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Scott Engel, RotoExperts.com Senior Writer, tells you why it’s time to start your fantasy engine.
“It brings in people that don’t necessarily watch the sport to really recognize the drivers and their talents.” – Kyle Busch
“Fantasy players get deep into the sport, and I think that’s cool” – Jeff Burton
“I have lots of friends who play Fantasy [...]

When Mike Massenzio takes on CB Dalloway in Las Vegas on December 27th, he’ll be sporting the RotoExperts.com name.  Hector Castro, who put the deal together with Massenzio’s people, and Brad Ryzs, one of the up and comers at RotoExperts, will attend the fight and represent RotoExperts.com at the venue.
I was really surprised to see how big [...]

I’ve known Keith Macari for a few years, and was very surprised to learn that he had a sweet draft assistance tool for baseball.  I was even more surprised, and not a little intrigued, when my baseball writers and editors started raving about how good it was. After sitting down with Keith we realized that [...]

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh: Ryan Fitzpatrick has slowly, but surely gotten better each week.  He’s now gone two consecutive games without losing a fumble (he lost one in each of his first four starts), and this past week against a good Philadelphia defense, he threw for 261 yards and a touchdown.  Unfortunately, his matchup against Pittsburgh [...]

(This was originally posted on Sports Illustrated, September 26th 2008)
It’s official. I hate bye weeks.
It’s bad enough that Randy Moss lost Tom Brady, dashing the hope that my clever WR/WR gambit in many of my leagues could set a new standard for draft day craftiness. But now Plaxico Burress, new contract in hand, is suspended [...]

In June of this year I hired Scott Engel, who for the last 12 years had worked at CBS Sportsline and ESPN.com. Scott has been a huge addition to our team, even though he sucks at karaoke. But I give him style points for being brave (or maybe oblivious) enough to step on the stage anyway.
Scott [...]

I received email titled “John McCain’s Sons” recently that created quite a stir. This particular email told the beautiful story of John McCain visiting a woman he’d met during the New Hampshire Primary. At the end was a quote, supposedly by Obama, who by the way was referred to as Barack Hussein Obama, apparently an [...]

Like many of you I receive dozens of chain emails from well-meaning friends. The problem is, often they are guilty of spreading mis-information.  I’ve become the debunker, which really just means I head over to www.snopes.com and see if there is any truth to the email. Most of the time of course it’s a load [...]

That’s classic “Your Government at Work trying to ruin you and the economy for votes.
What is a BILLION??
This is too true to be funny
The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax [...]

One of the great things about owning a fantasy sports website is I have an opportunity to help people who, like me four years ago, are looking for a chance to break into the business.  Such is the case with the author of this column, Mike Gilbert, who is on special assignment for my site, [...]

Well, I’ve gone and done it. I started a fantasy sports Web site: www.rotoexperts.com.
If you’ve done this before you know how much work it is. In my pollyannish naivete I figured that with almost a dozen guys writing for me it would be a cake walk.
So much for the cake walk!
What I didn’t realize [...]

I love humor, especially the kind that points out the intricate contradictions in life.  If it makes me think while making me laugh, I appreciate it more.
I get these things, and I am sure many of you do, via email. I decided to intersperse some of what I receive in hopes that I can bring [...]

In fact, your attempts at laying the blame at the feet of the cable companies is pitiful. You sleep with the cable companies who charge hundreds of dollars in extra fees to carry your network and games and fan packs. But you’ve found that their market penetration isn’t growing like you thought it would.
That is [...]

The small-mindedness of our legal system continues to amaze me.� From the Duke LaCrosse rape fiasco to the Julie Amero school porn debacle, it seems that our district attorneys are more concerned with getting ink for convicting citizens than they are in defending citizens.
What we have here is a failure to communicate.
Is it because they [...]

On November 4th the Tampa Bay Buccaneers paid tribute to Jonathan and another local soldier, SSgt Michael Thomas, who died in April while serving in Afghanistan.
The Bucs were gracious hosts, providing tickets, concessions, field passes, a photo opp with GM Bruce Allen and, to our suprise, a special commemorative football. We were told they had [...]

Did anyone besides me find then irony in UAW’s recent announcement that it was going to strike against General Motors? With a glut of cars on the showroom floors, new models hitting the streets, and last year’s models going unsold, the UAW in its infinite wisdom decides it is time to strike for… get this…
Job [...]

My son Matthew didn’t take long to make his decision. Just a few days after burying his brother, Jonathan Rossi, Matt told me that he had joined the Army.
Obviously I had a lot of questions and concerns, but I let him explain to me why he made the decision.
It wasn’t a complete shock. After all, [...]

Many thanks to the wonderful people at Patriot Guard.
This weekend I received a call from Mike Rossi, Jonathan’s father. He was hard to understand but finely I heard the words “He’s dead. Jonathan’s dead.” Then the phone disconnected.
Jon Rossi was my childrens’ stepbrother. He was a quiet, unassuming young man with both the [...]

You know it is springtime when the various foibles of NFL players begin to surface en masse. It seemed this year was no different, with several players reportedly running afoul of the law or the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
Enter Roger Goodell, the new NFL commissioner.
I wasn’t sure what to think of Goodell when I [...]

I didn’t write the following, but I included it in my newsletter a few years ago. I came across it while cleaning up some old files on my hard drive and felt the need to post it again.
While we stress through the ever-increasing pace of life, this poignant tale reminds us to, as Chris Dautry [...]