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Entries Tagged as 'Even Alex Agrees'

Brocail, the Second?

May 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Stats and photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports.
Every year there is an addition from the wire that just boggles the mind.
Last year, Alex added Doug Brocail, which sparked 1500 emails in 10 minutes.
This year, John Crimmings adds John Grabow.
Who?
Yes, some shitty reliever on Pittsburgh.
This is the classic “look at the wire, click on the ‘WHIP’ category […]

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Tags: "blown" managers · "blown" players · "blown" saves · Baseball Prospectus · Even Alex Agrees · Guess who's blowing their season? · I think I'm going to win the league this year · blown elbows · consulting charts

Like the Guy with 163 Points Knows What He’s Doing…

May 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

COME ON!!!
Tom Gorzelanny’s previous two starts against the Cubs resulted in these stats: 5 innings, 14 earned runs.
Naturally, you start him against the Cubs again, right? Third times a charm and all.
As of 3:30PM: 4 innings, 6 earned runs.
At least it’s not 7.

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Tags: As in Go Buy Us Some Coffee · Doug Brocail · Even Alex Agrees · Flames on the side of my face · Pretty Numbers · Still can't figure this out · Still doing it wrong

This will surely get The Bravery out of 12th…

May 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Hitters will adopt virtually any ritual, talisman or superstition to get an edge: steroids, HGH, greenies, pine tar, high-tech batting gloves, rubbing the barrel of a bat on a bone, extra batting practice, human sacrifice, soft toss, hitting off a tee, watching tapes, calling relatives for swing tips, changing types of wood […]

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Tags: "blown" players · Even Alex Agrees · I think I'm going to win the league this year · You Must Have Gotten A Lot of Girls

Two guys who don’t know anything about baseball…

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Even Alex Agrees · Guess who's blowing their season? · How To Be Last After The First Round · I can't wait to draft Pujols next year · I guess the draft doesn't really matter · I think I'm going to win the league this year · can you say .230 ba

Really Home Sick

April 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Dear Bottom of the League,
I’m leaving now, I’ll be there tonight.
Sincerely,
John Crimmings

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Tags: "blown" players · A lot of these players should have been kept · Crazy · Even Alex Agrees · am I still the frontrunner? · consulting charts · wtf

If it’s April in La Ruina…

April 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

…it must be time to add Doug Brocail off the waiver wire.

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Tags: "blown" players · "blown" saves · Doug Brocail · Even Alex Agrees · Last Seeking Missiles · Napalm · blown elbows

Hey, Ted Lilly

April 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Can my pitching staff be any worse?

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Tags: Even Alex Agrees · Hold All My Calls · Seriously this is NSFW · Still can't figure this out · You're Doing It Wrong · am I still the frontrunner? · distressing news about your #1

This Could Help A Few Of Our Managers

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

I was looking at Yahoo! tonight and stumbled onto this:

Co-Manager Settings

NEW!!! Invite a friend or colleague

I already turned down Crimmings. Maybe someone else can lend him a hand.

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Tags: BA?FBA · Do As I Say · Do Something · Even Alex Agrees

Like the Guy in the $3600 suit is going to draft a bad team. Come on!

March 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

4.) Beltran - Obviously there were smarter choices. Carlos Lee, Aramis, etc… But, I was compelled to take the guy with the poodles. And so what he has no knees. The “Mets” factor was too much to ignore and it’ll be more fun for me to watch him all year than […]

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Tags: Draft · Draft Autopsy · Even Alex Agrees · Self-Reflection

Hanley Ramirez for Ben Sheets?

March 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Who knew the great Stephen Malkmus was such a big fantasy baseball fan? And he likes the Brewers:
YS: So who’s your team?
SM: The Dodgers, just from growing up in Los Angeles. But anybody who is playing against the Red Sox and anyone who is playing against the Yankees is my team. I like the Mets, […]

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Tags: Brewers · Even Alex Agrees · Terrible · Things Even My Dog Knows And He's A Dog! · trades