Comments on: Grey and Rudy Expert League – 2012 End of Year

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:26:15 +0000

Wow, very cool… Chicken soup from the soul…

By: tHe sHiT

tHe sHiT — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:29:46 +0000

@Grey, Just a few bars. The burger from Mary Janes (in the Hard Rock Hotel) was very good too. Their service was impeccable. I had called down from the room for chicken soup cuz the gf got sick. The guy gave me a whole container extra of chicken broth for free, and some different teas for her. Really koo of him.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:49:52 +0000

Nice… Don’t think I know that place… Where else did you hit?

By: tHe sHiT

tHe sHiT — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:30:30 +0000

@Grey, Yeah i recall you telling me you saw it…In SD, we went to Lou & Mickeys, it was right across from the Hard Rock Hotel. The steak was very good there. Definitely going there again for dinner next time we hit the Gaslamp.

By: TheNewGuy

TheNewGuy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:55:38 +0000

Tiny Tim lookin good in relief! Possible Giants closer next year, could it happen? I’d sure rather have him than the jumble of guys they’ve had this year, and keep Romo for the 8th.

By: Schmohawks Bob

Schmohawks Bob — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:08:01 +0000

@Rudy Gamble: I appreciate that. If you can figure that out more power to you, especially at SP. I just keep thinking about Tim Lincecum v. R.A. Dickey. I drafted one of them in the 3rd round and he utterly killed my Razzball team while the other one I picked up as a free agent almost saved it.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:55:29 +0000

@Schmohawks Bob, Thanks Schomohawks Bob. Yes, there’s a lot of luck that goes both ways. Learning how to separate the luck (which evens out in time) from the errors in judgment is the key for improvement. I’m in the midst of reviewing pre-season rankings and projections in an effort to keep giving us (and the Razzball community) the best chance to win – just having silghtly better data could reverse a couple of coin flips (e.g., Lester vs. Price) and greatly improve one’s chances…

By: Schmohawks Bob

Schmohawks Bob — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:35:13 +0000

@Grey, @Rudy Gamble: My takeaway from reading your results is that there’s a lot that goes into winning a league, including a lot of luck, both good and bad. You should have plenty of good, and not so much of the bad.

In my case, I had a first, two seconds, and a third in my four. I had a lot of bad luck, but I had some good luck, as well as the huge advantage of reading Razzball.com. Thanks so much for all you do.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:44:59 +0000

That sounds like a great Friday night! Thanks for the kind words, appreciate it!

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:43:26 +0000

Ha, thanks… Oh, man, I really do have to get out to Pizza Buona… I forgot if I told you that I went to Two Boots one night and left there and immediately saw Buona and was like, “Crap, I’m supposed to try that… It’s The Shit!”

By: JoeC

JoeC — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:49:25 +0000

As per usual, I give back to repay for all the great, free advice you guys give. 10% of my winnings for taking down my main league. It’s not much, but it’s a frozen TV dinner, a cheap bottle of wine and a porno rental, so don’t say I never done nothin’ for you guys!

This season was a tough one. Injuries to Votto and Longoria (picks 1 & 2) almost kneecapped me irretrievably. Thankfully, my pitching saved my butt, with wise draft picks (Bumgarner, Morrow, Kimbrel) and key free agent pick-ups (Lynn for half a season, the delicious Fernando Rodney, the glistening Allen Craig) keeping me afloat.

Through it all, Razzball was the one constant, with erudite advice and tension-reducing humor. Fantasy baseball can be a grind, but you guys help to bring out the joy and to endure the pathos.

Thank you, Grey. Thank you, Rudy. And thanks to all the other contributors to the site. You guys are the best!

By: JoeC

JoeC — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:28:02 +0000

@Swanson,
Please tell us how much money you won playing fantasy baseball this year. If you did better than Grey and Rudy, then I might listen to your sage advice. Otherwise, put a sock in it.

