Charlie Morton clearly isn’t the answer for the struggling and injury-riddled Atlanta Braves. The rookie, recalled from Triple-A Richmond to replace Tim Hudson, who was put on the DL, was pounded for seven hits, eight runs and four walks in just 3 2/3 innings Monday as the floundering Braves dropped their third straight. Morton’s inability […]
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What Went Right It really was something of a disappointing fantasy season for the Giants. The lone bright spots were Brandon Jacobs and Plaxico Burress. The former traveled 1,009 yards on a mere 202 carries. He dealt with injuries, and that remains a concern, but his 5.0 yards per carry average proved he can be
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Well folks, it looks like one of our favourite times of the year is rapidly approaching. The inter-league trade deadline is just around the corner and — especially for those playing in AL- and NL-only formats — some rather big decisions that will dramatically change the fantasy game will be played out. Friday, the Yankees
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Was Beck singing about a Utopia or the New England offense? What Went Right “Put your hands on the wheel and let the Golden Age begin,” sang Beck on his Sea Change album. Most assuredly, he was talking about some sort of Utopia or maybe the Patriot offense in 2007. New England shattered offensive records
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Having dropped two of three from the Mets this week, the Phils have now seen their NL East lead completely evaporate and now find themselves a game behind New York and just a half-game above the Fish. Since an excellent start that saw the Phillies at 39-26 in early June, the team has sputtered, going
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What Went Right Brett Favre didn’t get to throw to Randy Moss but Greg Jennings and Donald Driver did the trick in 2007. The Mississippi gunslinger fired 28 touchdown passes, his highest total since 2004. Along the way, Favre set NFL career records for most touchdown passes and most yards (sorry, Dan Marino). In other
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After reviewing the additions made by Eastern Conference teams, we now turn our attention to how the Western Conference clubs have fared during the free agency period. The Chicago Blackhawks made a big splash while admittedly overspending in terms of length and dollar amount (hey, at least they’re honest, right?). Brian Campbell leaves the Pacific
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