Hey it's Wade here, due to my previously mentioned emergency I am short on time this week, but Mark Strausberg has stepped up to the plate and provided some great insight!
So without further delay I present the Master-ful (pun intended) stylings of Mark Strausberg.
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ESPN:
Woods-If you have to ask why, please return to your cave.
Scott-He's been playing extremely well and he withdrew last week because of strep. I think the extra rest might actually help him more. And I'll admit, I threw a 10 spot on him at 25-1 to win when I was in Vegas a few months ago. I'll be rooting hard for this one.
B. Watson-Southern Boy who can really bomb it and makes birdies. If it rains on Friday, it plays to his game.
J. Wagner-With only 6.2 left to spend, not a lot of choices. And honestly, I don't have a lot of faith in this pick. But if you're going to play the hot hand, for this price, it's hard to beat.
ESPN-Masters
I'm playing this much more aggressive than I'm playing the other games. For one, it is this tournament and that's it. Secondly, you can make a change to your lineup from one day to the next.
Phil-Everyone is going to choose Tiger and in Best Ball, players final standing is irrelevant. Even if it did, recall that Lefty has won the Green Jacket more recently than Tiger has. For 3 million less, I'll roll the dice.
Harrington-You know who is first, but did you know Paddy is 2nd in birdies?
Rose-I admit it, this is just a gut call. Fortunately, he does have the talent to hopefully make me look smart. And that takes some serious talent.
Langer-It was either him or Watson, both two time winners. Langer's been playing well and he won it more recently. I don't expect much, but he could make the cut and I would not be surprised to see him help on a hole or two.
Yahoo:
A
Woods-If you have to ask why, sorry to hear about your coma.
Choi-Carded a 3rd place finish in 2004. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in that range this year as well.
B
Cink-He's having a career year. I'm betting he keeps it up.
Goosen-Has finished 2nd at Augusta twice, including last year. What's good for the Goose is good for you too.
Appleby-Finished T-6th last year at Augusta and has 5 Top 10s this year.
Villegas-Has the distance and can also putt well. I like to have at least one "gamble" in my Bs and he's it.
C
Donald-The best player in Group C.
Couples-Playing really well right now, plays well at Augusta, and while Phil and Tiger might be more popular amonst the masses than Freddy, they have detractors and NOBODY dislikes Couples. Nothing wrong with going with the sentimental pick.
CBS Sportsline
Woods-If you have to ask why, you should know that I think the Amish people are amazing craftsman and you should be proud of your brethen's work. Scott-See above
Cink-See above
Couples-See above, but I can also have him at the minimum price? Giddyup!
Wagner-See above. But if you're not buying it and think $8,000+ is leaving too much money on the table, you could do a lot worse than Brian Bateman. He did win the Buick Open last year.
PGATour.com
Woods-The other guys are all pretty good choices, especially if you don't want to pick Tiger, but if you have to ask why then I didn't know that Amish people could suffer comas in caves....
Cink-See above, but I wouldn't fault you in the least choosing any of the other guys.
Sabbatini-The suits at CBS would love a Sabbatini-Woods final pairing. Ain't gonna happen. But its happened before...
Appleby-See above
Weekely-I probably should have gone with Harrington (see above), but I like to mix it up a little, and I stron....nope, not going to make that bad joke. But I do thoroughly enjoy rooting for the guy.
Goosen-See above, but seeing Snedeker in the Top 10 would not surprise me.
Mark Strausberg has been playing fantasy sports since back when Jose Canseco was a first round fantasy pick and not a 'best-selling author'. Mark's work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and of course the talentedmrroto.com. He wishes he could play golf as well as his analyzes it, but he has also been known to suffer from "paralysis by analysis". Mark would also like to thank the Hooker for this opportunity, but he's worried that his wife might find out and not understand. If you want to let him know what an idiot he is, drop him a line at mstrausberg@hotmail.com
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Last week sucked! I have not had that bad of a week in fantasy golf in a long time.
