Fantasy Judgment

SUPREME COURT OF FANTASY JUDGMENT Team A vs. Team B ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FROM AN ANONYMOUS FANTASY BASEBALL LEAGUE Decided May 21, 2013 Cite as 5 F.J. 53 (May 2013) Factual Background An anonymous rotisserie fantasy baseball league (hereinafter referred to as “the league” is a 13-team mixed AL/NL keeper league utilizing [...]

As you may already be aware, daily fantasy leagues have taken the fantasy sports industry by storm.  This new way to play fantasy baseball turns the season long grind into quick one night leagues.  And the best part is that you can win cash every single day.  You draft a team for one night and get [...]

Starting pitchers have a certain value depending on what type of fantasy baseball league you play in.  In roto leagues, you clearly want pitchers who will get wins or quality starts along with a high strikeout rate, low ERA and low WHIP.  There are a handful of pitchers who are generally accepted as being considered [...]

SUPREME COURT OF FANTASY JUDGMENT Players to be Named Later vs. League Commissioner ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FROM THE HILLSIDE FANTASY BASEBALL LEAGUE Decided May 17, 2013 Cite as 5 F.J. 50 (May 2013) Factual Background A rotisserie fantasy baseball league called the Hillside Fantasy Baseball League (hereinafter referred to as “HFBL”) has [...]

SUPREME COURT OF FANTASY JUDGMENT Knights vs. Seawolves ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FROM THE ANGERTHAL LEAGUE Decided May 15, 2013 Cite as 5 F.J. 46 (May 2013) Factual Background A rotisserie fantasy baseball league (hereinafter referred to as “roto league” or “The Angerthal League”) that was formed in 1988 and utilized an auction-style [...]

SUPREME COURT OF FANTASY JUDGMENT Church of Latter Day Taints vs. Deer Antler Spray Tan ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FROM THE CROWN ROYALE BASEBALL LEAGUE Decided May 14, 2013 Cite as 5 F.J. 43 (May 2013) Factual Background A rotisserie fantasy baseball league called the Crown Royale Baseball League (hereinafter referred to as [...]

The State of Play – Week 6 By: Kyle Brown (@CavghtLooking) Week 5 Report Card: Mark Reynolds has cooled off a bit in the last week. His triple slash currently stands at .279/.368/.598. Unfortunately, Reynolds struck out 10 times last week, raising his K% to 25.7. However, Reynolds still has value even if he hits [...]

SUPREME COURT OF FANTASY JUDGMENT Joba’s Mustache vs. Obtuse Wardens ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FROM THE KC FANATICS FANTASY BASEBALL LEAGUE Decided May 13, 2013 Cite as 5 F.J. 40 (May 2013) Factual Background A rotisserie fantasy baseball league called The KC Fanatics Fantasy Baseball League (hereinafter referred to as “KCFFBL” is a [...]

SUPREME COURT OF FANTASY JUDGMENT Polecats vs. 4 Ponies ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FROM THE INCONTINENT LEAGUE Decided May 13, 2013 Cite as 5 F.J. 36 (May 2013) Factual Background A rotisserie fantasy baseball league called The Incontinent League (hereinafter referred to as “roto league” or “IL” is a 12-team NL-only keeper league [...]

Coach Dennis’s Diary – Bad Trade Etiquette By: Dennis Esser (@coachesser) Is there anything more annoying than a terrible trade offer in one of your fantasy leagues?   The only thing comparable would be voicemails on my cell phone.  I avoid responding to both out of sheer principle.  One has become an epidemic since I last [...]