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Fantasy Baseball: Land of the Rising Fastball

I hope our Canadian readers enjoyed my look into The Great North's top fantasy baseball players. Since baseball is such a global game, I figured...why stop there? The top 10 Japanese-born fantasy baseball players heading into 2008...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 755 reads 0 comments
Fantasy Baseball: The All-Flex Team

Something I have always tried to do in fantasy drafts is select players who would give me the best options. Options like starting a guy at SS, or 3B. Maybe even at 2B or 1B...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 492 reads 0 comments
Fantasy Baseball: Let's Play Some High-Low

The last week or so, I must have completed dozens of mock fantasy baseball drafts. I have seen plenty of trends, as you may expect, and plenty of curious fluctuations in certain players draft positions...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 479 reads 0 comments
BABIP: A Deceiving Statistic

By: Brett Greenfield BABIP can be defined as batting average on balls in play. This is a measure of the number of batted balls that safely fall in for a hit (not including home runs). A typical BABIP is about ...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 730 reads 2 comments
Good Morning Canada

Being a huge fan of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption, I finally had a reason to incorporate one of my favorite aspects of the show in one of my posts...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 270 reads 0 comments
CHIPS and DIPS

By Brett Greenfield: DIPS, or Defense Independent Pitching Statistics, is one of the most accurate statistics that can be used to determine how well a pitcher has pitched, independent from his defense behind him...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 642 reads 0 comments
End of an Era in Miami: Dolphins Cut Zach Thomas Loose

The Miami Dolphins released Zach Thomas last week, ending his 12 year run with the only franchise he has ever known. The new Miami regime made the decision, no doubt based on Thomas’ recent concussion issues...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 356 reads 0 comments
Fantasy Baseball: Expert Mock Draft

Last Thursday, the crew over at Mock Draft Central invited me to participate in their Expert’s Dynasty Mock Draft. Here are the particulars...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 1,703 reads 2 comments
Fantasy Football: Luck or Skill?

Is there a possibility that Fantasy Football is a “skill?” Or is it the way of the more conventional thinker to call it luck? I prefer to look at this ever growing phenomenon as a ...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 650 reads 1 comments
Fantasy Baseball: The Relevance of Contact Rate

It's hard to say what the most important offensive statistic is in 5x5 standard roto-leagues. Some may say power is the way to win a league, while others tend to load up on average and speed...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 344 reads 0 comments
Fantasy Baseball: Second-Half Batting Average Surges

By Brett Greenfield: A high post-break batting average can often be an indicator of a hitter's average in the following year..

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 156 reads 2 comments
Gallardo Out 4 Weeks

According to a TMJ Milwaukee, pitching phenom Yovanni Gallardo is expected to miss 4 weeks with a torn lateral meniscus...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 91 reads 0 comments
MLB ERA's: What You See Is What You Get

By Brett Greenfield: In response to the ERC article, a reader asked if any pitchers had ERA's that actually matched their ERC's. I thought it was a good question and did some investigating...

Written by Jason Sarney about about 1 year ago 178 reads 0 comments

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Jason Sarney Article Archive

Fantasy Baseball: Land of the Rising Fastball

Fantasy Baseball: The All-Flex Team

Fantasy Baseball: Let's Play Some High-Low

BABIP: A Deceiving Statistic

Good Morning Canada

CHIPS and DIPS

End of an Era in Miami: Dolphins Cut Zach Thomas Loose

Fantasy Baseball: Expert Mock Draft

Fantasy Football: Luck or Skill?

Fantasy Baseball: The Relevance of Contact Rate

Fantasy Baseball: Second-Half Batting Average Surges

Gallardo Out 4 Weeks

MLB ERA's: What You See Is What You Get

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