Today's Fantasy Rx

Colorado: 7 games: 2 Road at Arizona; 2 Home vs. San Francisco;
    3 Home vs. Los Angeles.
Houston: 7 Home games: 4 vs. Cincinnati; 3 vs. Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati: 7 Road games: 4 at Houston; 3 at Milwaukee.

7 Home games
Arizona: 2 vs. Colorado; 2 vs. San Diego; 2 vs. San Francisco.
Chicago Cubs: 3 vs. Florida; 4 vs. Atlanta.
Cleveland: 3 vs. New York Yankees; 4 vs. Chicago White Sox.
Milwaukee: 4 vs. Pittsburgh; 3 vs. Cincinnati.
New York Mets: 3 vs. Atlanta; 3 vs. Philadelphia.

7 games
New York Yankees: 1 Home vs. Boston; 3 Road at Cleveland;
    3 Road at Toronto.
San Diego: 2 Home vs. Los Angeles; 2 Road at Arizona;
    3 Road at St. Louis.
San Francisco: 2 Home vs. St. Louis; 2 Road at Colorado;
    3 Road at Arizona.
St. Louis: 2 Road at San Francisco; 2 Home vs. Los Angeles;
    3 Home vs. San Diego.

7 Road games
Atlanta: 3 at New York Mets; 4 at Chicago Cubs.
Boston: 1 at New York Yankees; 3 at Toronto; 3 at Detroit.
Chicago White Sox: 3 at Detroit; 4 at Cleveland.
Los Angeles: 2 at San Diego; 2 at St. Louis; 3 at Colorado.
Philadelphia: 3 at Montreal; 4 at New York Mets.
Pittsburgh: 4 at Milwaukee; 3 at Houston.

Other teams with six home games: Anaheim, Detroit, Montreal, Oakland, Seattle, Texas, and Toronto.

All other teams play six games with at least three on the road.

Pitchers of interest with two starts(whom we'd start if we owned them):
John Lackey: Tue:KC(D.May); Sun:MIN(K.Lohse)
John Patterson: Mon:COL(J.Jennings); Sat:SF(Jer.Williams)
Brandon Webb: Tue:COL(D.Neagle); Sun:SF(K.Rueter)
Horacio Ramirez: Mon:@NYM(J.Seo); Sat:@CHC(M.Clement)
Shane Reynolds: Tue:@NYM(J.Griffiths); Sun:@CHC(C.Zambrano)
Pedro Martinez: Mon:@NYY(M.Mussina); Sat:@DET(M.Roney)
Tim Wakefield: Tue:@NYY(B.Claussen); Sun:@DET(W.Ledezma)
Jon Garland: Tue:@DET(W.Ledezma); Sun:@CLE(B.Traber)
Matt Clement: Mon:FLO(J.Beckett); Sat:ATL(H.Ramirez)
Carlos Zambrano: Tue:FLO(D.Willis); Sun:ATL(S.Reynolds)
Josh Beckett: Mon:@CHC(M.Clement); Sun:@MON(C.Vargas)
Roy Oswalt: Mon:CIN(R.Dempster); Sat:PIT(K.Wells)
Tim Redding: Tue:CIN(J.Haynes); Sun:PIT(J.Fogg)
Wayne Franklin: Mon:PIT(K.Wells); Sat:CIN(R.Dempster)
Matt Kinney: Tue:PIT(J.Fogg); Sun:CIN(J.Haynes)
Kyle Lohse: Tue:@TEX(T.Mounce); Sun:@ANA(J.Lackey)
Livan Hernandez: Mon:PHI(B.Duckworth); Sat:FLO(M.Redman)
Claudio Vargas: Tue:PHI(B.Myers); Sun:FLO(J.Beckett)
Jae Seo: Mon:ATL(H.Ramirez); Sat:PHI(B.Duckworth)
Mike Mussina: Mon:BOS(P.Martinez); Sat:@TOR(R.Halladay or M.Hendrickson)
Barry Zito: Tue:TB(Jer.Gonzalez); Sun:BAL(Jas.Johnson)
Brandon Duckworth: Mon:@MON(L.Hernandez); Sat:@NYM(J.Seo)
Brett Myers: Tue:@MON(C.Vargas); Sun:@NYM(J.Griffiths?)
Oliver Perez: Mon:LA(A.Ashby); Sat:@STL(G.Stephenson)
Adam Eaton: Tue:LA(W.Alvarez); Sun:@STL(D.Haren)
Joel Pineiro: Tue:BAL(Jas.Johnson); Sun:TB(Ro.Bell)
Jerome Williams: Mon:STL(G.Stephenson); Sat:@ARI(J.Patterson)
Garrett Stephenson: Mon:@SF(Jer.Williams); Sat:SD(Ol.Perez)
Dan Haren: Tue:@SF(K.Rueter); Sun:@ARI(B.Webb)
Roy Halladay: Tue:BOS(T.Wakefield);
     Sat:NYY(M.Mussina) or Sun:NYY(J.Weaver)