It was so bad I don't want to talk about it anymore. Let's look ahead to this week's Shell Houston Open.
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Adam Scott - The defend champ.
Stuart Appleby – Appleby has been playing some great great golf this season, and his record here is great, with two victories and two second place finishes in seven tries.
Kevin Na – A bit of a gamble here as Na hasn't played well the last couple of events, but he's been solid here in the past, so I'm going to take a gamble.
Anthony Kim – Kim finished fifth here last year, in his only try at the Shell. With what he has shown this season, I think he is a great gamble this week.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
My Picks
Adam Scott
Hunter Mahan
B Pool
My Picks
Stuart Appleby
Anthony Kim
Justin Leonard
John Mallinger
C Pool
My Picks
Fred Couples
Jose Maria Olazabal
Wade “Southpaw” Alberty was a regular columnist for TalentedMrRoto.com, writing about both golf and baseball, while constantly partoling the forums, and he has also written for ESPN.com. Wade is a lifetime golfer and has worked in the golf industry and played intercollegiate golf. He can help you set your weekly lineup, fix your swing, tweak your short game and tell you what clubs to buy. When he isn't playing fantasy sports, you can find Wade hacking up the links in St. Louis or at Busch Stadium cheering on his Cardinals.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
It was so bad I don't want to talk about it anymore. Let's look ahead to this week's Shell Houston Open.
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Adam Scott - The defend champ.
Stuart Appleby – Appleby has been playing some great great golf this season, and his record here is great, with two victories and two second place finishes in seven tries.
Kevin Na – A bit of a gamble here as Na hasn't played well the last couple of events, but he's been solid here in the past, so I'm going to take a gamble.
Anthony Kim – Kim finished fifth here last year, in his only try at the Shell. With what he has shown this season, I think he is a great gamble this week.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
My Picks
Adam Scott
Hunter Mahan
B Pool
My Picks
Stuart Appleby
Anthony Kim
Justin Leonard
John Mallinger
C Pool
My Picks
Fred Couples
Jose Maria Olazabal
Wade “Southpaw” Alberty was a regular columnist for TalentedMrRoto.com, writing about both golf and baseball, while constantly partoling the forums, and he has also written for ESPN.com. Wade is a lifetime golfer and has worked in the golf industry and played intercollegiate golf. He can help you set your weekly lineup, fix your swing, tweak your short game and tell you what clubs to buy. When he isn't playing fantasy sports, you can find Wade hacking up the links in St. Louis or at Busch Stadium cheering on his Cardinals.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
I'm taking a week off this week. Twelve hour days, fantasy baseball prep, and hosting this year's draft, all have made this an extremely long week.
The column will be back next week!
The column will be back next week!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
World Golf Champions CA Championship
Another tournament… Another win for Tiger. It’s almost getting old to watch Woods take tournament after tournament. Meanwhile pundits, like me are basically taking stabs at who will finish second.
This week’s World Golf Champions CA Championship looks to offer much the same. Tiger has won here six times in the eight year history of this event. Oh yeah, and those two other years, he posted top 10s.
This is an absolute no brainer week to use Tiger. The challenge is to pick another top 5 golfer, or two.
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia – Sergio has had a nice history here posting six top 10 finishes in eight tries.
Brandt Snedeker – This is Snedeker’s first time at this event. He is coming off a couple of strong finishes, and I think he is due to break off a solid top 10 finish.
Anton Haig – This South African kid came here last season and posted a decent 32nd place finish. He’s young (almost 22) and hits it long. For a cheap pickup, I think he is as good as anyone else.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia
B Pool
Sean O’Hair – Ride him while he is hot!
Ian Poulter – Poulter has an average finish of 20th after four tries at this event.
Stuart Appleby – He’s been playing some great golf this season, and he has a nice history here, averaging 17th place in eight tries.
Ryuji Imada – It’s his first time here, but he’s playing some great golf, so I’ll take my chances.
