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On today's show I talk about how the Elam ending as showcased in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN can be good for basketball down the road. Also I discuss the AL MVP race in baseball and unveil my top 10 things to do before your fantasy football draft. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Finally baseball is back from the all-star break and the Mets have more injury woes. Cam and I discuss the divisional and wildcard races along with the Machado and Familia trades. Shoutout to Matt Carpenter for 6th straight games with a homer because that's probably going to be the highlight of the Cardinals season this year. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
The news of Manny Machado and Kawhi Leonard trades are the focus of this episode plus Ben McAdoo reemerges to prove once again why he should have been fired even faster than he was by the Giants. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I go over my thoughts on the World Cup final between France and Croatia, Blake Bortles says something clueless yet again and I have a conversation with Cam on the 1st half of the baseball season and where we think teams will end up in the 2nd half . Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Today I talk about the Wimbledon men's semifinal between Nadal and Djokovic, recap the absurdity of the Isner/Anderson slugfest yesterday plus the women's final between Serena Williams and Kerber. I also discuss the World Cup final with my dad and what FIFA needs to do to make the 3rd place game somewhat relevant in the future. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Today's show is stacked with World Cup discussion including the surprising exit by Brazil and the matchups of England/Sweden and Croatia/Russia. Is the Cup coming home? Who knows but some group of fans will be drunk by the end of the night. Plus my dad and I go over the disintegration of the women's draw at Wimbledon, NBA free agency news and ridiculousness of the Kawhi Leonard debacle at this point. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
The Warriors once again take advantage of everyone in the NBA being asleep at the wheel. No one understands the Lakers roster moves and I cannot blame them plus World Cup coverage and a belated Happy Bobby Bonilla Day. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I break down the individual matchups and odds in the World Cup Knockout Stage from the stacked left side of the draw versus Spain and everyone else on the right side. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I give analysis on the NBA Draft with quick takes on the picks without sucking up to the players as much as ESPN is doing on the broadcast. Does Adam Silver have a no negativity rule for the TV broadcast? He does realize that good TV does require at least some measure of drama right? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I go over the initial surprises over the World Cup and how the USGA once again made the US Open unwatchable television. Later on (20:10) Cam and I go over some of the notable results in MLB this week as well as the fantasy performers on Sunday. Also I touch upon one of the worst run organizations in the NHL currently being the Montreal Canadiens. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I break down the World Cup groups and give my thoughts on Spain's ludicrous firing of Julen Lopetegui a day before the competition begins. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I rundown my favorites for the most difficult major in golf in most years as well as my DFS picks on Draftkings and Fanduel. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Recap of Game 3 of NBA Finals as the Cavs still cannot find a way to win when both Splash Brothers are MIA for the night. I also go over some trade targets I would look for fantasy baseball as well as sell high candidates. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I recap Game 2 of the NBA Finals with my father to see where it all went wrong for the Cavs (spoiler alert it was over after the postgame interviews of Game 1). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
I go over the action that happened this past weekend and preview Game 7 of the Warriors Rockets along with Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between Washington and Vegas. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Tonight I get into the ramifications of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the state of New Jersey for sports gambling and in turn striking down the provisions of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. What does this mean for the individual sports leagues and consumers as a whole? I do not have answers for everything but the way in which you access sports may very well change in the near future. Cam also joins me for discussion on this ruling and its potential impact on sp...
More coverage of the NBA playoffs as the Raptors roll over and dig their own grave for LeBron and the Cavs, the Capitals finally get one over on the Penguins and I go over the list of fantasy baseball injuries with the notable exception of Yadier Molina because some things are better left unsaid. Get well soon and next time wear a reinforced cup. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Happy Cinco de Mayo people! Today I go over Brad Marchand being a weirdo in the Stanley Cup playoffs, (10:00) preview of the other NHL games on tap today, (18:50) NHL fantasy lineups, (22:40) MLB preview and lineups for the primetime games, (39:50) Premier League preview of the upcoming relegation battles today, (49:40) NBA preview and lineups, (63:46) and my pick for the Kentucky Derby. No eulogy for David Fizdale's career yet now that he's become the newest coach for the Knicks although that p...
A recap of the action in the NBA and NHL last night along with advice on how to address the loss of Corey Seager and Robbie Ray on your fantasy rosters. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Today I go into a look at Game 7 between the Cavs-Pacers as well as a look at the Rockets-Jazz Game 1. NHL is also on tap with Pens-Caps and Preds-Jets. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Today I go through more analysis of the NFL draft and preview the night in sports with Game 7 of the Celtics-Bucks and Game 2 between the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Well that was certainly an interesting night for the NFL. Cleveland once again manages to play a different game than every other NFL team and I do not mean that as a compliment. The Pats once again take advantage of the rest of the league without having to do anything in a 1st round filled with head scratchers. My Dad and I go through the picks and lay out what we liked and took umbrage with during the first night of the draft. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-po...
I talk about the NBA and NHL games last night and provide my picks for the Draftkings Lowball Contest for MLB tonight. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Breakdown of the NBA and NHL playoffs thus far and a preview of the playoff games today which will likely culminate in Damian Lillard getting swept and not even making All-NBA 2nd team honors let alone 1st team. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Masters preview courtesy of yours truly along with my daily fantasy golf picks for the first major golf tournament of the year. Try to avoid the Tiger hype train as much as possible folks. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
Tonight I talk about the NFL rule changes, how Bob McNair is making Roger Goodell's life that much harder by not choosing to evade certain questions, and more Giants drama with OBJ. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
The Sweet 16 games are in the books and I talk about Texas Tech's victory over Purdue with Cam tonight. I look ahead into the Elite 8 matchups and we close out the show with NFL talk on a variety of topics. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
LeBron dominates the Raptors yet again in this installment. I talk about the weird Kawhi Leonard situation with the Spurs. The NFL unveils their new catch rule criteria and may have created more questions than answers in the process. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
A recap of what has been the craziest opening weekend ever in NCAA tournament history and preview of the Sweet 16. I also open the show talking about the brazenly compelling rant from Jose Mourinho about why everyone should be grateful to have him around to remind them about past failures. To cap off the show I delve into the NBA officiating problem which has no end in sight it seems. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
To put this episode into context I have been up since 4:30 this morning on St. Patrick's Day trying to make sense of the greatest upset in NCAA history. I go through the round of 32 games, the Warriors' injury woes in the NBA and my dad also calls in to chime in with his thoughts. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations
