The Rookie Report Week 24: Drew Pomeranz & Matt Moore Make It To the Big Show
Drew Pomeranz (credits below) SP- DREW POMERANZ (COLORADO) – Drew, the key piece in the Ubaldo Jimenez trade made his first major league start for the Rockies holding the Red's scoreless for five innings. Pomeranz had a 4-3 record and a remarkable 1.78 ERA in 20 starts in the minors. He should
2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: A quick recap of the remaining races using bar analysis
A quick recap of the remaining races using bar analysis: Brewers melting down? I have a friend named Greg, skinny, perky always happy and cheery up until 10:00 on a Saturday night. I always warn him not to start taking stunt men shots too early in the evening, inevitably, he
2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Justin Verlander Making Strong Case For AL MVP
Justin Verlander (credits below) Justin Verlander continues to roll, winning his 22nd of the year and making a solid case for AL MVP. He is the key to Detroit’s confidence and literally keeping them in first place. Not only has Verlander only given up four runs or less in each
2011 Fantasy Football Week 1: Team Defense Rankings, Patriots On Top
Vince Wilfork (credits below) In this weekly column The Fix will rank the Defenses based on their matchups. Many fantasy owners play a different Defense from week to week so hopefully this will prove a useful asset. 1. New England Patriots (@MIA) – The Pats and Vince Wilfork will be
2011 Fantasy Baseball, Week 23: Two-Start Pitchers Sit Em/Start Em
James McDonald (credits below) Two-Start Pitchers To Start Henry Sosa | Houston Astros | (0.5%) – Sosa has not been anything to write home about so far this season, but his matchups this week should pad his stats. His first start comes against the Pirates. If the past is any
The Rookie Report Week 23: Lights-Out Kimbrel Breaks Single Season Rookie Save Record
Kimbrel celebrates (credits below) RP- CRAIG KIMBREL (ATLANTA) Kimbrel broke the rookie save record last week and now has 42 saves on the season. In addition he has a 4-2 record, a 1.57 ERA and 113 K's in 68 innings of work. On top of all this he has the
2011 Fantasy Football Team Previews: Ray Rice and The Baltimore Ravens
Ray Rice (Credits Below) As a born and bred Steelers fan, I’d love to tell you that the Ravens stink. Unfortunately, they don’t.QB-JOE FLACCO– Though he’s somewhat inconsistent, he’s as entrenched as anyone in the NFL. His backups are two guys no one’s ever heard of – Hunter Caldwell and rookie
2011 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Ochocinco Spells B-I-N-G-O in New England
Chad Ochocinco (credits below) Love him. Hate him. Vilify him. Worship him. Whatever your method of expression toward Bill Belichick, you have to admit: Dude knows how to turn gridiron clowns into career-year fantasy demigods. At some point in each of their careers, the fantasy gods looked down with mercy
2011 Fantasy Football Draft Prep, Quarterbacks: Stafford Overrated Again?
Matthew Stafford (credits below) Over the past few months, fantasy gurus from all reaches of the Earth have knelt before the statue of a certain young quarterback whose team consists of one superstar receiver, one emerging young tight end and one second-year running back whose big toe drew more press
2011 Fantasy Football, Team Preview: Peyton Hillis & The Cleveland Browns
Peyton Hillis (See Credits Below) With the Madden cover boy leading the way, the Browns won’t be quite as pathetic as they’ve been in recent years.QB-COLT MCCOY- Much better in real-life than in fantasy, McCoy does not seem fazed by the speed of the game (indeed, his debut was against the