Fantasy Forum: Bloomberg Product A Worthwhile Work In Process
Monday, February 1st, 2010I spent yesterday afternoon in New York City, on Manhattan’s upper east side. I was one of 200 media types from around the nation who flocked to Bloomberg Tower on Lexington Avenue, as Bloomberg Sports unveiled its new baseball products at the company’s corporate headquarters.
Background
Bloomberg L.P. is the financial services company that was founded in [...]
Fantasy Baseball Aficionados Rejoice! MLB And MLBPA Lose Out In Their Quest To Profiteer From Fantasy Baseball
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have lost in their efforts to profiteer from the entrepreneurship and inventiveness of the fantasy sports industry.
A couple of years ago, Major League Baseball announced that it would no longer allow fantasy baseball companies to use player’s names and game statistics without paying a usurous licensing fee [...]
Fantasy Baseball Update: AL Who’s Hot / Who’s Not List
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006Who have been the American League’s best and worst hitters during the last two weeks?
BEST
1B: Ben Broussard — .462, 4 HR and 9 RBI
2B: Brian Roberts — .286, 0 HR and 7 RBI, 6 SB
3B: Troy Glaus — .304, 4 HR and 9 RBI
SS: Alex Cintron — .393, 2 HR and [...]
LA’s Erstad Headed To DL
Sunday, May 7th, 2006CF Darin Erstad suffered a setback while testing his injured right ankle on Friday and is almost certain to land on the 15-day DL in the next few days… he may also need surgery to shave down two bone spurs in the ankle — a procedure that could sideline him for about two months. [...]
FantasyBulletin: Johnny Damon
Friday, April 28th, 2006On Thursday, Johnny Damon was in the Yankees lineup at Designated Hitter for the second night… with Bernie Williams started in center field.
According to the NY Times, manager Joe Torre said it won’t last long: “I’m using him as the DH because he’s been running into walls. I wanted to give his [...]
Fantasy Bulletin: Ty Wiggington, TB
Friday, April 28th, 2006Tampa Bay manager Joe Madden has indicated that INF Ty Wiggington will begin alternating between 2B and 3B on a regular basis until the Devil Rays get some of their injured infielders back into the lineup.
Yesterday, Madden said that he will begin using Russell Branyan at 3B against right-handed pitchers to get more pop into [...]
Minor Leaguers Off To FAST Starts
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006As we approach the completion of three weeks of baseball, let’s take a look at some of the minor leaguers who are off to nice starts and who may be in a position to help their American League parent club when and if the need arises.
BAL:
OF Tony Alvarez, AA Bowie: .400, 3 HR, 15 [...]
A Final Observation About The WHITE Sox Closer
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006I have one final observation I wish to add at this point in time concerning my observations of Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks.
Jenks has worked a total of seven innings thus far in 2006 and he has faced a total of 27 batters: 15 flyouts/groundouts, six strikeouts, five hits and one walk. [...]
Some People Just Dont Know When To Say When
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006My friend Nate Ravitz at The Roto Times just doesn’t seem to like the future prospects for White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks… and he has been on an apparent mission to support his well-publicized doubts about the young closer with the golden arm since the day he came into the major leagues last summer.
The week [...]
Update: Fantasy Lg Baseball Draft
Friday, April 14th, 2006Last Saturday, my fantasy baseball league in Baltimore, MD, conducted our annual player auction / farm system draft.
We are a twelve-team, AL-only, 4 x 4, keeper league (max of 15 keepers from year-to-year) with a $260 salary cap (for 23 players) and a two-round farm draft following the auction. We use standard roto rules [...]
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