Fanduel Fantasy Baseball Chat Room
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

One of the things that makes Fanduel more fun than the other daily fantasy baseball contest sites is the active chat room. I'm embedding it in this post to give you a feel for what it adds to the game.

Fanduel Fantasy Baseball Contest Lineup July 26 2010
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

Here's my tentative lineup for Fanduel's salary cap fantasy baseball contests for July 26, 2010. If you're interested in putting some money against me on today's games, sign up and let me know via email. My address is in the Other Links|About This Site(Contact Us) menu choice.

P - Danks
C - Soto
1b - Fielder
2b - Cano
3b - Arod
SS - H. Ramirez
LF - Soriano
CF - Wells
RF - Werth

If you haven't played before, these are one day salary cap contests. You can deposit via Paypal or credit card, compete in today's contests and win (or lose) based on the results of today's game. Withdrawal is by Paypal or check. Categories: fanduel fantasy baseball contest lineup july 26 2010

Baseball Weather Forecast - July 23
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

The baseball weather forecast for July 23 is a bit scary, with many of the games threatened by rain.

Getting the details on bad weather days can be a very profitable strategy if you're playing daily fantasy contests for big money. Categories: baseball weather forecast july 23

Mark Teixeira vs. Bruce Chen (Batter vs. Pitcher History, 7/22/2010)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

For tomorrow's game (7/22/2010): Mark Teixeira vs. Bruce Chen...career 7 for 11 with 6 home runs and a double! I suspect that a few people may be counting on Teixeira to win them some money in daily fantasy contests. Categories: mark teixeira vs. bruce chen batter vs. pitcher history 7/22/2010

Fanduel Pitcher 7/18/2010: Kevin Correia
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

I'm using Kevin Correia in my lineup at Fanduel today (7/18/2010). If that doesn't sound like such a good idea to you, feel free to enter one of my three remaining $10 contests or send me an email (see the About/Contact section of this site) and if I'm around I'll enter another contest. Categories: fanduel pitcher 7/18/2010 kevin correia

Daily Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup: Vlad Guerrero vs. Tim Wakefield
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

Check out the daily batter vs. pitcher matchup data to get useful information, like the fact that Vlad Guerrero is 10 for 23 with 5 home runs against Tim Wakefield. Categories: daily batter vs. pitcher matchup vlad guerrero vs. tim wakefield

Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/8/2010)
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

Here are my tentative fantasy baseball picks for today (7/8/2010) at Fanduel. I made a few 'safe' choices because of the weather in Texas:

P: Oswalt
C: Mauer
1b: Pujols
2b: K. Johnson
3b: Longoria
SS: H. Ramirez
LF: Braun
CF: B. Upton
RF: J. Upton Categories: fantasy baseball picks 7/8/2010

Daily MLB Contests For Cash Prizes
Sat, 03 Jul 2010 (by Alex)

If you're a baseball expert and you're not already playing daily MLB contests for cash prizes at Fanduel, you should be! They're a great way to test your expertise and win money. Each day you can enter contests for up to $100 against the opponent of your choice, pick a team of players within the salary cap, and win (or lose) based on their performance in that day's games. If you want to take me on, my lineup for today is:

P: Strasburg
C: Mauer
1b: Youkilis
2b: Kinsler
3b: Zimmerman
SS: Scutaro
LF: Pierre
CF: Kemp
RF: Choo

With so many great pitchers going today (Ubaldo, Carpenter, Lester, etc.) there must be some of you who think I'm an idiot. I mean, Juan Pierre(?!?) come on! Prove you're smarter by taking me on. I'm entered in 4 of the $10 contests - first come, first served for who gets to win my money at Fanduel. Categories: daily mlb contests for cash prizes

Vulture Saves: Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol Days Off?
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 (by Alex)

According to the bullpen usage chart, Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol have each pitched three straight days and may need a day off. If you're in a daily transactions league and are looking to vulture saves, it's worth considering the other members of the Cubs and Indians bullpens. Categories: vulture saves kerry wood carlos marmol day off

Fantasy Baseball Statistics & Box Scores On Your Phone
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 (by Alex)

I often want to use my phone to see how many fantasy baseball players are doing. I play a few different formats on different sites, so it's inconvenient to have to visit each site and check each team to see how I'm doing. In the past, that meant I had to visit MLB or Yahoo and drill down on the box score of each game to see how my guys were doing. Not anymore! Just use our consolidated box score to check the daily statistics for all players on one screen. Categories: fantasy baseball statistics and box scores on your phone

Philly @ Toronto @ Philly
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 (by RotoGuru)

This weekend's series between Philly and Toronto will be played in Philadelphia, even though Toronto is officially the home team (and will bat last). You may recall that it was moved from Toronto due to security concerns related to the G20 summit. Our weather feed doesn't know that, and it's likely that many sites won't be able to understand that the Blue Jays are playing a home game in Citizens Bank Park. In any event, the weather outlook for Philly looks good for tonight, and reasonably benign for the entire weekend (as of Friday morning). Categories:

$100 Daily Fantasy Baseball Contests
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 (by Alex)

Fanduel now has $100 heads up daily fantasy baseball contests. Pick a team within the salary cap for today's games, and win (or lose) based on your players' performance. Categories: $100 daily fantasy baseball contests

Check The Weather
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 (by Alex)

This is going to be an important day to check the weather for daily fantasy contest players and sports bettors, as at least five games have a substantial chance of rain. In all cases, it's likely to be thunderstorms, which might end quickly. That means the risk of an actual rainout is low, but if you're making picks based on the starting pitchers in any of those games, keep in mind that they could be headed for an early exit if there's a delay. Categories: check the weather

Daily Fantasy Sports Video
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 (by Alex)

For anyone who has never tried playing daily fantasy sports, here's a short promotional video that shows how to play Fanduel. It was created last year, so there are some minor differences from the current site, but it's close enough to give a good feel for what's involved:

Categories: daily fantasy sports video

Relief Pitcher Pitch Counts
Sun, 20 Jun 2010 (by Alex)

Are Billy Wagner and Manuel Corpas going to be available to pitch for a fourth straight day? It may depend on their pitch counts, which you can check here. Categories: relief pitcher pitch counts