Fantasy Focus (XM radio program)

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Fantasy Focus
Genre Fantasy Sports talk
Running time1 hour
Country of origin Flag of the United States.svg USA
Home station XM Radio
Starring Jeff Erickson
John Sickels
Original release2005 – present

Fantasy Focus is a one-hour show from RotoWire.com focused on fantasy baseball on Blogtalkradio. It runs Monday through Friday at 1 PM ET. It can be heard live on Blogtalkradio/RotoWire with podcasts available later at RotoWire.com/podcast. Fantasy Focus is hosted by Jeff Erickson. From 2005 to 2008 the show ran on XM Radio's Home Plate 175 channel. [1] John Sickels, RotoWire's minor league expert, had hosted "Fantasy Focus" on XM 175 on Fridays, when it is often called "Down on the Farm," and now makes frequent appearances on the show.

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References

  1. Schauf, Matt (2009-02-15). "RotoWire's 'Fantasy Focus' Moves to BlogTalkRadio". Fantasy Sports Business. World Sports Technology Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-17.