I put “Should I trade Frenchy?” into Google’s French translator. The translator steered me towards Kayak.com. So naturally, I flew to France. Stayed at a lovely hostel in the Arrondissement 4 right in the heart of the fabled Latin Quarter. The joie de vivre from the mix of students was intoxicating (and so was the […]
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Today, Verlander is buying the next round of Camels for Leyland and his fantasy baseball owners. If it wasn’t for a great catch by Joyce and Big Papi swinging on 3-0, Youk’s home run would’ve been of the grand slam variety. As I told a frequent commenter who lurks off the homepage, “Everything on (Verlander’s) […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?First, I must tip my yacht cap to Josh, the Non-blogger, who gave me the inspiration for this post. (At least I think it was Josh, but I’m not sure because the team name was changed recently. Why do people change their name after a month of the season? This makes things very confusing for […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Well, screw you. That’s a great title. Are you kidding me? That’s like top five best titles you’ve ever read on this site. Maybe top three. What did you say, that’s more of an indication of this site’s bad titles than how good this one is? Ouch. So Maine probably shouldn’t have been in the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Note: Besides providing advice and news on fantasy baseball, we at Razzball created and now sponsor a game where the goal is to manage a team and compile the worst stats. These Historical Spotlights honor those players who would’ve excelled in such a format. See here for more info. See here for the summary of […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?This week’s Fantasy Roundtable is being hosted by Fantasy Baseball Geeks: THE TOPIC: If you could only play in one fantasy baseball league a year, what type of league would you want to participate in? Draft vs. Auction, Keeper vs. Redraft vs. Dynasty, Roto vs. H2H vs. Points vs. Other, Mixed vs. AL vs. NL, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Manny Acosta called into Razzball HQ yesterday. Here’s what he had to say, “Upon returnance, John Smoltz can have closer job back. Upon Soriano’s returnance, he can have setup role. Gonzalez wants eighth inning and lefty specialist role? He have it. I’m not a lefty anyway. I wish only good happenings to Mr. Cox, my […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame (in conjunction with Razzball.com) is a new website dedicated to recognizing the accomplishments of Major League ballplayers during the “fantasy era” (1980-present). The greatest of these players will be elected to the Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame. This week, the best shortstops are identified and elected. The third installment […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?In his first major league start, Max Scherzer didn’t look like Jobacum, Linecum and Joba’s love child, just a nervous rookie pitcher. You see a lot of unearned runs and you think to yourself, “Leave it to the Baby-Backs to fark up my man Jobacum.” Yeah, that was a gift by the official scorer. That […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Yahoo’s Fantasy Baseball platform allows you to swap guys around your roster as long as their game hasn’t started. Teams submit lineups about an hour before games start. If a hitter is in the starting lineup, Yahoo puts a ‘^’ next to his name. If he’s riding the pine, there is an ‘x’ next to […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Usually a pitcher’s third season in the bigs is the year they truly break out. Another factor to look for is their BB/9, is it trending downwards? Another factor, is K/9 trending upwards? WHIP heading down? Innings aren’t piling on too fast? ERA, while not really a great stat, is it heading down? BABIP fine? […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere. To help remedy this, we will try to occasionally feature locally blogged advice/insights/humor/etc. that will be fresher, more sustainable, and require less energy consumption (for us anyway). Send tips to [email protected]. Enjoy… Cardinals Diaspora and GoatRiders of the Apocalypse – […]
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