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0Bay Area sports teams may want to throw out the mother dough. It’s tainted. Bartolo Colon was suspended for 50 days after being caught with elevated levels of testosterone. This much testosterone hasn’t been found in one man since they pumped Rod Stewart’s stomach in the late-70′s. Sorry, Snopes, it’s a fact. I see a lot of people on the interwebs saying steroids and Bartolo’s body shape don’t add up. It says right on the side of the steroids bottle — take these and don’t exercise and you will get Meat Loaf breasts. (I’m paraphrasing.) Like Melky, Bartolo Colon started a fake website to try and cover his tracks. The Go Daddy Website Starter Kit said open a new Safari window so Bartolo donned his Tommy Bahama pith helmet and then read their policies and stopped, deciding he couldn’t go without Spam. Up until now, Colon claimed the remarkable turnaround of his career was because of his fat and bone marrow stem cell surgery, but it turns out doing steroids and eating a lot of fatty bone marrow while watching Sleeper Cell on DVD isn’t a surgery. Unfortunately, we won’t have Bartolo to kick around anymore, but, for old time’s sake, feel free to punt him. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Daniel Straily – With the blowing out of the Colon, Tyson Ross was recalled to take his spot for tomorrow, but that’s a spot start and Straily isn’t eligible to return from the minors yet (needs ten days in the minors). Straily will probably be recalled to take his rotation spot next week. Grab him immediately. That wasn’t fast enough!
Tommy Milone – 8 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 5 Ks. You know what’s a good cure for a tiring pitcher? A nap? No, Random Italicized Voice. The Twins. Your testicles? No, Random Italicized Voice!
Coco Crisp – 3-for-3, 3 runs, 2 RBIs and the slam & legs. That’s a hearty breakfast, Coco Crisp.
Ryan Braun – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 34th homer. When a guy is so good (Miggy, Braun, Votto when healthy), you don’t even need to talk about him. Braun’s so good he doesn’t even need steroids! (Or he’s so good he’s figured out undetectable steroids!)
David DeJesus – 1-for-3 with his 4th homer in the last week. Does it help if I say I picked him up in a league? Does that make it worse? Okay, now my feelings are hurt.
Tyler Skaggs – 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners (5 BBs), 4 Ks He didn’t throw most of those walks until later in the game when he was tiring (or when Trevor Bauer snuck out there). This could be a one and done situation, but the Diamondbacks aren’t saying yet. If you have room, I’d hold him for a few days until things shake out. In one league, I dropped him for Straily.
Aaron Hill - 3-for-6, 2 runs, 3 RBIs with a homer in the 1st game and a steal in the 2nd game of the doubleheader for the Ernie Banks slam & legs. Now has 4 homers and 3 steals in the last 5 games. That’s a good season for Daniel Murphy!
Wade Miley - 8 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 5 Ks, lowering his ERA to 2.80. Someone is going to show up at their 2013 draft completely unprepared and own themselves some Wade Miley.
Justin Upton - His MRI came back clean, but the doctor then kicked him in the shins, saying, “That’s because I drafted you.”
Ivan Nova – Felt pain in his shoulder and is headed for tests. When in doubt, answer C for everything.
Michael Saunders – Hit his 4th homer in the last four games. When I mention Michael Saunders or any Saunders for that matter – Hey Joe, nice guitar riff — more than once in a week, you should probably look to grab him for a couple of days.
Emilio Bonifacio – And back to the DL with a knee sprain. He could be out for three weeks. If no one is in the room when you drop Bonifacio to waivers, will anyone hear it? I don’t know; let’s see.
Everth Cabrera – 1-for-3 with 2 steals. This is gonna sound crazy. Like I’ve officially lost my mind crazy. Like I’ve done nothing but read a TV Guide interview with Ms. Piggy for the last 20 years and because of that I think I’m Kermit and that Matt Roush is trying to steal my girl crazy. But the Padres are actually hitting lately. Maybin, Venable, EverCab… Even Quentin.
Andrew Werner – 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners (4 BBs), 2 Ks. He wasn’t drafted and he just kept at it in the Frontier League, where the women drink brown liquor and the men shoot guns to get the piano player to play a song. Werner doesn’t have overwhelming stuff. He survives on command and stick-to-it-iveness. He’s a milk man, who has everything because of hard work, and by everything, I mean milk. I’d ignore him in most mixed leagues, but in NL-Only leagues it’s worth a shot because of the Petco factor.
Tom Layne – Got the save yesterday for the Padres. Hmm, did Dale Thayer change his name to something more lisper friendly? I think Layne got the save because A) They refuse to give Gregerson any saves. B) Thayer has struggled and pitched the last two days. C) There’s no C.
James McDonald – 5 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 2 Ks as he ran into the offensive juggernaut, Padres. Okay, still sounds weird.
