeco asked a young lady standing nearby if he could borrow her pen. She agreed and he proceeded to stick it into his mouth, bite down on it, and hold it there while he drank from a bottle of Sprite. The move successfully stifled his hiccups. Mareeco then tried to hand the saliva-covered pen back to the girl who, needless to say, refused the offer.
Not-So-Interesting Factotum: Mareeco has at least one item of Michigan Wolverine-emblazoned clothing on his person 311 days of the year.
Opening Week Lineup
C - Ivan "I Already Had My Best Game Of The Season" Rodriguez
1B - Derrek "I Can't Believe O'Flannel Kept Berkaman Over Me" Lee
2B - Brian Roberts
3B - Eric Chavez
SS - Jose Reyes
OF - Andruw Jones
OF - Vernon Wells
OF - Johnny Damon
U - Chris "Mareeco Has a Man-Crush On Me" Shelton
SP - Curt Schilling
SP - Livan Hernandez
SP - Brad Radke
SP - Carlos Silva
SP - Aaron "I Can't Believe I Was Drafted, Let Alone Starting" Harang
RP - Brad Lidge
RP - Klye Farnsworth
RP - Scot "One 'T'" Shields
RP - "Easy" Eddie Guardado
Predicted Finish: 6
The Committee has a good lineup, especially if Shelton continues to hit bombs and ends up somewhere in the vicinity of 30. The rest of the lineup is pretty established and, with the exception of Reyes and maybe Roberts, has little risk of not performing up to their average numbers over the past few seasons. Starting pitching is the critical factor for The Committee and he desperately needs Schilling to bounce back (as it appers he has) and for Radke and Silva to pitch better than their first outings (they likely will).
Odds He Will Hang A Championship Banner Next Season: 20 to 1
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