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 [...]
September 12th, 2009 by jzak
Let me go on record as saying that I totally HATE pregame shows.
Did you see the Black-Eyed Peas’ poor excuse for lip syncing? Did you see the cheesy countdown clock? It was hard to tell if I was waiting for a football game, or getting ready to watch the ball drop on New Years’ Eve.
I [...]
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 [...]
August 27th, 2009 by jzak
Anyone who has drafted yet can tell you that the middle- to late-round wide receivers are as appealing as being a high school janitor during the peak of flu season.
No one in their right mind can and should feel good about staring Laveranues Coles or Deion Branch as their WR2 — or even to rely [...]
August 22nd, 2009 by jzak
I could take time to drool all over my 2009 QB love affair with Matt Schaub. I could call him a sleeper, but let’s face it … he isn’t (even though I call him one here).
It seems that everyone is targeting him in the middle of their respective drafts.
A true sleeper is a player that [...]
July 2nd, 2009 by ep
The Chinstrap Ninjas are American, but we have no biases. We know foreign countries aren’t as good at beer league softball as us, but they occasionally pop out a player who makes a somewhat minimal difference in fantasy baseball circles.
Aroldis Chapman is expected to be next. According to a report from ESPN the Magazine, Chapman [...]