Posted by venuist on June 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In each political cycle, one of the mainstream (see also: fatally flawed; dumb; malaise-d) media’s favorite straw polls is to ask prospective voters which of the major candidate’s in any particular election that they would prefer to have a “beer with.” Bah. As much as it might be cool to catch up with the world’s … Read more
Category Boston, Fantasy, Football, Hockey, NBA, New York, Red Sox, Venuing · Tagged with Al Davis, Barry Melrose, Belichick, Bill Belichick, Bobby + Valentine, Davis+ Raiders, Francona, Gregg Popovich, Guillen + White + Sox, Jeff + Van + Gundy, Jim Leyland, Jon Gruden, Leyland + Tigers, Marc Cuban, Melrose + mullet, Mike Singleton, Mikhail Prokhorov, Ozzie + Guillen, Peyton Manning, Popovich + Spurs, Prokhorov, Rex Ryan, Terry Francona, Tito + Francona Valentine, Van Gundy
Posted by Hank Baron on June 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
September 9th. It’s more than just the anniversary of California being admitted into the Union or the date Washington D.C. was formally named that, after our first president George. It’s also the day the fantasy football season begins. Drew Brees and his high powered New Orleans Saints offense will take the field against Adrian Peterson, … Read more
Category Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, Football, New York, NFL, Philadelphia, Venuing · Tagged with anquan, Anquan Boldin, anquan+boldin, barber, benson, boldin, brandon, Brandon Marshall, brandon+marshall, brett, Brett Favre, brett+favre, cedric, cedric benson, cedric+benson, choice, Favre, felix, felix jones, felix+jones, flacco, hasselbeck, houshmandzadeh, joe, Joe Flacco, joe+flaco, jones, kellen, kellen winslow, kellen+winslow, leon, leon washington, leon+washington, marion, marion barber, marion+barber, marshall, matt, matt hasselbeck, matt+hasselbeck, miller, ray, Ray Rice, ray+rice, Rice, tashard, tashard choice, tashard+choice, Washington, winslow, zach, zach miller, zach+miller
Posted by Hank Baron on June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Earlier today I got my left knee meniscus removed. While this all but ends my dreams of starting next to Lebron next season in the World’s Most Famous Arena, I did have a pain killer aided epiphany. Rookies are starting to get called up, way more than I expected and a few different ones than … Read more
Category Baseball Playoffs, Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, Mets, MLB, New York, Philadelphia, Phillies, Red Sox, Venuing, Yankees · Tagged with brad, brad lincoln, brad+lincoln, garcia, jaime, jaime garcia, jaime+garcia, leake, lincoln, lou marson, luke hochevar, mike, mike leake, mike redmond, mike stanton, mike+leake, mike+stanton, stanton, stephen, stephen strasburg, stephen+strasburg, strasburg
Posted by venuist on June 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
What a Memorial Day weekend. You can tell it was a helluva Memorial Day, because I’m writing my Memorial Day themed column on Wednesday night. In between supporting our troops by drinking copious amounts and gorging ourselves on giant meals, there were some pretty significant fantasy happenings. Every one of them has a serious impact … Read more
Category Baseball Playoffs, Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Football, Mets, MLB, New York, Philadelphia, Phillies, Red Sox, Uncategorized, Venuing, Yankees · Tagged with andre, andre ethier, andre+ethier, bengie molina, buster, buster posey, buster+posey, curtis, Curtis Granderson, curtis+granderson, ethier, evan longoria, Granderson, jeff, jeff mathis, jeff+mathis, justin morneau, ken griffey jr, kendry, Kendry Morales, kendry+morales, mathis, mike, mike napoli, mike+napoli, morales, napoli, nolan ryan, posey, Ryan Braun, stephen, stephen strasburg, stephen+strasburg, strasburg
Posted by Hank Baron on May 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Yesterday was a joyous day in the world of Backwards K, I made my first trade of the season. Trades are, without a doubt, my favorite thing about fantasy sports. They’re what make the game fun, interesting, and competitive throughout the season. Anybody can pick someone up from the waiver wire, but not everyone can … Read more
Category Baseball Playoffs, Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, Mets, MLB, New York, Philadelphia, Phillies, Red Sox, Venuing, Yankees · Tagged with abraham lincoln, AJ Burnett, aj+burnett, anderson, andre, andre ethier, andre+ethier, bourn, brett, brett anderson, brett+anderson, Bud Selig, Burnett, carlos, carlos pena, carlos+pena, castro, curtis, Curtis Granderson, curtis+granderson, dan, dan haren, dan+haren, derek, Derek Jeter, derek+jeter, ethier, gallardo, Granderson, haren, Jeter, Johnson, josh, josh johnson, josh+johnson, kevin, kevin youkilis, kevin+youkilis, michael, michael bourn, michael+bourn, miguel, miguel montero, miguel+montero, mike maroth, montero, pena, starlin, starlin castro, starlin+castro, youkilis, yovani, yovani gallardo, yovani+gallardo
