Comments on: Wanting Back Ackley Doesn’t Require Steroids

By: chata

chata — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:08:31 +0000

just got back from visiting my grandson .
while there , i noticed that his mother had a can of febreze air
freshener in the bathroom ….. flavor ==> new zealand spring !

my questions are as follows :
a) does the whole country smell like this ?
b) is that ‘our’ spring or ‘your’ spring ??
(i think it must be your spring … ‘cuz if it was our spring , then it would
be your fall … and it didn’t smell like burning leaves)
c)
d) what’s it smell like in the wintertime over there (pick one) ???

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:01:50 +0000

@Quinn: Moore, Teheran...

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:59:32 +0000

@Steve: Death to Nickelback! Watched American Horror Story. Scary shizz and mongoloids.

By: Quinn

Quinn — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:44:47 +0000

Long-term Keeper question – I can keep 5 of Avilla, Kipnis, Asdrubal, Moore, Goldschmidt, Teheran, Trout. Which two do you think I shouldn’t keep? Thanks!

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:21:10 +0000

@royce!: Was thinking more of an Apple TV/Airport Express-type solution.

By: royce!

royce! — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:16:05 +0000

@Steve: My initial response to you was "slippery slope," but I was able to read Grey's e-book without starting to read other books in digital form. Maybe I am strong enough to resist the impulse to look up old girlfriends... yeah right. Can I wirelessly connect macbook pro to a stereo w/ a free regular AUX jack?

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:56:02 +0000

Also, this is football-related, but is still pretty funny:

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2011/111103lions

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:52:28 +0000

@royce!: You can just set up a fake Facebook account. Also, if you're a Mac guy, there are ways of streaming music from your computer out to your stereo... @Grey: Recorded The Hour. Haven't watched it yet -will report back.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:01:10 +0000

@royce!: Wow, no Facebook? So you're the one! My 84 year old grandfather has Facebook. Cust kayin'. @In: Moose @black_toshiba: Justin

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:43:39 +0000

@ black_toshiba: is that really a question? haha……

By: black_toshiba

black_toshiba — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:09:42 +0000

BJ or Justin Upton….
Who is going to carry better value in redraft leagues in 2012?
Thanks

By: In

In — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:31:37 +0000

Grey, a question:

13-team 5×5 roto keeper league

$6 Logan Morrison

$0 Moustakas?

Salaries increase by $5 every year, so 2013 it would be $11 Lomo, $5 Mous

By: royce!

royce! — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:42:41 +0000

@Grey: You have a good point about them paying the artist--I think I remember hearing or reading that somewhere. I don't have a facebook account, so I can't get Spotify. They tried to snare me in with the scrabble app, but I'm still on the facebook lam.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:26:13 +0000

@royce!: Supposedly Spotify does pay the artists, that's how it's legal. But I hear ya, I'm always at my computer so I have music playing from there. (Can put Spotify on your iPhone too, if that's how you roll.)

By: royce!

royce! — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:20:11 +0000

@Grey: I'll listen to some records online, but depending on the artist, will usually buy a copy of anything I expect to be listening to a lot. I like to think of it as an ethical thing, but it probably come down to the fact that I don't really listen to music on my computer very often. I should probably get my shizz together and connect my stereo to my computer, but I feel like if I did that, I would just freeze every time I went to listen to something because there would be too many choices.

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:00:46 +0000

@chata: Zobrist is a 17/17/.270 guy, give or take 3 homers and steals and 15 points in average. He's potentially a cheaper Asdrubal depending on how much you trust Asdrubal.

By: chata

chata — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:37:59 +0000

@Grey: no . these deals are rumors that i'm starting .

By: chata

chata — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:36:45 +0000

@Grey: or , if you're feeling a bit more mundane tonight : 2 years ago i trusted ben zobrist . why should i trust him for 2012 ? in which round do i really start trusting him ??

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:30:18 +0000

@chata: Are these deals from your fantasy league?

By: chata

chata — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:27:11 +0000

jason werth for carl crawford .

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:21:11 +0000

@chata: Never happen. Ichiro will retire a Mariner or go back to Japan.

By: chata

chata — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:19:30 +0000

@Grey: i'll start you off ... ichiro for austin jackson . believably stupid ... for both teams .

By: chata

chata — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:40:32 +0000

@Grey: you should consider doing a rumor article . post moves that you'd like to see .

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:27:20 +0000

@chata: The Royals obviously don't read Razzball. Not crazy about that move by the Royals.

By: chata

chata — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:12:37 +0000

rumor time ….
jair going to the royals for minor league replenishment .

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:38:22 +0000

@royce!: You don't Spotify? No reason to buy anything anymore. And even with that said, I still haven't heard the new Wilco album. I've been meaning to a lot though. I mean, a real lot! You're just a sucker for the superfluous H.

By: royce!

royce! — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:05:34 +0000

I like Jhonny Peralta. Maybe it’s the the groundedness that comes from having to constantly spell your name for people, but you never hear him griping about Grey not praising his name to the heavens, despite the fact that he provided greater value as a free agent than some other dudes…

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/11/2/2529675/revisiting-the-value-of-last-years-free-agent-signings

By: royce!

royce! — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:27:50 +0000

@Grey: I ended up getting the new Wilco b/c the wife was digging it. Still not my jam. But it reminded me that I should listen to the first Loose Fur record again. More xylophone!

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:40:05 +0000

@Tony: He's a mid to late 2nd rounder...

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:37:02 +0000

there’s better options than ackley.

Was just checking some yahoo final #’s…. crazy Cargo finished top 30 and had sub 500 AB’s…. because of injuries. Grey do you see him going 1st round next year? Late first round anyways? He’s obviously got 30/30 potential and probably a .280-.300 (high end) potential. His staying healthy is the main concern.