According to the Oxford Dictionary, an oracle is a priest or priestess who acts as a medium through whom advice or prophecy comes from the gods. 

I'm arrogant.
I'm flippant.
I'm irreverent.

I'm Ray Flowers and my nickname is the Oracle. 

I didn't give myself the nickname. Did I get the nickname because I'm a holy man? No, but in a coincidence (if you believe in that), I do have a bachelor's and master's degree in theology (true story). That's not the reason why I was given the nickname, of course, most have no clue what I studied in school. I was deemed the Oracle because of the second part of the definition - the advice from on high. I don't really speak to Ultimate Reality or any of the minions that are available to pass information from the other side (this isn't an episode of Supernatural, though that is one of my favorite shows). I'm called the Oracle for my ability to dispense advice about the future coming solely from my own mind.

I'm not always charming, but I'm always engaging.

I'm not always right but I'm always opinionated.

I'm not always the nicest guy going, but all you need to do is to ask, say please or thank you (a key), and you'll have an answer to your question.

So let me help you. Let me share with you the wisdom I've gleaned through my 15 years of full-time work in the fantasy industry (ask around, there aren't that many folks that have been doing this full-time for a decade an a half). Let me share with you my understanding of the game that I've built up from a life of playing baseball (I was an all-star as a kid who set a few records here and there), from coaching (I returned to my high school to coach JV baseball - go Knights), from watching (I've got tons of VCR tapes in my closet as well as being fortunate enough to belong to a family that had season tickets for the San Francisco Giants from the 1960's) and from studying (I was the nerdy kid who, literally, carried around the Baseball Encyclopedia as a youth (and yes, it was heavy and huge). 

I assume you wouldn't have picked up a copy of this Guide if you thought I was a moron. Perhaps you just needed to read something on the train or the crapper? Regardless, you've found me and the entire Fantasy Alarm staff, and we're here to help. All you need to do is ask...