Thumb up the jam, thumb it up! While your feet are stompin’! Sorry, hard to stop that once I start. Kevin Youkilis was placed on the 15-day DL with his jammed thumb. Thumb up the jam, thumb it up! Youkilis was diagnosed with a tear of the muscle that helps contract the thumb. It’s a rare injury. Hey, maybe they can name it after him. Careful, brah, you’re gonna give yourself The Youk Thumb! Sounds like Youk won’t be rating movies anytime soon. If the injury is exacerbated, it could be career threatening. DL him for now while you wait for more news, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Youk’s not back for a while, if at all this year. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Mike Lowell – Started at 1st base for the Red Sox and hit a homer. Last August, Lowell put up 14/5/15/.319 numbers, which is pretty much what you could’ve expected from Youuuuuuuk. There’s no guarantee Lowell has that month again, but if you’re really hurting for a corner man, there ya go.
Ryan Kalish – 2-for-3 and now batting .500 since his call-up. He showed a little bit of everything in the minors this year — 13 homers/25 steals. The nice thing is he shouldn’t kill you like most rookies because he has a good eye. Also, he spoiled Perez Hilton’s favorite descriptor for a pitcher who K’s a lot of batters, e.g., “Stephen Strasburg – he’s K-lish!”
Josh Beckett – 8 IP, 1 ER, 3 baserunners, 8 Ks until he was ejected for going after Tackleberry. Not sure who Red State Jeter was trying to impress but you don’t yell at Shelley Duncan. He will high five you in your head.
Jacoby Ellsbury – Hallelujahs! D’Ellsbury is ditching the D and returning. He’ll be back today.
Ryan Howard – To the DL with sprained ligaments in his left ankle. Alas, the big man’s out. Stupid Phillies infield and their stupid infieluenza epidemic.
John Mayberry – Was recalled to take Howard’s place. He’s about the only one that can fit into Howard’s spot without it looking too big on him. Mayberry’s a hacker with power. I’d look at him in NL-Only leagues, but not in mixed leagues until we see how much playing time he gets.
Peter Bourjos – Was called up by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. His name makes him sound like he should be a hockey bruiser, right? Then again, everything I know about hockey I learned from Sega. Bourjos stole 50 bases in 2008, 32 in 2009 and 27 this year. The Angels moved Double I to right field for the first time since 1999 to accommodate Bourjos. You don’t make that move unless you plan on playing the rookie. Plus, Scioscia loves these types of players. He’s the anti-Earl Weaver. If Scioscia could put Reggie Willits at DH without being committed to an insane asylum, he would. I’d grab Bourjos for the chance for some sweet, sweet SAGNOF! He could steal 10-15 bases in the last two months and he has the fizzle for some pop.
Yunesky Maya – The Nats signed their number one raftee this past weekend. Last year, Maya was the runner-up to Aroldis Chapman in Ks but won the Luis Tiant, the Cuban equivalent to the Cy Young. Maya, a Latin 28, should need very little time to acclimate himself to U.S. ball, given his experience. He left Cuba with a 2.51 ERA in six years. You can think of Cuban ball as Triple-A with less capitalism. Might see Maya in the majors in the next few weeks, depending on how his starts go. In NL-Only leagues and keepers, I’d grab Maya now while the rest of your league is sleeping. In mixed, redraft leagues, I’d wait to see how his minor league starts go.
Juan Francisco – Step right up, ladies, I’m giving out all kinds of rookie nookie today. Francisco looks like he was called up for bench depth since he didn’t start yesterday even with Votto out. Francisco is a must-own in NL-Only keeper leagues with a 30 homer bat at 3rd base. Once again, in mixed leagues, we first need to see how much time he gets.
Michael Wuertz – 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 Ks as he pitched in the 7th inning of a tie game. Luckily (if you own Wuertz), Breslow then came in and gave up the winning run. I’d still hold Wuertz. That’s what she said!
Mike Leake – 5 IP, 6 ER, 8 baserunners, 2 Ks. You guys can find some way to keep in touch without you owning him. Exchange emails or friend him on Facebook.
Joel Hanrahan – Got the save as Meek threw in the 7th and 8th inning. Looks like the Pirates are happy with Meek throwing multiple innings while Hanrahanananan works as the closer. You can hold Meek if you like, but you look a little desperate.
Andrew McCutchen – The Dread Pirate is having a heckuva couple of weeks. He left yesterday after getting beaned in the cantaloupe with a pitch by Mike Leake. Can’t you do anything right, Leake?! Dread’s neck is sore with a bruise. I’m guessing he’ll miss at least a game or three.
Neil Walker – 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs. Kinda eerie the 2009 Coghlan vibe I get from Walker. Decent Runs/Not Much/Decent RBIs/Nice Average/Bleh Speed. All day, every day.
Thomas Diamond – 6 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 10 Ks in 122 pitches. Did the Cubs wear their throwback uniforms and Dusty managed this game? Diamond was once compared to Roger Clemens when he was drafted in the first round overall 6 years ago. 5 years ago, he was compared to Nolan Ryan and voted the best prospect in the Rangers system. Then, he met Dr. Freeze. A Tommy John surgery and a few mediocre seasons later, he’s back. His Ks are for real, but his walks could get ugly at times. I’d grab him in NL-Only leagues and deeper mixed keepers immediately. In redraft leagues, it depends on how bad you need the gamble.
Angel Sanchez – 4-for-6, 6 RBIs. I know Angel Pagan. I know Angel by Aerosmith. I do not know Angel Sanchez. BTW, the Astros scored 18 runs and no one in fantasy benefited.
Rick Porcello – 4 1/3 IP, 7 ER, 10 baserunners, 1 K. I know you ordered raw, but he’s cooked.
B.J. Upton – Hit his 9th homer yesterday and is now batting over .350 in the last week as he led off yesterday. He’s going to end the year with a 12/45, .250 line and you’re going to look at him in next year’s preseason and you’re gonna forget all about the ulcer he gave you for four months this year.
Jeff Niemann – 7 IP, 3 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks. In May, the clock struck midnight on this guy’s ERA. Where’s the freakin’ pumpkin?!
Brian Duensing – 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks. This was a tough matchup. Next start is vs. the Indians. Don’t mind if I do!
Jonathan Sanchez – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 9 Ks in Coors. Sonavabench!
Andres Torres – 3-for-6 with his 11th homer. Everyone owns this guy by now, right? I don’t need to keep pointing him out, do I?
Travis Snider – 2-for-4 with his 7th homer and batting .333 since his return. Yes, you should pick him up. Yes, you too. And you.
Luke Scott – In case you dropped Scott because you were ‘done with him,’ he just hit his second homer in two games. Luke Scott will tell you when to drop him.
