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Fantasy 411
== The Fantasy 411 ==
The Fantasy 411 is an [[MLB]] radio broadcast on MLB.com.  The hosts are primarily Mike Siano and Cory Schwartz, with occasional contributions from Vinny Micucci.  The show airs Monday through Friday during the MLB season.  The show's main focus is F[[fantasy Bbaseball]], although listeners often call in and tell [[Chuck Norris Facts]].  Mike and Cory answer fans questions through calls, e-mails, or instant messages.  In the offseason the Fantasy 411 airs once a week, until the end of February, when it startsafter which it airings twice a week.  The show can be downloaded as a podcast through MLB.com or iTunes.  MLB.com also has the shows archives.

== Strategies and Sayings ==
[[Pitch]] and Ditch - A strategy that Mike and Cory use, with the theory being that good pitching is plentiful, find pitchers who are avaliable on the waiver wire, watch the matchups and pick up pitchers accordingly.

List of 12 - A list of pitchers that Cory comes up with at the start of the season, with the theory being that once pitchers reach a certain level of experience, usually around 500 [[innings]] pitched, they tend to improve significantly.  This year's list included [[Brandon Webb]], [[Jeremy Bonderman]], [[Aaron Harang,]] and [[Bronson Arroyo]].

"Hitters Hit" - Mike and Cory use the phrase "hitters hit" when referring to the idea that good [[hitters]] tend to balance out poor hitting with good hitting and that performance for hitters is much easier to project than pitching performance.

"Don't Chase Wins" - A strategy that is tied in with Pitch and Ditch. Statistical analysis shows that the number of [[wins]], a fundamental statistic in fantasy baseball, that a pitcher earns are not consistent and that the number of wins that a pitcher earns is not a good reflection of his true skill. Thus, Mike and Cory tell the listeners to focus on improving other pitching statistics, such as [[Saves]], [[Strikeouts]], [[ERA]], and [[WHIP]] and that accumulating wins requires patience.