All “Common Sense” Situations are Not Equal
Writing about rules regularly here, I usually stick to a very basic recommendation that the rules should be followed, and if a problem with them ensues, the rules should be …
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My Own Medicine Doesn’t Taste Badly
In the eloquent words of one of my industry friends and league competitors, I have a reputation as being “punctilious”. I guess that is one reason why writing a column …
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Plan to Draft Free Agents Proven Faulty
Time can help us realize that ideas we thought were good in the moment, really weren’t. This article is about one such case. One of Major League Baseball’s top ongoing …
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Limited Disabled List has Too Many Limitations
I’ve had this debate with several industry peers for years. I play in leagues both ways, but I strongly prefer an unlimited in size disabled list over one with a …
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First Month Industry League FAAB Spending Trends
Along with being showcase leagues for some of the best and brightest fantasy baseball analysts to compete head-to-head, Tout Wars prides itself as being a test bed for new innovations. …
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A Rare, Justified In-Season Rule Change
Those who read this column regularly are probably tired of reading about one of my core values of fantasy rules management, but because it is central to this article, here …
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King of the (Premature) Hill
In a recent column, I took a long, hard look in the mirror and chastised myself for not being aggressive enough in my bidding in the early action in either …
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Finessing a Fantasy Farmer Fiasco
Often in these columns, I cite examples of situations gone wrong to illustrate my suggestions on how you may be able to avoid similar problems in your leagues by proactively …
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The Risks in Being Too Conservative Early On
One of the messages often repeated by Todd Zola in his weekly written assessments of our Tout Wars bidding activity (posted on the Tout Wars website) is his personal resolve …
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Touts Slow to Adapt to New FAAB Routine
Well-known leagues like Tout Wars and LABR are not just venues for industry names to compete for bragging rights – though that is certainly a part of the allure for …
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“Common Sense” Rule Change Made Far Too Late
In this column, the (usual, but not always) subject is rules. Rather than reference generic situations, I try whenever possible to offer illustrations from leagues in which I play or …
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Advantages of Using the Expected Disabled List
The Thursday opening of the 2018 Major League Baseball season is not aligned with tradition, but is instead a by-product of additional in-season rest days negotiated by players into the …
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