Yearly Archives: 2017
21 Cool Stats, Facts and Observations From MLB’s Opening Day
It’s only been a couple days since the MLB made its triumphant return around the country in games that actually count, but a lot of cool stuff has already happened.
As ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian says frequently, the beautiful part of baseball is you can head to the stadium every single night and see something that’s never happened before. With all the action taking place, we’ve taken the time to set aside as many tweets as we can find containing cool stats, facts or just a plain old observations of what’s going on.
Since baseball is played on a daily basis, there are tons of opportunities for this kind of stuff to happen, so we can safely assume the the following 21 tweets are just the beginning of something wonderful in 2017.
Money Lines For MLB Games Played Wednesday Apr 5, 2017
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It is simple. ALL year we are betting $1 on all the underdogs for as many of the 2430 Games we can.
We are trying to validate a point that daily wagering is decent to follow this formula.
Each day we intend to update the results on this page.
On the mainpages of the site, where the blog posts go in timely order, we also are going to post the daily MLB Schedule and all Open Lines available at the time of publishing.
In addition to the DFS daily posts for FanDuel, DraftKings, and overall player selection posts daily, there will be that post of morning lines.
Once a week the Odds to win the World Series will be done on a post, and once every 2 weeks the Pennant Winner Odds, and Division Odds will be posted.
At the ALL – Star Break we will have a great breakdown blog of the HR Derby. We have won money on this contest four years in a row.
We have you covered for wagering all year long.
Yearly Bankroll Start: $500 – To Date (Apr 5, 2017) – $496.07) = Loss of $3.93)
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Who Owned Baseball April 4, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2017 #WOB Standings
Caylor Arnold – USA TODAY
Ian Kinsler reached base 4 times, including a homer, scoring twice as the Tigers won their opening 6-3 over the White Sox.
Justin Verlander pitched into the 7th and struck out 10 White Sox in 6 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs and getting the 6-3 victory for the Tigers.
Gerardo Parra doubled and singled twice, driving in 3 and scoring a run as the Rockies held on to the 6-5 final in Milwaukee.
Clayton Richard threw 8 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits and striking out 5 Dodgers as the Padres blanked LA, 4-0.
They all owned baseball on April 4, 2017
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MLB Shutout Survivor 2017: Rays + Dodgers Share 5 – 0 Losses To Be Elminated
Not even Longoria;s career mastery over CC Sabathia could stop the Rays from being blanked on Tuesday night Tampa Bay was never a favorite to win this competition, but i didn’t think they would be stopped on this night while facing Sabathia.
MLB Shutout Survivor 2017:
Each year we run the list as it comes down in order. From Opening Day until the last club is blanked, we see which squad can hold off getting zeroed the longest.
Last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates lasted into June to win the honors.
You always have to go with the favorites to win this category. This would be the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox considering their potent offenses and home venue for their ball games.
The Dodgers continued their trend not to fare well against LHP, despite the fact the have Lefty killer Franklin Gutierrez now, and bowed out of this competition one day after hanging 14 runs on the Padres.
Maybe there is a reason for optimism yet is San Diego.
The Rays couldn’t figure out CC Sabathia either, and I am surprised that Evan Longoria didn’t hit at least a wall ball versus the Yankees veteran Maybe Sabathia will pitch good to start in 2017 too. Read the rest of this entry
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Player Picks For DraftKings – 4/5/17
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One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post.
Please Read more about Stacking and Pitchers from our FanDuel Post today
Now here is what we are going to do for today’s MLB DFS Draft Kings style. Read the rest of this entry
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Player Picks For FanDuel 4/5/17
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer/Part Owner)
Follow @stokes_Hunter21 @mlbreports
One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post. You can use our formula for your own wanted and given stacks and pitchers. This process wheels them all in alignment.