Kris Medlen – 7 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks, now has 5 wins and a 1.86 ERA. Not sure if I’ve mentioned him before *checking notes* Actually, I’ve mentioned him every day for the last 45 days. On day 27, I mentioned him twice. If you haven’t been able to read the site because you’re busy campaigning for President and lunching with George Clooney and Kathryn Bigelow to get the facts straight for a movie about you, grab Medlen between debriefing sessions.
Ross Detwiler – 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 4 Ks. Not a terrible, soul-crushing start, but he hasn’t looked sharp in three weeks and he might be tiring. He doesn’t have a bad next start in Crayola Canyon, but in some leagues I’d move on now.
Jay Bruce – 2-for-4 with a solo homer, his 26th. You could say he’s sorta da boss so get lost. That’s for Ludwyck.
Chris Sale – 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 13 Ks vs. the Yankees. Member the other day I said Rudy and I were in first in one league and we stood to win $6,000? Rudy says it’s more like $8,000. Oh, and we have Sale on that team and Jeter, the one guy who homered off of Sale yesterday. Aw, sookie. I don’t want this to come off as hubris — Me? Never! — but some of you must have this feeling in some of your leagues. We had a great start from Sale, but we already have the max points for ERA, WHIP and Ks. Can’t Sale get some runs and steals? Please.
Domonic Brown – 2-for-3 with his 1st homer. Not of his career; it only feels that way. He now has a modest four game hitting streak with seven hits. It could be the start of something. Or not. We’ll see.
Moises Sierra – 2-for-4 with two doubles. Getting to 2nd base twice in one evening is cool…If you’re in high school! Where’s my homers and RBIs and offensive accoutrements?
Adrian Beltre – 3-for-5, 5 RBIs with 3 homers. Two off of Tommy Hunter and one off of Kevin Gregg. Peg boys hadn’t been used that successfully since the British Royal Navy.
David Murphy – 3-for-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI and gets Diamond, Deduno, Duensing and De Vries over the next four days in Arlington. If the Rangers don’t score 50 runs over the next four days, my name isn’t Grey Meadowlark Albright.
Jon Jay – 2-for-4 with a steal. Now 8 for his last 18, which is close to .500. Thanks, remedial math!
Matt Harvey – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 9 Ks. My kingdom for a whole staff of pitchers with 105 and above on the Stream-o-Nator.
Wilin Rosario – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs with his 20th homer. You know what kind of season he’s having, right? A Napoli season as managed by The Sciosciapath.
Tyler Colvin – 2-for-4 with his 3rd steal in 2 days. The first two were off Christall Young, so I ignored them, because that giraffe couldn’t pick off Billy Butler caught taking a twenty step lead, but now Colvin’s hitting .400 in the last week with a homer in there. Tyler, OFWGKTA.
Albert Pujols – 2-for-2 before he left the game with a tight calf. Mo. That’s what a tight calf sounds like. I know shizz like that. You’re welcome. Pujols will undergo an MRI today, but he’s El Hombre and you need a dozen Clydesdales to pull him off the field for an extended period of time, and he left those horses in St. Louis.
Anibal Sanchez – 6 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks. Must’ve felt that his fantasy ownership had hit a nadir so he threw out a quality start. That’s not playing fair, Anibal. Some would say it’s dirty, Sanchez.
Johan Santana – As hinted at here after inferring shizz from other sites, Johan is done for 2012. ”What if we have Johan greeting fans AND making lattes?” That’s Wilpon at his local Starbucks seeing if he can recoup some more of that Madoff money.
John Axford - The Brewers said Axford convincingly pleaded his case to be the closer, and they agreed, reinstating him. At least that’s what I read from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, but they might’ve lifted a plot line from The Closer. Yesterday, he recorded his 2nd save in as many games. Making Axford the closer doesn’t make him a reliable closer, but SAGNOF is the same in over 117 languages with one major exception, German. There it’s ACHTUNGNOF!
Randy Wolf - Released by the Brewers into the wild. Anyone who’s not Team Jacob should be careful going out after dark.
@Grey, Thanks for featuring the Rasmus Girl (Nichole) in the Razzball podcast! I hope she can shake him out of his 2/35 slump! Did you find Rudy?
@Howard, Rudy’s amongst the missing… Check between your couch cushions…
@Grey, I was found in NYC asleep in a hotel room after ingesting a lobster rolls and a whole lotta beer. I’ll be back on the mike next podcast.
You sound like a japanese businessman.
@Grey, so he’s a voyeur
Yes, exactly!
OFWGKTA…
that hype needs to die soon…
@beardcrabs, Yeah, don’t entirely get it, which makes me feel old. Not cool…
@Grey, its ok i get 75% of my world culture from watching Anthony Bourdain and 100% of my street smarts from reading your blog…
well idk grey, i thought you were making a reference to tyler the creator and odd future…
anyhoots, when i don’t get what your saying i feel uncultured and naive…
I was making a reference to Tyler, the Creator… I agree, he’s overrated… I like one of their songs…
Do you publicly vouch for particular money leagues, Grey, or do you just play in groups of people that you know? I’m looking for both Fantasy Baseball and Football.
