Manager Profile: Russ

Biography
• First Name:Russ
• Team: Clayton & The King
• Location: Naugatuck, CT
• Age: 29.4
• Years in High & Tight: I believe since it started
• Education: B.A.’s in Economics and American Studies from Brandeis, J.D. from Quinnipiac Law
• Major(s)/Focus:
• Occupation: Attorney / Degenerate Gambler
• Favorite MLB team:Yankees
• Favorite MLB player currently: Derek Jeter
• Favorite MLB player as child: I don’t know, Griffey or The Big Hurt probably
• Highest level of experience playing baseball: D3 NCAA at Brandeis, I sucked though
• Why did you choose the team name you have? How many times has it changed? Because I love stud pitchers and I think I have the best pitcher in both the AL and the NL. Team name has changed a million times, amongst my favorites are Blow up Fenway, Lincecum on Some Ts and Colon No Like Salad

Players

1. All-time, who were the top five players that were the most enjoyable to have on your team? Cano, Cargo in his breakout year, Pujols before I traded him to Casten, Lincecum, Kershaw – I can’t remember any of the guys from the earlier years because I have short term memory loss

2. Have you grown a deep hatred for any player due to their past fantasy performance? No, if somebody sucks its my own fault for not putting them in a position to succeed

3. What one player do you wish you had on your roster right now? Eric Hosmer

4. What player will never be on your roster (not due their status as a keeper for another team)? Josh Becket

5. Which player on your current roster are you least likely to trade? Cano

6. What is your all-time best transaction (draft pick/trade/free agent pick-up)? Picking up Kershaw off the waiver wire (pretty sure that’s where I got him)

7. What is your all-time worst transaction (draft pick/ trade/free agent pick-up)? I traded Cliff Lee to Lars for Chase Headley the year Lee went like 22-3

8. Any players you find yourself gravitating toward, despite their being largely unpopular? No I pretty much follow the crowd

9. Who is the worst keeper you’ve ever kept? I’ve never
had a bad keeper

10. Who is the best sleeper on your team currently? Alejandro De Aza

League

11. How were you introduced to the league? How do you know Lars? Lars asked me in – I met him in college where we played baseball together and shared a love for alcohol and pot

12. How many current owners did you know prior to joining the league? Which ones? Just Larry, but I think I might have played cards with Casten once in college

13. Who would you say is your biggest rival in High & Tight? If none, who would you most enjoy pulverizing? I don’t think I have one but definitely want to beat Casten the most because he seems really arrogant

14. Who is your favorite trade partner? Who is your least favorite? I don’t think I have a favorite but I hate dealing with Lars because I’ve been trying to get Longoria for 4 years now and he won’t budge, I hate dealing with Jason for obvious reasons and I hate dealing with Casten because he overvalues the shit out of his players (see Ramirez, Hanley, who by the way stinks again this year)

15. What is your initial reaction when you see you’ve received a trade offer from Jason? Why is this penis insulting my intelligence?

16. Anything you’d like other owners to know about your interaction with the league? (examples: “I check my email/league site at lunch time,” “I often travel and don’t have access to the internet,” “Your odds of executing a trade with me go up considerably if you send me a picture of Scarlet Johansson posing provocatively,” etc.)? I value pitching

17. How would you describe your pre-draft preparation? I highlighted the keepers and some potential targets and then just went by feel

18. How often do you go on the H&T website/blog per day? Morning to set lineup, maybe once in middle of day if I see a headline that affects my team, leave stat tracker up most nights except during masturbation because it slows the old Dell down

19. What is the weirdest place/situation you’ve checked your lineup? funeral

20. If you could make one change to the league, what would it be? None I think its splendid