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Tuesday Morning Fantasy Football Quarterback: Week Two

By | September 21, 2010 | Fantasy Sports, Football, injuries, NFL | 2 Comments

I was 1-1 this week in fantasy football (2-0, 1-1 for the season), but if I have to lose to someone, at least it was to Goon Squad Sarah. That girl, she good. Actually, you know who’s good? I’ve listed a few players below. And a few who suck.

Damn fine week…

  • Jahvid Best–(Det, RB) On one hand, Best’s superlative performance helped me score an easy win this week. On the other hand, his performance led to a close loss to She Who Must Not Be Named. Best scored three touchdowns in Sunday’s loss against the Eagles, and is a player whose rookie season keeps getting better and better. He also has an awesome last name.
  • Adrian Peterson–(Min, RB) AP’s week one was dismal, but week two was noticeably brighter. Peterson rushed for 141 yards and one touchdown in the Viking’s frustrating loss to Miami.

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  • Jay Cutler–(Chi, QB) Jay Cutler is dating Kristin Cavallari from Laguna Beach and The Hills. He also threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Not sure if one is related to another, but keep doin’ what you do, Cutler, and Bears fans won’t compare you two to Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo  just yet.

Sorry they missed the party…

Chris-Johnson-Titans

  • Chris Johnson–(Ten, RB) Pittsburgh’s defense contained Johnson to a paltry 34 yards and no scoring, but the Titan should bounce back against New York next week.
  • Maurice Jones-Drew–(Jac, RB) Jones-Drew has been a huge disappointment this season for fantasy owners, and Sunday’s loss to San Diego was no different. The Jaguars runningback was scoreless and lost one fumble. Could this be a long-term slump, or just a slow start to the season?
  • Ryan Matthews–(SD, RB) Jones-Drew wasn’t only disappointment in the Chargers-Jags game. The Chargers running back went down with an ankle injury in Sunday’s win against Jacksonville after losing two fumbles and no scoring.

Pleasant surprises

  • Dustin Keller–(NYJ, TE) After a frustrating opening game last week in a loss to Baltimore, Keller bounced back with  seven catches for a career-high 115 rushing yards and one touchdown in the Jets’ win over the Patriots Sunday.

Mike-Tolbert-Chargers

  • Mike Tolbert–(SD, RB) Ryan Matthews’ injury ended up in Tolbert’s fantasy owners’ favor. Tolbert racked up two touchdowns in Matthews’ stead and allowed Matthews to rest his first-half ankle injury.
  • Jason Snelling–(Atl, RB) Snelling saw a lot of action due to a groin injury for Michael Turner, and didn’t disappoint. He scored two rushing touchdowns and caught one, too, in the Falcolns’ rout of the Cardinals. Pick this guy up if he’s available in your league.

Draft Say Suit readers, how’d you fare in week two?

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Week One

By | September 14, 2010 | Fantasy Sports, Football, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Hoo-wee. Week One of the NFL season brought plenty of exciting moments and undoubtedly delighted fantasy owners. The interwebs were aflutter with much rejoicing from those owners for whom their drafts paid dividends out of the gate–early affirmation is always satisfying, if premature. Why doesn’t football ever break Twitter on Sundays? Just curious.

ANYWAY each Tuesday, I’ll rundown the weekend’s best–and worst–fantasy football performers, then you can gloat in the comments about who you were savvy enough to draft or pick up.

Predictably reliable…

  • Peyton Manning–(QB, Ind) He wasn’t my first choice for quarterback, but he’s still a no-brainer, and I’m glad I reaped the benefits of his 433 passing yards and three touchdowns.

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  • Tom Brady–(QB, NE) Brady threw for three touchdowns just days after getting in a car crash in Boston. This could bode well for this week’s undoubtedly tougher match versus the Jets.
  • Chris Johnson-(RB, Ten) Two touchdowns, 142 rushing yards, four catches for eight yards. There’s a reason he was 2009′s Offensive Player of the Year.

Pleasant surprises…

  • Arian Foster-(RB, Hou) Foster barely played last season, but had a breakout opening weekend against the Colts, the second-highest rushing yards (231) in an opening game since 1933 (behind OJ Simpson, 250 in 1973) and scored three touchdowns. Dude scored three touchdowns all season last year, if this indicates what kind of surprise this was to fantasy owners. He’ll be exciting to watch this season.
  • Matt Forte–(RB, Chi) This Bear had a promising rookie season in 2008, only to disappoint fantasy owners last year. But Sunday against Detroit, he scored three receiving touchdowns and caught a team-high seven passes for 151 yards despite rushing for only 50 yards during the controversial win over the Lions.
  • Hakeem Nicks–(WR, NYG) Nicks rewarded fantasy owners with big points, scoring three touchdowns against Carolina.

Bench Warrants

  • Mike Sims-Walker–(WR, Jac) No catches, not one. No points. Huge disappointment for fantasy champs hoping that Champ Bailey and the Broncos wouldn’t walk all over Sims-Walker.
  • Kevin Kolb–(QB, Phi) Kolb suffered a concussion in the first half of Sunday’s game over Green Bay, and did not return for the second half. He may not play next week against Detroit, so owners need to make sure they’ve got a backup plan.
  • Adrian Peterson–(RB, Min) The #2 consensus draft pick was a dismal non-entity in Thursday’s opening game against New Orleans, picking up only 87 yards on 19 carries. Fantasy owners everywhere shook their fists at the Saints impenatrable defense.

