This is a guest blog sent over from my friends at TradeDebate.com, where users are able to post possible trade scenarios and the community votes on the winning side. Hot starts in baseball are a lot like hot woman. Some are good from far, while others are far from good. Some may be super attractive …
Earlier this week, Bryan Roth, a new friend of mine, posted a guest blog on my site, courtesy of his blog, This is Why I’m Drunk. It detailed 12 great craft beers for 12 great days. I agreed to post an amateur beer taster blog on his site, and he assigned me 10 beers to …
This is a great, well-thought out blog post from Mat Harrison's "Fantasy Sports Diary," but I just don't agree with a lot of it, unfortunately. First, check out A Guide to Fantasy Trading, by Fantasy Sports Diary, then we'll talk. It's not to say that I think he's wrong -- but that Fantasy Baseball owners are …
This weekend, a group of friends are joining me for yet another baseball trip. We're flying up from Fort Lauderdale to the Washington, D.C., area, where we're going to catch a Beltway Series game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals Friday night. My buddies and I ... we like the beer. So I …
Whether it's a night out with friends or a sporting event or just that lost afternoon, there are plenty of reasons to sit back and crack open a cold one. But what about those "special" occasions? That's where I'm here to help. Here are 12 worthy reasons to enjoy 12 worthy craft beers (with a …
My first column posted to SportsIllustrated.com has to do with the insane situation going on with relievers -- closers specifically. In the time that this article was written, and then posted, there have already been a couple more closers bounced out! Francisco Cordero and David Robertson are among the bullpen arms tossed aside, but they'll …
When athletes host Saturday Night Live, they generally get great ratings. This happens for a couple reasons: 1. Fans love athletes and they love when they make the transition to sketch comedy well. 2. Athletes are generally not good at anything but being athletic, so when they bomb, it’s a sight to see. Strangely, it’s …
Trying to get Fantasy Baseball and Fantasy Football questions answered by Fantasy writers is easier now than five years ago because of social media, but it's also harder because of the sheer bulk of questions sent to writers now. When I wrote for CBSSports.com back in the 2000s, I would get a few hundred questions …
Just like that – the NFL Draft is behind us and we are left with reshaped rosters and the start of the 2012 Fantasy Football Draft season. But before you draft, consider doing a mock draft, and consider the following update as Fantasy Football rankings for the first two rounds. This actually gets updated throughout …
Matt Vinnola has been the Texas Rangers Director of Baseball Operations since 2009, assisting General Manager Jon Daniels with day-to-day operations and other functions within the department. Before that, he worked in the front office of the Colorado Rockies for 12 years – including their “Rocktober” in 2007, when they completed the fifth-greatest comeback in …
For seven consecutive seasons, Cardinals C Yadier Molina was good for about 125 games, 420 at-bats, 105 hits, six homers and 50 RBI. His seasonal batting average would range between .250 and .280, and Fantasy owners were happy if they got him in Round 23 and happy if they didn’t. He was a true No. …
After this weekend's 2012 NFL Draft, Fantasy Football players want to know not only which rookies will help their team, but which Fantasy veterans will climb or fall because of their new teammates? Here are the early looks at Fantasy Football Climbers and Fallers. The top Fantasy Football rookies will be ranked in an upcoming …
