By Bob in Cleveland
League 4
I know what you’re thinking. The trade deadline has passed. There’s nothing more you can do for your team, and now it’s time to turn your attention to bigger and better things … namely, fantasy football.
At this time of year, fantasy football’s siren song starts howling loud and clear, seducing us into leaving our baseball teams to manage themselves. Don’t let it happen, I tell you!
By Bob in Cleveland
League 4
Greetings, fellow Mafia members. We’re right on top of the MLB trade deadline, so let’s jump into some trade analysis. These two come from the Paul C. Smith (MLB Fantasy 411) Listener League … a 13-team, 5 x 5, vanilla, non-keeper league. Let’s dig in!
By Bob in Cleveland
League 4
Here we are. Smack dab in the “dog days of summer”. Dog days of summer. What the heck does that even mean, anyway? According to Wikipedia, this well-worn “phrase … refers to the hottest, most sultry days of summer. They are a phenomenon of the northern hemisphere that usually falls between early July and early September …” Yep. These are the “dog days”. But they’re not the dog days of the fantasy baseball season. At least they better not be …
By Bob in Cleveland
League 4
As you likely (hopefully) know by now, I partner with our staff columnist, Gabriel Lundeen, to produce the podcast called ‘Inside the Trader’s Studio’ … a show about trades (of course). Download it on iTunes, and give it a try! But, I digress.
One of the things that has caught my eye, when reflecting on all of the trades that Gabriel and I have seen over the course of the year, is the art of the ‘string of deals’. I find it really impressive when an owner can string together a series of trades that lifts his, or her, team into contention for a title. Why?
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By Bob in Cleveland
League 4
Shock and Awe - Revisited
Did you enjoy Luke Hochevar’s disaster start this past Sunday? Did you break yourself in half to claim him as soon as you learned that the Royals were calling him up to “The Bigs”?
Johnny Cueto, Ian Kennedy, Clay Buchholz, Edinson Volquez, Joba Chamberlain, Dana Eveland, Manny Parra. And I am sure that Clayton Kershaw, or someone like him, is next.
I could go on and on, but the story is always the same. Every year, we flood to the waiver wire, or worse yet, spend an invaluable draft pick, on one of these unproven superstars-in-the-making in a desperate effort to find the next Johan Santana. Such foolhardiness often leads to failure.
Last year, I took a somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at this phenomena. Insert any of the names above, where appropriate, and you’ll come away asking yourself the same question that I always do … why are we so stupid?
Compiled by Bob in Cleveland
League 4
Greetings, fellow Mafia members!
Score the senior editor with a big “E”, my friends. Just when he thought he had all of the bases covered, he bobbles the grounder, rushes the throw to 1st, and puts the ball into the stands. We’ve got one writer left to give us his take on the FBM Writing Staff League’s draft, and I missed it! Not to be forgotten, here’s Staff Columnist — Butters in DC - with his take …
Compiled by Bob in Cleveland
League 4
Greetings, fellow Mafia members!
We start in the Windy City and end in the desert in this final edition of the Writing Staff League draft report. Never fear, however, as we’ll be back throughout the season to keep you up to date. In the end, who will stand on top of the mountain?!
Compiled by Bob in Cleveland
League 4
Greetings, fellow Mafia members!
As we wind down to the end of this series, we see what two more of our competitors, including ‘yours truly’ have to say!
Compiled by Bob in Cleveland
League 4
Greetings, fellow Mafia members!
The ferocious competition is well under way, but let’s get back to some of our writers and see what they thought of their Staff League draft …