Week 8 NBA Injury Report: Blazed
The Blazers are going up in smoke, Kyle Lowry is back to pick up some injury report frequent flier miles, and the Lakers are hoping to get Pau Gasol back. What else is new? Let’s take a look at the rash of leg injuries around the league and some short-term pickups to help ease your […]
Colorado Rockies 2013 Preview
The Rockies proved one thing in 2012 – no matter how good your offense, pitching is what wins you games. The Rockies were in the top six in every major hitting category last year but finished dead last in every single pitching category. They have a ton of young and inexperienced arms filling out their […]
With Signing of Stephen Drew, 2013 Red Sox Roster Becoming Clearer
Coming off of their worst season in nearly two decades and having traded away some of their biggest stars, the Boston Red Sox are in a state of limbo, balancing their current needs with their future plans. It’s become a delicate game of trying to put together a team that Boston fans can still be […]
Week 8 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire
Rookies can be a fantasy owner’s best friend or worst enemy. They are raw, inexperienced, and seldom consistent. At the same time, they are usually readily available on the waiver wire which means they are yours for the taking if they heat up. Let’s take a look at some 2012 lottery picks that are coming […]
2013 NBA All-Stars: Battle Of The Studs and Duds
The first returns of the 2013 NBA All-Star ballot are in. Many expected and familiar faces lead the pack, with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James securing the most votes for each of their conferences. The NBA’s newest approach to the balloting―removing the “center” position, and relegating players to either a frontcourt or backcourt class―seems to […]
Perception Isn’t Reality in the Fantasy Playoffs
Our perceptions, during these waning weeks of the fantasy football season, are so often frozen in time, like an insect trapped in the confines of prehistoric amber, unchanged, static, fixed in time. These trappings are everywhere in fantasy football, most pointedly in the way we think of NFL defenses, and which teams should be exploited […]
Los Angeles Dodgers 2013 Preview
The new Dodgers owners didn’t waste any time trying to make good on their $2 billion investment. They are currently looking at a $210 million payroll to start the season with plenty more tied up for the foreseeable future. With plenty of new faces joining a team that already saw plenty of new faces mid-season, […]
Red Sox Add Ryan Dempster, Stay Away from Big Contracts
The Boston Red Sox are continuing to put together a roster of veteran players on short-term contracts. After agreeing to deals with Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino, Ken Rosenthal is reporting the Red Sox have signed free agent pitcher Ryan Dempster to a 2-year, $26.5-million contract. The Red Sox have been looking for an affordable pitcher to […]