3 Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Disaster: Week 8
See, Thursday nights don’t have to be your terrifying fake football nightmare. Last week, I recommended three ways to safeguard against the all-too-common Thursday Night Football fantasy football debacle – benching the guy who goes bananas, playing the boom or bust guy who posts a nice, round zero in your fantasy roster. All three picks […]
2012 World Series Game 1: Pablo Sandoval Powers San Francisco to Victory
On paper, game one of the World Series seemed like it should have gone Detroit’s way—and for good reason. But as is often the case, the paper was misleading and the San Francisco Giants went on to win 8-3. Justin Verlander was on the mound against a San Francisco team that had hit .234 in the […]
What Does John Farrell Mean For The Boston Red Sox?
John Farrell was named the 46th manager in the history of the Boston Red Sox during a press conference at Fenway Park on October 23. Boston sent the Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Mike Aviles in exchange for pitcher David Carpenter and the big prize, Farrell himself. Boston’s willingness to give up a tried and true […]
Working The Wire: Week 8
We’re entering the second half of the fantasy year, and your waiver priority could determine the acuity of your make-believe football misery for the next two months. Let’s jump right into it, and see which waiver wire wonders are going to prolong your winning ways or provide a temporary reprieve from your Sunday afternoon teeth […]
Carlton Fisk Found Drunk in a Field of Dreams
According to USA Today, Hall of Fame catcher and Boston Red Sox great Carlton Fisk was arrested on Monday after found sitting in his car, in a cornfield, somewhere outside of Lenox, Ill. Deputy Chief Bob Pawlisz commented: “Around 7:20 (Monday) night, we received a couple of calls about a vehicle in a field,” That was […]
Jerks of the Year: Worst Batters, Pitchers, Teams in the 2012 MLB Season
Here you have it folks – the 2012 MLB’s worst of the worst. We even included a few sabermetrics for those of you who eat numbers for breakfast. You might note that Jemile Weeks was only two home runs, and one Carlos Pena away from being the first Triple Crown Loser since 2003’s Ramon Santiago. […]
Inept Marlins Ownership Blame Ozzie Guillen for Their Ineptitude
Are you surprised? We’re not. In fact, we’re so unsurprised that it took a six pack of beer and a half-pint of Jameson to write this article. Miami finished 69-93 this season, last in the NL East, again, to no one’s surprise. After the first half didn’t go well for them, Owner Jeffrey Loria and […]
Report: David Ortiz to Sign with Boston Red Sox
According to a report from Gordon Edes of ESPN.com, the Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz are close to completing a deal that would keep Ortiz in Boston for the next two seasons. According to Edes, Ortiz was seeking a total of $25 million. Ortiz seemed like a rejuvenated player last season before injuring his […]