The middle of December in The Great White North brings us two feet of snow, minus-40 degree temperatures and, most importantly, an opportunity to take an early look at the 2009 season with some very astute and knowledgeable fellow bloggers. My thanks to both Jason and Geoff over at Mock Draft Central for inviting RotoRob […]
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Whether he’s the next Daisuke Matszuka or Hideki “Fat Toad” Irabu, Junichi Tazawa is bringing his share of controversy to the majors. (AP photo) Back in an article in early September we advised the world of the impending free agency of Junichi Tazawa, the starting pitcher from Nippon Oil Eneos of the Industrial Leagues in
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After presenting our choices for the American League All-Wire Team last week, today we shift over to the Senior Circuit. The National League provided us with some absolutely huge opportunities for waiver wire bargains this season. Some remarkable comebacks, mixed in with the usual injury replacements, made for a very interesting year. In a rather
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Well, the results are in, and in this, the inaugural season of RotoRob’s Fantasy League, our hats go off to Steve Parsons for romping to victory by a whopping 12 points over Dave McBride of the Full (of it) Mounties (sorry, Dave — couldn’t resist one last parting shot), and Jordan Frank of the host
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Another year has come and gone so it’s time to take a look back at some of the highlights of the 2008 season. Over the next couple of weeks we’ll select our Wire Troll AL and NL All-Wire Teams. Without further ado, let’s look first at the AL waiver wire gems, and there were some
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Carlos Zambrano, coming off a no-hitter in his last start, failed to get out of the second inning and was pounded by the Cards Friday. A line of 1 2/3 IP with six hits, three walks and eight earned runs, including a grand slam by Adam Kennedy certainly shattered a few fantasy owners’ dreams. Kennedy,
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The September call-ups are all either here or on their way and, as always, this rather large influx of talent is definitely worthy of a look-see. The potential for some last minute hidden gems is always there, as well as some possible previews of what we have to look forward to heading into the 2009
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