Brian Roberts – 0-for-4 and batting .229 since he returned, with 3 steals. You’re thinking that’s the thanks you get for holding him for all those months, but in reality he’s teaching you a valuable lesson. In the preseason, don’t draft guys that are already hurt.
Juan Pierre – As the old joke goes. A psychic looks at Hitler’s palm and says, “I predict, Fuhrer, that you’re going to die on a holiday.” Hitler, “What holiday?” “It doesn’t matter. The day you die will be a holiday.” To use that train of thought, Pierre always homers on a holiday.
Alex Gordon – 2-for-4 with his 4th homer. Oh, it’s on.
Joe Saunders – 9 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks. Of course he’s pitching better than Haren. Why wouldn’t he be?
Mark Reynolds – Three run homer then he was plunked in the helmet. Mini Donkey’s probably bray-to-bray.
Aaron Heilman – Was unofficially named the closer by Kirk Gibson when he said something like, “I’m not naming a closer, but there’s only one guy in the bullpen who’s even looked half decent and his name sounds like Baron Heilmon.”
Travis Hafner – To the DL with a sore right shoulder. The Indians doctor said Hafner’s shoulder is especially prone to soreness because he has to carry around that giant head.
Carlos Santana – Officially placed on the DL with a left knee sprain. It’s spraining men! I imagine the Indians will move Santana to the 60-day DL for the rest of the season.
David Freese – Ankle surgery forces Freese out for the rest of the season. That’s why La Russa likes squirrels better than people. No ankles.
I am in a deep 20 team h2h dynasty league. Offensive depth is crucial to compete with the other teams. I feel like my team needs a a bit of a shakeup to prepare my team for the playoff run. I m in 6th place right now and the top 8 teams make the playoffs. Do you think I should accept any of the following trades that were proposed to me?
Also my team is below if it helps.
trade #1 I trade morneau howie kendrick and mike leake for evan longoria
trade #2 i trade morneau howie kendrick mike leake and homer bailey for josh hamilton and jered weaver
trade #3 i trade morneau jon lester howie kendrick mike leake and j.p. arencibia for carl crawford joe mauer and cc sabathia
20 Team h2h Dynasty League
c russel martin
1b miguel cabrera
2b howie kendrick
3b edwin encarnacion
ss ryan theriot
if neil walker
lf jose tabata
cf colby rasmus
rf justin upton
of ryan ludwick
util chase headley
bn lastings milledge
bn j.p arencibia
dl justin morneau
sp jon lester
sp colby lewis
sp chris carpenter
sp clayton kershaw
rp rafael soriano
rp jose contreras
rp jason motte
p scott downs
p mike leake
p hisanori takhashi
bn michael wiertz
bn jason hammell
bn brad lincoln
dl homer bailey
Hallelujah, the Weather Girls stuck in my head for the day. Please rank for rest of season: Snider, Nyjer, Grandy, Hart
Deep 20 team league
who would u drop with both harden and lowell and ready to come off the dl drop 2 of these
wade davis volquez brett wallace snider harden lowell or wait it out and maybe try for a trade
Morning Grey, I’d like to pick up Snider but would have to drop either Brown or Stanton?
I was contemplating on starting Sanchez at Coors, but I also have CarGo. So I sonavabenched him
I just traded Bautista for Wagner. I needed to sure up my saves. Im currently 3rd in SVs and1st in HRs. Will I be regretting this trade? Will Bautista hit another 15+ HRs?
Hi Grey-
What’s this Maya kid’s ceiling? Is he a potential fantasy ace?
Worth bidding heavily on in a mixed keeper league?
What do you predict his auction salary to be next year?
@Grey: Gordon or Lowell?
last night sucked.
i throw Leake, god awful (i finally dropped him grey)
i bench sanchez, horrible
wagner comes in, ugly
i get DNP’s from howard (dl) and votto (who knows) and hamilton gets a cortisone shot, plays, and goes 0-4.
PUKE!
@ELaw: no way bautista hits 45 HRs. it’s just not reasonable. if he does, it’s the baseball gods f’ing with us.
@Ryan: i’d do #1 or #2. #3 is close, but i’m a big lester fan (he’s gotta be a top 5 SP in a dynasty right?), and i’m a big mauer hater when it comes to fantasy.
Travis Snider over Brett Wallace? Stanton? Com Brown? I’m in a keeper league, but I’m fighting for first place. Only so many kids I can take a chance on.
I was just offered Youkilis for Zimmerman in a 16 team 5×5 keeper league. The guy offering is in 2nd, I’m in 9th and look to be out of the running.
My potential keepers with draft pick cost (i.e I lose that draft pick to keep them); Zimmerman – 4, Hart – 10, Votto – 10, Andrus – 14, McCutchen – 18, Alvarez – 19, Marmol – 8, Anderson – 10, Sanchez – 15, Cahill – 22.
We can only keep 3.
Youkilis is a 12th round keeper.
Should I do the trade?
@Mr_Punch: easily over wallace
Sanchez… sonnavabench indeed. Looked at his previous games, couldn’t see last night’s outing coming. He’s gone backwards as the year has gone on, unfortunately. Maybe this one turns him around… or maybe it’s just par for the course for Mr. Erratic.
Roberts… what a keeper choice from last year… LOL. Kept Kendry too.
@Jeff: idk YOUK in the 12th is wayyyy better than Zimm in the 4th. I like getting zimm bc he’s younger and more potential for the future, but Youk’s not done, and it really depends what you can snag with that 4th rounder rather than giving it up. I say hold.
I see votto, Youk, and mccutchen as your keeps.
Thanks Poon!
Bedard to have his 3rd shoulder surgery in 3 years… Oh, and the sky is blue and water is wet. Just thought you guys should know.
Does Maya project to be a fantasy 1-2 starter?
Should he be a major target in mixed keeper leagues or only if I can get him at a reasonable price?
Any thoughts on his auction value next year in a mixed league?
Grey,
Can I officially part ways with Nick Markakis now and pick up Travis Snider?
for the record, i drafted cliff lee while he was injured in some leagues this past season…
but generally speaking, you are right about injuries and not drafting those players. I must say they’re often overblown though (like in lee’s case to begin the season)
oh and of course, i sonuvabenched sanchez too
16 Team H2H Keeper (keep 5, any position, no draft penalties): Jaso, Dunn, KellyJo, Wright, Alexei, Hamilton, Lind, Hunter, Torres, Beckham, Colvin, DomBrown, Santana – DL. Brown and Colvin are on the bench with Torres and Becks getting most of the PT at UTIL. Would you drop anyone for Snider?
