Waiver Wired: Waiver Wired: Buying Byron After a week away, I'm back to my regular Waiver Wired hosting duties. I was out in San Francisco last week for vacation and managed to squeeze in a Giants game and eat some garlic fries along the way. If you haven't been to AT&T Park before, you should really go. It's an amazing atmosphere. I'd like to thank Ryan Boyer for holding things down with this … [Read more...]
Henry Urrutia’s first career home run a walkoff winner for Orioles
Henry Urrutia's first career home run a walkoff winner for Orioles Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. The Baltimore Orioles are heating up and hoping to make things interesting in the AL East. After sweeping a four-game … [Read more...]
Previewing the 2015-16 Serie A season; can Juventus retain their grip on Italian soccer?
Previewing the 2015-16 Serie A season; can Juventus retain their grip on Italian soccer? After four consecutive Scudetti titles, it looks like Juventus’ grip of Serie A has narrowed. The reigning four-time Italian champions kick-start their Serie A campaign on Saturday night against Udinese, but the side that faces the Zebrette will have many questions surrounding it. Coach Massimiliano Allegri … [Read more...]
Juan Perez climbs wall to rob Stephen Piscotty of possible home run
Juan Perez climbs wall to rob Stephen Piscotty of possible home run The San Francisco Giants are down all three starting outfielders following injuries to Hunter Pence, Angel Pagan and Nori Aoki. The impact of all three being gone at the same time will definitely be felt in San Francisco's lineup, which currently — and somewhat surprisingly — stands as the third highest scoring offense in … [Read more...]
Training Camp Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Kelvin Crisis
Training Camp Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Kelvin Crisis When you earn a living as a professional fantasy football writer, your buddies tend to ask you a lot of lineup questions. But mostly, they just want you to run their league for them. Or maybe I’m just a control freak who wants to run every league I’m involved with. One or the other. Anyway, I’ve been in a league with my high school friends … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Dodgers Get Utley
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Dodgers Get Utley Follow @Baer_Bill and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. The Phillies and Dodgers have reportedly agreed on a trade, which will send second baseman Chase Utley and $2 million to Los Angeles in exchange for minor leaguers Darnell Sweeney and John Richy. Utley had the right to veto the trade per his 10-and-5 rights, but opted not to do so in order to move … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Soccer: DFS Soccer Week 3
Daily Fantasy Soccer: DFS Soccer Week 3 Thursday, August 20, 2015 Welcome to week three of Daily Fantasy Soccer on Rotoworld! We have a fairly regular week this time around with six matches on Saturday that will form the biggest slates on both DraftKings and MondoGoal and I’ll be taking a look at the Vegas odds for those matches momentarily. First, let’s go over some talking points from this … [Read more...]
Daniel Norris crushes homer in first career at-bat, leaves later with injury
Daniel Norris crushes homer in first career at-bat, leaves later with injury Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher Daniel Norris didn't just come to Wrigley Field to beat the Cubs or damage video boards in batting practice, he came to Wrigley Field to make a little history. He did just that in Detroit's 15-8 victory against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Though with the good also came some … [Read more...]
Ross Dunbar interview; Soccer Morning (8.19.15)
Ross Dunbar interview; Soccer Morning (8.19.15) Today’s episode of Soccer Morning features an interview with Ross Dunbar. Jason kicks off today’s show with Ross Dunbar (DW Sports) as they look back at the opening weekend in the Bundesliga. Listen to the episode above or here. You can listen to Soccer Morning live via the World Soccer Talk […] Today’s episode of Soccer Morning features an … [Read more...]
Toronto’s Patrick Patterson has a raptor skull on his coffee table
Toronto's Patrick Patterson has a raptor skull on his coffee table Professional athletes often show their commitment to a team with some symbolic act, whether it be a tattoo or even giving a child some name that connects to the franchise. The idea is pretty simple — a mere contract does not prove just how strong the bond is, so the player must go above and beyond to show how much he values … [Read more...]