The Toronto media is speculating that A.J. Burnett would welcome the idea of leaving town; in fact, he may even be trying to engineer his own demise as a Jay, Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star suggests. While he’s finally stayed healthy for Toronto, Burnett still hasn’t lived up to that overinflated contract he signed […]
Burnett on the Block? 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
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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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Major League Baseball held its annual First Year Player draft this week, so let’s take a quick look at the first round results. Many of these names are ones you’re going to be hearing a lot about from a fantasy perspective, some sooner than others. So it’s never too early to familiarize yourself with them,
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