Comments on: Razzball Podcast — The One Where Rudy Talks About Music Grey’s Never Heard Of

By: pepe

pepe — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:35:55 +0000

Every great comedy team has a straight man.

Your podcast needs one. Three Jerry Lewises is killing me. Other than that, it’s great.

By: 3FingersBrown

3FingersBrown — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:06:20 +0000

@DrEasy, I didn’t realize Mould was still around performing… Yeah I’m jealous about Rudy seeing him. Jesus & Mary Chain too… Soundtrack to my 90′s HS experience.

Another dope podcast. I dig Grey’s gambling references, I use them all the time too.

Montreal really is a great city if you like kinky sex and poutine (sp?). I’ve gotta take the drive up from NYC again one of these days for all of the above.

If any of ya’ll are big eaters and you’re in Montreal, make a reservation for Au Pied de Cochon. Trust me it’s worth it.

By: Public Enemy #1

Public Enemy #1 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:36:35 +0000

I’m in a 16 team league with 28 players per team. We use Sv/Hlds as a category. My current bullpen guys are Storen, AReed and Gregerson. Would you advise dealing Josh Reddick for Andrew Cashner? Reddick is currently on my bench.

By: DrEasy

DrEasy — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:05:43 +0000

BTW, totally jealous that Rudy got to see Bob Mould play some old Husker Du classics. Did he play Zen Arcade? I believe Behrens (I think it was him, haven’t been reading much Yahoo fantasy since I discovered Razzball) used to call his blog Roto Arcade, in reference to Husker Du.

And Jesus & Mary Chain!!!

As for some Canadian music worth listening to (forget the Arkells and Sam Roberts, sheesh), check out Grimes and Austra for starters, although I’m sure you guys already know them.

By: DrEasy

DrEasy — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:59:40 +0000

Yeah, I think there’s one too many people on the podcast. You’re doing this from different locations, and so without the visual cues it’s easy to interrupt one another constantly. I imagine you need the Canadian guy to get access to the studio? How bad (audio quality-wise) would it be to record a Skype (or whatever) session just between Grey and Rudy? You guys could totally let loose on the Razzball glossary, and the jokes will flow more smoothly.

I also think there’s a bit of a “coolness dissonance” factor in play. Exhibit A: the Arkells. Also, he didn’t know the New Pornographers, and I’m not sure he got the joke about Canadian bands needing at least 9 musicians to be any good. And the whole smooth voice of the host just doesn’t mesh with the more… erm.. grungy tone of Razzball.

No offense intended to that guy, I just think he’d be a better fit for a different kind of show.

By: Stosh

Stosh — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:30:47 +0000

I read your blog and, for the most part, like and appreciate it – both for it’s insight and humor. But I’m not gonna kiss your ass like the rest of these Razzballers always do: These podcasts, thus far, are pretty shabby and awkward. Three guys cracking lame jokes and providing very little useful fantasy baseball insight. Just my two cents.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:32:06 +0000

@Hoog, Thanks! You’re giving up a lot… Can’t you do Wright and Lee for Longoria and Moore or a lesser SP?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:29:35 +0000

@Matt, No problem… Go offense…

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:28:44 +0000

@Cole, Ha!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:28:20 +0000

@Evil Weevil, Thanks!

By: Hoog

Hoog — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:01:45 +0000

Forgot to mention that we have QS instead of wins, so lincecum and lee would be really valuable.

By: Hoog

Hoog — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:00:26 +0000

Hey Grey, loving the podcasts! Keep it up!
I’m trying to get a guy in my league to go for a trade, and I think he’s really close to taking it. It’s a 12 team H2H keeper league. We draft Saturday and my lineup looks like:

Uggla
Wright
Granderson
Bruce
Pence
Lincecum
Lee
Strasburg
Romero
D. Hudson
Ubaldo
Wandy

He’s close to agreeing to my Lincecum, Lee, Wright, and Pence for his Kemp, Longoria, Matt Moore, and possibly Delmon Young.

I might have to give up my first round draft pick too, which would probably be a 1B (Goldschmidt, Butler, Ike, and Berkman all might be there). I would also get moore for 6 years in this keeper setup, as well as longoria and kemp for 3 each. What do you think? Should I go all in?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:48:19 +0000

@Grey, Thanks, one last question: I have Cole Hamels who I can keep also as one of my 4, but I rarely keep pitchers unless they are in the top 3 or so. Do you think he is worth keeping, or stick with the plan of just offense?

Also thanks for the Fantasy Pitcher Pairings, it worked great in my other league.
Bumgarder
Anabel Sanchez
Brandon Morrow
Vance Worley
Bud Norris

By: Cole

Cole — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:45:47 +0000

Corey Hart hit himself in the face while lifting weights today. He did not break his sunglasses though because it was daytime.

By: Doug Ault

Doug Ault — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:39:12 +0000

@Grey, no worries, he’s a good straight man

By: Schmohawks Bob

Schmohawks Bob — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:35:19 +0000

@Grey, Looking forward to seeing that. I’ve got a league with a low IP limit, too.

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:28:38 +0000

No problem…

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:28:18 +0000

Rudy will have a post about the draft… It’s a low IP max so we went high K/9 guys…

By: TheNewGuy

TheNewGuy — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:31:57 +0000

@VinWins, haha spotted! Good fun that draft, pretty funny how so many of our top 10 are well known guys, just shows what shizzy real baseball players they are now. Dunn’s the crapshoot though, if he carries on from last year he’s fantasy gold here (topped last year pts by 50 over the next guy!), though im kinda hoping for a rebound as I actually have him in an OBP league. Really hoping he’s not done!

By: Schmohawks Bob

Schmohawks Bob — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:29:14 +0000

@Grey, He’s a number 4 closer. I’m a closer hoarder. You can ask Steve about how I roll in RCL #1.

On a side note, it was interesting to see the Y! Friends and Family Draft. It amused me to see Liss draft Cano/Stanton which you described as a computer glitch/over-reach in your other draft. I was interested you drafted a lot of SP early. The RP went really fast. You stuck to your guns on waiting till the end on C. Anyway, interesting that you went with David Robertson relatively early.

By: tggq21

tggq21 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:25:03 +0000

@Grey, Yeah, I noticed I was getting low on speed and they chose Grady right when I wanted to get a fast utility guy. I think they truly believe Grady’s legs are healthy. Thanks for the advice! Dropping Peacock

By: Evil Weevil

Evil Weevil — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:18:44 +0000

@Grey, Sounds like a plan. And thanks for the advice, this is by far the best fantasy sports sight! Fan for life!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:15:21 +0000

Thanks!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:14:30 +0000

@Evil Weevil, Cecil for Niese…

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:14:01 +0000

@Steve, Ha! Thanks!

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:13:48 +0000

@Schmohawks Bob, It’s better than going with Sean-Rod… Assuming you have some saves to spare, but, yeah, SAGNOF…

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:13:09 +0000

@TheNewGuy, He is a K machine… Great late round flyer… As I was saying to VinWins above, keep your eye on the A’s 3rd base situation…

By: Schmohawks Bob

Schmohawks Bob — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:12:40 +0000

@Grey, Yeah, trying to make a trade. This is why I think I need to try harder. Is it worth trading SAGNOF (Brett Myers) for Ryan Roberts?

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:12:15 +0000

@VinWins, Cool, glad the RCL issue is fixing itself…

By: Grey

Grey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:11:42 +0000

@Quackasaurus, Gardner…