Fanduel – 4/5/17 ( 12 Game Main Slate)
What We Will Give You – Daily During The Season
3 – 7 team stacking options ( We are going to draw most of our players from these squads)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Trevor Cahill
Washington Nationals vs Dan Straily
SF Giants vs Taijuan Walker
Boston Red Sox vs Jameson Taillon
3 – 7 Pitching candidates (High level, midlevel and budget).
Chris Sale, PIT @ BOS, $11, 400
Jacob deGrom, ATL @ NYM, $9800
Rich Hill, SD @ LAD, $9600
Cole Hamels, CLE @ TEX, $9300
Tanner Roark, MIA @ WSH, $8600
Garrett Richards, LAA @ OAK, $8600
Tyler Chatwood, COL @ MIA, $7600 Read the rest of this entry
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel and DraftKings 4/5/17
Fanduel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/5/17): MLB DFS Advice
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/5/17): MLB DFS Advice
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Our daily plays are from a collection of experts and a ton of research that goes into them. We have spent countless hours a day crunching the numbers from a dozen different aspects of each sport and bring you the best options each day.
If you take away from our articles the ability to build your own lineups that’s great! If you are still wanting some help definitely subscribe to our Optimal NBA and NFL DFS, or MLB Lineups for both Fanduel and DraftKings for that added boost! Good Luck and bring home that bacon.
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Daily Matchups For 4/5/2017
Value/Sleeper Pitchers:
Ian Kennedy– I think this will be a name that goes under the radar on a full slate of games. He gets to face a Twins team that really hasn’t improved that much from last year when they were horrible.
Kennedy has faced 91 Ray’s batters and given up only 22 hits which comes to a .242 BA. Kennedy isn’t a sexy name by any means but he has a 25.2 K% and only a 7.8 BB% while only giving up 5 HRs to go along with 26 strikeouts. He could be the sneaky yet effective tournament option.
John Lackey– This is a more riskier play than others on the slate because of Lackey’s age and so many miles on his arm. He’s facing the Cub’s foe, his old team, the Cardinals. He’s seen them a lot to the tune of 139 ABs and in those he’s only given up 31 hits for a .223 BA. Lackey has struck out 35 batters with a 23 K% and only given up 2 HRs.
J.A. Happ– This one might be a little surprising for you but people will probably be off of Happ since he’s going up against a semi-potent offense in the Orioles. Oddly enough, Happ has held them to 32 hits in 149 ABs (.215 BA) with a 29.2 K% and only a 6.2 BB%. He has 47 strikeouts while giving up 6 HRs and could be that middle-tier priced pitcher you need to take down a GPP.
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“Every Day Chucker” Podcast Episode #3: Lets Just Have 8 Batters Per Lineup Hit
NO DH and No Pitcher hitting??? Am I crazy, or would this be a creative way to influx some offense into the game without other big changes done to the fabric of baseball?
Consider the injury yesterday to Junior Guerra, and what if it were Clayton Kershaw or Madison Bumgarner. Or if a Pitcher got hurt like Chien-Ming Wang, or worse like Tony Conigliaro?
Don’t worry folks, this kind of alteration is unlikely to happen, but one has to wonder whether the league will adopt a unified set of rules for both the American and National League.
Read the rest of this entry
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Player Picks For DraftKings – 4/4/17
Follow @stokes_Hunter21 @mlbreports
One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post.
Please Read more about Stacking and Pitchers from our FanDuel Post today
Now here is what we are going to do for today’s MLB DFS Draft Kings style. Read the rest of this entry
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Player Picks For FanDuel 4/4/17
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer/Part Owner)
Follow @stokes_Hunter21 @mlbreports
One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post. You can use our formula for your own wanted and given stacks and pitchers. This process wheels them all in alignment.
Fanduel – 4/4/17 ( 8 Game Main Slate)
What We Will Give You – Daily During The Season
3 – 7 team stacking options ( We are going to draw most of our players from these squads)
SF Giants vs Patrick Corbin
Chicago Cubs vs Adam Wainwright
LA Dodgers vs Clayton Richard
Houston Astros vs Hisashi Iwakuma
Tampa Bay Rays vs CC Sabathia
3 – 5 Pitching candidates (High level, midlevel and budget).