C Pool
Niclas Fasth – Fasth finished 6th here last year, and finished 8th last week.
Lee Westwood – I’ve always liked Westwood, and after a strong 17th place finish last week, I’m happy to give him a go this week.
CBS Sportsline.com Salary Cap Cup
My Picks
Golfers Salary
Tiger Woods 300000
Sergio Garcia 261000
Anton Haig 75000
S.S. P. Chowrasia 111500
Niclas Fasth 238250
TOTAL $985,750
All the names are the same, except for SSP Chowrasia. No, that’s not the name of a boat, he’s currently third on the money list of the Asian Tour.
PGATour.com Fantasy Pick’em
Tiger Woods
Steve Stricker
Ernie Els
Stuart Appleby
Jim Furyk
Aaron Baddeley
Tie Breaker: Lee Westwood
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
This week’s World Golf Champions CA Championship looks to offer much the same. Tiger has won here six times in the eight year history of this event. Oh yeah, and those two other years, he posted top 10s.
This is an absolute no brainer week to use Tiger. The challenge is to pick another top 5 golfer, or two.
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia – Sergio has had a nice history here posting six top 10 finishes in eight tries.
Brandt Snedeker – This is Snedeker’s first time at this event. He is coming off a couple of strong finishes, and I think he is due to break off a solid top 10 finish.
Anton Haig – This South African kid came here last season and posted a decent 32nd place finish. He’s young (almost 22) and hits it long. For a cheap pickup, I think he is as good as anyone else.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
Tiger Woods
Sergio Garcia
B Pool
Sean O’Hair – Ride him while he is hot!
Ian Poulter – Poulter has an average finish of 20th after four tries at this event.
Stuart Appleby – He’s been playing some great golf this season, and he has a nice history here, averaging 17th place in eight tries.
Ryuji Imada – It’s his first time here, but he’s playing some great golf, so I’ll take my chances.
C Pool
Niclas Fasth – Fasth finished 6th here last year, and finished 8th last week.
Lee Westwood – I’ve always liked Westwood, and after a strong 17th place finish last week, I’m happy to give him a go this week.
CBS Sportsline.com Salary Cap Cup
My Picks
Golfers Salary
Tiger Woods 300000
Sergio Garcia 261000
Anton Haig 75000
S.S. P. Chowrasia 111500
Niclas Fasth 238250
TOTAL $985,750
All the names are the same, except for SSP Chowrasia. No, that’s not the name of a boat, he’s currently third on the money list of the Asian Tour.
PGATour.com Fantasy Pick’em
Tiger Woods
Steve Stricker
Ernie Els
Stuart Appleby
Jim Furyk
Aaron Baddeley
Tie Breaker: Lee Westwood
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Arnold Palmer Invitational
***NOTE: Chez Reavie is not in the field this week, so I'm going with Corey Pavin in his place in the ESPN game.***
I’ve already had a 12 hour work day, so needless to say, I don’t really have the time or energy to do a bigger write up. So, here are the basics. Tiger is back. So pick him and whoever you think will win second. Simple enough right?
Speaking of second, I’m not sure if you have noticed but the Hooker has picked the second place finisher each of the past three weeks! Granted, my “bottom of the order” guys haven’t been so hot, but that’s going to change this week!
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Tiger Woods – If I need to justify this, then we need to have a talk behind the wood shed.
ViJay Singh – He’s the defending champ, and I like the way he has been playing.
Chez Reavie – It’s a “Studs and Duds” week, and Chez’s name really is sticking out to me when I look over the bargain bin.
D.A. Points – He’s had two top 10s so far on the Nation Wide Tour and one top 25 on the PGA. For the price he could be a lot of bang for the buck.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
Tiger Woods
Vijay Singh
B Pool
Stephen Ames – In eight tries here he’s been in the top 10 half the time. I like those odds.
