Let’s see how the ‘bargain bin’ hurlers did last week:

2-3 record, 42 2/3 inn., 17 K’s, 3.16 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 22.15 Rotohog point average.

Although last week’s pitchers failed to meet my 25.19 predicted point average, they still outperformed their price. Since the average price for the 7 pitchers last week was $5.01, they needed to average more than 15.18 points to outperform their price. Their 22.15 point average is worth $13.27…not a bad investment.

Here are this week’s bargains:

Prediction: a rough estimate of the number of Rotohog points I feel the pitcher will put up.
Break Even #: the number of points the pitcher will need to put up in order to exceed his price.
Value: how much the pitcher is worth, based on my predicted number of points.

What’s in a name?  Can someone’s name be a significant factor in determining the quality of their life?  Can changing it really make a difference?  Adam formerly Pacman Jones will be the latest to test this theory.  I think it Adam’s case, there is no where to go but up.  However, in light of Jones’ request to drop the Pacman from his name, we have decided to look at some of the famous name changes by athletes, and the effect that the change had on their lives.

Honorable Mention:

• Larry Jones - A.K.A.  Chipper Jones
Chipper has been one of the stars of the first half of the baseball season, consistently flirting with the elusive .400 mark for batting average.  Chipper was also rumored to have had an extended filtration with a hooters girl that led to the end of his first marriage.   He got nickname "Chipper" came from family members who felt he was a "chip-off-the-old-block" of his father