Rise & Grind: June 25th, 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
Yesterday the 300k Punch Out started on Draftkings with the top 400 finishers advancing to day 2. Tonight’s top 160 will advance to round 3. On Fanduel Joeyengland88 took down the $535 DFBC Qualifier with an impressive score of 74. Draftsteet ran DSBC Qualifier #27 last night where BuntSingle topped the 257 person field and won his entry to the DSBC.
- Last Night’s Dongs
There were 34 dongs last night with Chris Young of the Mets having the only double dong night. Here’s a look at Tuesdays 5 longest dongs.
DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| George Springer | HOU | 465ft |
| Drew Stubbs | COL | 446ft |
| Justin Upton | ATL | 437ft |
| David Peralta | ARI | 423ft |
| Jhonny Peralta | STL | 418ft |
- World Cup
There were 4 games yesterday in the World Cup. Costa Rica and England ended in a 0-0 tie, the draw secured Costa Rica the top spot in Group D. Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 giving them a place in the round of 16. Greece also claimed their spot in the round of 16 by beating Ivory Coast 2-1. In the highest scoring game of the day Colombia beat Japan 4-1 giving them the top spot in Group C.
6/25 Update
- Todays World Cup Games
We have 4 more games today in the World Cup. At noon on ESPN is Nigeria vs Argentina and on ESPN2 it’s Bosnia vs Iran. At 4pm on ESPN Switzerland takes on Honduras while France and Ecuador battle on ESPN2. Check out Pdidawg82’s World Cup daily plays for today’s top picks and analysis. World Cup Daily Plays
- PGA
This week the tour heads to Maryland to take on the always difficult Congressional Country Club. Tiger Woods is making his return after having surgery to repair a nerve in his back and says he is now pain free and ready for his 7:12am tee time Thursday morning. Notorious breaks down this weeks Draftkings PGA picks and projections Here
- Tournament of Shame
This weeks Tournament of Shame details have been announced. Read Duckie’s blog here for all the details.
6/25 Daily MLB thread
Be sure to check out Notorious’ daily MLB strategy thread in the Forum for today’s MLB discussion
Today’s MLB
- Today’s Action –
Today we have 15 MLB games spread throughout the day with four early games and 11 evening games. The first Early game starts at 12:10 est between the Pirates and the Rays.
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 |
| $13K Wed MLB Mini Monster (Early Only) | $200 | $13,000 |
| $200 DFBC Qualifier | $200 | $45,857 total prize value |
| $30K Wed MLB Strikeout | $25 | 30000 |
| $17K Wed MLB Strikeout (Early Only) | $25 | $17,000 |
| $12K Wed MLB Slugger | $1,065 | $12,000 |
| $15K Wed MLB Squeeze | $2 | $15,000 |
| $10K Wed MLB Line Drive | $10 | $10,000 |
| $7K Wed MLB Pickle (Early Only) | $535 | $7,000 |
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 $15K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $15,000 |
| Satellite to $3.3M FBC Qualifier | $200 | $4,000 |
| 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 $3,000 Guaranteed | $2 | $3,000 |
| 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. | |||||
| Grinders Live Schedule | |||||||
| TIME | SHOW | SPONSOR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | The Afternoon Grind | Fight that early afternoon boredom with expert baseball analysis from BritDevine 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 | STLcards and CSUram will take you right up to first pitch with our flagship Grinders Live show. With special guest Jon Aguiar! | ||||
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!