@Mdgross, I don’t vouch for any leagues, there were people in that league we trusted… They could vamoose and we’d be out…
Putz 2 saves in one night! I was like “yahoo typo”
NOPE, DH’er!
and why didn’t i throw Sale? oh wait because its vs the YANKS in a small park AND i only need 5 more innings, OF COURSE HE THROWS A RIDICULOUS GAME that would have won me the week for sure…..
@Tony, Ha, yup…
Drop Rasmus for any of the following: Frazier, Jay, Colvin or D. Murphy? Thanks.
@Frank, Frazier
James McDonald 2nd half dead arm pitching on 3-days rest had disaster written all over it, even if it was @Padres… Bucs mgmt is exactly why they continue to suck every year. Think they’d notice his last start was solid due to 6 days rest? Lets bump the fatigued SP to 3 days! Brilliant!
@mH, Yeah, I should’ve mentioned that… Wacky move…
A day late here, but… What would have to happen to get the podcast into the Zune marketplace so I can listen to it on my poor, market-snubbed and Razzball-less Windows phone? Petitions? Pleas? Promises to smite fellow commenters who ask for opinions on their line ups next April? Because the things I’m supposed to be willing to do for a Klondike bar? I would actually do for the podcast on my phone.
@Exile in Dixie, To get it in a Zune marketplace, you could research it and tell me what I need to do…
@Grey, done! Here’s the link.
http://social.zune.net/podcasts/#
Looks like you click a button, provide a link to your RSS feed, and then turn your will over Microsoft. Looks like this will necessitate an RSS feed, which, if one believes everything that one googles, you may already have had to create for iTunes?
Cool, I submitted it, so we’ll see… Seemed kinda easy though… A little too easy…
@Grey, rad. Thanks! I’ll be… waiting by the phone.
Thank you!
“Like I’ve done nothing but read a TV Guide interview with Ms. Piggy for the last 20 years and because of that I think I’m Kermit”
There needs to be a commentator like Sam the Eagle.
@Fuij (Fausto or Roberto? RCL), HA!
Drop Pagan or Dewayne Wise?
@2qbn, Pagan
Which two should I own going forward?
Tim Hudson, Mike Minor, Kris Medlen
@Dale Gribble, Minor, Medlen
I did cut bait with McDonald last week, but then on the weekend he shuts down the Cardinals IN St. Louis. And then lays an egg vs the aforementioned juggernaut Padres. Drives me mad!
And does anyone else realize Kyle Lohse is 13-2 with a 1.08 WHIP & 2.61 ERA? Some things just defy logic.
@Randy BoBandy, Yeah, Lohse dedicated his season to Dave Duncan, or Dave Duncan is just pitching in Lohse’s body… One of the two…
I dropped Straily yesterday for Milone! Bad move?
@Buddo Chezuski, Not if you got Milone’s start…
Old McDonald or Corbin?
@Eddie, Corbin
@Grey, I’m waiting on Tulo for the playoffs in a 10-team NL H2H. I’d like to pick up E Cabrera as a hedge. Do you like him better than T Greene? Or should I drop Dom Brown, J Mayberry, T Snider or EYJr instead?
@grey, fyi I’ve clinched a bye so playoffs don’t start until 9/10 – so I want upside at this point in case Tulo has a setback. Also thinking I should hold on to EYJr as reports suggest he’ll be back.
@radiohead, Pick up EverCab for Young…
A few questions,
1) Drop Sheets or Haren for Straily?
2) Drop Belt for Chavez, Alvarez, Reynolds, or Chipper?
3) Drop L Cruz for Rutledge, Evercab, or Greene?
4) Drop Krispie for Ruggiano, Jay, Wise, Maybin, or Brown?
Thanks as always
@Booya, 1) Straily 2)Alvarez 3) EverCab 4) Riuggiano
@Grey, Thanks. I know I want Straily but would you rather hold onto Haren or Sheets?
Haren
Stash Chooch for the H2H playoffs, or just keep rolling with Doumit?
@Steve Stevenson, Doumit
Hey, remember when Daniel Bard was a thing? Ah, good times.
@Stumanji, The days we had!
SON is giving Alex Cobb a 112 for today (home vs. Oakland). I’m in a close pitching matchup, but also never one to doubt the SON. How do you feel about that start?
@Chillmodious, I’m starting him, similar situation.
@Steve Stevenson, I just dropped Thayer (my 4th closer) to stream Cobb. I’ll put the 112 in Cobb’s pipe and smoke it. Or something like that.
@Chillmodious, This is where the SON scares the daylights out of me. Thought it was a no-brainer and started Peavy vs Seattle this week over Cobb. Then I see Cobb’s 112 vs Peavy’s 102 and I’m already imagining Cobb’s perfect game.
