John Maine has now made two starts since he was activated off of the DL, and he hasn’t given up a run yet.  Let’s not get crazy though, these starts have been far from dominating.  He went just five innings in each start, allowing just one hit the first time, and two on Monday.  His problem has been his control.  In these 10…
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Tags: barry zito, carl pavano, john maine, Juan Rivera, Matt Capps, pedro sandoval, Phil Hughes

What’s the deal with Joba this year? After being nearly perfect in 2007, Chamberlain has looked like quite the mortal pitcher in 2008. Joba gave up a three run homer to David Dellucci of all people to take his second loss of the season already. You couldn’t have expected Chamberlain to be as dominant as he was last year…
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Tags: aaron harang, Andy Sonnanstine, barry zito, david ortiz, eric hinske, gavin floyd, jair jurrjens, joba chamberlain, jonathan sanchez, nick adenhart, scott olsen

For those of you in weekly leagues, and for those of you who are into streaming pitchers, Fighting Chance Fantasy presents to you this week’s two start pitchers.

No Brainers

Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres

Starts: Sunday, April 27; Saturday, May 3

Teams: vs. Arizona; vs. Florida

Opponents: Brandon Webb (5-0, 2.31 ERA)…
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Tags: barry zito, brandon backe, brandon webb, brett myers, c.c. sabathia, chad gaudin, chien-ming wang, daniel cabrera, edinson volquez, felix hernandez, gil meche, ian snell, jake peavy, james shields, jeff francis, jered weaver, jeremy guthrie, jesse litsch, joe blanton, john lannan, jon garland, jose contreras, josh beckett, justin verlander, kyle lohse, manny parra, Mike Mussina, nelson figueroa, paul maholm, ricky nolasco, ted lilly, vincente padilla