Rise & Grind: August 6th, 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 – The Texas Rangers 16-0 rout of the White Sox lead to a huge score for Grinders member TotallyTilt (SteveAvery on DK) in the 300k Mega Perfect Game on DraftKings yesterday. His 6 player Rangers stack put up 196.55 points and earned him the first place prize of 100k cash or 50k in cash and an Atlantis FBC seat. Grinders Live host StlCardinals84 finished 3rd with 180.45 points.
Over on FanDuel user Devinr12 picked up the 10k first place prize in the 100k Super Strikeout. He beat out the 3858 player field with a Rangers/Orioles stack scoring 71.5 points.
On StarStreet RotoGrinders member smadog won his way to the Playboy Mansion final in the $27 PFBC Qualifier.
The rest of yesterdays tournament links can be found here
Tuesday’s Dongs – We had 29 dongs in yesterday’s 15 game MLB slate.
Tuesday’s 5 longest DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Welington Castillo | CHC | 432ft |
| Juan Uribe | LAD | 432ft |
| Robinson Chirinos | TEX | 421ft |
| Chris Davis | BAL | 19ft |
| Yonder Alonso | SDP | 419ft |
Today’s Events
- Tonight’s Action – Today we have a split Wednesday slate with 4 early games and 11 evening games. Most sites are running both early and late contest.
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games available today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $20K Wed MLB Mini Monster (Early Only) | $200 | $20,000 |
| $5.5K Wed MLB line Drive (Early Only) | $10 | $5,500 |
| $12K Wed MLB Squeeze (Early Only) | $2 | $12000 |
| $50K Wed MLB Monster | $200 | $50,000 |
| $18K Wed MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $35K Wed MLB Strikeout | $25 | $35,000 |
| $9K Wed MLB Line Drive | $10 | $9,000 |
| $3K Wed MLB Rally | $5 | $3,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $20K Perfect Game (Early Only) | $200 | $20,000 |
| MLB $10K Silver Slugger (Early Only) | $530 | $10,000 |
| MLB $15K Payoff Pitch (Early Only) | $27 | $15,000 |
| MLB $6K Check Swing (Early Only) | $12 | $6,000 |
| MLB $5.5K Moon Shot (Early Only) | $2 | $5,500 |
| MLB $55K Gold Glove | $1060 | $55,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $10K Moon Shot | $2 | $10,000 |
| MLB $30K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $30,000 |
| MLB $50K Perfect Game | $200 | $50,000 |
FantasyAces
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | Format |
|---|---|---|
| MLB Top 5 Guarantee | $11 | Salary Pro |
| MLB 50/50 Guarantee | $11 | Classic |
| MLB 50/50 Guarantee | $22 | Classic |
| MLB Salary Pro 50/50 | $11 | Salary Pro |
| MLB $109 Winner Take all | $109 | Classic |
DraftDay
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $2000 Field of Dreams | $109 | $2000 |
| 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 $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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 pm | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from Stevieptfl and Notorious. | |||||
| 4:30 PM | Daily Fantasy Happy Hour | FantasyAces | Does your local happy hour have awesome baseball analysis? Didn’t think so. Join us this afternoon and let BritDevine and Pepsi serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | StlCards and CSUram 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!