Ed Barkowitz has played in a variety of fantasy sports leagues, but draws the line at fantasy NASCAR. He is a lifelong South Philadelphian, reared about a mile from the sports complex. He attended St. Joseph's Prep high school, and Villanova and Widener universities. Among his most prized possessions is the scorebook he used during the 1980 World Series when he was 10 years old.
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Aaron Rodgers is readers' fantasy MVP
BY ED BARKOWITZ, barkowe@phillynews.com
Posted 12/29/2011
Ed Barkowitz: Yardage is nice, but touchdowns make the masses happy. That's the lesson from the Daily News readers who have chosen Aaron Rodgers as the 2011 Fantasy Football MVP.
 
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For Titans, Johnson a sore subject
BY ED BARKOWITZ, barkowe@phillynews.com
Posted 12/22/2011
CHRIS JOHNSON'S season of misery seems to be coming to an appropriate conclusion. He has an ankle injury that has limited him in practice this week, though indications are he will play tomorrow against visiting Jacksonville.
 
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Fantasy owners in knots over ties - 12/15/2011
BY ED BARKOWITZ, barkowe@phillynews.com
Ed Barkowitz: The only thing fantasy commissioners hate more than owners who duck paying league fees is tied games in the playoffs.
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Gronkowski a choice draft pick - 12/08/2011
BY ED BARKOWITZ, barkowe@phillynews.com
THERE IS no better example of the value of savvy scouting than the subtle move the Patriots made to get Rob Gronkowski.
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Redskins' running back roulette - 12/02/2011
by Ed Barkowitz
Lucy puts the ball down and Charlie Brown works himself into a frenzy preparing to kick it. That's sort of the position fantasy owners find themselves in when trying to figure out whether to play up one of Mike Shanahan's running backs. The minute the Redskins' coach tees up Tim Hightower, Ryan Torain comes along. The minute Torain looks like the starter, Roy Helu is going nuts. After Helu recorded 146 total yards in Week 9, he had six carries and Torain had 10. And that's just this season.
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Fantasy owners offer thanksgiving - 11/24/2011
BY ED BARKOWITZ, barkowe@phillynews.com
JUST BECAUSE the dishes have finally been cleaned and the annual feast is in the books doesn't mean there still isn't time to give thanks.
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Sixers' Hawes is no Al Davis - 11/17/2011
BY ED BARKOWITZ, barkowe@phillynews.com
Ed Barkowitz: Sixers center Spencer Hawes has never carried a football in an NFL game, but he has been a piece of fantasy basketball teams. He offered a brief glimpse of what life is like on the other side of the roster; what it feels like to be an actual player.
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Titans' Johnson not living up to his name - 11/04/2011
by Ed Barkowitz, barkowe@phillynews.com
THE NICKNAMES that have sprung up for Chris Johnson are funny - unless you drafted him. Most are a play off the CJ2K moniker he picked up when he ran for 2,000 yards 2 years ago. Only now, Johnson has been referred to as CJ0K or CJ2.8, which refers to his dreadful yards per carry average.
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A fantasy vote for Carson Palmer - 10/21/2011
By Ed Barkowitz, barkowe@phillynews.com
WHILE THE acquisition of Carson Palmer has revived playoff aspirations in Oakland, it has also presented fantasy owners with an interesting dilemma: "Should I or shouldn't I pick him up?"


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