The biggest mistake fantasy managers make is how they approach youth vs. established stars. Here’s a rundown of how to avoid that — and other pitfalls — this year.
Author: Michael
The San Diego Padres continue to be one of baseball’s most disappointing teams, and Juan Soto is calling out his teammates.
Since the start of July, it seemed like things were turning around in San Diego. After falling to the Cincinnati Reds on June 30th to sink to 37-45, the Padres went 18-11 to pull within a game of .500.
Heading into a huge four game weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego seemingly had momentum on its side and an opportunity to improve its postseason odds.
For Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield, the day-to-day of learning a new offense, building rapport with his teammates and getting in reps to create a strong connection with pass-catchers should be more than enough for someone to have to shoulder. But his situation is different from any other player at his position.
Not only is Mayfield going through the normal process that a quarterback joining a new team must do, but he’s also competing for the starting job with Kyle Trask, who’s been with the team since 2021.
Terrell Davis is a Hall-of-Fame running back, former league MVP, and the all-time rushing yards leader for the Denver Broncos, but his playing days compared to today’s style of play are drastically different.
Davis played in an era when running backs, well, ran the football. In today’s game, running backs are asked to do a number of things out of the backfield which he doesn’t think would have benefitted him as a player.
In fact, he went as far as to say the NFL today “would have killed me” as a player.
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is determined to become the NFL’s first wide receiver to surpass 2,000 receiving yards as he heads into the 2023 season.
Hill, one of the league’s most dynamic wideouts, finished with career highs in catches (119) and receiving yards (1,710) in his first season in Miami. For the All-Pro receiver to reach the milestone by the conclusion of the ’23 campaign, he would need to register 117.6 yards in each regular season game.
With the Padres mired in a four-game losing streak that’s halted all of their second-half momentum, a litany of issues has impeded their path. But, as star outfielder Juan Soto described following their 6–1 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday, the primary fault lies not within the team’s skillset or execution, but simply their effort.
“It’s been really inconsistent. Some days we [grind], some days we don’t. We gotta do it every day. Days like this series, we just give up,” Soto said, per Kevin Acee of The San Diego Tribune.
Struggling with your diet is a universal experience. Virtually everyone has experienced the late-night cravings and no one really enjoys not getting to eat until your heart’s content. Chargers star Joey Bosa is struggling with his weight goals as well, but he isn’t partaking in the average Jenny Craig diet.
Bosa told reporters Thursday that he spent the offseason eating roughly 5,000 calories per day in roughly five to six meals in order to get his weight up for the season—and was not having a good time.
“Eating isn’t really enjoyable these days,” Bosa said, per ESPN.
New Eagles linebacker Myles Jack didn’t know what his football future held for him when he went deep into the offseason unsigned.
The former second-round selection by the Jaguars had been staying in shape, working out and waiting for a phone call after being released by the Steelers in March. Eagles GM Howie Roseman called Jack last weekend, flew him in for a workout and on Sunday, he signed a contract with Philadelphia to bolster the team’s linebacker depth.
But if Jack didn’t latch on with a team, he wasn’t sure he would continue playing football.
Cleveland swingman Caris LeVert picked a bad time to throw a bash. Or at least a bad roster of guests.
During a house party earlier this month at his Los Angeles-area home, Caris LeVert reportedly had a $93,000 Peugeot watch lifted from his bedroom. TMZ Sports reports that upon noticing the timepiece was missing, he filed a grand theft report with the LAPD.
This week’s AIG Women’s Open in England features a record-setting $9 million purse. For comparison, the men’s Open Championship last month handed out a purse of $16.5 million. While the women’s game has made ginormous strides over the years, Mel Reid is well aware it may never truly catch up to the men’s side.