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Fantasy Baseball - Why Conventional 5x5 leagues are outmoded.

| Thursday, 29 April 2010
Last year he reached base over sixty p.c of the time, thanks to both his high walk rate and. And that doesn't even bring in Barry's slugging percentage, which is also phenomenal. That his achievements have not translated into fantasy sports strips any claim of realism. In a standard 5x5 league, Bonds is generally drafted late in the 1st round or early in the second. Sandy Koufax Last 2 years- He won 53 and lost 17 When most players careers lose steam at the end he had his best years. In a 2 year period he struck out 699 batters. You'll enjoy the heartwarming stories, the bizarre stats and electrifying quotes.

Sadly , the massively divergent criteria utilized by the fantasy sports world and the actual world to judge players drives a wedge between the pursuit and main line sports fandom. The hottest version of this is the SABR ( "saber" ) leagues.

Play Baseball the way that it's intended to be Played.

| Sunday, 25 April 2010
So that the question is, what to do? As I have preached in one of my other articles, patience early in the season is vital. The general rule is the studs in the game will spin things around - at some point. Having claimed this, it is displeasing to see young sportsmen identifying themselves as a first baseman, or a right-fielder only. Why? Because its fun and its the way baseball was intended to played. Im not suggesting that youth athletes not have a first position to concentrate on, but I'm counseling that learning multiple positions has a greater long term benefit. Learn more on the topic of .

His capability to play baseball the way it was intended to be played is the explanation why he is still playing pro baseball today.