@L-Boogie, I’m also looking longingly at Karstens’ 113 home start Saturday.
@Steve Stevenson, I’m using both Cobb and Karstens in H2H, solely on the basis of the SON.
In a 12 team standard mixed keeper. C,1B,2B,3B, SS, 3x OF, util. 1450 innings limit.
I’ve been in first the whole year until today. I have relatively easy pts to gain in HR, RBI, and AVG…can get a pt or 2 in saves
I’ve been offered Posey (4, 4, 4, 4), Allen Craig (22, 19, 16, 13), Street (5, 5, 5, 5) and a 9th rd pick for Harper (4, 4, 4, 4) and a 25th rd pick. The numbers in brackets is the round a player can be kept for the next 4 years.
My current catcher and 1B and 2B options are, Carlos Santana, J. Montero, Kendrys Morales, Ackley, Utley.
Do I bite the bullet and trade Harper?
@Paul, Hold
Drop Skaggs for Anibal? I owned Anibal all season until I dropped him before yesterday’s decent start. I’d hate to be the “ex-boyfriend” that finds his “ex-girlfriend” looking hot in an issue of Maxim.
@Charles, I second this question. In fact, I think most people who drafted Anibal are probably thinking the same this morning.
@Charles, Ha! Yeah, switch them up…
starting Fiers @ PIT?
@Todd25, In some leagues…
@Grey, 10 team H2H that counts QS?
@Todd25, Sit
Woah, Kershaw with a 163 rating. Think that’s the highest SON has churned out, no?
@Eddy, Was Garcia fixed?
Yeah, it was…
12 team, 10×10 (adds: holds, K/9, Inn, BAA, W-L and D+T, Hits, Ks, OPS, SBA) daily roto keeper league, active roster 23, 6 bench, 6 DL
SP Halladay
SP Greinke
SP THudson
SP Detwiler
SP Minor
SP Fiers
SP BAnderson
SP Sheets
SP Karstens
RP Motte
DL Marcum
DL Griffin
Would you drop any of these for Straily or Volquez?
@doghat666, Sheets for Straily…
hey grey — i just made a bunch of trades and now i’m flush with starting pitchers (bumgarner, hamels, j-zimm, cliff lee) but my RPs are wilhelmsen and balfour. axford and cishek are on the wire. the backend of my rotation is fister, minor, dempster, macdonald and jaime garcia. which 2 SPs would you drop and which RP would you add for non-keeper ROS purposes?
@Zach, Cishek and Axford for Fister and MacDonald
When is it a good time to grab and hold Billy Hamilton as far as keeper leagues go. I’m a lock for the playoffs this year but with Bonifacio goin down again, I’m thinking of going with Hamilton for the future…
@McClapYoHandz, Now
@Grey, Just dropped Affeldt to grab Hamilton in my 14-team keeper. Had to do that, right?
Yeah, for sure… I lose him for Axford this morning…
@Grey, Been hoarding Hultzen, Straily and Bauer in the same league, but have got some holes to fill. Can I lose any of these guys?
Also, is David Robertson expendable? He’s a guy you don’t really want to drop, but he hasn’t really been all that this year…
Lose Hultzen… Yeah, lose Robertson…
Ciao Grey — What do you think about Rauch going forward? Do you think he gets the save chances when the Mets manage to win a game? FrankFrank has been a complete mess. Is Rauch a better choice than, say, Thayer? Or is the Mets bullpen just one to stay away from?
@Enrique, I’d go with Rauch for saves for Mets but not over Thayer yet…
In recent news, Colon has officially changed his name to Bar#YOLO Colon
@Alfonso S., Ha
Another for ya Grey, but pretty straightforward. All signs are pointing to Joey Bats returning tomorrow. Accordingly, I need to make room on this roster–but want to do it before he comes off the DL so I can stash Chooch in his DL spot. Is Krispie the drop from this lineup (I’m not adverse to losing a pitcher, but would prefer to keep it clean by dropping a bat):
C – Avila
1B – Youk
2B – Espinosa
3B – Moustakas
SS – Jimmy Rollins
MI – Kipnis
CI – Rizzo
OF – McCutchen
OF – Bruuuuuce
OF – Howie Kendrick
OF – Desmond Jennings
OF – Coco Crisp
Util – Manny Machado
Util – Krispie
DL – Joey Bats
DL – Mike “my mom flashes her Nip”-oli
SPs – Greinke, Hanson, Lynn, McCarthy, Medlen, Minor, Detwiler, Streamer (Cobb going today, Corbin is the plan tomorrow)
RPs – Perez, Wilhelmsen, Holland
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Eh, maybe not so straightforward. Thank you nonetheless!
@Chillmodious, Krispie
so glad cargo rushed back from the funeral in time to strike out twice. nick markakis, i love you more every day. when votto returns to dh, i’m thinking cargo’s benched.
