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== 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 and Jeffrey Ma.  The show airs Monday through Friday during the MLB [[season]].  The show's main focus is [[fantasy baseball]], although listeners often like to tell [[Chuck Norris Facts]].  Mike and Cory answer [[fans]] questions through [[telephone call|calls]], [[e-mails]] or [[instant messages]].  In the [[off(contracted; show full)

==The Fantasy 411 Philosophy==
The Fantasy 411 Philosophy is a strategy for creating a successful fantasy baseball team.  The strategy is to use early [[draft (sports)|draft]] picks on good [[Batting (baseball)|hitters]] and [[closer
  (baseball)|closers]] rather than starting [[pitchers]].  This strategy is also useful in [[auction ]] leagues, where more money should be spent on hitters and closers rather than starting pitchers.  The reason for the Fantasy 411 Philosophy is that hitting performance is much more predictable than pitching performance, and that good hitting is much harder to find than good pitching.  The merits of the Fantasy 411 Philosophy have been proven true in 2006, as many high-profile starting pitchers who were taken(contracted; show full)

===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.