1. Where do you live?
Downtown Oakland. In a section called Uptown. Go figure.
2. How many years have you played fantasy baseball- this league in particular?
Too many. I’ve sworn off this horrible league after every season since 2008.
3. What is your favorite team?
I grew up near Denver with no team, traveling back to NY annually to get schooled in ball from my grandfather’s box at Shea. Moved to porn valley when I was 9 and spent some time at Chavez Ravine watching the ’83 Dodgers. Didn’t care about baseball when I lived in Philly due to the strike in ’94, but went to ballgames anyway. Really enjoyed the legendary 2002 A’s run up to 20 wins. Spent the last few years watching the Giants kill it.
Glad I’m not a Yankees fan.
4. Describe yourself however you want/brief intro.
Aging ex-punk rocker turned Yuppie with a huge appetite for the finer things: fine wine, loose women, hard drugs. And I’m hell bent on a pitching empire.
5. Who do you think will win the World Series?
The Giants or the Nationals.
6. Who is your favorite player on your fantasy team?
Nick Swisher. He’s kind of a mindless bro, but he seems likable.
7. Who, if anyone, are you open to trade?
Make me an offer I can’t refuse and I likely won’t refuse it.
8. Anything to say about what your team name means/how you came up with it?
If you need an explanation of the double entendre that is my team name, please feel free to ask. And brace yourself for the lies and ridicule.
9. Who is your favorite baseball player of all time?
It’s a toss up.
Dock Ellis, who pitched a no-hitter in 1970 on LSD.
Jackie Robinson, just for being himself.
Lenny Dykstra.
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Extra inning question: If you were a player- batter or reliever – what would your intro song be?
I’d be a reliever… “Revolution” by Spacemen 3. [Listen here]
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