Jake Arrieta, CHC @ STL, $10, 800
Kenta Maeda, SD @ LAD, $8600
Matt Shoemaker, LAA @ OAK, $8000
If you are looking for more players themselves than stacking options (as oppose to full lineup cards with a lot of advance for both FD/DK, we refer you to dailyrotohelp.com (for player picks all day) Read the rest of this entry
MLB Shutout Survivor 2017: Braves + M’s Eliminated On Opening Day
Barring a Shutout in the game with the Tigers and White Sox today exceeding 6 runs, than Atlanta will finish 30th in this contest this season.
MLB Shutout Survivor 2017:
Each year we run the list as it comes down in order. From Opening Day until the last club is blanked, we see which squad can hold off getting zeroed the longest.
Last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates lasted into June to win the honors.
You always have to go with the favorites to win this category. This would be the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox considering their potent offenses and home venue for their ball games. Read the rest of this entry
Money Lines For MLB Games Played Tuesday Apr 4, 2017
It is simple. ALL year we are betting $1 on all the underdogs for as many of the 2430 Games we can.
We are trying to validate a point that daily wagering is decent to follow this formula.
Each day we intend to update the results on this page.
On the mainpages of the site, where the blog posts go in timely order, we also are going to post the daily MLB Schedule and all Open Lines available at the time of publishing.
In addition to the DFS daily posts for FanDuel, DraftKings, and overall player selection posts daily, there will be that post of morning lines.
Once a week the Odds to win the World Series will be done on a post, and once every 2 weeks the Pennant Winner Odds, and Division Odds will be posted.
At the ALL – Star Break we will have a great breakdown blog of the HR Derby. We have won money on this contest four years in a row.
We have you covered for wagering all year long.
Yearly Bankroll Start: $500 – To Date (Apr 4, 2017) – $502.15) = Profit of $2.15
See Results at our MLB Master Schedule Games Page here
ALL TIMES DISPLAYED IN EASTERN TIME ZONE
WEEK 1 (Includes Season Opener Sunday Apr 2, 2017)
INTERLEAGUE GAMES IN MAROON
APR 2017
Tuesday Apr 4 (9 Games):
Tigers @ White Sox 2;10
-123 Justin Verlander vs Jose Quintana +112
DET 6 CWS 3
$1 Loss
Yankees @ Rays 7:10
-108 CC Sabahia vs Jake Odorizzi -102
NYY 5 TB 0
$1 Loss
Rockies @ Brewers 7:40
-109 Tyler Anderson vs Zach Davies -101
COL 6 MIL 5
$1 Loss
Indians @ Rangers 8:05
-156 Carlos Carrasco vs Martin Perez +141
CLE 4 TEX 3
$1 Loss
M’s @ Astros 8:10
+153 Hisashi Iwakuma vs Lance McCullers Jr. -170
HOU 2 SEA 1
$1 Loss
Cubs @ Cardinals 8:15
-144 Jake Arrieta vs Adam Wainwright +129
CHC 2 STL 1
$1 Loss
Giants @ D’Backs 9:40
-156 Johnny Cueto vs Patrick Corbin +141
SF 8 ARI 4
$1 Loss
Angels @ A’s 10:05
-117 Matt Shoemaker vs Sean Manaea +106
Padres @ Dodgers 10:10
+192 Clayton Richard vs Kenta Maeda -215
SD 5 LAD 0
$1.92 Profit
$8.00 in Losses
$6.08 loss for the day
ODDS courtesy of betdsi.com
By Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer/Part Owner)
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‘There Are Very Few Individuals as Fascinating as Lefty O’Doul’
Lefty O’Doul, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Joe DiMaggio
Lefty O’Doul had an extraordinary baseball career. Blessed with blazing speed and preternatural hitting ability, O’Doul nonetheless failed to stick in the majors until the age of 31. It was partially his own fault: Despite repeated entreaties by coaches, managers and teammates to focus his attention on hitting, O’Doul insisted he was a pitcher, not the man who would eventually retire with a .349 lifetime batting average (fourth-best of all-time).
