We’re only about two weeks into the MLB season, but don’t things feel just a little bit… different? Players bundled up in 32-degree weather. Rainouts, snow-outs and the occasional Friday …
Early Season Observations Read More
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 …
Touts Slow to Adapt to New FAAB Routine Read More
Sometimes I wonder. Sometimes I wonder a lot. If I go to the mall, I look at what some people are wearing and wonder if they actually chose said clothes, …
Some Offers are Better Left Unmade Read More
Suddenly a spate of DFS contests are indeed kicking into gear. You can play against me with the fun and flexible rosters at Fantasy Draft and RealTime, you can play …
Tout Wars Daily, Cycle 1, Week 1 Read More
Man, a week into the season and I would not say I am panicking, but going into Monday my LABR squad — holding a solid last place — has an …
Mining for What is Available (Week 2, April 8, 2018) Read More
Patience. I’ve been preaching it for as long as I’ve been dishing out fantasy baseball advice. Patience has always been one of my strengths as an owner. I rarely get …
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing Read More
Delino DeShields OF, Rangers: left hamate fracture The Rangers won’t have DeShields for around 4-6 weeks after suffering a hamate fracture in his left hand. He already underwent surgery, and …
Inside injuries: MLB Injury Roundup- Week 1 Read More
I admit to being both a control freak and somewhat compulsive, which to many of you might smack in the face of the laid back Berkeley Zen hippie personna I …
Standings Scrambles Read More
Want to take on the Creativesports 2.0 staff, braino-y-braino, at DFS? Well, you can indeed at RealTime Sports, matching up against my Creativesports 2.0 mates and me, and get some …
REALTIME Creativesports 2.0 DFS Challenge Picks for April 6-Update Read More
I targeted a number of starters over the second and third tiers this year, and the early results have been pretty, pretty good. In some drafts I did grab one true …
Second-Tier Starters Off to Fast Starts Read More
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 …
“Common Sense” Rule Change Made Far Too Late Read More
Closers are tough to figure. Every year, between 10 and 15 closers lose their jobs. These are closers that you and I drafted. Of course, the converse of that is …
Don’t Believe Everything that You Hear Read More