Archive for April, 2008

What To Do With Barry Zito In Fantasy Baseball

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Barry Zito has been throwing fantasy baseball owners for a curve since he signed his gigantic, $126 million dollar contract last season with the San Francisco Giants.
On Tuesday, the Giants threw him a curve… sending the second highest paid pitcher in the league to the bullpen. His performance this season is certainly deserving of a […]

A-Rod, Smoltz, Fantasy Baseball Owners Injured

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees and John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves hit the Disabled List Tuesday, causing fantasy baseball owners headaches as the season finally hits stride.
A-Rod’s injury, a strain of the right quad, has been nagging him for a few weeks. He has been playing through it, but the injury was […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Warriors - Week 5

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The list of players below are owned in less than 50% of fantasy baseball leagues (according to statistics from CBS Sportsline), and can provide some valuable numbers to carry your team into the long summer months.
Several former stars of fantasy baseball are readily available out there on your local waiver wires. Maybe you can stock […]

Mike Lowell: Return to Red Sox, Fantasy Baseball Tuesday

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Mike Lowell landed on the DL April 10 with a sprained left thumb, but will return to the Boston Red Sox lineup and fantasy baseball relevancy Tuesday.
Lowell went 1-for-4 Sunday in his final game of a three-game rehab assignment for the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox. He hit the DL after diving for a ground ball […]

Berkman, Sabathia Fantasy Baseball Week 4 Players of the Week

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Fantasy Baseball Dugout Player of the Week awards are given to the top statistical hitter and pitcher in fantasy baseball during a normal fantasy baseball week (Monday - Sunday).
A standard 5×5 league is used for scoring (runs scored, homeruns, RBI, steals, batting average for hitters; wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP for pitchers).
Hitter of the […]

Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers - Week 5

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Quality starting pitching is essential to winning in fantasy baseball. If you have a pitcher that hasn’t been carrying their weight, consider adding a starting pitcher who will make two starts in week four.
If the pitcher you consider isn’t at the top of the rankings, there’s often a chance he’ll throw at least one good […]

A Gift for the Baseball Fanatic

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

The First-of-its-Kind Personal Baseball Scoreboard
The Liveboard gives fans a way to catch the game - even if the kids have taken over the TV for the night, or if you’re busy closing a deal at the office. With just a glance, you know exactly what’s happening with your favorite team - or ANY team around […]

Original Rotisserie League Holds Fantasy Baseball Draft

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Most new players don’t know it as anything but “fantasy baseball,” but the game we all play was originally known as “Rotisserie Baseball.”
In fact, the game has given rotisserie a whole new meaning.  Just ask Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: “of relating to or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on […]

Attention Fantasy Baseball Owners: Corpas Out, Fuentes In as Rockies Closer

Friday, April 25th, 2008

It’s not the first time manager Clint Hurdle has flip-flopped his closer and set up man.  He did it last year when Brian Fuentes was out and Manny Corpas was in.  Now, it’s time for another reversal of roles only this time its Corpas who will be pitching the eighth inning.
Manny Corpas has blown 4 […]

Fantasy Owners Find “Big Hurt” In Frank Thomas’ Release

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

If fantasy baseball GM’s were looking for a reason to cut a 500 homerun hitter and future Hall of Famer, Frank Thomas has provided them the perfect opportunity…
He was released Sunday by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The public reason for the Big Hurt’s split with the Jays has to do with proposed reduced playing time. Thomas […]