The good news for Portland this year is that they are not starting the season with a 12 game road stand. The bad news from a fantasy standpoint is that there has been a lot of turmoil in the front of the formation. Gone is Brian Fernandez, back is Valeri on a TAM deal. Two new strikers are in the …
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(UPDATED 2/26/20) What can be said about DC United’s 2019 season that might be helpful when speculating about the team’s upcoming 2020 season? The rather abrupt departure of Wayne Rooney at the end of last season drew most of the headlines. (However, Rooney continues to haunt Audi Field in spirit. There’s still a huge photo banner of him hanging over …
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Hello fantasy managers and welcome to launch day for the 2020 MLS Fantasy season! There are two great things about this day, 1) creating your first team and 2) joining your favorite fantasy leagues. As usual, I’ll be hosting three different leagues to help support the various MLSFB platforms and ALL will offer prizes! Below are the links to …
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2019 marked the end of an era in Frisco with Oscar Pareja leaving FC Dallas after 5 successful seasons where he was a revered player and moving on to Tijuana (now back in MLS with Orlando!). ‘Papi’ left as the winningest coach in club history and was replaced by the wildly successful academy director, former journeyman player, and teacher, Luchi …
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For the first time in a long time the New England Revolution are going into the preseason with expectations not only for a playoff run, but a possible first ever MLS Cup. For years since Jermaine Jones arrived in 2014 to lead them to a final, the Revs have plateaued at mediocrity. That all changed last year when the organization …
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Reid, Blayne, and Michael are joined by veteran MLS Fantasy player Josh Weber to talk about the 3 big changes teased for the 2020 fantasy game and preview the Eastern Conference. Segment 1: 2020 Game Changes (45 min) Segment 2: Top, Mid, and Bottom tier teams Segment 3: Top players by position Host & Co-Hosts Reid Connelly Michael Denton Blayne …
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It’s safe to say, since coming into the league in 2018, Los Angeles FC have been the talk of the league, and with good reason. After a successful inaugural campaign that ended in a postseason appearance, the LA club followed it up with an historic 2019 campaign that saw them re-write the record books en route to the Western Conference …
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Reid, Michael, and Blayne are joined by Special Guests Matt pollard from Last Word on Soccer and Spencer Savage representing Switch the Pitch to kickoff our discussion about the 2020 MLS Fantasy season! Just like we do every year, we start the season off with a preview of each conference. This week it’s the West and our round table discussion …
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2020 Fantasy Schedule: First Draft Welcome back MLS Fantasy managers! I’m happy to see you have retained your manager position (for now!) and are ready to start planning for the 2020 MLS Fantasy Season. The 2020 Fantasy Schedule was released a TODAY and, for me, that the unofficial start of the MLS Fantasy Season. Why? Because that means it’s time …
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Reid, Michael, and Blayne are joined by Special Guest Jason Morris from Patreon to breakdown the 2019 MLS Fantasy Season. The guys start by giving a rundown of how they finished in the Fall season and announce the winners of the MLS Fantasy Boss family of Fantasy Leagues before getting to the main event… Reid’s interview with Ben Baer. After …
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The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. It’s a good system, but soccer is not chess because soccer can end in a draw. Fortunately chess also allows for a draw and the ELO system is setup to …
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Reid is joined by Michael and Blayne to review all the biggest surprises and most important takeaways from Round 30 of the MLS Fantasy Season and share their final analyses for the last round of the 2019 season. They start by sharing their successes from Round 30 and breaking down the playoff race in the MLSFI Hosts H2H Invitational league …
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