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The Daily Grind: Hoping For Hidden Balls?

There’s only one question on everyone’s mind today. Can Nick Dini the Magnificent save the Royals with a hidden ball trick?

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Nobody Yankees

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The Daily Grind: Split Asunder

I’m supposed to say something here. But only because I’ve made a tradition of doing so.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Tauch

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The Daily Grind: 30-50 Feral Hogs

Social media integration through the use of memes. Also, here’s a bunch of “how are they Yankees” hitting home runs.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. POP

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The Daily Grind: Hidden Choices

I’ve decided I like FantasyDraft’s new subscription-based service model. Moving along…

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Parralized

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The Daily Grind: May Day

J’ai une migraine. We’re gonna keep this short and pithy. (As if I ever write another way…)

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Ouch

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The Daily Grind: A New Fantasy(Draft)

FantasyDraft has unveiled a new service model. Instead of charging rake, they’re asking you to pick a tier and pay. You pay a flat fee and play as many games as you want within that tier. The good news is you can play $100 entries per month for free, but that adds up quickly. Indeed, TDGI alone accounts for around $80 per month if you play daily.

I’ve not yet digested how I feel about this change. This obviously ruins our whole “no rake” thing. In the short term, we’ll continue to play on FantasyDraft. Probably as long as they continue to offer us overlays. I just did a quick test of DraftKings – they’re still charging a 10 percent rake for custom contests like the heathens they are.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Quiet Pop

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The Daily Grind: Deadline Day

Trade Deadline! Pay attention as it’ll affect some DFS lineups. In traditional leagues, put a pin in your trade talks for half a day.

We’ll talk about FantasyDraft’s new model tomorrow.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Wrong

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Brad Johnson Baseball Chat: 7/30/2019

We chatted!

4:00
Brad Johnson: We’ll get started in a few moments.

4:02
Zach: Is Sergio Romo safe to drop, i.e. have the Twins officially said they’re sticking with Rogers at closer?

4:02
Brad Johnson: I’ve seen nothing to that effect. I always would be outright stunned if they didn’t add a closer. I’d hang onto Romo just a little longer to play it safe.

4:04
Brad Johnson: Though if you wanted to speculate on someone like Bummer, you could. Losing Romo the Closer isn’t a big deal even if he retains the job.

4:04
fast eddie: This is the end of any Ty Buttrey spec, right?  We can all stop stashing him now?

4:04
Brad Johnson: You’re referring to his recent slump, right?

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The Daily Grind: Good Pitchers, Bad Matchups

I shall host a near-trade deadline chat to, uh, chat about trade deadline things. Today at 4:00pm ET.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Dante’s Son

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The Daily Grind: A Gray Day

I like to shift between gray and grey just to see if it makes people cry. Can’t really do that when it’s a proper noun.

AGENDA

  1. TDG Invitational
  2. Weather Reports
  3. Pitchers to Use and Abuse
  4. SaberSim Says…
  5. Tantrums

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