Only deploy in Fantasy Baseball and other leagues that don't count qualitative stats:
Jason Johnson: Tue:@SEA(J.Pineiro); Sun:@OAK(B.Zito)
Ryan Dempster: Mon:@HOU(R.Oswalt); Sat:@MIL(W.Franklin)
Jimmy Haynes: Tue:@HOU(T.Redding); Sun:@MIL(M.Kinney)
Billy Traber: Tue:NYY(J.Weaver); Sun:CHW(J.Garland)
Jason Jennings: Mon:@ARI(J.Patterson); Sat:LA(A.Ashby)
Denny Neagle: Tue:@ARI(B.Webb); Sun:LA(K.Brown)
Wil Ledezma: Tue:CHW(J.Garland); Sun:BOS(T.Wakefield)
Darrell May: Tue:@ANA(J.Lackey); Sun:@TEX(T.Mounce)
Andy Ashby: Mon:@SD(Ol.Perez); Sat:@COL(J.Jennings)
Jeremy Griffiths???: Tue:ATL(S.Reynolds); Sun:PHI(B.Myers)
Jeff Weaver: Tue:@CLE(B.Traber); Sun:@TOR(R.Halladay)
Kip Wells: Mon:@MIL(W.Franklin); Sat:@HOU(R.Oswalt)
Josh Fogg: Tue:@MIL(M.Kinney); Sun:@HOU(T.Redding)
Kirk Rueter: Tue:STL(D.Haren); Sun:@ARI(B.Webb)
Tony Mounce: Tue:MIN(K.Lohse); Sun:KC(D.May)

Diamond Challenge

SP(6)
Randy Johnson: DL(No start)
Pedro Martinez: Mon:@NYY(M.Mussina); Sat:@DET(M.Roney)
Curt Schilling: DL(No start)
Tim Hudson: Fri:BAL(Rod.Lopez)
Matt Morris: Thu:LA(Od.Perez)
Roy Oswalt: Mon:CIN(R.Dempster); Sat:PIT(K.Wells)
Mike Mussina: Mon:BOS(P.Martinez); Sun:@TOR(R.Halladay)
Kevin Millwood: Wed:@MON(T.Ohka)
Kerry Wood: Wed:FLO(C.Pavano)
Kevin Brown: Sun:@COL(D.Neagle)
Roy Halladay: Tue:BOS(T.Wakefield);
     Sat:NYY(M.Mussina) or Sun:NYY(J.Weaver)
Jason Schmidt: Thu:@COL(D.Oliver)
Mark Prior: Fri:ATL(M.Hampton)

Pedro, Hudson, Oswalt, and Mussina look good here, and we also like Prior, as well as Halladay over Wood. We are replacing Williamson, who spends half the week in Houston, with the healthy Mantei.

Kearns replaces the injured Dave Roberts on offense, and we're deploying Carl Everett instead of Frank Thomas for cap purposes.