@fri-guy, CarGo will have a big weekend and change your mind…
I dropped Sale when they moved him to the bullpen. I’m not sore about it. Honest.
@ChrisV82, Ouch
Morales home against the Angels has a score of 89 on the stream-o-nator. Am I crazy to start him if you’re desperate and behind in innings pitched?
@Max, Yeah, slightly…
Dunno’ if you saw/read/heard, but there’s a new Challenge coming on 9/19:
“Wes Bergmann can’t wait to face-off against his former Austin roommates Lacey Buehler and the now divorced Danny Jamieson and Melinda Stolp.
Sarah Rice, Chet Cannon, Devyn Sims, and J.D. Ordonez will be competing from Brooklyn along side Ryan Knight (aka “Knight”), Jemmye Carroll, McKenzie Coburn, and Preston Roberson-Charles from New Orleans.
MTV is combining both seasons of Vegas with Trishelle Cannatella (isn’t she like forty by now?), Alton Williams, former gay porn star Dustin Zito, and Nany Gonzalez. From San Diego, Zach Nichols, Ashley Kelsey, Sam McGinn, and Frank Sweeney will be competing. Joining them from Cancun will be Jasmine Reynaud, Jonna Mannion, Derek Chavez, and C.J. Koegel.
Finally, rounding out the competitors will be Trey Weatherholtz, Laura Waller, Marie Roda, and Robb Schreiber from the St. Thomas season.”
Nice! Hadn’t heard about it yet… So it’s seasons vs. seasons? So that eliminates a lot of people and adds a bunch of people I don’t care about, right? What happened to Kenny and Evan? They were just starting to seem like they ruled the Challenge and now MTV pulled the rug out from under them…
@Grey, Yeah, there’s a lot of dead weight (Lacey… McKenzie… Sarah). I don’t think Kenny was on a Real World (maybe Road Rules) and I know Evan was Fresh Meat because he was the lucky bastard who got to hug Coral after each event that season.
Yeah, sounds like it could be called The Challenge: Dead Weight, I won’t go near that in bad taste joke…
Sup grey, ruggiano or saunders for next couple weeks?
Ruggiano
I’ve got Laroche, Butler, and Rizzo vying for two lineup spots. Drop one of them to hold on to Brett Anderson or Drop Anderson?
Lose Rizzo…
Headline: Todd Frazier Set to Lose Lots of Playing Time
“”It’s fortunate for us that we have him and fortunate for him that he could show what he can do,” Baker said. “At some point in time, the world is going to be his. Now it’s partially his, which isn’t a bad spot to be in.”
DUSTY BAKER, Y U SO BAD???
@Carnac, Unreal. Doesn’t he know that by sending Rolen to the glue factory, he gets to whittle all those unused bats in to toothpicks? Plus get some free glue!
Too soon for a “down goes Frazier… down goes Frazier!”?
@Chillmodious, Dusty and Hamels should go get a room to be Old School in together and leave the rest of us alone.
Yeah, I could see that coming from a mile away…
@Grey, Looks like I’m going to have to do my trust fall with Reynolds. Good thing he doesn’t miss very often.
He usually misses you and then you lay on the ground for 3 months until he picks you up…
@grey Drop vogelsong for straily? I can also drop kendrick whose my only bench player
I’d hold for right now there…
Sailing… takes me awayyyy… Fantasy Baseball playoffs is where im going
Sorry, ive had that song stuck in my head all morning
PS- thanks for chris sale, you are the reason he’s on my team
Ha! Good song… Nice, glad he’s worked out really well…
Straily or Marcum ROS?
Also-any hope for Greinke or is he a H2H payoff drop?
Marcum… I’d be concerned about Greinke, but I wouldn’t drop him…
*playoff drop*-if I thought there was gonna be a payoff I wouldn’t be asking and stuff.
Jon Jay or Lorenzo Cain?
Jay
Miggy leaves game, maybe tweaked something on a swing.
@VinWins, Reported as right ankle soreness.
Ah… That’s not so bad…
Damn…
Best scrapheap 2B ROS 14 team H2H points: Walker, Altuve, Infante, Scutaro?
Altuve
@Grey – Time to drop Rickie Weak for Espinosa or Howie? Also JUp for Goldy in a redraft league for the playoff run? Already have Trout, CarGo and Cutch in the OF. In the playoffs in my two leagues thanks to your help.
Kendrick… I’d want Goldy over J-Up for the next month…
YOuklis or freese ? Muggy went down..might need a replacement ASAP
Thanks!
Youk…
Would you sit or start CJ Wilson tonight at Boston?
@Nico, The Streamonator says sit him. The Streamonator also told me not to eat that cold pizza for breakfast. I happily ate it and was gloating until I realized there was nothing left for lunch.
Sit
Experiencing my first SON hiccup. Westbrook and his 120 score is getting pummeled by the lowly ‘Stros.
