2013 Detroit Tigers May be Haunted by Poor Defense
Once a week, or so, I think about October 2012, and how my beloved Tigers made it to the World Series once again, only to be swept away in four games by what appeared to be an inferior team in the San Francisco Giants. My head drops low, my eyes glaze over, and somewhere in […]
Week 12 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Digging For Stats
It’s been a pretty quiet week in basketball, though that could be because no one paid any attention to anything but playoff football over the weekend. When there aren’t any big injuries or roster changes, sometimes you need to dig a little deeper in your fantasy league waivers to find someone who can help your […]
Creating The Fantasy Quarterback Frankenstein: Part 2
My Frankenstein was alive. My yearlong experiment of piecing together an elite fantasy quarterback with nothing but excellent matchups for maddeningly inconsistent signal callers became slightly more frustrating in the second half of 2012. Streaming quarterbacks – streaming any position, really – comes with inherent risks. It requires in-depth research into what may or may […]
Creating The Fantasy Quarterback Frankenstein
We don’t own Drew Brees, we don’t own Tom Brady or Robert Griffin III or Peyton Manning. No elite fake football signal caller graces our roster. So let’s construct one. I used one of my four leagues this year to experiment with a pure streaming quarterback strategy, basing my weekly QB choices entirely on matchup, […]
Fantasy Football Keeper Watch: Tight Ends to Consider for 2013 and Beyond
Tight ends, tight ends, everywhere, and not a man to keep. It’s a debate as old as the chicken and the egg: are tight ends keeper-worthy? Your first step of research should be to determine, “Does his name starts with a W or a G?” If so, then he might be worth the keeper slot. […]
Rudy Gay Is On The Trade Market: Where Will He End Up?
In an effort to wrangle their pennies, the Memphis Grizzlies are flirting with the prospect of dealing Rudy Gay. Despite being a part of the NBA’s best five-player combos―sitting at the top of the heap alongside Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol, Tony Allen, and Mike Conley on a cush plus-138 throne―the Grizzlies need to shrink their […]
Adam LaRoche Returns to Washington
After months of waiting and trying to find the three-year deal he was seeking, Adam LaRoche will be remaining with the Washington Nationals, albeit for one less guaranteed season than what he wanted. The first baseman signed a two-year, $24-million contract with Washington that includes a mutual option for 2015. It’s not exactly the type […]
Chicago Cubs 2013 Preview
The Cubs were as bad as a team could be in 2012, losing 101 games and looking ugly doing it. As any team with 61 wins, they have been aggressive in changing up the roster. They traded Ryan Dempster last season, would “listen” to deals for Matt Garza and have actively shopped Carlos Marmol. In the meantime, […]