HUSH Report for Saturday May 12th

Saturday baseball! Since I am out and about let's get right to it.

Offense should continue to shine!

Here are Saturday's top offensive match ups:

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		AJ Pierzynski		Elarton		6/16 (.375)
C		Jorge Posada		Batista		5/11 (.455)
1B		Todd Helton		Zito		4/7 (.571)
1B		Justin Morneau		Durbin		3/4(.750)
2B		Craig Biggio		Hernandez		6/13 (.462)
2B		Ray Durham		Francis		12/26 (.462)
3B		Alex Rodriguez		Batista		6/13 (.462)
3B		Aramis Ramirez		Garcia		4/9 (.444)
SS		Rafael Furcal		Lohse		4/5 (.800)
SS		Hanley Ramirez		Chico		3/5 (.600)
OF		Magglio Ordonez		Ponson		10/18 (.556)
OF		Hideki Matsui		Batista		8/15 (.533)
OF		Barry Bonds		Francis		5/13 (.385)
OF		Vladimir Guerrero		Loe		5/16 (.313) OWNS TEXAS
OF		Moises Alou		Sheets		12/33 (.364)
Others/UT		Ryan Freel		Penny		6/14 (.429)
Others/UT		Emil Brown		Buehrle		12/29 (.414)

Starting Pitchers worth looking at for Saturday:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Roy Oswalt		Arizona		13/55 (.230)
Curt Schilling		Baltimore		43/199 (.210)
Chris Young		St. Louis		5/31 (.160)

Gambles:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Freddy Garcia		Chicago		16/84 (.190)
Brad Penny		Cincinnati		22/76 (.280)
Barry Zito		Colorado		14/71 (.190)

Pitchers to Avoid:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Sidney Ponson		Detroit		38/101 (.380)
Livan Hernandez		Houston		32/98 (.322)
Ben Sheets		New York		29/105 (.277)

Things to look for:

1. Roy Oswalt continuation for NL Cy Young quest
2. Magglio Ordonez to stay RED HOT
3. Vladimir Guerrero to continue his domination of Ranger pitchers


Best of luck to you all!

HUSH Report for Friday May 11th

Ahh the weekend. Time when baseball is at its best. I will be taking in the beauty of the Pacific NW this weekend. Taking in the Yankees vs. Mariners Friday night and boating around the Puget Sound the rest of the weekend. Due to my festivities, I plan on attempting to publish the match ups for this weekend either late tonight or early tomorrow.

Should be a great weekend for offense!

Here are Friday's top offensive match ups:

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		AJ Pierzynski		Perez		3/7 (.429)
C		Paul LoDuca		Suppan		6/16 (.375)
1B		Adam Dunn		Wolf		6/16 (.375)
1B		Mark Teixeira		Lackey		17/38(.447)
2B		Chase Utley		Hill		2/3 (.667)
2B		Ray Durham		Fogg		7/18 (.389)
3B		Hank Blalock		Lackey		16/48 (.333)
3B		Aramis Ramirez		Lieber		9/14 (.643)
SS		Rafael Furcal		Arroyo		4/11 (.364)
SS		Michael Young		Lackey		19/56 (.339)
OF		Magglio Ordonez		Santana		14/31 (.452)
OF		Carlos Lee		Webb		5/11 (.455)
OF		Barry Bonds		Fogg		Dominates in Coors
OF		Vladimir Guerrero		Padilla		12/32 (.375)
OF		Gary Matthews Jr.		Padilla		5/6 (.833) Texas return
Others/UT		Alfonso Soriano		Lieber		2/5 (.400)
Others/UT		Aubrey Huff		Tavarez		4/9 (.444)

Starting Pitchers worth looking at for Friday:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
AJ Burnett		Tampa Bay		12/58 (.207)
Johan Santana		Detroit		53/220 (.241)
Brandon Webb		Houston		24/103 (.233)

Gambles:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Jake Peavy		St. Louis		18/62 (.290)
Rich Hill		Philadelphia		5/19 (.263)
CC Sabathia		Oakland		28/91 (.308)
Jon Garland		Kansas City		43/143 (.301)

Pitchers to Avoid:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Josh Fogg		San Francisco		32/108 (.296)
Bronson Arroyo		Los Angeles		17/50 (.340)
Randy Wolf		Cincinnati		19/63 (.302)

Things to look for:

1. Johan Santana
2. Texas Rangers offense to continue to hit
3. Rich Hill to have his worst outing of the season
4. Me down the 3rd base line in Safeco

Best of luck to you all!

HUSH Report for Thursday May 10

We have come to Thursday which gives us the beginning of a few series and the get away day for a few series. Get away days are always tough as some managers choose to rest specific players, but we will not even try and guess whom those players will be.

