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NFL Draft 2021 Knee-Jerk 1st Round Reactions
Last night was the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and I have plenty of knee-jerk reactions on the results... Jacksonville Jaguars —...
Apr 30, 202110 min read
NFL Free Agency '21: 10 Biggest Pre-Draft Losers
If you read my NFL Free Agency 10 Biggest Winners article for 2021, you'd know that I have not been overly impressed by most franchises...
Apr 24, 202112 min read
NFL Free Agency '21: 10 Biggest Pre-Draft Winners
As we find ourselves a week away from the highly anticipated 2021 NFL Draft, it seems as good a time as any to recap the NFL offseason to...
Apr 23, 202114 min read
NHL Trade Deadline Winners & Losers for all 31 Franchises
It was a relatively quiet NHL Trade Deadline day yesterday (April 12, 2021), in what has already been a unique truncated season. Part of...
Apr 13, 202110 min read
MLB AL East Preview: The Powder Keg
As we journey into our final MLB 2021 divisional preview (sorry for the slight delay), we enter a group known for its storied rivalries,...
Apr 1, 20218 min read
MLB AL Central Preview: Dueling Powers
Two teams have ran the American League Central since the Kansas City Royals World Series campaign in 2015 (which was their only AL...
Apr 1, 20216 min read
MLB AL West Preview: Surprises Afoot
The American League West flipped around 2017, when the Houston Astros won their first division title, becoming the governing force of the...
Mar 31, 20217 min read
MLB NL East Preview: Fight to the Finish
Despite the recent World Series run out of the wildcard by the Washington Nationals, the Atlanta Braves have been the champs of the...
Mar 31, 20218 min read
MLB NL Central Preview: The More Things Change...
The National League Central has been one of the more competitive baseball divisions over the last few years, with three different winners...
Mar 30, 20216 min read
MLB NL West Preview: Chasing Champions
The National League West has been dominated by one MLB franchise since 2013, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers have won eight straight...
Mar 30, 20216 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball Prep: SP, Diving for Sleepers
Sorry that the final part of my 2021 fantasy baseball draft prep is coming a bit later than I had hoped, but for those with late drafts...
Mar 29, 202113 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball Prep: OF, Top 100 Deep Dive
For the outfield position, I've decided to bring back my 2020 theme, OF Top 100. As I sift through Fantasy Pros top 100 primary...
Mar 26, 202113 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball Prep: SS, the Straw that Stirs the Drink
As I mentioned last year, the shortstop position has transitioned back into a power position in recent seasons. As the brute slugger...
Mar 24, 20218 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball Prep: 3B, Disparity in the Ranks
Not to say there are no sleepers at third base, but compared to the other positions I've written about so far, third base definitely...
Mar 23, 20217 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball Prep: 2B, Patience is Key
As we discussed last year, second base has become a deep position in fantasy baseball, largely because of how many players have gained...
Mar 22, 20219 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball Prep: 1B/DH, Return of the Sluggers
After the Steroid Era, the Age of Sluggers sort of died out for a decade or so, but 2019's juiced ball scandal as well as the emphasis on...
Mar 21, 20219 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball Prep: RP, Clout Rising
Relief pitchers have become more and more valuable in fantasy baseball as the years have gone by, being that certain teams now utilize...
Mar 19, 202110 min read
'21 Fantasy Baseball PREP: Catchers, Get Em' While They're Hot
The catcher position is generally valued lower on draft day because of how sparingly some are used per week, as well as the general lack...
Mar 19, 20219 min read
Super Bowl LV Breakdown: Chiefs vs Bucs
Well, Tom Brady has done it again, he's maneuvered his way into another Super Bowl. For most of the football-watching world like myself,...
Feb 5, 202112 min read
NHL '21: Eastern Division of Death + Stanley Cup Finals Pick
This NHL season will be like no other, and not just because of the ongoing pandemic. The fallout of COVID has changed much more than...
Jan 12, 202114 min read
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