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The ascent to fantasy nirvana -- the collision of postseason-run fantasy baseball and fantasy football draft prep -- has begun. Rest assured that we're not tossing baseball over the rail to float off into the murky waters of oblivion, while we play with the new hotness. For us, it's football, baseball, Nirvana. It says it's the year of the Ninja on our calendar. What say you?

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Closer SitRep 6.22.10: Huston Street returns, Aardsma blocked

There are some shaky closers out there and shakier bullpen situations just waiting to destroy head-to-head fantasy baseball ERAs. Let’s wade through some of the messiest of ‘pens and discuss what’s what.

Waiver report for 5.20.10: Spot starters and cheap saves

Who isn’t streaming a starter by now? Jorge de la Rosa — fitting that there’s a DL in the middle of his name — is one of the biggest hurts on my teams. I’ve been streaming in several leagues since DL went on the shelf on April 26. How about you? I figured as much. [...]

Mariano Rivera is human. Who knew?

The Twins, Jason Kubel more specifically, took advantage of a rare moment of vulnerability from Mariano Rivera. Rivera walked in a run and surrendered a grand slam to Kubel to take the loss Sunday. Only two of the runs were his responsibility — blame the other three on Joba Chamberlain — but the Yankees were [...]

How much should you pay for holds? [FBB]

A recent visitor to our site was looking for auction values for fantasy baseball players who accumulate holds. That’s an interesting request. Could hold guys be more valuable than closers? Let’s take a look. If you’re in a league that tracks holds, congratulations. Holds is a category that needs to be used in fantasy baseball, [...]