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Bear or Bull: I Call This ‘The Chase’, Because I Can’t Do Nothin’ With Headley In This Title

There's been much consternation going on around these parts ever since I ranked 34th in my Top 100 Keepers for 2013 and Beyond post that…

  • Jay
  • July 31, 2013
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects

Prospect Power Rankings: Week 17

As veteran players are shipped out at the trading deadline, it’s inevitable that opportunities will reveal themselves for several high profile prospects.  The Phillies are…

  • Scott Evans
  • July 31, 2013
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DraftKings

DraftKings – A Weekend Full Of Interleague

In what will be a wild weekend across the Majors, there will be five Interleague matchups over the weekend, throwing a wrench into a lot…

  • JB Gilpin
  • July 31, 2013
  • 33
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

Red Sox Boldly Acquire Long-Voweled Starter

First off, is gone. The less intelligent Red Sox fan screams bloody murder like Schilling's sock, "But Julio Iglesias was batting .400 after ten games…

  • Grey
  • July 31, 2013
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OPS Leagues

Nothing’s Right, I’m Bourn!

Drafting ? That’s a paddlin’. Focusing on steals in an OPS league? That’s a paddlin’. Drafting a SAGNOF who hurts your OPS and doesn’t steal…

  • Tom Jacks
  • July 30, 2013
  • 48
All Podcasts

The Razzball Podcast — The One Where We Discuss Deadline Deals

Trade deadline is approaching so we figured, you know, we should talk about it. Nick got Smokey and Tom locked in the Fantasy Octagon (which…

  • Grey
  • July 30, 2013
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Our Leagues

RCL Update: July 30

For the second straight week, we have a new Razzball Commenter League overall leader. MasterofGrond's Waco Night Terrors (Imposing Sea Creatures) moved up from 5th…

  • VinWins
  • July 30, 2013
  • 15
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

Astros Have Jose To Spare For Valverde-Less Tigers

was traded to the Tigers, which is bad news for Veras and potentially . It'll likely only be bad news for Veras's owners. My guess…

  • Grey
  • July 30, 2013
  • 351
Pitcher Profiles

Pitcher Profile: Time To Erase Erasmo Ramirez?

When he was called up just before the All-Star Break, the exclamation for the long-awaited arrival for  was perhaps hyperbolic.  I'll admit, I thought he'd be…

  • JB Gilpin
  • July 29, 2013
  • 113
NEWS

Doin’ the Aoki Pokey

is one of those guys that has come up a lot in the comments on these posts, and for good reason. After posting a really…

  • Mike
  • July 29, 2013
  • 41
Daily Notes

Hey Hey Hey, Gimp Foot Albert

and his owners are not not not gonna have a good time the rest of 2013 thanks to a partially torn plantar fascia ligament in…

  • Rudy Gamble
  • July 29, 2013
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Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell

Jam it or Cram it: Who wants to head out to Junior Lake?

Bob Seger, Chevrolet’s poet laureate, once wrote, “Who wants to play those eights and aces/Who wants a raise/Who needs a stake/Who wants to take that…

  • The Guru
  • July 28, 2013
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Creeper of the Week

Creeper Of The Week: Look Over Yonder

Homer has so many different meanings. When I say 'Homer', I could be referring to Mr. Simpson himself (or Mr. Plow if you prefer). Conversely,…

  • Sky
  • July 28, 2013
  • 62
Fantasy Baseball Prospects

Minor Accomplishments: Week 17

The Phillies paid a shizzload of dough to sign the big league-ready Cuban RHP, Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. The deal is worth up to $60 million,…

  • Scott Evans
  • July 28, 2013
  • 93
Daily Notes

Brewers’ Bat Wood No Match for Tyler Chatwood

continued his red hot play last night pitching seven innings, surrendering just six hits, two runs, and walking none while striking out 11 Brewers for…

  • Dan Pants
  • July 27, 2013
  • 118
Fantasy Baseball Two Start Pitchers

Two-Startapalooza — Week 18

How many times have you completely written off Francisco Liriano? Seriously. Probably four or five times, right? I know I've uttered the phrase "f**k that…

  • Scott Evans
  • July 27, 2013
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Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell

It’s The Time Of The Season For Loving 8th Inning Guys

You wrote a letter to your leaguemates, but before you sent it to them, you asked me to proofread it but not share it. Too…

  • Grey
  • July 26, 2013
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Points Leagues

Wil Myers’ Dominance and the Abominations that areTwilight and Kristen Stewart

I know a lot of writers want Beddict gone, but my kind of beef will f%#k up ya grill and not the kind you put…

  • LT Murray IV
  • July 26, 2013
  • 35
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

Sing Us A Yawn, It’s Soriano Man

Like Billy Joel, is washed up and in a New York state of mind. Don't tell A-Rod, Christie Brinkley is his type of gal. Soriano…

  • Grey
  • July 26, 2013
  • 336
Closers

Bullpen Report

So down goes a top ten guy in an off week where I talk about set-up guys. Jason Grilli is beset with a forearm strain…

