Three Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Fantasy Disaster
The populist movement known as #FreeCJSpiller reached its apex a couple weeks ago, when the electrifying Buffalo Bills running back was averaging more than seven yards a touch, mowing down defenses at will, while head coach Chan Gailey insisted on maintaining an even timeshare with infinitely less talented backfield mate Fred Jackson. Nothing against Jackson. […]
Tigers Owner Mike Ilitch and the Pizza Fund
For those of you unfamiliar with Mike Ilitch – here’s the 83 year-old father of Little Caesar’s Pizza, philanthropist of Detroit, owner of the Red Wings, former minor-leaguer and well-known Michigan magnate of the last couple of decades. He has made a lot of money from all of that pizza, and won the hearts of […]
Stars, Prospects, and Rumors Turn Up the Heat on Hot Stove Season
The Hot Stove season was at a slow simmer until last night. In an instant, it got right to a boil with the announcement of a 12-player blockbuster between the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins. Leaving South Beach are Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio and heading to Miami […]
Deep League Digging – Alexey Shved
There are waiver wire pickups, and then there are the guys who are really deep. This weekly segment will discuss a player each week that could be of use in any league with at least 10 teams and category-base scoring. The Minnesota Timberwolves are hemorrhaging players faster than the U.S. economy is money. For owners […]