Right to it as I’m going to see Toby Keith tonight
Troy Percival
Diagnosed with an articular injury, he will likely miss more than the minimum. It has not been disclosed though whether this is a meniscal injury or if it is an injury to the cartilage on the femur. The recovery time between the two is quite different especially if it is…
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Well we know what’s going on with him as he was put on the DL with shoulder inflammation again. But what effect was that having on his pitching? Was the inflammation truly causing him to lose control? Was it making him more hittable? Looking at the data, if this is a true reflection of how shoulder inflammation manifests itself, we might have to look at certain statistics differently. I took…
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It doesn’t get much better of a pitching matchup than Jake Peavy and Ben Sheets. Sheets has beaten the odds and actually remained healthy for the vast majority of the season, while Peavy has been his usual dominant self in 2008. They didn’t disappoint. Sheets went 6.2 innings, allowed three runs and struck out four. But he was outdone by Peavy who went…
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Mulder came off of the DL but sent to bullpen as their left handed specialist for the immediate time being. He has basically lost the last two seasons due to Expect nothing from him fantasy wise because he’s going to be a left-handed specialist.
Isringhausen went to DL (or likely will) because of feeling a pop in his knee while stretching in the dugout on Thursday. He said…
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Tonight marked the 2008 debut of San Diego’s LF Chase Headley. Headley is a 3B naturally, but he was sent to the outfield to get him to the majors quicker. Headley has a decent amount of power, as he had 13 this season in the minors already. He doesn’t run, but should hit .275+ and could be a good addition to your team. If you have the room, pick…
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The bullpen situation in Cleveland is an absolute mess. A couple days after removing Rafael Betancourt from the interim closers role while Joe Borowski is out, Masa Kobayashi gave up a TOWERING three run homer to Adam Dunn and blew a save himself. I can’t believe it is possible, but are the Indians (and fantasy players) asking how much longer Joe Borowski will be out? Borowski is one of…
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