Archive for July, 2009
« Previous EntriesFantasy Football Profile: Ryan Grant
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
I love Ryan Grant as an RB2, but he needs to find the end zone. He had an impressive 1200 yard season, but scored just 4 rushing TDs, which matched Aaron Rodgers for the team high. He also needs to bump that 3.9 [...]
Friday Tidbits – 7/31/09
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Matt Holliday was traded to St. Louis. He had four hits in his debut. The Red Sox designated Mark Kotsay for assignment. Ted Lilly, Erik Bedard, Brett Gardner, and Gary Sheffield went on the DL. Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were [...]
Rotoprofessor’s Fantasy Football Profile: Roy Williams
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
Last season the Cowboys gave up a hefty bounty to acquire Roy Williams from the Detroit Lions, putting huge expectations on him that he may be able to propel them to the next level. For the entire season he [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Marion Barber III
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Marion the Barbarian. MB3. Mr. Barber. Whatever you want to call him, the guy is one of the toughest running RBs in the league. His stiff arm is a thing of beauty. His running style can work against him though as [...]
Manny & Big Papi Reportedly Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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The coals are white hot as Major League Baseball is prepared to get roasted once again. We’ve already consumed the Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, A-Rod, and Manny Ramirez. It’s time for the next helping of the game’s biggest stars.
First, you can go back for [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Steve Slaton
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Steve Slaton had an amazing rookie year accumulating 1659 total yards (1282 rushing, 377 receiving) with 10 TDs (9 rushing). He was even better in PPR leagues as he racked up 50 receptions. He is being drafted in the first round in most mocks, [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: DeAngelo Williams
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
DeAngelo Williams was by far the biggest surprise in fantasy circles last year with a mammoth 1636 total yard (1515 rushing, 121 receiving), 20 TD (18 rushing, 2 receiving) performance. He had 1101 rushing yards 16 TDs in the last nine games, including two [...]
Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – Strikeout Kings
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Some reasonably available players to assist you in the Strikeouts category. Realize that some of these will come with high ERAs & WHIPs because if a Pitcher has low numbers in those categories and a good K total, they’re already spoken for.
Yusmeiro Petit, Arizona [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Brian Westbrook
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Before I get started on Westy, let me once again offer my sympathy for the Eagles organization and the Jim Johnson family, who truly lost a great one this week.
Brian Westbrook is one of the best players in all of football when healthy. That’s [...]
Art of the Fan – Fantasy Football T-Shirts
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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“Cheat Sheets, Depth Charts, Mock Drafts and Handcuffs”…this common fantasy football terminology is the inspiration behind one of Art of the Fan’s outstanding line of fantasy football inspired t-shirts.
Entering it’s second season, Art of the Fan has become the #1 source for fantasy football t-shirts. Choose [...]
Rotoprofessor Analyzes the Mariners-Pirates Trade and the Impact on Doumit
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
The Mariners and Pirates have pulled off a seven player trade, with Jack Wilson & Ian Snell heading to Seattle in exchange for Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeno, RHP Aaron Pribanic (Single-A), RHP Brett Lorin (Single-A) & RHP Nathan Adcock [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Frank Gore
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Frank Gore is one of those guys I’ll likely never own. Not that I dislike him, but usually someone is willing to take him before I am willing to pull the trigger on him. He had a solid year last year, but 1409 [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Brandon Jacobs
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Brandon Jacobs was a beast when healthy last year rushing for 1089 yards, his second straight 1000+ yard season, and 15 TDs. His health is a concern though as he missed two games to injury last year after missing five in 2007. When [...]
Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – Runs & Ribbies
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Some reasonably available players to assist you in the Runs and/or RBI categories.
Runs
Cristian Guzman, SS, Washington Nationals - Guzman scored 8 Runs last week while hitting .400 (10 for 25) with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs. On the year he’s hitting .301 with 49 [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Clinton Portis
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Because he’s been playing at such a high level for so many years, Clinton Portis seems older than he actually is. It’s hard to believe that Portis will turn 28 in September. He’s like the college basketball player that plays meaningful minutes for [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Ronnie Brown
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Ronnie Brown set the NFL ablaze with his role in the Wildcat Formation. Most have Ronnie rated a bit lower, partly because four of his 10 rushing TDs came in a 38-13 drubbing of the Patriots (he threw the other TD). His workload was [...]
Jim Johnson – The Passing of a Legend
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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With all of the hype surrounding Brett Favre’s latest retirement let us not forget the man who was the architect of some of the most aggressive and complex defenses schemes in NFL history. Jim Johnson was 68 and spent 22 years of his life as [...]
Brett Favre Calls Audible — Says No to Vikings
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Brett Favre informed Brad Childress that he wasn’t physically and mentally prepared to play in another NFL season sending shockwaves across Minnesota and the country. Everybody pretty much assumed that Favre was just trying to get as much media attention as possible and he [...]
Rotoprofessor’s Fantasy Profile: Marques Colston
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
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A seventh round draft pick out of Hofstra in 2006, Marques Colston burst onto the scene in his rookie year, picking up 1,038 yards receiving as well as 8 TD. He followed that up in 2007 [...]
Bobcats Send Okafor to Hornets for Chandler
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
ESPN is reporting that the Charlotte Bobcats have agreed to send PF/C Emeka Okafor to the New Orleans Hornets for C Tyson Chandler. This is a far cry from the garbage (Joe Smith and Chris Wilcox) that the Hornets would have received for him in [...]
Rotoprofessor Analyzes the Fantasy Impact of the Ryan Garko Trade
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
The San Francisco Giants have reportedly acquired Ryan Garko from the Cleveland Indians for Single-A pitcher Scott Barnes, according to Anthony Castrovince of mlb.com (click here for the article).
Garko has hit .285 with 11 HR and 39 RBI over 239 AB [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Chris Johnson
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Chris Johnson had an amazing rookie season rushing for 1228 yards and 9 TDs while adding 43 receptions for 260 yards and a score. He was having a great game against Baltimore in the playoffs before hurting his ankle, an injury that may have [...]
Fantasy Baseball Free Agent Pool – Speed Demons
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Just because you’ve slipped behind in the Stolen Base category doesn’t mean you can’t catch up. Here are some reasonably available SB threats.
Everth Cabrera, SS, San Diego Padres - Everth did his Rickey Henderson impersonation with 4 SBs last week while hitting .238 (5 for [...]
Reggie Bush Has More Time To Concentrate on Football
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian are no longer an item giving Reggie Bush more time to focus on football as the New Orleans Saints are set to open Training Camp on Friday, July 31st.
Bush had a solid fantasy season last year that was hindered [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Steven Jackson
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Steven Jackson showed signs last yer that he can still be a fantasy force when healthy. Staying healthy is the tricky part though as he missed four games last year matching the four he missed in 2007. Despite missing a quarter of the season [...]
