How about a little tennis talk? Have you seen the breakthrough that James Blake has finally enjoyed this year? His four 2006 ATP titles ranks behind only Roger Federer (nine) and Rafael Nadal (five). Impressive. Blake’s timing is perfect, as with Andre Agassi retiring, he has taken over as the number two man in American […]
Fantasy Notes: Blake Breakthrough Read Post »
People in these parts no doubt remember Josh Phelps, the one-time catcher, turned first basemen, turned man without a defensive position and ultimately man without a big league job. Hell he’s not even a 40-man roster player anymore. This season marked the first year since he was a young prospect in 1999 that Phelps didn’t
Fantasy Notes: Phelps Can Still Hit Read Post »
In this week’s Offseason Lowdown, I took a tour around the majors and looked briefly at some of the stories from the past seven days. After yesterday’s rainout in Game 1 of the NLCS, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa may be ready to gamble again and move Chris Carpenter up a day in the
Offseason Lowdown: Around the Horn Read Post »
Yesterday I spent a good chunk of the afternoon working on my Offseason Lowdown column for Rotoworld. The topic? The non-stop drama that had engulfed the Yankees so far this offseason. I had just finished hammering out about 1,200 words making light of the Yanks’ plight, when I heard the news of Cory Lidle’s death.
Will Lidle Tragedy Galvanize New York? Read Post »
The San Diego Padres have made no secret of the fact that they would love to follow the Atlanta Braves’ model of building successful teams. And while 14 straight division titles is a ways off, the Pads have made good progress in creating a solid foundation capable of sustaining a winner for some time. Sure,
Brave New World for the Padres? Read Post »
What the hell. Let’s just throw out some off the cuff MVP predictions for the National League. I will try to overlook the whole ‘well, he doesn’t play for a winning team’ argument and focus on sheer performance, with fantasy value obviously factored in. Oh, and I don’t consider pitchers for the MVP, no more
NL MVP Predictions Read Post »
Continuing with yesterday’s theme of Phillies starters, Randy Wolf’s 4-0 record masked the fact that he really struggled in a dozen starts after coming back from Tommy John surgery this year. His command was nowhere near as sharp as it normally is, and really, that’s not much of a surprise. Wolf, who would have been
Fantasy Notes: Don’t Overlook Wolf Read Post »