It is kind of a hit or miss day for both pitching and hitting so we will see how things shake out.

Here are today's top offensive match ups:

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		Ramon Hernandez		Fossum		on fire since DL stint
C		Gerald Laird		Wang		2/5 (.400)
1B		Todd Helton		Lowry		7/19 (.368)
1B		Mark Teixeira		Wang		3/7 (.429)
2B		Marquis Giles		Hudson		3/4 (.750)
2B		Mark Grudzielanek		Kennedy		4/11 (.364)
3B		Joe Crede		Silva		11/31 (.355)
3B		Aramis Ramirez		Maholm		3/6 (.500)
SS		Juan Uribe		Silva		15/30 (.500)
SS		Miguel Tejada		Fossum		8/23 (.348)
OF		Magglio Ordonez		Weaver		3/4 (.750)
OF		Jermaine Dye		Silva		7/15 (.467)
OF		Barry Bonds		Cook		11/23 (.478)
OF		Xavier Nady		Zambrano		6/13 (.472)
OF		Jay Gibbons		Fossum		7/18 (.389)
Others/UT		Travis Hafner		Escobar		6/14 (.429)
Others/UT		David Ortiz		Halladay		17/57 (.298)

Starting Pitchers worth looking at for Thursday:

Kind of a hit or miss, but those who are watching innings, I would take the day off.

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Derek Lowe		Florida		9/59 (.153)
Tim Wakefield		Toronto		37/154 (.240)
Chien-Ming Wang		Texas		8/33 (.242)
Justin Verlander		Seattle		6/26 (.231)

Gambles:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Roy Halladay		Boston		76/300 (.253)
Carlos Zambrano		Pittsburgh		36/145 (.248)
Tim Hudson		San Diego		30/107 (.280)

Pitchers to Avoid:

Today's list includes a couple of hurlers hoping the humidor is working and a pitcher who has been dominated in his career by his opponent.

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Noah Lowry		Colorado		35/108 (.324)
Aaron Cook		San Francisco		52/172 (.302)
Carlos Silva		Chicago White Sox		65/181 (.359)

Things to look for:

1. An offensive explosion at Coors Field this weekend
2. Tough outings by reliable starters
3. Closers becoming more reliable

Best of luck to you all!

HUSH Report for Wednesday May 9th

It is time to unveil the inaugural Hump Day HUSH Report.

Definitely a better selection of Starting Pitching to spend your 1300 innings on, but also some pretty quality offensive plays.

Here are the top Hump Day offensive match ups:

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		Paul LoDuca		Matt Morris		7/10 (.700)
C		AJ Pierzynski		Ramon Ortiz		4/8 (.500)
1B		Nomar Garciaparra		Dontrelle Willis		4/9 (.444)
1B		Paul Konerko		Ramon Ortiz		4/10 (.400)
2B		Ty Wigginton		Eric Bedard		6/16 (.375)
2B		Kelly Johnson		Greg Maddux		2/3 (.667)
3B		Mike Lowell		Tomo Ohka		13/35 (.371)
3B		Eric Chavez		Gil Meche		9/28 (.321)
SS		Edgar Renteria		Greg Maddux		7/17 (.412)
SS		Jimmy Rollins		Randy Johnson		5/14 (.357)
OF		Jason Bay		Jason Marquis		13/27 (.481)
OF		Nick Markakis		James Shields		7/15 (.467)
OF		Ken Griffey Jr		Woody Williams		4/11 (.364)
OF		Vladimir Guerrero		Paul Byrd		2/3 (.667)
OF		Ichiro		Nate Robertson		7/22 (.318)
Others/UT		Brian Giles		John Smoltz		7/16 (.438)
Others/UT		Josh Hamilton		Woody Williams		2/3 (.667)
Others/UT		Hideki Matsui		Robinson Tejeda		3/5 (.600)

Starting Pitchers worth looking at for Wednesday:

A much better selection to risk your innings on then the Tuesday edition

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Dan Haren		Kansas City		11/48 (.229)
Mike Mussina		Texas		24/117 (.205)
Jaime Moyer		Arizona		7/39 (.179)

Gambles:

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Daisuke Matsuzaka		Toronto		3/20 (.150)
Jered Weaver		Cleveland		5/30 (.167)
John Danks		Minnesota		3/19 (.158)

Pitchers to Avoid:

Today's list includes a future Hall of Famer and some guys who have pitched well this season.

