Rolling in the Deep, Part 2
Two weeks ago, in Rolling in the Deep, Part 1, you got your first glimpse of eight players you could draft outside the top 250. Playing in shallow leagues, you …
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Don’t Mock Me
I have written at length about The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational, and I have been preparing for my sophomore year in this great test of skill and grit. The 15-team …
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Rolling in the Deep, Part 1
In my last column of 2022, I told you why playing in deep fantasy baseball leagues like TGFBI is so alluring. There is really nothing like pitting your knowledge against …
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What is Your Draft Strategy?
I know that it’s only January, but if you’re reading this column, you are serious about fantasy baseball. You’re not the person that’s waiting until after the Super Bowl to …
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Fantasy Baseball Stats 101
If you’ve read my bio at Creative Sports, you know that I fell in love with baseball after moving to St. Louis in the mid-1960s. An only child with few …
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The Cost of a Championship
The late George Steinbrenner is rolling over in his grave. The owner of the “other team” in New York is outspending is son, Hal Steinbrenner. Billionaire owner Steve Cohen is …
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The Hot Stove is Ablaze
I thought I was going to be writing about football this week, but the Hot Stove is still sizzling a week after the Winter Meetings ended, with trades and signings …
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Meet Michael Richards, 2022 TGFBI Champion
On October 5, 2022, Michael Richards was a relatively unknown fantasy baseball analyst, writing prospect and dynasty articles for Fantrax. On October 6, 2022, he was an overnight celebrity. Richards …
Read More A TGFBI Cinderella story
I “met” Michael Richards in April 2020 – just weeks after the pandemic began and the country was locked down. Those were crazy days when we all stayed indoors, hoping …
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Where Will Soto Go?
If you follow me at CreativeSports, you know I am a lifelong Cardinals fan. Therefore, it’s not hard to understand why my heart skipped a beat when I read a …
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Lessons Learned at the Break
The first half of the 2022 season is in the books (more than half, actually). Guiding your team through a 162-game schedule is a challenge. So, as fantasy managers take …
Read More The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational Diary, Part 2
Two months ago, I wrote my first installment chronicling my experience in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational, beginning with my first ever draft on February 28th. This was in diary …
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