Fantasy Football Librarian

There are few things about my "job" as the FFLibrarian that I enjoy as much as the annual accuracy challenge, so this week is just a really awesome week for me - I get to share with you all which site had the most accurate preseason rankings for the 2009 season: CBSSports.com. Congrats CBSSports.com! So first things first - head over to the Fifth Down's Rating the Rankings in Fantasy Football to read up on how the challenge works (just a small dose of math) and see which other sites dominated this year. Then come on back here and read up on some of the other details... Okay, now that you've been to the Fifth Down, I want to be sure and alphabetically list all 48 sites that I looked at in the challenge: Accuscore Ask the Commish Bruno Boys CBSSports.com Draft Analyzer Guru Draft Analyzer Ultimate Draft Sharks ESPN Fanhandle FantasyFootball.com Fantasy Football Geek Blog Fantasy Football Maniaxs Fantasy Football Sherpa Fantasy Football Starters Fantas...

I've got blogger's block this morning so instead of detailing the meandering thoughts in my head or life in Brooklyn, I'll instead just skip the chit chat and jump right to today's links. Lots to look at: Who doesn't want advice on the Top 5 Most Likely to Go Off - Week 5 ? See which players are going to knock you over with their stat lines this week. In a good way.  Lester's Legends brings us Week 5's Fantasy Football Out on a Limb - will Wells outperform Benson this week? I've got my weekly top links up in the NY Times ' Fifth Down - Week 5 in Fantasy Football Matchups - and there's lots of great lineup advice there, too, from the Sablich brothers. They do a fantastic job at responding to start/sit questions in the comments, so ask away! I had a handful of IDPers that I needed to replace for this week's bye so I first turned to FFToday's IDP Notes for the latest and greatest news on the IDP front.   Let's mosey on over to t...

Let's talk about the winners in my various FFLibrarian contests. First up, the top 5 scorers in my 96-team FFLibrarian League : 1. Cruzan Stomp Revival, 156.80 points (yes, that included the 49ers D!) 2. UltimateFFStrategy.com, 149.50 3. The Dogs of War, 147.70 4. FantasyIQ, 144.60 5. Htown, 136.05 Congrats to the big scorers - keep it coming! And in my weekly contest with 365FantasySports.com , the big winner of the week was kanabro - nicely done! See the image below for the top contestants and winning lineup. Oh and hey, hey the FFLibrarian came in 4th! If you'd like to prove that you can beat me in FF, sign up for one of my weekly contests with this week's password: book5. I've got three different contests going on so pick one from the contest lobby or choose them all! First we've got the "pick 2" contest that we've been running all along (pick 2 from each position); second, my personal favorite is a contest where you can only pick from th...

I've got a heavy heart today - my husband's grandmother passed away. She was really special to my husband and a truly wonderful woman so it has been a tough morning for us. We're off to eastern Tennessee this weekend so it may be another difficult weekend for me to answer start/sit questions. If you need advice though, there are lots of wise FFers out there and many of these links will take you to sites that can answer your questions. Since I've known her, whenever my grandmother-in-law saw us walk into her room, she seemed so overcome with delight at being surrounded by her family that she would say with a smile on her face, "oh boy, oh boy" over and over again. Or when she was pleased with a present or photo or some other memento we brought with us, she'd give us all a "purr, purr" and you knew she was happy as a clam (or cat, as the case may be though that's hardly a well-known phrase). So in her honor, here are some links to make you go...

Well for every big win somewhere there's a big loss, right? I'm now 4-0 in the Buffalo Wild Wings All-Star Blogger League and am thrilled that Aaron Rodgers pulled through with a pretty decent fantasy outing (he threw for a career high of 384 yards)...but I'm also an embarrassing 0-4 in my own monster 96-team FFLibrarian League . I suppose I'd rather be doing well in the league where I'm gunning for a trip to Miami during the Super Bowl but frankly I'd like to win everywhere! The rest of my leagues are far more pedestrian with a smattering of 1-3, 2-2, and 3-1 records. So here's hoping you all are sitting pretty with 4-0 records. Now Rodgers has a bye next week so I've got my eye out on QBs right now in particular - let's do a quick new round-up of QBs from CBSSports.com. First up, Donovan McNabb. I'm quite eager for his return and it looks like he's expected to play this weekend . Meanwhile Coach Mora is optimistic that Matt Hasselbeck wi...

