Carlos Lee Retires Wrapping Up Unheralded Career
In case you missed it on Thursday, former MLB All-Star Carlos Lee retired from the game. Officially, anyway. To most baseball folk, Lee had been retired since the end of last season. The former slugger couldn’t reach a deal with a team for the two-year deal he sought, so he instead decided to hang up […]
Fantasy Baseball Rest-of-Season Projections: Second Half Drop-Off Candidates – Pitchers
Every single year, it happens without fail. For one reason or another, countless players have wildly different second-halves despite the only thing being different is the date. While second-half slumps are difficult to predict, there are some players that have a much higher chance of seeing their fantasy value plummet after the halfway point. Last […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for June 21
As I mentioned Wednesday, I’ve shifted my thinking when building my Star Fantasy Leagues daily lineup to concentrate on offense, while being thrifty on pitching. It worked pretty well that night. While not my best lineup ever, it was still enough to get me back in the money. And that’s what I’m looking for. So […]
2013 NBA Finals: Turn up the Heat! Miami wins 2nd straight NBA title with 95-88 win
Behind 37 big points from LeBron James, the Miami Heat won back-to-back NBA championships with a Game 7 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals. Heat outlast Spurs 95-88 to capture NBA Championship For three quarters, the San Antonio Spurs matched every blow given to them by the Miami Heat in Game 7 […]
What’s For Dinner? A 5th NBA Championship
A crushing loss of the magnitude the San Antonio Spurs had to experience in Game 6 would have sunk other teams. Deflated, dejected, and demoralized, they would find their therapy at the bottom of unanswered questions, sleepless offseasons, and in the worst scenarios, empty glasses of ale. But the Spurs are different; they found their […]
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: How Chicago and Boston Win Their Games
The Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks have not failed in the expectation that the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals would be a clash of titans. The first four games have featured three overtime games (one triple overtime), two games with seven or more goals, two games with five goals combined, big hits, touch-passing plays and everything […]
Week 12 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Stock Market: Moss, Hanson, Santiago
The way the season has gone along, these columns have been mostly dedicated to younger guys who are breaking out all over the place. This might be the first veteran-heavy stock market piece as some of the guys that seemed a bit iffy coming in are putting up unexpectedly good numbers. Let’s take a look […]
Fantasy Football: Should Jimmy Graham Be Taken With The First Overall Pick?
Ever since the news broke that Rob Gronkowski was undergoing a fourth forearm surgery and a second back operation, the fantasy community has been all aflutter for what his absence could mean in terms of raising Jimmy Graham’s draft value. Although there is still much unknown when exactly Gronk will return from his sabbatical to […]