A Hunter’s Quest For Fire, and the Top 100 Hitters, Week 4
Never once did I think I would be writing about a creeper older than I am, and yet here I am, talking about Torii Hunter. Being the ageless wonder (or is it the wonder of agelessness, I'm not really...
View ArticleOwing Us Some Back Stats, and the Top 100 Hitters, Week 5
I'll be honest, picking a creeper early in the year is not an easy task. We have small sample sizes to work with, players under performing and pitchers very hard to predict. I ask myself every week as...
View ArticleDraftKings: Become Qualified
There’s a lot of hate towards qualifiers out there. I get it, you feel like the odds are long when you have to spike two rosters to make it count. I also get the sentiment that people feel like they...
View ArticleA Lispers Nightmare on 1st Street and the Top 100 Hitters, Week 6
What are you all doing here today? It's Mother's Day... shouldn't you be getting out of the basement and going to pick up the pizza for her for once! Go put on your fancy sweatpants, you know, the ones...
View ArticleDraftKings: Swipe Right On Synder
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the latest in rookie nookie will be making his debut tonight. Everyone wants to hook up with Noah Syndergaard, myself included. The kid’s been just obliterating the...
View ArticleDraftKings: Film Study
I read a great piece this offseason on J.D. Martinez. He was such an interesting player last year and I was trying to make heads or tails of him. Was his breakout for real? Was he to be believed?...
View ArticleDraftKings: Ignore Recency Bias and Live Free
I was the last one. It didn't matter what it was, my family was not well flush with the monies so I watched as my friends got the latest and greatest toys and game while I had to wait, and wait, and...
View ArticleDraftKings: If It’s Wong, I Want To Be Right
If I was drafting a season-long fantasy baseball team today, I would target Kolten Wong very early. I remember before the start of the 2014 season, a major media outlet had a debate as to who the best...
View ArticleYour One Penny Reserve Bid On Callaspo Has Been Met
At first, it was reported that Alberto Callaspo rejected the trade to the Dodgers. Leaving Alex Guerrero (1-for-2) to stare at Callaspo's smugshot-slash-you mad bro? face. Then, later in the evening,...
View ArticleProspect Profile: Alen Hanson
Alen Hanson was signed by the Pirates as a teenager way back in 2009, so it probably feels like he's been around forever. I guess this post is my way of saying I hope you didn't fall asleep on him, as...
View ArticleDraftKings: Long Kang
Earlier this season, DraftKings did us all the favor and left a no named Jimmy Paredes at a mere $2,000 for a week. In a previous post, I wrote that I was going to take advantage of the pricing until...
View ArticleDraftKings: Aces Full, Mike
If Friday, when I last wrote, was the worst pitching day I had ever seen, this one looks fantastic. Aces abound. Congrats if you recognize the reference from my title. One of my favorite movie...
View ArticleDraftKings: Don’t Ignore the Trends
Sometimes you think you know what a player is. He's a stud. He's a stiff. He's hot. He's not. And so on. Players get labels pretty quick as they come into our consciousness and it's awfully hard to...
View ArticleDraftKings: The K’Zar Rules The Day
Don't go jump out the window in DFS hysteria. I am just filling in for the day because Sky reached out and touched me, I mean he got in touch with me. Some of you may remember that I wrote DFS last...
View ArticleDraftKings: 14K for 14Ks?
Max Scherzer against the Phillies. If there was ever a chance to redeem yourself in losing a perfect game on the last out the very next day, this would be the pitcher and the team to do so. From a...
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DraftKings: You’ve Got The Hutch…You’ve Got The Power…YEAH!
I almost went with Mark Wahlberg's rendition here but I thought, nah, I ain't gonna make your ears bleed. I'll just gif it and be done. Just realize you did it to yourself if you clicked that. Ample...
View ArticleTwin Cities Meteorologists Confused By July Sano Day
Kennys Vargas was demoted to Double-A. Shouldn't it be Double-Kenny? It's official, the Twins hate Vargas. They gave him all of about ten days to prove himself this time around. Maybe they just get off...
View ArticleSpring(er) Break
George Springer will miss six weeks with a broken wrist. I find in these times of sadness it's best to turn to the ones you love, your family. But it's also important to not forget why you were sad...
View ArticleDraftKings: I Feel Like a Young Philly
Today is 7/11! Be sure to go to your local 7-Eleven for the famous thirst quenching Slurpee. Remember to buy an extra one for your enjoyment while watching baseball all day. Take the kiddos with you...
View ArticleCron Air
C.J. Cron blasted two home runs last night to help the Angels to a convincing victory over Seattle. Cron has got it going on right now, after his 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI performance last night, he's got...
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