The Dongers Club – July 23rd
SLATE ISSUES Normally this is where I give you any issues on Weather or maybe talk about random things that are on my mind. However, in 2020 we’re going to likely have frequent daily updates that are of note in
3M Open: The Power Fade
Tournament: 3M Open Course: TPC Twin Cities (Par 71 – 7,468 Yards) Location: Blaine, MN Defending Champion: Matthew Wolff (-21) Greens: Bentgrass Corollary Courses: TPC Deere Run & Detroit Golf Club As we leave the State of Ohio, I
3M Open: The Burning Edge
The Burning Edge TPC Twin Cities will host this week’s 3M Open for the second consecutive year. The glaring theme of the week is the weak field. Especially compared to the “Majoresque” field’s we have been spoiled with in the
The Dongers Club – 2020 MLB Predictions
We’re Live! Now just 48 hours away from the first game of the season between the Yankees and the defending Champion Washington Nationals from Washington, D.C. as finally — yes, finally we are going to have Major League Baseball here
KBO – Fri 7/17
WEATHER No weather issues today. PITCHING Chan Gyu Lim (LG Twins) Lim is able to draw the Eagles who have actually shown a little sign of life lately but LG at home to me is a solid play to make him the safest arm on a shitty pitching slate. Seung Ho Lee (Kiwoom Heroes) No chance I am paying for Brooks or Wright in tough spots today when they can maybe get 12 points tops. So Seung Ho Lee has a favorable strikeout spot despite himself not generating a ton on the season. TOP STACKS Kiwoom Heroes This will be a popular stack but for good reason as they get a bullpen game against SK. The top of the order is always my preference whenever we have a bullpen game because any upside is that the early SP is really bad and we just get to roll things over early and often. If Jung Hoo Lee is batting third, he’s a must. Jung Hoo Lee Ha Seong Kim ByungHo Park Samsung Lions No pitcher on this slate has given up more HR/9 over the last few seasons than Jun Won Seo. It’s a great park and the Lions should be the winning stack tonight. Ja Wook Koo Seong Gon Lee Tyler Saladino Sang Su Kim
KBO DFS: Thu 7/16
No weather issues on this slate which has Doosan as a mighty -429 Money Line favorite tonight against the Wyverns. I say I say I say, dare we play the Wyverns? PITCHING Chris Flexen (DOO) The answer is. No,
KBO – Wed July 15th
WEATHER No issues, finally. PITCHING Eric Jokisch Continues to rock a fantastic sub 1.50 ERA on the season again and is right at his expected 18.5 K% on the season. Many will see 10k against the Dino’s and think
The Burning Edge – Memorial Golf Tournament
The Burning Edge The Tour is back at Muirfield Village GC this week for the Memorial. The field is much stronger this week. The new field additions are worth noting. We have Tiger Woods (14th OWGR) back in action.
