It may be hard to believe, but on Sunday Lance Berkman connected on his first homer since June 30th. They guy who looked like he was a shoe in for the MVP has slowed WAY down over the last six weeks. He is still having a great season batting .334 with 23 homers, 79 RBI, and 15 steals, but fantasy…
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A lot of news revolving around the Yankees/Red Sox series tonight, as Joba Chamberlain took his real first step forward to becoming a dominating starter as he went into Fenway Park and shutout the Sox over seven innings and struck out nine. Chamberlain is going to have a big finish to the season, so I would test his value in a trade (don’t…
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Matt Garza allowed only a Hanley Ramirez home run, which stopped him from throwing a no hitter. Garza has been a very solid pitcher for the past two months, and it looks as if he is going to fulfill the potential he showed throughout the minors. Garza allowed just that one run today, and struck out ten Florida hitters. This isn’t a…
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A quick congratulations to the Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. for being the sixth member of an increasingly watered down 600 HR club. I’m not the biggest fan of Mr. Griffey, but must give him credit for this impressive milestone. There is a strong possibility the Reds will move him to an AL team where he can prolong his career at DH, but I wouldn’t add Griffey to my team…
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I would like to start out tonight by welcoming the NEW (and second) member of the Fighting Chance Fantasy Sports Team. Andy Houle will bring a number of things to the table. One, he is a great fantasy player. He has been playing in leagues with me for about eight years now, and has been my stiffest competition. His opinions and knowledge are very respectable…
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Again, I would like to thank the guys from fantasybaseballsearch.com for having me as a guest on their weekly radio show. They do an hour and a half show every Sunday, and I was lucky enough to make my second appearance. Please check out the show as well as their sites. They are fantasybaseballsearch.com, www.fantasybaseballgenerals.com, and www.junkyardjake.com. Please visit these sites as they are great tools to…
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Not a full slate of games tonight, so this is going to be a quick Beyond the Boxscore tonight, quick hitters all around.
Pirates starter Zach Duke has actually thrown a few good outings in a row, after six shutout innings on Monday. However, repeat after me…..I will not pick up Zach Duke on my fantasy team, even if I currently own Barry Zito. Say that five times, and you…
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Welcome to the Bigs!
The Mariners sent both of their top prospects to the field tonight as they promotoed both Wladimir Balentien and Jeff Clement. Balentien started in right field, had a homer and three RBI in his debut. Clement didn’t start but came in to replace Johjima and did have a single in his only plate appearance. Balentien strikes out a lot but has had 22-25 HRs in each…
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