RotoRob Blog Posts

• Anthony Swarzak Excelling in Long Relief Role
  on May 13, 2013 in BASEBALL Player profile RotoRob
  Well, 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 Venable
  on May 12, 2013 in BASEBALL The Wire Troll Tim McLeod
  Many 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 DLC
  on May 11, 2013 in Herija Green Video Game Reviews
  The 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 Carousel
  on May 10, 2013 in BASEBALL Ian Kahn Podcast RotoRob's Fantasy Baseball Weekly Tim McLeod
  Tim 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 Pressly
  on May 9, 2013 in BASEBALL Player profile RotoRob
  Pressly, 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 Kudos
  on May 8, 2013 in Awards BASKETBALL RotoRob
  Does 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 Dragon
  on May 7, 2013 in Herija Green Video Game Reviews
  Ironically, 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 Round
  on May 6, 2013 in Fantasy Notes HOCKEY RotoRob
  Abdelkaber 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 Revenge
  on May 5, 2013 in BASEBALL RotoRob The Wire Troll
  Heading 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: Defiance
  on May 4, 2013 in Herija Green Video Game Reviews
  Beyond 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 Star
  on May 3, 2013 in BASEBALL Podcast RotoRob RotoRob's Fantasy Baseball Weekly Tim Heaney
  After 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 Storm
  on May 2, 2013 in Casey Curran Video Game Reviews
  Matches 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 Review
  on May 1, 2013 in Draft report FOOTBALL Josh Johnson
  Raw 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 Analysis
  on Apr 30, 2013 in BASEBALL Draft report RotoRob
  One 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 Time
  on Apr 29, 2013 in BASEBALL MLB Today RotoRob
  After 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 Age
  on Apr 28, 2013 in BASEBALL RotoRob The Wire Troll
  Yet 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...
• 2012-13 NBA Wire Troll All-Star Team
  on Apr 27, 2013 in BASKETBALL RotoRob The Wire Troll
  For some reason, Sacramento seemed to really have a tough time wrapping its head around the idea that Thomas was a core piece of the team's future. Then again, there's a reason the Kings have floundered to seven straight losing seasons. Thomas got of...
• Minor Matters: Juan Perez Holding His Own at Triple-A
  on Apr 26, 2013 in BASEBALL Minor Matters RotoRob
  Last season, Perez repeated Double-A, but was much more successful, scoring 65 runs in 126 games while making better contact. His work on the basepaths, however, left something to be desired (caught 15 times in 33 stolen base attempts). This is just...
• Video Game Review: God Mode
  on Apr 25, 2013 in Justin Redmon Video Game Reviews
  With no tutorial, it’s a veritable trial by fire, and although you’ll probably be quick to work the controls out yourself, it’s still a slight annoyance. Movement speed is also a problem -- more than likely made slower to make sprinting more ap...
• Video Game Review: The Knife Of Dunwall DLC
  on Apr 24, 2013 in Mike Chen Video Game Reviews
  Next, there's Daud's actual powers. Take careful note when you do your first set of upgrades because Daud's setup is a consolidated version of Corvo's. In short, Dark Vision and the Heart have become one... so have Blink and Stop Time. Therefore, upg...