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Larry Schechter joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his new book, "The History of Fantasy Sports." (https://tinyurl.com/b63urwjx)
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00:00 - The History of Fantasy Sports
03:00 - 18 Months of Research
04:20 - First Tabletop Games in 1800’s
05:20 - Difference between fantasy & Strat-O-Matic / APBA
08:00 - Paring Down to Make the Book
09:30 - FSTA / FSGA
13:00 - Founders of Rotisserie
19:00 - Early Reviews
22:30 - Early different formats
25:00 - Variations of the game
30:00 - Larry’s personal background - CDM
31:45 - Transitioning to LABR/Tout
34:30 - Mixed Leagues
35:40 - Football dwarfs baseball
37:30 - Role of the leagues / players’ associations
39:00 - AL ToutWars this year
42:30 - NFBC Main Events
43:20 - Corbin Carroll 
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James Wood

Coby Mayo

Walker Jenkins

Xavier Isaac

Dylan Crews

Brady House

Colson Montgomery

Lazaro Montes

Roman Anthony

Aidan Miller


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Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson view some of the surprising results from the first quarter of the season and discuss whether they are sustainable, plus they review the paltry streaming options for the week.
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00:00 - We are roughly ¼ of the way through the season. 
02:15 - Do we buy MIL as a top-5 offense? 
15:30 - Alexis Diaz blows it
19:45 - CIN as a bottom-5 offense? 
27:30 - Reds Godfather Offer?
31:30 - Will SEA strike out this much all season?
36:00 - Streaming for strikeouts instead of wins
43:00 - Is the OAK offense actually decent?
49:00 - Is the STL offense this bad?
55:00 - Hitters called up really struggled
58:30 - Shaky Streamers
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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the adds and drops across fantasy leagues this weekend and also talk Paul Goldschmidt, Teoscar Hernandez and of course, the Paul Skenes debut. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScotJenstad I @RotoWire

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Erik Halterman (@Erik_Halterman) and guest Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) discuss the latest headlines and some difficult drop decisions.
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00:00 Happy Mother's Day/Happy Paul Skenes Day
07:45 More Headlines
22:50 Overall Drops Strategy
39:15 12-team Pitcher Drops
51:15 12-team Hitter Drops
1:02:30 15-team Drops
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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some headlines and hit on their FAAB recommendations.
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