Week 5 MLB Injury Report: Yes McCann
With a month of baseball behinds us, there are many important players on the MLB injury report including an entire Dodgers rotation and fallout from Monday’s 19-inning affair between the A’s and the Angels. Luckily, there are plenty of already-hurt players ready to hit the comeback trail just in time to replace the newly-hurt ones. […]
2013 NBA Playoffs Analysis: Has The First Round Shaped Up To Expectations?
If sports were a science they wouldn’t be half as fun, and there would be no point in holding the NBA Playoffs to begin with. The commissioner would pick a clear-cut winner at the end of the season based on stats and predictions, and our nerves would be better off because of it. Instead, the […]
NHL Western Conference Playoff Preview
The Western Conference NHL playoff race was very tight by the end of the regular season—third through ninth place were separated by only five points. I expect the playoff matchups in the West to have much of the same intensity we saw in the regular season. Below I examine and preview what to expect as […]
NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
As a hockey fan, there is no time of year like when the NHL playoffs roll around. If you haven’t taken in some playoff games before, I strongly urge you to do so. The level of intensity is ratcheted up to ‘Maximum’ for every game, every period and every shift. Every player on each team […]
2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/30)
Monday’s NBA Playoff Action featured three games with the Bulls and Thunder looking to move on to the next round. Here’s a recap of the action from the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Nets fight off elimination, defeat Bulls 110-91 Facing elimination, the Brooklyn Nets held serve on their home court, winning Game 5 of their series […]
2013 NBA Playoffs Injury Update
The Russell Westbrook injury saga supports the old NBA adage that you’re always only an injury away from seeing your championship dreams end up in the dustbin. The Thunder went from being a more efficient version of their NBA Finals selves, to being some team Kevin Durant plays on. OKC remains a threat for any […]
Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Cold, Hard Cashner
With just about a month in the books, we are seeing more and more younger guys come into their own and become viable fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups. There’s nothing I love more than a player who is building on stellar numbers in the minors (as opposed to a player who has the skills, but […]
Fantasy Football Draft Preparation: Top 30 Average Draft Positions In 2-QB Leagues
With the NFL Draft having wrapped up this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to see what impact, if any, the draft had on the MyFantasyLeague.com (MFL) Average Draft Position (ADP) data for quarterbacks. Last week saw the debut installment of my Sports Jerks’ ‘Top 30 ADP in 2-QB Leagues’ series, and the NFL Draft […]