Owning Max Scherzer last night was like watching the Showtime classic, Emmanuelle, the erotic thriller starring Emmanuel Lewis as Webster Schlong and Alex Karras as George Papadopepuss. Through 6 IP, Scherzer had 13 Ks and was only 77 pitches. On the Tigers broadcast, Jimmy Leyland said, "(Scherzer) looks spent." Who's a better judge of that than his ex-manager? If only the Nationals had Jose Valverde to come in. But then Scherzer went out in the 7th and had a 1-2-3 inning with two Ks and it was if Shannon Tweed had appeared next to Emmanuel Lewis and this erotic thriller became more elaborate, convoluted and spectacular! Then Scherzer came out in the 8th and struck out three more guys to put his total at 18 Ks. Then, came the ninth. Now, no guy has a shorter hook than Emmanuel Lewis, but no manager has a longer hook than Dusty. Scherzer could've been on pitch 175 and he would've been out there to finish it, and finish the Tigers he did. Final line: 9 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 20 Ks. He is still giving up homers though.... Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
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There's embarrassment and then there's having to cover in detail a fantasy baseball league you're nearly dead last in. So begins our first monthly update on the in house dynasty league "The RazzNasty". For those of you that are new here, "The RazzNasty" is a Razzball founded dynasty league made up of Razzball writers, readers, commenters, and Methodists! It's a 16 team roto with semi-weekly adds/drops via blind auction. We have 30 man MLB rosters and 10 man minor league rosters. Since we last updated you in early March there's been a flurry of activity including trades, wire adds, a second commissioner switch, and a banana or two in the tailpipe. So yes it's more or less high stakes Mario Kart.
Thursdays often feature small slates of games, and this time is no exception. There are only four games in the nightly slate, and that is what I will focus on here. In case you've never seen a Marlin, it's a very big fish... We will have a bunch of those featuring in our lineups today as we look to end Kenta Maeda's hot streak on the hill. I don't have much to say about marlins other than that you should look one up; they are pretty fascinating creatures... I'll even feed you one fun fact now! The blue marlin can reach 16.4 feet in length; four of those would get us to homeplate from the mound! Without further ado, here are your DraftKings picks for the day.
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2016 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 3
April 21, 2016 | Razzball Elite League | 4 Commentsby: JB Gilpin
We're settling into the season now, and this dumb DC-Baltimore combo is just rolling over the REL! East Coast bias! The Nats have taken over the NL by over 10 points thanks to Bryce Harper being the best hitter on the planet and great pitching. And just like the Orioles in real-life, The Orange Birds in the AL are surpassing all expectations thanks to some savvy drafting of non-Orioles that are flanking a great offense. I hope everyone is enjoying their deep dynasties this year! Here's how week three has gone down in the 2016 REL League: 
Noah’s Ks Come Like His Bagels — By The Dozen
April 13, 2016 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 665 Commentsby: Grey
Noah Syndergaard steps into a giant metal milk can and submerges himself. At first, bubbles come up, then nothing. Only Houdini has ever been able to escape this, and even then Tony Curtis struggled to keep his life in order afterwards. The beautiful-despite-her-pantyhose girl locks him in. Everyone watches, and Noah just sits there, locked in. The audience shifts, then realizes this is what they want. They want Noah to stay this locked in. This locked in leads to Cy Young awards. This locked in carries teams to championships. One man stands in the audience and screams, "Grow gills and stayed locked in!" The crowd erupts. Harvey's looked just okay, that other Mets pitcher put out the welcome Matz to opposing hitters and deGrom is battling an injury. Syndergaard? Oh, he's so locked in. Yesterday, he went 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 12 Ks and looked like he could've beat the 1927 Blue Jays in Coors Field. If you own him, 'gaard your grill and knuckle up if anyone tries to trade you for him. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Meet Erik, 35 years old. After meeting a fantasy baseball expert on the internet, he took his last three dollars, entered it in the Early Moonshot on Monday, April 11, 2016, and won $5,000. His conscience never came into play.
All of the above is true, except the part about Erik's last three dollars, of course. See, Erik has now done what the vast majority of DFS players have not--he's taken down a large GPP. This sucker had 28,750 entries. Impressive to say the least. Instead of going all-in with David Price, he pivoted to Michael Wacha. Combine that with nine Aaron Nola strikeouts, a rare offensive outburst from Yadi Molina, home runs from Chris Davis, Mookie Betts, and J.D. Martinez, respectively, and a 19-point punt play in Aledmys Diaz, Erik nailed every single player on Monday's early slate. Good on you, Erik. You are truly a DFS inspiration and I'm proud to call you one of my good friends. Rags to riches, homie, you ain't done. You got 99 Problems, but winnin' a GPP ain't one. Enjoy that Four Roses Bourbon. Just remember you're picking up the bar tab when you come to Pittsburgh in June. It's the least you can do! (Also, bring me a bottle of that bourbon. On the house, of course.)
New to DraftKings? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well try out this 10 teamer of Razzball writers and friends to wet your DK whistle. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It’s how we know you care! If you still feel helpless and lonely, be sure to subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays.
2016 Position Battles: NL East
March 28, 2016 | Fantasy Baseball Team Previews | 14 Commentsby: Son
The National League Least has the Marlins, Braves and Phillies to thank for the Least moniker, as none of those teams were able to win 72 games last year. The Braves and Phillies are in rebuild mode. What's your excuse Marlins? At least, they have an awesome sculpture in the outfield. Why? Thank goodness, for the fanatical few on the East Coast that actually read this, least means smallest and not bereft of everything. The Metropolitans and Nationals are juggernauts and represent the division well. Speaking of representing... RIP Phife Dawg. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming. Chicks dig the long-ball, so it's a good thing that some of the preeminent boppers reside in this division. Pitching wins championships, though, and some of the most exciting and young arms are on display. With that said, there are plenty of spots open for the taking. I will discuss the major ones below for each team.
