There is no shortage of disdain lately for Bobby Valentine amongst Boston Red Sox fans, but how much of this is deserved? Let’s take a look back in Red Sox history… In 2003, manager Grady Little made a controversial decision to leave Pedro Martinez in the 7th game of the ALCS, a game where a win could have sent the Red Sox to the World Series and in the process slay the mighty Yankees. Martinez was the number one pitcher in the bigs that year, with a league leading 2.22 ERA, but was showing signs of fatigue late in the game. This decision (combined with the extra inning home run by Aaron Boone) quickly became on par with the 1986 Buckner play and cemented its place in Boston sports nightmares. Continue reading
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MLB Starter Money Statistics
My last blog I broke down at-bat importance for fantasy baseball. Today I am going to shift gears and focus on pitchers. Let’s combined fantasy and gambling to dissect some of the pitchers off to hot starts in terms of money won. Continue reading
Is Fantasy Baseball Fun?
Now that baseball season has completed a couple of weeks I figured I would do another fantasy sport opinion blog. In a past blog I commented on my experience in the land of fantasy basketball. If I may add, I am in the finals in my head to head league this week thanks to some key acquisitions off the waiver wire. This blog takes a look at fantasy baseball. Behind football, baseball is the second most popular fantasy sport played. It gives numbers crunchers games from morning till night, seven days a week. For hardcore fans the summer months of baseball are heaven, but what about casual fans? Is the day-to-day pressure and commitment too much? I asked my friend to help me out with this and his response is below: Continue reading
2012 MLB Player Projections
Last week marked the beginning of Major League Baseball, did you know that? MLB made the announcement that the Dodgers were purchased for 2 billion dollars, by a group led by Magic Johnson. This price broke the all-time record for a franchise purchase and seemed a bit high considering they were valued at 800 million dollars last year. Oakland and Seattle got the regular season started in Japan and provided us fantasy fans with little to cheer for. With that being said, who is ready for some more projections? I have stepped into unfamiliar territory this year with fantasy baseball and decided to take a shot at some projections. Continue reading
