Big Shot in Cleveland, Nick Swisher Chooses Indians
One of the premier players of the 2012 free agent class is heading to the Midwest. Just before Christmas, outfielder Nick Swisher agreed to a deal to join the Cleveland Indians. The 32-year-old cashed in big with a four-year deal worth $56-million with a $14-million vesting option for a fifth year that would bring the […]
We Need To Talk About Michael Vick
I promise I’m not trolling you. It’s Week 17, the time for fake football owners who truly hate themselves and play until the bitter, unpredictable final week of the NFL’s regular season. Many of your studliest studs, no matter what vagaries their coaches speak this week, will take a seat on Sunday because their teams […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 Preview
Despite a busy offseason last year, the Diamondbacks fell from first in the NL West with 94 wins in 2011 to 13 games back of first with just 81 wins. They are in the midst of another busy offseason and are still likely to move Justin Upton or Jason Kubel. With plenty of reshuffling going […]
NBA Week 9 Injury Report: Mo Problems
It’s Christmas time in the NBA which means it’s time to ice down two months worth of sprinting across the court. If you are an Eric Gordon, Anderson Varejao, or Amar’e Stoudemire owner you may soon be getting a nice gift from Santa deposited directly into your lineup. If you have Mo Williams, Glen Davis, […]
Flying Low, Shooting High: 2 Backup Point Guards Of Note
Not every team has a two-time MVP to rest all their potential success on (strong emphasis on potential). Most teams have to rely on an appropriately strong market of point guards—it is the age of the Rondos, the CP3s, and the Roses—to get things done. Few teams have had the fortune of last year’s Bulls, […]
Week 9 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Tinsley Town
There is nothing that gives me more pleasure than picking up a guy I remember having on my fantasy basketball team back in high school—so imagine the Christmas glee I felt when I added brand new starting Magic guard Jamaal Tinsley to the ol’ fantasy roster. Of course, if novelty isn’t your thing, there are […]
Boston Red Sox Continue to Deal, Add Closer Joel Hanrahan
The Major League team that has undergone the biggest makeover this offseason may be the Toronto Blue Jays, but one of their division rivals isn’t far behind. The Boston Red Sox have already made several moves over the course of the last several weeks and they aren’t content to sit still. Even with Andrew Bailey […]
Three Ways To Avoid Saturday Night Fantasy Disaster
If we must suffer, at least there will be points to be had. These pre-Sunday games have been a special kind of torture for so many fantasy owners in 2012. Thursday nights spent agonizing over every snap, every throw, every fumble and interception and field goal and touchdown, hoping to various deities that our guy […]