There is a great joke about Lonnie Chisenhall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY

@Tony: It costs a lot of money to keep a great team together. But I understand your pain. The Twins in the 90′s were absolutely terrible, and that is when I stated to like baseball.

@Chris: If this is a keepers league, I would substitute Beltran for Carlos Gonzalez. Other than that, I think it would be fairly even. I am conservative and would hold Blanks, but if you can get Gonzalez, go for it.

@majortommy: @Buddo Chezuski: I actually Like Santana just a bit more. I think Posey will have the better average with slightly more gap power while Santana will have more power with a slightly lower avearge. Truthfully, at this point in their careers they are a push. If you are drafting for this year, I wouldn’t draft either unless you know one of them will have the starting gig for the whole year. Remember Wieters? Yeah, that is what you should expect for both and hope for more. If you really want to draft and hold, draft Santana.

Review Send Martin Prado, Atl 2B from 2B to Tigers
Send Kyle Blanks, SD OF from Bench to Tigers
Receive Kelly Johnson, Ari 2B from Tigers to Bench
Receive Carlos Beltran, NYM OF from Tigers to Bench
Receive David Freese, StL 3B from Tigers to Bench

Seriously????????????? Two CY YOUNGS and a guy having his career year can’t get one WIN?

Then boston goes on to manhandle the rockies which cleveland woulda done the same…. ughhh…. so disappointing.

Now we’re “rebuilding” as we always say in cleveland, the cavs are “rebuilding” next when lebron leaves town this summer….

And Judy “punches out batters”. Snigger. I missed that one.

@Sos: Hehe.

@Steve: Thank you for the compliment. I was thinking of all the names they have too. I even left some off that were even more off the wall. Like Jess Todd.

Abner? Judy? – The Tribe are clearly #1 in the nation when it comes to the names of their prospects.

Had my 12 team draft the other night down at the Marriot conference room (yeah, we’re classy like that) and I was armed with my top 300, positional rankings, Bud bottle, etc and feeling good. Like every other year, I figured I had these suckers right where I wanted them. The draft started and all seemed to be going according to plan…ho hum a Longo here, a Grandy there…then Quentin goes early. Like really early. Wierd I think to myself. Then Span goes early to the same guy. Then another guy who always takes pitching early is doing the opposite. What, he just grabbed Slowey?! Hey, Napoli was gonna be my catcher jerk! Why isn’t anybody drafting closers?!? What is going on here! I’m starting to get suspicious but I shake it off, must be coincidence. Then, the one guy goes “Who is Krispie Young?” and proceeds to spell it out in the Razzball way. NOOOOOOOOO!!!! Much to my dismay, I go back and look at his computer screen and who’s mustachioed face is staring back at me?? I was like, (gulp) “you read Razzball?” And he’s like “yeah it’s great.” Then the other dude nearby was like “I read it too. It’s hilarious!” Then another conceded that he enjoys it as well. What the what!?!

As drafts are approaching, be aware that it’s no longer safe to assume your buddies are clueless. I’ve enjoyed their senseless drafting for a few years now since finding this site and benefited greatly (in top 3 last 3 years). I never guessed in a million years that these guys would put enough effort into it to discover Razzball but now I’m fearful. They were ziggin and zaggin and beboppin and scattin all over the place! Oh well, congrats Grey. Figured it would happen eventually….

p.s. would love it if he came out of camp as the starting first baseman, holly Kung Pow Panda from last year catcher eligibility with almost 600 ABs!