ok, so i fucken hate baseball, but i've got myself hooked up in a yahoo league with some friends. hit me with the tips. so far, i'm in third place, but i'm starting to smell my own blood.

will none of you cast light into this darkness?

I have no idea how it works. How can I help?

do baseball players stay consistant? or, do they all have slumps? i have a kind of mutual fund approach to fantasy football, so that if i have a top rated player doing poorly, i know he'll eventually pull it out (like chad johnson last year and shawn alexander his record setting year). i don't know how long to stick with someone. like, is mussina done?

Baseball players go into slumps often, probably 3 or 4 times per year (162 games). I doubt Mussina is done, he's been too good for too long. I once heard a pitcher say that out of 30 starts, they are feeling good during about 5 or 6 of those starts, the rest is a struggle. Hitters come out of slumps faster because they get to play everyday. I haveen't seen Mussina pitch yet this year but, he's real smart.

Is this about baseball or baseball players? Who else do you have on your team?

Edit: Players go into slumps for probably 30 to 40 games per year. I think that is a better indicator then x times per year..Some slumps are prolonged and not as often...Starting pitchers; good, experienced ones maybe 5 starts.

thanks, rj. it looks like i'll probably just rely on my incredible luck.

i've got jeter, ichiro, wells, schmoltz, schilling and a bunch of other i've never heard of.