Damn you SON…
@L-Boogie, standing up for DR O-NATOR, westbrook’s whip wasn’t bad and he did get the win (yes i streamed him too)
Robot or the federalist?
Jones
Please pick 2: J Jay, Ruggiano, and David Murphy
Jay, Ruggiano
In 12 team, 5×5, non-keeper vacuumland,
Medlen or Austin Jackson?
Thanks dude.
Jackson
@Grey, Related question:
Peavy or Medlen ROS?
I want Jackson, he wants Medlen, I want to give him Peavy.
Thanks again.
I’d give Medlen…
@Grey, Wow, he’s actually willing to throw in another pitcher. I don’t like either one of them but should I ask for:
Capuano or Darvish.
Either one would be just a streamer on my team so I just need matchup potential over ROS stats.
Capuano
I love the japanese businessman reference up at the top. I seriously have been chuckling for the last two hours.
Rudy’s getting it done Gung-Ho style…
@Grey, nice, gedde watanabe style. Its just a classic joke i never tired of. Does that make me racist?
The old HBO series Hardcore TV did a great bit called this ” This Old Whorehouse”, where the Japanese businessman was featured at the end. Did you ever see that show?
Nah, never even heard of it… Sounds like it was back when HBO was known for 1st and Ten and boobies…
@Grey, The good old days.
This is ignorant, but you guys have HBO?
@Grey, We don’t have it as a channel in its own right, but there is a channel on our pay TV platform that features a lot of HBO content, and your free-to-air channels of course have the opportunity to purchase HBO content like anyone else, but generally get priced out of the action.
Though some HBO stuff (like Entourage) pops up on free-to-air every now and then.
Gotcha… You’re not missing anything if you just get on demand (iTunes or some other way — wink, wink) the shows that everyone loves like The Wire, Sopranos, Curb, etc.
@Grey, I loved First and Ten and Dream On. I found the complete first and ten series at Walmart for $5, we got a bunch of beer and watched some of it.
You can you tube hardcore TV, The episode I referenced, was a take on Bob Villa’s this old house, but in a whore house. So the Bob Villa character goes outside and describes how they are LOWERING the windows to accommodate the Japanese Businessmen. There was some pretty funny stuff on that show, not all, but some good stuff.
Did 1st & Ten hold up? Will have to Youtube it…
@Grey, I think it did, but the alcohol and weed might have helped. But if would have told me when i was a kid I would of got the entire series for $5 on some shiny reflective discs then i would of told you you are nuts. I know what grey’s getting for Christmas this year.
what about dream on, where you a fan?
Yeah, loved me some Benben. You could always count on at least 5 seconds of boobies in every episode, like it was a prerequisite. I just googled Benben to see what he’s been(been) up to, and he’s married to Stowe. Who knew? (Who cares maybe.)
@Grey, yes, dream on was skinamax before we had skinamax. My buddy and I drop the occasional Benben and Dream On reference from time to time. I saw the Stowe thing a while ago, same reaction, who knew?. I always see Judith on TV these days. Looks almost the same. That was such a great show, like Dear John, you a fan of some Hirsch?
Yeah, love anyone connected to Taxi. Jere Burns was brilliant on that… Ever see Ordinary People… Incredibly weird to see him there and even weirder to see Good Will Hunting with a different cast…
@Grey, Jere Burns was great on that show. He was the evil villain on Burn Notice the last year.
I have seen Ordinary People, my therapist had me watch it…seriously.
Hahaha… Did it help? Yeah, never saw Burn Notice…
@Grey,No bullshit, It made me sad, my brother passed away 6 years ago, so he thought I should watch it. I ended up getting really drunk that night.
That’s a shame, sorry to hear that… It was a great movie…
@Grey, thanks, it was a great movie but i ened up like Mr.Miagi that night all wasted talking gibberish with pictures. But it really helped
@Grey, In all seriousness, it’s how I ended up here, his passing was inevitable and that was my first year in fantasy baseball. He died on opening day 2006 and from that day on I was all in on this. I had no job at the time, needed something to keep me busy and just went balls deep into fantasy. My buddy who got me into this called me every day and talked baseball with me. From there I became the most hated guy in my league because of my awesomeness. Now I have found a community as nutso about this shiz that I am.
It’s not a great way to get to that place but at least you got to that place, you know?
@Grey, absolutely, like I said it was inevitable, and at the end of the day I got something for myself to keep me occupied and have fun. Besides baseball was one of those things we loved together so I can’t think of a better hobby….lifestyle choice.
Yeah, it seems like baseball more than other sports always has those roots from something else…
@Grey, for sure, little league and baseball cards. We are from the end of that era where it was baseball first and then everything else
Yeah, feels that way… Imagine the kids who had the heyday during the late 90′s… Must be so anticlimactic to not see 60 homers every season…
@Grey, I would feel so cheated by the game if i were them. We grew up when these guys were men first then athelete’s second. I love the game but hate the player(s). would any player today compare to a Kirk Gibson or a Don Baylor?
