The saves category accounts for 10 per cent of the counting categories in most Fantasy leagues and will generate 90 per cent of the counting grief. Never will so few be the cause for such high levels of anxiety for so many. As we head towards Opening Day 2010, bullpens throughout the land are in shambles.
2010 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 10 Closers in Waiting Read Post »
There are currently 31 titles available for download with Microsoft boasting that it has 1,000 games lined up for future installments, which will be released every week starting in late April. Each game can be demoed once for free — you get 10 minutes to test it out — and then purchased for either 240 points (US$3), if you only want to play it on your Xbox 360 or PC, or 400 points (US$5) if you want it available for both.
Video Games: Game Room Read Post »
With the regular season winding down, it’s time to look ahead to a unique beast of its own — playoff pools. Playoff pools are always a crapshoot, since one unpredictable upset could mean that you’re essentially done. It’s also difficult to project long-term because even if you get a lot of points in the first round, sheer attrition will knock some of your players out of the lineup. How can you navigate this minefield? Well, there’s no surefire way, but here are some general guidelines to go by.
Ice Chips: Playoff Primer Read Post »
This year, there are speed options all over the place, with guys like Juan Pierre, Scott Podsednik and Rajai Davis, plus there are plenty of speedy kids coming up. In fact, there’s more speed available than there’s been in many years, so it’s advantageous to grab power in OF and leave speed for later on.
2010 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Outfield Rankings Read Post »
The 2009 season featured some memorable breakout performances, but as 2010 looms, Fantasy owners are compelled to wonder whether some of those wondrous campaigns were simply one-year mirages in the desert, and whether their Fantasy faves of a year ago will fall back to their career norms this season.
2010 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 10 Flops Read Post »
Each and every spring, we perform the annual rite of soul searching, trying to find the gems in the rough that present opportunities for serious bargains. There is no shortage of these options entering 2010. In compiling this list I started with over 30 names and pared it down to a Top 10 that I believe to be a good representation of late-round gambles that have the potential to generate some positive returns for 2010. Without further ado, let’s get to it.
2010 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 10 Sleepers Read Post »
It’s definitely the preferred option, though, as the “advanced” method has you operating the vehicle like a remote control car. The left stick is the steering wheel, and you now accelerate with the right trigger and brake with the left. What really makes this scheme unwieldy is that the game is constantly inverting the controls based on which direction your car is facing. That means pushing the stick to the right does two completely opposite things when you’re driving “up” the screen versus when you’re driving “down” it. It’s a mess.
Video Game Review: Scrap Metal Read Post »
