Rudy’s on vacation, so Nick and I go it alone for today’s podcast. No fear, I have a shizzton of coffee and talk amongst myself like I’m freakin’ Daniel Johnston. This, sir, is not a podcast. Yes, it is. No, it’s not. And I go on like that for a good thirty minutes. When I’m not talking over myself and making small talk with myself and arguing with myself about Hawaiian shaved ice, I’m discussing the trades that went down in major league baseball. Pence for who? McGehee for what? Headley for God’s sakes should’ve been traded! You know, crazy fantasy baseball talk by your resident loon. Also, Nick and I make a little wager that I plan on either winning or welching on. Stakes are high, yo! Also, Symphony of Nine, the band that did the Razzball theme song is having a CD launch party. Check out the poster (“of the Razzball Podcast” — ha!) Anyway, here’s the Razzball Podcast, now with me, myself and I talking like we’re all on Jerry Springer:
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Gad wish the Royals’d call up Myers already. Got Moss and i’d almost rather just stash Myers in his spot the way Moss’ playing right now. Grab Dom Brown/ Brett Jackson in the meanwhile?
Don’t really see where Myers fits in right now… Brown…
Burton or Perkins too? Chasing saves with my last roster spot…
Burton
@TheNewGuy, Or are they gonna wait till Capps is back before they actually get any save opps…
Yeah, seriously…
I see a lotta love for Detwiler on here, am debating scooping him up. Only thing is, I’d have to drop Medlin (who i just snagged as well) or Rasmus (my other OF are Beltran, Bone Face, Cain…SUGAR, and Stanton (DL)) Worth dropping em? I just picked him up a couple days ago waiting for him to get hot again.
Nice username… I’d hold for now…
@Grey, thanks! appreciate the feedback as always–btw the Holland call helped my team of degenerate relievers big time
Nice…
Drop Aceves for A.J. Griffin or Zach McCallister (2 starts next week)? I have Chapman/Valverde as 2 starting RP’s with Aceves on my bench. A.J. was just dropped and left me wondering if I should hold with Aceves or not.
McAllister, but I don’t know his matchups off the top of my head…
@Grey,
McCallister gets Min and Bos at home next week. Still like dropping Aceves for him? Thanks for the help!
I don’t want the Sawx start, but the Twins is fine… If it’s weekly, I’d hold…
@Grey,
How about trying to trade my A.Sanchez/Aceves for Kershaw? Kershaw’s team needs a closer…
I’d take Kershaw
12-team H2H 6×6 (OBP, QS), moves limit of 50 (Im at 28), 4-player keeper (only players drafted after the 1st 4 rounds)
Would you use a move and drop Berkman, Cozart, or Jay for Dominic Brown?
C-Doumit
1B- Fielder (NK)
2B- Kinsler (NK)
3B- A-ram (NK)
SS- Espinosa
MI- Bonifacio
CI- Butler
Ofx5- Rios, Jennings, Chris Young, Jay, Marte
UTIL- Youk
BN- Berkman (NK), Cozart
Cozart
12-team roto 5×5 4-player keeper (loose the round you drafted them in during the redraft)
Would you drop Aoki for Dominic Brown? I am mostly in need of steals.
I would… But you’re probably not gonna get steals from him…
Cano hits a grand slam and returns to the dugout to have a pink flavored Fla-Vor-Ice.
@Carnac, Nice
What do you think of Reddick+Moustakas for LaRoche or Goldschmidt+Darish in a re-draft league?
It’s fair, I’d take Goldy and Darvish…
Yo Grey, any of these guys you wouldn’t deal for struggling Dan Uggla (Struggla?):
Zimmermann
Capuano
Sherzer
Vogelsong
Anibal
Shifting gears, are you dropping Ian Desmond (for someone like Dom Brown, for instance), or are you holding him?
Thanks
I’d trade any of them for Stuggla… Nice nickname, btw… I’m dropping Desmond for Brown…
Replacing BP at 2nd… Who gets the job?
Amarista, Ryan Roberts, jemile, quintanilla, ciriaco, scutaro, Kelly Johnson, beckham???