Posted by Hank Baron on May 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
There, I said it. Alfonso Soriano may not suck. He’s been great this year, and of actual value to anyone who owns him. Soriano is hitting .331 with 7 homers and 23 RBI with 21 runs, giving him better numbers than Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Howard, and Hanley Ramirez. Confusing, right? Actually, there’s a logical explanation … Read more
Category Baseball Playoffs, Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, Mets, MLB, New York, Philadelphia, Phillies, Red Sox, Venuing, Yankees · Tagged with alex, Alex Rodriguez, alex+rodriguez, alfonso, alfonso soriano, alfonso+soriano, hanley, Hanley Ramirez, hanley+ramirez, howard, kevin, kevin youkilis, kevin+youkilis, Ramirez, rodriguez, ryan, ryan howard, ryan+howard, soriano, youkilis
Posted by Hank Baron on May 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Month to month, the MLB season changes more than almost every other sport. Certain players historically excel in some months, while some guys hurt themselves in others. Well, with April out of the way and May half way over, who excels in the summer months? Finding guys who dominate in June, July, and August is … Read more
Category Baseball Playoffs, Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, Mets, MLB, New York, Philadelphia, Phillies, Red Sox, Venuing, Yankees · Tagged with andruw, andruw jones, andruw+jones, carlos, carlos pena, carlos+pena, damon johnny+damon, howard, johnny, Johnny Damon, jones, jose, Jose Reyes, jose+reyes, pena, reyes, ryan, ryan howard, ryan+howard
Posted by Hank Baron on May 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
In case you were unaware, Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics threw a perfect game yesterday. He was lights out, striking out six Tampa Bay Rays en route to the 19th perfect game in MLB history. The question remains: what does this mean for fantasy players? In short, nothing. Some owner got a great start … Read more
Category Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, Venuing · Tagged with A's, Dallas Braden, Fantasy, Hisanori Takahashi, Mets, New York Mets, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics, perfect game
Posted by venuist on May 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Round One: In real life Roy Hobbs is played by the charismatic American Icon, Robert Redford. In real life, Joe Mauer is played by Minnesota’s own Joe Mauer. Only people in Minnesota find Joe Mauer to be charismatic. Winner: Roy Hobbs. Round Two: Mauer is an elite defensive catcher who hits for both power and … Read more
Category Commentary, Fantasy Baseball, MLB, New York, Playoffs, Uncategorized, Venuing, Voices' Awards · Tagged with joe mauer, Knights, Mauer + Twins, Minnesota, Minnesota Twins, Natural + Joe + Mauer, Natural + Roy + Hobbs, New York Knights, Roy Hobbs, The Natural, Twins + Minnesota
Posted by Hank Baron on May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It’s always important to distinguish amazing early season stats that will continue from those that won’t. Remember Chris Shelton? In 2006 his March/April numbers were the things dreams are made of, as he hit .326 with 10 homers and 20 RBI. He finished the year with 16 homers and 47 RBI. His is the epitome … Read more
Category Baseball Playoffs, Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball, Mets, MLB, New York, Philadelphia, Phillies, Red Sox, Uncategorized, Venuing, Yankees · Tagged with austin, austin jackson, austin+jackson, chris, chris shelton, chris+shelton, greinke, hernandez, jackson, jonathan, jonathan sanchez, jonathan+sanchez, livan, livan hernandez, livan+hernandez, pedro cerano, sanchez, shelton, vernon, vernon wells, vernon+wells, wells, zach, zach greinke, zach+greinke
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Posted by Hank Baron on June 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
September 9th. It’s more than just the anniversary of California being admitted into the Union or the date Washington D.C. was formally named that, after our first president George. It’s also the day the fantasy football season begins. Drew Brees and his high powered New Orleans Saints offense will take the field against Adrian Peterson, … Read more
Category Boston, Commentary, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, Football, New York, NFL, Philadelphia, Venuing · Tagged with anquan, Anquan Boldin, anquan+boldin, barber, benson, boldin, brandon, Brandon Marshall, brandon+marshall, brett, Brett Favre, brett+favre, cedric, cedric benson, cedric+benson, choice, Favre, felix, felix jones, felix+jones, flacco, hasselbeck, houshmandzadeh, joe, Joe Flacco, joe+flaco, jones, kellen, kellen winslow, kellen+winslow, leon, leon washington, leon+washington, marion, marion barber, marion+barber, marshall, matt, matt hasselbeck, matt+hasselbeck, miller, ray, Ray Rice, ray+rice, Rice, tashard, tashard choice, tashard+choice, Washington, winslow, zach, zach miller, zach+miller