March 3rd, 2010 by jzak
Perhaps it is cabin fever or just needing to get excited about something this spring, but have you checked out Atlanta Braves rookie outfielder Jason Heyward?
The dude is 6-foot-4, 220 pounds and can mutilate a baseball better than OreIda can mash a potato.
Not impressed? Check this out:
January 20th, 2010 by jzak
At a different site recently, someone asked me who the hot young sleeper catcher was for 2010. A player they could target in the mid to late rounds and avoid the drafting firestorm that would surround the truly elite at the position.
And, for the first time in my fantasy career, I found myself giving advice [...]
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 [...]
November 5th, 2009 by jzak
Two weeks from Friday, most standard fantasy leagues will see the come and go of their trade deadline.
And considering that most fantasy trades take time to develop, now is the time to really assess your team and determine if you need to make some moves.
Notice that your team is weak at a certain position? Lacking [...]
October 30th, 2009 by jzak
I was about to walk out the front door of The Daily Item office building the other day when I noticed the Incredible Hulk’s little brother perched on the step.
Everything about the guy was huge: Huge biceps, huge tattoos on his biceps, huge bulging wall-like structure where his neck should have been. He wore a [...]
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 [...]