Rise & Grind: July 3rd, 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 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 Fanduel 200k Survivor continued Wednesday and the field has been narrowed down to the final ten. RotoGrinders own DB730 is still alive after putting up a solid score of 43.25 last night, good luck Dan! In the $200 DFBC Qualifier user TheDraftCompany won his way to the Vegas final with a score of 65.75 after a big night from Gregory Polanco and Welington Castillo. Dirtygirl15 took the top spot and the 12k first place money in the Draftkings Gold Glove.
- Cubs Bats Go Off – Last night the Chicago Cubs put up 16 runs against the Red Sox and swept the series with a 16-9 win. Justin Ruggiano had a huge night with 3 hits and 5 rbi’s including a 1st inning dong off of Brandon Workman. Mike Olt, Welington Castillo, and Nate Schierholtz also hit home runs. For the Red Sox Mookie Betts hit his first major league dong in the 5th inning off Carlos Villanueva. See the MLB.TV replay of Mookie’s dong here
- Lowry stays a Raptor – BillsFan777 can breath now, Kyle Lowry has agreed to a four year, 48 million dollar contract keeping him with the Toronto Raptors. Lowry had offers from the Rockets and the Lakers but opted to stay with Toronto to the delight of many Raptors fans.
- First Look
Notorious’ newest article MLB First Look is posted for July 3rd. Get an early peek at who Notorious is targeting in tonight’s slate, and a look back at yesterdays MLB games.
Last Night’s Dongs – There were 26 dongs last night with no players having a double dong. Here’s a look at Wednesday’s 5 longest dongs.
DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Rodriguez | TAM | 445ft |
| Mike Olt | CHC | 443ft |
| Jose Bautista | TOR | 434ft |
| Michael McKenry | COL | 417ft |
| Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | 414ft |
7/03 Daily MLB thread
Be sure to check the MLB strategy thread in the Forum for today’s MLB discussion
Today’s Action
- MLB Games Today we have another strange Thursday slate of MLB action. Two early games 3:45 and 6:10 and 7 evening games starting at 7:05.
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games available tonight.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $40K Thu MLB Monster | $200 | $40,000 |
| $25K Thu MLB Strikeout | $25 | $25,000 |
| $11K Thu MLB Slugger | $1,065 | 11,000 |
| $15K Thu MLB Squeeze | $2 | $15,000 |
| $9K Thu MLB Line Drive | $10 | $9,000 |
| $11K Thu MLB Pickle | $535 | $11,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $40K Perfect Game | $200 | $40,000 |
| MLB $15K Gold Glove | $1,060 | $15,000 |
| MLB $20K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $20,000 |
| MLB $12K Silver Slugger | $530 | $12,000 |
| MLB $10K Check Swing | $12 | $10,000 |
| MLB $9K Moon Shot | $2 | $9,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $1,000 Guaranteed | $55 | $1,000 |
| MLB $1,000 Guaranteed | $11 | $1,000 |
| MLB $600 Guaranteed | $2 | $600 |
| MLB $2,500 Guaranteed | $5 | $2,500 |
| MLB Pickem $1k Gtd | $55 | $1,000 |
| MLB $6,000 Guaranteed | $22 | $6,000 |
| MLB $6,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $6,000 |
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 | Ryan138 gives you all the plays you’ll need for tonight’s schedule. | |||||
| # 3 ) | Weekly Rankings Update | CruzinToVictory gives you a full update on all the movers and shakers on the TPOY leaderboard. | |||||
| # 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 | DraftStreet | 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 | STLCardinals84 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!