#auction draft

Is it News or Noise? @iheartcaravans looks at a few burning questions heading into Week 1.

I’d Buy That For A Dollar! Auction drafts are amazing. I try to do several auctions each year. My home league is an in-person auction draft. I auctioneer a draft every season for a great group of guys that have been running the league for like 30 years. I also get in the here and there online auction, or as ESPN calls it, salary cap draft. I’ve got a thought process behind in-person drafts.…

“The Mad Professor” 10 team AL-only 5×5 review/confession, 2019

DOUBTS…

Second Guesses…

Regret…

Buyer’s remorse…

That S.O.B. who cherry picked your cheat sheet

Ahhh.  The crisp Spring air, the crack of the bat.  Post-Draft angst.  The stuff of folks with too much free time on their hands, no?

OK Campers. One draft down, one to go.  I used to do half a dozen of these things.  Let’s face it: the draft is always enjoyable.  Then, as spring unfolds, we rise and…

Auction draft fantasy football review for 2018 season

This week marks the beginning of the NFL season for 2018, which means I recently completed several fantasy football drafts.  I always like to draft late in the NFL preseason because it lets me have several weeks of study before diving in, and it also reduces the risks that are inherent to the preseason because of injuries and role changes.

This particular league, called “The Return of Tylet…

Fantasy basketball auction draft review for 2017-2018

As someone who participates in all of the major fantasy sports leagues, the months of September and October are undoubtedly the busiest.  Fantasy football drafts dominate August and early September, before fantasy hockey draft season begins to heat up by the end of the month.  This leaves fantasy basketball drafting as the next major activity before the NBA season begins in mid-October. I did not…

Season review for fantasy baseball keeper league

In my season-long fantasy leagues, I almost always decide against keeper or dynasty leagues.  Why?  I don’t like the commitment.  Join a poorly run league, or one with obnoxious competing managers, or one in which you pick up crappy players, and you’re seemingly stuck for life.  Well, something like that. For some reason I decided to change it up this past spring and I joined a fantasy baseball…

ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill for Two Weeks

Jemele Hill has been suspended by ESPN for two weeks due to “a second violation” their social media guidelines. (more…)

ESPN Catches Heat For Fantasy Football Auction

ESPN conducted a fantasy football auction which drew the ire of more than a few viewers. (more…)