Points Leagues: Making Points
February 24, 2016 | Fantasy Baseball Points Leagues | 102 Commentsby: malamoney
Rudy’s 2015 Tout Wars Team – End of Season Recap
October 27, 2015 | Our Leagues | 75 Commentsby: Rudy Gamble
So much of life comes down to perspective. There are super successful people that are filled with bitterness and anger while others scrape by and are happy. I constantly have to remind myself how lucky I am - great wife & kids, healthy, have money in bank, love where I live - to avoid getting sucked into the craphole of the daily grind.
It is easy for people that do not play fantasy sports to dismiss our joy or anger at our fantasy baseball teams by saying 'it is just a game.' You can reduce just about everything people get passionate about with 'it is just _____'. But that isn't productive. Reveling in your successes and dismissing your failures only means you ensure less success because you do not fully learn from your failures. And it takes a healthy perspective to isolate the 'fault' from the 'bad luck' in one's failures.
I write all this because my first year in Tout Wars was an excrutiating test to keep perspective. Let's see how good a job I can do....
The Cardinals never not produce prospects out of nowhere. Double negatives don't not be damned. Or is that be damned? There's likely hundreds if not thousands (maybe five or six) prospects that have come out of nowhere for the Cardinals. The big one I can think of is Albert Pujols. Pujols was originally signed as the 402nd pick overall and turned down an offer of $10,000 to play instead in the National Baseball Congress, against Dick Gephardt and Nancy Pelosi. Finally, he signed with the Cardinals when no one else wanted him. We know how that turned out. Jason Motte was a 19th round selection in 2003, and he was still closing games this year (though for the Cubs). In 2001, the Cards drafted a little known shortstop, Michael J. Fox, in the last round and he had a fine career in sitcoms and starring film roles. So, Thomas Pham was drafted in the 16th round of 2006 and came up with little fanfare. "Little fanfare?" No way, this is St. Louis baseball, we have the best fans yadda whatever! Pham was considered a fringe prospect at best and a Thai beef salad at worst. Could've Pham just got lost in the shuffle? In 2014, he had 10 HRs, 20 SBs, hitting .324 in Triple-A. Then, with no room to play in the majors, he went back to Triple-A this year and hit 6 HRs with 9 SBs and a .327 average in 48 games. He's likely more interesting in fantasy than real baseball, but, guess what, you numbnuts, we're talking about fantasy. For 2016 fantasy baseball, I could see him being a 14 HR, 25 SB, .280 hitter, who gets a huge boost if he stays at the top of the order as he's been doing thus far. For right now, Pham's hitting near-.400 in the last week, and taking this back to the beginning with Pujols, he's in the two-hole with his Phamy jewels. Anyway, here's some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
It’s been a rough week to be Dallas! Last Sunday the Cowboys lost Bryant for 2-3 months and yesterday Romo went down with a broken collarbone. Tough break for the Cowboys but you’re not here for Da Boys, so let’s talk about the other Dallas. Last Wednesday night, Dallas Keuchel got shelled for 9er against a Texas lineup that’s leads all of baseball in K’s vs LHP. I for one paid up for Keuchel last week as it seemed like a no brainer. Granted his home/road splits lean towards that Houston home cooking, but I definitely didn’t see a season worst performance coming. I mean this is a guy who’s supposed to be tops on a short list of AL Cy Young candidates. The same guy that has put up 24 quality starts this year and has gone at least 6 innings in 29 of his 30 starts. In fact you’d have to go all the way back to last July to find an outing that he lasted 5 or less innings prior to last Wednesday’s Cleveland Steamer. In DFS you have to have a short memory and tonight is a perfect example as I’m doubling down and buying in big on Keuchel for $11,400. He’s third on the board tonight, but I think he’ll be a top the leaderboard with an excellent HOME matchup against the not so Angelic Anaheim club. Anaheim is limping into Houston after a 4 game set with Min, which had them play a double header on Saturday and yesterday they only put up 1 run . In fact LAA is hitting just .232 against LHP and Keuchel has owned them this year putting up 2 W’s, 21 K’s and just 4er in 18.1 innings. Luckily for this Dallas he can bounce back a lot quicker than the other Dallas team that will be licking their wounds for the next couple months.
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Two Start Pitchers, Week 25: Numbers To Help You Navigate
September 19, 2015 | Two Start Fantasy Starters | 100 Commentsby: Geoff
So as the two-start pitching post comes to a close, I thought I'd take a break from our usual theme based format and make this week's edition as straight-forward as possible. But then I wrote the first draft in Old German and realized that translating it back to English was neither simple or straight-forward. There are some terms in Old German baseball vernacular that just don't translate. Then again most of it is comparing pitchers mechanics to field work. This all gave me a great idea for a sequel to Million Dollar Arm with John Hamm. The premise is simple, upon his return from India J.B. Bernstein is driving through Lancaster County and witnesses a 16 year old Pennsylvania Dutch lefty by the name of Ezekial Miller striking out teams of grown men from a near by town. Bernstein fresh off his cricket adventure, believes he's found his next project and wacky hi-jinx ensues. It's one part Kingpin, One part The Natural, and one part Hoosiers. The last part only fits because there's a lot of veiled racism that only Disney could produce. So that's my pitch (pun point). What do you guys think, shall I kick start a Kickstarter campaign? Let's make this happen, I have a football team of little Lifshitz to feed, or as I call them a bunch of Lil-Shitz. You like?