Rise & Grind: July 23rd, 2014
Welcome to the RotoGrinders Rise & Grind. Start your day off on the right foot with yesterday’s happenings and take a peek at the upcoming day in the world of DFS.
So kick back, grab your first cup of coffee, and catch up on the latest news!
In Case You Missed It
- Last Night’s Winners – Greg072000 became Draftkings latest 6 figure winner last night in the 400k Mid Summer Classic. His team scored 191.65 points, had a total of 7 dongs, and all of his batters were under 10% owned. Coming in second place with a score of 174.1 was grinders member dice7117 followed by naapstermaan with a score of 172.1.
- In the 100k Medium Mid Summer Classic user ORSTR took home the 20k first place prize with a score of 181.3.
- Finally in the 20k Mini Mid Summer Classic it was user Bigdfour putting up a huge score of 195.35 to take the first place prize of $2,000.
- Over on Fanduel LovesBases won his third spot in the Vegas final with a score of 59 in the $535 DFBC Qualifier.
Tuesday’s Dongs – There were 37 dongs yesterday, and 3 double dongs!!!! Jonathan Lucroy, Anthony Rizzo, and Mike Moustakas all went yard twice. Here Tuesday’s 5 longest dongs.
DONGS
Hitter | Team | Length |
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Hunter Pence | SFG | 454ft |
Lucas Duda | NYM | 444ft |
J.P. Arencibia | TEX | 442ft |
Corey Dickerson | COL | 433ft |
David Ortiz | BOS | 430ft |
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action
Today we have a split slate with 6 early games starting at 1:10 and 9 games on the evening slate starting at 7:05pm.
Early Slate
1:10pm – Indians (50-49) @ Twins (45-53) – Kyle Gibson was an overnight scratch so Anthony Swarzak will get the start for the Twins today. He has been pretty awful recently, in his last 4 outings he is 1-5 with a 7.34 ERA. Carlos Santana has a 7 game hitting streak going including three dongs and six doubles in the past 7 games.
2:10pm – Royals (48-50) @ White Sox (48-42) – James Shields has struggled against Alexei Ramirez who is 20-48 off him lifetime. Jose Quintana takes the mound for the White Sox , he is winless vs Kansas City with an 0-5 record and a 4.52 ERA in 10 career stars vs the Royals.
2:10pm – Reds (51-48) @ Brewers (55-45) – Mike Leake is 2-0 in 5 starts at Milwaukee but has a 4.99 ERA in those games. Kyle Lohse has faced the Reds twice this season and is 0-1 with a 3.97 ERA.
3:10pm – Nationals (54-43) @ Rockies (40-59) – Stephen Strasburg (7-7, 3.55 ERA) starts at Coors for the first time in 2 years. Jorge De La Rosa is 4-0 with a 3.48 ERA in his last 5 starts.
3:40pm – Mets(46-53) @ Mariners (53-46) – Bartolo Colon is 11-0 with a 1.76 ERA in his last dozen starts at Safeco Field. That stat is a little misleading since it goes back many years, but in his more recent match ups with the Mariners he is 4-0 with a 1.58 ERA.
3:40pm – Tigers(55-41) @ Diamondbacks (43-57) – Anibal Sanchez (6-4, 3.22) vs Trevor Cahill (1-6, 5.63 ERA)
Late Slate
7:05pm – Rangers (40-59) @ Yankees (50-48)
7:05pm – Giants (55-44) @ Phillies (43-56)
7:05pm – Dodgers (56-45) @ Pirates (52-47)
7:07pm – Red Sox (47-52) @ Blue Jays (51-49)
7:10pm – Marlins (46-52) @ Braves (54-45)
7:15pm – Rays (47-53) @ Cardinals (54-45)
8:05pm – Padres (43-55) @ Cubs(40-57)
10:05pm – Orioles (54-54) @ Angels (59-39)
10:05pm – Astros (41-58) @ Athletics (61-37)
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games available today.
FanDuel
TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
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$13K Wed MLB Mini Monster (Early Only) | $200 | $13,000 |
$17K Wed MLB Strikeout (Early Only) | $25 | $17,000 |
$5.5K Wed MLB line Drive (Early Only) | $10 | $5,500 |
$12K Wed MLB Squeeze (Early Only) | $2 | $12000 |
$7.5K Wed MLB Pickle(Early Only) | $535 | $7,500 |
$45K Wed MLB Monster | $200 | $45,000 |
$18K Wed MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
$30K Wed MLB Strikeout | $25 | $30,000 |
$10K Wed MLB Line Drive | $10 | $10,000 |
$2.5K Wed MLB Rally | $5 | $2,500 |
$200K Wed DFBC Qualifier | $200 | $45,857 |
DraftKings
TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
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MLB $20K Perfect Game (Early Only) | $200 | $20,000 |
MLB $10K Silver Slugger (Early Only) | $530 | $10,000 |
MLB $12K Payoff Pitch (Early Only) | $27 | $12,000 |
MLB $6K Check Swing (Early Only) | $12 | $6,000 |
MLB $6K Moon Shot (Early Only) | $2 | $6,000 |
MLB $6K Payoff Pitch (Early Only) | $27 | $6,000 |
MLB $50K Gold Glove | $1060 | $50,000 |
MLB $12K Check Swing | $12 | $12,000 |
MLB $12K Moon Shot | $2 | $12,000 |
MLB $25K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $25,000 |
MLB $12K Moon Shot | $2 | $12,000 |
MLB $50K Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
DraftDay
TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
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MLB $500 Field of Dreams (Early) | $109 | $500 |
MLB $750 Knucleball (Early) | $15 | $750 |
MLB $375 Wiz Walkoff (Early) | $3.30 | $375 |
MLB $2500 Field of Dreams | $109 | $2500 |
MLB $1250 Knucleball | $15 | $1250 |
MLB $750 Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $750 |
On the Grinders Schedule
Daily Articles | |||||||
# 1 ) | MLB Grind Down | Notorious breaks down all the matchups in tonight’s action on the diamond in one quick, easy to read location. | |||||
# 2 ) | MLB Daily Plays | Pepsi7 gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s schedule. | |||||
# 3 ) | Baseball Diaries | Learn from the best as headchopper breaks down his lineup and compares it to other top players across the industry. | |||||
# 3 ) | MLB First Look | Get an early peek at who Notorious is targeting in tomorrow’s slate, and a look back at yesterdays MLB games. |
Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
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11:00 am | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from Dean and DraftCHeat. | |||||
4:30 PM | Daily Fantasy Happy Hour | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Join us this afternoon and let BritDevive and BoggsLite serve you up some knowledge. | |||||
5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | CSUram and HeadChopper will take you right up to first pitch with our flagship Grinders Live show. |
Is there something else you’d like to see in this column? Questions or comments? Leave them below and we’d be happy to consider them. See you tomorrow!