Interview with the Umpire(5th lg; 36th div; 746th overall),
Shadow of the Umpire(4th lg; 39th div; 745th overall), &
Dance of the Umpires(8th lg; 38th div; 795th overall)
Week 15: June 7-July 13

C	Ivan Rodriguez		1070
C	Toby Hall		460
1B	Aubrey Huff		610
1B	Erubiel Durazo		520
2B	Alfonso Soriano		1460
2B	Luis Castillo		1210
3B	Aaron Boone		1010
3B	Hank Blalock		500
SS	Alex Rodriguez		2010
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	1330
OF	Lance Berkman		1640
OF	Manny Ramirez		1610
OF	Ichiro Suzuki		1480
OF	Preston Wilson		1220
OF	Hideki Matsui		750
OF	Austin Kearns		650
DH	Carl Everett		850
DH	Aramis Ramirez		820

SP	Pedro Martinez		1700
SP	Tim Hudson		1340
SP	Roy Oswalt		1280
SP	Mike Mussina		1210
SP	Roy Halladay		890
SP	Mark Prior		750
RP	Eric Gagne		1430
RP	Mike MacDougal		750
RP	Tim Worrell		740
RP	Matt Mantei		700

Total Salary for Week 15: 	29990

Diamond Challenge 2nd Season

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez: Mon:@NYY(M.Mussina); Sat:@DET(M.Roney)
Curt Schilling: DL(No start)
Tim Hudson: Fri:BAL(Rod.Lopez)
Matt Morris: Thu:LA(Od.Perez)
Roy Oswalt: Mon:CIN(R.Dempster); Sat:PIT(K.Wells)
Mike Mussina: Mon:BOS(P.Martinez); Sun:@TOR(R.Halladay)
Mark Mulder: Thu:TB(Jor.Sosa)
Kevin Millwood: Wed:@MON(T.Ohka)
Kerry Wood: Wed:FLO(C.Pavano)
Kevin Brown: Sun:@COL(D.Neagle)
Roy Halladay: Tue:BOS(T.Wakefield);
     Sat:NYY(M.Mussina) or Sun:NYY(J.Weaver)
Jason Schmidt: Thu:@COL(D.Oliver)
Mark Prior:Fri:ATL(M.Hampton)

We're comfortable with Pedro and Oswalt, and we love the Hudson and Mulder starts. While we don't overly trust Halladay this week, we don't have sufficient cap room to run Mussina without dropping a hitter we need. Consequently, we're deploying Halladay and Prior to complete our starting staff.

We don't see obvious lineup spots for Pierre or Griffey, however we'll deploy Aramis Ramirez for Lowell and Austin Kearns for the injured Roberts. Furcal also starts for Orlando Cabrera.

Umpire The Masquerade(2nd lg; 13th div; 95th overall)
Week 15: June 7-July 13

C	Mike Lieberthal		650
C	Toby Hall		460
1B	Carlos Deglado		1420
1B	Aubrey Huff		610
2B	Alfonso Soriano		1460
2B	Bret Boone		1360
3B	Aramis Ramirez		820
3B	Hank Blalock		500
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	1330
SS	Rafael Furcal		970
OF	Albert Pujols		1750
OF	Preston Wilson		1220
OF	Vernon Wells		750
OF	Austin Kearns		650
OF	Corey Patterson		500
OF	Milton Bradley		430
DH	Todd Helton		1850
DH	Erubiel Durazo		520

SP	Pedro Martinez		1700
SP	Tim Hudson		1340
SP	Roy Oswalt		1280
SP	Mark Mulder		1080
SP	Roy Halladay		890
SP	Mark Prior		750
RP	Eric Gagne		1430
RP	Joe Borowski		750
RP	Rocky Biddle		750
RP	Tim Worrell		740

Total Salary for Week 15: 	27960

Internet Challenge

SP(6)
Pedro Martinez: Mon:@NYY(M.Mussina)
Matt Morris: Thu:LA(Od.Perez)
Roy Oswalt: Mon:CIN(R.Dempster)
Mike Mussina: Mon:BOS(P.Martinez)
Kevin Millwood: Wed:@MON(T.Ohka)
Kerry Wood: Wed:FLO(C.Pavano)
Roy Halladay: Tue:BOS(T.Wakefield)
Jason Schmidt: Thu:@COL(D.Oliver)
Mark Prior: Thu:ATL(M.Hampton)
Esteban Loaiza: Thu:@DET(N.Cornejo)

No starts: Randy, Schilling, K.Brown, and Ainsworth.

