New ebook

Hey everyone!

I have a new ebook coming out next week on Amazon. It's called The Best Fantasy Baseball Strategy Manual. I have been working for the past several months on this with the hopes of getting it published before the baseball season officially began. While I am a few weeks late with this, I hope that it can still be a useful tool for people who are serious about winning in their fantasy leagues. It covers everything you can think of from choosing the right league, to drafting players, dynasty leagues, daily leagues, and how to win tough head to head match-ups.

I am going to give away several copies of this manual to those interested. If you want a free copy, please send me a message with your email address and I will make sure that you get your copy.

The book has been edited by Joe Leverone and the cover is by Rainy Arealius. I'm really looking forward to feedback on this manual, as well. Please let me know if this helps you to get ahead in your league!

Another Update

As you know, I have made my Zenyatta book available for free on Amazon. So far, we've given away 244 copies (over 3 days).

I am so excited that this book has been received so well. The next step is to get a few reviews written. I am holding a contest for review writers. All you have to do is post an honest review on Amazon to be entered. The winner will be selected at random and will receive a free ebook from Simply Sports Talk. The next book that we have coming out, just so you know, is a fantasy baseball strategy guide.

Also, if we give away over 500 books, we will have a spot for a lucky customer to guest post for a week on our site. If you have an opinion on sports--and who doesn't?--this is the place to voice it.

If you have any questions, send me a message!

Update

Two big things have happened since last I posted. I have begun an editing position, as well as a freelance reporting position with a local sports magazine. This has eaten away quite a bit of time; in addition to my other clients, I have had absolutely no desire to write any of my novel.

Oh, I also have started my own website: http://www.pickingsportswinners.com. This site is going to remain a free site for a while, at least until I have enough demand to start charging for picks. And even then I might still keep it as a free service. I hate that people will charge hundreds of dollars for picks and then post odds and lines that are impossible to find. I think that handicapping touts are, for the most part, a ripoff. I don't want to fall into this trap. Integrity is important regardless of what you do in life. I feel that if I post picks, I need to be reasonable and compare the picks to real situations and real lines at real prices. There are very few good betting opportunities that arise during the NFL season, yet touts have to make picks for every game in order to keep their customers satiated. I don't think this is realistic or profitable for the people making the pick. My site zeroes in on making the betting process a bit more transparent and accessible to the average bettor.

I still want to give out a few free copies of my ebook. If you have any ideas for a contest, please message me.

Zenyatta Book

As some people might know, I am an avid horse racing fan. I love watching thoroughbreds compete--they are sport in the most pure sense of the word. I haven't been as into the sport as I once was after the retirement of Zenyatta last November, however. As a tribute to this horse, I wrote a short ebook about her and about some of my opinions on the state of racing as a whole. I understand that many people are repelled by the rumors of drug use in horses, and I address this concern in my book. The horse racing world is way ahead of the human world in terms of finding and punishing cheaters, though, and I applaud the people looking out for the horses' best interests. Drugs can be used to cover up all sorts of medical maladies, and this can lead to a worsening of health or even a life-ending injury.

There are a few drugs that benefit horses, and these drugs should be kept within the industry. Lasix is a prime example. This drug helps prevent capillaries from bursting in the nasal and throat areas of a horse. In young horses especially, this can lead to serious medical concerns. Lasix should be administered on an as-needed basis for this reasoning.

Zenyatta changed the way I thought and felt about the sport. Her amazing achievements will forever stand out as one of the greatest feats of athleticism this world has ever seen. Losing her last race might have prevented her from obtaining the largest undefeated streak ever by a top-level thoroughbred, but her only loss was truly her greatest race.

If you are interested, you can buy my ebook through Amazon. Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/Zenyatta-ebook/dp/B005MYKRL6/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1316188354&sr=1-1

This book would not have been made possible without my friends at http://simplysports-talk.com. These guys have a lot of potential in the world of sports journalism and if you are a sports fan, you really need to check out their insights.