How’d your week one go, fantasy owners? What players served you well–and who failed you?

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I’ve Got Fantasy Baseball Fatigue

By | August 18, 2010 | Baseball, Dain Bramage, Fantasy Sports, Football, injuries | 1 Comment

Next season’s fantasy baseball strategy is already taking shape in my head: get prescription for Adderall.

I’ve got Fantasy Baseball Fatigue, and the prognosis is not good.

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It started with the World Cup. I was too obsessed with the multiple heart-stopping games and that German booger-eating coach to spend any time following MLB. Then came the All-Star break. I got out of the habit of checking my three teams daily while no one was playing. Then I went out of town a few times, we got a puppy, blah, blah, blah. Excuses are like assholes. For the record, the same thing happened with my garden. The weeds continue to be out of control. But that’s for another blog.

I can see why people eschew fantasy baseball in favor of fantasy football. It’s so. Much. More. Time. Not only do you have daily lineups to set in fantasy baseball, but even if you set them ahead of time, other than starting pitchers, you never know who might play on a given day. You have to watch who goes on the disabled list. You have to watch who’s starting and who’s not. You have to gauge slumps and decide if and when to bench or trade players who aren’t performing. You have to follow which pitchers settle into closer roles on successful teams. It’s a lot of interwebs clicking. Unlike last season, I’m not working at a job where I actively seek out opportunities for time theft and had ample opportunities daily to sift through pages of statistics, reports, and lineups. Fantasy football, on the other hand, is Showtime Rotisserie of fantasy sports: you just set it and forget it.

I’m almost scared to log into Yahoo! Sports. I’ve become the girl who can’t hang with the boys. The question remains: do I attempt to salvage this season and make a last-ditch attempt at a playoffs run, or just scrap my dreams of virtual baseball trophies and start prepping for football season?

Maybe if I get some meds, I can do both.

Pitching Rumors Swirl As Trade Deadline Approaches

By | July 21, 2010 | Baseball, Fantasy Sports, injuries | Comments Off

It’s that time of the baseball season when crappy teams trade away their closers to playoff-bound teams. Bullpens get shaken up like dirty martinis, and fantasy leagues get verrrrrrrry interesting as managers jump to pick up set-up guys from said crappy teams who will move into the closer position should the current closer be traded away. If you’re a fantasy owner, here are four scenarios to keep an eye on to give your pitching staff a potential boost.pittsburgh_dotel

  • Pittsburgh closer Octavio Dotel has 19 saves on the season, and could possibly head to either Colorado or the Mets. If he goes, look to pick up Evan Meek, who, while still relatively inexperienced, is a damn good reliever and has a low ERA (1.05). Meek was the only Pirate named to the All-Star team, although he didn’t see action.
  • The Nationals don’t want to get rid of Matt Capps, but they might have to use him after he picked up a win at the All-Star game as he is garnering serious interest. Risk-taking fantasy managers could pick up his replacement in (more likely) Drew Storen (2-1, 2.21 ERA) or (less likely) Tyler Clippard (8-6, 59 Ks) and see a big payoff if they go on to pick up several saves.kerry-wood
  • Despite sending him to the DL with a finger blister, Cleveland is trying to make Kerry Wood (1-4,  8 saves) look attractive to clubs since he is slated to return to the active roster before the trade deadline. Wood may not be throwing like he used to, but he’s still got a wealth of experience and talent to offer a club given the right opportunity. In Wood’s current absence, Chris Perez has stepped into the closer role and is totally worth picking up if he’s available in your league.
  • Toronto’s Kevin Gregg (39 K’s, 21 saves) has garnered interest from the Dodgers, and the Rockies, and the Blue Jays have made him available. However, LHP Scott Downs has drawn trade interest of his own, but could step in as the closer if Gregg is the one traded. Jason Frasor or Shawn Camp both have an outside chance of getting the closer nod.

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The German Soccer Coach Needs Home Training

By | July 8, 2010 | Crazy People, Soccer, Unsportmanlike Conduct, WTF? | 3 Comments

Germany just lost to Spain in the semifinals of the World Cup. They’ve been the team to beat all tournament, systematically and methodically destroying defenses one by one. But that makes no difference now. They’re playing for third place. But this post isn’t really about soccer. It’s about the German National Team’s manager, Joachim Löw, and his behavior on international television.  Just watch this:

Wow. There’s just no explaining this one away. That’s definitely not a scratch. Definitely not a delicate, necessary pick. This is a full-on, digging-for-gold, rolling-booger-in-fingers, not-his-first-time-at-the-rodeo BOOGER PICK AND EAT. With all the cards given out by referees this tournament, I don’t see why this wasn’t a red-card offense.  Do you think he honestly, truly didn’t realize what he was doing, all caught up in the moment of being on the world stage and coaching the team to beat? Or does he just not give a fuck because he’s on a world stage and is coaching the team to beat?

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Either way, Löw is in serious need of some hometraining. I bet he doesn’t wash his hands after he pees and he probably needs to cut his toenails. It’s enough to make me root for the Dutch.

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