This Changes Everything: Russell Westbrook Out Of NBA Playoffs Indefinitely
The NBA Playoffs just got a lot more interesting and Miami’s road to a repeat championship just got a whole lot easier. The Oklahoma City Thunder, who many sports analysts see as Miami’s only real competition, has suffered a major blow to its personnel. Something that hasn’t really happened to this point. Russell Westbrook, its fiery All-Star […]
Will the Real Detroit Tigers Please Stand Up?
It goes without saying the Tigers are strong on paper, as they were in 2012, but paper is thin. Paper burns, and paper gets swept away with each passing breeze. The ’12 club barely made the playoffs, and it wouldn’t be a stretch to say they were aided by a dramatic White Sox collapse in […]
Week 4 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers Stock Market: Wait, Then Sell High
The closer carousel might be spinning at its fastest ever this season as a two more closers emerge as legitimate fantasy baseball sleepers this week. Not to mention a couple of familiar faces that we can all but hope build on their 2012 success. Let’s take a look at some great pickups to bolster the ol’ […]
St. Louis Rams draft Tavon Austin: A PPR Monster is Born?
The St. Louis Rams wouldn’t burn a top-10 NFL Draft pick on wide receiver Tavon Austin if they weren’t going to use him in all variety of ways. Forget his size. Austin is going to get the pigskin in his hands, and get it plenty. The Rams’ offense is free of the glut of hungry […]
The Fate of Alfredo Aceves is Finally Sealed
It was a move that seemed all but inevitable. The Boston Red Sox, last night, sent pitcher Alfredo Aceves to Triple-A Pawtucket following a disturbing performance the day before. The decision shouldn’t come as a surprise. Aceves was really the only player who didn’t seem to fit the mold of the new-look Red Sox. General […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for April 25
After a disappointing showing two Thursdays ago due to rainouts, we bounced back nicely last Thursday with our daily fantasy baseball lineup. Our picks earned 54.50 points which may have put you into the money in your matchups, if not an outright win. So we’re going to go with the same philosophy that worked for […]
2013 NBA Playoffs: Injury Update
This was originally going to be a piece on how David Lee’s series-ending hip injury pretty much killed all of Golden State’s hopes. But then they put on a shooting clinic, going for 131 points on 65% shooting. I saw them winning a game or two, but didn’t expect them to give Denver such headaches […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Jordany Valdespin
Jordany Valdespin can do it all. He can hit for average and pop. He can steal bases. He can play just about any position. He’s the Mets’ occasional leadoff hitter and fantasy owners should keep a close eye on him as a fantasy baseball sleeper as the season moves along. The 2013 Mets are nothing […]