Well, it appears Spikes Up’s tenure at Creativesports will come to a close at the end of this month after a run of over two and a half years. But that doesn’t mean we won’t go out in a blaze of glory. This week, for instance, we pissed the RotoWidow off by spending all weekend […]
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Jamie Moyer proved he still has something left to offer by winning five games in eight starts with an ERA just over 4.00 for the Phils. It took him 25 starts to win six games with Seattle before the 43-year-old lefty was dealt to Philadelphia. There’s a mutual option on Moyer’s contract for 2007, and
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Anyone who doubts that baseball is back in the Motor City failed to witness last night’s unbelievable celebration as the Tigers rallied from a Game 1 loss to knock off the massively favoured Yankees in four games. Watching the team carry manager Jim Leyland on their shoulders; seeing the younger Tigers doing a victory lap
With the MLB regular season over, the Dose is dead for now. But not to worry, fans (all three of you): today marks the debut of my newest baseball column, Offseason Lowdown, which will appear every Thursday on RotoWorld, USA Today and possibly Fox Sports (depending how much attention it plans to pay on baseball
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As the RotoWidow so fittingly pointed out earlier this week, October brings with it a veritable cornucopia of sports treats, not the least of which is the start of the NBA season. Even though we have to wait until the very end of the month for regular season games to begin, that didn’t stop Rotoworld
As much as it pains to me to say so, the Yanks enter the postseason as the odds-on favourite to win the World Series. As unpalatable as it may seem, is there really any team that is capable of standing in the way of the Pinstripers’ 27th World Series title? For frig’s sake, this is
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How do you replace a Hall of Famer? Well, when he’s a mediocre manager, it’s really not that hard at all. Frank Robinson has been deep sixed as manager of the Washington Nationals and future Nat arms everywhere are rejoicing as they will be spared Tommy John surgery under his abuse. Of all the possible
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