Rumor has it that....

The Chicago White Sox declined outfielder Ken Griffey Jr.'s $16.5 million option for 2009,and Jr. will gets a $4 million buyout.It means that this is will be Griffey's first time filing for free agent market in his 20 years career life.Despite his superior denfense ability and his experience still can help him landing a starting job this winter,but it's unlikely that he will receive a mutiple contract and substantial salary due to his injury prone.For this point,Braves' GM Frank Wren should take him into consideration for team rebuilding.He is a suitable LF candidate and won't occupy much of team's budge.What the more,his great popularity should attract thousands of fans watching Braves' game.

Another outfield slugger candidate is Tiger's Magglio Ordonez,who will owe $18 million in 2009 and $15 million salaries in 2010 and 2011. Because Tiger's GM Dave Dombrowski is looking to create funds on the Tigers payroll,he may consider dealing this all-star slugger.Magglio Ordonez,34 years old,is a one of the MLB elite outfielders,and with many of Braves' hitters in the lineup are lefty,Maggie's right-handed swing can balance the lineup.If Tigers are willing to absorb half of Ordonez's salary,that Frank Wren may got deal with his best friend just like last year's Scenario.

What a energetically morning!

Exercising in the morning with your friends is a great thing,especially in such a environment surrounded with fresh air and warmming sunshine!

This Friday our computer-science teacher had some official business and need to fly to Hualien,so we got a day off in Friday morning's class course.Some of my friends suggested that why not do some exercise in the morning like volleyball or tennis?It sounds great,and there just two tennis courts and two volleyball courts next to our dormitory,so we make an appointment that gathering in there at 7:30 am.

In the next morning,seven guys appeared in the courts,and only two will play volleyball.It made me confuse-is volleyball so dreary?Another calssmate is the only member in our a college department who join the school's volleyball club.After warmming with him,we started to practiced some volleyball basically skill by passing the ball to each other.After a while,I finally realized that no wonder there is no one want to play volleyball.Not only you have to hit the ball to the air vertically but also have to notice your arm carefully.If your action wasn't correctly,your will feel painful about your arm.So after 30 minutes,some "black-blue" appeared on my arm.Then I stopped for rest.

When I took a break by the side of the court,I found that playing tennis seems interesting-at the least you have a racket in your hand.I borrowed a racket and a ball from my friend.and test my tennis skill.Shooo~~a ball was struck by the net,firing to the wall,and bounced back.That's great!!In my opinion,tennis is easier to learn than volleyball.Then I asked a partner to play tennis with me.Though I couldn't control the ball's direction on my own way,and sometimes I couldn't hit the ball over the net which acrossed the court.However,just like table tennis,you don't have to use your all power to strike back the ball,and if your skill is mature,you can see a beautiful curve down to the court.That's why so many people are fascinated by the tennis!

To sum up,it's great to exercising in the morning,and if I have a free time,I would try some others sports items!

Free Writting

Will Jake Peavy be in the Tomahawk uniform next year?
According to the news from San Dieago, the Padres’ GM Kevin Towers is considering to rebuild the team by trading their current players, including their ace Jake Peavy Peavy, who is 6-11,is the 2007 NL cy-young winner and has pitched over 200 innings in 4 consective seasons.
I don’t know what I am talking about. So, I want to change a topic to write. The baseball is a great exercise that everyone can play. You just find enough people and a good baseball ground.
Yeah, baseball it a popular sport in very contry. But,I want to play basketball more than baseball,so I do not what I say before.Would you tell me what I say?
Finally, I think we can join the baseball team together and play baseball with each other.

According the online ballot form AJC,over 90 percent people agree that Frank Wren should get Peavy.In my opinion ,if the Brave can get the Peavy via trade ,it will be fantastic,and the scence like 1993 Greg Maddux’s effection could happen in the next year,when the Brave started their 14-consective division pennants dynasty.

How to play Fantasy Baseball chapter 2-Rotisserie

Last time we talk about Fantasy H2H rules,and this time we will continue our introduce about the another kind of game style-Rotisserie

At first,in rotisserie scoring leagues, team totals are ranked from best to worst in each of the statistical categories, and points are awarded for each place based on the season-to-date cumulative totals.For example,the first-place team in a category receives 10 points, the second-place team nine, and so on until the last place team with one point.If two teams tie for the same place,they will split the total of thier scores equally.For example,if two teams both occupy in the first place,each of them will recieve 9.5 points,and the third place player will recieve 8 points.The same algorithm holds for ties between more than two teams.

Second,the biggest difference between H2H and Rotisserie are the "starting pitchers games limits and innings pitched minimums".The games-started limit is 180 games for full-season teams with an average of one start per day of the season. If one team excees the 180-game maximum,then it won't accumulate statistics for starting pitchers following the day.For example, an owner may have 179 games started near the end of the season. If they then start 5 pitchers in a single day, their games-started total will be 184. Once having now reached the maximum (180), the team will no longer be credited with any additional stats for any subsequent day. However,the relievers wont't be restricted by the rule.If a pitcher who is originally a starter appears in relief, it is considered a relief appearance, and is not restricted by the games-started limit.

Maybe you will think that"Why not pick up relievers as many as possible to dominant in some category like ERA and K?"To prevent such a gambler using this method,the system set a limit that all the players must have accumulated a minimum of 800 innings (400 innings for midseason teams) pitched by the end of the FLB season.

The final goal for all the players is winning the champion.So in the last day of the season,the cumulative totals are calculated, and the team with the most total points is declared the league winner. If two or more teams tie for their rotisserie championship, they are declared co-champions and each awarded the league winner's prizes.

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How to play Fantasy Baseball chapter 1-H2H

With the fever of MLB is so popular in Taiwan(though most Taiwanese like Yanks,which I disgust with),some baseball-related games are also catching on this tide.Fantasy Baseball is one of the best example.The popularity of fantasy games has grown tremendously in the last decade.The ability of the Web to deliver immediate sports statistics takes interaction with the sporting world to a whole new level, increasing the enjoyment of fantasy games by providing a more personal experience for sports fans of all ages and intensities.Despite running your team through then whole season,you can gain some experience about how to make transaction with others or plan your own winning ways.Every year some famous website like Yahoo or ESPN will build Fantasy Baseball system for millions of baseball fans.

Fantasy baseball can divide into two category-H2H and Rotisserie.H2H fantasy baseball and Rotisserie very similarly, but with some added twists.Here I will talk about H2H first.H2H is the short name of Head-to-Head. The overall concept of the H2H is simple - to draft the best players at each position in order to accumulate the most statistics in each of the ten(or more) scoring categories. However, instead of all ten teams in a league competing at once against each other, your team is matched up each week against another team in the league to see who can attain the most stats. For example,you may have a dominating week,outscoring your opponent by 10-0,and next week you could tie with your opponent by spliting the 10(or more) scores.If your hitters get in a slump and your pitchers are struggle,you may got "0" in the contest.Anything could happen in the game!

Some league opener may make some limits to the players,like innings pitching,transaction veto or waiver waiting.You shoud notice your league's rule to make sure about your team strategy.We will talk about the preseason draft and regular season team management in the following chapter.

At the end of the season,the league champion is determined through the playoffs!In general the half of the total teams will win the chance to break into the playoffs. Division winners and wild card teams in head-to-head baseball may not be determined until the last out of the season,and once again,in the competitive playofs contest,everything can happen.If you can grab the chance to pick up a player in hot streak in the key time through the 2~3 rounds competition,you will have great chance to win the pennant!Good Luck!