Mets Go From JV To Junior Farnsity
Terry Collins announced a change at the top of Mets bullpen system on the down, Jose Valverde would concede the job to Kyle Farnsworth. Valverde handed him the ball, and like a true sportsman said,...
View ArticleCingrani And SoDL
The other day I said that I smelled a Disgraceful List stint coming for Tony Cingrani from a dead arm, then yesterday the Reds announced Cingrani had shoulder tendinitis. He said he didn't think he...
View ArticleOBP League Roundup
I figured it was finally time to switch things up and have an OBP-only post every now and then (thanks to the many of you who commented with this idea). This will be an attempt to run through a lot...
View ArticleSergio Santos the Line and Walks the Plank
We’re through just over a month of baseball, and I’m sure there are more than a few players you’d like to see walk the plank right now, and Sergio Santos is no doubt up there on the Captain’s log as...
View ArticleLester Ks 15 A’s Because Of Their Long-Vowel Pronunciation
On Saturday, Jon Lester threw a gem: 8 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 15 Ks. Such a gem that if that were a blood diamond, diplomats from Monrovia would be lined up in the streets of Liberia for a taste of...
View ArticleMy Elbow For Yordano
I put a poster of David DeJesus up on my bedroom wall. Cougs said to me, "Grey, why do we have a picture of David DeJesus on our bedroom wall?" She was right. It was silly to put DeJesus up on my wall....
View ArticleBear or Bull: Not a Second Time, Angel Pagan
Before I start, I want to try another experiment for this series. I feel as though I am biased in writing articles on players I choose. I probably go through five or ten players before I find the one I...
View ArticleMax Headache
The Royals are Daddy Rich from Car Wash or Max Scherzer owed Verlander a favor. "Hey, Scherzer, do me a solid and do a solid on the mound so my Monday start doesn't look so bad. You feel me? If you do,...
View ArticleMarlon Calls Up Dipset and Forms the Byrd Gang
Boy let me show ya how to make that trade How to spend that money how to win your league and get paid Girl let me show how to hit that wire quick How to get that d!ck, don't give back lip Go head do...
View ArticleSamardzija Without The A’s Is Even More Unspeakable
So, we had our first July 31st trading deadline deal, and it paid off for all the A's fans who paid Oaktown's own, Bubb Rubb, to break into Billy Beane's office and turn his iCal forward a month. "Any...
View ArticleNathan To Remain Closer? You Must Be Joakim
Like a good Jewish boy, Brad Ausmus said to his Bubbie, "Bubbie, I love sulfites, nitrates and pig a**holes, but every time I see a Nathan's, I get the runs. Bubbie, do you have a remedy?" His Bubbie...
View ArticleSound Off to the Fantasy Earpiece
We're well into the second half of the season now... are you still with us? You haven't given up yet? Good. Fantasy baseball is a game of stamina, and if you're still scouring the waiver wire while...
View ArticleI Love Me Some Javier, But I Might Be Baezed
Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac, and the illustration next to it was Salvador Perez's abuelita. A little voice inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look...
View ArticleJay Bruce Makes My Bowels Loose
I thought Jay Bruce was a lock for 30/100 not dirty undies. Thirty-hundo not dirty-undies! All year Bruce Stinksteen has been behind "Born to Run" Billy Hamilton, Todd Frazier, who's classically...
View ArticleMy Back Is Down, Chicago Rizz
The other day I talked about the dark underbelly of roster expansion and how, due to teams not DL'ing their players, it can actually hurt us in this thing we call life. Well, some of us call it fantasy...
View ArticleCards 1st Base Looking For Hambones, Scruggs & Harmony
Recently, Matt Adams and his melon-ball shape has either been dreadful or benched for Daniel Descalso. The only time Descalso should be in front of Adams is in pictures, so the photographer can see...
View ArticleWashington No Closer To Progress
After Rafael Soriano once again looked like his apologetic alter ego, Sorry-yo, Matt Williams said the Nats won't have a set closer. Let's backtrack to August 18th, it was a day after the fourth time...
View ArticleIf You Like Michael Pineda, And Making Love In The Rain
Didja you know The Captain from Captain & Tennille's real name is Daryl Dragon? Why would this guy have a nickname? Your name's awesome, you don't get a nickname. Daryl Dragon has bedtime slippers...
View ArticleTop 80 Outfielders for 2015 Fantasy Baseball
Today we go over the top 80 outfielders for 2015 fantasy baseball, which comes after we went over the top 60 outfielders for 2015 fantasy baseball, which came after the top 40 outfielders for 2015...
View ArticleThe Numbers Game: Power and Speed
It's no secret that offense has been in decline across the board in major league baseball in recent years. It seems like only, uh, 17 years ago that the race was on to see who could break Roger Maris'...
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