Yu’s One Hit Wonder
Yu Darvish was outstanding last night, pitching 8.2 innings and allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out 12 Red Sox. Darvish brought his filthiest stuff to the park last night. No, not...
View ArticleDeep Impact: Replacing Matt Wieters and Brandon Belt
Earlier this week, I played guarantee fairy by marking guys likely to rebound or drop-off based on their BABIP differentials (actual vs. expected). Justin Morneau was a red flag because his expected...
View ArticleOBP League Roundup
Carlos Santana finally seems to be showing signs of life in the past week. Despite a league-leading 35 walks, his .328 OBP is merely average. I'm confident that he will continue to approach his typical...
View ArticleRed Sox Call Dr. Drew To Rehab Lineup
Four teams were showing interest in Stephen Drew. No official word on which four teams, but I'm guessing the Yankees, Tigers, Red Sox and whoever didn't want the Yankees, Tigers or Red Sox to get him....
View ArticleReds Return Bruce But Joey’s Quad, “Oosh”
If any good can come from Joey Votto going to the DL with a strained quad, at least he didn't try to play this weekend and have a set back. Well, there's other good that can come of it. We can be...
View ArticleThis Is What It Sounds Like When Drafters Cry
King Salomon Brothers, the overseer of the Iron Bank, was mortgaging castles that he shouldn't have been and fighting to get repaid, so he decided to sell his crown that was bespeckled in quinoa and...
View ArticleNolan Arenadown and Out
Nolan Arenado left last night's game with a left mallet finger fracture. Despite how it sounds, he suffered the injury sliding head first into second base, and not from a giant sledge hammer. That's a...
View ArticlePitcher Profile: Vance Worley Or Vance WAR-ly?
I know, I know. Terrible title pun and Vance Worley isn't exactly the most exciting Pitcher Profile. CALL UP ANDREW HEANEY ALREADY! Just needed to get that out of my system... I thought about a...
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RCL Update, Week 12: Tony Gwynn, 1960-2014
Here at Razzball, we usually try to take the outlandish approach whenever possible. Quite frankly, I'm not sure what the alternative is. So when my favorite player of all-time sucumbs to cancer, I just...
View ArticleYankees Chase The Draggin’ Headley
Something many of you don't realize, but one of the first people to talk to a player that was just traded is his new team's tailor. The Yankees tailor got on the phone with Chase Headley to find out...
View ArticleThe Royal Willinghams
I read a press release that Universal had greenlit the new buddy cop movie, Ham and Moobs, but I thought it was the usual PR stunt. When I heard they cast Kirsten Dunst as the Manic Pixie Dream Girl,...
View Article‘Dead Arm’ Is Why Adam Waned, Right?
Adam Wainwright went 6 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 5 Ks as he was out-dueled by Jeff Locke (7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 3 Ks). Wainwright being out-dueled seems to be the norm lately. In August, his...
View ArticleDraftKings – To Kershaw or Not to Kershaw
We’re starting to run out of ways to superlative Clayton Kershaw. I think today’s DraftKings salary may be the best way. The asking price is $14,900. For some reason, I felt that the period was more...
View ArticleI Gotta Steve Something Pearce
Here's an example from your own life. You walked into a bar and negged the first girl you saw. Told her she had nice hair, then immediately asked her how often she dyes it. Never worked before. This...
View ArticleRed Sox Reorient With Panda And Han Lee
Earlier this offseason, it was reported that the Red Sox coaches didn't like Yoenis Cespedes. Wait until they get a load of Hanley Ramirez! If you were to put "Happiness That You Have Hanley" on the...
View ArticleTop 20 1st Basemen for 2015 Fantasy Baseball
This top 20 1st basemen for 2015 fantasy baseball goes to about fiddy. Last year, I said the first base position is going through a transition. The position is still deep in that transition. We’ll come...
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Points Leagues: Slipping Jimmy
You've got to be schlitting me, right? There's actually a pitcher with the last name Schlitter. I was watching a Cubs spring training game last week and this guy was on the mound. It was literally a...
View ArticleBy Mennen…I Mean Buy Devon
Grey say, "Devon Travis my boo-boo." Obama say, "What it do?" The Buy/Sell Column say, "Did you miss me?!" During the offseason, while you were diddling and thinking about how your middle school...
View ArticlePomeranz is da Bomberanz
Drew Pomeranz notched his first win of 2015 last night pitching seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and punching out six Mariners. You my boy, Drew! Not too long ago, Pomeranz was once a...
View ArticleDraftkings: Nice Price For A Luxurious DFS Kazmir Sweater
Does your lady like the finer things in life? When she says 'lets go out to dinner' does she mean 'lets pull out a second mortgage on the house for a really tiny steak and snooty service?'. Well, first...
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