Meeting Lenny Melnick in Las Vegas

The other night I got to meet Lenny Melnick and his protégé, the lovely Andrea LaMont in Las Vegas.  We had about a 5 hour dinner where we discussed  fantasy baseball in detail and shared our thoughts on many players.  Andrea grilled me for not listing Drew Storen on my top 50 relief pitchers, while  Lenny shared his thoughts on players like Francisco Liriano and Brandon Morrow.  I pushed for my power-closer strategy, and we even discussed the industry and where it was heading.

It was a great evening and everyone had a great time.  I walked away agreeing to put up a dedicated page for minor league prospect closers, and Lenny promised that he would continue to hate closers.  Andrea was very passionate in her beliefs on players and was an admitted Nationals fan.  That brings the count to 12 total.  I found out her favorite player was Jacoby Ellsbury, which everyone knows I can't disagree.  Of course I was a bit disappointed that Andrea didn't know I was a Red Sox fan, but knew my intensity and passion for closers.  I had to remind her that I'm no closer expert, I just focus on them and research the hell out of every single possible one.  I enjoy watching the ninth inning of a baseball game and I feel it is one of the more exciting moments in sports.  She was still mad has heck about me not taking Drew Storen seriously (yet), and we did make a bet.  She bet that the Oakland A's would finish ahead of the Angels in the AL West.  I took the Angels.  We'll see.

We will talk more about the evening when Lenny comes on our first show of the season February 3, at 10pm EST on Blog Talk Radio.

I will say that Lenny did mention Chris Carter, but you'll have to guess which one. 


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