Fantasy Sports

Sports have been an obsession for me since I was a little boy. Growing up, my father and I would attend dozens and dozens of sporting events. From MLB All-Star Games to World Cup soccer matches, I would soak it all up.As a huge sports fan, I naturally loved reading magazines like Sports Illustrated and Sporting News. On the back pages of these publications, I’d notice ads for fantasy sports leagues. While many people played in the same types of “home leagues” we have today, at the time, the only public ones you could…

We'd like to dedicate this week's episode, and ask you to please keep the lives of Michael Davidson, Chris Zanetis, and Chris Raguso in your thoughts and prayers. The Baseball Show, guest Steve Gardner Opening Day has arrived for the 2018 Major League Baseball season, and we've got USA Today's Steve Gardner (@SteveAGardner) in the building for some chatter.Steve shares his background on getting into sports writing; additionally his role in TOUT and LABR leagues; and some Draft strategies he employed for this season…

Episode 16, guest Grey Albright The man, the myth, the legend, Razzball.com founder Grey Albright (@Razzball) finally makes his triumphant and grand appearance on The Baseball Show! Boss to Prospect Jesus, new found homie to Peoplez Pen, this fun episode flies by! Episode Rundown We welcome Grey and dig into a little of his background (4:34); we then discuss his defense of his Tout Wars Championship - the largest margin of victory in Tout history (9:15); as well as why Jon Gray is such a desired target, if there is any…

Episode 15, guest Jim Callis For those of you who regularly view The Baseball Show, you know how important Ralph Lifshitz is to us. Well, without our guest this week Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) of MLB Pipeline on MLB.com, there may not be a Prospect Jesus.Show Rundown Jim tells us all about his background, and how he got started (3:18); then discusses his thoughts on the new two-way player phenom (6:20); and how Francisco Mejia's bat will eventually find him a position (8:38); also what he would do if Shohei Ohtani were…

We are pleased to welcome back to The Baseball Show Tim McLeod (@TimothyLMC) of Prospect361.com. His vast Fantasy Baseball experience is legendary, and we went over a bunch of topics sure to help your decision making. Tim explains why he thinks OF is thin and Pitching goes in bursts (7:05), his thoughts on Shohei Ohtani thus far (8:17), Spring Training stars Jason Kipnis, Scott Kingery, Steven Duggar, Matt Kemp, and Willy Adames (10:32), Positional camp battles like the White Sox bullpen, Anaheim’s 6 man rotation, Victor…