Chris Carpenter will be back with the Cardinals for the rest of the season, but this time he will come back as a reliever. Not only that, but don’t think he will be doing any closing for the Cards, he will just be a middle reliever. So, those who own him have a decision to make. Will he help you enough with Ks, ERA, and WHIP to…
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Tags: billy butler, Billy Wagner, blake dewitt, brandon wood, Chris Carpenter, Daric Barton, dexter fowler, dustin nippert, jesse litsch, kila ka'aihue, pablo sandoval, ryan church, travis snider

It was an offensive explosion tonight in Kansas City, and no it wasn’t the Royals scoring all the runs. The Tigers beat the Royals pitching around like a redheaded step-child on Monday to the tune of 19 runs. Leading the way was Miguel Cabrera who drove in six of those runs, giving him 67 on the year. Miggy is on…
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Tags: chris volstad, homer bailey, jesse litsch, Jorge Campillo, jorge posada, matt joyce, miguel cabrera, randy johnson, ray durham, rich harden, rickie weeks, sidney ponson

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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Tags: albert pujols, Ben Zobrist, clayton kershaw, cliff lee, edinson volquez, gary sheffield, hanley ramirez, jake peavy, jesse litsch, matt garza, rich harden

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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Tags: ben francisco, boof bonser, carlos delgado, clayton kershaw, cliff lee, Clint Barmes, Evan Longoria., fausto carmona, ian stewart, jesse litsch, lastings milledge, Luke Hochevar, magglio ordonez, matt holliday, randy johnson, robinson cano

Felix vs. Mussina Saturday night, it’s a no brainer, right? Put it in the win column for the Mariners. Ahh, not so fast. Mike Mussina has put together three consecutive good starts, and beat King Felix and the Mariners 6-1 as Hernandez struggled mightily. Felix had his worst outing of the season, as he needed 105 pitches to get…
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Tags: B.J. Ryan, brett myers, carlos quentin, chone figgins, clayton kershaw, felix hernandez, jesse litsch, jo jo reyes, john lackey, jose bautista, Kosuke Fukudome, Luke Hochevar, matt cain, Mike Mussina, mike pelfrey, rich hill, Russell Martin, scott kazmir, ted lilly

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