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Rob
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2011-09-21
About
Fantasy sports writer who covers baseball, basketball, football and hockey.
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1. RotoRob
Daily Fantasy sports analysis with an edge. We cover baseball, basketball, football, hockey and video games.
Tags: sports, baseball, basketball, football, hockey
Latest Blog Posts
- Shane Victorino Dealing With Back WoesA few days after his return in May he started to heat up, recording four multi-hit efforts in a five-game span to jack his BA up to .310 as of a week ago. Included in this hot streak were Victorino's first two dingers of the season -- a great sign co...
- Video Game Review: Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cuton May 16, 2013 in Jeff Cater Video Game ReviewsDuring the driving segments of the game, I’m afraid there’s no refinement in controls good enough to make the driving any fun -- the cars are extremely touchy and seem to not have power steering, as soon as you stop turning, the wheels snap strai...
- 2013 RotoRob NFL Draft Kit: Top 10 Fantasy StealsSo when round seven rolls around, stash Blackmon in your queue and pull the trigger once you see other second tier WRs start to come off the board. Many Fantasy owners have already wiped him from their radar because of the suspension. Blackmon does h...
- Josh Roenicke Helping Solidify Minny BullpenWell, we still can't quite figure out what the Rox were thinking (which is pretty much par for the course) in letting him go, but we were bang on in suggesting that Roenicke would help the Twins' pen, which currently ranks third in the majors with a...
- Anthony Swarzak Excelling in Long Relief RoleWell, Swarzak finally seems to have found a role that suits him. Pitching in long relief, he's shown improvements across the board and while his role is unlikely to yield Fantasy value, Swarzak's improvements have helped the Twins hold their own in t...
- The Wire Troll: The Venerable Will VenableMany questioned the Rays' acquisition of Loney, but so far it’s been golden. He's mashing to the tune of a .371 BA with two homers and 19 RBI, and has even tossed in a couple stolen bases for good measure. Is it sustainable? No... but you’ve got...
- Video Game Review: The Tyranny of King Washington — The Redemption DLCon May 11, 2013 in Herija Green Video Game ReviewsThe final showdown with Washington is rather similar to your earlier skirmish as the whole thing is basically rock-paper-scissors re-imagined as wolf-eagle-bear. Here you'll need to use one of your animal abilities at a time to penetrate the King's...
- Podcast: The Closer CarouselTim being Tim (which means serious technical deficiencies -- he makes those who endured years of flashing 12s on their VCRs seem advanced), the show got off to a rocky start. So ignore the dead air at the beginning and then bask in Tim's technophobia...
- Twins Nab Another Rule Five Gem in Ryan PresslyPressly, of course, was a Red Sox farmhand until the Twins scooped him up in the Rule 5 draft last year. And now he's back to haunt the BoSox, earning his first career win in the process. This is just an article tease. Visit RotoRob.com for full art...
- NBA Today: George Karl Finally Earns KudosDoes that speak volumes about Karl's mediocrity -- being just good enough to stick around that long, but never good enough to coach a great team? Or perhaps it suggests that he's always been a very good coach, but as expectations kept growing, he had...
- Video Game Review: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragonon May 7, 2013 in Herija Green Video Game ReviewsIronically, it's the decidedly retro scenes that really stand out. Starting with the title screen, all the storyline advancement is done with 8-bit visuals. We don't want to spoil any of the laughs, but special mention should be made for the training...
- NHL Today: Toni Lydman Doubtful for Rest of First RoundAbdelkaber received a two-game suspension for his high hit on Lydman in Game Three and the Duck blueliner will definitely not play in Game Four Monday as a result of his head injury. This is just an article tease. Visit RotoRob.com for full articles...
- The Wire Troll: Freddy Garcia’s RevengeHeading into action Saturday, he's really been catching fire, going 7-for-21 with a couple of dingers and seven ribbies over a five-game stretch. Alonso is playing every day, and other than a slightly increased strikeout rate, all signs are pointing...
- Video Game Review: Defianceon May 4, 2013 in Herija Green Video Game ReviewsBeyond guns, your ark hunter also has access to a grenade (right bumper) and special ability (left), which operate off a cooldown timer once used. You can only have two guns, one explosive and one skill active at any one time, but as you level up you...
- Podcast: Clay Buchholz’s Rising StarAfter a hiatus last week because of the NBA Playoffs, RotoRob's Fantasy Baseball Weekly Podcast (heard every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on Blogtalkradio), returned to action, albeit missing one half of its crew. That's right, Tim McLeod was M.I.A. this w...
- Video Game Review: ShootMania Stormon May 2, 2013 in Casey Curran Video Game ReviewsMatches fit this well as they go by very quickly. The player can only take 1-to-3 hits (usually two) based on what game type is played. Points are set up based on the number of times the player hits an enemy rather than number of kills, which gave mo...
- 2013 NFL Draft ReviewRaw is the word mostly associated with this kid's skill set. The Vikings traded a whole lot to get Patterson, so they better have a recipe ready to turn this guy into a complete product. We think he has a year of learning from his failures before he...
- 1990 MLB Draft ROI AnalysisOne of the best switch hitters to ever play the game, Jones hit over .300 in his career from both sides of the plate. The Braves could have given him a $25 million bonus and still made out like bandits. This is just an article tease. Visit RotoRob.c...
- MLB Today: Brennan Boesch on Borrowed TimeAfter the Tigers unceremoniously ditched him, he was a nice late spring acquisition to help the Yankees fill one of their holes, but his usefulness -- limited as it is -- is about to expire with Granderson due back in a couple of weeks. This is just...
- The Wire Troll: Nate Schierholtz Coming of AgeYet somehow, he is still unowned in most leagues. Schierholtz is flashing extra-base pop (three homers, nine doubles), some speed (three swipes) and BA skills (.313) while playing most of the time. While his walk rate is down this season, his BABIP h...