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Sunday, April 21, 2013

NYT: Mike Mills: A Rock Star of Fantasy Sports

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posted on April 21, 2013 at 10:09 AM by Repoz to music | 9 comment(s)

I once named one of my jerkball teams “Monty Stratton Got A Raw Deal”. #stand

Mike Mills rose from a chair and strolled out to his car, but not to fetch a musical instrument to perform songs from the catalog of R.E.M., his seminal alternative-rock band. A fantasy draft of Masters golfers, involving Mills and a dozen others at a house not far from Augusta National Golf Club, had just concluded. And with baseball games in the East winding down, Mills was retrieving a laptop to take stock of his ...

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1. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on March 01, 2012 at 10:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did you know that the Braves are the most awesome team in the history of the galaxy, if not the entire multiverse?

True fact.

2. Squash posted on March 01, 2012 at 10:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Garth Brooks thinks this guy is a wimp.

3. Select Storage Device -- Baseball Historian posted on March 01, 2012 at 11:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Best celeb baseball player? Does Michael Jordan count? Deion?

Something makes me think the answer is in the MTV Rock N' Jock archive, though definitely not Dan Cortez (though he may have fared better than Dan Cortes).

4. Forsch 10 From Navarone (Dayn)

posted on March 02, 2012 at 01:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Kurt Russell.

5. Walt Davis posted on March 02, 2012 at 02:38 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Can he play left?

Didn't Selleck hit one out in Detroit?

6. vortex of dissipation posted on March 02, 2012 at 02:57 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Bruce Hornsby pinch ran for the Angels in a spring training game.

7. Replacement-Level Primate posted on March 02, 2012 at 05:47 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Opinion: Jason Aldean is currently the world's biggest country music star. Agree or disagree?

8. Mister High Standards posted on March 02, 2012 at 07:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Dirt road anthem is a great song.

Not sure he is a bigger star than Taylor swift, though I like him more.

9. Why Bloody Valdespin? posted on March 02, 2012 at 08:46 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I have never heard of this individual.

I assume he is inferior to Jason Molina.

10. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on March 02, 2012 at 09:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Opinion: Jason Aldean is currently the world's biggest country music star. Agree or disagree?

I've never heard of him. That doesn't really disprove the hypothesis, though.

Garth Brooks thinks this guy is a wimp.

How does Chris Gaines feel about it?

11. Don't want the truth; just wanna see some dingers posted on March 02, 2012 at 09:23 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Opinion: Jason Aldean is currently the world's biggest country music star. Agree or disagree?

Taylor Swift was 2011 Entertainer of the Year. A lot of her appeal is crossover though. Maybe Kenny Chesney?

12. Moloka'i Three-Finger Brown (Declino DeShields) posted on March 02, 2012 at 02:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jason Aldean is currently the world's biggest country music star. Agree or disagree?

All I know is that Admiral Tarkin can crush his rebellion with one swift stroke.

13. Randy Jones

posted on March 02, 2012 at 02:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

All I know is that Admiral Tarkin can crush his rebellion with one swift stroke.

That's Grand Moff Tarkin.

14. Guapo posted on March 02, 2012 at 03:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I always thought the Empire's biggest mistake was promoting Tarkin from Regular Moff to Grand Moff.

15. MM1f posted on March 02, 2012 at 04:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Best celeb baseball player? Does Michael Jordan count? Deion?

Nelly?

Also, Jason Aldean blows.

16. Moloka'i Three-Finger Brown (Declino DeShields) posted on March 02, 2012 at 04:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

That's Grand Moff Tarkin.

Nerd.

And bah, I mean to say Governor Tarkin. Princess Leia's words and all.

17. JH (in DC) posted on March 03, 2012 at 12:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Opinion: Jason Aldean is currently the world's biggest country music star. Agree or disagree?

As mentioned upthread, this is probably wrong. Chesney is a good guess; I'd throw Tim McGraw in as someone who is way bigger than Aldean. The issue is that longevity counts for something. It's possible that in five years, he'll be Lonestar.

18. Downtown Bookie

posted on March 03, 2012 at 06:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Best celeb baseball player?

Nominations:

Johnny Beradino

Chuck Connors

If you wish to keep it to country music stars:

Charley Pride

Conway Twitty

DB

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