The Kila Killer
Later, Hawai’ian. Hello, Eric Hosmer. Or as Hosmer might say, “W’oh!” In Triple-A this year, Hosmer had 3 homers and 3 steals in 98 ABs. Year before, 20 homers, 14 steals between Double-A and...
View ArticleWright the Surprise Winner in “Next Met to DL” Game
David Wright has a stress fracture in his lower back. It’s the new Mets, same as the old Mess! I find it hard to believe this is still The Curse of the Shirtless Bernazard, but who else is evil...
View ArticleI Rock Rough And Stuff With Aubrey Huff
Actually, the title’s completely inaccurate. I don’t rock rough or anything with Aubrey Huff. I think he’s one of the few players in the major leagues that I’ve never owned anywhere. Sometime you...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Two Start Starters, Week 11
It’s back again, but this time for longer. No, you won’t need any ointment, it’s just interleague play. It starts at the tail end of this week and continues into week 12. I am still not a fan for...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Two Start Starters, Week 14
Holy hell, it’s July already, cue the fireworks. Roll the stock footage of Bill Pullman from Independence Day, except make it sound cool with a nice fantasy touch, “This week we celebrate our wins...
View ArticleLa Russa Can Now Wear His Rasmus Is An Ass-Munch T-shirt
Some rejected titles were, “Cards Have Jon Jay, Rasmus Have Blue Jays,” “Cards Trade Rasmus For Queen Elizabeth-Visaged Cents On the Dollar,” and “Ervin Santana Threw A No-Hitter, Beltran Was Traded —...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Two Start Starters, Week 18
What a distracting week. Football comes in and trumps all of the trade deadline thunder, and I’m getting sick of seeing “Mr. Mackey” give football updates. If I have to explain that joke, then it...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Two Start Starters, Week 19
This will be my first week playing fantasy baseball without my hero, Hightower from Police Academy. God speed, big man. So the deadline came and went. Pretty unexciting stuff from a fantasy...
View ArticleCarGo Finally Gets To Right Destination
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...
View ArticleGetting Dickey Is All In The Extension
The Jays started this trading season with a bang by sucking the soul from the Marlins, leaving them soul-less. Now they're finishing up the winter trading season by reaching into the Mets' chest and...
View ArticleBattles To Watch: AL Central
Gird your loins – we’re going to be navigating positions battles in each division. Last week, I covered the NL East. Today I’m talking about the AL Central, which actually looks fairly interesting this...
View ArticleDetroit, Valgreen Sing “Let’s Stay Together”
He'll make you feel good and bad and happy and sad. But mostly just sad. And mad. And glad...you don't own him. I'm talking, of course, of Jose Valverde. Motown just can't resist the temptations of...
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Two-Startapalooza — Week 3
I begin with this: The scene above is from Wednesday's Mariners v. Astros game, and I realize that the clip has made the rounds by now. Still, I'm compelled to bring it up because it is truly...
View ArticleTwo-Startapalooza — Week 4
Welcome back, two-start hoarders. The awful weather this April has made things a bit more challenging, as two-starters keep getting bumped from one week to the next. The coming week has a seven-game...
View ArticleTwo-Startapalooza — Week 5
Did you realize that there was an epic breakthrough in the world of baseball analytics this week? Well, it happened! We did it! On Thursday, Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson joined Brian Kenny on MLB Network's...
View ArticleWhat’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love And Giancarlo Not Standing?
Today is the first day of the next month in our lives without Giancarlo Stanton. If you want, I'm holding a candlelight vigil in the garbage can behind Stanton's house. If you come, don't make too much...
View ArticleTwo-Startapalooza — Week 8
The week 8 two-start landscape is particularly cruddy. Sure, if you've got a Kershaw- or Miller-type two-starter you're set; you're awesome. Good for you. Those of us perusing the wire for our...
View ArticleDraftKings – Become A Daily King With The Right Pitcher
So you're still fairly new to DraftKings. You have that deer in the headlights look Grey had when moving to Palm Springs 10 years ago when he first entered the Cougar Bar expecting a safari-type...
View ArticleTwo-Startapalooza — Week 12
We're halfway through the H2H regular season, and for many of us, it's time to make some moves in the standings. It's not always so easy to negotiate trades, especially for those in public leagues,...
View ArticleIke Can’t Promise But Ike Can Try
Ike Davis could return next weekend. In other words, he's moved one step closer to the plate in Metco. It only took him three months. He reminds me of myself in Little League. I was a solid .300, top...
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