Daily blurbs
Twice, Justin Verlander has been snakebit by rain. His only postseason win this year was the one when he was able to go 8 innings. Admittedly, his postseason ERA stands at 6.75, so weather isn’t the only thing inhibiting his results, but with Detroit now down 3-1, he’s simply got to get it done. The weather forecast currently calls for a 30% chance of rain at gametime. If I were going to the game, I think I’d pack a poncho.

Yesterday, Fastpoint games – the successor company to RotoHog – abruptly folded its salary cap fantasy games offered through the Facebook portal. No explanation was offered, although a midseason cancelation suggests that the underlying financial situation was pretty severe. The FireLeague site, which offers effectively the same salary cap football game with RotoHog running the software under contract, is apparently unaffected. So if you are playing FireLeague salary cap football (for which RotoGuru provides sortable stats, etc.) you should still be good to go. What this portends for the future of the old Smallworld/TSN salary cap format is anyone’s guess. It’s quite possible that RotoHog will continue to be a service provider to other fantasy sports producers (like FireLeague), and has simply decided to stop taking the financial risks associated with marketing, enrollment, and prizes. But if the NBA season does ever start this year, I’d bet against there being a salary cap offering for that. But I’m strictly speculating now.