With no one answering phones at the Complaint Desk, our moribund Whine Cellar author checks backs in with his faithful follower. Ok, maybe he’s reached double digits at this point, but they know him all too well. The lack of writing in recent months has nothing to do with him being any less prolific than other fantasy column castigators. They figure his absence has more to do with him not being able to lead a normal life while Brian Fuentes roams the earth.
Author Archives: Greg Fox
Inconceivable
December 16, 2008 – 1:30 am
Greg’s long-awaited, much-anticipated return to writing hasn’t done anything for his morale. He remains stupefied by the stupidity of the stupid… particularly in major league baseball. The only thing the acclaimed Whine Cellar author needs to figure out is why he is writing about baseball salaries in the middle of December.
The stats lie
November 15, 2008 – 4:55 pm
If anyone thought fantasy sports ruled too much of my life before, don’t look now. For one of the few times since I’ve been running my basketball league, I didn’t check our league standings after a paltry three games on Thursday evening.
Second Thoughts
October 16, 2008 – 11:33 pm
In a tearful apology reminiscent of Jimmy Swaggart’s, the author of the Whine Cellar attempts to right the ship by informing readers of the Rotowhine Mock Basketball Draft the five picks that he insists he screwed up. The remorseful Greg, still reeling from Commissioner Stern’s denial of his 1986 request to change the league logo from Jerry West to Ticky Burden, promises to be a better servant to his flock of seagulls.
Rotowhine Fantasy Basketball Preview: Breakout Candidates
October 15, 2008 – 12:07 am
The basketball community has wondered how Greg has gotten the opportunity to again impart his breakout candidates on the fantasy basketball world. We may never know the real story, but the manchild who coined the Whine Cellar claims he was just looking to gain some street cred when he threatened to bust his editor in the face with a canteloupe.
Rotowhine Fantasy Basketball Preview: 10 Guys to Avoid
October 3, 2008 – 3:40 pm
Basketball season arrives at the perfect time for Greg as his baseball season just ended in disaster and his football team continues to flounder. The author of The Whine Cellar has no idea why anyone would give his fearless predictions anything more than the obligatory glance, especially after last year’s basketball calamity. But fear not faithful readers as Greg may not know who is going to be good, but he’s typically right on the money when it comes to who is going to potentially kill your season.
Fire Bruce Bochy, now!!
September 9, 2008 – 8:38 am
I’m so fired up right now, I’m not even sure that Bruce Bochy is the San Fran Giants’ manager. At any rate, after abusing the great Tim Lincecum for most of the year, he allowed the 24-year old phenom to throw 132 pitches in a blowout win two starts ago.
Come on already
August 28, 2008 – 12:16 am
There’s got to be a black cloud hovering over my starting pitchers’ heads at all times. This year in my NL-only league, I’ve shattered my own world record for blown wins that I set on an annual basis.
Rotowhine Fantasy Football Preview: Top 50 update
August 24, 2008 – 11:46 pm
While watching another one of his pitchers get handed a despicable fate by a closer, Greg again turns his attention to football. This type of decision usually results in night sweats, but never fear - he has taken his first Ambien CR. Not surprisingly, the author of the famed Whine Cellar still can’t get to sleep, though he must be babbling something in borderline REM, since he did rank Ricky Williams in his latest Top 50.
The 10 things I hate about you
August 17, 2008 – 1:26 am
Not one to normally throw stones, the author of the Whine Cellar feels compelled to share with his readers his thoughts on the typical fantasy football owner. After 20 years of competition, Greg has regressed to gibbon status, but has at least maintained a 3rd grade reading level. He readily accepts his personal demise as he still feels light years superior to anyone who goes into his fantasy football draft with any sort of plan.