Power Fade – Memorial Golf Tournament
Tournament: Memorial Golf Tournament Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club (Par 72 – 7,450 Yards) Location: Dublin, OH Defending Champion: Collin Morikawa (2020 – Last Week) Patrick Cantlay (2019), Bryson DeChambeau (2018) Greens: Bentgrass Corollary Courses: Augusta National & Bay Hill
Dongers Club 2020 – MLB Stadium Guide, Part 3
THE MONEY MAKERS These aren’t quite in the ELITE tier of stadiums, but what makes these great is that they can easily be as good on any given night and a lot of times will have lower Over/Unders which projects them to be fantastic second tier targets for DFS at lower ownership typically — and thus nice money makers. 10. Minute Maid Park – Houston 2019 HR Ranking: 7th You have obviously seen a lot of this stadium the last few years as the Astros have vaulted to one of the top teams over the past 5 seasons and with all of the sign stealing accusations everyone and their brother did analysis it seems on how much the Astros players benefited from playing at home with the trash cans banging. In short, they no doubt got help in key situations but in the first three innings of a random game in May? Not as much. The Astros have long been a team that when they’re playing on the road to me lock in that 9th inning AB advantage which good teams don’t get at home and they’re often going into other AL ballparks which are just BETTER. Spots like Minnesota, Baltimore, New York, Seattle and formerly Texas always seemed like nice road Astros spots. But it’s not to say that I dont attack Minute Maid Park for offense and it obviously gets the elements benefits that a Texas stadium should in the summer. However in 2020 we’re likely going to see it with the roof closed more often than not in August so that gets minimized. I could rank it as low as 15, but with the really short dimensions to left field it winds up playing to well over the long haul. Yes, you gotta get some elevation to get it out, but when you look up statcast metrics on balls that wound up as HR which shouldn’t have — you’ll always find Minute Maid Park. 2020 Visiting Team to focus on: Oakland Athletics 9. Great American Ballpark – Cincinnati 2019 HR Ranking: 8th Fantastic stadium if I do say so myself. Why? Well, for starters it’s always one of those darling DFS spots so I feel like we are looking at this stadium quite often. But this ballpark has long been a stadium of major extremes. On one hand, we have it as a park where Homer Bailey threw a no hitter, Luis Castillo has racked up a ton of strikeouts and Jake Arrieta also threw a no hitter. There’s even been a few random lefties who have pulled rabbits out of their hats in this ballpark over the years as nice cheap bargain plays. But make no mistake friends. This is a hitters ballpark. Why? Look no further than the nickname which is Great American Smallpark. Sitting outside of the Ohio River which runs along Cincinnati/Kentucky boarder and outside the right field wall this park has long been a hitters paradise. The most HR hit here all time? That would be Adam Dunn of course. The best active hitter for this ballpark? Ryan Braun, but more on him in a moment. The grass in this stadium is almost always on point, the announcers are some of the best even with Marty Brennamen retiring from calling Reds games. This stadium has been home to some fairly EPIC moments in random middle of the week Baseball. #3 on the list and this one is a hell of a #3. The Pirates and Reds, seemingly tired of both sucking all season long got into what some women would call “An Entanglement” #2….. Two Words…. Scooter Gennett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOu0mHBjxfE #1 on the list. How about a Brawl before the game ever begins? There is a random Twitter narrative about this stadium and it being a bombfest after a rain delay. Given the river near by I can see that, but it’s not my narrative so you won’t hear me pushing it as such. I’m also not going to debunk it because I can definitely see the merit. But this stadium has a few random things that leap out to me which you should note Ryan Braun Eric Thames Derek Dietrich Bruce, Jay on a Thursday Day game Cincinnati Chili Sucks 2020 Player/Teams to watch: Bauer every time he pitches and gives up 3 HR and strikes out 20. 8. Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia 2019 HR Ranking: 7th Alright, let me play a little trivia game here for you. Of all current MLB Stadiums, only one player has in his career hit over .400 with a wOBA over .400, ISO over .200, with 10+ doubles, 10+ home runs in a visiting stadium. The stadium? Citizens Bank Park. The player? Ryan Braun I have been screaming this ever since I started writing articles back in 2016. If you aren’t listening by now, then you hate free money when Braun visits Philly. Unfortunately, COVID. So we must wait another year if Braun returns to play in 2021 and here’s to hoping that if he does he signs with an NL East team. Philly, like many other mid-Atlantic and north ballparks gets a huge boost from not having to slug through April baseball when the weather is colder. The batters eye here is good. The park plays well for everyone (RH & LH) and the Phillies backend of their rotation could be their downfall if they don’t stay healthy up front. In many ways this stadium is like Miller Park in that it’s right on that fringe of elite ballparks at times, plays well for all types of hitters and should be on our radar when we have a bad pitcher on the mound. Like Zack Whee… oh wait. 2020 Visiting Team to Monitor: Marlins … they get a huge boost when they come here in terms of park size. 7. Nationals Park – Washington 2019 Park Factor HR Ranking: 2nd No stadium has evolved more over the