  • Smokey
  • July 25, 2013
  • 53
fantasy baseball keepers

Fantasy Keepers: Braun’s Still Brawny

I had a dream last night that I was fifteen and was caught with steroids and suffered the same consequences as and those who will…

  • Terse
  • July 25, 2013
  • 77
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

Tim…ber

If you're squeamish, don't watch the video of getting hurt. That's what they say. This is like saying, "Your Christmas (Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus) presents are…

  • Grey
  • July 25, 2013
  • 625
Fantasy Baseball Prospects

Mid-Season Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects

Quite a bit has changed since the 2013 MiLB season began in April, and folks have been clamoring for a mid-season prospect list. Well, here…

  • Scott Evans
  • July 24, 2013
  • 131
DraftKings

DraftKings – Reloading For The Sweet Spot

Well the Midsummer Classic has come and gone, but unlike Groundhog Day, we saw our shadow and there's still over two more months of baseball.…

  • JB Gilpin
  • July 24, 2013
  • 30
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

Brewers Trade K-Rod Due To PEG Use

From fear that MLB would crack down on Performance-Enhancing Goggles, was traded to the Orioles. Or was something else at work besides the Orioles wanting…

  • Grey
  • July 24, 2013
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OPS Leagues

Hakuna De Aza

No worries, fantasy owners: may not speak Swahili*, but this past month his numbers have been music to fantasy owners’ ears. With a .350/.418/.567 line…

  • Tom Jacks
  • July 23, 2013
  • 55
All Podcasts

The Razzball Podcast – The One Where The Podcast Starts At, Like, Five In The Morning

And I had no part in it. I'm not a morning person...or afternoon, really. Shoot, there's some nights where I pretend I'm a morning person…

  • Grey
  • July 23, 2013
  • 423
Our Leagues

RCL Update: July 23

It was a short week, but A Hill O'Beans (My Mustache Has a Mustache - Greys a Biter, says Garner) used those three days to…

  • VinWins
  • July 23, 2013
  • 13
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

The Braun Conspiracy

Wow. Dot, dot, dot. I mean, WOW. Dot, dot, dot. Pause for reaction. WOW. Wow. WOW. Stunned silence. I mean, we all knew the suspension…

  • Grey
  • July 23, 2013
  • 452
Pitcher Profiles

Pitcher Profile: Wily Peralta Shows Us Big Wily Style

Do you remember those Will Smith albums?  Yikes - hard to believe he actually does serious movies.  As in, "seriously?"  Like Seven Pounds.  "Oh I want to…

  • JB Gilpin
  • July 22, 2013
  • 51
NEWS

The Lake, Lake Show with Jonathan Villar

When I went hunting for players to write about this week, I had trouble finding somebody for the lede. Most of the tried and true…

  • Mike
  • July 22, 2013
  • 29
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

Mal-Gon, Take Me Away From Cuba

Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, the latest Cuban raftee, is set to sign with the Dodgers. Hey, I'm no Quicken magician, but with the money the Dodgers…

  • Grey
  • July 22, 2013
  • 744
Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell

Jam it or Cram it: Second Half Diamonds in the Ruf

Phew! The fantasy baseball DT’s have finally subsided. It was touch-and-go for a while with many Trainspotting-like moments. Choose life. Choose a job. Choose Razzball.…

  • The Guru
  • July 21, 2013
  • 131
Creeper of the Week

Creeper Of The Week: Smoak’um If You Got’um

Thanks for the welcome back all from my All-Star Weekend excursion. I talked with Grey and he said 'why the heck didn't you write one?'…

  • Sky
  • July 21, 2013
  • 61
Fantasy Baseball Prospects

Minor Accomplishments: Week 16

We haven't spent much time discussing in these parts, and that's a factor of two items: (1) I really don't know that much about the…

  • Scott Evans
  • July 21, 2013
  • 64
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes

Chad Has Gaudin Going On

shut down the Diamondbacks last night, pitching seven innings, surrendering no runs while giving up just three hits, walking none and striking out eight for…

  • Dan Pants
  • July 20, 2013
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Fantasy Baseball Two Start Pitchers

Two-Startapalooza — Week 17

At the time of this writing, there's a tentative trade in place, one that would send Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers in exchange for…

  • Scott Evans
  • July 20, 2013
  • 56
fantasy baseball keepers

Fantasy Keepers: Dexter’s Fowl Deceit

Monday was probably the most welcome reprieve from fantasy baseball I've had in years. After a first half crapped upon and spoiled by my rosters'…

  • Terse
  • July 19, 2013
  • 56
Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell

Yoenis Puts The U In Der…buy!

It's doubtful that Chicago will start singing, 'Baby, what a big surprise,' when Garza's traded. I don't imagine there will be that many that are…

  • Grey
  • July 19, 2013
  • 1100
NEWS

Updated Rest of Season Stats, Lineups, and Batter vs. Pitcher Matchups

Happy All Star Break! I've crawled out of my lamely above-ground bunker in Austin (my house, similar to the Alamo, has no basement) to note…

  • Rudy Gamble
  • July 18, 2013
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