You lucky readers are treated to a Saturday edition of the Roto Riteup that isn’t written by Professor Pony.
On today’s agenda:
1. Travis D’Arnaud gets the call
2. Alexi Ogando’s shoulder gets diagnosed
3. Yovani Gallardo to return today
4. Fun with arbitrary endpoints
Today marks the anniversary of yet another 90’s movie, one of the greatest movies of all time. If you haven’t seen it yet, go watch The Usual Suspects trailer and then the full film right now.
On today’s agenda:
1. Buy on Brandon Belt
2. Need steals? Look in Toronto
3. Alex Cobb’s return
4. So long, Rickie Weeks
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Today’s Roto Riteup comes on my sister’s birthday. I’d give her well wishes here, but we already celebrated the occasion a couple nights ago, and I don’t want to over-inflate her already massive ego.
On today’s agenda:
1. Colby Rasmus to DL
2. Desmond Jennings to return Monday, probably
3. Fun with arbitrary endpoints
The present author was without power for 24 hours, which really made him think about his priorities in life. Mainly, it left the author with the realization that watching the return of Breaking Bad was of the utmost importance.
That being said, today’s Roto Riteup is largely injury related, because that’s what the news of the day required.
On today’s agenda:
1. Josh Johnson to DL
2. Aramis Ramirez activated from DL
3. Dustin Ackley to play a little more
4. Matt Harrison won’t be back this year
5. Dan Uggla to DL
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the film Detroit Rock City. For the reader’s pleasure, a link to a showdown of Disco vs Rock can be viewed here (warning: language). While it wasn’t exactly a hit — commercially nor critically — Detroit Rock City is certainly a film worth seeing on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
On today’s agenda:
1. Omar Infante returns
2. Brian Dozier’s hot streak
3. A bounce back start from Dan Straily
4. The outfield shuffle in Arizona
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Join in celebrating the 16th anniversary of the landmark self-titled album, Backstreet Boys, being released in the United States. This is the best track from that album, hands down.
On today’s agenda:
1. Welcome back, Salvador Perez
2. Time to own Jonathan Villar
3. Ryan Ludwick’s return
4. Three thoughts for three starting pitchers
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Happy Presidential Joke Day! Here is a clip from the 2011 White House Press Correspondence Dinner, specifically Seth Meyer’s portion. His bit describing the various after parties is just fantastic.
On today’s agenda:
1. Josh Reddick flashes the power
2. A week of steals for Leonys Martin
3. Quick update on Roy Halladay
4. Time to pick up Ike Davis
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Today’s Roto Riteup was written via hotel Wi-Fi. The present author wrestled against a great evil — throttled bandwidth — for many hours before finally coming away the victor.
On today’s agenda:
1. Rickie Weeks to the disabled list, Scooter Gennett recalled
2. It’s not too rough owning Darin Ruf
3. Michael Wacha to start Saturday
4. Is Alex Rios on the move?
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Although critics proclaimed yesterday’s Roto Riteup as “brilliant” and a “gripping masterpiece,” today’s Riteup may be even better.
On today’s agenda
1. Roy Halladay ramps up rehab, Gonzalez deal hits a snag
2. Corey Kluber out 4-6 weeks, Carson Cistulli placed on suicide watch
3. Delmon Young benched in favor of Darin Ruf
4. Fun with arbitrary endpoints
Today’s Roto Riteup was written while the current author took a break from assembling a 1000-piece puzzle. Normally the author enjoys puzzles and finds them to be mentally stimulating, but in this case, the stupid puzzle has a stupid border around it, make all the edge pieces nearly identical in design.
On today’s agenda:
1. Tom Wilhelmsen stretching out in the minors
2. Domonic Brown returns
3. Minor Leaguers: Zimmer, Wong, Sano
