RotoScoop.com – The Scoop on Fantasy Sports
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Podcast and more
Check it out. Yahoo’s Scott Pianowski joins me first to discuss some baseball and then football, while my second guest, who struggles with life’s most simplest tasks like dialing a phone and knowing what day it is, comes on over the final 20 minutes and attacks me Mel Gibson style. I truly worry about his…
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NFL Barometer
By Dalton Del Don RISERS Wes Welker, WR, NE – Surprisingly, Welker has already been removed from the PUP list and is back with the Patriots after tearing his knee in Week 17 last season. Despite surgery on a torn ACL and MCL, Welker is back in action just seven months later. He’s obviously not…
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Training Camp Notes
By Dalton Del Don Andre Johnson signed a two-year extension worth $38.5 million, including $13 million guaranteed, making him the highest paid receiver in the NFL – Johnson was underpaid yet still decided not to hold out, and the Texans rewarded him as a result. There’s not a ton of fantasy relevance here (it’s not…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don After giving up eight earned runs over his last start, Zack Greinke’s ERA now sits at 4.01. He’s already allowed six more earned runs in 2010 than he did all of last season in 92.1 fewer innings. Some regression was certain after last year, and while it’s showing up with a…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Before we get started, check out my latest podcast, there’s baseball talk over the first half for those who won’t be interested in this NFL-centric “The Scoop,” and the second half consists all of football with guest Mike Salfino, who definitely knows his stuff. This looks to be a regular gig…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don My apologies for the lack of content recently, but I’m making it up to you with an extra long “Scoop†right here, right now. A few quick programming notes beforehand: If you haven’t already, check out my latest podcast. These are all available to download through iTunes, by the way. Also,…
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Podcast
My latest attempt at hosting. I will have a new column up by Thursday night at the latest. That’s a promise.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Entering May 30, Howie Kendrick had a .253/.285/.342 line with just two home runs on the year. He’s batted .337 with five long balls and 24 RBI over 92 at-bats since then, and he’s now consistently hitting first or second in the Angels’ lineup. He hit .358/.391/.558 after the All-Star break…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I haven’t posted a new baseball column in a bit, so I wanted to make sure you saw I wrote about Game 7 of the NBA Finals earlier as well. There isn’t a bigger Tim Lincecum fan than me, and while I’m hardly panicking, his last seven starts have raised some…
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Game 7 Thoughts
By Dalton Del Don It was ugly, but it sure was intense and highly competitive, and while I’m not a fan of either team (although I did bet on the Celtics +150 to win the series), I must say, I probably haven’t gotten this into an NBA game since Michael Jordan retired. Did you see…
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Podcast
Check it out. New article soon to come.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Before we get started, check out my latest attempt at hosting a podcast, featuring Jeff Erickson and Yahoo’s Scott Pianowski. What more can be said about Stephen Strasburg’s dominant debut? Sure, the Pirates have scored the fewest runs in baseball this season, but I’m pretty sure Strasburg’s stuff will translate well…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don The crazy thing about the Braves now being in first place by 2.5 games is if anything, they are underperforming. Jair Jurrjens and Kenshin Kawakami have combined for zero wins, while Yunel Escobar, Chipper Jones, Brian McCann, Nate McLouth and Melky Cabrera are all playing poorly. Troy Glaus has been a…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Fantasy owners who went with a “last year’s bums†strategy and held their nose when drafting Alex Rios are certainly not complaining. After disappointing in Toronto last season, resulting in the Blue Jays giving away his contract to the White Sox, Rios was even worse in Chicago, posting a .199/.229/.301 line…
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Fantasy Football Mock
I’m currently in the midst of a mock fantasy football draft over at Yahoo’s Roto Arcade. Here are the results of round one and round two. Update: Round three. Update: Round four. Update: Rounds 5-7.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I apologize for the lack of articles recently, but the RW RB magazine column has dominated my time of late. I posted my preliminary top-12 rankings here, so let me know your thoughts. Anyway, that task is finished, so expect more frequent baseball posts in the future. It’s hard to complain…
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Podcast and a Programming Note
Recorded a podcast Wednesday, so check it out. Also, I’ve been buried in writing the RB section for the RW Fantasy Football mag, but I promise I’ll pick up the content soon, starting with an article Thursday. Also, if you haven’t already, start following me on Twitter. I’ve found it to be quite cathartic when…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don What’s the deal with Grady Sizemore? He looked like baseball’s biggest threat to be the next 40/40 guy as recently as 2008, and while he was a huge bust last year, injuries could mostly explain it, and 18 homers with 13 steals over 436 at-bats wasn’t the end of the world…
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Radio Hit
I keep forgetting to mention this, but every Friday I’m on XM (# 241) and Sirius ( # 125) at 9:30 am PST. The segment also repeats three hours later. And you can listen to it online on Sports Nation 2 (# 226). On a side note: expect more frequent baseball posts in the future.…
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Twitter
I haven’t told anyone this yet, but I decided to try out Twitter. Check me out (and by that I mean become my first follower!) if you’re into that kind of thing.
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