After his playing days came to a close, O’Doul was appointed “Manager for Life” of the legendary San Francisco Seals (a position he held for 17 years); established a reputation as the best (and most cerebral) hitting instructor in the game; and, through sheer force of will and personality, did more than any other person to promote baseball in Japan, where it remains a national obsession (and where O’Doul is still revered).
With Lefty O’Doul: Baseball’s Forgotten Ambassador, author Dennis Snelling has written the definitive biography of one of baseball’s greatest personalities. It’s a book worthy of its subject.The following interview with Snelling was conducted via email.
Who Owned Baseball April 3, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2017 #WOB Standings
Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
Clayton Kershaw struck out 8 Padres in 7 innings of 2 hit ball allowing one earned run and one unearned run, earning the 14-3 opening day decision for Los Angeles.
Yasmani Grandal clobbered a pair of homers to power the Dodgers in a 14-3 laugher over San Diego.
Dallas Keuchel kept the Mariners off the board over 7 shutout frames, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks and got the Astros a 3-0 win.
Khris Davis slammed 2 homers to lead Oakland past the Angels, 4-2.
They all owned baseball on April 3, 2017
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![[Video] MLB DFS 4/4/17 Slate Breakdown](https://mlbreports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/evan-longoria-sklz-header.jpg?w=90&h=70&crop=1 "[Video] MLB DFS 4/4/17 Slate Breakdown")
[Video] MLB DFS 4/4/17 Slate Breakdown
Fanduel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/4/17): MLB DFS Advice
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/4/17): MLB DFS Advice
DailyRotoHelp.com wants to help you win a ton of cash while also allowing you to feel like you’re making it yourself. You may not agree with all of our picks, but that’s what makes a DFS player a GREAT DFS Player.
Our daily plays are from a collection of experts and a ton of research that goes into them. We have spent countless hours a day crunching the numbers from a dozen different aspects of each sport and bring you the best options each day.
If you take away from our articles the ability to build your own lineups that’s great! If you are still wanting some help definitely subscribe to our Optimal NBA and NFL DFS, or MLB Lineups for both Fanduel and DraftKings for that added boost! Good Luck and bring home that bacon.
Want to win more money at FanDuel and DraftKings? CLICK HERE TO VIEW OPTIMAL DFS LINEUPS for MLB.
Daily Matchups for 4/4/2017
Who Owned Baseball April 2, 2017 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2017 #WOB Standings
Brian Blanco/Getty Images North America
Logan Morrison collected 3 hits, including a homer, driving in 3 to help the Rays top the Yankees, 7-3.
Randal Grichuk reached base 3 times, homered and smacked a walk off single to put the Cardinals past the champion Cubs, 4-3.
Chris Archer earned his first win of the year, holding the Yankees to 2 runs in 7 innings in Tampa’s 7-3 opening day triumph.
Carlos Martinez pitched into the 8th, striking out 10 in 7 1/3 innings. He did not get the decision, but set up the Cardinals 4-3 walk off win over the Cubs.
And earning two 1/2 WOBs in the same game, Madison Bumgarner was perfect against the Diamondbacks over 5 innings, struck out 11, walked none and allowed just 3 runs. As a hitter, he homered twice and walked. The Giants bullpen imploded however and Arizona took the game, 6-5.
They all owned baseball on April 2, 2017
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A Fun Way For Fans To Track Runs Scoring For Teams This Season: MLB Runs Scoring Survivor 2017
For years we ran this entire category until all clubs had finished the task, this year we are encouraging readers to copy and paste this chart below and follow for themselves.
What Runs Survivor is, a MLB team scoring 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10 or (10+) in different games throughout the course of the season. If you score exactly 10 it still works for 10 (or 10+)
Once a club has one of these run totals once, you cross it off and keep going until they complete the 11 different variations.