Sean O’Hair – Was last week the start of a hot streak? I’m willing to ante-up to find out.
John Senden – Senden is another top finisher from last week. I figure if I throw enough against the wall one will stick, right?
Ryuji Imada – Besides having a nice showing last week, I like the way Imada is playing.
C Pool
Luke Donald – I think this is a no brainer pick.
Kenny Perry – You can’t argue with the way he has been playing!
CBS Sportsline.com Salary Cap Cup
My Picks
Golfers Salary
Tiger Woods 30000
Vijay Singh 290250
Stephen Ames 251250
Matt Jones 75000
Corey Pavin 75000
TOTAL $991,500
I’m changing things up here slightly. Jones and Pavin are both on my radar, so I figured I would give them a run. Pavin has had good success here over the years, and Jones is yet to miss a cut.
PGA Tour.com’s Pick’em
Tiger Woods
Vijay Singh
Troy Matteson
Kenny Perry
Brandt Snedeker
Matt Jones
Tie Breaker: Carl Pettersson
Wade “Southpaw” Alberty was a regular columnist for TalentedMrRoto.com, writing about both golf and baseball, while constantly partoling the forums, and he has also written for ESPN.com. Wade is a lifetime golfer and has worked in the golf industry and played intercollegiate golf. He can help you set your weekly lineup, fix your swing, tweak your short game and tell you what clubs to buy. When he isn't playing fantasy sports, you can find Wade hacking up the links in St. Louis or anxiously awaiting outside the Busch Stadium as his Cardinals get ready for another season.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
I’ve already had a 12 hour work day, so needless to say, I don’t really have the time or energy to do a bigger write up. So, here are the basics. Tiger is back. So pick him and whoever you think will win second. Simple enough right?
Speaking of second, I’m not sure if you have noticed but the Hooker has picked the second place finisher each of the past three weeks! Granted, my “bottom of the order” guys haven’t been so hot, but that’s going to change this week!
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Tiger Woods – If I need to justify this, then we need to have a talk behind the wood shed.
ViJay Singh – He’s the defending champ, and I like the way he has been playing.
Chez Reavie – It’s a “Studs and Duds” week, and Chez’s name really is sticking out to me when I look over the bargain bin.
D.A. Points – He’s had two top 10s so far on the Nation Wide Tour and one top 25 on the PGA. For the price he could be a lot of bang for the buck.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
Tiger Woods
Vijay Singh
B Pool
Stephen Ames – In eight tries here he’s been in the top 10 half the time. I like those odds.
Sean O’Hair – Was last week the start of a hot streak? I’m willing to ante-up to find out.
John Senden – Senden is another top finisher from last week. I figure if I throw enough against the wall one will stick, right?
Ryuji Imada – Besides having a nice showing last week, I like the way Imada is playing.
C Pool
Luke Donald – I think this is a no brainer pick.
Kenny Perry – You can’t argue with the way he has been playing!
CBS Sportsline.com Salary Cap Cup
My Picks
Golfers Salary
Tiger Woods 30000
Vijay Singh 290250
Stephen Ames 251250
Matt Jones 75000
Corey Pavin 75000
TOTAL $991,500
I’m changing things up here slightly. Jones and Pavin are both on my radar, so I figured I would give them a run. Pavin has had good success here over the years, and Jones is yet to miss a cut.
PGA Tour.com’s Pick’em
Tiger Woods
Vijay Singh
Troy Matteson
Kenny Perry
Brandt Snedeker
Matt Jones
Tie Breaker: Carl Pettersson
Wade “Southpaw” Alberty was a regular columnist for TalentedMrRoto.com, writing about both golf and baseball, while constantly partoling the forums, and he has also written for ESPN.com. Wade is a lifetime golfer and has worked in the golf industry and played intercollegiate golf. He can help you set your weekly lineup, fix your swing, tweak your short game and tell you what clubs to buy. When he isn't playing fantasy sports, you can find Wade hacking up the links in St. Louis or anxiously awaiting outside the Busch Stadium as his Cardinals get ready for another season.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
PODS Championship
I'm not sure if you have noticed but the Hooker has had a nice little run. Two weeks ago I picked the second and third place finishers. Then last week I topped that taking the second and first place finishers.
