This house symbolizes our fantasy team this week. That’s me with the hose. Useless. Yahoo Fantasy Sports can be so rewarding yet so heartbreaking, all at the same time. I wasn’t heartbroken this week, but the agony that came with player’s performances could cause someone to go into cardiac arrest. If you don’t believe … More ’19 Fantasy Football Week 4
The first thing I want to say is I hate this team. We did not participate in any mock drafts and did little to no research. Since we have prepared and failed in so many other drafts, we went into this one blindly. As a die-hard hockey fan, there really wasn’t much to prepare for. … More Canyon of Heroes ’19 Draft Recap
In 24 hours, we have managed to draft two non-threatening fantasy hockey teams. The best part of Top of the Rock’s team is we got four of the guys on our wish list. We managed to pick the same elite player, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, with the fifth overall in the other league and … More Top of the Rock Draft ’19 Recap
Book Summary: The life and career of the greatest baseball closer of all-time, 5-time World Series Champion, Mariano Rivera. Marino Rivera was already one of my favourite players. When I finally bought The Closer, it gave me such a deeper appreciation of the only man ever to be unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame … More The Closer
Book Summary: Reggie Jackson talks about his rise to fame in Oakland, winning three World Series championships before moving to New York to cement his status as “Mr. October.” Love him or hate him, Reggie Jackson is a baseball icon, one of the greatest. His personality alone deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame, but … More Becoming Mr. October
Book Summary: The Bronx Zoo is one phrase that described the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees. This book is Sparky Lyle’s point of view of the chaos the erupted on and off the field. If you like baseball, know baseball history, like the New York Yankees, or even hate the New York Yankees, you probably … More The Bronx Zoo
Book Summary: Four-time World Series Champion Joe Torre recounts the highs and lows of his 11 years as Manager of the New York Yankees. I’ve been a Yankees since I was 14 years old. I still remember the night the Yankees won the 1996 World Series. That final out ended an 18-year championship drought and launched … More The Yankee Years
Book Summary: Two best friends, one who lives and breathes baseball, while the other one hates it, embark on a cross-continental trip to see all 30 Major League Baseball teams and their home stadiums in 30 days. Last summer, we took a cross-continental trip from western Canada (Alberta) to the northeast United States (New Hampshire). I … More I Don’t Care if We Never Get Back
After 24 weeks, the fantasy baseball season is over. Our competitive season ended two weeks when we were eliminated from the postseason. After losing the opening matchup in the consolation bracket, we were in the seventh and eighth place game this past week. We finished eighth overall in the standings and ended the season in … More ’19 Fantasy Baseball Week 24 (Playoffs)
After losing 9-0 to defending league champions ItsRyneNotRyan in the final week of the regular season, we drew the same matchup in the first week of the playoffs. Much like the week prior, the champions rolled into the finals of the consolation bracket without much a fight from us. TRANSACTIONS We have no way to … More ’19 Fantasy Baseball Week 23 (Playoffs)
Keeping the Stats 