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Ben Ice joined February 2009

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Co-Founder of RotoExperts .com, a fantasy sports website dedicated to creating fantasy sports content with a bite. We take some chances, but base our coverage on solid analytics...well, most of the time. We also own www.diamonddraft.com (free demo available of our baseball draft software) and recently acquired FantasyAuctioneer.com.
I've been a football fan since Super Bowl IV, when I watched Kansas City dominate the Minnesota Vikings. Every Sunday during the season I'd growl at anyone that even looked like they might consider changing the channel when football was on. I've played fantasy football since 1985 and have been writing about it since 2003.

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Favorite Athletes

Derrick Brooks, Ken Griffey Jr., Tim Tebow,
Favorite Sports Teams

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Seahawks,
Favorite Coaches

John Madden, Tony Dungy, Lou Pinella, Joe Maddon, Bobby Cox,
All Time Sports Moment

Game 7, 2004, in the stands at the St Pete Times Forum when the Lightning won the Stanley Cup
Most Memorable Game Attended

Game 7, Stanley Cup Finals
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

No such thing
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Montana - he was the epitome of football in his era
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Wasn't around to see Orr play so have to say Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pistol Pete
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger, and it isn't even close
Petty or Earnhardt?

They drive in circles, right?
Schumacher or Senna?

Don't follow Grand Prix
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

SEC for football, ACC for hoops

Latest Articles »

Open Letter To The NFL: No More Thanksgiving Turkeys

04/17/2009

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Jay Cutler to Chicago Bears: What Are the Fantasy Implications?

04/02/2009

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Big Fat Claims: FIve Outrageous Predictions for the Fantasy Baseball Season

03/10/2009

270 reads 1 comments 0 likes

Boston Red Sox Team Preview: Fantasy Baseball Gold Mine

03/04/2009

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Pete McKeown said...

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Hey Ben, After a little hiatus, I'm back, and writing about something different, this year's Kentucky Derby. Check out my comedic take on what happened.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/168122-a-kentucky-derby-to-remember

206 days ago

Scotty Kimberly said...

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Yeah, the Mariners are in first place right now. But are they a contender or a pretender? Check out my Division Leader Contenders/Pretenders piece and see what you think.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/156576-mlb-current-division-leaders-contenders-or-pretenders

225 days ago

Lawrence Barreca said...

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Hey Ben,
The Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Waiver Wire is officially out. The link is below. I hope you enjoy!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/153913-the-fantasy-baseball-week-2-waiver-wire

231 days ago

Pete McKeown said...

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Hey Ben, sick of athletes complaining about their jobs, when in reality, they have the best jobs imaginable? Me too. Here's an article about how to find positives in any job, even if there's no million dollar contract.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/142506-fans-today-deserve-better-a-class-of-athlete-accept-no-substitutes

251 days ago

len laber said...

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Thanks Ben for all your help in coordinating the interview. Looking forward to it.

Hope you or anyone you know that would be interested sign up to play my fantasy march madness games. Here's what I think about bracket pools and why these games are more for true college basketball fans.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/139654-save-the-bracket-drama-for-your-mamma

256 days ago

Richard Marsh said...

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I have a number of sites left that still needs a few teams for my fantasy baseball leagues. If you have the time and want some great competition drop me your e-mail on my board or contact me at rsmcloser@cox.net. Thanks

256 days ago

Pete McKeown said...

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Nothing like a trip to spring training to get you excited about the baseball season, not to mention cure some writer's block. If you get a chance, give this a read, if not, no worries.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/139252-spring-training-a-cure-for-my-mlb-blues

257 days ago

Luis Alberto said...

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I wrote a couple of articles I would love for you to read. One is about the Matt Cassel trade. The other is about three great plays in the SB. I tried to inject some humor. Let me know what you think.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/136742-one-trade-many-ramifications

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/137188-larry-fitzgerald-is-really-fing-fast

258 days ago

len laber said...

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What, no football auction draft available for 2009?? I can't go back to a snake draft and doing an auction over a chat room and google spreadsheet was the most painful 5 hours ever for my league.

Thanks for getting back to me, look forward to being on the show. Small world, i actually talked to George on the phone a few years back when I first had the idea to start my website and he gave me great advice on where to begin. Say hi for me. Hope you guys will want to buy me out one day, LOL!

259 days ago

len laber said...

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Hey Ben, thanks for the heads up on BlogTalkRadio. I'd love to be a guest on the March madness or Fantasy show. If you could you send me a contact person to my email address Len@FantasySportsMadness.com that would be awesome.

I'm a huge fantasy football person myself too and been using FantasyAuctioneer for years. Last year was a disaster on the site when it crashed but I trust it won't happen to you guys!

259 days ago

len laber said...

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Ever give fantasy college basketball march madness a try? Here's a top 75 list to get started:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/136743-top-75-college-bball-fantasy-players-updated-march-9th#comment_body_653379

260 days ago

Zachary WestRasmus said...

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Hey Ben,

If you have a chance, I wrote an article about steroids is baseball, and I'd love so see what you as a red sox fan think!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/136033-a-roid-thrown-under-bus-by-commissioner-selig-and-the-baseball-community

Thanks!

Zach

262 days ago

len laber said...

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Hey Ben, hope you can relate to my adventures of starting a fantasy sports website. Congrats on running your own site.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/133635-fantasysportsmadnesscom-creation-of-a-brand-new-fantasy-sports-website

268 days ago

Hao Meng said...

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Hey Ben,

If you get the chance, I'd love for you to check out my recent analysis on Derrek Lee's batting woes. I take an interesting perspective on the issue and offer some possible solutions, and I'd appreciate your comments and feedback very much!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/127080-whats-wrong-with-derrek-lee-a-look-at-the-cubs-stars-batting-woes

Thanks!
Hao

279 days ago

Zander Freund said...

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Hey Ben—Zander Freund here, Bleacher Report's Community GM.

Just wanted to formally welcome you aboard. It's a true pleasure to have you contribute to our Community.

If you have questions of any kind about the site, don't hesitate to shoot me an email at zander at bleacherreport.com—I'm here to help. Keep the great stuff coming!

Best,
Zander

286 days ago

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Open Letter To The NFL: No More Thanksgiving Turkeys

Jay Cutler to Chicago Bears: What Are the Fantasy Implications?

Big Fat Claims: FIve Outrageous Predictions for the Fantasy Baseball Season

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