⌚ Watch Out, I'm A New Man

In this week's P.O. Box:

Earlier this summer I asked the internet for recommendations on a smart watch.

It went about as well as you’d expect it would.

I essentially wanted it for a single use-case: listening to music/podcasts while exercising so I can run around my neighborhood without wearing an arm-band for my phone and looking like a goddamn boomer:

Well, I finally pulled the trigger and got the new Pixel 2 watch the other day after learning it could support both Pocketcasts (my preferred podcast platform) & Spotify downloads for offline listening.

I went for my first phone-less run on Wednesday and it was glorious:

A phone might only weigh 6 or 7 ounces, but I felt like I could have run a sub 5-minute mile (spoiler: I did not) without being burdened by a device that was choking off circulation on my bicep for 30 minutes.

Here’s the thing, though. These smart watches are a slippery slope.

I’ve never been one of those people who care about how many steps they’ve taken or what “active zone” they were in while exercising.

I don’t look down on it, either, by the way. Gamification stuff is a great hack to jump start positive habits. But I’ve always preferred listening to my body and being very intuitive with most of my health and fitness behavior.

This goddamn timepiece, though, is trying its damnedest to force me to care about all of this micro tracking. It comes pre-loaded with the FitBit stuff and it’s already out here trying to remind me to move more (buddy, I need to draft these Dawg Bowl teams first) or later congratulating me on how many steps I’ve taken (thanks, I’ll let all my mom know that I crested 10k on the day).

I know I can go turn this stuff off, but I’ve found myself dabbling a bit out of pure curiosity (I ballparked that walk at 2.25 miles and it’s actually 2.39, neat!).

I’ll never wear this thing when I sleep—that’s a bridge too far—but I am enjoying this new wrist companion…for now.

I’m curious if any of you other wearable peeps use it for anything interesting that I should look into.

I’ve barely had time to browse the app store or stumble upon any other functions that may be useful.

If you got any tips for me, reply to this e-mail and let me know…us wearable bros gotta stick together.

💎 Week 8 Hidden Gems for Battle Royale & DFS. Wrote about two sneaky stacks in Underdog contests this week:

☕️ Week 7 Lessons, Chalk Flop, & Portfolio Tips. On this week's Pourtfolio Review, we review our dusty DFS lineups on DraftKings featuring too much Seattle chalk. We also check in on the Week 7 Underdog daily contests and review the winning lineups in the Battle Royale and Dawg Bowl (s/o Sackreligious!). We wrap up with a (less provocative) review our Best Ball Mania IV portfolio, featuring some boosts from D'Onta Foreman and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

🏆️ Fantasy Life roundup. Recapped National Tight End day, got hyped about the Trey McBride takeover in Arizona, and told everyone to r-e-l-a-x about Bijan Robinson.

☣️ Galaxy Brain DFS & Sports Betting Ideas w/ Pat Mayo. Pete and Bric welcome back Pat Mayo to chop it up about DFS, punching a ticket to King of the Beach, content, sports betting, and yes, the Sim Wars.

💪 Swolecast: Draftkings Week 8 picks. Always leave yourself some PMR.

🚢 A Rollercoaster Bucs Sweat & Our Biggest Drafting Regrets. We hang out for the Bills/Bucs game, get emotionally invested in a wild Mike Evans and Baker Mayfield sweat, get dentist stories from Buffalo sports radio legend Mike Schopp, share their biggest drafting regrets, and recap Week 8 waivers and their high stakes portfolio with Steph Miller.

🏀 NBA Predictions & Must-Watch Teams w/ J.E. Skeets. Skeets swings by the Club to talk the start of the 2023 NBA season, his championship prediction, favorite teams to watch on League pass, this season on Survivor, and a great update on his co-host Tas Melas.

📈 Elite QB/TE Explosion, Usage Trends & Week 8 Plays. Fresh off Sackreligious punching his ticket to Miami in the Underdog Dawg Bowl contest, the Stat Chasing fellas breakdown all of the important usage trends from Week 7 to help you better prepare for waivers, trades, and DFS contests leading into Week 8.

📊 Ship Chasing High Stakes Team Reviews & Week 8 Waiver Roundup. Steph recaps our high stakes teams and explains why churning and burning is the name of the game. Subscribe below:

We got 4 shows on tap before the Week 8 main slate kicks off…

🧩 Block Party: Week 8 DFS Plays & GPP Strat w/ JMToWin

⏱️ Off & On The Clock: Week 8 Draft Party w/ Badge Bros

🥃 DFS After Dark: Interview & DFS Build w/ Mike Leone

🤓 Week 8 DFS Cram: Top GPP Plays & Hidden Gems

On my radar, Dawg Bowl Edition (check out the nasally pipes on that voice over!)…

🙏 The absurdly sharp Sackreligious, who co-hosts Stat Chasing with Drico, punched his ticket to Miami in Week 7 thanks to a sick Lamar Jackson/Mark Andrews + D’Onta Foreman combo.

🧠 He then shared essentially his entire process for attacking Underdog drafts in this highly actionable interview with the Badge Bros.

👑 The continued streak of Deposit Kingdom members qualifying for the live final has me worried, though. I explain here.

💻️ I’m trying my best to earn a seat myself, but these rooms are brutal.

🤑 Luckily, Underdog is running a nice promo again where anyone who completes 10 or more entries will get $25 in bonus cash for any entries that finish in the top 2,000.

See ya in the lobby.

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