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 Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox had a doubleheader scheduled for Friday, making up a game from Thursday. They were able to get the first game in, but the night cap was postponed due to rain. There will be a doubleheader on Saturday. The first game will be at 1:05 p.m. ET while the […]
May 23, 2025
Entering Friday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Willson Contreras had missed only one game. He was slated to bat cleanup on Friday, but was a late scratch due to an unspecified reason. Nolan Gorman ($3,200) will enter the starting lineup and play second base, Brendan Donovan ($4,600) will go from second base to left field […]
May 23, 2025
Salvador Perez has been one of the great wonders in MLB over the last decade. Every year we expect Father Time to remain undefeated yet, since 2015, he’s hit at least 20 home runs in every season except for one: 2020, a shortened season. In 199 plate appearances this season at 35 years old, his […]
May 23, 2025
UPDATE: Vientos was scratched due to abdonimal soreness. There’s been no mention of when the injury occurred. Mark Vientos has played in 46 of 50 games for the New York Mets this season, both at DH and 3B. For Friday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Vientos was slated to play 3B and bat […]
May 23, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder were the best team in the NBA during the regular season. The 68 wins were the most by any team and the net rating was the highest by a wide margin. The Thunder ranked fourth in offense and had the most stout defense. The domination continued into the first round of […]
May 22, 2025
Rookie Sean Burke takes the mound for the Chicago White Sox on Friday. As with most young pitchers, the control has been an issue throughout most of his professional career. In the minors, he routinely had a BB/9 over 5.0, and it peeked above 6.0 for short periods of time. In 48 innings this season, […]
May 22, 2025
The Eastern Conference Final matchup was a surprise, as both No. 1 seeds were booted, pitting the No. 2 seed Carolina Hurricanes against the No. 3 seed Florida Panthers. These teams faced each other three times during the regular season, with Florida notching two wins. The Panthers scored six goals in each of those wins, […]
May 22, 2025
I’m still in shock by what I witnessed on Wednesday in MSG. The NBA truly is faaaaaantastic. Both teams shot 51% from the field. New York was 40.5% from downtown, but had eight more turnovers and allowed eight more fast break points. They did win the battle of the boards by seven and scored 12 […]
May 22, 2025
Christian Yelich ($4,200) was once one of the preeminent players in the game. Back in 2019, he clubbed 44 home runs, scored 100 runs, drove in 97 and stole 30 bases. Since then, though, injuries have sapped his plate appearances while Father Time is slowly making sure his undefeated streak remains intact. While Yelich has […]
May 22, 2025
After Thursday’s first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, the field is looking up at John Pak ($6,000; 62 FPTS), who blistered the course with a -7 (63). The round started off in tremendous fashion, as Pak eagled the first hole of the day. He then notched another birdie to close out the front nine. […]
May 22, 2025
Ronel Blanco last pitched on May 17th, going six innings, striking out five, walking three and allowing three earned runs on five hits. On Wednesday, manager Joe Espada told reporters that Blanco had been dealing with elbow soreness. On Thursday, the Astros placed Blanco on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation, retroactive to May […]
May 22, 2025