There is nothing better in life than giving away stuff that people want and not having to foot the bill. There’s a reason why Robin Hood stole from the rich or why Oprah got so excited when she gave her whole audience new cars (on the automaker’s dime). Actually, scratch that. It’s better to be […]
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Author: Rudy Gamble
Rudy is the co-founder of Razzball and the wizard behind the Player Rater, Streamonator, HitterTron, DFSBot, Pigskinator, Stockonator and most other statty things on the site. You can contact him at [email protected], @rudygamble.bsky.social on Bluesky or via Twitter @rudygamble.
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We just passed the 1/4 mark of the season so we’re long overdue to provide a mildly interesting roundup of our ‘expert’ league teams. It’s been a mixed bag so far. We’ve struggled in our expert mixed leagues (LABR, Y! Friends & Family) and, at this point, are playing for pride. We’ll wait until the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Hot Hitter and Hot Pitcher Player Raters Now Available!
May 11, 2012 | Player Raters | 19 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
We’ve added two new data grids to our Fantasy Baseball Player Rater to help you identify streaking hitters/pitchers (streaking in the non-Ferrellian sense): Hot Hitters: This has hitting stats for the past 20 days of all hitters with 1+ AB. Besides your typical 5×5 stats, it includes BABIP, OBP, OPS, SLG, and K%. Players are […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Jarrod Saltalamacchia went fickin’ deep twice in the Red Sox win. That’s 4 HRs on the year. Where the fick did that #*?& come from? Well, he did have 16 HRs in only 386 ABs last year so it shouldn’t be that much of a g***d*mn surprise. Assuming this &*#*head stays healthy, he’s a solid bet […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? CarGo Finally Gets To Right Destination
April 25, 2012 | Uncategorized | 314 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
The answer to the pregunta, “Que es CarGo?” no longer requires an obligatory snail reference as he ended his 15 game homerless streak to start 2012 with 2 HRs against the Pirates, going 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs. He’s never going to hit .336 again like he did in 2010 (doubt he’ll ever hit .300 with […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?With great pride and bland post titling, I’d like to announce a Beta release of our fantasy baseball in-season player rater as well as two charts that highlight the differences between pitcher FIP vs. ERA and batter BABIP vs. AVG. The player rater work is an adaptation of the Point Shares methodology I’ve used the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Razzball’s 2012 DraftDay 10 Team AL-Only Draft
April 6, 2012 | Our Leagues | 12 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
Over the past 2 years, Grey and I have had several conversations around joining a high-stakes baseball league. We are intrigued by the NFBC but our math keeps suggesting that their rake is too high (e.g., I calculated a 20% rake on the $150 slow draft). We decided to take the plunge this year with […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?In a previous post, I laid out a methodology for testing fantasy baseball player rankings/auction values and all the components involved in projecting player values. I got feedback from some smart folks that didn’t ‘get’ the test. Since the common variable in that equation was me, I’m going to try explaining it one more time […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Razzball’s 2012 Yahoo! Friends & Family Draft
April 2, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Our Leagues | 94 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
We participated for the 3rd year in a row in Yahoo’s Friends & Family draft – a melange of 6 Yahoos, 3 Rotowire peeps, 1 Baseball Prospectus writer (Baseball Prospector?), 1 HardballTimes.com guy, a WSJournalist and us. Count ’em up – it’s 13 people this year. Anyone can play 12 or 14 team leagues but […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?One of the biggest challenges facing the fantasy baseball fanatic is how to value and rank players. This is felt most acutely during draft season when nearly every fantasy sports site/expert has their own Top 200/300 rankings and each manager has to decide which source(s) to believe. This challenge is also felt – albeit to […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Risky Pitchers for 2012 Fantasy Baseball
March 21, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft | 87 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
Some analyses strike gold. Some analyses are an immediate bust. It’s the third type – the ‘fool’s gold’ type – that are the most frustrating. After three years of middling predictions, I think my ‘risky pitcher’ analysis from a couple years ago is falling into that 3rd category. Over the past 7 years, about 24% […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? 2012 Fantasy Razzball Leagues – Oh Boy, Tears of Joy!
March 14, 2012 | Razzball: The Game | 81 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
We at Razzball hear the cries of the dedicated fans and emotionally invested fantasy baseballers who tear up when their favorite/drafted players underperform. The black holes in their teams’ lineup that threaten to swallow all that is Debby Boone. The pitchers that are, alas, belly-itchers. Thus, we are going forward with the 5th annual installment of […]
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