Rise & Grind: June 26th, 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 $200 DFBC Qualifier last night was a very tight contest, just over 1 point separated the top four players. Ebreed4444 took the top spot with RG host DraftCheat finishing just 0.75 points behind him in 3rd place.
After a solid performance from Matt Latos grinders member GolfGalaxy won the $45k Wed Monster with a score of 65.75.
Over on Draftkings RotoGrinders Member JmToWin took down the top 2 spots in the $40k Wed Gold Glove. JmToWin also won the Fanduel monster yesterday and is having a great MLB season.
Result for most of yesterday’s games are available in the Daily Tournament Thread
- Lincecum No Hitter
For the second time in less than a year Tim Lincecum dominated the Padres and tossed another no hitter against them yesterday afternoon. Lincecum only need 113 pitches and allowed just 1 base runner. He had 6 strikeouts and 1 walk as the Giants beat the Padres 4-0.
- Yesterday’s Dongs
There were 27 dongs yesterday and zero double dongs. Here’s a look at Wednesday’s 5 longest dongs.
DONGS
| Hitter | Team | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Upton | ATL | 440ft |
| Drew Stubbs | COL | 436ft |
| Lorenzo Cain | KC | 431ft |
| Lucas Duda | NYM | 427ft |
| Khris Davis | Mil | 421ft |
6/26 Update
- Todays World Cup Games
Reminder Draftstreet has the 100k World Cup Big Score starting at noon today.
We have four World Cup games today, with the first two starting at noon. On ESPN the United States takes on Germany in a much anticipated match while Portugal and Ghana square off on ESPN2. At 4:00 the action continues on ESPN with South Korea vs Belgium and Algeria vs Russia on ESPN2.
- Tournament of Shame
This weeks Tournament of Shame details have been announced. Read Duckie’s article here for all the details.
- DraftDay 15k Bracket
The DraftDay 15k Bracket Classic begins this Friday. There are still some spots available, check out the forum thread here for more information.
- Dan Interviews GanonDorf/ImpulsiveAccordian
You get to hear from one of the industry’s newest stars and his thoughts on both the industry and what it takes to be a winning player in DFS.
6/26 Daily MLB thread
Be sure to check out Stevie’s MLB strategy thread in the Forum for today’s MLB discussion
Today’s MLB
- Today’s Action –
Today we have 10 MLB games with two of them starting early. The remaining 8 games and the majority of today’s DFS events begins at 7:05pm.
7:05pm MIA vs PHI
7:05pm NYM vs PIT
7:07pm CHI vs TOR
8:05pm DET vs TEX
8:05pm WAS vs CHC
8:05pm COL vs MIL
10:10pm STL vs LAD
10:15pm CIN vs SFG
Today’s GPPs
Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the biggest games available tonight.
FanDuel
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| $50K Thu MLB Monster | $200 | $50,000 |
| $25K Thu MLB Strikeout | $25 | $25,000 |
| $15K Thu MLB Slugger | $1,065 | 15,000 |
| $18K Thu MLB Squeeze | $2 | $18,000 |
| $9K Thu MLB Line Drive | $10 | $9,000 |
| $12K Thu MLB Pickle | $535 | $12,000 |
DraftKings
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $40K Perfect Game | $200 | $40,000 |
| MLB $10K Gold Glove | $1,060 | $10,000 |
| MLB $20K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $20,000 |
| MLB $15K Silver Slugger | $530 | $15,000 |
| MLB $9K Check Swing | $12 | $9,000 |
| MLB $6K Moon Shot | $2 | $6,000 |
| MLB $9K Payoff Pitch | $27 | $9,000 |
DraftStreet
| TOURNAMENT | BUY IN | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|
| MLB $1,500 Guaranteed | $55 | $1,500 |
| MLB $1,500 Guaranteed | $11 | $1,500 |
| 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. | |||||
| 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 BoggsLite serve you up some knowledge. | ||||
| 5:30 PM | Grinders Live | DraftKings | HeadChopper 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!