It seems there isn't much room for improvement this week. I guess the only thing I can do is add another golfer to the mix. So we'll shoot for three top 5 finishers this week at the PODS Championship.
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Ernie Els - He treated me well last week, so let's if he can keep the run alive.
J.B. Holmes - I like Holmes this week, and at this price he is a must.
Stewart Cink - Cink is playing some good golf this season, and he has had some decent success here in the past.
Ryuji Imada - Imada has had a nice season so far, and in two tries here he has a 13th place finish, though he missed the cut last year.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
My Picks
Ernie Els
Mark Calcavecchia – He's the defending champ and is coming off a great tournament last week.
B Pool
My Picks
Stuart Appleby – I've always liked Appleby, so it's nice to see him playing good again this season.
Ryuji Imada
Stewart Cink
Lucas Glover – Glover had a nice finish here last year, and has been solid here in years past. He's been making cuts this season and has the potential to make a solid run.
C Pool
My Picks
Kenny Perry – Besides playing some nice golf this season, Perry seems to love this event.
Joe Durant – Durant is feast or famine at this event, posting three top 10s in six tries and missing the cut twice.
CBS Sportsline Salary Cap Cup
Ernie Els
Mark Calcavecchia
Corey Pavin
Steve Sticker
Steven Marino
For the price, I love Pavin and Marino, and I figured I would throw Stricker out there, because as you probably know I'm a big fan.
PGA Tour.com Fantasy Pick'em
Steve Stricker
Ernie Els
Stuart Appleby
Kenny Perry
Mark Calcavecchia
Matt Jones
Tie breaker: Charles Howell III
These picks almost matched up perfectly with my previous picks. The Jones pick was due to the fact he is 6 for 6 in cuts and has four top 25s.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
It seems there isn't much room for improvement this week. I guess the only thing I can do is add another golfer to the mix. So we'll shoot for three top 5 finishers this week at the PODS Championship.
ESPN Best Ball Challenge
My Picks
Ernie Els - He treated me well last week, so let's if he can keep the run alive.
J.B. Holmes - I like Holmes this week, and at this price he is a must.
Stewart Cink - Cink is playing some good golf this season, and he has had some decent success here in the past.
Ryuji Imada - Imada has had a nice season so far, and in two tries here he has a 13th place finish, though he missed the cut last year.
Yahoo! Fantasy Golf
A Pool
My Picks
Ernie Els
Mark Calcavecchia – He's the defending champ and is coming off a great tournament last week.
B Pool
My Picks
Stuart Appleby – I've always liked Appleby, so it's nice to see him playing good again this season.
Ryuji Imada
Stewart Cink
Lucas Glover – Glover had a nice finish here last year, and has been solid here in years past. He's been making cuts this season and has the potential to make a solid run.
C Pool
My Picks
Kenny Perry – Besides playing some nice golf this season, Perry seems to love this event.
Joe Durant – Durant is feast or famine at this event, posting three top 10s in six tries and missing the cut twice.
CBS Sportsline Salary Cap Cup
Ernie Els
Mark Calcavecchia
Corey Pavin
Steve Sticker
Steven Marino
For the price, I love Pavin and Marino, and I figured I would throw Stricker out there, because as you probably know I'm a big fan.
PGA Tour.com Fantasy Pick'em
Steve Stricker
Ernie Els
Stuart Appleby
Kenny Perry
Mark Calcavecchia
Matt Jones
Tie breaker: Charles Howell III
These picks almost matched up perfectly with my previous picks. The Jones pick was due to the fact he is 6 for 6 in cuts and has four top 25s.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Drop Wade a note at Southpaw@Southpaw32.com
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