I'm SportsCentering it up right now, catching up on highlights from yesterday's games, which are of course peppered with some somewhat painful Chris Berman "and there goes Matt Forte, running is his forte" classics. You can't imagine my delight at being able to watch every moment of the Broncos vs Cowboys game yesterday from the comfort of my own home. No highlight reel or special sports bar trip necessary for this Broncos fan! I did check out two new sports bars this weekend though: Ocean's 8 in Park Slope at a reader's suggestion for some college football and St. Mark's Ale House in the East Village for Sunday Night Football - two totally different feels but I liked them both; too bad both are a train ride away. Now let's all pause for a moment and relish the Broncos' 4-0 status. It's a thing of beauty. Who knew? Thank you all for humoring me there, we can move onto today's links: There are a handful of good recaps out there. Fir...

Last month I went to a Who Wants to Be a Millionaire taping as some of you might remember, and I ended up in the catbird seat right next to the "honor companion" - the family member or friend who is there to support the contestant. Not only did I share awkward pleasantries with a person whose financial situation was on the verge of an overhaul, but I believe my left side repeatedly appeared on tv as the cameras focused on the honor companion. In fact I think my left arm's debut on national television happened yesterday but despite spending the majority of the day sniffling it out on my couch, I missed it. Fortunately I was there for two show tapings so I'll be tuning in today for the second episode. Extra perk? I'll feel brilliant knowing all the right answers... Onto today's links - lots of start/sit articles first: Yahoo's RotoArcade is always full of quality material including Flames/Lames: Donald Brown is about to rock fantasytown , which includes pr...

Greetings from my couch where I'm holed up with a box of kleenex, a laptop, and a remote control. Oh and a lot DayQuil. Perhaps all the traveling finally got to my immune system - I'm down for the count with a full-blown cold. In this age of swinexiety (swine + anxiety) I can safely assure you all that this is just a cold, but it is still no fun at all. Silver lining? I'm not going anywhere today so I might actually catch up on fantasy football e-mails (though fair warning that I might be in a bit of cold meds haze...)! Time for today's links: Looking for Week 4 position rankings? Take a look at Fantasy Hulks - RB ,  QB , WR ,  TE  (wow, Denver best vs TE in the whole league?!), and D/ST . The Fifth Down's Week 4 in Fantasy Football Matchups is up which includes my three links of the week. Plus the Sablich guys are great at responding with start/sit advice so by all means, post your questions in the comments section! I like boldness in the FF real...

In a few hours I'll be hanging with college buddies and sipping cocktails at a Northwestern alum event here in NYC, but until then I still have several more links for you, my loyal readers. First up, my weekly column with the Bruno Boys: Top 10 Receivers After Week 3 . This week I look at top receivers by yardage and receptions and the types of pass defenses they've faced so far - and then who they will meet in the next several weeks. The Lead Pipe Lock has something along the same vein - the easiest matchups for each skill position through Week 3 . He then also lists players that you'd want to target. Nice stuff! Want to play against a celebrity? Try Richard Petty this week in Best Buy's Weekly Football Challenge .  A few start and sit links for you: Fighting Chance Fantasy's Who to Start, Who to Sit - Week 4   WalterFootball.com's Start Em, Sit Em: Week 4 FantasySharks.com's Start/Bench List Week 4 FFToolbox's Week 4: Start 'Em Finall...

I feel like such a New York hipster - last night we hit up a music venue in the LES (Lower East Side neighborhood) with a friend from Boulder who is in town visiting...though the hipness started to fade as we headed home at 10 and noticed that the real hipsters were just arriving. Did my best, right? Next I'll just need to meander through Williamsburg with culottes (update: I've had a lot of questions about culottes - I'm thinking specifically of a blend between pleated shorts and MC Hammer type pants that seem to be all the rage in W'burg), dark glasses frames, and a look of ironic angst and I'll know I've arrived. Oh just joshin' ya, Williamsburgers. Moving on from fashion and music to football... A few links for IDPers: Wire Me This (IDP) from FantasyFootball.com Another waiver wire piece on IDPs from Numbers & Guts FFToolbox has some thoughts on early trends this season and a handful of dudes you might want to add to your lineup this wee...

