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 ep
Just an FYI, we got an e-mail at the Chinstrap Ninjas offices today informing us that SportsNation, 4 p.m. eastern on ESPN2, chose the site to be in their A Site We Like segment.
I’m sure most of you have seen the show before, astute sports fans that you are, but if you haven’t there’s no [...]
September 19th, 2009 by jzak
They say the first step in making a recovery from addiction is to admit you have a problem.
Well, I am a trade-aholic. I get a rush every time a trade is accepted by both parties. I’ve completed all kinds of trades in the past, with mixed results. I have learned a lot of life lessons [...]
September 4th, 2009 by jzak
Everything I ever need to know I learned in high school biology class.
I’m not talking about the details of photosynthesis or how the mighty mitochondria functions in a cell. Not anything about the symbiosis between living organisms or how deer ticks successfully transmit Lyme Disease.
No, the lesson I found most valuable from the days of [...]
July 4th, 2009 by jzak
It’s 1 a.m. in the morning, and all I can think about is sleep.
Not sleeping, mind you, but sleepers.
For those who lack the lingo of fantasy sports, sleepers are players who you feel will greatly outproduce projections heading into the season. They are players that you can acquire at a solid value. Identify and draft [...]
June 27th, 2009 by jzak
For 144 days, I stayed clean from my addiction.
It wasn’t easy. The withdrawal symptoms. The sleepless nights. The cold sweats and headaches and need to satisfy my craving. Through it all, I stood strong. I resisted the urge.
That is, until Friday night. During my dinner break at The Daily Item, I had an innocent yearning [...]