Archive for July, 2009
« Previous Entries Next Entries »Fantasy Football Profile: LaDainian Tomlinson
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
LT did not live up to his top two (along with AP) draft status last year. He “only” had 1110 rushing yards and 11 TDs. He did add 426 yards receiving and a TD to give him 1536 total yards and 12 TDs. [...]
Breaking News: Michael Vick Is Somewhat Back
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
So Roger Goodell lifted the ban on Michael Vick. Sorta. He can go to practices, workouts, and meetings, but he can’t play in the first two preseason games. He can play in the last two though before serving a suspension that will last [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Matt Forte
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Like most of the top Running Backs this year, there are some question marks with Matt Forte. AP likely has to deal with a gunslinger taking over at QB. MJD has never had more than 200 carries so it’s unknown how he’ll deal with [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Maurice-Jones Drew
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Maurice Jones-Drew finally gets a chance to prove that he can be an NFL feature back. Given what he’s done in a somewhat limited role, the fantasy world is salivating at the thought of what he could do in an expanded role. Naturally [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Michael Turner
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Michael Turner more than proved he was capable of stepping out of LT’s shadow to be a feature back. Early in the season he was inconsistent. He would dominate bad Defenses [Detroit, KC, GB (injuries), Oakland, Denver] and get bottled up by good [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Adrian Peterson
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Adrian Peterson gave the Sophomore Slump a vicious stiff arm as he won the NFL Rushing Title in 2008. He ran for 1760 yards on 363 carries (4.8) with 10 TDs. He added 21 receptions for 125 yards. He topped 100 yards ten [...]
Justin Time: Baseball Viewpoint
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
By Justin Lester
It was a good day in Philly as they beat St. Louis 9-3. They were led by Chase Utley, who was 3 for 4, Ryan Howard, who was 3 for 3, and Joe Blanton, who gave up 2 Runs in 8 Innings for [...]
Rotoprofessor’s 2-Start Pitchers: Week 17
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
It’s time to look at the potential two-start options for the upcoming fantasy week. If I have someone rated as a three, four or five-star option, they are someone I would definitely use. A two-star option is [...]
Andre Miller Signs With Portland
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Andre Miller is moving West again. After playing the last 2+ years in Philadelphia, Miller is headed to Portland after agreeing to a three year, $21 million deal with the Trail Blazers. Miller has career averages of 14.6 points, 7.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and [...]
Rotoprofessor Analyzes the Fantasy Impact of the Matt Holliday Trade
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
The Oakland A’s have traded Matt Holliday to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a trio of minor leagues in 3B Brett Wallace, OF Shane Peterson & P Clayton Mortensen according to espn.com.
To me, this appears like a coup for [...]
Rapid Draft
Rating 4.33 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
I recently participated in a Rapid Draft fantasy football draft. They let you pick the draft slot you want and you draft against the Pros using artificial intelligence. The pros you draft against are from FantasySharks.com, FFToday.com, AthlonSports.com, SportsBuff.com, USATODAY.com, WCOFF.com, FantasyFishing.com & SwollenDome.com, Footballguys.com, FantasyFootballStarters.com, [...]
Rotoprofessor’s Fantasy Profile: MJD & S-Jax
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
Maurice Jones Drew
It feels like fantasy owners have been waiting for Maurice Jones-Drew to become an elite fantasy running back for years. He’s never rushed for over 1,000 yards or carried the ball more than 197 times (which he [...]
Fantasy Football Profile – Scrap Pile QBs
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Luke McCown, Tampa Bay – If McCown can win the starting gig in Tampa Bay he could put up decent numbers. He has a couple of nice targets in Antonio Bryant and Kellen Winslow, Jr. Unfortunately he doesn’t have any easy matchups during [...]
Roy Halladay, Heath Bell Among Most Notable Trade Deadline Targets
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Imaginary Diamond Blog
There’s a certain amount of unpredictability leading up to the July 31 trade deadline, but all indications are that the action will once again revolve around the American League East. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are traditionally the most active buyers on the market, [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Brett Favre
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Supposedly today is the day that we find out Brett Favre will join the Vikings. If his shoulder holds up he should still be able to produce. He has some weapons to work with in WRs Bernard Berrian, Sidney Rice, Bobby Wade, and Percy [...]
Friday Tidbits – 7/24/09
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Joel Zumaya, Frank Francisco, Tim Wakefield, J.C. Romero, Chad Durbin, Lance Berkman, and Ramon Hernandez landed on the DL. Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Quentin, and Jed Lowrie returned from injury. Milwaukee sent two Minor Leaguers to Arizona for Felipe Lopez. Edgar Gonzalez went on [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: David Garrard
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
David Garrard had a disappointing 2008 season. Most of the team did, in fact. Their Offensive Line was crippled with injuries. Their Defense took a major step back. About the only productive players was Maurice-Jones Drew. 2009 should look a little [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Jake Delhomme
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Jake Delhomme had a disappointing 2008 season. Still, he has Steve Smith, one of the games most electrifying WRs at his disposal so he maintains fantasy relevance. Muhsin Muhammad had a solid year, but at 36 you begin to wonder about a drop off. [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Trent Edwards
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Trent Edwards gets the luxury/challenge of being T.O.’s newest QB. The good news for Edwards is that T.O. usually plays nice the first year in a new destination. Plus, T.O. will probably be on his best behavior for his reality show. In addition to [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Kyle Orton
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Now we get to see what Orton has. He was a standout at Purdue and finally has some weapons to work with in Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal. He doesn’t take much of a step back with his Tight Ends as Daniel Graham and [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Eli Manning
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
I like Eli more as a reality QB than a fantasy one. Even with Derrick Wards’ departure, this is still a run-first team. Without a clear #1 WR, it’s hard to consider Eli anything more than a backup fantasy QB, especially considering the swirling [...]
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.
Chad Gaudin, San Diego [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Matt Schaub
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Hopefully Matt Schaub can hit his WRs this year like he can hit golf spectators. Kidding aside, it’s a big year for the former Virginia star. Sage Rosenfels moved onto Minnesota, most likely to backup Brett Favre, so Houston needs Schaub to stay healthy. [...]
Rotoprofessor’s Closer Report: American League
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
Last time we checked out the Nationals League closers (click here to view), so this week we turn to the American League (all stats given are through Monday):
Baltimore Orioles – George Sherrill
Rumors persist that he could be traded before the deadline. [...]
Fantasy Football Profile: Matt Cassel
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Maybe Matt Cassel was a product of the New England system last year. To do what he did under those circumstances showed moxie, especially when you consider how long it’s been since he was a starting Quarterback. Fortunately for Cassel, he will be [...]
