February 3rd, 2010 by jzak
Derek Jeter is the Hallmark greeting card of fantasy shortstops.
And that isn’t a good thing.
You see, Hallmark is the crème de la crème of greeting cards, according to some. From birthdays to bah mitzvahs, if you want to show that you truly care, only a Hallmark will do … or so the commercials insinuate.
And, of [...]
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 9th, 2009 by jzak
Don’t look now, but the NFC North has become a league filled with offensive powerhouses in 2009. The division used to be highlighted by tough defenses and grind-it-out time-control offensive philosophies, but not this year.
The extra firepower will help any fantasy team wise enough to tap into the potential. Team-by-team previews and predictions include:
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 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 [...]
June 11th, 2009 by ep
When the words innovation, injection and platelet-rich plasma therapy are thrown around, it’s time for a ninja to start paying attention.
One of fantasy baseball’s brightest stars, Jose Reyes, has been DLed by a tear in his right hamstring since May 26, but a revolutionary new form of therapy is helping the Mets shortstop feel great, [...]