Play ‘em or Pine ‘em

 So here we are again, making decisions in June that will affect the outcome in September.  Who to start, who to sit?  You certainly don’t want to leave a guy on your bench that is facing pitchers he eats alive.  Likewise, those struggling OFs in your active lineup could sink even further if they have a stretch [...]

Is your league taking a dump?

You find yourself in the bottom half of the standings with no real hope of climbing out.  Since it is a keeper league, the natural course of action is to trade away non-keeper types to a contending team for one of their better players.  Another possibility; you find yourself at the top of the standings and hope to [...]

When the Stars Align

Did you ever just have one of those nights?
The moon is in the seventh house?  Jupiter’s aligned with Mars?  Peace guiding the planets?  Love steering the stars?
I mean, it’s better than the Age of Aquarius!!!  Maybe not as fun as watching a bunch of naked dancing hippies, but it’s pretty damn close.  You’ve spent your [...]

Picking Up and Dropping Off

I remember the day as if it were yesterday.  It was the summer of 1981, school was out, and I was wandering around a Sam Goody waiting for my mother to finish her shopping.  I was pretty jazzed to leave since the one thing I really wanted, Intellivision’s AstroSmash, was already in my hand.  At this point in [...]

The Buzzies – Fantasy Baseball Awards

 Decision, decisions.  Who to chose to give out this week’s Buzzie award for MVP.  So many hotties to chose from.  Let’s see.  Well, let’s go with someone that never gets old.  Ok, I just got off the phone with her, and Angelina Jolie said she would love to present for us.  Those lips and the accent [...]

Play ‘em or Pine ‘em

Another week, another chance to get that lineup into top shape. The match-ups are right there for you to look at, but who wants to do all that work.  Well, we do.  So weigh your options and remember that making these moves (even though it is early in the season) could make the difference between winning [...]

Don’t Miss Your Trading Window

Like in most things, timing is everything.  If your timing is off, whatever you are trying to accomplish will not happen at its best.  Trading in fantasy baseball is just like that.  Your window only stays open for so long before it closes and you have missed your chance.  Just because your window is open [...]

Fantasy Baseball Babies — The Update

So back in early May, I wrote an article entitled “The Future is Now” with the hopes of helping some of you grab a few players from the next wave of supposed rookie stars.  It was a pretty nice class to pick from this year with several guys having already been brought up to strut their stuff.  How did [...]

Picking Up and Dropping Off

You know the saying: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.“  It couldn’t be more true for fantasy baseballers….well, the savvy ones.  I’ve spoken to so many people that still insist that what’s consistently left on their waiver wire is plain old garbage.  If that’s the case, then I’m expecting an award for #1 garbage [...]

Riches to Rags

They are dropping like flies.  Players that had everyday jobs at the beginning of the year are just losing their jobs all over the place.  While this may piss off the players themselves, they have guaranteed contracts.  They are going to be paid either way.  They are still big leaguers.  WE cannot say the same [...]