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Greg Maddux		Atlanta		26/64 (.406)
Paul Byrd		Angels		12/33 (.364)
Matt Morris		NY Mets		5/154 (.357)
Ramon Ortiz		White Sox		18/53 (.340)
Gil Meche		Oakland		40/126 (.315)

Things that stick out for this first Hump Day Edition:

1. The 2007 version of the Big Red Machine will be on full throttle in Cincinnati
2. Weather warming, wind blowing, balls leave the yard at Wrigley
3. Bronx bombers tee off on an ailing Robinson Tejeda and Texas Rangers staff
4. The crafty veteran (Jaime Moyer) keeps the young Diamondback hitters in check
5. Braves offense rudely welcomes Greg Maddux back to Atlanta

Best of luck to you all!

HUSH Report for Tuesday May 8th

Another full slate of games so no need not to fill the squads. It is also a better day for hitters than pitchers on this fine Tuesday.

Included today are the top hitters by position, pitchers worth gambling your innings on and new addition of pitchers not worth gambling on.

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		Ivan Rodriguez		Horacio Ramirez		3/8 (.375)
C		Gerald Laird		Andy Pettitte		2/5 (.400)
1B		Mark Teixeira		Andy Pettitte		8/16 (.500)
1B		Derrek Lee		Ian Snell		4/11 (.364)
2B		Jeff Kent		Wes Obermueller		6/14 (.429)
2B		Luis Castillo		Javieer Vazquez		13/38 (.342)
3B		Aramis Ramirez		Ian Snell		5/13(.385)
3B		David Wright		Matt Cain		3/6 (.500)
SS		Derek Jeter		Mike Wood		3/7 (.429)
SS		Rafael Furcal		Wes Obermueller		2/3 (.667)
OF		Vernon Wells		Josh Beckett		7/15 (.467)
OF		Raul Ibanez		Jeremy Bonderman		8/19 (.421)
OF		Ken Griffey Jr		Wandy Rodriguez		6/8 (.750)
OF		Vladimir Guerrero		Cliff Lee		7/17(.412)
OF		Ichiro		Jeremy Bonderman		7/18 (.389)
Others/UT		Jeff Cirillo		Javier Vazquez		5/6 (.833)
Others/UT		Michael Cuddyer		Javier Vazquez		8/20 (.400)

A few trends can be seen in todays selections:

1. Twins should put some runs on the board in the Dome
2. The Wrigley faithful should see the Cubbies offense produce
3. Runs will be a plenty in Yankee stadium
4. Mariners offense should get back on track in Detroit

Starting Pitchers worth looking at for Tuesday:

They are few and far between as the offense will be in high gear

1. Tom Glavine vs. Giants who hit only 15/79 or .189 against him

Gambles:

1. Adam Eaton vs. Diamondbacks who are a paltry .138 average against
2. Victor Zambrano vs. Boston and Josh Beckett (Sox have hit 22/103 or .214)
3. Chad Gaudin vs. struggling Royals who are 5/22 or .227 vs. Chad

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Pitchers to Avoid:

There are a lot of them on this offensive heavy day.

Pitcher		Opponent		H/AB (Avg against)
Horacio Ramirez		Detroit		12/22 (.546)
Ted Lilly		Pittsburgh		9/22 (.410)
Dave Bush		Nationals		18/46 (.391)
Ervin Santana		Cleveland		15/42 (.357)
Jeremy Bonderman		Seattle		35/115 (.304)
Javier Vazquez		Minnesota		50/167 (.299)

Best of luck to you all!

HUSH Report for Monday May 7th

Once again I would like to thank all of you that have looked into the HUSH Report and have commented both positively and negatively. I am planning on following the projections and publishing a periodic report on the players listed.

With the weekend behind us, hopefully the first two installments have helped you with your decision making. With a shortened Monday schedule consisting of only 9 games here are the players for you to consider to help you start the week off right.

Tough pickings at a couple of positions today but there is always somebody to throw on your squad.

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		Russell Martin		Ricky Nolasco		2/4 (.500)
1B		Albert Pujols		Jeff Francis		3/6 (.500)
2B		Craig Biggio		Kyle Lohse		3/9 (.333)
2B		Brandon Phillips		Roy Oswalt		3/14 (.308)
3B		Alex Rodriguez		Miguel Batista		5/10(.500)
3B		Chipper Jones		Chris Young		4/4 (1.000)
SS		Edgar Renteria		Chris Young		4/6 (.667)
SS		Felipe Lopez		Chris Capuano		5/8 (.625)
OF		Johnny Damon		Miguel Batista		10/20 (.500)
OF		Hideki Matsui		Miguel Batista		7/12 (.583)
OF		Carlos Lee		Kyle Lohse		13/36(.361)
OF		Corey Patterson		Fausto Carmona		4/7 (.571)
OF		Andruw Jones		Chris Young		3/7 (.429)

Starting Pitchers worth looking at for Monday:

1. Oliver Perez vs. SF Giants who are hitting .200 (9/45) off him. Also K potential
2. Jeff Francis vs. St. Louis who are hitting .155 (11/71) off him
3. Doug Davis vs. Philadelphia who are hitting .136 (3/22) off him. Also K potential

Best of luck to you all!

