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Podcast: Will Utley be Chased off Second?

August 31, 2012 / Baseball, Buck Davidson, Podcast, RotoRob's Fantasy Baseball Weekly, Tim McLeod

The boys and I were back for another week of Fantasy baseball chatter in RotoRob’s Fantasy Baseball Weekly Podcast, heard every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on Blogtalkradio. In between Tim’s incessant disappearing act throughout the show, haggis, scrapple, and myriad other… err… culinary delights were on the table of discussion this week. Oh, and we also found time to tackle a crapload of Fantasy baseball related topics.

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Bullpen Woes Killing Astros

August 29, 2012 / Baseball, Team report

An elbow injury that cost him nearly a month has kept Lopez’s workload below what he usually logs, but what’s really impressed us this year is the massively improved control. Toss in the fact that he’s already matched his career high in wins and is on pace for his third straight season with a better ERA, and perhaps we are finally looking at the emergence of Lopez as a closer – something Fantasy experts have long prognosticated.

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Minor Matters: Alex Liddi Starting to Hit

August 28, 2012 / Baseball, Minor Matters, Prospects

Well, he hit like he wanted back up as soon as he arrived, batting .276 in 15 games in June with six runs, five doubles, a couple of homers and five RBI. But then Liddi went into the tank, going just 21-for-104 in July with no pop (.311 SLG).

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Podcast: Bartolo Colon’s Comeback Fuel

August 24, 2012 / Baseball, Buck Davidson, Podcast, RotoRob's Fantasy Baseball Weekly, Tim McLeod

This week on RotoRob’s Fantasy Baseball Weekly Podcast, heard every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on Blogtalkradio, the panel had some issues with heat, roasted nuts, dropped Skype calls, and cake emergencies. Through it all, we persevered and compiled yet another show for the ages, discussing myriad Fantasy baseball related stories.

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Pittsburgh Penguins Top Five Prospects

August 23, 2012 / Hockey, Prospects

We’ll start with the farm system of the Pittsburgh Penguins, a system that, frankly, isn’t very strong, with nearly no depth at centre or in goal and with several of its top forwards dealing with injury issues in the past couple of seasons. Fortunately, the system’s saving grace is a superb collection of defensive prospects that’s the envy of the league.

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Could Derrick Rose Want Out?

August 21, 2012 / Basketball

Building off Boston and then Miami putting together ‘Big Threes,’ two years ago we dealt with half a season of Melodrama; last year, Dwight’s Plight played out all campaign until he was finally dealt to the Lakers this summer.

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MLB Today: Bobby Valentine’s Surprising Supporter

August 20, 2012 / Baseball, MLB Today

Boston has now fallen 7.5 games behind the third-place Orioles as the prospect of a Wild Card spot slips further away. If not for a Toronto squad that is having even greater struggles, surely the BoSox would again be making a push for the AL East cellar.

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