Rise & Grind: July 9th, 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
Last night grinders member JmToWin took down the FBC Qualifier on Draftkings with a score of 136. He beat out the 75 team field led by a 7 inning 8k performance by Phil Hughes. Congrats JM!
Also on Draftkings last night another well known grinders member BirdWings (#2 overall grinder) took down the 60k Perfect Game.
The rest of last night’s scoreboards can be found in the Forum thread Here
- World Cup – The semifinals in the 2014 World Cup started yesterday with a much anticipated match between Germany and host country Brazil. After all the hype and anticipation for what most thought would be a very close low scoring match, it ended up being a very lopsided game with Germany defeating Brazil 7-1 and advancing to the Finals. The action continues today with The Netherlands taking on Argentina at 4:00pm on ESPN.
- Tournament of Shame – Duckie’s latest blog is up with all of the the Tournament of Shame details for this week check it out Here
- First Look – Notorious’ newest article MLB First Look is posted for July 9th. Get an early peek at who Notorious is targeting in tonight’s slate, and a look back at yesterdays MLB games.
- Survive or Revive Round 2 – You can still buy in to round 2 of tonight’s Survive Or Revive on Fanduel for $50. Also remember to register for tonight’s FDP Freerolls.
- SS PFBC Qualifier update – There is only 1 more PFBC qualifier for the StarStreet Playboy Fanstasy Baseball Championship left before the All-Star break. This Friday July 11th they are running a $530 Qualifier, you can register Here .
7/09 Daily MLB thread Be sure to check the MLB strategy thread in the Forum for today’s MLB discussion
Last Night’s Dongs – There were 29 dongs last night with 2 players hitting double dongs! Chris Coghlan of the Cubs and Chris Carter of the Astros both went yard twice last night.
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s 5 longest dongs.
DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| George Springer | HOU | 442ft |
| Marcell Ozuna | MIA | 438ft |
| Jay Bruce | CIN | 428ft |
| Ryan Sweeney | CHC | 425ft |
| Lyle Overbay | MIL | 419ft |
Today’s MLB
- Today’s Action – Today we have another split slate with 4 early games and 10 late games. Most sites are running early and late contest.
1:08pm – Dodgers (51-40) @ Tigers (48-37)
3:10pm – Padres (40-49) @ Rockies (37-53)
3:35pm – Blue Jays (47-44) @ Angels (52-36)
3:40pm – Marlins (43-46) @ Diamondbacks (38-53)
7:05pm – Yankees (45-43) @ Indians (43-45)
7:05pm – Nationals(48-40) @ Orioles (49-40)
7:10pm – Cubs (38-50) @ Reds (47-42)
7:10pm – Royals (46-42) @ Rays (41-51)
7:10pm – White Sox (43-47) @ Red Sox (39-50)
7:10pm – Braves (49-40) @ Mets (40-49)
8:10pm – Phillies (38-51) @ Brewers (52-38)
8:15pm – Pirates (47-42) @ Cardinals (48-42)
10:10pm – Atheltics (56-33) @ Giants(49-40)
10:05pm – Twins (39-49) @ Mariners (49-40)
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games available today.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $45K Wed MLB Monster | $200 | $45,000 |
| $12K Wed MLB Mini Monster (Early Only) | $200 | $12,000 |
| $200 DFBC Qualifier | $200 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $30K Wed MLB Strikeout | $25 | 30000 |
| $300K MLB Survive or Revive r2 | $50 | $300,000 |
| $18K Wed MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $18,000 |
| $18K Wed MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $10K Wed MLB Squeeze (Early Only) | $2 | $10,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $40K Wednesday Gold Glove | $1,060 | $40,000 |
| MLB $35K Perfect Game | $200 | $35,000 |
| MLB $10K Perfect Game Warm-Up (Early Only) | $200 | $10,000 |
| MLB $16K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $16,000 |
| MLB $2.5K Moon Shot (Early Only) | $2 | $2,500 |
| MLB $6K Payoff Pitch (Early Only) | $27 | $6,000 |
| MLB $5K Silver Slugger | $530 | $5,000 |
| MLB $7K Check Swing | $12 | $7,000 |
| MLB $7K Moon Shot | $2 | $7,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $2,000 Guaranteed | $55 | $2,000 |
| MLB $2,000 Guaranteed | $11 | $2,000 |
| MLB $1,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $1,000 |
| MLB $1,000 Guaranteed (PickEm) | $55 | $1,000 |
| MLB $8,000 Guaranteed | $109 | $8,000 |
| MLB $215 Double-Up | $109 | $2,400 |
| MLB $215 Double-Up | $215 | $3,200 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 am | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BritDevine and BoggsLite. | |||||
| 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 Stevie serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | Al Smizzle 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!