As the runs come in on a daily basis, we will keep erasing the numbers beside the team until the last team wins.
When a club finishes the 11 different totals, please chart how many Games Played the team has at the time. If another team ties them for Games Played, the highest run total in the Final runs total erased will act as the tiebreaker Read the rest of this entry
The Bond of Baseball
My annual post in taking a moment to remember the game is much bigger then what we watch during the season.
Opening Day, a day for happiness, a day that signifies that summer is on its way, a day that everyone is in first place, a day that every team still has a chance, a day of sadness for me. As much as I enjoy spending this day with my wife and friends hanging out at the ball park, it’s another opening day without my father. It’s now been over ten years since I lost my dad to cancer and not a day goes by that I don’t think about him, but this day is especially tough for me as we shared the bond of baseball together. As a matter of fact it’s so tough that I had to write this two weeks prior to opening day nine years ago.
See, Dad taught me the game and taught me well, he spent time playing catch with me, hitting grounders, pitching to me, playing backstop, playing strike out, you name it and we did it. He of course took me to my first Tigers’ game back in the early 80’s, which is what really got me hooked on the game. We’d spend many more opening days, Father’s Days, and summer days there together talking about the game. He was a catcher growing up, a position I never liked or truly became accustomed to, so he would share with me what the catcher was doing at that moment in the game. We’d take everything in while having probably some of the best conversations we had ever had, which could be about baseball but didn’t have to be.
Washington Nationals Top 25 Prospects
Washington was one of two Major League clubs to send a highly touted prospect to the Chicago White Sox this offseason. The Nationals showed their faith in the current staff and future pitchers by trading away Lucas Giolito, Dane Dunning, and Reynaldo Lopez for defensive superstar Adam Eaton. Pitching certainly comes at a premium in the current system with only 6 pitchers making these rankings, but a number of them appear well suited for this organization’s layout. Erick Fedde sits behind only Victory Robles as a likely mid-rotation arm in the future. Behind him are Austin Voth and A.J. Cole who, though limited in potential, will work their way onto the 25-man roster for spot starts and relief appearances either in the summer or during September call-ups. Koda Gloves is one of the lower ranking pitches in the system, but an uncertain closer role in Washington makes him a clear name to emerge over the next couple of seasons.
The limited nature of pitchers in the rankings come as a result of the Giolito trade, but also remarkable depth in the field. Washington has prepared for the potential loss of Bryce Harper with seven outfielders making the Top 25, Victor Robles taking the top spot. The teenage phenom remains a ways off of the 25-man roster, but rapid development since signing out of the Dominican Republic has scouts salivating across the league. Youngsters Juan Soto and Carter Kieboom follow suit given areas of need, but the Nationals have a slew of potential stars awaiting in the ranks. What separates this system from many others is that potential stemming from the lower spots. Players like Kelvin Gutierrez, Jose Marmolejos, Spencer Kieboom, and Telmito Agustin all have things that they need to improve, but all profile as potential everyday players given the right situation.
Washington Nationals Top 25 Prospects In 2017
Chris Archer’s Opening Day Performance Had a Different Feel Than Last Year
It’s impossible to draw conclusions from one game out of a 162-game season. Heck, we know that even a strong first month doesn’t necessarily mean the next five are going to be smooth. But what one game can do — especially on Opening Day — is set a tone that a team can start to get behind.
That’s what Chris Archer was successful in doing during the Tampa Bay Rays’ win over the New York Yankees. This was Archer’s third Opening Day start with Tampa Bay, but his first victory. When looking at parts of his pitching line from Sunday compared to the 2016 season opener, though, one may think last year’s performance was more dominant.
Last season against the Toronto Blue Jays, the right-hander allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 3 walks and 12 strikeouts. This year, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk and just 5 strikeouts. There was one really important difference, though.
“Every Day Chucker” Podcast Episode #2 – MLB Interleague: AL Speedbagging The NL
I ask the question – How many more years will be added on to the 13 year winning streak for the W-L record of the Junior Circuit, holding dominance over the Senior Circuit?
