with Chris from Atlanta
League #17
Week #26
As I was looking over my squad, and trying to figure out where it all went wrong, I started wondering just how much the draft mattered? How much of my counting stats were acquired in the draft and how much were from the wire? Did it make a difference?
This is what I found …
with Chris from Atlanta
League #17
Week #25
The end of the season means that it’s time to take a look at the records that were broken or tied in 2008. What strikes me when I see broken records is that I’m pretty sure that no one projected that player to break that record. It’s just a reminder that projections will always be on the conservative side.
For example, no one projected K-Rod to get 58 saves, and if they did I’m pretty sure I tossed those projections in the garbage. I like to average a few sets of projections together to get a “standardized” baseline for what to expect. Then, I draft players that I feel have the best chance at out-performing those projections. You’re trying to catch lighting in a bottle. It’s all about upside.
with Chris from Atlanta
League #17
Week #24
Around this time of the year, all you can really do to improve your team is to pay attention. From here until the end of the season, the only under-performing players that you should even consider holding onto are the ones that will be on your 12-player keeper list … due, by the way, at the end of the season. The sands of the hourglass are about to run out …
with Chris from Atlanta
League 17
Week #22
The boys of summer are giving way to the monsters of the gridiron. As the leaves start to change colors, your attention will be pulled away from your fantasy baseball teams. This late in the season it is much, much harder to move up in the standings but very easy to fall down in the standings. This time of the year it is all about treading water. Field a competitive squad for the integrity of the league. No one likes a quitter. Keep paddling …
with Chris from Atlanta
League 17
Week #21
If you squint hard enough, you can see the finish line ahead. If you are clinging to the lead in your league, the end can’t get here soon enough. If you are battling for the lead, you still have plenty of time. If you are out of it, you are just going through the motions and starting to focus more on the upcoming football season.
with Chris from Atlanta
League 17
Week #20
Inspired by the Michael Phelps domination in Beijing; let’s get right down to business this week. We had two trades and three injuries that have fantasy implications.
with Chris from Atlanta
League 17
Week #19
Cal Ripken in a Padres uniform. John Smoltz in a Red Sox uniform. Derek Jeter in a Marlins uniform. I was trying to think of the MLB equivalent of the “Jett” Favre hub-bub that you can’t seem to escape from recently. With the Mafia trading deadline fast approaching, let the Favre trade remind you that … no one is untouchable.
with Chris from Atlanta
League 17
Week #18
The MLB non-waiver trading deadline passed last week, once again showing us that there are many different types of trades that can take place. Looking in from the outside can only tell you half the story.
On the great Mafia podcast,”Inside the Traders Studio,” Bob and Gabriel give their insightful opinions on user-submitted trades. I don’t envy their job. It has to be hard to know exactly what each owner was thinking when they made the trade. Each side has a story to tell as to why they made the deal.
with Chris from Atlanta
League 17
Week #17
I’m petitioning the powers-that-be to change the Mafia rules so that each team must draft a 100-person roster. There are two reasons for expanding the rosters. One, we all know that the draft is the best part … why not make it longer? Two, everyone would have an abundance of crappy players to bundle up for those awesome 4-for-1 trades that we see in MLB.
With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching, there was an avalanche of deals last week.
with Chris from Atlanta
League 17
Week #16
Controversy in the All-Star game usually is about who didn’t play in the game … not who played too much. I’m not going to step into that ring right now (see below). Before we get into the major happenings from last week, I promised you readers that I would take a look at the league leaders in the five fantasy scoring categories and offer up my observations.