Playing the percentages, we'll take the home starts of Oswalt, Mussina, Wood, Halladay, and Prior, along with the great Loiaza road game.

Those pitchers also give us just enough cap room to deploy Orlando Cabrera for Durazo, who joins Vlad and Dave Roberts on our bench.

The Umpire Hunter(13th lg; 354th overall)
Week 15a: July 7-July 10

C	Jorge Posada		1120
C	Toby Hall		460
1B	Todd Helton		1850
1B	Aubrey Huff		610
2B	Alfonso Soriano		1460
2B	Luis Castillo		1210 
3B	Aramis Ramirez		820
3B	Hank Blalock		500
SS	Alex Rodriguez		2010
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	1330
OF	Lance Berkman		1640
OF	Manny Ramirez		1610
OF	Preston Wilson		1220 
OF	Carl Everett		850
OF	Hideki Matsui		750
OF	Austin Kearns		650
DH	Orlando Cabrera		1030
DH	Aaron Boone		1010

SP	Roy Oswalt		1280
SP	Mike Mussina		1210
SP	Kerry Wood		990
SP	Roy Halladay		890
SP	Mark Prior		750
SP	Esteban Loaiza		680
RP	Eric Gagne		1430
RP	Scott Williamson	960
RP	Mike MacDougal		750
RP	Tim Worrell		740

Total Salary for Week 15a: 	29810

Fantasy Baseball & Budget Baseball
(Same rules = same rosters and moves for both teams)

SP(6)
Mike Mussina: Mon:BOS(P.Martinez); Sun:@TOR(R.Halladay)
Pedro Martinez: Mon:@NYY(M.Mussina); Sat:@DET(M.Roney)
Curt Schilling: DL(No start)
Roy Oswalt: Mon:CIN(R.Dempster); Sat:PIT(K.Wells)
Kerry Wood: Wed:FLO(C.Pavano)
Kevin Millwood: Wed:@MON(T.Ohka)
Roy Halladay: Tue:BOS(T.Wakefield);
     Sat:NYY(M.Mussina) or Sun:NYY(J.Weaver)
Jason Schmidt: Thu:@COL(D.Oliver)
Kevin Brown: Sun:@COL(D.Neagle)
Mark Prior: Thu:ATL(M.Hampton)

As Brown's cancelled start means he misses a double, we'll sit him, Schilling, Millwood, and Schmidt in favor of the four remaining doubles and the two Cubs' home starts.

Deploying Crede and Kearns instead of Hinske and Juan Gone puts us right against the cap, so we'll leave Marrero, Helton, Phelps, Ellis, J.Hernandez, and Burrell on our bench. However Hinske's recent hot streak forces us to keep him active, so we'll move Preston Wilson to OF and bench Vernon Wells.

The Umpire Chronicles(4th lg; 157th overall)
& Umpire with a Soul(3th lg; 348th overall)
Week 15: July 7-July 13

C	Jason Varitek		1400
C	Toby Hall		1070
1B	Carlos Delgado		2850
1B	Frank Thomas		2030
2B	Alfonso Soriano		2570
2B	Orlando Hudson		1000
3B	Scott Rolen		2660
3B	Eric Hinske		1750
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	2300 
SS	Orlando Cabrera		1820
OF	Albert Pujols		3150
OF	Lance Berkman		2850
OF	Manny Ramirez		2690 
OF	Preston Wilson		2410
OF	Austin Kearns		1600
OF	Hideki Matsui		1500
DH	Larry Walker		2500
DH	Joe Crede		1150	

SP	Mike Mussina		2920
SP	Pedro Martinez		2900
SP	Roy Oswalt		2800
SP	Kerry Wood		2470
SP	Roy Halladay		2010 
SP	Mark Prior		1800
RP	Eric Gagne		2560
RP	Keith Foulke		2330
RP	Mike MacDougal		1500
RP	Tim Worrell		1370

Total Salary for Week 15: 	59960

Today's Fantasy Rx: Although we see nothing wrong with targeting double starts this week, feel free to select any solid single starts since some of the better pitchers in each league likely will lose their second start if they're selected for the All-Star Game. Roy Halladay in particular might miss his second start.