<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>RotoSynthesis</title><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/</link><description>The Ultimate Fantasy Sports Blog</description><copyright>Copywrite Rotowire.com 2009</copyright><item><title>At The Quarter Pole Of The Marathon</title><description><![CDATA[Most teams begin to assess their club right about this time of year.  Some will be talking about huge surprises.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/At%2DThe%2DQuarter%2DPole%2DOf%2DThe%2DMarathon-BBD3856.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/At%2DThe%2DQuarter%2DPole%2DOf%2DThe%2DMarathon-BBD3856.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Backing the Padres</title><description><![CDATA[<p>It's all about the Padres tonight.</p>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Backing%2Dthe%2DPadres-BBD3855.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Backing%2Dthe%2DPadres-BBD3855.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 0:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Happy Pre-Friday</title><description><![CDATA[<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I typically don&rsquo;t like wagering on baseball on Mondays and Thursdays, when there are fewer games from which to choose.</span>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Happy%2DPre%2DFriday-BBD3854.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Happy%2DPre%2DFriday-BBD3854.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NHL Playoff Observations -- Wednesday</title><description><![CDATA[Just a few things that caught my eye ...<br />
<ul>
    <li>Sometimes it just doesn't pay to try, try again. Like dumping the puck  up the wall to escape the defensive zone. I'm talking to you, Rangers.  It didn't work in the first or the second. So why keep doing it in the  third? </li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li>Ilya Kovalchuk's release is absolutely sick. Unfreakingly insane. </li>
</ul>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DWednesday-BBD3853.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DWednesday-BBD3853.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 4:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting - I'm Backkkkkk!</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Lets keep this roll going. My man ringison has some good info as well so hopefully one or both of us can win some coin for the Rotowire crowd. I have a small slate of games today. Today's games.....]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DIm%2DBackkkkkk%21-BBD3852.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DIm%2DBackkkkkk%21-BBD3852.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wednesday's child is full of woe... not!</title><description><![CDATA[It couldn&rsquo;t have gone any better or been any easier yesterday, cashing in on both my wagers and improving my season record to 8-3, +$516.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Wednesdays%2Dchild%2Dis%2Dfull%2Dof%2Dwoe%2Dnot%21-BBD3851.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Wednesdays%2Dchild%2Dis%2Dfull%2Dof%2Dwoe%2Dnot%21-BBD3851.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NHL Playoff Observations -- Tuesday</title><description><![CDATA[Just a few things that caught my eye ...<br />
<ul>
    <li>Men vs. boys. Do I need to say anything else? Only this -- no eight seed has ever won the Cup.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li>It appears Brian Burke is right -- big, strong and talented centers make a team go round. Darryl Sutter has a raft of them. Dave Tippett does not. </li>
</ul>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DTuesday-BBD3850.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DTuesday-BBD3850.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 5:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>If it's Tuesday, it must be...</title><description><![CDATA[&hellip;time to make some money.&nbsp;]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/If%2Dits%2DTuesday%2Dit%2Dmust%2Dbe-BBD3849.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/If%2Dits%2DTuesday%2Dit%2Dmust%2Dbe-BBD3849.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How To Stream</title><description><![CDATA[An in-depth look at everybody's favorite labor-intensive fantasy tactic.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/How%2DTo%2DStream-BBD3848.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/How%2DTo%2DStream-BBD3848.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NHL Playoff Observations -- Conference Finals Begin</title><description><![CDATA[Just a few things that caught my eye ...<br />
<ul>
    <li>Irritable bowel disease, fibromyalgia and center-line goals --  everything has a support group these days. Don't worry, Jonathan Quick  -- Tommy Salo or Dan Cloutier will text with the time and date of the  next meeting. <br />
    </li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li>I was wrong -- T.J. Oshie is just the baby honey badger. The original nastya$$ honey badger? Dale Hunter. He <em>really</em>  don't give a @#$%. He ripped the head off that cobra named Alexander  Ovechkin. Crazy $%&amp;!. Then what did honey badger Hunter do? Quit ...  on his own terms to head back to the farm. Honey badger might be a  bada$$, but honey badger sure is smart. Besides, honey badger needs to  get his soybeans into the ground.</li>