HUSH Report for Sunday May 6th

Thanks to all of you that have looked into the HUSH Report and commented. I plan on following the projections and publishing a periodic report on the players listed.

So hopefully your Cinco de Mayo roster performed and here are the top match ups for Sunday May 6th:

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		Ivan Rodriguez		Zach Greinke		6/13 (.462)
C		AJ Pierzynski		Bartolo Colon		5/16 (.313)
1B		Lance Berkman		Braden Looper		3/3 (1.000)
1B		Justin Morneau		Curt Schilling		2/5 (.400)
2B		Orlando Hudson		Mike Pelfrey		on fire
2B		Marquis Giles		Scott Olsen		4/5 (.800)
3B		Alex Rodriguez		Jarrod Washburn		8/25(.320)
3B		David Wright		Livan Hernandez		11/28 (.393)
SS		Edgar Renteria		Randy Wolf		6/17 (.355)
SS		Orlando Cabrera		Mark Buehrle		11/32 (.344)
OF		Jason Bay		Ben Sheets		7/17 (.412)
OF		Kenny Lofton		AJ Burnett		6/15 (.400)
OF		Ken Griffey Jr		Josh Fogg		7/19(.368)
OF		Torii Hunter		Curt Schilling		4/8 (.500)
OF		Carl Crawford		Joe Blanton		5/18 (.385)
Others/UT		David Ortiz		Sidney Ponson		10/19 (.526)
Others/UT		Mike Sweeney		Chad Durbin		8/11 (.727)

Starting Pitchers worth looking at for Sunday:

1. Bronson Arroyo vs. Rockies who hit only 8/44 or .182 against him
2. Jake Peavy vs. Marlins who will be swinging and missing freely
3. CC Sabathia vs. Baltimore (Indians 4-0 in CC Starts)

Best of luck to you all!

HUSH (Helping U Score in rotoHog) Report for May 5th

This is the first installment of the HUSH Report to assist players in the newest Fantasy Baseball Craze....Rotohog.

I will attempt to complete this report on a daily basis by 8 PM PST (release of held funds) giving players an idea of who the good match ups are for the following day. The report may change in appearance from time to time once I get more creative, but the content will be the same. That content will be a list of 2-3 players at each position that match up well with the opposing pitcher. Included with the player name will be his numbers vs. that pitcher.

Without further ado, here is the inaugural list of match ups for Saturday May 5th, Cinco de Mayo:

Pos		Player		Opp Pit		H/AB (Avg)
C		Ivan Rodriguez		Odalis Perez		3/7 (.429)
C		Jason Varitek		Johan Santana		6/12 (.500)
1B		Lance Berkman		Kip Wells		9/27 (.333)
1B		Adam Dunn		Aaron Cook		3/6 (.500)
2B		Orlando Hudson		Aaron Sele		5/12(.417)
2B		Ray Durham		Jon Lieber		7/10 (.700)
3B		Alex Rodriguez		Jeff Weaver		6/14(..429)
3B		David Wright		Brandon Webb		6/12 (.500)
SS		JJ Hardy		Zach Duke		7/10 (.700)
SS		Orlando Cabrera		Jon Garland		9/22 (.409)
OF		David DeJesus		Mike Maroth		14/25 (.560)
OF		Emil Brown		Mike Maroth		10/27 (.370)
OF		Moises Alou		Brandon Webb		11/23 (.478)
OF		Magglio Ordonez		Odalis Perez		3/5 (.600)
OF		Carl Crawford		Joe Kennedy		2/3 (.667)
OF		Adam Lind		Vicente Padilla		3/7 (.429)
Others/UT		Chase Utley		Noah Lowry		4/9 (.444)
Others/UT		Bill Hall		Zach Duke		7/22 (.318)

Starting Pitchers worth using your 1300 innings on:

1. John Lackey vs. weak hitting (.221)White Sox
2. Aaron Harang vs. Rockies team he owns 3-1 2.57 ERA
3. Scott Kazmir vs. injured Oakland A's squad
4. Roy Halladay vs. non-hitting Texas Rangers ball club
5. Rich Hill vs. worst team in recent baseball history
6. Johan Santana vs. Boston in the Metrodome
7. Daniel Cabrera in the pitching friendly Camden Yards

Best of luck to you all!

Rotohog

I would like to take the opportunity to thank the staff at Rotohog for featuring my blog on their website. It is my plan to post a daily list of players by position that are expected to perform well against the following days pitchers.

This will give individuals playing the game a little insight into whom they should purchase and play the following day.

Best of luck to all you Rotohog players out there and thanks again to the staff at Rotohog for making Diff's Diamond Drivel a part of their fine game.