Here is the owner lineup for the Expert League I will be playing this year. There are some very tough competitors here, including the Godfather of Fantasy Baseball, Lenny Melnick:
Geoff Stein, Mock Draft Central Todd Farino, Fantasy Baseball SearchPaul Greco, Fantasy Baseball GuyEvan “The Censor” Dickens, Fantasy Baseball MafiaTroy St. Louis, Rotodoc.comPatrick DiCaprio, Fantasy Baseball […]

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Bud Selig has a laundry list a mile long of crimes he’s committed against baseball. Yet the sport is in great shape. This article examines what might be Selig’s legacy, with the help of Dylan’s “The Times They Are A Changin’”.

Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen; And keep your eyes wide the […]

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A look at five 35+ year-old veteran hitters who might be undervalued at your draft.
First, I’ll start with a quick introduction about myself. My name is Mike Podhorzer, I’m 25 years old, and I’ve been playing fantasy baseball for over 10 years. I live in New Jersey, but I’m a Braves fan, and it needs […]

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A countdown of impact home runs by the Amazing Mets.

The New York Mets have had some dramatic home runs since the team started playing in 1962. Here is my list of the Top 10 home runs in franchise history by the New York Mets.

10. September 15, 1969: Ron Swoboda - The Miracle Mets were on […]

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On a recent chat someone asked whether the 2006 or 2007 Capuano will show up. This is where skills analysis can provide a clue.
On a chat on a famous baseball website, someone asked the following:
Will the real Chris Capuano please stand up? Will the 2006 or 2007 version show up his spring?
This is exactly […]

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David Chase of brockforbroglio.com asked me to do a “five questions” interview. A link to the interview is in the post.
Five Questions with Patrick DiCaprio

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Here are a few changes we are making this year:
1. The new domain name is www.fantasybaseballgenerals.com, no more “blogspot.com” address.
2. We will be having a few more ads, hopefully they won’t be too intrusive. If this makes anyone really unhappy let me know. But I have to try to make my costs back at […]

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Courtesy of Brockforbroglio.com
Some good stuff from our friends at brockforbroglio.com:
The Best Team Names

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Despite being, on the surface, a fairly benign trade, it is profoundly interesting.
I have to admit that I absolutely love this deal. It is a real life example of getting a cherry for a lemon, and shows what a brilliant strategist can do even in a mundane transaction.
With Devine we have a guy with […]

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In addition to the new column at RotoTimes, I will also be co-hosting a fantasy baseball radio show with Todd “The True Guru” Farino of fantasybaseballsearch.com! The show will be on blogtalkradio.com on Sundays at 7 PM EST. The first show will be on 2/24. If you want to check it […]

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I am sorry to report that I will be moving on from the Hardball Times blog, as I am accepting a position at RotoTimes.com. I will still be discussing the same topics and will still be posting here almost daily throughout the season, so no real changes for the blog. But please feel free to […]

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One final tweak to league rules before the start of the season.
It’s a new year, and with it come the signs of a new fantasy season–mock drafts, draft crib sheets, and the first, probing questions from fellow managers about who you might be valuing this year. In our young league, we have the stat categories […]

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Some more thoughts on the concept of value.
In response to my last column, the most frequent question I have been asked is whether I am merely saying that we cannot judge whether we have gotten value at the time of the auction. Yes I am saying that, but on a deeper level what I […]

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