Monthly Archives: August 2008

Watch Your Hitters, Too

As I mentioned in my blog on August 16, you should be mindful of starting pitchers being skipped over when their turn in the rotation was due up. Just as MLB teams want to evaluate the young hotshot pitchers, they … Continue reading

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Go with the Hot Hand

This time of year, the stats can be pretty diluted. With almost 5 months under our belts, hot and cold streaks aren’t so obvious. Keeping track of how players are doing over the last 3 weeks is a strategy that … Continue reading

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Watch Your Pitchers Closely

This is the time of year when crazy things happen to good pitchers. Guys you were counting on to go to the post end up watching from the bench just so the Big League club can save some wear and … Continue reading

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Streaming or Pitch ‘n Ditch?

The idea of streaming has been around as long as leagues with daily transactions have been around. The idea is to pick up a pitcher for the day he pitches and drop him the next day in favor of another … Continue reading

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Are You Ready For Some Football?

Here’s your big chance! You can get the Cheatsheet Compiler and Draft Buddy for Football and win your fantasy baseball league all in one. We all know how comprehensive the Compiler/Buddy is, but here’s your chance to use football to … Continue reading

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Scoring Points in Rotisserie

A lot of fantasy baseball leagues seem to be pulling away from the traditional Rotisserie style in favor of head-to-head or points leagues. But if you are in a Roto league, you know the goal is to gain in the … Continue reading

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Trade Deadline in Review

The non-waiver trade deadline passed on Thursday with some real doozies going down. Three future Hall of Famers changed teams and a lot of other talent moved as well. Let’s take a quick look at what you can expect: Manny … Continue reading

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Document Your Trade Offers

A good way to keep track of offers you’ve made and others have made to you is to document them. Keep a Word document that dates the offers, the team you offered the deal to (or who offered it to … Continue reading

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