Wednesday, August 16, 2006
The Saga of Craig Wilson
We shall not speak of the past two games. The Joker batting cleanup? Jose K playing short? Walking the bases loaded in the top of the 13th to bring David Bell to the plate, the man who has gone 3-4 in the game already? Jim Tracy takes great pleasure in knowing that the fans are forced to watch helplessly while he squanders any hope they had left. It makes him feel powerful.
So, let's talk about Craig Wilson instead. One can never say too much about the man. While the Pirates and their fans continue their suffering, Craig is probably having some of the best times of his baseball career. It's just unbelievable. He has gone, in the space of a few days, from being an often passed-over bench player for the Pittsburgh Pirates to being the starting first baseman of the New York Yankees.
I started the 2006 season with Craig on the bench for my fantasy team, but I dropped him when the Pirates continued to bench him. It was something I should've predicted, but I was being optimistic. I picked up Jason Giambi to fill the void, who became my starter at first base.
Fast forward to the trade dealine, when the Pirates trade Craig for one Shawn Chacon. Ouch me, the Pirates fan. And then, Craig proceeds to take large amounts of playing time from Giambi, thusly damaging my fantasy team on top of that. Double ouch. It's great news for Craig, he's finally getting the appreciation he has long deserved. Bad, bad news for me.
I'm thinking about picking Craig up again. He's still a free agent in my league.
So, let's talk about Craig Wilson instead. One can never say too much about the man. While the Pirates and their fans continue their suffering, Craig is probably having some of the best times of his baseball career. It's just unbelievable. He has gone, in the space of a few days, from being an often passed-over bench player for the Pittsburgh Pirates to being the starting first baseman of the New York Yankees.
I started the 2006 season with Craig on the bench for my fantasy team, but I dropped him when the Pirates continued to bench him. It was something I should've predicted, but I was being optimistic. I picked up Jason Giambi to fill the void, who became my starter at first base.
Fast forward to the trade dealine, when the Pirates trade Craig for one Shawn Chacon. Ouch me, the Pirates fan. And then, Craig proceeds to take large amounts of playing time from Giambi, thusly damaging my fantasy team on top of that. Double ouch. It's great news for Craig, he's finally getting the appreciation he has long deserved. Bad, bad news for me.
I'm thinking about picking Craig up again. He's still a free agent in my league.
# posted by Andrew Steadman @ 9:49 PM 
