The next time I write this column, the MLB trade deadline will be upon us. The fortunes of some players are sure to change due to some of the trades made. A player may end up playing in a stronger lineup (protection) or in a ballpark more suitable...
It’s hard to believe that the four 2019 majors are already over for the PGA Tour, how time flies. This week is usually the Canadian Open but with that event moving up in the schedule, the new WGC-FedEx St.Jude Invitational takes its place...
The All-Star break has come and gone and the dog days of summer are here for Major League Baseball. With only a few weeks left before the MLB trade deadline (and likely you’re fantasy league’s deadline, too), MLB teams have to decide if...
These days, analytics and metrics have become all the rage, not just in football, but every sport. Utilizing that data has had a profound change on how all teams try to win and the clubs that do the best job analyzing and reacting are, more often...
“Pressure, pushing down on me. Pressing down on you, no man ask for”
While that may be a lyric from Freddie Mercury in Queen’s Under Pressure, the line is strangely poignant even 38 years later in the world of American...
Movement around the NFL creates new opportunities for Fantasy Football. Every addition or loss to a team has an impact. Especially when a player like Mark Ingram, who has been a focal point in the Saints’ backfield for eight seasons, needs to...
This is the time of year that I get a little nervous about the closer position. We are a little less than two weeks from the trade deadline. It’s been a trying year, as it always is, at closer. We expect there to be several trades involving...
Are you actually considering drafting Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy this season? Do you feel dirty that the thought actually entered your mind? McCoy set career lows last season in rushing yards, yards per carry, and touchdowns. The...
It’s a bittersweet week this week as it’s already the last major of the year, so golf fans will be surely soaking this up before waiting until April 2020 when The Masters blows back around. The past few weeks have seen some pretty weak...
I’d like to send my thanks to the Cubs. Thank you so much for placing Willson Contreras on the injured list after lineup lock Monday. I am so appreciative of the fact that I will now have to take a zero at this position. I know what...
It’s finally here! The time of year all of us fantasy football fanatics look forward to like we’re little kids waiting for Christmas. While some of us are already a handful to over 100 drafts in, especially the Dynasty and Bestball...
The All-Star break seems to be a good time to go over what is going on at the closer position for each team. Let’s dig right in.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Greg Holland is still the closer here but his struggles of late have opened the door for...
Welcome back to the midseason edition of the Rookie Pitchers Report. Back in May, I took a closer look at five rookie pitchers, but since then we’ve seen a number of impact rookies called up to the majors. My goal here is to give you...
Another week of PGA Tour golf is on the horizon, and while it’s not a star-studded event by any means, it’s still a professional golf tournament to watch and bet on. The last two weeks have been new events on the schedule, but now we...
There’s no doubt that Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson will go down in history as one of the game’s all-time greats, with a future spot in the NFL Hall of Fame all but assured once he retires. But before Peterson’s...
Welcome back to the midseason edition of the Rookie Hitter Report. Back in May, I took a closer look at five rookie hitters, but since then we’ve seen a number of impact rookies called up to the majors. My goal here is to give you a detailed...
If you are a regular fantasy sports junkie of the PGA Tour like me, then you likely know how challenging it is to win on a weekly basis and especially over the long-term as golfers results can fluctuate immensely from tournament to tournament...