Archive for May, 2011

No Game: Milton Bradley Tossed for Final Time

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Now, it’s the Seattle Mariners who have had enough.  Milton Bradley has been designated for assignment which is a nice way of saying: “you’re fired!”  That’s not easy to do when you owe a guy $13 million this year. The 33-year-old journeyman with the million dollar talent and the 2 cent brain was hitting just [...]

Handcuffing Catchers

Monday, May 9th, 2011

There’s a few catchers that fantasy baseball managers like having on their teams.  There’s Joe Mauer, Brian McCann, Victor Martinez, and Buster Posey.  Then, there’s a few guys that are OK to have on your team as well like Carlos Santana, but for the most part, catcher is not a very deep position.  And, the [...]

No Soup for You!

Monday, May 9th, 2011

The Soup Nazi of Seinfeld fame recently showed up at Citi Field at a Mets game. After presenting a winner with a prize, he mouthed “No Soup for You” on the big screen. Now, this is news!

Week 6 Hitting Cheat Sheet

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

The idea behind the fantasy baseball cheat sheet for hitters is that each reader can get an idea of who the hottest hitters are at each position over the last 14 days. The players ranked below are also available in at least 25% of fantasy baseball leagues, according to Yahoo!. Therefore, if you have issues [...]

Week 6 Two Start Pitchers

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Are you two-start pitcher streaming? If not, you’re likely missing out on a great opportunity to increase your weekly strikeout total, win total, log more innings pitched, and potentially lower your team ERA and WHIP in head to head leagues that allow daily lineup changes. Some leagues don’t allow such activity by limiting the number [...]

Who Is Eric Hosmer And Why Should You Care?

Friday, May 6th, 2011

The Kansas City Royals have one of the most talented core group of young players in the majors. All of those early round draft picks and trades of talented players for prospects may actually be paying off. On the heels of a 17-14 start, a great spring training campaign put together by Spring MVP Kila [...]

Lance Berkman: April’s Best Fantasy Player

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Matt Kemp and Ryan Braun are having tremendous years, but Lance Berkman has been the best value player for fantasy baseball this season. Berkman is coming off of two Player of the Week honors in April.  Big Puma isn’t just playing beyond expectations, he’s playing like one of the best players in the game.  Berkman [...]