Bullpen Reinforcements
Baseball’s offseason has moved unusually slow this winter. With just six weeks remaining before pitchers and catchers report, the vast majority of the game’s top free agents are still hanging …
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Relaxing During the Fantasy Playoffs
The agenda for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 was only a thinly veiled secret. When my girlfriend asked me to carve out a couple hours at this particular time …
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She Fantasy Football League Bans Abusers, Part II
Continued from yesterday, Part II begins with the last few paragraphs from Part I for context. Pacman’s latest run-in with the law was nothing compared to the surveillance video that captured …
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She Fantasy Football League Bans Abusers, Part I
Evangeline Bauerle is by all accounts a benevolent ruler. The two-time defending champion of She FF, an all-female fantasy football league, refuses to subject her vanquished foes to demeaning tasks …
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To Play or Not to Play Aaron Rodgers
So, you were the one who swooped in after a dejected leaguemate reluctantly dropped Aaron Rodgers back in October. Real cool. You sat on him all these weeks, rooting for …
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Playoff Week Wide Receiver Problems
The Fantasy playoffs are finally here, and those who made the cut probably have the depth to consider benching a good player in a bad matchup. It’s time to test …
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Week 13 Running Back Benchings
It’s hard to believe the final week of November is upon us. With Thanksgiving in the rear-view mirror, the best four weeks of fantasy football stand between the present and …
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Can This Year’s Top-Ranked QBs Deliver Fantasy Titles?
Yahoo’s top eight fantasy players to date are all quarterbacks, which speaks to today’s passing-focused offenses and the inconsistency of skill players this year. From injuries to ever-widening usage trees, …
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Week 10 DFS Deals
For those looking to invest in high-dollar skill players in expected shootouts this week — Vegas has Dallas/Atlanta, New Orleans/Buffalo, Steelers/Colts and Texans/Rams atop its over/under lines — here are …
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Scheming on Defense
It’s already Halloween weekend — past the halfway point for most fantasy football leagues. Since many people are too busy surrendering to ill-conceived couples’ costumes to consider our fair and …
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Let’s Get Stolen Bases without Being Dumb About It
During the past three MLB seasons, stolen bases have leveled off at the lowest per-game rate — 0.52 — since the mid-1970s. The closest three-year stretch since then was 2003-05, …
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Mining for Scarcity: Offseason Keeper League Strategy
Baseball’s regular season wrapped up on Sunday, but the season never really ends for keeper league owners. Let’s consider how this year’s results will affect next year’s draft — and …
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