Fantasy leagues can be won or lost at draft time. In calculations of my fantasy football league last fall, the top 4 most well-drafted teams all made the playoffs, while the rest of us languished in consolation game ignominy.
In fantasy baseball, drafting isn't quite as important. Had I not lucked out with picking up CarGo (Carlos Gonzalez) off free agency last season, I would have never won the league. Still, drafting well makes life a whole lot easier, and lord knows baseball is the sport for a lazy man.
With your lethargy in mind, I'm happy to provide the top sleepers and stinkers to watch for in 2011!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Cinderella's Killer Heels Part 2 - The Fancy Reckoning
Making these picks isn't as easy as it looks. I've been flying solo ever since the information in a Grays Sports Almanac I found out in Cali in 1985 expired in 2000. Man, people had no idea what the future would look like back in the '80s. I'm still holding out hope for Blade Runner to pan out though.
Anyways - more picks after the cut!
Anyways - more picks after the cut!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
March Madness: Cinderella's Killer Heels
We've all been beaten before by people (girls) who pick winners based on which uniforms are the prettiest. Shockingly, it's not a bad theory: the best basketball programs produce the greatest amount of revenue, which in turn is used for premium uniforms and careful color coordination and logo design.
In my opinion, the best way to make picks is to incorporate the fashion strategy into an end-of-season information blitz. By ignoring the ups and downs of a long season, you can take a look at the teams as a whole and not get caught up on recent successes or failures. With this arbitrary strategy, I present my picks for Round 1:
In my opinion, the best way to make picks is to incorporate the fashion strategy into an end-of-season information blitz. By ignoring the ups and downs of a long season, you can take a look at the teams as a whole and not get caught up on recent successes or failures. With this arbitrary strategy, I present my picks for Round 1:
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Back in the Game
Like Tiki Barber, The Danger Zone is active once again amidst comments such as "that's pretty random" and "ummm, who cares?" All those who enjoy finding amusement in the mundane and exulting in the trivial, that's who!
However, something happened this week that was decidedly NOT trivial. Yes, a record fell this week that was destined to tumble ever since my article hit the interwebs: Kevin Love has broken the record for consecutive double-doubles. Well, since the NBA-ABA merger. It's still pretty awesome.
He's reached 52 straight as of tonight and has built an even more impressive case for league MVP. With serious questions swirling around the team chemistry of the Heat, Dwight Howard being an inferior rebounder to Love, and Kobe being a ginormously arrogant tool, I can confidently say that Love will earn more votes than people imagine.
In other news on "Stream of Consciousness Thursday," elite slugger, and my personal favorite space cadet, Manny Ramirez is making a favorable impression with his new team, the Tampa Bay Rays. After a litany of top draft picks during countless years of abject futility, the Rays have finally had some recent success. Despite their success, games played in Tampa are kind of like trees falling in the forest: no one cares.
Due to the financial consequences of this, the Rays have been forced to make some thrifty signings instead of simply relying on their prospects, and they've signed the likes of former Sox stars Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon. Manny signed for a mere $2 million this offseason, which is 10x less per season than his previous contract. It's kind of like Charlie Sheen going from his 2.5 Men deal to living off royalties for Money Talks. (What on earth ever happened to Chris Tucker anyways?)
Older, but certainly no wiser, I still believe a hitter of Manny's talent will cause headaches for AL East teams once again this year. I also believe that the "highlights" will be plentiful as he roams the grass out in left field for another year. Incidentally, he's the only player in sports history whose position is also his state of mind, and that deserves a tribute video. Unfortunately MLB has their content locked down like Fort Knox so I submit this photo of my favorite Manny play.
Upcoming (better) articles to watch for in... The Danger Zone:
2011 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: first, I identify the putrid duds to avoid in the early rounds; gangrenous cesspools that are destined to fester in the flesh wound that is your roster if you have the misfortune of picking them. Then, I whisper secretively about the players you can catch baggin' Z's in the later rounds. (The section on putrid duds is proudly sponsored by Comcast.)
-and-
March Madness 2K11: having never watched a college basketball game this season, Danger presents his expert picks for the Big Dance. If you think your bracket is better because you've actually followed college hoops: wrong! And I'll explain why, next week....
*** Congrats to all voters for the latest trivia question: "Jamaica, we have a bobsled team." ***
However, something happened this week that was decidedly NOT trivial. Yes, a record fell this week that was destined to tumble ever since my article hit the interwebs: Kevin Love has broken the record for consecutive double-doubles. Well, since the NBA-ABA merger. It's still pretty awesome.
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| A little thing we in the business like to call "boxing out." |
In other news on "Stream of Consciousness Thursday," elite slugger, and my personal favorite space cadet, Manny Ramirez is making a favorable impression with his new team, the Tampa Bay Rays. After a litany of top draft picks during countless years of abject futility, the Rays have finally had some recent success. Despite their success, games played in Tampa are kind of like trees falling in the forest: no one cares.
Due to the financial consequences of this, the Rays have been forced to make some thrifty signings instead of simply relying on their prospects, and they've signed the likes of former Sox stars Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon. Manny signed for a mere $2 million this offseason, which is 10x less per season than his previous contract. It's kind of like Charlie Sheen going from his 2.5 Men deal to living off royalties for Money Talks. (What on earth ever happened to Chris Tucker anyways?)
Older, but certainly no wiser, I still believe a hitter of Manny's talent will cause headaches for AL East teams once again this year. I also believe that the "highlights" will be plentiful as he roams the grass out in left field for another year. Incidentally, he's the only player in sports history whose position is also his state of mind, and that deserves a tribute video. Unfortunately MLB has their content locked down like Fort Knox so I submit this photo of my favorite Manny play.
Upcoming (better) articles to watch for in... The Danger Zone:
2011 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: first, I identify the putrid duds to avoid in the early rounds; gangrenous cesspools that are destined to fester in the flesh wound that is your roster if you have the misfortune of picking them. Then, I whisper secretively about the players you can catch baggin' Z's in the later rounds. (The section on putrid duds is proudly sponsored by Comcast.)
-and-
March Madness 2K11: having never watched a college basketball game this season, Danger presents his expert picks for the Big Dance. If you think your bracket is better because you've actually followed college hoops: wrong! And I'll explain why, next week....
*** Congrats to all voters for the latest trivia question: "Jamaica, we have a bobsled team." ***
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