Getting Ahead In H2H, Week 1: Heroes And Heartaches
The unique thing about Head-to-Head leagues is that at the end of the week, none of the statistics you accrued in that matchup really matter anymore. Sure, it contributes to your players' values going...
View ArticleFantasyDraft: MLB, Kenta See
I’ve got a bone to pick with MLB. Opening Day was awesome, but starting in the middle of the day on a Thursday when most people are working is kinda “meh”. Why not wait one day and open your season...
View ArticleFanDuel: Cash(ner) for Yankees
Today we have a situation that will present itself from time to time on Mondays and Thursdays (the standard travel days, in case one was wondering) - a slate with only a few games to pick players from....
View ArticleMorton’s In Houston Requires No Reservations
Charlie Morton aka Ground Chuck was playing "Hamburger Patty Cake" with the Mariners yesterday -- 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 hits, 0 walks, 8 Ks, ERA at 0.72, WHIP at 0.88. Ground Chuck said, "I'm A-1, try to...
View ArticlePaxton Puts Jays Through Twister Of Hell In Hunt Of No-Hitter
James Paxton went from a 16-K game last week to a no hitter. *genuflects* We're not James Worthy. We're not James Worthy. That's how one genuflects in Los Angeles, by the way. You seeing someone...
View ArticleA’s Found A Center Fielder In Fowler Territory
Trevor Cahill hit the DL. Fun Fact! If you have Hill in your last name, there's a 100% chance you're injury prone and will be on the DL for the majority of the season. It's a curse that began when...
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Sex, Lies, And Baseball: Bryce Harper Is Adam Dunn With Superior Hair
Late last week as I was journeying through the Serengeti Plains with a local group of albino dwarves, I felt a tingling... a tingling deep within my gonads. My mouth started watering uncontrollably,...
View ArticleFanDuel: Birdemic: Shock and Chris Davis
The main pitcher today is playing in the heat and humidity in Texas, so it feels like one of those weather truthing kind of days. I don’t particularly love these slates, so instead, I will just talk...
View ArticleZach G Stardusts The D-Backs Like That Cat From Japan
Yesterday, Zack Greinke went 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI and his 2nd steal, hitting .300--Oops, sorry! The only pitcher whose hitting stats matter are Shohei Ohtani, because he can't pitch anymore. That...
View ArticleSome Rays Have Eovaldi Luck With Pitching
Many of you might not realize this, but I try to stay consistent in advice. When you write 3,000 words/day, sometimes things get blurred. I like so-and-so and don't like that so-and-so, then the...
View ArticleSean Drops A Bomb On LA, Newcomb Back To The Deadball Ages
I try to avoid repeating ledes during the season and Sean Newcomb already had one. There I said, "It's 2074, Grey Albright's frozen head is on a shelf next to Ted Williams' frozen head...I took a...
View ArticleFanDuel: A Texas Doozy
We’ve got ourselves a pretty decent sized Thursday slate here on FanDuel tonight. Thursday always seems to be a bit hit or miss, but tonight is a hit. None of that four game slate stuff, that’s for...
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Points Leagues: Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Treinen.
I rarely ever talk about relief pitchers, but since I'm on vacation and my time is limited I'm writing about whatever rolls off my fingers most easily. Blake Treinen is exactly the reason I do not...
View ArticleJays Morales High Off Kendrys Homers
Kendrys hit it? Yes he can. Blue Jays first baseman/DH Kendrys Morales homered in his fifth straight game Friday night and now has a total of six jacks in five nights! KEN-DRYS do it again!? I don't...
View ArticleTop 20 1st Basemen for 2019 Fantasy Baseball
I have to keep this short, because after the jump is going to be the longest post you’ve ever seen in your life. How do I know all the posts you’ve seen to compare this one to? Because I’m sitting...
View ArticleUnder the Greydar: A Carpenter’s Story
Every off-season I like to target players who are flying under the radar because they were busts the year before but had quality performances the season prior. Their lack of excellence could have been...
View ArticleF**k Gary Kill(ed) Or Simply FGK
Yesterday, Gary Sanchez went 3-for-6, 6 RBIs with his 4th, 5th and 6th homer, hitting .258. "Thanks," said Gary Sanchez's owner from 2018, and I believe he was being sarcastic. You know how when...
View ArticleDaniel Is Bringing Vogelbach!
Daniel Vogelbach (1-for-2, 2 runs and his 5th homer, and fifth in his last five games, hitting .471) is man-hot. Daniel Vogelbach is the Jelly Donut of Swat. Daniel Vogelbach looks like a beer keg...
View ArticleFanDuel: The Long View
If you are reading this article, it’s a safe bet you follow Major League Baseball, and it’s also a safe bet you know about the plight of Chris Davis. So I don’t need to get into the details of how...
View ArticleEloy Bites The Big Apple, Twice
If he wanted to, Eloy Jimenez could've hit home runs in any of the White Sox first 11 games. He chose to delay the gratification for one reason: he's a diva. Eloy waited patiently as the team traveled...
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