In Defense of Joey Gallo
I have taken a lot of grief during drafts — both mock and actual 2018 season leagues — because I think a lot of Joey Gallo. “A strikeout machine” @cwsoxfan …
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Team Tweaking
Since the NHL is now past the half way point with the All Star break coming up, it’s time for some tweaking. Waiver wire additions who are no longer streaking, …
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Early Takeaways From an Early Mock
On Tuesday CBS’s Scott White organized the first of what will be weekly industry mock drafts leading up to MLB’s regular season. Tim McLeod spent literally all of five seconds choosing …
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Waiting on Starters in a Bullpen-Friendly World
Starting pitchers are getting the hook quicker than ever these days as teams invest more heavily in bullpens, while managers increasingly use specialists and high-strikeout relievers early in games. Last …
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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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Winter Meeting Relief
We have some busy weeks ahead, with the Sally and Midwest League prospects yet to review, coupled with a week I want to spend on some sleeper selections from my …
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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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Danny Podolsky’s Week 15 NFL Power Rankings
Week 14 brought entertaining football, containing both a blizzard and a near Malice at the Palace scenario in Jacksonville. Following week 14, here is a ranking of all 32 teams …
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Curmudgeonly Reflections on Lost Playoffs
Fair is fair, and last week I started by noting the HOF accomplishments of Philip Rivers and Frank Gore. So, before anything else, we begin by acknowledging the great Arizona …
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The Dynasty League Dilemma: Draft to the Player or Need?
I play in some pretty deep leagues, some of which are keeper contests where the number of players frozen makes for some interesting machinations. The Dynasty football league in which …
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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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Don’t Forget The Supporting Cast
This weekend I noticed something wrong with one of my cat’s eyes so I had to take him to the vet on Monday. Nitro was diagnosed with something called Horner’s …
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