By: tHe sHiT

tHe sHiT — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:50:04 +0000

@Swanson, Every fantasy ‘pert is a know it all. Nobody seeks advice from someone who isnt confident. If Grey and Rudy really could predict the future, i guarantee FBB stats would be the last thing they would be forecasting. While the Razzball advice is very helpful and usually advantageous, we cannot realistically expect it to be perfect. Sports are unpredictable. It is what it is. Not to mention Razzball participated in expert leagues. These guys do this shit for a living. Everyone who puts a decent amount of time into fantasy research has their hits and misses. Stop fucking with the Razzball guys and start your own site if you think you can do better.

Grey, Rudy, all the Razzball guys,
Keep up the great work. Us loyal readers come here for the sage advice, humor, and sheer entertainment. Fantasy sports wouldnt be the same without you all. Like my handle, you guys are THE SHIT!

Grey, those in the LA area, you better try Pizza Buona and the sandwiches from Eastside Deli Market!

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:23:00 +0000

Yup… Looks like the Giants are done…

By: Swanson

Swanson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:26:53 +0000

A lot of crappy finishes for the know it all. I’m sure youll spin some excuse, while praising yourself for the one decent finish. Maybe you had A.Sanchez in too many leagues.

By: TheNewGuy

TheNewGuy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:15:46 +0000

@Grey, Drama! Scotty Rolen normally eats those for breakfast.

Funny seeing Romo in there hacking too. See if he can finish off an unlikely victory here.

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:04:30 +0000

Yeah, homers have killed him… Last March Grey liked him and this one will too… The park is a bit of a pain though, as we saw with Latos this year too…

By: TheNewGuy

TheNewGuy — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:58:05 +0000

@Grey, Its just the homers isnt it (ironically) that hurt him, pitching in that park. Lethal stuff though.

Yeah remember it was the big 3 pitching prospects all coming up at the same time: Bailey, Gallardo and Timmy. He’s clearly taken a bit longer to arrive…

Reckon March Grey likes him next year?

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:33:42 +0000

Yeah, thought we’d get it last year… He was a big prospect now like 5 years ago…

By: TheNewGuy

TheNewGuy — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:25:01 +0000

@Grey, Ha…so true. Not gone near him in fantasy since he burned me in my keeper a year ago now, after a hot start he stunk.

By: TheNewGuy

TheNewGuy — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:22:36 +0000

Homers stuff is just filthy tonight! Can see him being a big breakout pitcher next year…

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:45:44 +0000

I love the post-season recaps, but yikes – there was a lot of “bad luck” this year for you guys…

Take some ownership for your poor decision-making people!

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:56:27 +0000

Was pretty telling when A-Rod was up last night in the ninth and the announcer was like, “Hopefully, A-Rod can get on so they can get to Cano.” It was a one run game and A-Rod wasn’t even a danger…

By: TheNewGuy

TheNewGuy — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:47:47 +0000

Whos the hell is the commentator for the Yankees-Orioles series, he is HORRIBLE!

A-Rod’s an absolute mess up there right now (playoffs, no suprise). Still should take them at home but can’t see us getting past the Tigers (yet again)…

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:20:02 +0000

@Eddy, The big money league was the ‘Draftday’ league where we finished 2nd…that’s the one where i whined about our Wins because it cost us a couple thousand dollars

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:19:54 +0000

DraftDay….

By: Eddy

Eddy — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:58:07 +0000

Which one was the big money league?

Also, with Miller being added to the STL rotation, expect his round value to bump up round by round with each dominant inning he pitches.

Damn it, I wanted to keep him quiet next year!

By: Sky

Sky — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:49:06 +0000

Man, my team kicked ass…until every single pitcher I got went lame. And then my big hitters went lame. So basically my team could be described as lame. That’s really lame.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:35:42 +0000

@beardcrabs, a lot of them have weekly rosters so not as daunting as it seems.

By: beardcrabs

beardcrabs — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:46:48 +0000

that’s a lot of leagues…