Grey,
Thoughts on Crawford for the rest of the season? I am ditching my keeper league at the end of the year and I am in third place…and I want to go out winning. I need steals, avg, and era. I can dangle any combo of Quentin, Bruce, Hughes, Verlander, Utley. (perhaps the latter since I don’t care what happens next year and I won’t see him back til September). If you are down on Crawford, who do you like for steals and average.
Thanks,
Bostonbeerman
Grey,
In a 10 team h2h league I was storing Jordan Zimmermann on my DL slot. He’s no longer DL eligible and is clogging up a roster spot now. The Nats say he’ll make 4 starts at AAA before they call him up. So best case scenario is that he’s up in September. I also spot started Hellickson this week. I can’t hold onto both for a month. Who should I cut loose? thanks
Please rank for the rest of the season:
Brett Anderson
Ryan Dempster
Josh Beckett
Anibal Sanchez
Jorge De La Rosa
Do you like Johnson or Gordon better than Stewart at 3B?
Grey…another trade question – Should I deal Jaime Garcia for Carpenter?
Garcia is a year 1 keeper at 1 dollar, Carpenter I would be renting out for the rest of this year.
Jesse
Another Alex Gordon question! He or Rolen? (non-keeper)
@Grey – I bought into Domonic Brown, but I’m thinking of dropping him for Travis Snider or Jason Kubel. What do you think?
Creepy. Since i picked up Heilman a few days ago, I’ve been referring to him as Heil Shitler.
Then i drink my morning cup with my daily dose of Razzball and there’s Heilman’s name followed shortly thereafter by a Hitler reference. Good stuff Grey.
Also, drop LaPorta for Snider or Lowell or just hold tight?
Is Hi-Me becomming droppable for a redraft league?
Last 7 starts he’s 2-2 with a 4.29 ERA with a 1.54 WHIP, and that includes a 7.0IP/1ER/6H outing and a 7.0IP/0ER/5H outing, so he’s really looked pretty bad otherwise. Couldn’t get a trade done when his value was high, now it seems like the innings are catching up to him….thoughts?
Pick 2: Evan Meek, Alex Gordon, Travis Snider, Nick Markakis. Thank you!
Which two would you prefer for the rest of this year between:
Headley, Boesch, and Stubbs?
I guess I’m really asking if Heisey’s taking over Stubbs’ job.
@genghis chone:
Sorry, let me revise that:
Pick 2: Evan Meek, Alex Gordon, Travis Snider, Nick Markakis, Domonic Brown. Thanks!
Drop Stubbs or Headley to pick up Boesch? Has Heisey taken Stubbs’ job? (Sorry if this is a duplicate)
Jonathan Sanchez sonavabenched me too…..he’s so unpredictable!
Drop Lind or D Brown for Snider?
Just a brief note on the prospects that Grey mentioned (Kalish, Francisco, and Bourjus). I love Kalish and his 20/20 full season potential. A sweet swing with decent all around skills, plus he plays for Boston. I can’t believe I missed his call up a few days ago. Been looking for it and I missed it.
Secondly, Francisco has some K:BB problems in the minors (69:19 K:BB in 269 AB this year and 511:86 K:BB in his 2066 career AB), but generates a lot of power. Was on several person’s preseason watch list but struggled out of the gate. Not going to help in average, but power like Grey said.
Lastly, Bourjus is the pure definition of SAGNOF. ’nuff said.
I just received a very intriguing trade offer:
I give Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler, Nick Markakis and Daisuke Matsuzaka
I receive Billy Butler, Brian Roberts, Ichiro, and Josh Johnson
8-team Points keeper league. I do have Utley on the DL, so if Roberts can just be serviceable for 2 or 3 weeks, I should be fine. My current 2B is Asdrubal Cabrera.
To me the trade comes down to Billy Butler and Josh Johnson for Adrian Gonzalez. Is it worth it?
grey, Dice-K any better then wells or olsen? thx!
I drafted Posey to start the year. Then dropped him when he was sent down. Then I had the chance to pick him or Santana and chose Santana. Grey, you better by lying about the 60 day DL. Oh and I have Howard too. I think I might cry.
kalish or brown
@Grey & anyone with an opinion.
My 12 team h2h league has a maximum of 50 waiver/free agent player adds per season. I’m sitting at 29 moves right now. Right now I have a pretty solid starting roster that I rarely ever change(Napoli/Reynolds/Kinsler/Zobrist/Beltre/Holliday/J.Upton/Kemp/Torres). Considering that, and considering that I’m sitting pretty in first place, is it worth spending the moves now in upgrading some BENCH positions (adding Chris Johnson and Starlin Castro – dropping Jose Lopez and Troy Glaus) or save the moves for the playoffs where I can add pitcher to stream in order to help win K’s and W’s?
is kalish going to get regular ab,s
Who do you prefer at your util-
D.Brown, Alex Gordon, or Travis Snider?
@Grey/Anyone – if you were paranoid about Brian Wilson being injured and had a roster spot free to handcuff him – who would you pick – Romo or Ray?
@Ryan: Didn’t you ask me these yesterday?
@TastelessGarbage: Hart, Snider, Nyjer… Morgan moves up if you need steals.
@barker: Try to trade.
@Howard: Morning… Stanton.
@ELaw: Looks okay for you.
@Casadilla: Gordon
@Tony: Yeah, wasn’t a great day.
@Mr_Punch: Agree with Poon.
@Jeff: Agree with Tony.
@papasmurf: Yeah, very frustrating night.
@Wilsonian: Thanks!
@Suck My Wieters: Yup
@John C.: Yeah, I was being general which is lazy.
@Wilsonian: Colvin?
@Bostonbeerman: I wouldn’t trade Crawford for steals and average. I’d trade a lesser piece for a Gardner or Morgan type.
@Ian: Zimmermann
@Wah: Anderson, Beckett, Dempster…
@willclarkismyhero: Nah
@Jesse: Depends if you need him. I probably wouldn’t. Really hard to say with the limited info you gave.
@tall chicks: Rolen
@William: Snider, in a non-keeper.
@Dad: Ha! Drop for Snider.
@Chili Davis Con Carne: I’d look elsewhere.
@genghis chone: Snider, Gordon…
@Panti Jose: Headley, Boesch
@Buddo Chezuski: Yeah, it hurt.
@Matty D: Brown in non-keeper.
@SpiralArchitect: Looks good for you.
@dingers: Eh
@Tom Emanski: Did you see the injury?
@AL KOHOLIC: Brown
@Howie Met Your Mother: I’d hold for now.
@AL KOHOLIC: Mike Cameron looks out for the year.
@Eddy: Gordon
@CoreyII: Romo
***Guys I need to go to the angriest place on earth — the DMV — for a few hours. Help each other. Thanks!
Hey Grey! In a H2H points, OPS-heavy.
Rank ‘em for the rest of the year!
