Sunday afternoon’s affair between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels proved to be a good old fashioned pitching duel with the AL West-leading Angels coming out on top, 2-0. With the win, the Halos avoided a three-game sweep at home. It’s been almost a year since the last time such an event happened […]
Game Report: Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Angels Read Post »
With Tim McLeod off doing some male bonding (no, that doesn’t involve face paint and animal chants – at least, I hope not), the task of compiling this week’s Wire Troll falls to your faithful editor. Not to worry, though – the ever-diligent Tim sent me some suggestions for the week to help put this
The Wire Troll: A Summer Carroll Read Post »
In the boxscore it looks pretty impressive: a perfect inning to save the Yankees’ 2-1 in Houston Friday night. But Kyle Farnsworth – only taking the final inning because Manager Joe Girardi was giving regular closer Mariano Rivera a much needed day off – earned his first save of the season in a rather lucky
Fantasy Notes: Farnsworth Bags Rare Save Read Post »
Is it too early to start scouring for the next great high school or college prospects in anticipation of your keeper league drafts? Young catchers with hitting and fielding skills are always a commodity that excites the fantasy owner, so let’s have a look at one of the top defensive backstops in the Illinois high
Whatever the outcome, let’s just pray for a cleaner contest Thursday than transpired Tuesday night in Game Three of the NBA Finals. The Lakers got on the board Tuesday, pulling within two games to one, but it wasn’t pretty. Both teams shot like crap from the line; it was turnover city for both clubs; several
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The massively underperforming Seattle Mariners shook things up this week, dumping hitting coach Jeff Pentland in the hopes of turning around a season that has really gone off the rails the past six weeks. I doubt this change will do much – I mean, consider the fact that Pentland is the sixth hitting coach for
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What Went Right Tampa’s rush game was amongst the most consistent in the NFL. The Bucs finished 11th in rushing yards per game, led by reserve Earnest Graham, who took over for the injured Cadillac Williams. Graham’s 898 yards rushing and ten scores provided improvement compared to Williams’ problems in his first four starts. Quarterback
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