Johnson
Grey,
Minor or Bailey ROS for 12 team H2H
Minor
Ellsbury and CBeltran for Pujols? I have Pujols in a 5×5 and my OF/UTIL is currently AJones, CRasmus, ADeAza, JHeyward, LaRoche
I’d take Pujols…
Trout for McCutchen?
Not sure the point of it…
straight up trade… Well actually, I would get Kemp for Trout and trade Kemp over to a Dodger homer for McCutchen. I’ll probably end up getting half a dozen moves or so as well. -40 move maximum league, and I’m at 31 already…
@longbeahyo, of the bunch, there really isn’t a point. I’d take Kemp over all of them. Especially in a keeper.
@Wilsonian, No, it’s a redraft. Not a big fan of Kemp though. His peripherals are the worst of the three in my opinion.
@longbeahyo, concur with Grey. I’d keep Trout. No real reason to deal him.
Really no point in these moves if you’re in a move maximum league…
@Grey, The moves would deduct from the other owners who haven’t used as many, and give me more to use. So if I got Kemp and 5 moves for Trout. My total moves used would go from 31 to 26… It’s useful, but is it worth it. I’m thinking no, at this point.
Nah, not worth it…
I guess I’m asking which one is more likely to keep producing.
Mike Fiers had a bad pitching performance today – gave up 2 earn runs in 6 innings of pitching – 0 walks and 6 K s
Damn, that’s too bad…
Dusty says Phillips may be able to go this weekend. Sounds like he’ll probably find a way to make him pitch with his leg to ensure his season/career is over.
Sounds Dustyish…
Damn trade deadline tease! I was really thinking I was going to see Victorino last night. We were in the Loge on the 3rd base side and when the game starts its was just the old Gardenvariety Jerry Hairston manning the spot.
Who do you think are going to be some of the waiver traded players? I’m hoping Frenchy, so we could see Myers, and DeJesus, so we can see Jackson.
Ha! Nice use of your term…. I don’t think anyone big moves through waivers…
@Grey, Thank you, I’m trying to get it to catch on…The thing I like about Razzball is you cover so many things I have been thinking for years. And then makes them entertaining and adds to them. We have a lingo and its fun, I use yawnstipating all the time in real life. Hell I use stipating in other portmanteau’s, like yesterdays frustipating and crapstipating.
-stipating translates to lots of words… It should be a whole section of he English language like how Spanish has the Yo and Usted form… There should be a -stipating form.
@Grey, T-shirt idea
__________stipating.
Love it!
@Grey, Yes!
A big day for Brett Wallace… 3 for 4 with 2 HR.
His batting line says hot, his smugshot says not.
Hilarious… His smugshot’s pretty goofy…
@Grey, What do you think about Wallace? I’m needing a 1B with Pena manning it now.
I’d grab him.
His control on the mic is almost as bad as his control on the mound…
http://www.flicktome.com/flicks/40890
Is that Eminem and Turtle?
@Grey, wow, those are some good calls man! On point..
Ha… I know, right?
10 team roto drop espinosa for rutledge?
I’d go for it…
hey grey, stream o nator rules!
anibal q’s:
what’s his line rest of season? would you drop him for matt harvey? would you drop him for a middle relief p with good era/whip/ks, someone like phelps, grilli, robbie ross, etc. i desperately need era/whip help and wondering if sacrificing 1-2 points in wins will get me 3-4 back in era/whip
in the same thought, also thinking if sacrificing 1 point in saves (from 12 to 11 – no on else closer) would get me more in era/whip; if so, who has to go: soriano, janssen, casilla, holland?
thanks for the help
SON was Rudy’s doing… I’d lose him for Harvey if his Indians start goes poorly…. I’d lose Casilla…
Yo Grey, follow up question: If I’m the guy getting Uggla in a trade (curently have kelly johnson at 2B), can you rank the following with regard to how good of a deal I’m getting:
Uggla for Vogelsong
Uggla for Sherzer
Uggla for Capuano (+ an OF, maybe Lorenzo Cain, Ichiro, Krispie)
Uggla for Anibal (+ an OF, maybe Lorenzo Cain, Ichiro, Krispie)
Or maybe you think I should try to package more to get Cano, Hanley or Kemp (the guy I’m looking to trade with has all of those guys and I suspect I can get one of them for Gio, Vogelsong and maybe one of those crummy OF bats)?
