The NastyCast Episode 10 takes you inside the mind of Jesse as we kick of our host interviews. Joe and Nate discuss the latest and greatest news. Nate brings another carton of Farm Fresh Eggs, and concluded with a top 15-Dynasty player breakdown from your favorite fantasy posters.
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+10.mp3
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Nasty Cast Episode 9
On the latest edition of the Nasty Cast the crew discusses some hot topics in fantasy news, including a discussion on Joey Votto, Prince Fieldler, and Dallas Keuchel. Nate brings in another set of Farm Fresh Eggs to scramble and finally capped off with some more Movie MADNESS!
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+9.mp3
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+9.mp3
Friday, May 16, 2014
The NastyCast Episode 8
It's the triumphant return of Herb and Harry as they take care of the worlds problems. This episode is definitely RATE R as Nate and Joe try to keep some decency in the first half of the episode. Lots of fantasy talk regarding Jose Fernandez as Jesse breaks his silence and really speaks out this episode...ENJOY!!
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+8.mp3
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+8.mp3
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
The Mini Roto Challenge
As the second challenge of the year between Joe and Nate (each challenge won also counts as a line on the Dead Hookers' Back), the fellas have switched from streaming pitchers to a full fledged mini roto league. The Streaming Challenge concluded with Joe punching Nate square in the stomach, the audio of which you can find in Episode 7 of the NastyCast and the video is posted previously on this blog. Nate looks to avenge his loss, although he didn't have the best draft considering he thought he was drafting a points league team for much of the draft. That said anything can happen over the course of this tiny league, drafted prior to NastyCast episode 7 and lasting for 5 weeks. The categories are R, HR, RBI, SB, QS, K and SV. The positions are 1 catcher, 3 infielders, 3 outfielders and 5 pitchers and all players had to have had an ADP outside the top 200 according to fantasypros.com. Players will not be replaced even if they spend the duration of the challenge on the DL. Here are the teams:
Team Joe:
C - Devin Mesoraco
INF1 - Anthony Rendon
INF2 - Neil Walker
INF3 - Dee Gordon
OF1 - Charlie Blackmon
OF2 - Melky Cabrera
OF3 - George Springer
P1 - Scott Kazmir
P2 - Wily Peralta
P3 - Chris Archer
P4 - Martin Perez
P5 - Joakim Soria
Team Nate:
C - Miguel Montero
INF1 - Adam LaRoche
INF2 - Justin Morneau
INF3 - Erick Aybar
OF1 - Nori Aoki
OF2 - Angel Pagan
OF3 - Rajai Davis
P1 - Corey Kluber
P2 - Yordano Ventura
P3 - Jon Niese (originally Alex Wood but replaced after his move to the bullpen)
P4 - Ian Kennedy
P5 - Tommy Hunter
Who will win the first ever Mini Roto Challenge?! As they almighty Asia once proclaimed, only time will tell.
Team Joe:
C - Devin Mesoraco
INF1 - Anthony Rendon
INF2 - Neil Walker
INF3 - Dee Gordon
OF1 - Charlie Blackmon
OF2 - Melky Cabrera
OF3 - George Springer
P1 - Scott Kazmir
P2 - Wily Peralta
P3 - Chris Archer
P4 - Martin Perez
P5 - Joakim Soria
Team Nate:
C - Miguel Montero
INF1 - Adam LaRoche
INF2 - Justin Morneau
INF3 - Erick Aybar
OF1 - Nori Aoki
OF2 - Angel Pagan
OF3 - Rajai Davis
P1 - Corey Kluber
P2 - Yordano Ventura
P3 - Jon Niese (originally Alex Wood but replaced after his move to the bullpen)
P4 - Ian Kennedy
P5 - Tommy Hunter
Who will win the first ever Mini Roto Challenge?! As they almighty Asia once proclaimed, only time will tell.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Joe punches Nate
A bonus clip for our patrons. Enjoy watching Nate get gut punched by Joe, maybe next time Nate won't suck at streaming pitchers!
The NastyCast Episode 7
The latest and greatest from the crew at the NastyCast. This week's episode brings out some long winded discussions in regards to Nate and Joe's new streaming challenge. Also, included is your latest fantasy baseball news and some talk about what prospects might be brought up next. This episode is highlighted by Nate paying his gambling debt to Joe (a good old fashioned gut punch). Please email us with any comments, questions, or suggestion in regards to the show at nastycastpod@gmail.com
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+7.mp3
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+7.mp3
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Nathan Dokken and the Burrito of Doom
by Nathan Dokken
Most people celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Coronas, tacos, tequila and sombreros. Or at least that's what I like to think everyone does, and it's what I'd do if I didn't have a larger calling in life every fifth of May. The calling of greatness. The calling...of a 5 pound burrito. Which, in case you were curious, sounds like "eat meeeeee."
