Juiced Balls S01E08: Matt Williams

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. Our guest is Aaron Pags (@FantasyTriage on Twitter). You can find his work on FantasyInFrames.com. Today we discussed dislikes, a 5-point plan to bring baseball back, and various Mets eras (spoiler: my favorite is the LOLMets). Last but not least, Aaron the Mixologist paired drinks with various scenarios culminating in a beverage called "Wilpons Stole My Wallet." Please support Juiced Balls with a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or your app of choice. Most importantly, please support FanGraphs.

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. This week realtor and esteemed Twitter Person Yancy Eaton is on the show for a nonsense draft of drafts, a robo-ump-rising, sequentially darkening walk up songs, and a happy game of poker. Other key words include Paul Sporer, Justin Mason, Corey Dickerson, Blake Snell, and Slapdick Prospect. Also, Yancy hasn't seen Major League. For the full draft board and results, visit this link. Yancy Eaton is a REALTOR® for Fathom Realty and serves the Southwest Florida area. You can connect with him here: Yancy.FathomRealty.com. Please support Juiced Balls with a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or your app of choice. Most importantly, please support FanGraphs.

Professional sounding blahblahblah aside, I'm really excited about this episode as I think it represents a turning point for the podcast. I hope you'll enjoy it. And now, the blahblahblah. This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. This week, Chris Blessing (@C_Blessing on Twitter) of Baseball HQ joined the show for the first of many rounds of MLB Superfight. We also discussed broadway plays, beer, and how to form a valuation for a stadium. There's some bonus footage praising First Pitch Arizona after the endroll. Please support Juiced Balls with a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or your app of choice. Most importantly, please support FanGraphs.

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. To celebrate reaching double-digit episodes, I run the Juiced Balls gauntlet. Our guest host is Broc Miller aka @BrocNessMonster on Twitter. I was tasked with participating in the franchise wars, forming my own A-Team, and delivering inane tortures upon my colleagues. Please support Juiced Balls with a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or your app of choice. Most importantly, please support FanGraphs.

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. Today's guest is D.B. Firstman (@Dianagram on Twitter). We discussed their new book Hall of Name in detail including several devious scenarios designed to frustrate any author. Topics include a publishing nightmare, a heartwarming Rob Manfred anagram, rewriting history, and designing a new Hall of Fame exhibit. You can purchase Firstman's book from most vendors including Amazon Prime. Please support Juiced Balls with a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or your app of choice.

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. Today's guest is Matt Williams (@MattWi77iams on Twitter). We discussed Sonny Gray, "measured analysis," movies, and cheffery. Juiced scenarios include a Joy Squad, feeding said squad, a kidnapping by Trevor Bauer, and casting a remake of Major League. Please support Juiced Balls with a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or your app of choice.

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. Today's guest is Derek Carty (@DerekCarty on Twitter) of RotoGrinders. Discussion points included the oldest and newest DFS traps and Derek's THE BAT projection system. Scenarios range from Fernando Tatis Jr. taking over THE BAT to a full Disney roster.  Check out Derek Carty's THE BAT for DFS and in-season use at RotoGrinders: https://rotogrinders.com/marketplace/derek-carty-s-the-bat-projection-system-300?sport=mlb

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. Today's guest is Alex Fast (@AlexFast8 on Twitter) of Pitcher List. Discussion points included a plea to Chase Utley, locking Daren Willman in a closet, possibly fictitious Bill James history, and worst boss moments. Topics related to total internet failure, magic time traveling baseballs, performance enhancing potions, and pranking Nick Pollack. Check out Alex Fast's author page at Pitcher List:  https://www.pitcherlist.com/author/alex-fast/

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. Today's guest is Chris Cwik (@Chris_Cwik on Twitter) of Yahoo Sports. We discussed his role at Yahoo, Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, minor league pay, the luxury tax, Texas ballpark cuisine, and magic lamps.

This episode of Juiced Balls is brought to you by Patreon.com/BaseballATeam. Become a patron to support this podcast and join a thriving fantasy community. You can follow the show on Twitter @JuicedBallsPod. Today's guest is Dylan Higgins (@HigginsFOS on Twitter). Dylan currently edits articles and podcasts for FanGraphs. His resume also includes time with MLB.com, the Arizona Fall League, the Pacific Coast League, and the Australian Baseball League. In today's episode, we discuss classic Goosebumps #4: Say Cheese And Die, BeelzebRose, baseball pinball, Portland baseball, and the FanGraphs Community Blog. I've also made a Twitter poll because we apparently don't agree on the proper pronunciation of "niche."