I’m trying to deal starting pitching for offense, and I can use help in all the offensive categories, especially runs.
Thanks.
Yo Grey, follow up question: If I’m the guy getting Uggla in a trade (curently have kelly johnson at 2B), can you rank the following with regard to how good of a deal I’m getting:
Uggla for Vogelsong
Uggla for Sherzer
Uggla for Capuano (+ an OF, maybe Lorenzo Cain, Ichiro, Krispie)
Uggla for Anibal (+ an OF, maybe Lorenzo Cain, Ichiro, Krispie)
Or maybe you think I should try to package more to get Cano, Hanley or Kemp (the guy I’m looking to trade with has all of those guys and I suspect I can get one of them for Gio, Vogelsong and maybe one of those crummy OF bats)?
I’m trying to deal starting pitching for offense, and I can use help in all the offensive categories, especially runs.
Thanks.
Anibal for Uggla… Or Gio for Kemp…
Any speculation of Bailey’s role when he returns? Will he take back the closer role? Is he worth the stash?
I don’t think he takes back the closer role unless Aceves falters…
Lavarnway called up to Fenway – worth considering in a 12 team roto or back on the bus within 14 days?
Not worth considering right now…
Still like Cuddyer over Rickie Weeks @ 2B?
I do
I try trading Castro, and now he is on a streak, I should try trading Elvis so I can get him out of my houndog house.
Try to trade Hosmer for me, please…
@Grey, maybe if I try to acquire him it will work.
Brett Wallace or Scott Hairston?
Wallace
@Grey, Damn, damn, damn, damn,damn, I was going to ask this to you yesterday, and now Wallace goes double yard day. I can’t say holy sit, so I will just have to say, way to go dumb ass!
Sonavabench?
@Grey, sonavawaiverwire?
Yeah, that works too (not quite as well)…
@Grey, I know it blows…I am pissed I didn’t add him yesterday, I’m in a HR battle to be relevant and double jack days are key. I think this is Karma for either being awesome for a long time(former league) or just being a dick, not sure.
The former, for sure!
@Grey, Thanks!
Would u start Lester Tom night vs twins??
Yup, or I’d drop him…
nl-only team already with a very good power offense
#1 waiver position
should i pickup travis snider and drop
jason bay (rarely used bench bat)
or
andrelton simmons (now starting marwin gonzales / have jed lowrie on dl)
or
save my #1 waiver priority
crappy situation for holders of top waiver slot in nl only
Lose Simmons for Snider…
I’m here yet again to say I sat Des Jennings again and he is putting up stats for the second consecutive day. Dare I start him regularly again? Is this the beginning of a strong finish? We’ll see… It just ultimately fucking figures that the ONLY 2 days I have voluntarily benched him this season, he plays well. Excuse me while I dous myself in gasoline and set myself on fire like that Buddhist monk in Vietnam.
Keep your head up, Exit 60…
Anybody hear any news on Phillips? I’ve heard conflicting reports that he’s either going on the DL or will be back this weekend.
Should I use one of my 2 weekly moves to pick up a replacement MI tonight or just wait it out? Slim pickins on the wire: Quintanilla, Luis Cruz, Inge, Hicks, Lombardozzi, Ryan Roberts, Valdespin, ciriaco? I’m in serious FMFBBL territory here.
This weekend is the latest news… I’d hold for now…
nl-only
3 quickies — who ya like?
1) marwin gonzalez or clint barmes
2) mark beuhrle or jason bay
3) brett wallace or gaby sanchez
Marwin… Buehrle…Wallace
Rank por favor:
B Wallace, Boesch, Krispie, Lind
Ever see so much potential yet so much pain mixed into one group of players.
-YHL
Ha! Nope… Wallace, Lind…
Ludwick. Sheesh.
You know why, right? Rudy just picked him up last week…
@Grey, Rudy Magic!
It’s in the ‘fro…
Suffered through Lester, Annibal, and D. Hudson. Lost Beachy. Traded Capuano and Detwiler for Reyes and Montero. All in all, a pretty sucky season, and the stats reflect it.