Alex Gordon, Mike Lowell, Logan Morrison, Pedro Alvarez, Matt LaPorta
Thanks!
@Grey: Yea I saw the injury. I’m just deluding myself into thinking he’ll be fine. High grade LCL strain sounds bad.
@Grey: thats worse than the santana injury,have fun ,hehe
M. Gonzalez or Heilman?
@Grey: Please rank these potential keepers for next year
batters:
Cano Howard Reyes Teixera Cruz Utley Sizemore Hart
pitchers:
Price Nolasco Haren
Thanks
@Principal Blackman: Tex, Cano, Reyes, Cruz, Utley, Howard, Price, Haren, Nolasco . . .
Poon/Grey/Anyone?
16 team Keeper league: Rank these players in the order I should pick them up: Snider, Kalish, Diamond/Maya/Bruce (he was just dropped). Also, who would you drop to pick any of them up? Here is my team (I’ll drop hitters or pitchers):
C- Weiters
1B- Votto
2B- Beckham
3B- Longo
SS- Scutaro
LF- Gardner
CF- Rasmus
RF- Willingham
OF- Tabata
Utility- Alvarez
Utility- Ronot Jones
Bench- Desmond Jennings (still waiting)/Colvin
SP- Lester
SP- Weaver
SP- Kershaw
SP- Haren
RP- Brian Wilson
RP- Sean Marshall
RP- Venters
RP- Hanrahan
P- Morrow
P- Marcum
Bench- Volquez
DL- Bailey
I’m thinking of dropping Volquez and ?????
@Grey: 12 team standard roto league… Time to drop M Thornton for M Gonzalez? I have a comfortable lead in ERA and WHIP, but need some saves for the stretch run. Is Gonzalez going to get saves soon or is being the closer for the O’s moot altogether? SAGNOF, right?
Anybody think Jason Bay will be worth anything down the stretch in a H2H league? He was dropped recently and I’m thinking of stashing him for a possible hot streak….?
@Joe B
I was thinking of picking Mike G up myself, but it looks like Buck wants to give Simon the chance to keep the job, so he’s not worth much until he actually is closing for sure. I’m waiting for a Simon blowup to pick him up.
@Joe B: yeah id gran gonzalez
@Jah: It’s kinda tough to rank most of those guys, but I’d probably go: Lowell, Gordon, Morrison, LaPorta, Alvarez. Problem, though: there’s a lot of potential there for crappy avg and OBP.
@KCC26: Grey’s been high on Gonzalez, but w/ Gutierrez going on the DL in Ari, I’d now prefer to have Heilman.
Who for the rest of the year – Beckett or Danks (ERA & WHIP most important, then K’s and Win’s).
@Principal Blackman: @brad: I’d put Cano ahead of Tex, and I’m lower on Reyes… but maybe I’m biased because of the burn marks I still have all over my behind.
Still no Minnesnowda Johnson love, dontcahknow!?
Dan Johnson, 2 walks raising his OBP to a magical .500!
Get with it Razzball!
In a 7 keeper H2H league, Hudson and CC for Felix.
I’m a little concerned about making the playoffs and Hudson and CC being shut down while Felix is allowed to pitch. Thoughts?
@Jeff: Danks is more of a sure thing
Take one in the neck; break a wrist; leadoff with a HR
Dread Pirate do what he do
@Black Beard: Hudson pitched ~167 innings in 2009 (has 117 in 2010), so I’m not too worried about him getting shut down this year.
But, with only 7 keepers, you probably wouldn’t be able to hang onto Hudson. Given that, I’d rather have Felix as a keeper than CC.
@peter: Yeah, I don’t really have a problem with Cano over Tex, but Tex’s track record is pretty good.
finally 600
now we can stop hearing about it
I’m in a 14 team h2h in which trades are very difficult to accomplish (I receive offers like, “so you’re interested in Dunn and Baker? How about them for Votto, Andrus and Colby Lewis?”).
The stats are 7×7 (OBP and XBH for hitters, K/BB and Holds for pitchers).
My friend is starting Napoli in his UTIL spot, and needs a closer and a speedy OF. I can spare both, and could use a C (got Doumit). I offered him Gardner and Capps for Napoli and Cain (he has a lot of good SP). He countered with Gardner and Capps for Vazquez and Napoli.
My first response was that this is terrible value for Gardner, and I don’t like Vazquez, but I’m beginning to think that this will be the last trade I can accomplish before the deadline. Right now I have way too many OF for 4 spots (Markakis, Bruce, Quentin, Gardner, Tabata, Stanton, Brown, and Carlos Lee), and in a league in which very few teams have more than two closers, I have Hanrahan, Storen, Capps and Broxton. Gardner has been crappy for the last month, and Tabata has vastly outperformed him, so if I made this trade, I don’t think my team would suffer.
Is this sufficient justification for this trade, or should I reject it and tell him to just think about the Cain trade some more?
yo-lease called up to take cooks spot on sunday. Would you drop volquez or westbrook for him?
@Frank Rizzo: really,im glad,now 2 days of sportcenter showing it,and the favre decision
Grey,
In a 14 team mixed league, should I drop Chipper for Lowell? Guillen for Bourjos? I am first homers and nearly last in average.
thanks
The Baseball Chick
@AL KOHOLIC: yeah, now what will they talk about for the next few days? arod all day today plus backpedalling on the stupid favre textgate…..but then what?
Time to drop youk in all non-keeper leagues? just got hit with a double punch of youk and howard to the dl with utley still there
@Doc – ouch, gonna have to make a tough cut it looks like. I lost utley in my NL-only keeper, had to replace him with Hairston Jr (who is at least putting up better numbers than Manny)
The Baseball Chick
@The Baseball Chick: Drop Jose (or Carlos) Guillen for Bourjos if you need SB. Batting average is a tough category to catch up on this late in the season.
@Doc: If you can afford to, I’d prefer to wait a couple days to see how/if the prognosis shakes out.
@ Peter – what do you think about Jose Guillen for Kalish? would you hang onto Chipper over Lowell right now? or would you drop Jose Guillen for Lowell?
I need pitching that won’t take a sledgehammer to my ERA and WHIP while maybe providing a few cheap wins. Pick three:
Duensing, Hammel, Travis Wood, Zambrano, Norris, Medlen, Tommy Hunter and Westbrook
Boesch, Kalish or Heisey (assuming he gets regular ABs)?
@Big Nate – my 2 cents would be: Medlen, Westbrook, Wood – all 3 should get wins. Wood is a bit risky now that people are getting a book on him, but he keeps getting it done.
The Baseball Chick
Is Uggla for Jared Weaver fair?
