Brooklyn Nets’ New Pornstar…err…Mascot
The Brooklyn Nets took what essentially could have been a problem-stricken move to the New York borough and made it as silky smooth as Jay-Z’s delivery. But the man with 99 problems didn’t account for a big one. After making their season debut at the Barclays Centers, and after a brief introduction from their All […]
Week 2 Fantasy Stock Market: Moore Bang For Your Buck
With almost two weeks of NBA action in the books, the league has seen more than its share of injury replacements, breakout stars, and quick-to-fizzle-out duds. Let’s buy low and sell high in this week’s fantasy stock market. Buy E’Twaun Moore: With Jameer Nelson out, Moore has started the last three games and played over 33 […]
Josh Hamilton Will Go Wherever the Wind Takes Him
So much of the offseason discussion has concerned corner outfielders, Torii Hunter, Ichiro Suzuki, Nick Swisher, but the cake is taken by former drunk Josh Hamilton. I don’t mean to suggest that because of his tendency to drink (or want to drink) that he is a liability; not only was Babe Ruth the greatest hitter […]
Three Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Fantasy Disaster
Thursday night’s game, pitting the Indianapolis Colts against the hopeless, hapless, helpless Jacksonville Jaguars, is about as sexy as a New Jersey Housewife without her standard three pairs of Spanx, or you sunken in the couch on a Sunday, unshowered and covered in potato chip crumbs while you cry into your beer about that muddy […]
Working The Wire: Week 10
I think the inimitable Chris Wesseling said it best when he tweeted last week that fantasy football is a patient man’s (or woman’s) game. Keep that firmly in mind as you poke around your various waiver wires this week. You may land a nice waiver wire player on Wednesday or Thursday. Bravo, friend. But don’t […]
Week 2 NBA Injury Report: Nash-ville Blues
The first week of the season can be tough on players but even tougher for fantasy owners who have lost a top draft pick right off the bat. Not to worry though, we here at NBA Jerks have carefully combed through your fantasy player’s confidential medical files to give you a better idea of when […]
Week 2 Fantasy Waiver Wire: The Larry Sanders Show
So it’s week two and you are already combing the waiver wire. Luckily, quite a few players broke out pretty early in the first few games which means teams who drafted Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki can get some quick relief. Here are the top nine guys that most likely can still be had in your […]
Mike Redmond Hired as Marlins Manager, Naked Batting Practice Guaranteed
MLB Trade Rumors reported yesterday that former MLB catcher Mike Redmond has been hired to manage the Miami Marlins. He spent seven years of his playing career with the ball club, and five with the Twins. Last year, in his final hurrah in the bigs, he had 63 at bats with the Indians. He will […]