March 5th, 2010 by jzak
You know that today’s opening of free agency in the NFL could be remarkable when there are already major moves taking place.
Take, for example, the Jets acquiring ultra-talented cornerback Antonio Cromartie for a third-round draft pick (it changes to a second-rounder depending on his playing time). Sure Cromartie has a host of off-field issues, but [...]
February 6th, 2010 by jzak
Ryan Braun was pretty awesome last season, smacking more than 30 homers and setting a career high with 20 steals.
But if you don’t draft him in 2010, that isn’t a bad thing.
Sure landing Braun or Matt Kemp would be very sweet in any fantasy format, but you can survive nicely without them, draft studs at [...]
January 28th, 2010 by jzak
Watching reruns of Punky Brewster while plucking my nosehairs with a pair of salad tongs would be more enjoyable than listening to sports radio lately.
That’s because I’m already tired of Favrewatch 2010. I’m tired of hearing who the Vikings might trade for if Favre does not come back.
If he’s wearing purple boxers, does that mean [...]
September 25th, 2009 by jzak
We may be only one-seventh of the way through the fantasy regular season (for those in leagues who play 14 weeks of regular season action), but that is enough to start the juices flowing for true trade-aholics like myself.
While many saner fantasy “experts” would urge patience and caution before jumping into the trading market, I’m [...]
September 18th, 2009 by sockonfl
The Sock Exchange – 2009 Week Two
Injury Updates: The four major injuries coming into week two appear to be:
Donovan McNabb – Unlikely to play with rib injury
LaDainian Tomlinson – Gametime decision with ankle injury
Matt Cassel – Probable to come back this week.
Pierre Thomas – Knee in heavy brace but possibly on track to play
On to [...]
September 17th, 2009 by jzak
It only took about five minutes for a cloud of fruit flies to find the cantaloupe rind I had placed on the kitchen counter.
Which got me thinking some very important thoughts.
Such as … where do the fruit flies come from? There wasn’t a single fruit fly in the house one moment, and suddenly a wave [...]