Considering strictly streaming available pitchers going against the Astros for the boost in Ws, and possibly considering doing it against other bad teams. Rockies have sucky w/l, but seem to score, while Pads and Cubs look enticing.
Thoughts on who to pitcher stalk?
http://razzball.com/streamers/
Earlier today you said you would drop Anibal for Detweiler, or Medlen?
What is your opinion of Anibal now?
Is he a must own anymore or just a streamer with the move to Detroit?
@Dynamite Dan, P.S. Your Stream-O-Nator is fantastic.
That was Rudy’s doing…
Not a must own in all leagues… I’m holding him in a 12 team league for his Indians start…
@Grey, Ill be holding him for the Indians start too.
You dropping him after that? I hear his schedule gets pretty tough…
He’s the next guy to go depending on who I need to pick up, yeah…
Gotta give Wallace a whirl in a 14-teamer, right?
I would, friend.
Who to drop? 16 team h2h 8×8 (H, BB, SLG)
Carp, Wallace, Belt, Dom Brown, Hafner, Ruggiano
Playing time is important as there are no bench spots.
Thanks
Hafner
Bah. Sonavabenched by Rollins again!
Who are you playing that Rollins is on your bench?
@Grey, I’ve had Bonifacio at SS for the speed.
Rollins getting hot maybe? Could shift Bonifacio to 2B instead of Hill and slot Rollins back at SS. (almost did for today, but the stats didn’t really support it)
I’d bench Hill for now…
@Steve, Yeah. That’s pretty annoying.
Lester was droppped and is on waivers….was thinking of picking him up for Tom night vs minn
Would u bother or stay away?
Thanks!!
I’d start him there, that’s about it…
Goldschmidt or Berkman ROS?
Goldy
Stupid H2H team has stopped hitting. .229 yesterday, .174 so far today.
Can’t empathize… My RCL team finally started hitting for average… All the way up to .259! After being at .251 for about 2 months…
@Grey, I should be so lucky. My RCL team is at .257
Was at .350 something, down to .276 on the day… I jinxed myself…
@Grey, I’m at .389, but when that’s due to Chris Johnson and Travis Snider it’s like my team is a girl wearing a push-up bra.
More like stuffing it with socks…
Is Josh Reddick too much or fair for either of Moustakas or Middlebrooks?
Which one should I target?
Thanks
It’s fair for either… I prefer Moose, but he’s been in a pretty miserable slump lately…
Good thing I didn’t drop Rollins for Rutledge last night..
Yeah, having a nice night…
@Grey, Bad part is, this is my first 2 HR night from a single player in two weeks.
I hope Steve’s okay…
@Grey, I’ve been better. Overtaken in AVG and OBP in the ol’ H2H, where Rollins would have obviously been better than Hill’s 1-5…
RCL team tanking too.
I’m down to .236 on the day… I should’ve never opened my stupid mouth…
@Grey, I’m at .389, yet have lost points in Runs, HRs and RBIs!
It’s embarrassing how far I am from gaining any points in Runs and RBIs… Not even sure how I fell so far off the pace… I’m like 60 RBIs away from the pack…
You think we see Brox the Ox in the 8th?
Yeah, I do…
@Grey, Speaking of The Ox, is this the greatest mustache in wrestling history?
http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/o/oxbaker/11.jpg
You really have something special going on above the neck when you have one of the best mustaches and some of the best eyebrows…
@Grey, Unfortunately, it seems it’s not a look that ages too well…
Oh, I don’t know… I wouldn’t mind having a beer with this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ox_Baker.jpg
@Grey, Imagine the foam that would get caught up in that ‘stache.
Not sure there’s anything that won’t be caught in that stache… There’s things from the 70′s up in there…
Grey, quick question…
would you rather give up Cueto to acquire Rios or give up Kennedy to acquire Beltran?
Kennedy
Not the best start from The Beav. But I own Rasmus almost everywhere so there’s that.
Are you badmouthing the ‘o-Nator?
@Grey, Never! The SON doesn’t mind the occasional first-inning dinger.
@Steve, Or the occasional second-inning one, either…
@Steve, Or even a 5th-inning sac fly. That’s where SON draws the line, though.
