Strategy Clinic

By: The Fantasy Therapist Welcome back, are you ready for yet another mini DGW? Hopefully, you haven’t burned out through this long and crazier-than-usual season and are ready for the last push through the final two gameweeks. By the time I wrote this, Miami and Chicago have already played the first game of the week (on a Tuesday!), so you …

By: The Fantasy Physician Round 29 Big Question – What problems may arise from a plan to take players in the last game of the week? Are you one of those people who likes the end-slices on a loaf of bread or are you more likely to feed those to the birds?  The ends of things are different, and that’s …

What is the Threeperoo and how can you use it to your advantage for DGW Round 28? Our very own Fantasy Physician is On-Call to help you understand this new advanced tactic.   Good luck, check back for more tips next week, and don’t forget to have fun! The “Fantasy Physician” is Ron Birnbaum, @Half Century City on Discord

By: The Fantasy Therapist Welcome back. I hope your weird two-week DGW went well. Chalky attackers all performed surprisingly well, especially if you stacked some players as recommended by the Fantasy Physician last week. I chose to leave a few SGW slots available and then made some poor choices in filling those slots thanks to a little last-minute tinkering. I …

By: The Fantasy Physician Round 27 Big Questions – When and Why Should You Take Two or Three Players from a Single MLS Team? After last week’s gut health tune-up by the Fantasy Gastroenterologist, you may be ready to gorge yourself or you may be leerier than ever of dyspepsia from overindulgence.  Welcome to game week 27! Each week you …

By: The Fantasy Gastroenterologist Welcome back! As we approach the end of the 2025 MLS season, the guys here at FSC thought it would be a good idea to bring in a fantasy gut health specialist to help patients navigate some of the lesser-acknowledged aspects of playing the MLS Fantasy game. Specifically, I treat common metaphorical disorders and symptoms most …

By: The Fantasy Meteorologist Welcome back, I’m excited to bring you something a bit different than what you’re used to here. Rather fittingly, I’ll be discussing the weather. I say fitting because last week felt the full force of Mother Nature. Three games l experienced delays for poor weather, and popular picks such as Ojeda, Zinckernagel, and Mukhtar were sidelined …

By: The Fantasy Therapist Welcome back, hopefully you had a better Week 23 than I did. Family commitments meant I missed a few lineup drops and wasn’t able to make adjustments, and it showed in my score. Like many of you, I captained Evander, which was… less than ideal. Disappointing captain choices have been the case for many of us …

By: The Fantasy Physician Round 23 Big Questions – Assessing Matchups Affected by Recent Leagues Cup The double whammy for MLS teams is a busy schedule and roster rules that limit team depth.  Fortunately, you are not subject to those limits as an FMLS manager.  Your roster depth is as large as the number of players in the FMLS game, …

By: The Fantasy Therapist Round 22 Big Questions – How should your relationship with the team you support in real life affect your FMLS game?  Should it at all? I am an avid LA Galaxy fan: have season tickets for 14 years in a row, go to every home game, watch every away game on TV, own lots of gear, …