Need help trying to remember a ballplayer. Last night some friends and I were discussing switch-hitting. I seemed to recall that within the last 10 or 15 years, there was an established major league switch-hitter, who, in the last year or two of his career, had developed such dramatic splits that he experimented with hitting only from his stronger side, no matter which side the pitcher was throwing from. But I can’t figure out who it was.
I know that occasionally a player will be advised to give up switch-hitting early in their career, but if I haven’t invented this memory, I think this guy was already a successful, established hitter who was trying to hang on for another year or two.
Anyone remember this?
Hey everyone.
My question to Grey was worded poorly. I don’t have Crawford, I am targeting him in a trade. What do you all think of him for the rest of the season. I need avg. and steals help. It is a keeper so I might be able to move Utley for him (given that Utley is useless until at least early September, maybe longer since they will want him healthy for the playoffs). Thoughts?
I should mention it is a keeper league that I am abandoning next year…I would never give up Utley otherwise.
@Jah: That order looks fine.
@AL KOHOLIC: Ha
@KCC26: Heilman
@Principal Blackman: Tex, Cano, Utley, Howard, Reyes, Cruz, Price, Haren, Nolasco…
@Gibby: Marshall for Bruce, Venters for Snider, unless you need Holds.
@Joe B: Yup
@Chili Davis Con Carne: Nope
@Jeff: Danks
@IowaCubs: Hehe
@Frank Rizzo: Ha
@Big Nate: Medlen, Wood, Duensing…
@Panti Jose: Kalish
@UncleEarnie: Yup
@struggler: Westbrook
@royce!: Looks fine if you need a catcher.
@Mark Geoffriau: Don’t remember, sorry.
@Bostonbeerman: I’d take Crawford for Utley.
@struggler: I’d drop Westbrook for him. You’ll at least get way more Ks.
@UncleEarnie: I think so, depending on needs.
@Grey: Hey Grey, can I get your opinion on comment #62? Or do you agree with Peter’s point of view and, hence, no answer necessary. Thanks!
Thanks Grey. That was one quick trip to the DMV.
@Black Beard: I agree.
@Bostonbeerman: Had an appointment, so yeah. Thankfully…
@Grey: Thanks Grey. I currently own Duensing, but you think Wood over Westbrook? I was thinking Westbrook’s move to the NL, plus Duncan on his side, might push him above Wood, who doesn’t have the track record….
@Big Nate: Westbrook does have a track record, and it’s not pretty.
@Grey: Ha…Fair enough. I guess I got Wood then…
@Grey: Allan Harper has some good advice
hey grey,
My team has been rolling in a 10 team H2H league (30 games ahead of the 2nd place team) but this Youk injury has me panicking. He’s my IF and I’m worried that if he’s gone for the season, it’ll significantly kill my chances of winning.
I have Adam Laroche as a bench player. Is he a good enough replacement for Youk? How much of a drop off am I looking at? Would you rather have any of the following players over Laroache?
Loney
Luke Scott
Rolen
Lowell
Thanks!
@Grey: Thanks. Would you say that I need a C if I will be starting Doumit otherwise? I’m just trying to figure out if Napoli over Doumit is enough of an upgrade to justify the general lopsidedness of the trade.
@AL KOHOLIC: Who?
@Eric: I’d go with LaRoche.
@royce!: How are you playing Doumit? Has to be a someone who’s at least playing available.
Grey – you might like this Utley article if you didn’t see it already: http://610wip.cbslocal.com/2010/08/02/meet-the-chase-utley-you-dont-know/
long as all hell, but pretty cool
@Grey: two and a half men,the episode where he went to the dmv,told everyone to call ahead for an appointement
@anon: Cool, will read later. Thanks for sharing!
@AL KOHOLIC: Ah… Never saw that show.
@Grey: I have Snyder right now, and Doumit on the DL. I expect Doumit back by the end of the week, and its a league where you only get to change your roster once a week. Doumit is supposed to play C, 1B and OF once he returns, so he could get more AB than he used to.
Manny Parra — Is he a worthy sleeper spot starter (around a k/IP) or would you stay away at all costs?
Tulo and cruz for johnson strasburg and heyward
who wins? non keeper standrad 5×5
Start Anibal Sanchez vs. Phillies? In Florida
Victorino, Utley, Howard all out.. I’m leaning towards yes.
Thoughts?
@royce!: I’d hold then.
@adam: Stay away.
@Piyo-Piyo: Tulo side, but it’s fair.
@Wah: I’d start him.
Grey, thanks for taking the time man
pick 3 in a H2H points league that favors power a bit:
Mike Stanton
Adam Lind
Adam Jones
Travis Snider
Grey : Who would you drop for Maya
Grey Who would you drop for Maya?
Dayan Viciedo – 3B
Jacob Turner – P
Casey Kelly – P
Adeiny Hechavarria – SS
Mike Trout – OF
grey i offered someone volquez and wallace for morneau and he accepted in like 2 seconds — got nolasco for d brown from same kid — this any good — still have lowell and harden on dl though when i get morneau i can put him there — but there is a five day wait period between trades should i be tryin for more trades with wade davis lowell harden snider
Happy I benched Marcum today. Pelfry rides the virtual pine too tonight. Could be his last start this year if he doesn’t turn it around.
Somebody back there said something about picking up Medlen… why? He hasn’t had a good start in a month and he’s on an innings limit going forward. Maybe a spot start tonight against the Mets, but I wouldn’t expect much from him beyond that. I’d rather have Westbrook or stream some other old joe-blow schomhawk.
On a side note, it’s been three days since I had a cigarette. I understand why ballplayers munch on sunflower seeds incessantly.
@40 Akers: Stanton
@Mr2Bits: Kelly
@barker: Looks fine. Depends what you’re getting for those players.
@3FingersBrown: Pelfrey’s been done. Congrats on the smoking cessation. You on edge?
10 team Keeper league
Would you move Kemp for Ubaldo and Danks?
@3FingersBrown: Congrats on 3 days. The first week or so is the hardest. After that, it goes from having difficult days to difficult moments. Which is MUCH easier to manage.
Off topic but check out this play:
http://deadspin.com/5604310/spider+man-outfielder-commits-gloved-robbery
Also how would you guys rank Marcum going into 2011 in a 4×4 league? Top___pitcher. How about Liriano and Shields?
Enjoy your bump day.
Buck to DL. Think the Jays will just go with one of the Flying Molina brothers or do they turn to Arencibia?
JP Arencibia has been called up. With Santana down, I picked up Torrealba. Wondering if I should pick up JPA instead.
@Grey: Yeah I’ve had Big P on the bench now for the past 6 weeks or so. Watch, he’ll do well tonight…
I feel awful. Today’s been the worst day by far. I have some experience with other forms of cessation, so I know it could be worse though… Couple of friends bands are playing tonight but I don’t want to leave the apartment, because I know I’ll smoke if I go out (and hang with smokers).
