by: Mike Couillard
As I sat typing this article on Friday afternoon, the White Sox executed the Lance Lynn/Joe Kelly and Kendall Graveman trades. By the time this is posted, some of the information below will have aged like a galloon of whole milk left out in Phoenix over the past few weeks. This trade deadline is likely […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer have launched a pod, Cards & Categories, to discuss baseball from card collecting and fantasy angles! In our third episode, we open with discussion on Felix Bautista’s Cy Young chances, 2023 Topps Chrome tacofractors, and the Braves’ triple play against the Red Sox. Then we talk about our favorite card show strategies […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?This is always one of my least favorite weeks of the fantasy calendar – the dreaded five game week. This upcoming week has the Braves, Red Sox, Marlins, Yankees, Athletics, Giants, and Rays getting only five games to produce stats. Making matters even worse is that we have to balance the abbreviated five-game weeks of […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer have launched a pod, Cards & Categories, to discuss baseball from card collecting and fantasy angles! In our second episode, we open with fawning over Shoehei Ohtani and comparing his bat flip to Max Kepler’s bat kick. Then we overview Topps Chrome 2023, slated to be released on July 26. Lastly, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Mike Couillard
I spent the first editions of this column preaching long-term vision and patience. Unlike football, baseball, and its fantasy appendage, is a marathon of a season. You’ll burn out from the whiplash of a given season if you’re constantly reacting to slight fluctuation in player outlooks. Well, it’s time to throw that all out the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Hello all, I’m back again for a Friday night recap. I swear Dan Pants took the night off just to subject me to the horror show of the latest round of City Connect uniforms. Friday night saw the Reds, Orioles, Rangers, Pirates, and Mariners proudly (?) sport their brand new City Connect uniforms and subject […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer have launched a new pod, Cards & Categories, to discuss baseball from card collecting and fantasy angles! In this first episode, we cover our thoughts on the exciting 2023 All-Star Game from Seattle including the Home Run Derby and MLB Draft. Then we discuss our favorite baseball card sets of […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Mike Couillard
Since you are reading this, I imagine that you are very much connected to the baseball internet zeitgeist and have been religiously playing Immaculate Grid every day just like us Razzball staff. As I eagerly wait for the clock to hit 11 pm central time every night for a new grid challenge, every day has […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Mike Couillard
With the 2023 season turning to July, we are entering what I consider the holiday season of the MLB calendar. Sure, the Fourth is a real-life holiday, but the All Star Game and related break (along with me filling that break by despondently watching paint dry during a baseball-less hellscape) plus trade deadline add some […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Mike Couillard
I’ve recently been fascinated by terminal velocity. Like, I get intuitively that, eventually, speeds max out when free falling because gravity is constant. But my monkey brain just has a tough time comprehending that science refutes gravity working like a magnet. I swear I’m not a flat-earther. And maybe that fascination has sprouted because we […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Mike Couillard
Hey Now, Here Comes The All Star Break Sorry for ruining you’re Father’s Day Sunday, but you obviously need to queue up the obligatory tune for this week’s reading. (That’s right, I used the Spotify link to ruin your listening algorithm.) We’re in another crucial part of the baseball calendar in which we can target […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: Mike Couillard
Hello, everyone, you may recognize me from the weekly FAAB/waiver wire article, but Dan Pants is on the 10-day IL, but he should be back next week. He said he just needs a standard check-up from Dr. James Andrews. This feels a lot like borrowing a buddy’s car for a short road trip. Gotta adjust […]
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