</ul>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DConference%2DFinals%2DBegin-BBD3847.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DConference%2DFinals%2DBegin-BBD3847.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 3:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting - Where is Everyone?</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Funny, I have a solid $284 winning day and yet I hear nothing. No  rips like &quot;it is about time&quot; or &quot;every dog has its day&quot; ... etc. Well, I  am pretty sure starting on Wed I will turn this nice one day streak  into more! Like my man rikigison now knows ... it is a different  monster when posting your picks my boy! </p>
<p>Record&nbsp; 10-15</p>
<p>Bank Account -807</p>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DWhere%2Dis%2DEveryone-BBD3846.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DWhere%2Dis%2DEveryone-BBD3846.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 1:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mock Draft Monday Results/Results: 5/14</title><description><![CDATA[Every Monday a group of experts will get together on mockdraftcentral.com and this week we did a basic 10-team non PPR draft with a FLEX (WR/TE/RB) spot.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Mock%2DDraft%2DMonday%2DResultsResults%2D514-BBD3845.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Mock%2DDraft%2DMonday%2DResultsResults%2D514-BBD3845.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kiss Today Goodbye</title><description><![CDATA[I typically don&rsquo;t like wagering on baseball on Mondays and Thursdays, when there are fewer games from which to choose.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Kiss%2DToday%2DGoodbye-BBD3844.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Kiss%2DToday%2DGoodbye-BBD3844.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Josh Hamilton vs. Peak Barry Bonds</title><description><![CDATA[I <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Chris_Liss/status/201386260063985664">tweeted the other day</a> that as strong a start as Josh Hamilton's had, his OPS (1.334) in 31 games is actually lower than Barry Bonds' was in <A href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/onbase_plus_slugging_season.shtml">three full seasons</a> (2001, 2002 and 2004). While this is true, it occurred to me that Hamilton's season pace - 87 homers in a 150-game season with a .402 average - has to be more valuable than Bonds' years, despite the lower OPS. ]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Josh%2DHamilton%2Dvs%2DPeak%2DBarry%2DBonds-BBD3843.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Josh%2DHamilton%2Dvs%2DPeak%2DBarry%2DBonds-BBD3843.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 5:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NFBC Week #6 FAAB Results</title><description><![CDATA[Submitted without commentary this week due to time constraints, but more closer madness bidding in the results:]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NFBC%2DWeek%2D6%2DFAAB%2DResults-BBD3842.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NFBC%2DWeek%2D6%2DFAAB%2DResults-BBD3842.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 2:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting - Papa Needs a New Wallet</title><description><![CDATA[<p>I would first like to wish all of the mothers a Happy Mother's Day! Now on the the gloom that was yesterday....Brutal day yesterday as I was done in by the likes of Brian Matusz, Phil Hughes, Feliz Doubront, etc. That will not happen again for a long time....I hope. I have to say I prefer to lose to the big guns as losing to the group above leaves a real bad taste.&nbsp;One of my all-time&nbsp;favorites Andy Pettitte returns for the Yankees today, but at -190 I will pass.&nbsp;Lets get on with today's games as we are riding the favs today. Today's games...</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DPapa%2DNeeds%2Da%2DNew%2DWallet-BBD3841.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DPapa%2DNeeds%2Da%2DNew%2DWallet-BBD3841.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better (or at least try to)</title><description><![CDATA[Given my&nbsp;success, albeit limited,&nbsp;wagering on MLB last week (6-1, +$499), compounded by the troubles of my fellow blogger Tom Vara (7-14, -$1,091), I thought I would buck the odds and offer up a few selections I like today.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Anything%2DYou%2DCan%2DDo%2DI%2DCan%2DDo%2DBetter%2D%28or%2Dat%2Dleast%2Dtry%2Dto%29-BBD3840.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Anything%2DYou%2DCan%2DDo%2DI%2DCan%2DDo%2DBetter%2D%28or%2Dat%2Dleast%2Dtry%2Dto%29-BBD3840.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Staff Keeper League Notes: Week 6</title><description><![CDATA[Recap of the free agent auction and standings from Week 6.