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Fantasy Basketball Preview 2010: Forwards

Posted: 8th October 2009 by Alex Shultz in NBA
Forwards can do a little bit of everything for a fantasy team. Score, shoot threes, make it from the charity stripe, rebound, block, steal. You name it, they do it. With all these different stats flying at you, who is the best of the best? Who has the most complete game out of these threes and fours? Read on to find out. á Top 20 Rankings No 1. Lebron James: Duh. No player is ...

Fantasy Basketball Preview 2K10: Guard Positions

Posted: 5th October 2009 by Alex Shultz in NBA
á Guards ThereÆs definitely an abundance of great guards in the NBA. Picking the right one is often the tough part, so IÆve helped you out by listing the best of the best. All your questions regarding young guns like Chris Paul, Deron Williams, and Derrick Rose will be answered. How about those injury-prone guys? Will Agent Zero make his return to glory? And will the old-timers, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, plus ...

Fantasy Basketball Preview 2010: Center Position

Posted: 5th October 2009 by Alex Shultz in NBA
A fantasy basketball team is incomplete without big men. Today's group of centers is more versatile than ever. There are guys who can score, shoot the three, grab rebounds, and block shots are present across the league. The real trouble is finding the best of the best, and I've taken care of that task for you. Read on to see the top 20 bigs in the game, plus four sleepers to ...

The Life and Times of a Little League Umpire

Posted: 18th September 2009 by Alex Shultz in MLB
Portions of this article appeared on vype.com and vype.com/dfw. Note: This was a piece from mid-summer. I thought everyone might enjoy it after the recent Red Sox-Angels late game umpire controversy.    After only four games of umpiring little kids, I’ve had my fair share of bonehead moments. Perhaps the most embarrassing of these came in my first game, which featured two teams of eight-year-olds and their coaches who appear to take things ...

2009 MLB Predictions Gone Horribly Wrong: Hindsight Is 20/20

Posted: 16th September 2009 by Alex Shultz in MLB
Portions of this article originally appeared on Vype.com and vype.com/dfw.   Sometimes, the best thing to do in life is admit defeat and try again next year. This is definitely one of those times. I made my baseball predictions waaaay back in April, with high hopes of making myself look smart by season's end. Well, the opposite effect took place. Instead of concealing these embarrassing baseball picks, however, I've decided to share with the ...

Inside the Mind of a Teen Sports Fan on NFL Kickoff Sunday

Posted: 14th September 2009 by Alex Shultz in NFL
Portions of this article first appeared on vype.com and vype.com/dfw Note: Times are approximate. 10:30 A.M: Wake up “early” to watch all the pre-game shows. 11:00 A.M: I garner enough energy to stop staring at the TV and start making eggs. 11:04 A.M: Matt Cassel has been ruled out of Week One. I nearly set my pan of eggs on fire. What would I do? Cassel is my starting fantasy quarterback. 11:32 A.M: Last minute ...

Ten Random 2009-2010 NFL Player Awards

Posted: 10th September 2009 by Alex Shultz in NFL
I've had enough of the same old individual awards the NFL hands out year after year. It's time to spice things up.. Here are my suggestions: some of these spiffy new trophies could be given out in the pre-season, as a morale booster of sorts for the players. Others would be given after the season ends, to validate a player's hard work. Either way, football will never be the ...