@Steve, Double-play please, Beav.
Is Krispie in a strict platoon at this point?
And would you rather have Ludwick?
I’d go with Ludwick…
@Grey, Thanks. I will. Might have cut bait on Rasmus a little too soon…
Berkman sitting two days in a row… What’s up with that? I don’t have any room for bench bats, so would I be crazy to dump him for someone like Jennings, Revere or A. Gordon?
Not crazy… Jennings… Unless you really need steals and average, then Revere…
Better waiver wire pickup…Brett Wallace or Kendrys Morales?
Morales
Valverde and Holland both going for Saves. Not sure I can stand it.
I imagine you in the 1950 bomb pose under your desk…
@Grey, Clean as a whistle for both! The sun will rise tomorrow!
Berkman just keeps not starting, I think I’ll let him go sit one someone else’s bench. should i hold?
Nah, you can lose him… We gave him enough rope at this point….
@Grey, just not enough to hang myself for holding on to him
C. Richard took a Leake on my Fister?
pick up which 2?
TIA
YHL
HA! Fister, Richard
Just need that high-powered Seattle offense to get going?
What?
Oh.
Hehe
@Grey, They’re halfway there. C’mon fellas – do it for The Beav!
Ha…Is he in line for the W?
@Grey, At the moment, yes.
@Grey, And he’s back out for the 8th…
@Grey, Pulled with two outs in the 8th, only threw 82 pitches. Pretty efficient.
Wow, that was a huge blown chance for the Angels… Not gonna sit well with Scioscia…
Please rank ROS,
Old McDonald, Anibel, Zack-Mac, J. Parker.
Thanks!
Grey (of the Razzball Baseball Podcast), was one of your flavors poi, ’cause that could have been the problem.
Nah, poi, shizz was like Fruit Punch and Pineapple and other shizz…
I always play it safe with that shaved ice sizurrp. More Ted Allen than Guy Freiri.
All they have to do is make three delineated sections of flavors… It shouldn’t be that hard…
Ugh… McDonald, Parker…
I know, I know. On the brightside, McCarthy comes off the DL next week, so I’m looking forward to that. Or I can jump out a window. Whatevs.
Jesus, Hamilton is terrible right now. Really terrible.
Yeah, he is…
Is the sciociopath going to strike again? he needs to pull Frieri cause I really need this W
Ouch
@Grey, Frieri with 4 ER in 1 inning of work. He just dumped all over my ERA, whats that term?
There is some terrible relief pitching going on in Texas right now.
@Steve, But never mind that – The Beav has some more run support!
Really hideous…
21 runs and Hamilton is 0-5. Unbelievable.
Grey – SON likes Blackley on Friday at home to TOR – do you?
I like Olt… I wouldn’t mess with Blackley unless I had to…
@Grey, Where is Olt going to play? (Rangers just purchased his contract.)
My guess Young’s getting benched…
@Grey, That’s fucking interesting, The Dude.
Ha… It ties the Rangers team together…
@Grey, this is better than any other news feed out there, I’ve already added Olt-ternative Rock to my team, hopefully he takes my team to Nirvana. Most likely a truck stop diner, but you never know.
I will proudly raise my hand tomorrow morning when you ask who had the stones to start Beavan.
SON strikes again.
Yup!
So Olt’s up. Seems really random, but I’m not complaining. Is he an immediate add in my 12-teamer? Also, do you think he’ll get good playing time?
I’d grab him…
Olt not in Yahoo yet by the looks.
Nope, I checked too…
@Grey, I just grabbed him in my ESPN. In the non-sexual way. Though it might’ve been sensual…not sure…could just be the warm tingle from dropping Krispie.
Throw the nod and the deuce at the stream o nater while hes pre-occupied with some ladies.. he confidently nods back and carries on..
I have Rollins and Pedroia with Furcal in the 2B/SS slot. Would you dump Furcal for any of these? Ciriaco, L Cruz, M Izturis, Quintanilla
Also, Wallace or Olt?
Jeebus. I thought Colorado had good weed. Friggin hilarious podcast. We’re gonna have to meet in Vegas.
Ha… Thanks!