My guy was Reggie but I could see loving Kirk Gibson if I were out here during my childhood…
@Grey, I hated reggie, but I feared that man, I liked Gibson when he was on the Tigers, but thats because he was a bad ass. would you like to cross paths with Luzinski, Balboni, Matlock, Reggie Smith, Dave Stewart….hell’s no.
No lie, in my childhood bedroom I had a 8×10 of Luzinski and it’s still there… But my childhood bedroom is like a museum like I’m gonna move back in at any moment…
@Grey, like in I’m gonna getta sucka!
Your mom hasn’t let it go yet, huh?
Yeah, exactly! Last time I was home, I found condoms hidden in my desk from 1992…
@Grey, The throw cushions are arranged just they way you like them.
I did have to throw out those magazines though.
Thanks, Mom! Right now you’re watching the Rasmus Girl video… Trying to figure out “what this is all about.” I wouldn’t turn those cushions over, by the way…
@Grey, They are probably stuck…if you know what I mean
It’s dried paste!
@Grey, oh Grey, how could you. Mom, I never tossed off…ala weird science
Great quote! Love Chet in that too…
@Grey Bill Paxton was great.
Yeah, and in True Lies… Always liked him…
@Grey, good call
Hola grey -
6×6 ops/holds, redraft
1. How would you rank these bats ROS — Aoki, Span, Cain and Lind??
2. How would you rank these arms ROS — Straily, Volquez, Estrada and Skaggs
Thanks, vato loco.
1. Aoki, Span, Lind — changes if you really need power with Lind going to first… 2. Straily, Estrada, Volquez… Volquez just at home goes first… No problema…
Holy shit, Bruce. Two on and nobody out against Hamels doesn’t come along very often. Do something with it!
Disclaimer: You have been really good lately though.
What did he do?
@Grey, K
Not okay…
@Grey
With Darvish and Fister both skipping a start this week, I need a streamer almost every day. For tomorrow, I’m torn between Parker and Villanueva. SON has Parker at a 111 and Villanueva at a 94 but I can’t help but disagree. Parker faced TB a few starts ago and was mediocre and has been pretty bad lately up until his last start. Villanueva has been good the past few starts and Baltimore has been averaging 3.5 runs a game the past week. Should I go with the SON or my GUT? 10 team mixed redraft. Which would you roll with?
Thanks!
I’d go with your gut…
Wow. That went south for the Red Sox pretty quick.
I know, right? Yikes, Morales…
Oh, and it’s not like Wilson’s doing any better…
@Grey, No. Pretty crazy when you consider he hasn’t walked anyone.
Awww – look at those Rays scoring for Cobb. Isn’t that nice?
A propos of absolutely nothing, holy cow:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/08/best-undressed-slide-show-201108
Jesus that Filly Cheesecake looked wonderful, who was that? Also pretty funny to see Marky Mark back in the day like that…
@Grey, Stephanie Seymour in her prime was pretty yummy too.
Yeah, and seeing Jolie in the tub… Maronna mia…
@Grey, Er, she scares me.
@Grey, Filly Cheesecake: From Wikipedia: Chantal Sutherland (born February 23, 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is referred to as the Danica Patrick of horse racing. She is known for her appearances on the reality tv show, Jockeys on Animal Planet.
Wow, need to watch more Animal Planet…
Is there anyone else playing fantasy at Yahoo who wishes that ‘Mike and Doug’s Fantasy Corner’ would just piss off?
Drives me effing insane… Was gonna mention that in a roundup the other day…
Pinch-hit goodness from Rollins?
Wishful thinking, huh?
@Grey, Always.
Kinda shocked how abysmal he’s been… Not sure if he’s anything more than a guy who goes on and off 12 team mixed league teams next year…
@Grey, Bases loaded for him now, though…
@Grey, The sac fly in that situation is so deflating.
@Grey: Dont care about saves at this point as long as im getting production… I have adam jones and aybar who have some speed…. but my question for you BJ Upton or Garret Jones ???
Jones…
err i meant to say stolen bases*
Who do i choose between pagan, david murphy and dirks?
Murphy
I love Alex Cobb and I don’t care who knows it.
I hear that…
@Steve, no buddy, love the SON!
@Prezii, I love them all.
just wanted to say thanks for convincing me to bench cj wilson tonite. not sure what i was thinking. unfortunately he gets boston again next week…
Yeah, don’t want to touch him again next week too…
Im starting to feel dumb for not having the SON all these years… That thing is bleepin money! Really makes baseball look predictable… Which it is that exact opposite of..
It just started a month or so ago… No one had it before…
@Grey, i know, what i was sayin is i feel dumb for NOT having it all these years… Life coulda been so much easier!
Why didnt you come up with it earlier!!?? Haha just joshin!
