The Delicate Sound of Thunder - John Axford

WOW - I have a problem with my fantasy team (as if anyone cared).  I went 7-1 last week and am 8-1 this week so far.  But here is the problem, I can't get Brandon Moss who is hitting .500 the last 7 days into the game.  No room for someone only hitting .500  LOL

At 1st base Billy Butler has 10 RBIs can't take him out

In the outfield  I have
Micheal Cuddyear,  2 HRs 6 RBIs and is hitting .461
Austin Jackson, 8 Runs  .375
Ryan Braun .700

I could put him in as a utility player but
Alex Rios  6R, 4HR, 7RBI 2 SB .375
Chris Davis 4R,3HR 14RBI .450

I might sit Braun as the Brewer game will get rained out tonight.
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Columbus has received less rain then Madison in the last few days.  Monday 0.34 and yesterday 1.69.  STILL, crushing the last few years in total precipitation and we are no longer in drought mode.

I suspect we will continue to pull away in the next few days.  

Lots of flooding going on.  Sort of reminds me of a certain foreclosed house that I know.  Locks were put on the house and it seems all the pipes burst this winter.  For the last 3 or 4 months water has been gushing through the house running down stairs and so forth.  Think about THAT water bill.  

Back to storms - expect HEAVY rains tonight as this classic spring setup takes hold.  Perhaps 2 more inches of rain on the way.  I do love love love the sound of thunderstorms!
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And then there is John Axford.  I was reading an article by Jeff Sullivan who was trying to see WHAT the heck is wrong with Axford.  He was using the latest in sabrmetrics and other technology that can be found today.

He  compared his first two years and the last two years and found some really interesting things.

Actually what he found was . . . . nothing has changed.   His K% is exactly the same,  BB% the same,   GB/FB%  same,  fastball velocity - same, the number of times a batter makes contact with a pitch, the same, number of times he throws in the strike zone , the same.

So his pitches AND movement on the ball are all the same.

There was talk about maybe he is tipping off his pitches?  Nope, his release point from the first two years and the last two years - the same.

The average flyball travels 294 feet compared to 289 feet in his 1st two years. Not much difference.

The conclusion (and I have read this in a number of articles) is  . . .BAD LUCK.  He had good luck the 1st two years and has bad luck now.   It does not SEEM like luck as we watched him last night.
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And here is a political question.

Why is it, in Columbus all the boards meet once a month.  But the Police and Fire Commission who have greater then 1/3 of the Columbus budget, only meet once every 3 months.