Rise & Grind: July 30th, 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
Tuesdays 15 game slate led to some huge gpp action across the industry. FanDuel ran a special 100k Super Strikeout with a $25 buyin and a 10k first prize. User 1Greatbuyz put up a score of 81.5 to beat out the 4469 player field. His team was lead by 0.6% owned J.P. Arencibia putting up 20.75 FD points with a double dong and 7 RBI’s. RotoGrinders own Stlcardinals84 finished in 2nd place with a score of 76.75.
Stlcardinals84 also took down 3 of the top 5 spots in the FanDuel 40k Monster on Tuesday.
On DraftKings well known grinder woopdeedoo (DirtyGirl15) put up a giant score of 207 to win the 100k FBC Qualifier #28 and the top prize of an Atlantis Fantasy Baseball Championship trip.
SamENole is becoming a very familiar name in the Rise & Grind winners list. Last night he took down the 40k Perfect Game with a score of 175.4.
Tuesday’s Dongs – We had 27 dongs yesterday and two double dongs. J.P. Arencibia and Matt Kemp both went yard twice.
Tuesday’s 5 longest DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Colby Rasmus | TOR | 421ft |
| Brett Gardner | NYY | 420ft |
| J.P. Arencibia | TEX | 409ft |
| Matt Kemp | LAD | 409ft |
| Mark Teixeira | NYY | 406ft |
- NFL
All 4 parts of the FanDuel week 1 NFL preview by JeffelJefe are complete and posted at the links below.
Part 1 Quarterbacks
Part 2 Running backs
Part 3 Wide Receivers
Part 4 Tight Ends
- MLB Championships – Time is running out to qualify for the MLB championship events. Qualifiers are running daily, click the links below for more details.
- Draftkings – $3.3 Million FBC
- FanDuel – $3 Million DFBC
- StarStreet – $200k PFBC
- DraftDay – $250k Big League Blast
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – Today we have a split Wednesday slate with 6 early games and 9 evening games. Most sites are running both early and late contest.
UPDATE – Jon Lester has been scratched from his scheduled start today and replaced by Brandon Workman (1-3 with a 4.13 ERA)
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games available today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $13K Wed MLB Mini Monster (Early Only) | $200 | $13,000 |
| $17K Wed MLB Strikeout (Early Only) | $25 | $17,000 |
| $5K Wed MLB line Drive (Early Only) | $10 | $5,000 |
| $10K Wed MLB Squeeze (Early Only) | $2 | $10000 |
| $6K Wed MLB Pickle(Early Only) | $535 | $6,000 |
| $45K Wed MLB Monster | $200 | $45,000 |
| $16K Wed MLB Squeeze | $2 | $16,000 |
| $30K Wed MLB Strikeout | $25 | $30,000 |
| $9K Wed MLB Line Drive | $10 | $9,000 |
| $2.5K Wed MLB Rally | $5 | $2,500 |
| $200 Wed DFBC Qualifier | $200 | $45,857 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $25K Perfect Game (Early Only) | $200 | $25,000 |
| MLB $10K Silver Slugger (Early Only) | $530 | $10,000 |
| MLB $18K Payoff Pitch (Early Only) | $27 | $18,000 |
| MLB $6K Check Swing (Early Only) | $12 | $6,000 |
| MLB $6K Moon Shot (Early Only) | $2 | $6,000 |
| MLB $6K High Heat (Early Only) | $109 | $6,000 |
| MLB $50K Gold Glove | $1060 | $50,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $12K Moon Shot | $2 | $12,000 |
| MLB $30K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $30,000 |
| MLB 3.3m Survivor FBC Qualifier | $27 | $75,000 |
| MLB $50K Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
DraftDay
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $500 Field of Dreams (Early) | $109 | $500 |
| MLB $500 Knucleball (Early) | $15 | $500 |
| MLB $300 Wiz Walkoff (Early) | $3.30 | $300 |
| MLB $2000 Field of Dreams | $109 | $2000 |
| MLB $1250 Knucleball | $15 | $1250 |
| MLB $600 Wiz Walkoff | $3.30 | $600 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 pm | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from Notorious and BeerMakersFan. | |||||
| 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 Dean and DraftCheat serve you up some knowledge. | |||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | StlCards and Al Smizzle 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!