Wins by league Heading into 2017
| Year | Best record | Games | AL | NL | %* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | National | 214 | 97 | 117 | .547 |
| 1998 | American | 224 | 114 | 110 | .509 |
| 1999 | National | 251 | 116 | 135 | .538 |
| 2000 | American | 251 | 136 | 115 | .542 |
| 2001 | American | 252 | 132 | 120 | .524 |
| 2002 | National | 252 | 123 | 129 | .512 |
| 2003 | National | 252 | 115 | 137 | .544 |
| 2004 | American | 252 | 127 | 125 | .504 |
| 2005 | American | 252 | 136 | 116 | .540 |
| 2006 | American | 252 | 154 | 98 | .611 |
| 2007 | American | 252 | 137 | 115 | .544 |
| 2008 | American | 252 | 149 | 103 | .591 |
| 2009 | American | 252 | 138 | 114 | .548 |
| 2010 | American | 252 | 134 | 118 | .532 |
| 2011 | American | 252 | 131 | 121 | .520 |
| 2012 | American | 252 | 142 | 110 | .563 |
| 2013 | American | 300 | 154 | 146 | .513 |
| 2014 | American | 300 | 163 | 137 | .543 |
| 2015 | American | 300 | 167 | 133 | .557 |
| 2016 | American | 300 | 165 | 135 | .550 |
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For Fanduel – 4/3/17
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer/Part Owner)
Follow @stokes_Hunter21 @mlbreports
One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post. You can use our formula for your own wanted and given stacks and pitchers. This process wheels them all in alignment.
What We Will Give You – Daily During The Season
3 – 7 team stacking options ( We are going to draw most of our players from these squads).
Washington Nationals vs Edinson Volquez
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kevin Gausman
Colorado Rockies vs Junior Guerra
Cincinnati Reds vs Jeremy Hellickson
Philadelphia Phillies vs Scott Feldman
3 – 5 Pitching candidates (High level, midlevel and budget).
Noah Syndergaard, ATL @ NYM, $11, 900
Stephen Strasburg, MIA @ WSH, $9700
Jon Gray, COL @ MIL, $8200
If you are looking for more players themselves than stacking options (as oppose to full lineup cards with a lot of advance for both FD/DK, plus the additional website of www.fanpicks.com) – please visit we refer you to dailyrotohelp.com (for player picks all day) Read the rest of this entry
DraftKings DFS Picks For Apr 3, 2017
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer/Part Owner)
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One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post.
With a limited schedule for both Sunday Apr 2, 2017 & Monday Apr 3, 2017 – we are running some light DFS lineups, but will really ramp it up beginning Tuesday Apr 4, 2017.
Now here is what we are going to do for today’s MLB DFS Draft Kings style.
MLB Power Rankings 2017: Week 1 – Apr
Disclaimer: We based these rankings on best strength to win the World Series. Therefore some teams that have an easier division to play in, with the least path of resistance to the postseason overall may be ranked a lot higher than a club who is equally talented, yet may play in a juggernaut of a division.
Chicago Cubs (1): The Cubs are the defending champions, and with the amount of talent they were able to bring back, plus add Kyle Schwarber for a full year, this spells they will sleepwalk to their Division again this season
At the MLB Reports we stated that we believe that another club may even win more games than Chicago, but this may be a product of Joe Maddon resting guys ultimately throughout the campaign.
Season duplicating from Kyle Hendricks and John Lackey will be harder to reel in. The loss of Dexter Fowler is not replaced by Jon Jay.
If the Cardinals or the Pirates are able to push the Cubs, then the 100 win plateau may still be valid. Chicago wins the NL Central by 10 games in our view. Read the rest of this entry
When Lefty O’Doul Spoke, DiMaggio and Williams Listened
When Lefty O’Doul rejoined the San Francisco Seals in 1935, he was already considered one of the great teachers of hitting. Although he would serve as a manager for the next two decades plus, his greatest impact would be as an instructor—a combined hitting theorist and amateur psychologist of sorts who helped develop and inspire a number of great baseball players along the way.
