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In this week's P.O. Box:
IRL/Online crossover
Stream roundup & Pick ‘Ems
On Tap: DFS After Dark & Week 8 DFS Cram
One of the weird dynamics of “working” online is coming to grips with the fact that the majority of your “social life” takes place on the internet.
This really became evident when COVID hit.
Before the pandemic, most of my social life took place IRL. I regularly performed improv in Boston. I played rec sports. I would—gasp—meet up with friends for drinks.
But when we were all forced indoors, those in-person dynamics dwindled. Instead of doing make ‘em ups in a small black box theater, I started streaming online.
Lauren and I had a trip planned to Japan in the spring of 2020. Around the same time, Bric75 sent me a message about starting a DFS podcast. I declined. I was busy, after all. I was going to Japan! Of course, we cancelled the trip when we got wind of the outbreak at the Diamond Princess. I “circled back” with Brian and said, “Actually…let’s do it.”
That show became LOLZ, which I’ve done with Bric weekly for 4+ years now. I’ve still never met Bric IRL, though. Probably because he’s too busy being one of the top ranked Madden players in the world.
This week I did meet up with another one of my long-time collaborators, though. JMToWin—who I’ve done DFS shows with for 3 years now—was visiting his family in New England. We met up for a few hours on Wednesday and it was a real treat.
Our kids played on the beach. We took a photo. The internet said we looked like paid actors for JC Penny. It was a grand old time.
On Saturday, I’m doing DFS After Dark with my friend Mike Zakarian. We go way back having done improv together, but now overlap doing content within the fantasy sports space. It’ll be a fun crossover of sorts—real world/online, NFL/NBA.
The IRL meet ups with long-time collaborators are always a blast. I’ve been fortunate to do it a bunch over the years with Ship Chasing, the Deposit Kingdom, and countless other internet friends. Online is a great proxy, but nothing can replicate hanging out IRL.
Here’s to more excuses to walking away from the screen and getting out the house.
💎 Week 8 hidden gems (5 DFS sleepers & 3 draft angles). We got five DFS sleepers, a couple pick 'ems, and three angles to attack in Battle Royale drafts. Check it out on the Deposit Kingdom channel.
🏆️Fantasy Life roundup. Five newsletters and the Week 8 DFS awards, featuring a pricing glitch and a ton of punt QB options.
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🤯 BLOCK PARTY: Week 8 DFS Strategy & Top GPP Plays w/ JMToWin. Jameis week.
⏰ OOTC: Week 8 Battle Royale Strategy, Sleepers & Pick ‘Ems. So much spice.
💪THE SWOLECAST: Week 8 DFS first look. I don’t remember what we did this show, but I’m sure it was very informative.
☣️ LOLZ: A New Tool To Avoid Battle Royale Landmines. A cool new feature on the DraftCaddy to view combo ownership.
🚢 SHIPCAST: Puka’s BACK, Pick ‘Em Pain & Arif Hasan On The Vikings. This will be a fun listen, even on replay. Arif is great.
📈 STAT CHASING: Waiver Targets & Week 8 DFS Plays. Sackreligious and Drico get you prepped.
🥶 ADP CHASING: Rookie Rest Of Season Ranks w/ Jakob Sanderson. How to value the rookies going forward.
☕️ POURTFOLIO REVIEW: A Total Bloodbath (Week 7 DFS Recap). We got dusted last week.
Here is a Pick ‘Em round up from shows yesterday:
Deposit Kingdom:
Off & On The Clock:
New Swolecast shirt dropped. Here’s the backstory. Grab it here.
2 shows on tap this weekend, both available for Youtube members:
Talking NFL/NBA crossover, content/Youtube, and more w/ Mike from Team Hold
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