Tag: baseball

The Game is Afoot: On Sherlock Holmes, Analytics, and Fantasy Baseball

June 10, 2019

There’s nothing more elusive than an obvious fact. – Sherlock Holmes

Everyone has a movie that they love that critics despise. Some call it a guilty pleasure, while others band together over it and give it cult classic status. For me, recently, I happened upon a pair of movies that I had a similar appreciation for but had forgotten about for a time. Nearly ten years ago, Guy Ritchie’s version of Sherlock Holmes came out to much fanfare, an action variant of the classic detective story, complete with then-comeback-actor Robert Downey, Jr. as the lead and Jude Law as Dr. Watson. I had always been an ancillary fan of detective stories, Holmes stories in particular, and Downey’s involvement in the film piqued my interest, with his recent resurgent success coming off of Iron Man in full force. Unlike several critics, the action-adventure turn to the old Sherlock stories, along with Downey and Law pairing together perfectly, made both this film and its sequel (A Game of Shadows) rather enjoyable.

But you’re not here to read about what I stumbled upon vi

Two-Start Pitchers: Week 11 (6/10 – 6/16)

June 10, 2019

Matt Bishop | June 10, 2019 STREAMER OF THE WEEK (29% CBS, 4% ESPN, 7% Yahoo) Sandy Alcantara, SP MIA:

Inside The Matchup: Cubs vs Cards June 9, 2019

June 9, 2019

As of writing this, the Chicago Cubs are -163 Vegas favorites to beat the St. Louis Cardinals tonight. I wanted to start there because once the first pitch is thrown, everything is out the window and subject to change. Such a storied rivalry between the Cubs and Cardinals. This season it has been a tale of two fields. The home team has won every meeting so far this season. The Cubs are 5-0 at Wrigley and the Cardinals are 3-0 at Busch Stadium.

Touch ‘Em ALL: MLB DFS 6/9/19

June 9, 2019

This article is for the classic slate beginning at 1 PM EST.

Corn on the Ja(cob): Bet your kid’s college funds

June 9, 2019

Last night I went 1-1, which brings my two-day total to a shockingly mediocre 2-2. With that said, tonight’s the

Looking to Stay Undefeated With Baseball

June 8, 2019

So last night I began my undefeated streak in baseball and if you had bet Cleveland ML over New York,

Touch ‘Em All: MLB DFS 6/8/19

June 8, 2019

Today’s article is for the main slate of six games starting at 7:15 PM.

Stacks:

Oakland Athletics at TEX (Adrian Sampson)
Matt Chapman (3B), Matt Olson (1B), Khris Davis (OF)

DK: $13600

This game is the second game of a day/night doubleheader. Make sure that all three of these guys are playing in game two. Adrian Sampson is coming off of a fantastic outing but that won’t continue today. You can get these three guys for decent value. This team can put up a lot of runs, so you don’t want to miss out if that is the case today.

An Unfortunate Injury

June 8, 2019

Any mother who has ever had a son who played sports has had a debate with them about having to wear an athletic supporter and protective cup. Most boys and men say they aren’t comfortable, they impede their ability to play or they cause a rash to develop because of how hot they are and how much sweat accumulates. Despite the complaints about this protective piece of equipment, it serves a very important purpose. This fact can be attested to first hand by Seattle Mariners Outfielder Mitch Haniger.

Betting Insight: Cleveland is handing out free money

June 7, 2019

These are some games you could look into placing some money on tonight. CLE +102 vs NYY Cleveland just took

Closer Carousel: How will the trade deadline impact closers?

June 7, 2019

Chasing saves is one of the most aggressive pursuits in fantasy baseball. With more teams opting to use their closers in high-leverage situations as opposed to traditional, ninth-inning usage, a common strategy has been to avoid paying for saves. This has made it important to attack the waiver wire or overbid opponents for newly-appointed closers. But what about closers thriving for rebuilding teams, at risk to be moved at the trade deadline for a package of prospects? Fantasy owners must decide whether their closers might become setup relievers when traded to a new team with a deeper bullpen, or if they will receive more save opportunities closing for a contender. Let’s examine the closers that are likely to be moved and assess the benefits for their fantasy value, categorizing each of them as “upgrade” or “downgrade.”

Stream Machine 6/10-6/16

June 7, 2019

Just like last week below are the best pitching streamers for next week. I actually went with three young guns who have all showed some promise. Not only can these three help you this week but you might want to hold onto them for the future.

MLB DFS DraftKings Around the Horn June 7th, 2019

June 7, 2019

A full schedule to dissect for tonight awaits us. The Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros are in fine spots and will likely be very popular when targeting offense. The pitching landscape has plenty of good to great options, no clear cut favorite but we can feel fairly confident with a couple aces that are in good spots. You know the drill, we’re going Around the Horn! Giddy up!

The Game is Afoot: On Sherlock Holmes, Analytics, and Fantasy Baseball

There’s nothing more elusive than an obvious fact. – Sherlock Holmes

But you’re not here to read about what I stumbled upon vi

June 10, 2019

Two-Start Pitchers: Week 11 (6/10 – 6/16)

Matt Bishop | June 10, 2019 STREAMER OF THE WEEK (29% CBS, 4% ESPN, 7% Yahoo) Sandy Alcantara, SP MIA: (3 – 5) 3.80 ERA

June 10, 2019