Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
The expectations were high for the 2024-25 Phoenix Suns with Mike Budenholzer as the captain of a squad with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Then things got real and the Suns finished with a record of 36-46, good for 11th in the Western Conference. Durant only played 62 games while Beal played 53 […]
July 3, 2025
UPDATE: Muncy has been placed on the IL with a left knee bone bruise. In the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, Max Muncy injured his left leg after tagging the runner out on an attempted steal of third base. The throw from the catcher took him slightly into the field […]
July 3, 2025
Entering Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, the 3,000 strikeout club consisted of 19 pitchers: Clayton Kershaw entered Wednesday’s start with 2,997 strikeouts. In the third inning, he struck out Miguel Vargas on three pitches, the final one being a curveball. In the fifth inning, he struck out Lenyn Sosa […]
July 2, 2025
This is the finale of a three-game series in Miami between the Marlins and visiting Minnesota Twins. David Festa is scheduled to pitch for the Minnesota while Eury Perez should get the nod for Miami. Twins at Marlins prediction, preview David Festa was pretty good in his first MLB stint last season, pitching 64.1 innings […]
July 2, 2025
The Reds and Red Sox were playing two games on Wednesday, due to resuming a game from the prior night. In that early game, Spencer Steer launched the second pitch over the Green Monster. Unfortunately, in the seventh inning, Steer got hit in the hand by a pitch. He remained in the game and was […]
July 2, 2025
The eternal search/nightmare for a center is over for the Los Angeles Lakers. Or is it? After being bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers and clearing waivers on Wednesday, the Lakers have agreed to sign Ayton, per Shams Charania. Ayton will be paid $25.5 million from the Trail Blazers while the Lakers contract is […]
July 2, 2025
In the 2025 MLB season, a player hit two home runs in a game 174 times. Only Matt Olson had hit an inside-the-park home run. On Monday, Wilyer Abreu did both, becoming the only player this season to accomplish that feat. He became the eighth Red Sox player to do it and the first since […]
June 30, 2025
UPDATE: Springer is fine and should be able to play on Tuesday. In the bottom of the sixth inning of Monday’s game against the New York Yankees, George Springer suffered a head injury after sliding into the knee of Jazz Chisholm Jr. at third base. Andres Gimenez was the substitute and will man second base […]
June 30, 2025
Check out our live blog with updated free-agency grades for every signing! Luke Kornet is 29 years old, 7’1″, 250 pounds and went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft. He’s played for five different teams in eight NBA seasons. He’s never averaged double-digit points or rebounds and has yet to play more than 19 minutes […]
June 30, 2025
Check out our live blog with updated free-agency grades for every signing! Tre Jones was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft. He played five seasons with the Spurs and was very productive in two of those seasons. During the 2022-23 season, Jones started 65-of-68 games and […]
June 30, 2025
Check out our live blog with updated free-agency grades for every signing! The career arc of Brook Lopez is a fascinating one, as he came into the league as a burly big man that dominated the paint. Then the midlife crisis appeared. Some guys buy a convertible Porsche. Lopez morphed into a three-point specialist. Was […]
June 30, 2025