Yes, every year in sunny Bismarck, North Dakota on May 5th, my favorite Mexican restaurant in town (Taco Del Mar) holds the Cinco de Mondo challenge, in which a very hungry person can attempt to eat a 5 pound burrito in 30 minutes. Said burrito is quite delicious, just as all of their grub is, consisting of four 13-inch tortillas, rice, your choice of black or refried beans, your choice of ground beef or seasoned chicken, cheese and pico de gallo. To give you the scope of what this beast looks like, here is the before picture of my chosen burrito for the 2014 challenge.
It is basically the size of a newborn. I've attempted this challenge each of the last 2 years now, so I figured the third time is a charm. Since I'm still talking about attempting to conquer this god forsaken burrito, the reader can and has safely assumed that I have failed in both prior attempts at devouring this stomach shredder. The defeats have brought me equal parts shame and diarrhea.
But let's talk strategy. One does not simply walk into Taco Del Mar, sit down and eat a 5 pound burrito. It takes strategy, preparation (and, afterwards, some Preparation H). Year one all I did was fast for 24 hours leading up to the challenge. It worked alright, but I came up well short of eating the whole thing. Year two I felt better about the challenge, and even did some training a week beforehand, drinking a gallon of water with my dinners. It is just as unpleasant as you imagine, and probably worse. I enjoyed a good crowd of friends and coworkers with me that day, there only to cheer me on. I indeed failed however, and in fact ate somehow less than the year prior when I hadn't done any training. Where I believe I erred was that when I fasted the 24 hours beforehand, I didn't drink water to keep my stomach expanded, and it shrunk on me.
This year I modified my strategy in several aspects. First, whereas I'd gone with refried beans and ground beef both prior years, this year I went chicken and black beans. As far as training however, this year I didn't put forth the effort I did a year ago. I had been dieting all year (and dropped 30 pounds successfully) and was actually going to skip the challenge this year as I didn't want to disrupt my diet. However, some of my coworkers were having none of that and went as far as to sponsor me and pay for my burrito just because they enjoyed watching me eat like a pig, apparently. I can't say no to a free burrito, so I immediately began training. This went down a mere 4 days before the event however, and left me precious little time to expand my stomach, which I had been trying my hardest to shrink for the last 4 months. So each day I tried as hard as a could to drink a gallon of water in the shortest time possible, and one night even prepared myself a practice burrito. Shortly before the event I even hit the gym to work up an appetite. Anyway, I got there, and with my support group in place, I tore into the burrito. Here's my favorite action shot:
I am just ruining that burrito's existence. The switch to chicken and black beans was a very wise choice, as the innards of the burrito went down in a delicious heartbeat. 10 minutes in, all I had left were the tortillas and a handful of burrito guts. My sponsors were excited, the optimism pouring out like wine at a Greek orgy. However, it was shortly thereafter that I ran into trouble. The tortillas, which I so enjoy, were very chewy. A pro eater could power through and swallow each bite without chewing, but at that point I couldn't swallow large chunks of anything without gagging, and "reversal" was never an option. And by reversal I mean puking, if you didn't make that connection. To cut down on the chewing I begin tearing the tortillas into smaller strips...but by the 20 minute mark everything was expanding in my stomach, which I hadn't prepped quite enough for the event. As much as it pained me to admit it, by the 25 minute mark...I was full.
As you can see I was more disappointed than full. Although that quickly changed as the food continued to expand in my stomach, which is the worst part of the challenge. With only three strips of tortilla and a handful of burrito guts remaining, I left defeated once again. However, whereas last year I left shaking my head and calling the burrito impossible to ingest in 30 minutes, this year I left with optimism. With some minor tweaks in strategy and heavier training next year, I truly believe I will slay the beast in 2015 and take home those sweet, sweet burrito Zubaz. So until next year, burrito...well played.
Most people celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Coronas, tacos, tequila and sombreros. Or at least that's what I like to think everyone does, and it's what I'd do if I didn't have a larger calling in life every fifth of May. The calling of greatness. The calling...of a 5 pound burrito. Which, in case you were curious, sounds like "eat meeeeee."
