Comments on: Edwin Jackson, 2011 Fantasy Sleeper

By: Earl Battey

Earl Battey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:24:30 +0000

You may have seen my obit, but apparently I’m not dead.

By: steve b

steve b — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:23:10 +0000

I saw your obit once Earl but you must have got better

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:24:06 +0000

@bob@867-5309: Nice username. Very specific. @Earl Battey: I knew you were a commenter! *********THERE'S A NEW POST FOR FOLLOWUPS.********

By: Earl Battey

Earl Battey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:59:51 +0000

@steve b: I thought my ears were burning last night. I'm really happy I'm remembered primarily for my defensive prowess. I should be. . . Luis Aparicio once said I was the best guy in the league at throwing out base stealers. I should probably add that back in the day I was also notable for my Molinaesque speed, as I was on the wrong end of some 9-3 putouts. For those of you not scoring at home, that means a ground ball to the right fielder didn't necessarily mean I had singled to right. Anyhoo, thanks for reminding people that before I became a Razzball commenter, I was a pretty good backstop.

By: bob@867-5309

bob@867-5309 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:53:40 +0000

brandon – a guy here or there draining your average won’t kill you… but I haven’t seen too many teams win titles when they tank an entire category (BA) and if you’re getting that many average killers… well, that’s not a good sign.

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:40:33 +0000

@brandon: Yup...

By: brandon

brandon — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:58:26 +0000

@Grey: I hate to stroke anything I don't personally own, or have a hand in (on), but, you are right. With Buatista/alvarez already draining my .avg Stubbs is a concern. Do I keep Uggla ($18) over Young ($10) if I can get that trade done? I have a feeling I may be able to procure Tabata at a reasonable price once the auction begins.

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:44:51 +0000

@brandon: Young over Stubbs for safety reasons. Stubbs has better upside, but he could flat out bust. I'd take Uggla there. Thanks for the kind words!

By: brandon

brandon — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:26:47 +0000

@Grey:

I have a line on two possible trades.

Stubbs/Cueto for Mark Reynolds ($14 keeper)

Stubbs/Cueto for Dan Uggla ($18 keeper)

Thanks! BTW, love the site. Daily follower…

By: brandon

brandon — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:24:27 +0000

@Grey:

Damn… to throw a wrench (small; not large) into it I also have

Tabata $10
Neil Walker $10
Huhges $8
Cueto $6

I changed my team name to “The Wire” because I had to comb that thing thanks to Grady Sizemore, Elsburry, Pedria…

You think I should keep Delmon Young over stubbs?

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:10:06 +0000

@brandon: Forget Stubbs... Tough choice though.

By: bob@867-5309

bob@867-5309 — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:07:49 +0000

Schmohawk Bob — I changed my name for you, too. It’s the 80′s song (8675309). Tommy Tutone. No offense.

Man, if Edwin Jackson didn’t pitch in U.S. Cellular Field, I would feel a lot better about him.

Count me in on the Daniel Hudson bandwagon though!

By: brandon

brandon — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:53:38 +0000

12 team mixed, 5×5, $260. 5 keepers max each year. Keepers go up by $4 every year.

c,1b,2b,3b,ss,mi,ci,of,of,of,of,of,util sp,sp,sp,rp,rp,rp,p,p,p bench,bench,bench

Pedro Alvarez $10
Drew Stubbs $10
Delmon Young $10
Jose Bautista $10
Jon Lester $17
Jayson Werth $13

Which 5 should i Keep? Thanks!

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:42:45 +0000

@bob: It's not that simple, everyone comes with baggage and it depends on how your team is built at that point, but A. @steve b: Now you Googled that.

By: Schmohawk Bob

Schmohawk Bob — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:35:40 +0000

@Grey: I’m sick of protecting my generic brand name, especially because I don’t post that often. Henceforth, the dude formerly known as “Bob” will now be known as “Schmohawk Bob.”

