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  • Soccer Notes: Battle for the 'wild card'

    There are only a few more weeks on the MLS schedule, and the playoff picture is starting to take shape. Columbus, New England, and Houston will almost certainly be there. Chicago and Chivas USA are also in good positions. Then things really get interesting. The news: ''Wild Card'' playoff spot up for grabs Fantasy effect: If the season ended ...
    Posted to Soccer Notes (Weblog) by Jonathan Nierman on September 21, 2008

  • Survivor Pro: National duty hampers league play

    Major League Soccer has tried to do a lot of things right, but one of the challenges that league faces is what to do about teams who become desperately short-handed when a league match is played on the same day as a World Cup qualifying matches. There's always less of a draw if Donovan (USA), Beckham (England) and Blanco (Mexico) are going to be ...
    Posted to Survivor Experts Blog (Weblog) by Staff on September 3, 2008

  • Survivor Pro: Be aware of player movement

    ''Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.'' -- Ferris Bueller This time of year, there are four major areas where a Survivor Pro players needs to focus their attention in order to make certain what players are on a given team's roster: discipline, injuries, international matches and ...
    Posted to Survivor Experts Blog (Weblog) by Staff on June 4, 2008

  • Fantasy Pro: Bargain buys by team

    After some cautionary words in last week's blog about which players aren't worth the green, I'll flip the tables this week and give you the one player per club that is likely to give you the best bang for your buck. You know what I mean, Eliot Spitzer... So without any further Edu Adu adieu ado, lets get down to business. Chicago FireCuauhtemoc ...
    Posted to Fantasy Blog (Weblog) by Jonathan Nierman on April 13, 2008

  • Survivor Pro: Favoring the home team

    The MLS season is only two weeks old, but there is a bit of a trend developing. Have you noticed it yet? It has nothing to do with the Kansas City Wizards' fast start, Cuauhtemoc Blanco's brilliance or Jon Busch's return to prominence between the posts. Take one look at the schedule so far this season and it will instantly jump out at you:The home ...
    Posted to Survivor Experts Blog (Weblog) by Staff on April 8, 2008

  • Fantasy Pro: Set your roster for opening day

    We’re less than a week away from the start of the 2008 Major League Soccer season, and as the action nears commencement on Saturday, things in the fantasy ranks are already running hot.   Don’t put it off any longer; if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to complete your fantasy team so that when the weekend rolls around (and it ...
    Posted to Fantasy Blog (Weblog) by Jonathan Nierman on March 23, 2008