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By Dan O’Shea
With a month or so to go before the MLB trading deadline, there have been numerous reports and rumors about fantasy-relevant RPs potentially being traded.
Here’s a look at a few of the names being batted about, and how a trade could affect their fantasy value:
Posted on June 30, 2016
By Eric Emery
I’m not mentioning my Breakfast In America Facebook page for a shameless plug (or am I?), but something interesting happened because of it. Last week I shared two articles:
* Article about Iceland’s rise in international soccer – One view.
* Player in Sweden sent off for farting – 90 views.
Posted on June 27, 2016
By Marty Gangler
Boy, that sucked.
It kinda felt like 2009 all over again.
You remember that, right? What with the losing and nothing going right and all of that?
But you kind of had to expect a little of this. Sure, the nerds say the Cubs should have actually won more games then they have already, but your heart was always saying, you know, this just seems a bit too easy.
Because before this week as a Cub fan, you were thinking about parade routes and how to choose between Addison or Heyward as the name of your next dog and/or child (though Willson is now in the running too.)
Posted on June 27, 2016
By Roger Wallenstein
Amid Brexit, a Civil Rights era style sit-in in Congress, the end of a proposed Star Wars museum on the shores of Lake Michigan, and the very, very historic unveiling of luxury suites at The Donald’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, our White Sox tip-toed back to respectability.
Don’t be mistaken. The Cubs’ six losses in seven games last week will attract far more attention. However, the athletes at 35th Street displayed their most resilient persona in the past six weeks as they took three of four in Boston before returning home to master the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and Sunday, sandwiched around a puzzling loss Saturday when they hit a franchise-tying record seven home runs. All of which left the White Sox even at 38 up and 38 down.
Posted on June 27, 2016
By Roger Wallenstein and Steve Rhodes
The (Relatively) Sad Saga of Derrick Rose. Plus: The Jimmy Butler Trade That Wasn’t (Yet); Breakfast In America; The Vincible Cubs; White Sox Are Red Sox Hot!; and The Mundanity Of Modern Mascots.
Posted on June 24, 2016
Laughter, Tears And Misfires
The trade of Derrick Rose to the Knicks on Wednesday kicked off the inevitable Twitter storm of laughter, tears and misfires. Mostly, it was a variation of the same theme.
Let’s take a look.
DERRICK ROSE HAS ARRIVED IN NEW YORK!! pic.twitter.com/twaNIa9CEh
— Not Bill Walton (@NotBillWalton) June 23, 2016
Posted on June 23, 2016
By Dan O’Shea
It’s not easy to trade your players while they’re on the disabled list, and considering trading for injured players certainly can be risky. However, it can be a good tactic for middle-of-the-pack fantasy teams either looking for an edge or admitting they don’t have one and need to stock up with keepers for next year.
As a seller, if you trade someone who currently isn’t supplying stats, your fantasy fortunes could take an immediate upswing, and if you’re a buyer, you’re banking value you hope can pay off during a late-season run to the playoffs, or possibly next season if you’re in a keeper league.
Taking a look at the list of top 100 fantasy players currently on the DL, there are several who could be worth trading/trading for:
Posted on June 22, 2016
By Steve Rhodes
Willson Contreras didn’t just become the 119th player in history on Sunday to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, he became the 31st player to hit a home run on the first pitch thrown to him in his first major league at-bat.
He wasn’t the first Cub to perform the feat, though. Jim Bullinger (a pitcher) also did it, in 1992.
Stepping back from the first-pitch metric, Jorge Soler and Starlin Castro also hit home runs in their first major league at-bats.
Posted on June 20, 2016
By Eric Emery
Part of learning a new sport is knowing the terminology. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as adding a superfluous “u” to words (like in labour and flavour and Illinois Governour Bruuce Rauneur). Don’t worry, I’m here to help.
Term: Pace
Meaning: Running speed
Used in a sentence: Hillary Clinton shows great pace at pandering.
Term: Back Room
Meaning: What Americans call a sports team’s Front Office. The support staff of a club.
Used in a sentence: Much of Illinois’ politics is run from the Back Room.
Term: Own Goal
Meaning: A goal scored by a defender on his/her own team.
Used in a sentence: Bruce Rauner and Michael Madigan seems to have their own goals in solving Illinois’ financial woes.
Posted on June 20, 2016
By Jim Coffman
Cleveland! Clevelaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand!
Was it just me or did LeBron sound a little like Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky crying out to Adrian in the aftermath of the Cavaliers’ incredible 93-89 Game 7 victory Sunday night to break the Mistake by the Lake’s 52-year sports losing streak?
Posted on June 20, 2016
