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Namism: Fantasy's Silent Killer By Dean Christopher Date: 08-03-2007 What's in a name? When it comes to a player's perceived fantasy value, more than you might think. Be honest. Haven't you ever picked a guy just because you love the sound of his name? And haven't you ever shied away from a player only because you hate the sound of his name?

Pigskin & Cowhide Not So Different By Dean Christopher Date: 01-22-2007 Beyond the farm, pigskin isn’t that much different than cowhide. With the NFL's conference championship games in the books and Super Bowl XLI less than two weeks away, thoughts of Spring Training have begun creeping into the minds of baseball and football fans alike -- and not just because the big game will be played at Miami's Dolphin Stadium, home of the Florida Marlins.

The 2006 Fantasy Folly Awards: Catchers & Infielders By Dean Christopher Date: 10-06-2006 At the end of every baseball season, fantasy leaguers will remind you time and again about the brilliant waiver-wire pickups and trades that spurred them to the top of the standings. How they had the uncanny foresight to pick up Batting Champ From Nowhere Freddy Sanchez in mid-April, deal blue chipper-turned-benchwarmer Morgan Ensberg in early June and swap All-Star Game starter Brad Penny in mid-July in anticipation of his second-half slide. Indeed, the Monday Morning Shortstop knows no wrong.

I Swing The Bat Head Electric By Dean Christopher Date: 05-24-2006 It’s no coincidence that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been working with a mental coach for the past decade. The mental midget is, after all, the posterchild for “analysis by paralysis.” His mental mantra? “I hit solid with an accelerated bat head.” Once again: I hit solid with an accelerated bat head.

Jordan's Misteak: No Kobe Beef On Menu By Dean Christopher Date: 04-11-2006 It's all but a formality. Barring an implosion in the final week of regular-season play, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will become the first man since Michael Jordan to average more than 35 points per game. In a seemingly unrelated story, Michael Jordan's Steak House in New York's Grand Central Station doesn’t offer Kobe beef on its menu, in spite of the obvious marketing opportunities.

The Office-Secretarial Theory Of Bracketology By Dean Christopher Date: 03-03-2006 As we should all come to accept, even the blondest of secretaries can win an office pool. This is what they mean by “March Madness." And now that it’s Bracket Time, those of you who faithfully watch regular-season college basketball must come to the crippling realization that you know nothing about college basketball. Office pool success, after all, is a hideous concoction of dumb luck, odd odds and questionable chance that's randomly served, never ordered. Or is it?

You Say 'Ice Skate,' I Say 'Icegate' By Dean Christopher Date: 02-06-2006 In an attempt to rid its sport of “bad judgment,” the International Skating Union has instituted an elaborate five-scale, 10.0-point scoring system that measures every aspect of the program in place of the old 6.0 scale, which loosely judged skaters on artistic and technical marks. “We are committed to avoid having another Salt Lake City,” said ISU president Ottavio Cinquanta. To be clear, Cinquanta was referring to the pairs scandal that rocked the skating world at the 2002 Winter Games, not his dislike for Mormon-dominated North American metropolises.

Running For Coverage By Dean Christopher Date: 01-30-2006 Two weeks is a long time to hype a game, but We The Media will be working overtime to make this season’s Super Bowl coverage fresher and better than ever. By now you’ve probably heard all about how it's The Steel City vs. The Emerald City in The Motor City. How Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren is vying to become the first man to win it all with two different teams. How Steelers head coach Bill Cowher is trying to rekindle the championship legacy of Hall of Famer Chuck Noll and the Steel Curtain of the '70s. How Pittsburgh running back Jerome "The Bus" Bettis is chugging home for the final chapter of his storybook career. And how 23-year-old Steelers savior Ben Roethlisberger is looking to become the youngest quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl.

Super Bills By Dean Christopher Date: 01-02-2006 What's in a name? Just ask Bill. From 1961 to 1978, five men named Bill coached 17 seasons for six NFL franchises. During that time, Bills Johnson, Peterson, Arnsparger, Austin and McPeak brought shame to their coaching name, amassing a combined record of 64-143-6, or an embarrassing 33 percent winning clip. To make matters worse, no team coached by a Bill made the playoffs, and only two of those teams had winning records. Then it happened.

Dean To Mr. Baseball Hall Of Fame Vote Caster: A Schilling For Your Thoughts By Dean Christopher Date: 07-14-2005 His apparent political aspirations aside, Curt Schilling has long been an ambassador for the game of baseball. The man who bled Red to lift his Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years is resting comfortably in the "twilight" of a storybook career, a tale that has assumed an epic, even mythical aura in recent years. Even if he never throws another big-league pitch, Schilling - the preeminent clutch pitcher of his era - belongs in the Hall of Fame.

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