Charlie Graham had O’Doul’s first prize pupil ready; the young man’s name was Joe DiMaggio, and he hailed from San Francisco’s North Beach. A generation earlier he would have been one of the neighborhood kids O’Doul and his mates considered mortal enemies—the Irish versus the Italians.
Joe DiMaggio was quite a baseball player. READ MORE ON PLATE COVERAGE
The Last Daily Episode of the Sully Baseball Podcast – April 2, 2017
After 1,622 straight days of doing a daily podcast, never missing a day, the streak is ending today.
The format will change from daily to weekly. But before I make the change, I wanted to acknowledge the strange 4 1/2 year journey that comprised the single most fun I have ever had doing a creative project.
Thanks for these past 1,622 days of joining you and let’s look forward to what the future may bring.
One thing ends as a season begins on the final episode of Sully Baseball DAILY Podcast.
Chuck Booth Hosts A New Podcast Called “Every Day Chucker”: Well For At Least The Next 8 Days
Chuck Booth hosts his 1st ever solo ‘Podcast’ called the “Every Day” Chucker Podcast. He salutes Sully Baseball’s Podcast, as Sully ends his 1622 Days straight with a podcast show (usually 20 minutes).
(Related: Link to The Sully Baseball Podcast.)
Chuck wonders how many days he will do in a row (around 20 minutes), but vows to do at least 8! Then it is time for season predictions and who will finish where and who will win the 2017 MLB World Series.
Show correction. Chuck meant to say Miami Marlins personal loss of Jose Ferandez, and not Atlanta Braves tragedy.
Note: Chuck will only be using SoundCloud for the podcasts. This is not his real function as a Website Owner, but this is just to fill a gap for a while after Sully stops posting every day.
It may end up like “Speed 2” the movie – after the first film was so good, but oh well. “This Podcast Is Ten Seconds From A Toe-Tag!
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‘Sully Baseball’s Podcast Archives (April 2017)
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Sully did a (roughly 20 minute daily) podcast 365 days a year – everyday from Oct 24/2012 – to April 2, 2017 (1622 Days In A Row, and now will still host a couple of longer podcasts per week.)
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Below in the next line are the most recent shows. will play in reverse from newest to oldest if you hit play and sit back.
We will be updating these archives as soon as we post them. (Play Button will work on all days of each month’s podcast, so it is a great way to listen to all podcasts from one article.) Read the rest of this entry
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For FanDuel – 4/2/17
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer/Part Owner)
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One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post. You can use our formula for your own wanted and given stacks and pitchers. This process wheels them all in alignment.
What We Will Give You – Daily During The Season
3 – 7 team stacking options ( We are going to draw most of our players from these squads).
3 – 5 Pitching candidates (High level, midlevel and budget).
If you are looking for more players themselves than stacking options (as oppose to full lineup cards with a lot of advance for both FD/DK, plus the additional website of www.fanpicks.com) – please visit we refer you to dailyrotohelp.com (for player picks all day) Read the rest of this entry
DraftKings DFS Lineups For Apr 2, 2017
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer/Part Owner)
Follow @stokes_Hunter21 @mlbreports
One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post.
With a limited schedule for both Sunday Apr 2, 2017 & Monday Apr 3, 2017 – we are running some light DFS lineups, but will really ramp it up beginning Tuesday Apr 4, 2017.
Now here is what we are going to do for today’s MLB DFS Draft Kings style.
At first glance you may say to use Chris Archer vs the Yankees – as he usually has a sparkling home ERA, however the BVP numbers suggest he could be hit well by the Pinstipers.
Jacoby Ellsbury kills him (19 – 34, .449 BA- 1.370 OPS) and with 3 games to pick from, we are going to stack the Yankees and the Cubs. Our pitchers will be Masahiro Tanaka and Madison Bumgarner.
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