Hitting the sauce now, just to chill the F out. Brooklyn IPA goes well with the salty sunflower seeds.
I’m done with the cigs though. $12 a pack is just insane. With the money I save, I’ll buy myself a smart phone, so I can keep up with my teams when I’m working on the road – and still have money left for ganja.
@peter: Thanks! If my pops can quit after chain smoking for 40 years, I think anyone can. It’s about that time. The wife wants little Molina Brothers and I promised I wouldn’t be a smoking dad.
@Tom Emanski: Oooh interesting. I picked up Torrealba too when Smooth went down. I had Santana in two leagues
Arencibia over Torrealba?
Arencibia over Thole or J. Castro?
@Tom Emanski: thanks tom.
@3FingersBrown: i’d go with arencibia, if he doesn’t play just drop him for the catcher punt behind door #2
@3FingersBrown: Yea I had Santana in both of my leagues too. I got JPA in one, but probably can’t get him in the other due to waivers.
@brad: I’ll take a chance on him over Torrealba in my keeper.
Non-keeper, I have Castro and Thole (2 C league). Both have pretty similar MiLB numbers. Who would you drop? I would say the Mets have a better lineup, but they’ve been awful lately.
P.S. I think I’m in love with CarGo
@Santos: Nope
@potus: Nice catch. 40, 20, 60…
@Tom Emanski: Go with Arencibia.
@3FingersBrown: Yeah, those prices are insane. I’d think drinking would make it worse.
@Grey:
I know a while ago you said to lose Kinsler if i could nab something for him. Still thinking of flipping him for a SP to have a bonafide rotation and make a push for the playoffs. This would leave me with Beckham at 2B. Is 2 and a half weeks worth of Kinsler (assuming he’s back in time) worth more than 4-5 starts from a tier 2-3 pitcher? Or do I make a make or break trade and trade him for a SP?
@Grey: If I were out drinking at a bar, yeah it’d definitely make it worse. Home, I’m cool just hanging out with the A.C, drinking my brew and watching the games. I also live up 6 flights of stairs, so it makes me even less inclined to go down to the store.
Picked up J.P. on both my Smooth-less squads. Hope to catch lightning in a bottle. Buck went to the DL after getting his thumb torn up (not sure how but it was a bloody mess). Hope they play the kid, he mashed in the minors!
I flipped a coin between Thole and Castro… Castro goes.
@Eddy: I’d want the SP if you need it.
@3FingersBrown: You flipped a coin with Mookie on one side and Mex on the other, didn’t you?
**We should play guess the Arencibia title for tomorrow. And go!
@Grey:
Can’t say I NEED it, especially with Lester, Gallardo, Kershaw, and Weaver on my staff and Wandy, Wells, and Harden to round it out. But I need to move him quick before the Rangers decide they’ll keep him on the DL to ready themselves for the playoffs.
@Grey: Haha! It’s my wishful thinking that won. Hoping Thole can have a Gregg Jeffries rookie run down the stretch.
Hey I have to bench one tonight: Donkey, Edge, JWill, Pagan and C. Johnson
Tough choice. Johnson’s blazing and JWill’s picked it up last too games. Also Kennedy gives up a lot of bombs. Edge is 2-16 lifetime against Anibal he’s pitched well last two starts. I’m down 3-1 in SB, so I figure I want Pagan in there.
@Grey:
Keeper league: Justin Upton for Josh Johnson, which side do you prefer and is it close?
@3FingersBrown: I’d bench Willingham.
@Chris: I’d take Upton. Sorta close, but in a keeper, you want the hitter.
@Chris: I’d go with the young hitter there, and every time in a keeper.
@Tom Emanski:
CarGo’s just the man this year.
@Grey: How about, “You should pick up Arencibia”? Just kidding. Am I missing an an obvious joke about his name? The only thing I can think of is ciabatta bread… so I came up with “Arencibia’s Got An Arencibatta.” Which is downright lame. So lame that I shouldn’t press submit. But that’s never stopped me before!
same 20 team league — in second place
just traded wallace and volquez for morneau
i offered wade davis and lowell for chris perez
kid is ridiculous to trade with if he rejects should i ask for hanrahananan
is that too much?? league is kind to relievers (can fit 7 in lineup at least — have 5 at the moment which is why im scrambling to get rid of guys)
roster at the moment
C montero 1b miguel Cabrera 2b kel jo 3b zimmerman ss ramirez lf huff cf dread pirate rf pence util quentin bench snider fe lopez fowler wallace dl lowell
sp lester price kershaw davis arroyo volquez shields nolasco dl harden
RP soriano axford storen benoit thorton
so if this gets accepted with my trade earlier it would be wallace volquez lowell and davis for morneau and perez or hanrahananan
does that sound alright or should i aim higher like for a donkey corn??
should i try for a hlds guy such as bard or does that not make sense??
@Grey: Blue Jays say Arenci (ya wouldn’t wanna) bia to John Buck
@Grey: I’ll let you decide… JWill it is. Should have benched Panda but he had good numbers at Coors (and against Ubaldo). Going to have to leave Panda on the bench full time in favor of Johnson in the future I think.
Hey nice work by Wuertz K’ing the side for the save!
“The Chase is on for J.P.?” – In reference to J.P. Morgan Chase bank?? Tough one. Not too many places you can go with Arencibia.
@Grey: 10 team standard H2H league at 3B, in what order…
I Stewart, C Figgins, or C McGehee?
12 team 2 C have only napoli with doumit on dl
torrealba ianetta hernandez or JP arencibia
would drop assdrubal aybar bumgarner storen hanrahananan gaby sanchez padilla
gonna have to drop one when doumit comes back
@royce!: Ha… Yeah, not so good. There’s no obvious pun.
@brad: Not so good either.
@3FingersBrown: Yeah, it is tough. That’s not bad. Maybe I shouldn’t have played this game in case you guys do better than mine.
@Joe B: McGehee, Stewart… Unless you need steals.
@barker: Arencibia… Aybar…
How come I can’t find Aaron Cibia in my player pool?
Reynolds (head) is listed in the D-Backs’ lineup for Wednesday’s game, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
Donkeys have hard heads I guess.
@brad: Spelling his name wrong?
@Elijah: Yeah, I was thinking that when 3Fingers asked if he should play him. Though I wasn’t sure on Fingers’ donkey.
@Grey: oh, that was a headline suggestion. . .
@brad: Ha… That’s not bad.
i know my other post ( #135 ) is long but what do you think grey ???
and really aybar i was thinking sanchez but you’re word is the law
Which side of Hanley, Abreu for Hamels, Wagner, and Rollins would you be on?
