Shin Ticklin' Ferth basket by JayJayCox

First off I'd like to say thanks to everyone on the board. Ya'll have made this segment very fun and enjoyable to say the least. Want to also say thanks a bunch to Mo and JT for the time and effort they've put in to helping us all know the in's and out's of everyone's lineup and the weather in each city and also Gomer Pyle for posting his blogination each day. It was all very informitive and I'm 100% positive I wouldn't of finished where I did if it wasn't for you guys.

I'm almost certain this won't be near the level of most of the other blogs so I'm just going to post a few tid bits about what strategies I used and what seemed to work for me.

First of all and like many of you the way I liked to pick hitters throughout the weeks was by how hot they were and had been hitting in the past week or so. I didn't just look at that, I really got into a habit of looking at a hitters splits and how he faired vs a lefty/righty or how he batted if he was switch hitter from the left or right. I rarely let BvP or wind affect my decision on a hitter, though I'd be careful if I saw Jt had a warning about a game I had a batter in.

Some other things that really helped me pick hitters this year was a very simple strategy and an easy way out of making and thinking about a lineup when I didn't have a lot of time to research. Go with your fantasy squad... I know it's not a great idea for most teams, and it's not great advice, but when you're working with the likes of Pujols, Hanley, Ichiro, Lincecum, Lester, and Verlandage it really makes some decisions easy for you. It also makes rooting for your team a lot easier and enjoyable. This idea and advice was also my down fall some weeks and was a cause of some bad days where I went with verlander when I shouldn't have.

Lastly, about some pitching. Most of you are probably thinking I already know this, but I like to pick pitchers based off who their playing, their K potential and how well they've been pitching.. just like my hitters. One of my last tips of advice and I know ya'll really don't need to be reading this from me b/c I'm pretty sure just about everyone on here is as knowledgable as me and researchs near the same is that if you have a hunch bet a bunch! Don't second guess yourself and change your lineup back and forth near lock time. Your first answer is usually right. You've heard this in school I bet and it's true.

And at all costs and utmost importance Snarful the Garthog before making your lineups! Good luck second half everyone and thanks again! Would've liked to taken a little more time to write some other stuff up, but I've been landscaping the last week with the paps so I've been pretty busy. Sorry for posting this so late and sorry for not taking down Mr. Rotoworld aka Alley Gaytors.

- Jay