Arizona and Milwaukee teamed up to pull off the largest trade of the offseason so far, a six-player affair that sends Doug Davis to the D-Backs and gives Johnny Estrada a clear job behind the plate for the Brewers. We break the deal down piece by piece in this week’s Offseason Lowdown. Mike Piazza to […]
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Couldn’t you just see the steam rising from Mark Cuban’s ears as he watched his defending Western Conference Champion Mavericks sputter to an 0-4 start? Well, the club has won 10 straight since then, so all is right in the city of Dallas again. We take a look at how things are going for the
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Could the Raptors finally win a road game? I don’t want to jinx them, but with the Hornets missing both David West and Peja Stojakovic, you’ve got to believe there’s a chance tonight. In today’s Daily Dose, we discuss Peja’s back woes and look at his status for the rest of the week. We also
NBA Daily Dose: Take a Pass on Peja Read Post »
Has it really only been seven weeks since Buck Showalter got canned and I wrote about what a promising situation the new Texas Rangers’ manager would be walking into? At the time, the Rangers seemed to have plenty of building blocks in place in their quest to finally rise above third place in the AL
More Questions than Answers in Texas Read Post »
Talk about bad timing. Just as the Pacers have started rolling, winning three of their last four (including a huge win over the Cavs after trailing by 16) to move over .500, they had to embark on their longest road trip (six games) of the season. And the road has not been kind to Indiana.
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The NBA Development League got underway last night, so now’s a good time for a sneak preview of some players worth watching. In the coming weeks, NBDL teams will get some kids that are currently sitting on an NBA bench; last year there were 29 NBA players sent down to get some valuable minutes in
We lead off this week’s Dear RotoRob segment with a letter all the way from Japan from Satoshi, who wanted to know about one of his country’s greatest exports. Sapporo beer? No, although, damn, that’s some fine brew. No, Satoshi was interested in the man they call Godzilla, namely Hideki Matsui. Dear RotoRob, Hello. I
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