After winning a surprising 73 games last season (when most experts predicted the Washington Nationals would be hard-pressed to even win 50), the Nats have backslid substantially this year. After getting off to a 3-0 start, the Nats have fallen apart. Following a sweep in Minny this week, Washington has fallen to 29-45 – 11 […]
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Thanks to collapses by both Colorado and San Diego, the San Francisco Giants aren’t occupying the cellar in the NL West – their expected residence this year. The team is holding its own, going 8-9 so far in June to stay somewhat within striking distance of mediocrity, again, a modest accomplishment considering how bad we
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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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What Went Right Tampa’s rush game was amongst the most consistent in the NFL. The Bucs finished 11th in rushing yards per game, led by reserve Earnest Graham, who took over for the injured Cadillac Williams. Graham’s 898 yards rushing and ten scores provided improvement compared to Williams’ problems in his first four starts. Quarterback
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What Went Right Washington’s offense provided a mix bag. Clinton Portis racked up another 1,200-yard season to go along with 11 scores and Chris Cooley gave the passing game a boost with eight touchdown receptions. Much to the chagrin of the Minnesota Vikings, Todd Collins provided the Redskins with a boost and propelled them into
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Arizona, which looked like the team to beat for the first few weeks of the season, is scuffling badly as the month of May draws to a close. The club has dropped five straight games to slip to 30-25, allowing the middling Dodgers to slowly trim the division lead down to 2.5 games. Hell, even
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What Went Right Okay, Brian Westbrook has, somewhat quietly, become a top back. And for point per reception leagues, he is essentially Jesus. Wait. There’s already a Jesus…a Purple one, at that. Okay, Westbrook would then be Moses. Yes, that sounds about right, especially for a Philly-based team. Anyway, Moses totaled over 2,100 yards from
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