I'm still on the lookout for an awesome sports bar in walking distance from my Brooklyn home, so last night we checked out a place in the DUMBO neighborhood (yup, neighborhood acronyms have gone too far) that offered up a basement with a few massive tv screens, loungey seating, large glittery pillars (we discussed at length whether or not they were load bearing), a disco ball, and a somewhat odd clientele. The real draw was the $2 Coors Light to be honest, and it certainly wasn't a bad place to watch the MNF game...but I think my quest continues. New Yorkers, I'm still taking suggestions. A reader recently asked me for my philosophy on playing his starting QB (Aaron Rodgers) against his starting D/ST (Minnesota) and I'm wondering what you all think about this. It depends a bit on your scoring system (and of course the quality of your other options) but personally, I'd play them both since they're each one of the best in their position and are likely to outplay...

Greetings and welcome to Week 4 prep. I hope you all enjoyed yesterday's games as much as I did. I think I'll go 6-3 in my 9 leagues this week - I'll take that! Best of all is another win in the Buffalo Wild Wings All-Star Blogger League . I'll be going 3-0 and am hoping to keep my claim to the #1 spot in the league...I'll be sure to brag about being one step closer to winning the league (and subsequent trip to Miami and party with Trey Wingo) on the BWW site once the win is official. Thank you, Aaron Rodgers, for returning to fantasy awesomeness; not sure I could have done it without you. Now to today's links... Speaking of fantasy awesomeness and lack thereof...oh, Laurent Robinson. I talked up your potential to friends and readers alike and now you've got an ankle injury (update - Robinson's injury more serious than originally thought, he might be out for the rest of the year ). So unfortunate. But really, truly unfortunate for the Rams. What a me...

Well I'm slowly learning my Wes Welker lesson. Just don't play the guy unless it's for sure. I boarded a flight back to New York around 11:30 this morning and was desperately checking my lineups on my iPhone when something in me decided to start Wes Welker in two of my leagues. I'd like to blame my momentary confusion that the Pats might actually be upfront about their injuries on the increasingly disgusting situation that was evolving 2 seats over from me: there was a woman hacking up what could only be all of the phlegm in her chest - and possibly one lung - with such vigor and grodiness that rows of people around us were staring at her trying to figure out what animal might be dying in our row. It was hideous. I was sitting there trying to concentrate on whether I should be playing Wes Welker or Justin Gage, but all I could think about was what kind of evil combination of swine flu and SARS this woman must have in order to force this violent throat...

Greetings and happy Friday! I'm using a friend's mac right now and feeling some serious mac envy...is there a mac in my future?! So since I'm traveling again, I'm mostly going to post start and sit links for you today with just a few additional links.  Start & sits: Bruno Boys -  Start em  and sit em still to come CBSSports . com's   Week 3 Start 'Em and Sit 'Em video Fantasy Football Nerd's Week 3 Where to Put 'Em GetSportsInfo's  Lineup Locks: Week 3  Mac Bros  Start/Sit Rankings by position FFToolbox's Week 3 Sit 'em and Start 'em Rapid Draft's  Week 3 Start 'em/Bench 'em Repor t FantasyFootballXtreme's  Start Bench Advice: Week 3 Fantasy Football Goat's Start 'em Sit 'em Sleepers Week 3   Ask the Commish's Start or Sit for Week 3 Fantasy Football First's Start/sit Other links: FantasySharks.com's What to Watch For: Week 3 FFToday's Inside the Matchup Fantasy ...

I'm heading to the airport soon so I have to be brief today - it might also mean my second week in a row of slow response in start/sit questions. If you've got some lineup questions that you really need answered, I recommend either calling in to the Rotoworld or Fantasy Gridiron Live shows on Sunday morning. My first blurb of the season is up on the NY Times' Fifth Down - Week 3 in Fantasy Football Matchups . Another great place to submit your start/sit questions this week.  ProFootballWeekly's Ten most intriguing players of Week 3 is a good read as always. With news coming out that Manningham is on the Giants' injury report , I am even more convinced that Manningham and Smith will be an interesting story that evolves over the next few weeks.    A couple of links for you IDPers: FFToday's IDP Notes Antonio D'Arcangelis from RotoExperts brings his IDP expertise to Yahoo! Sports in IDP: Week 3 matchups to watch. Start and sit advice for the week t...