You need to make a shirt “i <3 razzball".. cuz i want one!!
Front: i <3 Razzball
Back: just crapped my pants…
Ha… Totally… Good shirt…
Ah…Gotcha…
Elsewhere, wow…
http://deadspin.com/5937480/lance-armstrong-drops-fight-against-doping-charges-will-likely-be-stripped-of-tour-titles-and-banned-for-life
WOW… Holy crap….
Andrew Bailey doesn’t look remotely close to taking over as closer for the Sawx.
@Carnac, trout looks remotely close to MVP though…
No, he doesn’t…
Btw, found out today that this guy went to BU:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
…thought of Grey. And my wife. All three may have overlapped. Not, um, physically. Especially since I’m pretty sure Gyre is the guy in the video.
That’s my man! (Don’t know him, I wish.)
@Grey, Korean girls sure are cute.
Not bad at all…
@Carnac, uhhh wat the fuck was that? Lol and why did i watch 90% of it…..
@Prezii, It’s a kind of amazing video. Then I read the “translation” in The Atlantic… Great stuff; a subtle indictment of modern South Korean socio-economic shizz.
@Carnac, hilarious.. I would love some subtitles though!
How did you hear about this?
@Grey, I procrastinate while on conference calls. Also, gawker posted it the other week.
Ah… Gotcha…
Always like to get a save, but I’m not sure I want Aceves coming into this game in Boston.
@Steve, See?
@Steve, You stupid bastard.
@Steve, Noooooooooo! Wtf was that? Just looking at the bos score, but how could he POsSIBLY be left in for that long??
in case anyone missed this tonight:
Doug Fister (groin) has been scratched
god that had me rollin’
Ha, yup…
you just got to love the stream of consciousness we have in here.
What’s the latest on Posey and do you think I need to grab a second C for this weekend? If so, my options are:
Perez, Salty, Jaso or Lucroy
(I’d probably lose Aybar from my bench.)
Should I make a move or does Posey come back soon?
I’m guessing Posey will play tomorrow…
SON is making me think I should start Fiers and sit Minor this weekend. What say you?
I don’t trust Fiers anymore… I would start Minor though… Watch SON prove me wrong on both accounts…
Zack Cozart have you seen enough of him Grey – do you think he should be keep as a keeper in a 16 team league that you can keep 10 keepers – do you see some upside – he has 14 homeruns but his runs ave and rbi’s could be a drop better – or maybe its too much to ask from a rookie
Yeah, I’ve seen him…. I don’t know who your other options are but Cozart isn’t a great keeper, Hamilton’s going to be pushing him hard for playing time next year…
@Grey, good point grey – should I then gamble with making the trade
@Mr Baseball, been offered Alcides Escobar for him – should I make the trade or hold on and then make up my mind next spring
I’d take Alcides for him…
@Grey, you are head of me
Alcides is now my starting shortstop for Friday – woo hoo
Excellent…
C’mon Murph – save the day.
Damn, was hoping one of these games would end at some point… Man, East Coast is tough to do these roundups…
This Angels game is a cluster…
@Grey, The fact that my opponent owns Frieri (and I Aceves) is doing nothing for my disposition.
@Steve, Just going to go away and cry into a pillow.
It’s like Valentine’s trying to bury Aceves…
@Grey, It’s because I commented earlier in how Bailey isn’t cose to taking the closer role.
Yeah, that’s probably exactly what happened…
Fuck! Aceves is still in there! It’s not often I find myself on the same side as Dustin Pedroia, but Bobby Valentine is clearly an idiot.
@Steve, but that has never been disputed, didn’t he last work for E$PN, enough said!
Oh, clearly! Is there any doubt?
@Grey, Again, just looking at the box score, HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN?
Really have no idea…
To have a 4.09 ERA and 1.27 WHIP on a day you had Cobb and Belisle do their work takes some doing.
Yeah, not easy to pull off… Was kinda hoping Frieri blew it too for your sake, oh well…
Dare I start Porcello tomorrow? SON doesn’t totally hate it, but it just doesn’t feel good…
@Steve, I already have Kendrick and Greinke going, and my opponent has 4-5 starters…
I wouldn’t go near Porcello…
@Grey, (Sighs) Yeah, I figured as much.
Almost no decent stream options left for the rest of the week (sad trombone).
I’d wait to see where you are Saturday or Sunday before risking something like Porcello…
@Grey, Yeah. Won’t touch Porcello. What do we know of this Hefner character from the Mets?
He gets the Astros on Sunday…
I’d prefer that Hefner gamble than Rogers or Porcello…
@Grey, Thoughts on Mark Rogers also appreciated…
I have Frieri, Bailey and Aceves and now I’m off for a scotch, cause I just don’t know how to feel.
Offered Bedard, Pagan, Butler and Pedrioa for Trout, Jarrod
Parker and Kendrick.. Should I consider it?