Tag Archive for 'sports'

Fantasy football: A primer for 2008

July 27th, 2008 by ep

Many players have their own idea how a fantasy football draft is supposed to work. Draft two running backs with your first two picks is the most popular strategy, but I’m here to tell you to think a little differently this year. You can find information and statistics to back up this sentiment on a [...]

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Who’s No. 1? It’s LT, don’t even question it

July 16th, 2008 by ep

While I think the Minnesota Viking’s Adrian Peterson is a great running back, he’s got too many question marks surrounding him to pick him No. 1 over the San Diego Chargers’  Ladainian Tomlinson. Why stick with reliable LT over flashy AP? Click through the break

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Waiver wire: Be like Indiana Jones and dig

July 7th, 2008 by ep

Approaching the mid-point of the season, only one of my fantasy teams is really playing well — first-place, thank you — so it was time to cut some dead weight and add some new blood. Click the jump for some adventures in waiver wire hunting, and some players to look for.

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Standard 5×5 vs. something more saucy

July 1st, 2008 by ep

In the world of fantasy baseball, 5-by-5 leagues rule. All the magazines cater to the simple 5 offensive and 5 piching category leagues. In my work league, we use a different strategy and for baseball fans everywhere it can be a dream come true. This exercise is not an endorsement of a perfect system or [...]

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Special Features

July 1st, 2008 by ep

1. The List- Five bite-sized morsels to fill you up write 2. Characters-Just a little chat about the characters in sports and games (and sports games) 3. Tournaments- Vote for your favorites in these ongoing competitions

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Call of Duty 4 vs. Halo 3: Multiplayer showdown

June 30th, 2008 by ep

Aarghh! Am I really going to do this? This debate is a tough one for me personally. (WARNING: the following sentence makes little sense, but bare with me, I’ll try to explain.) I like Halo 3 multiplayer better than Call of Duty 4′s, but I only want to play Call of Duty 4′s. There, I [...]

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