Comments on: 2012 Astros Fantasy Baseball Preview

By: JJ Mac

JJ Mac — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:34:30 +0000

@Grey, Whoops, damn. No wonder I got such a bad score on the reading comprehension section of my CTBS test. Thanks.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:31:24 +0000

I’m not excited about him, the writer for Astros County, who responds to my question, is excited.

By: JJ Mac

JJ Mac — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:29:02 +0000

Hey Grey. Love the site, thank you for you expertise.

Just wondering, I can’t find J.D. Martinez on your top 300 list. Is your man-crush not strong enough to fit him in there or did I just miss him.

If he’s not on the list what ranking would you give him? Thanks for the help in advance.

By: royce!

royce! — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:39:17 +0000

@Grey, I’m surprised that Diddy never used it to counter criticism for his rapping over slightly modified versions of popular songs. Then again, he’d be opening himself up for the additional criticism that he doesn’t write his own lyrics, so it makes sense.

I busted out the Isley Brothers cover of Summer Breeze earlier today, it being unseasonably hot as hell and all. I love that shizz.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:38:29 +0000

@Grey, Sheesh. If true, that’s lame.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:34:31 +0000

Honestly, I think so…

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:33:38 +0000

@Grey, Why are you guys not in the LABR AL or NL auction leagues this year? Were you too mean to Karabell and Berry?

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:46:03 +0000

@B.o.B., Team looks real solid. Like the picks. You’re probably a little light on speed but that could be made up off waivers. Pitching looks fine.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:44:57 +0000

@Steve, Yup, saw that. Weeks is rubbing off on everyone.

By: B.o.B.

B.o.B. — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:29:28 +0000

10 team H2H league…what you think of my draft?

3B – Longoria (10)
1B – Fielder (11)
SP – Lincecum (30)
OF – Hamilton (31)
SS – Andrus (50)
OF – Bruce (51)
SP – Gallardo (70)
2B – Utley (71)
SP – Bumgarner (90)
OF – A Jones (91)
SP – Gio Gonzalez (110)
SP – Zimmermann (111)
CL – Brian Wilson (130)
SP – Anibal Sanchez (131)
CL – Marmol (150)
CL – Motte (151)
Util – Lind (170)
SP – Fister (171)
SP – Wandy (190)
SP – Jonathan Sanchez (191)
SP – Vance Worley (210)
C – Wilson Ramos (211)
SP – Peacock (230)

Think it’s pretty solid, thoughts?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:26:05 +0000

And Corey Hart having knee surgery, out 3-4 weeks. What were these Brewers doing in the offseason?

Maybe Braun has stopped sharing the juice around.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:16:18 +0000

Blech

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:13:03 +0000

Saw on Twitter that Madson has a little bit of elbow inflammation but has seen the doctor and it’s nothing to worry about. #heardthatonebefore

By: Wilsonian

Wilsonian — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:01:57 +0000

@Grey, thanks for your input and confirmation that I didn’t totally bomb the first real draft of the season.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:49:45 +0000

@Wilsonian, Looking now…

By: Wilsonian

Wilsonian — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:31:47 +0000

Mr. Grey, sir, I posted a question in the forums about my 16 Team H2H roster. If you get a second, could you take a gander at it? I didn’t want to fill up this thread too much. Thanks!

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:09:29 +0000

Ha! Then he can sit down between pitches too…

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:49:09 +0000

@Grey, Or one of these maybe…

http://homebars.barinacraft.com/post/1319806355/baseball-glove-chair-for-home-bar-rooms

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:47:12 +0000

@Steve, Saw the thing about Weeks — so surprising. Did not see that about Miggy, but love it. He needs a bigger mitt! Like that giant glove in the outfield stands in AT&T park.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:41:19 +0000

Couple of classic tidbits from ST today – Rickie Weeks is hurt and Miggy booted the first ground ball hit to him at 3rd.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:40:04 +0000

@royce!, The It Was A Good Day sample is nuts. I never realized how similar it is. That means there were people out there that heard Ice Cube’s song and were like, “He ripped off that song” Granted the people listening to both probably don’t have a huge crossover.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:37:37 +0000

@yuuup, http://razzball.com/top-20-outfielders-for-2012-fantasy-baseball/

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:37:10 +0000

@Mr Baseball, Ha! — I enjoy the “famous maybe I will be drunk trade and accidently hit the for trade button” one a lot.

By: Mr Baseball

Mr Baseball — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:30:02 +0000

Here are some more trades sent my way
Grey we start off with the famous 4 for 2 trade or 4 bench players for 2 starters

Evil Empire – Hindenburg Disaster
Erick Aybar
Melky Cabrera
Johan Santana
R.A. Dickey

[ View Trade ]

Asdrubal Cabrera
Gio Gonzalez

Lets see what is next Gray – The bowel movement trade offer – after a full course taco bell meal

Stanton Islanders – Hindenburg Disaster

Bryce Harper
Joe Smith
A.J. Burnett

(View Trade)

Ryan Howard
Jonathan Papelbon
Matt Moore

The famous maybe I will be drunk trade and accidently hit the for trade button

The Goat Herders – Hindenburg Disaster
Jason Kubel
Justin Masterson

[ View Trade ]

Jesus Montero

by now you all get the idear

By: yuuup

yuuup — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 07:09:48 +0000

Quick, Victorino or B. Upton?

By: royce!

royce! — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:12:49 +0000

@Grey, Had family visiting all day and avoided getting wrapped up in the site, but dammit, now I’m down the rabbit hole, trying to find the version of Pictures at an Exhibition that Method Man samples at the start of ‘Tical. It’s clearly a synthesizer, so maybe it’s some moog album? Not sure why I need to know this, but it seems important. Maybe for when I go on Jeopardy and Wu Tang samples is a category? “What is Willie Mitchell’s ‘Groovin’?”

By: royce!

royce! — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:59:47 +0000

@Grey, And Modest Mussorgsky! I don’t know who that is but I will in another few minutes!

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:47:05 +0000

Pence, Bum, Moore…

By: duder

duder — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:44:00 +0000

Looking to bolster my keeper situation but playing for this year. Can keep whoever I pick for the next three years. Here are my choices around pick 78 in the snake:

M.Moore
Dee
Bumgarner
Pence

How would you rank them over the next 3 years?

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:48:14 +0000

@royce!, Method Man samples Dick Van Dyke! Okay, going on two and a half hours on this site…