@Grey: I was talking King Donkey – Dunn. He’s lickin’ his chops to face Kennedy at Chase tonight…
I like Brads… Fortunately I can type in J.P. to find him in Yahoo, otherwise I’d have no idea how to spell his last name.
In a two catcher league would you drop LuCroy or Jaso for Arencibia?
I hate picking at my catcher scab. BUCK! Betting against the Flying Molina Brothers and Arencibia was the add. Also, CarGo with another big day (2 HRs). Loving the fact that I have him in a dynasty. Him and Kemp. And I got CarGo 8 rounds later. Value!
@barker: What’s the question? If this other person rejects your trade should you ask for Hanrahananan? Sure, if you need saves. Should you ask for more? Of course you should, but if you can’t get it what are you going to do if you need saves?
@Bob: Hanley side…
@3FingersBrown: Ah… Yeah, didn’t matter on which donkey anyway.
@vinko: LuCroy…
@Anonymous: Nice!
With the Phillies acquiring Mike Sweeney, for the time being…
Sweeney or Casey Blake at CI while Howard is out? 8×8 (BB, SLG, H)
@Grey:
I own Braun, Wright, Votto, and Upton in a keeper league without costs and I can only keep 3, along with 2 pitchers. I have Felix as one keeper, but no one stands out for the second. I’m leaning towards trading Justin Upton for Josh Johnson and Wagner, making JJ my 2nd pitching keeper, and moving Pagan into the lineup for Upton. I feel like this deal is much better than losing one of these guys for nothing at the end of the year…
Ugh. Erv-San needs to wake up and remember who he’s facing.
@Grey:
Whats all the hubbub about this Arencibia fellow? Whats the expectations here? I grabbed Wieters for Buck is there something Im missing?
@Cheese: Blech… Sweeney…
@Chris: I wouldn’t make that trade.
@Steve: Yup
@Elijah: He hit 31 homers this year in Triple-A. Have pop, fbb’ers will follow.
@Grey:
Sooo, should I grabby grab him in lieu of Weiters?
@Elijah: Nah… Hold your Wieters.
@Grey:
Which SP would you be willing to trade Justin Upton for in a keeper league? Anyone close to 1 for 1?
Grey or anyone else:
Which side do you like in this swap: Liriano for Soto/Buchholz
The league has a K/BB category.
@Elijah: I’m excited about J.P. because I lost Mr. Smooth and I’m wading through a sea of Torrealbas, Ianettas, and Castros. With the way balls are flying out in Toronto, J.P. can be downright Shane Spencer-like down the stretch!
God I hate Larry Jones. Not just because he kills the Mets (and named his son Shea), my opponent has him.
Hey! Why did Medlen get pulled?
@Chris: Lincecum…
@aconstipatedmonkey: It’s fair if you need a catcher.
@Steve: Injury… Not sure what yet cause I’m watching the NY broadcast.
Arrgghhh. Erv-San getting pummelled.
Make it stop!
@Steve:
Nono, my HtH opponent has him! Let it go on!
Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Johnson strikes again! Wow this kid is blazing. He’s definitely bumping Panda to the bench.
@Steve:
hahaha
Branderson sonavabenches me today then I’ll watch him shit my bed at Seattle next time out. JINX DOUBLE JINX!!!!!!!
Grey- Pick one for the rest of the year- Oswalt, Haren, Johan. Thanks.
I posted this in the forums, but I’d appreciate any additional comments:
I get: Carl Crawford, Ubaldo Jimenez
I give: Aubrey Huff, Luke Scott, Matt Capps
My league counts H, OPS, QS, and K/BB in addition to 5×5. I need speed and QS and can afford to sacrifice saves and RBIs. Do I click accept?
couple questions after injuries:
For 3B: Headley, Gordon, Walker, or Lowell
For OF: Pick 3 to start, 1 to bench, 3 to drop: Granderson, Gomes, Adam Jones, Snider, Scott, Stubbs, Colvin
Chris Johnson is also available for 3B
Grey, keeper league, all else being equal, Pedro Alvarez or Jay Bruce?
@3FingersBrown: Nice!
@tall chicks: Ha
@I am the Liquor: Johan
@second: Johnson… Grandy, Snider, Scott, Colvin…
@T-Diddy: Bruce
@dingbat: It’s lopsided in your favor.
Should I drop Krispie for Torres?
@Grey: Thanks! I guess I was weighing recent performance too heavily.
@Dominic: No.
@Anonymous:
well the way i was thinking the past 30 days
H/AB R H HR RBI SB AVG
Torres : 30/100 21 30 7 20 3 .300
Krispie: 26/97 14 26 2 7 8 .268
Torres has the edge obviously except in the speed…
@Grey: C.J. heard your call to play him. Before the blast he said, “this one’s for Grey!”
Nice defense by the Mets tonight. This team really makes me appreciate FBB.
Bad news for Medlen, injury to the UCL in his throwing elbow. Paging Dr. Freeze. I was just wondering where he’d go in next years draft. May have to make that 2012…
This might have been asked already, but Wuertz or Storen?
Way easier to make a headline about Buck getting injured, like…
Buck, Buck, Buck! Jays catcher hits the ground. Buck, Buck, Buck… Arencibia gets the crown?
I don’t know where to go from here.
Which reminds me, when I was a kid, I thought this BDP song said, “I got a hundred gun two hundred CRIPS, Goin to New York, New York.” Like he was flying a jumbo jet full of gangsters. Or it was a huge carpool. Road trip!
Bruce or Quentin for the rest of the year…
@Dominic: Eh
@3FingersBrown: Yeah, not good news on Medlen. He’s done.
@tall chicks: Storen
@royce!: Yeah, Buck’s easy. That’s the sound of the police.
@bostonbeerman: Quentin
@Grey: I rinse in B.O.?
Jeebus, man. This headline stuff is difficult. More reason to appreciate your skills.
@royce!: Great tune but it’s “I got a hundred guns, two hundred clips…” Still that takes a big trunk.
All I wanna do is Buck Buck Buck… and *Cha-Ching* Call up J.P.
@royce!: I rinse in BO is hilarious. Makes little sense, but it is funny. Well, I wouldn’t say my title’s great (or makes sense). Arencibia is a tough one.
@3FingersBrown: Ha!
@3FingersBrown: I know that now, I was just saying what I thought the lyrics were when I was in grade school and just slightly more ignorant.
And now that I look it up, the internet seems to think that it says, “Pump pump pump! first copper hit the ground.” (I just listened to the song, I think it really does says, “pump.” Weird.) Which is not as cool as I remember. I really gotta get Edutainment on cassette. I’ve got a tape deck in my 89 325i and collect as many good jamz that are from the same era as the car.
