It may be hard to believe, but on Sunday Lance Berkman connected on his first homer since June 30th. They guy who looked like he was a shoe in for the MVP has slowed WAY down over the last six weeks. He is still having a great season batting .334 with 23 homers, 79 RBI, and 15 steals, but fantasy…
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Boy, I hope all of you who drafted Justin Verlander were able to stay patient with him, but I bet better than 50% of you already have traded him off and got less than he is worth. Let the kicking yourself in the ass begin now! The Tigers ace was great again on Sunday as he was able to win his…
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After pitching six shutout innings and leaving with a 5-0 lead, Manny Parra had to feel pretty good about picking up another win. However, in the 9th inning on Thursday, his bullpen imploded. The Diamondbacks scored six runs in the last inning to steal a victory from Parra and the Brewers. Parra allowed just four hits over his six innings, walked three and struck out four…
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I just want to start out with a situation that really made me mad! Ok, so it is safe to assume that Justin Verlander is back. He has had now five straight starts where he allowed three runs or less, and his ERA is down almost two full runs in the past two months. So tonight he throws six…
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For those of you who make Fighting Chance Fantasy a daily read, first thank you, but also you knew that one 
of these days that I would be away for a couple days due to the birth of our second daughter. Well, Wednesday night, May 28th at 10:38 pm, we welcomed Morgan Rylee Hallam to our family…
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His fantasy demise was written in the first two weeks of the season, but now C.C. Sabathia is making all
of you without patience with their stars pay for your quick hooks. Sabathia threw an absolute gem tonight, a complete game shutout with 11 strikeouts. That is now four of his last five starts that he has allowed one…
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Given the struggles/injuries to Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy, the Yankees were basically forced to give
Kei Igawa another shot at the majors (not to mention his huge contract). Well, Igawa was back to his old major league self on Friday, as he got spanked around again. Igawa lasted just three innings, gave up 11 hits, six runs and…
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For those of you in weekly leagues, and for those of you who are into streaming pitchers, Fighting Chance Fantasy presents to you this week’s two start pitchers.
Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres
Starts: Sunday, April 27; Saturday, May 3
Teams: vs. Arizona; vs. Florida
Opponents: Brandon Webb (5-0, 2.31 ERA)…
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A couple of aces have shown on Tuesday, that maybe they still have it. In Detroit, Justin Verlander might not have been dominant, but right now he’ll take it. Verlander threw six innings giving up just one run and striking out three against the Rangers. After the way he started the season, Justin and his fantasy owners
must be…
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