Mookie Betts The Trifecta
"Ree," opens the front door, walks down the driveway, says hello to my Polish neighbor, Stash, walks to the DQ, gets a Blizzard, eats said Blizzard, walks home, opens the door, says "Dick," hits the...
View ArticleDraftKings: From The Law Office of Kershaw, Strasburg & Bumgarner
That totally sounds legit right? Clayton Kershaw, $14,200 & Stephen Strasburg, $13,200 are squaring off in LA tonight and the place is going to be on fire, literally. Game time is temperature is...
View ArticleDraftKings: Late Night Peavy Chalk Show
We have a full 15 game slate this evening, with the last game of the night featuring the Phillies taking on Peavy and the Giants at AT&T Park. I'm not a fan of late night talk shows, but I am fan...
View ArticleDanny Espinosa, Where The Dead Baseballs Are Buried
The day before our Independence Day, the Nationals exploded for six home runs, a fireworks display that would make the Grucci family jealous. The Grucci fireworks family has a fascinating history....
View ArticleDraftKings: A Start Fit for a King
The best way for a starting pitcher to get points in daily fantasy is to get a win a rack up strikeouts. Okay, so find a bad team who strikes out a ton. The Milwaukee Brewers are just that team! They...
View ArticleDraftKings: The Full Montgomery
Before Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL - and before you ask, yes there was such a time...and why do you demarcate things around such a movie? God, you're weird - there was The Full Monty. The Full Monty...
View ArticleCotton Pickin’ A Fine Time To Harvest A Win
Maybe it was the food poisoning I had yesterday, but I had a dream Toomgis, the AM/PM mascot, and I were driving around talking about September baseball. It feels like half the teams are either...
View ArticleBaseman Turner Overdrive Is Takin’ Care Of Business
I blame Jonathan Villar, Dusty, Francisco Lindor and Rougned Odor, in no particular order. Those players and Dusty are the reason why I owned Trea Turner and dropped him. I mean, no one would be...
View ArticleJake Tried But(t) Pirates Had Their Way With My Ratios
Imagine the Cubs decided to use Lester, Hendricks, Hammel and Lackey in the playoffs, and not Jake Arrieta. Not sure it would be the wrong move either. Arrieta isn't just out of gas, he's on a...
View ArticleCouch Managers 2017 Industry Mock Draft Recap, Rounds 1-6
Greetings, friends. I hopped over to the football side of things once last year's baseball season ended, but now I'm back. And apparently, I am such a disturbed individual that I am doing fantasy...
View ArticleTop 100 Outfielders for 2017 Fantasy Baseball
Yasmany Tomas, Odubel Herrera, Nomar Mazara. What do those players have in common? Guys that were in last year's top 100 outfielders post that made it out like this is Orange is the New Black and...
View ArticleCouch Managers 2017 Industry Mock Draft, Final Recap
It took us a few weeks, but we have arrived at the finale. We can finally wrap up the Couch Managers 2017 Industry Mock Draft recaps. It feels like just yesterday I was getting started on what was...
View ArticleRolling in the Deep, Week 1: You’re Going The Wong Way
Greetings, Razzball Nation! When the offseason began, I expected to be addressing you in April after all kinds of doors had opened for women due to the election of our first female president of the...
View ArticleFanDuel: Happy Coors Day!
Happy Coors Day! Beers flow, hits and runs are plentiful, can it get any better? Coors Day, unfortunately, is on the Early Only Slate and not the Main, which we’ll get to later. Just like almost every...
View ArticleFantasyDraft: Donut Go Against Gausman
The man who used to eat donuts before and in between games, will now try to fill up the scoreboard with them. If you aren't familiar with Kevin Gausman's love for donuts, he had a ritual throughout...
View ArticleFanDuel: I Love Me Some Kyle Kendrick
My stacking target this week is Kyle Kendrick. Kendrick is a career 4.63 ERA pitcher with a batting average against north of .290 and 1.24 hr/9. Kendrick has a whopping K/9 rate of 4.93. And he's...
View ArticleFrom Here To Tim Beck’s Two
"The top prospect of 2013 is Byron Buxton. Anyone that says anything different-- What's that, you like Jurickson Profar? Damn, he's good too! Okay, Profar, Buxton and maybe Travis d'Arnaud-- What?...
View ArticleFanDuel: Your Soul Is Mine!
Something funky is going on in Denver. At the 2016 all-star break, Charlie Blackmon was a 30 year old OF sporting a career line of .292/.342/.446, good for a 99 wRC+. Since then, he’s been a...
View ArticleK-Slouching Tiger, Hidden Melancon
Francisco Rodriguez was removed from the closer job, because he was being sued by a dumpster fire for trademark infringement. A portion of the deposition transcript follows: "Is it true that you were...
View ArticleFanDuel: Reds Should Leave Giants Blach and Blue
Cincinnati Reds are squaring off vs. the measly Ty Blach of the San Francisco Giants, stacking the Reds could prove to have a good return on investment. Blach is carrying a very pedestrian 2.18 K/9....
View ArticleFantasyDraft: Left Her at The Altherr
Good morning fellow Razzball readers. I’ve decided to throw a curveball and start the intro with an offensive player today. Just in case I have any friends or family members reading this post I have...
View ArticleA Karnival of Curves……. And The Top 100 Pitchers
Is there anything better than baseball on a rainy Saturday afternoon? You can't do any yard work, you know, because it's pouring, so you settle into your favorite chair, crack a beer, and you're...
View ArticleThe Darker The Berrios, The Sweeter The Jugos
Yesterday, Jose Berrios went 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 11 Ks, bringing his two-game ERA to 0.59. Hi ho the Berrios, snitches! Here's what I said previously on Jose Berrios (because this is...
View ArticleFanDuel: Rays of Sunshine Coming Your Way
Hope everyone is ready for a sun tan today! The Tampa Bay Rays are going to give our skins some much needed color...ok, I'm done I promise. I'm sure you already know, but I like the Rays as a whole...
View ArticleScooter Drives Ya, Ma, Motherf**kin’ Ha Out Of The Park
Scooter Gennett had the game of his life yesterday. Well, isn't he Vespecial? You say to me, "Unkie Grey, can I sit on your lap metaphorically and you tell me why Scooter hit so many homers?" Sure,...
View ArticleFantasyDraft: All Aboard The S.S. K Machine
Stephen Strasburg, $24,800 is taking the mound tonight against the Braves and I for one purchased my ticket for the SS K machine back on Thursday. The good news is, there's still tickets available,...
View ArticleFanDuel: Don’t Break Open this Pineda, It Offers More Than Candy
Hello readers, hope you're ready for another wonderful write up from The Collector! Today should be an interesting slate as long as we get the pitcher right. As my title suggests, I think Michael...
View ArticleMatt Davidson Hosts “Homerwood Squares”
After homering in his fourth straight game, Matt Davidson (2-for-4, 2 runs) is halfway to Dale Long's record of home runs in eight straight games. A record I didn't think would ever be matched, aside...
View ArticleJ.D. Power Now Associates With The D-Backs
Yesterday, J.D. Martinez was traded to the Diamondbacks for Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcantara and Jose King, a package that has been described by me as a .280, 40-homer hitter for Okay, Who Cares and So...
View ArticleRafael Is Turning Boston Into A Beacon Of Devers City
Between Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge, Rafael Devers, Andrew Benintendi, Ozzie Albies, Amed Rosario, Rhys Hoskins and Yoan Moncada baseball is staying at a Renaissance Hotel. "Is that a Cal Ripken mint...
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