Yes, every year in sunny Bismarck, North Dakota on May 5th, my favorite Mexican restaurant in town (Taco Del Mar) holds the Cinco de Mondo challenge, in which a very hungry person can attempt to eat a 5 pound burrito in 30 minutes. Said burrito is quite delicious, just as all of their grub is, consisting of four 13-inch tortillas, rice, your choice of black or refried beans, your choice of ground beef or seasoned chicken, cheese and pico de gallo. To give you the scope of what this beast looks like, here is the before picture of my chosen burrito for the 2014 challenge.
It is basically the size of a newborn. I've attempted this challenge each of the last 2 years now, so I figured the third time is a charm. Since I'm still talking about attempting to conquer this god forsaken burrito, the reader can and has safely assumed that I have failed in both prior attempts at devouring this stomach shredder. The defeats have brought me equal parts shame and diarrhea.
But let's talk strategy. One does not simply walk into Taco Del Mar, sit down and eat a 5 pound burrito. It takes strategy, preparation (and, afterwards, some Preparation H). Year one all I did was fast for 24 hours leading up to the challenge. It worked alright, but I came up well short of eating the whole thing. Year two I felt better about the challenge, and even did some training a week beforehand, drinking a gallon of water with my dinners. It is just as unpleasant as you imagine, and probably worse. I enjoyed a good crowd of friends and coworkers with me that day, there only to cheer me on. I indeed failed however, and in fact ate somehow less than the year prior when I hadn't done any training. Where I believe I erred was that when I fasted the 24 hours beforehand, I didn't drink water to keep my stomach expanded, and it shrunk on me.
This year I modified my strategy in several aspects. First, whereas I'd gone with refried beans and ground beef both prior years, this year I went chicken and black beans. As far as training however, this year I didn't put forth the effort I did a year ago. I had been dieting all year (and dropped 30 pounds successfully) and was actually going to skip the challenge this year as I didn't want to disrupt my diet. However, some of my coworkers were having none of that and went as far as to sponsor me and pay for my burrito just because they enjoyed watching me eat like a pig, apparently. I can't say no to a free burrito, so I immediately began training. This went down a mere 4 days before the event however, and left me precious little time to expand my stomach, which I had been trying my hardest to shrink for the last 4 months. So each day I tried as hard as a could to drink a gallon of water in the shortest time possible, and one night even prepared myself a practice burrito. Shortly before the event I even hit the gym to work up an appetite. Anyway, I got there, and with my support group in place, I tore into the burrito. Here's my favorite action shot:
I am just ruining that burrito's existence. The switch to chicken and black beans was a very wise choice, as the innards of the burrito went down in a delicious heartbeat. 10 minutes in, all I had left were the tortillas and a handful of burrito guts. My sponsors were excited, the optimism pouring out like wine at a Greek orgy. However, it was shortly thereafter that I ran into trouble. The tortillas, which I so enjoy, were very chewy. A pro eater could power through and swallow each bite without chewing, but at that point I couldn't swallow large chunks of anything without gagging, and "reversal" was never an option. And by reversal I mean puking, if you didn't make that connection. To cut down on the chewing I begin tearing the tortillas into smaller strips...but by the 20 minute mark everything was expanding in my stomach, which I hadn't prepped quite enough for the event. As much as it pained me to admit it, by the 25 minute mark...I was full.
As you can see I was more disappointed than full. Although that quickly changed as the food continued to expand in my stomach, which is the worst part of the challenge. With only three strips of tortilla and a handful of burrito guts remaining, I left defeated once again. However, whereas last year I left shaking my head and calling the burrito impossible to ingest in 30 minutes, this year I left with optimism. With some minor tweaks in strategy and heavier training next year, I truly believe I will slay the beast in 2015 and take home those sweet, sweet burrito Zubaz. So until next year, burrito...well played.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
The Nasty Cast Episode 6 Part 2
Episode 6 is another marathon pod that needed to be broken into two parts. On this week's addition Nate and Joe give you the latest in Fantasy Baseball News, toss out prospects to target, continue their streaming bet, and give out some new dad advice to Jesse. The Fantasy Baseball portion is topped off by a rage filled rant by Joe.
The Nasty Cast Episode 6 Part 1
Episode 6 is another marathon pod that needed to be broken into two parts. On this week's addition Nate and Joe give you the latest in Fantasy Baseball News, toss out prospects to target, continue their streaming bet, and give out some new dad advice to Jesse. The Fantasy Baseball portion is topped off by a rage filled rant by Joe.
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+6+part+1.mp3
http://media.blubrry.com/nastycast/s3.amazonaws.com/NastyCast/thenastycast-episode+6+part+1.mp3
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