March 5th, 2010 by jzak
You know that today’s opening of free agency in the NFL could be remarkable when there are already major moves taking place.
Take, for example, the Jets acquiring ultra-talented cornerback Antonio Cromartie for a third-round draft pick (it changes to a second-rounder depending on his playing time). Sure Cromartie has a host of off-field issues, but [...]
March 5th, 2010 by jzak
Want to dominate your fantasy baseball draft? Be more like Tiger Woods.
And no, that doesn’t mean you should run around with your neighbor’s wife.
Have you ever watched Tiger Woods play golf? Studied his swing, his follow-through, his reaction to a shot?
There is a lot to be learned from his demeanor … lessons that are easily [...]
January 15th, 2010 by jzak
The other day, I was watching the cartoon “Wow Wow Wubbzy” with my five-year-old daughter.
If “watching” is the right word.
I was more glancing at the TV while wondering what ever happened to children’s entertainment in the past 20 years.
How in the world did we go from He-Man, Thundercats, Voltron and even the Smurfs to Wow [...]
July 2nd, 2009 by jzak
You see, there are certain fantasy football experts who live and die by the ‘rule’ that you never draft two of any starter with the same bye week. Their mantra is that you must closely watch possible bye-week conflicts, and draft accordingly.
Therefore, for example, if you are drafting eighth out of a 12-team league, and [...]
June 15th, 2009 by ep
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Stealthy Ninjas are back, and on the heels of last week’s A’s edition, we’ve got a Royals edition.
Shudder. But the fantasy baseball stats don’t lie. … Except in the case of Royals starting pitcher Brian Bannister. The 2003 seventh-round draft pick has been all sorts of pitcher this season.
Over four starts from May [...]