Blog Entries - July 2008

2008 Fantasy Football Value Picks and Sleepers

FFGoat

Here's something to help get your wheels turning in preparation for your fantasy football draft. After devouring every podcast, scanning the mock draft results over on Fantasy Football Calculator's ADP tool and reading piece after piece of fantasy football information over the past few weeks, I have started to compile a list of players who I - and other poeple in the know - think will either provide great value in your fantasy football draft or simply come out of nowhere to help out your [...]

Angels Acquire Mark Teixeira

jonlee

The Angels acquired the big prize hitter on the trade market sending Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Stephen Marek to the Braves for slugger Mark Teixeira. The move should better position the team from Orange County for a serious run through the playoffs. The Angels are virtually assured of winning the AL West, but their offense would probably be an issue against the other contenders like Boston, Chicago, and New York.

Teixeira should fit nicely hitting either in fro [...]

Adam Lind Deserves Your Love

jonlee

If you need a hitter, in any format, Toronto outfielder Adam Lind is your man. Most of the chatter and attention around this time of year is centered around who will be traded and how those moves affect player values in fantasy. Lind’s terrific recent performance has gotten lost in the shuffle.

I have promoted Lind since he was called up once again back on June 22, and he has more than delivered. The Blue Jays finally l [...]

NFC South Offensive Lines: Looking For A Few Good Linemen

FFGoat

This could be the weakest division of linemen in the conference. With all four teams ranking in the second half of the conference, three in the lower third, there is much work to be done. But with strong offensive coaching from Jon Gruden in Tampa Bay and Sean Payton in New Orleans there is hope these units can produce.

Carolina Panthers (1st in NFC South, 9th in Conference)
Without Jack Delhomme at quarterback [...]

Arizona Shores Up Bullpen

jonlee

The Diamondbacks have acquired pitcher Jon Rauch in an attempt to shore up their shaky bullpen. Arizona had seen their relief corps as a strength earlier in the season, but the performances of Brandon Lyon, Chad Qualls, and Toney Pena have dropped off in recent weeks and Juan Cruz and Doug Slaten remain on the disabled list.

Rauch has been solid this season as the closer for the Nationals for most of the season. At 6-foot-11 he is the [...]

Using Twitter as a Fantasy Football Tool

FFGoat

Have you ever heard of Twitter? If not maybe its time you did. I think it could be very useful for you as a fantasy football tool, especially if you and I could build up a large enough following.

See why I think that by stopping by my fantasy football blog.

Adam Loewen Tries to Channel Rick Ankiel

jonlee

Baltimore’s Adam Loewen has decided to give up pitching after suffering through several injuries to his arm and will try to become an outfielder. Loewen was drafted No. 4 overall in 2002, and was named Baltimore’s top prospect by Baseball American in 2004. He was rated second best in 2006. This move is surprising given how rare a move like this is at the major league level, but the successful conversion of Rick Ankiel shows that it can be do [...]

NFC North Offensive Lines: Vikings Stake Claim To Top Spot

FFGoat

The Minnesota Vikings may have made a big splash in the offseason by acquiring defensive lineman Jared Allen from Kansas City, but the team's biggest asset is on the offensive side of the ball. The Vikings are not only the top-rated offensive line in their conference and division, but they might very well be the best in the National Football League. With Adrian Peterson, an improving young quarterback in Tavaris Jackson and the addition of wide receiver Bernard Berria [...]

All Star-Game Lives Up to Hype

jonlee

Usually, an All-Star game of any kind is little more than an exhibition. This year, baseball’s version lived up to its billing as the “Midsummer Classic.” The American League continued its dominance winning the game 4-3 in 15 innings in front of a sellout crowd in the last year of Yankee Stadium.

Justin Morneau scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Michael Young by just beatin [...]

2008 Fantasy Football Bloggers Mock Draft Update Round 1

FFGoat

If you are anything like me, you are starving for any football discussion that doesn't include Brett Favre (please make it stop!). So, I figured I would give you an update on a little mock draft that some very football savvy bloggers and I have been participating in over the last week or so.

So far, not many surprises but round two is a pick away and there are usually a few head turners [...]

Stephen A. Smith Meltdown on ESPN over Brett Favre Comeback

RedBaron

The Sports Baron

Stephen A. Smith is over the whole Brett Favre "love affair" in the media. In an ESPN interview over the weekend Stephen A. throws out his standard lines like "this is uttery ridiculous" and he is "sick to his stomach" about The World Wide Leader's infatuation with Favre. He s [...]

All-Star Starters Tabbed

jonlee

Ben Sheets and Cliff Lee have been picked to start Wednesday’s All-Star game at Yankees Stadium. Their selections mean that the final starting rosters have been set. The All-Star festivities began on Sunday with the Futures Game that was won by the World team 3-0. The events will continue on Monday with the Home Run Derby followed by the actual game on Tuesday.

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Busy Start to Free Agency

jonleenba

What a way to start the NBA free agency period. Baron Davis unexpectedly opted out of his contract and quickly signed with the Clippers. Elton Brand also surprised some by opting out, and now is mulling over whether to rejoin the Clips with Davis or travel up north to Golden State. The offer from the Warriors is actually bigger than the Clippers one for Brand, but his original intention was to give L.A. more flexibility under the cap to go after another [...]