1. Fantasy Baseball 2010: Top 30 Shortstops

    The shortstop position in fantasy baseball was already shallower than a kiddie pool, and now a tricky thyroid might make it even harder to find a decent shortstop in drafts and auctions...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 1,847 reads 0 comments

  2. Rot Your Brain: Fantasy Baseball's Top 30 Second Basemen

    Second base is not a fantasy position solely for stolen bases, runs, and batting average. Those days died long ago. Do not be shocked at all of the second basemen with above-average fantasy values this year...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 266 reads 0 comments

  3. Rot Your Brain: Fantasy Baseball's Top 30 First Basemen

    The first base position in fantasy baseball has more firepower than the New Orleans Saints offense. There is no excuse for your fantasy team not to have a first baseman that can hit 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 262 reads 0 comments

  4. Rot Your Brain: Fantasy Baseball's Top 30 Catchers for 2010

    Pitchers and catchers have reported for duty in Florida and Arizona, which means it is time to stop thinking about Heidi Montag’s plastic surgeries and start thinking about fantasy baseball...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 324 reads 1 comments

  5. Some Saints Make It Hard To Root for New Orleans

    Many people are saying that the New Orleans Saints, at least for one weekend, are replacing the Dallas Cowboys as "America’s Team...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 384 reads 4 comments

  6. Three Reasons Rex Ryan Should Be Applauded for a Job Well-Done

    New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan is a blowhard, looks like he is pregnant, and hardly has the prediction skills of Joe Namath. But the first-year leader proved that not only can he coordinate a defense, he can coach the whole team...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 597 reads 5 comments

  7. NFL Divisional Playoff Predictions: Tough Roads Ahead for No. 2 Seeds

    One step closer to the Super Bowl, so why quit predicting when I am on a roll? After going 4-0 with my wild-card predictions, I have conferred with the football advisors I trust the most—me, ...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 1,085 reads 12 comments

  8. Playoff Predictions for the NFL's Wild-Card Weekend

    After watching ESPN’s documentary on the life and times of Jimmy "The Greek," I have become inspired to rub my Drew Brees bobblehead doll (don’t have a crystal ball) and predict which teams will get out of the first round of the NFL playoffs..

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 825 reads 0 comments

  9. Three Reasons the San Diego Chargers Won't Win the Super Bowl

    A month ago, most of the NFL experts had the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints playing in the Super Bowl. Two weeks ago, most of the same NFL experts had the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles playing in the Super Bowl...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 2,978 reads 138 comments

  10. Rating the AFC Wild-Card Contenders

    The AFC wild-card race is tighter than Anderson Silva’s Muay Thai clinch, and the field is more crowded than a Sarah Palin book signing...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 673 reads 4 comments

  11. Chad Ochocinco's Signature Celebration Should Be for Chris Henry

    Even if you are not a Cincinnati Bengals fan, this might be a good week to cheer for a Chad Ochocinco touchdown. The man formerly known as Chad Johnson has blessed us with some of the greatest, ...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 803 reads 0 comments

  12. And the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award Goes to...Who?

    Voting for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player is going to be harder than voting on which Kardashian is the most annoying...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 297 reads 7 comments

  13. Even Geniuses Make Mistakes: The Bill Belichick Story

    Nobody is perfect, not even the most intelligent people in the world. Robert De Niro has made a couple bad movies, like Stardust and Hide and Seek...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 369 reads 3 comments

  14. Fantasy Football By The Numbers: Preseason Predictions Shot Down

    Fantasy football owners and pundits, including this one who fits in both categories, sometimes make mistakes. Fantasy football owners get ideas in their heads. The ideas make sense on paper...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about over 3 years ago 244 reads 2 comments

  15. Fantasy Football By the Numbers: Worry About Delhomme, Graham, Edwards

    It only took one week of NFL action to gray the hair of fantasy football owners. You should always take a deep breath after the first week of fantasy football and remember that it is only one week...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 409 reads 0 comments

  16. RBTN: American League Zeroes Now National League Heroes

    You want to bolster your fantasy baseball team’s pitching staff? Just pick up the same scrubs off the waiver wire that National League teams are and you will do just fine. The National League is inferior to the American League, plain and simple...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 57 reads 0 comments

  17. Rotisserie By The Numbers: Fantasy Football Receivers 26-50

    So you are planning on going heavy on quarterbacks and running backs in your fantasy football draft? No problem! There will still be some decent wide receivers in the middle and late rounds that you can load up your roster with...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 247 reads 0 comments

  18. Rotisserie By The Numbers: The Top 25 Receivers in Fantasy Football

    We have rated the runners and the throwers. Now it is time to rank the receivers! Receivers are to fantasy football what outfielders are to fantasy baseball – the talent pool is deeper than Jerry Jones’ pockets...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 486 reads 0 comments

  19. Rotisserie by the Numbers: Fantasy Football Running Backs 26-50

    You will need more than two good running backs to win your fantasy football league this year. If you think drafting Adrian Peterson in the first round and Brandon Jacobs in the second will wrap up a playoff spot for you, think again, Vermeil...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 525 reads 2 comments

  20. Rotisserie by the Numbers: The Top 25 Fantasy Running Backs

    Quarterback might the most important position in the NFL, but running back is the most important position in fantasy football. If you have no running backs, then you have no chance of winning your fantasy league...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 1,986 reads 4 comments

  21. RBTN: The Top 40 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks

    Are you ready for some football—fantasy football, that is. There is a no shortage of soap opera storylines at the quarterback position this season in fantasy football...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 397 reads 2 comments

  22. RBTN: Chad Gaudin and Carl Pavano Have Fantasy Value!

    Chad Gaudin is 4-10 with a 5.13 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. Carl Pavano is 9-8 with a 5.37 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and is, well, Carl Pavano. These two pitchers cannot possibly help fantasy baseball teams down the stretch, right? Actually, they can...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 156 reads 0 comments

  23. Rotisserie By The Numbers: Trading Deadline Fantasy Winners and Losers

    Even the struggling economy could not slow down the buyer’s market at baseball’s July 31 trading deadline. You know the fantasy baseball rule: switching teams usually means a player’s fantasy value ticks upward...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 75 reads 0 comments

  24. Jeff Francoeur, Adam LaRoche, and Julio Lugo Thriving on New Teams

    Fantasy baseball rule No. 276: A player’s fantasy value normally goes up when he is traded. Fantasy baseball rule No. 384: Try not to draft too many Baltimore Orioles pitchers or Kansas City Royals hitters...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 501 reads 0 comments

  25. Rotisserie By The Numbers: Better Values for Hossa and Pronger

    You could never tell that the world economy is suffering through a major financial crisis with the way some NHL teams are spending their money. But 40-goal scorers and No...

    Craig Rondinone Written by Craig Rondinone about almost 4 years ago 254 reads 10 comments