The Case Against Yasiel Puig as an All-Star: One Great Month ≠ All-Star
MLB.com’s Richard Justice believes Rookie phenom Yasiel Puig should represent the National League in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game, because he says, “Puig is the most interesting player in baseball, and isn’t that part of what the All-Star Game is about?” Actually, Richard, it was supposed to be about who has played the best baseball […]
The Fantasy Baseball All-Patriotic Points League Team: Infield
As explained on my “All-Patriotic” Pitching Staff piece, I will be compiling a list of the best, fantasy points league players in the first half of the season. The next piece will focus on the outfield. This article focuses on the best infielders of the first half of the MLB season. The Rules: The best players at every […]
The Studs and Streaming Approach to 2-QB Fantasy Football Drafts
If you follow the same fantasy writers I follow, and read the outstanding work they produce, then the term “streaming” in fantasy football should be embedded in your memory bank by now. C.D. “Denny” Carter, JJ Zachariason and Patrick Thorman are three of the best fantasy minds out there in the fantasy football community, and […]
Week 14 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Stock Market: Turn The Page
It’s the halfway point of the season and it’s time to get real about what you can expect from your players the rest of the way. I’m specifically talking about guys like Starlin Castro and Elvis Andrus, both coming off of good seasons and playing a shallow position. Take a look at their midseason numbers […]
2013 MLB Trade Rumors: Despite Losing Record, Dodgers Expected to be Buyers at Deadline
It’s not every day that teams with losing records are buyers instead of sellers at the MLB trade deadline. It’s even rarer when a team only a ½ game out of last place is expected to be looking for players instead of looking to move them. But that’s exactly the situation the Los Angeles Dodgers […]
MLB 2013 First-Half Awards
With the first half in the books, the SJN MLB crew have submitted their ballots and are ready to give away the most prestigious prize that can be awarded to any athlete – an SJN First-Half Award. Let’s take a look at who has impressed the acute eyes of the SJN crew enough over the […]
The Fantasy Baseball All-Patriotic Points League Team: Pitching
In my blog, Pathological Hate, I have mentioned my Head-to-Head Points fantasy baseball keeper league and I’m not ashamed to periodically update on the progress of my keeper team, although maybe I should stop updating because my team has been terrible despite being only a game below .500. But I’m not here to talk about my crummy […]
Brad Stevens Brings 6 Yrs Experience and 4 New Realities To Celtics
Stunned doesn’t quite cut it. Impressively stunned is more along the lines of how folks have responded to the Brad Stevens hire in Boston. Though greener than a Celtics jersey―he’s only 36 and has never coached in the NBA―the former Butler coach brings with him an unheralded level of success―he holds the record for most […]