Monthly Archives: December 2008

H.S.L. – DeRosa, Fuentes, Penny

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Rick Milleman

No superstars changing locations right now, but some moves of significance to look at. Mark DeRosa traded to Cleveland. DeRosa is most valuable for his utility status. His numbers should decline soon and he is about to turn 33 and … Continue reading →

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H.S.L. – Teixeira, Furcal

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Rick Milleman

The New York Yankees grabbed another of the free agent superstars when they inked Mark Teixeira to an 8-year deal. This deal is much better for your fantasy team than it is for Brian Cashman’s Yankees. Teixeira has a bad … Continue reading →

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Mats Sundin – A New Chapter

Posted on December 23, 2008 by John Canario

When Mats Sundin opted not to void his no-trade clause last year, it was indeed a blow to the rebuilding process of the Toronto Maple Leafs. GM Cliff Fletcher had set up a deal that would have sent the all-time … Continue reading →

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Gaborik Back, But For How Long?

Posted on December 18, 2008 by John Canario

Frustrated Marian Gaborik owners can finally expect the injury-prone right winger to start putting up points, as he plans to lace ‘em up for Wednesday’s tilt with the Calgary Flames. [Editor’s note: Apologies to John for not getting this up … Continue reading →

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H.S.L. – Burnett, Ibanez, Putz

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Rick Milleman

Many happenings over the past few days, so lets get to the good ones. A.J. Burnett signs with Yankees. This is a huge step for the Yankees to add another stud to their rotation. When healthy and motivated, Burnett is … Continue reading →

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Football Survivor Picks, Week 15

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Mike MacGregor

Whoa, 15 weeks. I hope you are in the same boat as Gerri Attrics in our original survivor pool: Still alive and haven’t used the Indianapolis Colts yet. The Colts host the Lions this week so G.A. looks to be in … Continue reading →

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No College Bowls Pool This Year

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Mike MacGregor

Hey, just a quick note to our sports pool players and football fans that we aren’t going to run a pool for College Bowls this year. There just hasn’t been enough interest the last couple years doing it, and that … Continue reading →

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H.S.L. – The 800 Pound Gorilla, K-Rod

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Rick Milleman

The 800 pound gorilla has finally left the room. C.C. Sabathia has agreed to the Yankees‘ 6-year, $161MM offer. Now that he has signed, look for all the other big time free agents (A.J. Burnett, Derek Lowe, Manny Ramirez, Mark … Continue reading →

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Surprising Netminders

Posted on December 10, 2008 by John Canario

In fantasy hockey, it is imperative that the goalies you are starting each night are actually playing the majority of the games for their team.  If you drafted Tomas Vokoun, Pascal Leclaire, or Jose Theodore, you probably thought that you … Continue reading →

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Football Survivor Picks, Week 14

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Mike MacGregor

Newsflash! Newsflash! DiMuzio (a.k.a. “The King”) is out of the pool! Last week’s exit of DiMuzio in our original survivor pool, thanks to the big upset win by the Broncos over the J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!, brought an end to … Continue reading →

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