6 SPORTS March 22, 2007 FANTASY BASEBALL The Game Behind the Game Players of fantasy baseball follow the game on a whole new level while having some fun too. Here’s all the information you need to win your Fantasy Baseball league in 2007. BY ADAM LEVY the fence, slap Baltimore chops to right Daily Titan Executive Editor The Statistics that Matter field and swipe the occasional bag or two
[email protected] – and there’s nothing sweeter than an arm in Fantasy Baseball that can rattle off 20 wins and 200 strike- They call us “fantasy geeks,” and for OFFENSE outs. good reason. Look to build a team around reli- To us, the ides of March are not defined Batting Average (AVG) able veterans and upcoming young stars. by springing forward, filling out brackets Home Runs (HR) Health is a premium in this game. or getting sloshed on St. Patty’s. Runs Batted In (RBI) 2007 presents an even more challenging We lose sleep in May over caught steals, On-Base+Slugging Percentage(OBPS) field than years past – beyond Albert Pu- blown saves and stints on the 15-day DL. Stolen Bases jols, who might be the second coming of The fireworks on our fourth are defined the Babe, there are a myriad of questions to by grand slams and two-hit shutouts. PITCHING be answered: Will Alfonso Soriano repeat And the reward for the lucky few who upon his epic 40-40 campaign of yester- Win- Loss Record (W-L) are still in contention by the time the year now that he’s on the doomed titanic leaves brown? A gut-wretching month of Earned Run Average (ERA) of a franchise known as the Cubs? clicking the refresh button on the browser Strikeouts (K) Can A-Rod drown out the boos and re- for constant real-time updates of the league Walks + Hits / Innings Pitched (WHIP) emerge as the alpha fantasy player under Fantasy standings.