By: steve b

steve b — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:31:25 +0000

not sure Grey but he picked 15 runners off base one year too

By: bob

bob — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:28:22 +0000

Random Question: Who would you rather have?

A SP with 15 wins, a 3.10 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 200Ks
or
A SS with a .300 ave, 10-12 HR, 10-12 SB, 105 runs, and 70 RBI?

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:12:02 +0000

@steve b: No reason to apologize, I did look him up. Did he throw them out Benito Santiago from-his-knee style though?

By: steve b

steve b — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:03:57 +0000

if you care he was a great defensive catcher for the Twins in the 1960′s.Threw out like 45 % of basestealers.Look him up in wikipedia.Awesome.Sorry, I am afflicted with baseball nerdism and read a lot about it.

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:57:00 +0000

@John: I'm sure there's been a C, but there may not been a D or E. Go to razzball.com and look under the first post where it says buy Grey a daiquiri. Thanks!

By: John

John — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:52:16 +0000

Grey will there ever be a C.) for any of these post? im on the edge of my seat.. and i finally got paid for my fantasy baseball league last year and figure its about time to give you the daiquiri you earned but i can’t find the link to it anywhere?

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:40:28 +0000

@royce!: Yeah, it's one of my favorite fancy burger places. It's just hard for me to justify a $15 burger meal when In N Out is right here too. It'll probably be in San Diego soon. They're expanding all over the country. @Tony: Ha @steve b: I think Earl Battey is a commenter on Razzball.

By: steve b

steve b — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:33:16 +0000

I cant get over the impression I had of Jackson from his year with my hometown Tigers .He was so up and down and drove me (earl) battey .How can you be great one game and then the next game so terrible.Same with the Sox last year.I just cant get over that bias.I’ll be watching though when someone else takes him.And who can tell me whom Earl Battey was without googling him you win a martini.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:13:11 +0000

@Dingo: take no offense to this but if you drafted that crew you were asking for trouble? I mean common sense says ALL THESE GUYS HAVE ISSUES.... @Eddy: shhhh dont tell them they're dumb, let them go away.... @Tony: are you drinking again? TONY- Yes i am @Tony oh is that why you're kinda being a sarcastic A-Hole again? TONY: yes that is why.... long live razzball

By: royce!

royce! — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:12:38 +0000

@Grey: I usually avoid dairy, so I pulled 1/2 of the parm crisp off my Umami burger and I wasn't able to partake in the cheese-filled tater tots. A friend I went with works there and she advised against the Umami burger and told me to get some other ones, but they were all burgers that I felt would have suffered from excluding the cheese (like the Hatch burger, which having lived in Santa Fe for a while and therefore constantly craving green chile, I almost got, gut be damned!). Okay, too much prefacing... It was really good. My burger was cooked well (very red) and I dug the flavor and texture combo. The five other people I was with were happy, too, except I assume the one vegetarian among us. If I could eat cheese, lived in LA, and was the sort of person who made lists, it'd be up near the top of my "fancy burger" list.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:59:09 +0000

@Giant JJ: Thanks, Giant JJ. @royce!: It was Sushi-Gen. There's also Noshi Sushi on Beverly. Real low key, absolutely nothing fancy. What did you think of Umami?

By: royce!

royce! — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:52:49 +0000

Hey Grey- a while back you suggested a sushi place in Little Tokyo- was it Sushi-Gen? I’m in LA for work and trying to find a place to eat tonight. I’m gonna need something on the lighter side after having tried Umami yesterday.

By: Giant JJ

Giant JJ — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:27:59 +0000

If this went to a pay site, I would pay. In the mean time I will continue to send you daiquiris. Thanks Grey.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:04:53 +0000

@Wilsonian: Sure, that could work. Assuming you get two closers. @Steve: Better @zombie: Latin food is really good.

By: carlos marmLOL

carlos marmLOL — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:41:19 +0000

holy crap you weren’t lying about the food addiction: http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=4957&line=311794&spln=1

they should trade some prospects for Sandoval sto keep him company.