One of the best things about being in New York City? I'm in the same city as my awesome sister and I can do things like meet her for lunch today. Sounds so simple but we've pretty much lived on opposite coasts since she left for college 14 years ago, so it's a treat to be so close to her now (wow, 14 years ago - you're old, Katie! Heh heh...). Moving on from making fun of my sister's age (hey, what are younger siblings for?), let's get to today's links: Looking for sleepers this week? Head to KFFL's Week 3 sleepers listed by position (this link goes to QBs). I'm starting Mark Sanchez (yes, seriously) so I'm pleased to see a little love for him here. Some waiver wire suggestions... FFGeekBlog's The Wire - Week 2: Plaxico Who? RotoExperts' The Pickup Artist Matthew Berry's Week 3 Pickups  - for those of you who listened to my guest appearance on Fantasy Football Tonight's podcast last night (if you missed it - I come in ar...

I managed to stay up for the entirety of Monday Night Football last night and was rewarded with a pretty entertaining 4th quarter. Other than the over usage of The Sheriff nickname, last night's game was surprisingly good. Perhaps that's just because I enjoy seeing Peyton do his thing. For a Knoxville, TN native like my husband though, last night was a battle of QBs with Knoxville connections with Pennington from the area and Peyton a Tennessee grad. But enough looking back on last night...I've got a big day ahead. Wish me luck - I've got a job interview with an academic library here in NYC. I also am chatting with the Fantasy Football Tonight guys (Tuesday edition) at around 10:15 PM eastern, so tune in if you can. Now let's scope out today's links... Lots of injuries out there like Jason Campbell's sprained foot, Brett Favre's bent fingernail, and Frank Gore's sprained ankle - none of those seem like they'll cause any lineup issues for FF...

I might have a new fantasy crush here: Mario Manningham. I'm watching him make some great catches and I'm duly impressed...oh yeah, I've got SNF rolling right now. Basically 11 PM rolls around and I'm wiped out, ready to go to sleep. This whole living in a time zone now where football ends far after I'm normally asleep has been a bit of an adjustment. Last night though I remembered the beauty of DVR and recorded the last quarter or so of the Giants vs Cowboys game, which makes for a wonderful way to spend my morning. It's also giving me a chance to rejoice in the awesomeness of grabbing Mario Manningham off of waivers. After Manningham had a decent week against the Redskins, I plugged him into my lineup for this week remembering that UltimateNYG , my guest blogger last month (and Giants aficionado) was a fan. What a great call. There are plenty of other great waiver wire grabs out there, so let's get to today's links: First, if you missed any of the ...

Had an awesome day yesterday - basically hung out in my old library, catching up with friends and talking to coworkers about a few ongoing papers and projects. I've only been gone for about 7 weeks but it's amazing how many little things have changed since then. Ahh, the ever-changing world of libraries. But I know you all aren't here to listen to my library rants so let's get down to business here... There are quite a few more start/sit links - remember that I'll be pulling together a consensus start/sit from all of the different sites I link to this week. I'll try to get that up by tomorrow, but Sunday morning at the latest. Bruno Boys - Start em and Sit em (sit em still to come) CBSSports . com's Week 2 Start 'Em and Sit 'Em video The Hazean's Start & Sit FFGeekBlog's Hits & Misses - Week 2: Vikings ready to pillage GetSportsInfo's Lineup Locks: Week 2 Mac Bros Start/Sit Rankings by position Rapid Draft's W...

Well I'm back in Boulder for a short vacation and it feels like I've hardly been gone. The flatirons are gorgeous, the downright cold morning temps are refreshing, and the vast amount of nature that I can see at any given time is appealing. But - and I'm surprised to admit this - a part of me misses New York already. Can you believe it?! I've been gone 24 hours and I already feel a twinge, missing the new hometown. That's either a testament to how quickly NYC sucks you in - or that I am a quick adapter that just loves my home wherever it may be. Sports Data Hub is a spectacular site - check it out if you haven't already (keep in mind that there's sound that starts immediately upon opening that link; always good to know before you blast your office, right?). Anyway, they've got their Week 2 projections up today. Don't miss 'em! This going to be a Sports Data Hub lovefest today since you're going to want to scope out the article in Wall Stre...