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Staff%2DKeeper%2DLeague%2DNotes%2DWeek%2D6-BBD3839.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Staff%2DKeeper%2DLeague%2DNotes%2DWeek%2D6-BBD3839.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 0:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting - Taking the Mariners Again?</title><description><![CDATA[<p>We gambled on King Felix and lost last night as the King left the building early. Kuroda pitched a fine game, but this bet was relying on King Felix to come through. The Mets blew a lead in the 9th for a tough loss. The Dodgers rolled the Rockies to keep the losses at a minimum. Can you believe that Chris&nbsp;Capuano and Ted Lilly are two of the best pitchers in baseball right now? I will continue to ride the both of them until proven wrong. It looks like CJ Wilson after pitching 1/3 of an inning before the rain last night may pitch tonight. I have no faith in Matt Harrison so I tend to shy away from games when he is pitching. Some big wagers today&nbsp;folks.&nbsp;Here are today's games....</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DTaking%2Dthe%2DMariners%2DAgain-BBD3838.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DTaking%2Dthe%2DMariners%2DAgain-BBD3838.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Nickname Crisis In Our Nation's Capital</title><description><![CDATA[Where have you gone, Yankee Clipper? A nation turns its restless tongues to you.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/The%2DNickname%2DCrisis%2DIn%2DOur%2DNations%2DCapital-BBD3837.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/The%2DNickname%2DCrisis%2DIn%2DOur%2DNations%2DCapital-BBD3837.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NHL Playoff Observations -- Heading Into Game 7</title><description><![CDATA[Just a few things that caught my eye ...<br />
<ul>
    <li>Exhaustion is almost guaranteed with a new baby. <a href="http://www.rotowire.com/hockey/player.htm?id=3059">Braden Holtby</a> became a first-time dad on Thursday. Wonder how that's going to affect his game. </li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li>Score first and win. It seems to work in the Rangers-Capitals series. Can't wait for Saturday night ...</li>
</ul>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DHeading%2DInto%2DGame%2D7-BBD3836.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/NHL%2DPlayoff%2DObservations%2D%2D%2D%2DHeading%2DInto%2DGame%2D7-BBD3836.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 4:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting - The King has Arrived!</title><description><![CDATA[<p>Finally, a pretty easy night last as we went 2-1 +200. How long can we ride the Twins as dogs? Does anyone have the nuts to bet the Under in a Texas game? I am losing faith in the Phillies who now seem vulnerable comapred to years past. Lets grill some steaks, drink a few beers, and win some money! Today's games.....</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DThe%2DKing%2Dhas%2DArrived%21-BBD3835.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DThe%2DKing%2Dhas%2DArrived%21-BBD3835.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Diary of a PPR Mock Draft</title><description><![CDATA[Last week I offered up a rundown of my picks from the <a href="http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/RotoWire-NFL-Mock-Draft-BBD3814.htm">standard mock  draft</a> we held on May 1st in <a href="http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Diary-of-a-Mock-Draft-BBD3822.htm">Diary of a Mock Draft</a>. With the <a href="http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/RotoWire-PPR-Mock-Draft-BBD3832.htm">results</a> now  posted, it&rsquo;s time to breakdown my PPR team from the mock draft RotoWire  held last Friday.]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Diary%2Dof%2Da%2DPPR%2DMock%2DDraft-BBD3834.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Diary%2Dof%2Da%2DPPR%2DMock%2DDraft-BBD3834.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Betting - Strasburg Equals Value Today</title><description><![CDATA[<p>We took a hit last night as the Mets continue to win, closers are driving me nuts, and every game seems to be close which is causing more hair loss. Lets get right to it! Today's Games.....]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DStrasburg%2DEquals%2DValue%2DToday-BBD3833.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/Betting%2D%2D%2DStrasburg%2DEquals%2DValue%2DToday-BBD3833.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RotoWire PPR Mock Draft</title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, we had our first PPR mock following the 2012 draft. It was a 14-team league with 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 FLEX (RB/WR/TE), 1 TE, 1 K,  1 D and 5 reserves. Standard scoring except 1 point per reception. Results are below:]]></description><guid>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/RotoWire%2DPPR%2DMock%2DDraft-BBD3832.htm</guid><link>http://rotosynthesis.rotowire.com/RotoWire%2DPPR%2DMock%2DDraft-BBD3832.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 7:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
