Roto Riteup: June 24, 2016
Big Poppa Pump’s your hookup. Holler…if you hear me.
Now if only Scott Steiner and his freaks would come to Rotographs to help us with some of the more complex math issues.
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Roto Riteup: June 23, 2016
A non-baseball story: The last two years, I was the lead for NBA Draft coverage at theScore. A little overworked and stressed ahead of the 2015 edition, I slept poorly and had a dream where The Rock came to me and told me that Guillermo (“Willy”) Hernangomez was a serious sleeper. (I ended up including him in the first round of my mock draft, and he later went 35th overall.) This is preamble to say that the 2016 draft is tonight, I slept poorly, but The Rock (nor Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Tyrese, Stone Cold, or anyone) did not come to me in a dream. It’s very disappointing.
Luckily, someone was having illuminating, mescaline-induced fever dreams yesterday.
#Cubs pic.twitter.com/rIEM7Mixvf
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) June 22, 2016
Roto Riteup: June 22, 2016
Since getting hit in the unmentionables by a ground ball on June 12, Juan Uribe has hit home runs in four consecutive games. Ask your closest friend to rip a short-hopper into your groin at the next opportunity and you, too, can smash homers.
Roto Riteup: June 21, 2016
On the first official night of summer, which by happenstance turned out to be the first night of the sports year following the conclusion of basketball and hockey, baseball delivered. Clayton Kershaw was masterful, Justin Upton walked one off after Miguel Cabrera had obliterated a ball earlier, and Steven Wright made a night of magic like this.
Steven Wright’s Knuckleball has been ridiculous tonight. Is that even one full rotation? pic.twitter.com/291k4lZr6u
— Pitcher List (@ThePitcherList) June 21, 2016
The stage is yours, baseball.
Roto Riteup: June 19, 2016
Today’s Roto Riteup wonders who your daddy is.
On the agenda:
1. Various News and Notes
2. Streaming Pitcher Options
Roto Riteup: June 18, 2016
Today’s Roto Riteup is, much like a Jamie Moyer fastball, what you would call “meaty.”
On the agenda:
1. Billy’s Back
2. Lance McCullers: more curves, more meh
3. Various News and Notes
4. Streaming Pitcher Options
Roto Riteup: June 17, 2016
No matter how bad the week has gone, cheer up: It’s Friday, and it can only get better from here.
Roto Riteup: June 16, 2016
Freddie Freeman hit for the cycle! Not only was it the first cycle in major league baseball since August and the first for the Braves since 2008, it also had the distinction of representing the first hits a Braves player has recorded all season.
Freeman hasn’t quite lived up to his draft status as the 10th first-baseman off boards, but he’s hit the ball really well so far in June, pushing him back to 18th in value at the position. If he can get the strikeout rate down to a level he’s more accustomed to, he could be in for a solid second half.
Roto Riteup: June 15, 2016
When you try to be a responsible adult and go to bed at a reasonable time so you don’t write the Roto Riteup at night, only for insomnia to set in, forcing a very tired 6 a.m. writing. Or something.
OK, enough fun. There’s a ton of news to get to. It’s going down, for real.
Superstar meets superstar. Before tonight’s @Angels game, @MikeTrout meets @official_flo! pic.twitter.com/34HhU2cJgK
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 15, 2016
Roto Riteup: June 14, 2016
What’s better than weekday afternoon baseball? I beg of you, find me something. With apologies to A.J. Hammons, I’m ditching on the Raptors’ pre-draft workout today to take in a 12:37 Toronto Blue Jays start. It’s Marcus Stroman, Zach Eflin, an open dome, a 66-degree day, and maybe a beverage or two. The Jays should have to have a weekday afternoon game every week.