Anyone who has written weekly fantasy football forecast columns could tell you that making accurate predictions is as easy as throwing darts in the dark while blindfolded, singing the “YMCA” song (complete with hand motions) and riding a mechanical bull.
So, I was pleased with the results of my first week’s “Ninja Sense,” where I hit [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
… Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches
Had bellies with stars.
The Plain-Belly Sneetches
Had none upon thars. …
— Dr. Seuss in “The Sneetches”
Those who play fantasy footall know what to do. They draft lots of Sneetches, they study them, too.
Peterson, Fitzgerald and Brees are all stars. They are the players with stars upon thars.rs,
But what about the plain-belly sort? Those [...]
How much money could you have won if you had bet that Russ Ohlendorf was going to outpitch Johan Santana. … ever?
Santana got ruffed up for 6 ER in 6 IP, to complete a woeful June (6.19 ERA over the 30 glorious days).
Meanwhile, our boy Ohlendorf threw seven shutout innings and struck out eight.
Let’s not [...]
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 [...]
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