A good kicker is worth at least 3 wins/season. Now a bad kicker on a good team can sometimes hide himself in wins or losses. If the Chiefs score 30 points and win by 10 no one cares whether Lawrence Tynes missed 2,3 or 5 FGs. But on a team like the Chicago Bears [...]
September 28th, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for September, 2005
You Tell Us What You Want!
The crew (well, Mike and I) at Fantasy Sports Trades have noticed some interesting things about our site traffic: we’re getting a lot of hits through search engines, but no one seems to be jumping in on our home page. That can only mean one thing: no one knows we’re here.
So instead of pretending we’re [...]
Fantasy Football Week 4: Ranking The Quarterbacks
Fantasy Football Week 4
Player Rankings
Quarterbacks
1: Peyton Manning: These 3 bad weeks mean he’s just going to be making up for lost time. People think the league’s figured out the Colts offense, but what exactly is there to figure? Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Brandon Stokley are good receivers?
2: Donovan McNabb: He’s guaranteed to throw [...]
Will Ryan Dempster Close Next Year?
It was April and LaTroy Hawkins was still a Cub. Ryan Dempster was coming off Tommy John surgery and trying to make the club as a fifth starter. His command was borderline at best, but you could see that his stuff (91-95 mph 2-seam fastball, plus slider, average change) was coming back.
What were the Cubs [...]
Baseball’s Hottest Prospects
Here’s some collected information on some of the minor league’s better young talent. Our thanks to the people at JDM’s Scoresheet Baseball for compiling the raw data.
Prince Fielder
” … Fielder is a very streaky player … After slugging home runs in bunches during Spring Training’s beginning, few players did less in the late [...]
Tipoff On The Tipster
“Don’t take it too seriously. You know the Tipster never does.”
I’ve been wanting to write this one up for a long time, but since I had absolutely nothing to share with you I kind of put it off for a while. Now I think I’ve got a lead, so I decided to sit down and [...]
Pro-Line Noon Deadline Now A Reality
Well I feel kind of silly writing this after dedicating a whole article to the idea that this new noon deadline for Pro-Line/Point Spread was just a myth. But after checking out the Pro Line site guess what? As of September 25, 2005 we’re now looking at noon cutoffs on all Pro-Line and Point [...]
September 23rd, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
This Is Sports News?
Ok, so I’m surfing ESPN in class this afternoon (yes an effective use of a JD/MBA education I know) and I come across the headline “Lance’s pup has heart surgery”. I figure there is no way that ESPN has become so stuck for content that they are turning into a combination of Access Hollywood and [...]
September 21st, 2005 | Michael | 0 comments | Continued
The NHL’s Back. Who’s Good?
The NHL’s Back. Who’s Good?
It’s been, what, a year-and-a-half since the last NHL game no one bothered to watch. Now the season’s right around the corner and fantasy drafts everywhere are bogging down with the same problem: who’s good anymore?
It’s been so long since we watched these guys play that drawing up a mock [...]
The Church of Ryan Church
Let’s congratulate Ryan Church on the baseball’s first ever 73/73 season. That’s 73 hits and 73 IQ points. Church, a good looking youngish OF for the Washington Nationals is in the news this week after making some interesting comments about Jews to the Washington media. I can’t promise they’ll make sense, but here they are: [...]
September 21st, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
NFL Points Spreads: Week 3
ST. LOUIS -6.5 vs. Tennessee
The St. Louis Rams are 6.5 point favourites at home versus Tennessee. I don’t think so. St. Louis beat the Cards last week despite taking the loss in a couple important offensive categories: yards gained, and time of possession. You really had to watch the game to know how badly Arizona [...]
Why We Pulled The Brashear Article
Over the past few days we’ve been getting just a huge amount of hits on a story this site published Saturday afternoon. I’m sure you all know the content because news has an interesting way of spreading via MSN and house parties.
Although the substance of the article was factually correct and no names were [...]
4INFO - SMS Fantasy Stats
Normally I am not into putting up posts that could count as plugs for sites and services, but with this one I am making an exception for two reasons. First, the way I was approached and second the fact that I think the service is one that will be of interest and use to the [...]
September 19th, 2005 | Michael | 2 comments | Continued
The Arizona Cardinals Are Not A Football Team
I bet on the Cardinals today. I had them on 3 parlay tickets. I needed them for about $100. But that’s not important. We all know what it’s like to lose. But it’s how we lose that really matters. Do yourself a favor: if you’re going to lose by one game, don’t let that game [...]
September 18th, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Pro-Line Point Spread Noon Deadline A Myth
Pro-Line Point Spread Noon Deadline A Myth
Just a note for all you Canadian gamblers out there. A rumour has been circulating to the effect that Pro-Line recently implemented a noon deadline for all Sunday NFL games in an attempt to lock down bettors who might want to wait for last-minute line movements.
It’s just a rumour. [...]
Delmon Young, You’re Right
A couple weeks ago Delmon Young rattled off a few juicy criticisms of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization saying, “”When it comes to free agency, no use trying to stay around there for the long haul. ‘Get your six years and leave.” Asked why he hadn’t been called up when rosters expanded in September, [...]
September 17th, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Antwaan Randle El Scouting Report
Antwaan Randle El kicked off the 2005/2006 NFL season with a couple of catches, a TD, and 89 total yards. Some people are going to tell you he’s a solid #3 or #4 option at W/R. He’s more than that.
Last year Randle El caught 43 passes for 601 yards. That’s a 14 yard average. Just [...]
Pro Line Point Spreads and Pro Line Point Spread Payouts
Pro Line Point Spreads Week 2 and Pro Line Point Spread Payouts
Week 2 – September 18
Home teams are in CAPS
Baltimore –4.5 at TENNESSEE
Pittsburgh –7.5 at HOUSTON
Jacksonville +9.5 at INDIANAPOLIS
Detroit –3.5 at CHICAGO
Minnesota +2.5 at CINCINNATI
San Francisco +13.5 at PHILADELPHIA
Buffalo +2.5 at TAMPA BAY
New England –4.5 at CAROLINA
Atlanta –3.5 at SEATTLE
St. Louis –2.5 at ARIZONA
Miami +5.5 [...]
The Church of Ryan Church
Let’s congratulate Ryan Church on the baseball’s first ever 73/73 season. That’s 73 hits and 73 IQ points. Church, a good looking youngish OF for the Washington Nationals is in the news this week after making some interesting comments about Jews to the Washington media. I can’t promise they’ll make sense, but here they are:
“I [...]
Randall (Randle) The Handle Bio
Randall (Randle) The Handle Bio
This is cribbed off Randall’s site. But here you go.
One of Canada’s foremost prognosticators, Randall the Handle’s (Randy Steinberg) NFL selections appear weekly in Sun Media newspapers across the country. Prior to joining The Sun family in 2004, Randall was with Canada’s prestigious national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. ‘The [...]
Pudge Doesn’t Believe In Walks
Ok so this little gem comes courtesy of ESPN and therefore I encourage you to jump there and read the whole article, but I couldn’t help but post this part of it…I just couldn’t believe it was true, plus it’s written with some decent humor.
Apparently, Pudge Rodriguez has never read Moneyball. He might not know [...]
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