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Fantasy World: Baseballapalooza!

Rick Paulas

...oh so long ago, let's take a look at some of this year's high impact Fantasy World performers and find their '94 album equivalent. Rick Porcello is Weezer's blue album Like Weezer...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Fantasy World: Picking the Worst

Rick Paulas

...spending money on an iPhone in this rickety economic climate.) But real life skills work differently than fantasy life. Defense, for one, doesn't matter at all. And if a player is at least able...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009

Fantasy World: The Dude Abides

Rick Paulas

...with, admittedly, some massaging here and there -- can describe some of the trends and stories in the Fantasy World as we look back over the first quarter of the year. So, dude... "Sometimes there's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Fantasy World: Substitute Bats

Rick Paulas

...for whatever reason, people are going out of their way to ignore bad news! You see, ESPN Fantasy has this thing called the Player Rater (PR), which tries to quantify a player's worth based...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009

Fantasy World

Rick Paulas

Shockingly, there are more important things in life than fantasy sports. Well, ostensibly. Like a few years back, a few friends of mine tried to counter life...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009

Fantasy World: Justify My Trade

Rick Paulas

...I talked myself into accepting this one in spite of the stats, a dangerous concept in the Fantasy World. So as a warning to all, I'm listing the Twelve Steps of Justification I went...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009

Fantasy World: The comeback kids

Rick Paulas

...Young with upside" is the great seducer of the Fantasy World. Look no further than ESPN's average draft results, where Justin Upton (he of the 1...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2009

Fantasy World: The Expendables

Rick Paulas

The Expendables. Everyone has some on their roster. They're the players you get late in the draft when everyone's blood sugar gets low and fuses get s...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2009

A 2009 National League preview: Viral Video Style

Rick Paulas

Ever wonder which NL club would best represent "Monkey Smells Finger?" We are here for you with the previews. And the videos.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

A 2009 American League preview: Viral Video Style

Rick Paulas

Ever wonder which AL club would best represent "David After Dentist?" We are here for you with the previews. And the videos.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Fantasy World: The Battle Fallout

Rick Paulas

...spent the previous 150 words on Clement instead of Johjima, it's because the latter has no fantasy value whatsoever. Red Sox Shortstop: Jed Lowrie over Julio Lugo This competition ended last week after Lugo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Fantasy World: The Wieting List

Rick Paulas

...even more importantly, almost every year one of those phone calls leads to a huge impact in fantasy leagues. Last year it was Evan Longoria. The year before that it was Ryan Braun. And this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Fantasy World: Draft Lessons

Rick Paulas

Last week, I participated in two mock drafts with the ESPN Fantasy collective. While the experiment had its downsides (having to actually set an alarm, being forced to part...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Fantasy World: The Over/Under

Rick Paulas

...up a good part of your work day reading them.) So when I saw the Top 100 fantasy players in this month's issue of The Mag, I just knew I'd have a few...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009

Fantasy World: Diaper Dandies

Rick Paulas

...innings. If he doesn't, this will be the last you'll hear of him in preseason fantasy reports. Aaron Poreda, 22, White Sox The first draft pick after the White Sox instituted their new...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009