Updating that earlier question where you picked Medlen, Duensing and Wood:
With Medlen now probably headed for Tommy John and Travis Wood getting picked up by someone else before I could grab him, which three would you pick:
Duensing, Hammel, Zambrano, Norris, Tommy Hunter, Westbrook and Saunders
Yikes, that list just got a whole lot uglier…
@royce!: Boop, boop… That’s the sound of the police! Does no one remember this song?
@Big Nate: Duensing, Hammel, Westbrook…
Drop Mad Bum for Slowey @TB or Scherzer v CWS? 13 team(no bench)
@Big Nate: In my inexpert opinion, it’s either Duensing, Hammel, Hunter or Dave Duncan disguised as Westbrook. (He got traded to the Cards? Right?)
20 team league
mccutchen quentin wade davis lowell for hamilton feliz
which side do you take
@vinko: Scherzer, both are risky.
@barker: Hamilton side, it’s fair.
Anyone else been benching Pablo for the last month or so? God he sucks
@Anonymous: Yes, I currently own Hammel, Duensing and Hunter. I think I’m going to wait until the games start tomorrow to make the transaction so I can get Hunter’s start tomorrow at Seattle and then grab Westbrook.
Who’s better for a 2nd C in a 2C 16 team league…
Hernandez or Bengie Molina? 8×8 (BB, SLG, H)
@thepizzaman: Didn’t want him in the preseason, don’t own him anywhere.
@Cheese: Molina
@royce!: My bad, I’m drunk. I like your version better! It reminds me of when Coolio had all those people in his trunk in “Fantastic Voyage.”
@thepizzaman: I’m with you. Chris Johnson’s my new every day 3B, at least until he stops hitting.
@Grey: Hell yeah… I think about it every time I hear a siren. I love the officer, officer, over-seer part.
Oh by the way… double donkey punch! BAM-POW!
@3FingersBrown: I was just listening to KRS. He’s so much better when I don’t think about how I ran into him at a Wendy’s and his mom was buying a value meal for him. True story.
Drunk Jays Fans have been calling him Aaron Cibia for a while now. Copyright alert!
@Grey: Wow! I would imagine that was a looooong time ago. He does claim to have been homeless at one point.
Another old school rap reference… I just texted my opponent:
Too too too much donkey!
Big Big Big Big Big Big Big Big DONKEY!!!!
By the way, Alfredo Simon made it interesting again tonight giving up one run on 3 hits before recording the save. It would have been two runs if Toriiiiii Hunter hadn’t been thrown out at 3rd trying to steal with one out…
Mike Gonzalez reclaiming the role may come sooner rather than later…
grey…can you rank these guys?
arron cibia, carlos ruiz, yadier molina, bengie mol
Gak….for rest of season, Rollins or Castro?
I just don’t understand bunting early in games, especially against lousy pitchers. 4th inning Ichiro on 2nd, noone out in a 4-2 game. Figgins facing Scott Feldman. Figgins has been swinging the bat well… so he bunts. Eventually Ichiro scored on a FraGu double, but I don’t get not playing for a big inning early on.
Yesterday FraGu sac bunted with the bases juiced! FTW!?
I’m all for bunting when the situation calls for it – Against a tough pitcher late in a scoreless game or something like that. Mets did the same earlier today, with Pagan bunting in the 3rd with Reyes on 2nd and nobody out. Takes you right out of a big inning…
@Grey: If you’re right on pace for starts, how many starting pitchers are you rocking at this time of the year in a 12-team roto league?
BTW, just had a cortisone shot. Don’t feel like I could just run out and play baseball like Josh did.
@3FingersBrown: PE! It was like 7 years ago.
@Big Nate: He should’ve already reclaimed the role.
@chrisbenson: Arencibia…
@TastelessGarbage: Rollins
@Steve: 4 to 5… You had a cortisone shot for what?
@Grey: Had a sore sholder most of the year. Damaged my rotator cuff playing cricket and… wait for it… wait for it… gardening!
@3FingersBrown: On the same note, I’m pretty sure Daric Barton leads the league in Sac Bunts and he bats in either the 3 or 4 hole. Fangraphs did a piece about it awhile ago…
@Grey: Bum Rush The Show!
7 years ago??? OUCH! As Blastmaster once said, “pick up that money ho!”
@Steve: Dang, extreme gardening!
Mini-Donkey took himself out of the game, still feeling the effects of his beaning last night. Donkey shouts, “there can only be one!”
@Steve: Need to learn how to work a hoe better. Did the cortisone shot help?
@3FingersBrown: Ha!
@Grey: You might want to read that first sentence again (emoticon).
Was actually pulling vines out of trees. I think so. Wasn’t real sore the whole time, and only got it today, so bit early to tell.
David Robertson’s numbers in the last month are sick. Does he pitch enough to make a contribution?
@Steve: Was just relieved the jab didn’t hurt like hell!
@Steve: Certainly not as much as the sonavabenching I’ve had from Ethier, Stanton and Alvarez today!
Hopefully Ethier is getting it going again. He’s been awful for a little while now.
@Anonymous: Doesn’t surprise me with that awful lineup. If you’re having your 2 or 3 hitter bunting, he shouldn’t be in the 2 or 3 hole in my opinion – or the manager should be fired *cough cough* Jerry Manuel
@Steve: Feel better man. Robertson if you play with holds. I’m not big on MR otherwise.
@Steve: Nice for Ks and Holds. Was excellent last year, finally seems to be the same pitcher. I’ve benched Gaby Sanchez twice this year. First time, 2 homers, a bazillion RBIs and tonight for a 4-for-4 night. He hates me. Yeah, feel better.
@Grey: @3FingersBrown: Thanks! It’s been nagging more than anything so will be good to get it sorted.
@Grey: Kuo over Robertson?
And what an outing from Padilla. A Homeschooling and no mistake.
And a clean inning from Heilman. A day to remember!
@Steve: And last one – give Dan Hudson a spin v SD on Friday? It’s H2H…
@Steve: Kuo… I just grabbed Hudson for Friday.
@Grey: Yeah, of course, that song’s great. KRS One had a way with words. That way was mostly staccato. Boop boop! Pump pump! etc
to grey and anybody could use some help here
20 team roto
napoli is catcher
drop hairston aviles fowler fister for arencibia
@barker: I’d lose Hairston, whether its Scott or Jerry. Both are going to see less ABs- Ludwick will cut back on Scott’s, and in the next week or so, Eckstein will basically replace Jerry.
Whatever the Razzball headline ends up being tomorrow, there is no chance that it will be more lame than the current headline on mlb.com: “Monumental 600th draws A-pplause for A-Rod.” Oh, I see what you did there! “Applause” starts with an “A”!