Remember Brad Thomas? Once a shining star in the Twins’ organization, he headed over to Japan two years ago, and his performance this season may earn him a trip back to the bigs. In this week’s Spikes Up, we examine Thomas’ story. We also look at how Michael Cuddyer, finally given an everyday fielding job, […]
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I finally got a chance to sit through a full NBA pre-season game this afternoon, as the new-look Raptors downed the Nets 119-110, in a preview of the season opener on November 1. It was an entertaining game, the kind I expect to be commonplace in Toronto this year — lots of offense, but not
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Tennessee at Washington – The Titans actually ran the ball well against the Colts last week, which means I can lift my ban on talking about them for this week. Of course, everyone runs well against the Colts, so I wouldn’t put too much stock into Travis Henry. The Redskins won’t let him go for
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How about a little tennis talk? Have you seen the breakthrough that James Blake has finally enjoyed this year? His four 2006 ATP titles ranks behind only Roger Federer (nine) and Rafael Nadal (five). Impressive. Blake’s timing is perfect, as with Andre Agassi retiring, he has taken over as the number two man in American
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This week is ‘Say mean things about the NFL’ week for fantasy owners thanks to six teams being on their bye week. Seriously NFL, what the fungus? Buffalo at Detroit – As expected, the Bills’ offense mostly struggled against a superior Bears’ defense last week. Chicago is a wrecking ball right now, so don’t get
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There’s nothing consistent about the new NHL season so far except that the Southeast Division is a bunch of teams at extremes: the Lightning can’t score despite investing $21 million in three all-stars, Alex Auld and Kari Lehtonen can’t be beat, and the Hurricanes can’t win. Some random thoughts for your fantasy fix: Dan Cloutier
Ice Chips: Week Two Read Post »
People in these parts no doubt remember Josh Phelps, the one-time catcher, turned first basemen, turned man without a defensive position and ultimately man without a big league job. Hell he’s not even a 40-man roster player anymore. This season marked the first year since he was a young prospect in 1999 that Phelps didn’t
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