Tyler Bartels

MLS Fantasy Review Round 24 (Part 2)

  Vancouver Whitecaps 3 vs. Sporting Kansas City 4 Highlights Nagamura warranted such a long picture. He was the man this weekend (that doesn’t mean I suggest picking him up). If you didn’t watch this game then stop reading right now and go watch the highlights. One of many thrillers this weekend, but SKC coming from 3-1 down to win it 4-3 …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 24 (Part 1)

  New York City 3 vs. DC United 1 Highlights Kwadwo Pokuuuuuuuu. David Villaaaaaa. Tommy McNamaraaaaaaa. Those are my favorites from this game. We can discuss how DC United have been doing a great job this season despite having no real stars, but NYCFC showed this weekend that DC United are going to need something else if they want any chance of …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 21 (Part 2)

Sorry for the late post for part 2. I’m currently visiting my girlfriend’s family in Hawaii, which you can imagine leaves very little time to spend in time on the compute. That being said I’m going to write a paragraph or so talking about those who left impressions on me this weekend and focus on the stuff you guys all …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 21 (Part 1)

  Real Salt Lake 2 vs. Sporting Kansas City 1 Highlights The SKC lineup for this game sent many Feilhaber fantasy owners into panic. With Benny on the bench, many faced the decision of whether to keep him, bench him, or transfer him out. Those who kept him were rewarded as he came on at the half to make an immediate …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 20 (Part 2)

  DC United 1 vs. FC Dallas 2 Highlights FC Dallas absolutely steamrolled DC United even though the score doesn’t suggest so. FC Dallas had 26 shots, 8 on goal, to DC’s 6 shots, 2 on goal. Oh and DC United didn’t even score their goal, it took an unlucky bounce off of Hedges to get their goal. Basically FC Dallas should’ve …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 20 (Part 1)

  Chicago Fire 0 vs. Columbus Crew 1 Highlights The Fire fielded an interesting lineup with many fantasy owners happy to see Doody get the start at outside back. Meanwhile Shipp was expected to be the playmaker with Accam on the bench and Maloney not back yet. The disparity in lineups between the Crew and Fire was apparent though. The Crew …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 19 (Part 2)

  Chicago Fire 1 vs. Seattle Sounders 0 Highlights The Seattle Sounders continued to struggle offensively with offensive weapons, Dempsey and Martins, missing as well as center back Brad Evans. The Fire looked more convincing than they have in recent weeks with the likes of Accam and Maloney missing, but still only managed one goal very late in the game through …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 19 (Part 1)

  Houston Dynamo 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 0 Highlights The two sides both saw their recent streaks come to an end as the Dynamo ended their losing streak and the Earthquakes losing for their first time in 6 home matches. The Earthquakes weren’t terribly outplayed managing 54% possession and as many shots as the Dynamo, however, the difference came …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 18 (Part 2)

  FC Dallas 3 vs. New England Revolution 0 Highlights For the first part of the season we were praising the depth and offensive flair of the young Revolution attack, but all they’ve been doing of late is firing blanks. The trend continued with a 3-0 loss to FC Dallas that wasn’t as lopsided as the score entailed. FC Dallas only had …

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MLS Fantasy Round 18 Review (Part 1)

  Houston Dynamo 1 vs. Chicago Fire 1 Highlights This game marked the end to a losing streak for both sides, however, neither side were able to gain on their conference opponents, leaving both sides in sorry form. The offense came through unlikely suspects early for Dynamo midfielder Alex and Fire’s Nyarko, returning from injury. Nyarko’s speed proved effective enough to steal a …

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