NL Central 2015 preview: Cubs get all the hype, but Cardinals are team to beat With opening day approaching, the Big League Stew crew is here to get you up to speed on the season ahead. We're examining each division over the next two weeks, looking at the big questions, the important players and making our predictions. Our series continues with the NL Central. Surprise, surprise, the NL … [Read more...]
Pelton: Stars more injury-prone than ever
Pelton: Stars more injury-prone than ever 2015-16 has seen the most WARP lost due to injuries per game of any season Updated: March 27, 2015, 10:01 AM ET By Kevin Pelton | ESPN Insider Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesBoth Kevin Durant and Russell Westbook have missed games this season due to injury.Let's start with the conclusion and work backward. Injuries aren't up in the NBA this season, … [Read more...]
The AP Stylebook just banned all of your favorite terms for ‘home run’
The AP Stylebook just banned all of your favorite terms for 'home run' If you watch a lot of baseball, you know that not all home runs are created equal. While all are exciting, there's a difference between a ball that barely gets over the fence and the ball Albert Pujols hit off Brad Lidge in 2005. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today!] Describing the former as a … [Read more...]
Kevin Durant’s out for the season, needs 3rd surgery in 6 months on right foot
Kevin Durant's out for the season, needs 3rd surgery in 6 months on right foot Kevin Durant's 2014-15 season is officially over. [DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Friday afternoon that Durant, the league's reigning Most Valuable Player, will be shut down for the remainder of the season so that he can have … [Read more...]
Roundball Stew: Ish Smith Assists
Roundball Stew: Ish Smith Assists Friday, March 27, 2015 With most of us in crunch time/panic mode in our respective leagues, we are going to waste no time with pleasantries and get right back to the exercise we did last week: a breakdown of players who might be available on waivers (or who were recently added to your roster), in hopes of answering the question of whether or not they should … [Read more...]
The 10-man rotation, starring how to solve a problem like Nikola Mirotic
The 10-man rotation, starring how to solve a problem like Nikola Mirotic A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. [DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] C: SB Nation. Nikola … [Read more...]
Jonathan Lucroy’s bat is literally on fire
Jonathan Lucroy's bat is literally on fire Fans are subject to a lot of hyperbole when watching baseball. Players don't actually hit the ball a mile, or get blown away by a pitch or swing a hot bat. Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy may take issue with that last one. In a recent promotional shoot, Lucroy decided to take the phrase literally. #Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy re-defines … [Read more...]
Astros to introduce drool-inducing Chicken & Waffle Cone
Astros to introduce drool-inducing Chicken & Waffle Cone Chicken and waffles are already a brilliant, yet crazy, food creation. You might initially balk at the idea of combining the two, but you'll immediately understand the hype after your first bite. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today!] The Houston Astros understand that sweet and salty, like Biggio and … [Read more...]
Atlanta thieves stole $4 million, bought Hawks luxury suite, now headed to prison
Atlanta thieves stole $4 million, bought Hawks luxury suite, now headed to prison You know how you've always wanted to have enough money to splurge on luxury suites at NBA games, but how you've never been willing to rob a bank to get it? Well, what if — and stay with me here — you were willing to rob that bank? [DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first … [Read more...]
Blake Griffin’s impression of Austin Rivers’ game is worth watching
Blake Griffin's impression of Austin Rivers' game is worth watching We knew that Blake Griffin liked performing comedy. We didn't know, though, the Los Angeles Clippers' All-Star power forward fancied himself an impressionist: [DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] Wow. That is uncanny. That really is pretty much exactly what Austin Rivers looks … [Read more...]