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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) 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 early in fantasy drafts, such as [[Jake Peavy]], [[Andy Pettitte]], [[Mark Buehrle]] and [[Randy Johnson]] have performed poorly, and others, such as [[Mark Prior]], [[Rich Harden]] and [[Ben Sheets]] have succumbed to injury.  Some Fantasy 411 favorites for 2006 are [[Brandon Webb]], [[Dan
ny Haren]], [[Jeremy Bonderman]] and [[John Lackey]], all of whom enjoying great success in 2006 and were taken much later in most fantasy drafts than more recognized, less successful stars.

==Strategies and Sayings==

Mike and Cory use many original strategies and sayings in their show as part of the Fantasy 411 Philosophy.

===List of 12===  
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===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.