Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Once again on Friday, the cancellation bug bit a lot of people who didn’t update their MLB lineups. We warned you about the weather in Baltimore, but didn’t expect the White Sox postponement. In the most unusual circumstances of all, the Red Sox called off their game because of a city-wide manhunt — thankfully successful — for the suspect
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues My weather advice was dubious on Thursday, but our baseball picks were excellent. Hope you cashed too. There’s a full slate of Friday MLB games, all in the evening. Playing amateur meteorologist again, a gigantic line of thunderstorms stretches from south of New Orleans through Detroit into Canada. It’s moving eastward, with possible tornadoes in its path. Games in Philadelphia
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues April is the cruelest month, said T.S. Eliot, long before there were daily baseball fantasy leagues. Wednesday was particularly cruel, with three games being cancelled. The blizzard in Denver and the monsoon in Chicago were not unexpected, but the Angels-Twins tilt wasn’t postponed until it was too late to make lineup changes. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Every MLB team is scheduled to play, but the 12:10 Eastern start (Royals at Braves) and a game at 3:35 (HOU at OAK) will not be included in the majority of leagues. There are plenty of early-closing events that do include them, but we’re going to focus primarily on the 7:05 contests. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Because of a weather-related postponement yesterday, the Mets play the Rockies twice today. That complicates hitter selections, because the first half of the doubleheader is at 3:10 EDT and is not included in DraftStreet leagues, which close at 7:05. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues Happy Patriots Day to our American friends and readers. Why don’t the Celtics get their own holiday? They are a great franchise too. The poor Red Sox not only have to work today, they had an early wakeup call, hosting the Rays at 11:00 Eastern. While that game is ignored in daily fantasy leagues, at 7:05 we have eight
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues In daily basketball leagues, a 7:00 Eastern closing time is typical, with almost all matinee games played on Sundays and holidays. Baseball is different. A 162-game season often means early starts on “getaway day” (often Thursdays and Sundays) and on the weekends, many teams schedule family-friendly afternoon games. [Read more…]
Featuring picks and comments by Rob Dudek Click on this banner to sign up for DraftStreet daily baseball leagues That was a long, strange walk down DraftStreet on Thursday night. The three most obvious pitching choices all performed below expectations, so point scoring was way down across the board. [Read more…]