The Wire Troll: The Return of Desmond Jennings

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The Rays are going with a six-man rotation for now with Cobb being the beneficiary of this change. In 35 IP with Tampa Bay, he’s allowed 29 hits and 16 walks with 22 strikeouts and is sporting a solid 3.09 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. In his past four starts, Cobb has given up only five earned runs. Now that his playing time is secure — at least for the time being — he makes for a solid play in all formats.

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Minor Matters: George Kontos Plagued by Recent Inconsistency

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He was looking filthy good in the first few months of the season (2-0, 2.65 in April; 1.08 in May; and 1.93 in June with 26 Ks in 23 1/3 IP), but has definitely hit a snag in July. Kontos started the month brilliantly, tossing four innings of one-hit shutout with five Ks and no walks in his second start of the season, but he was rocked in his next outing (four hits, three earned runs and a walk in one inning). Four days later on July 10, Kontos tossed two shutout frames, but then he got hammered again on July 16. He looked strong on the 19th, hurling 2 2/3 IP of shutout ball with four strikeouts, but on Friday night, the evil Kontos showed up again, getting rocked for three earned runs in 3 1/3 IP to suffer the loss and drop his record below .500. In fairness, he was looking sharp to begin the outing, before hitting the wall on a very hot night.

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MLB Today: Last Chance to Enter RotoRob-DraftStreet Freeroll

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However, Paulie has suddenly gone hitless in his last nine at-bats, taking his second half BA down to .182. Combine that with the fact that he has just one extra-base hit in five games against the Indians this season and you might be better off going with a cheaper option at first base in the freeroll.

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Video Game Review: Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team

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Twin-stick shooter fans should feel right at home with the standard “left moves, right shoots” configuration. Melee attacks account for the only regular use of the face buttons, and in a bit of an odd move, the right trigger is left unused while the right bumper tosses grenades. Sprinting with the left trigger and unleashing your character’s special move with the left bumper round out the setup. There is no camera manipulation, which can be troublesome at times, but it’s mostly well done.

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