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  • Fantasy Basketball Box Score Breakouts – 11/20/09

    LestersLegends
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Here’s a look at some fantasy basketball players that blew up the box score last night. J.J. Hickson, Cleveland Cavaliers 33 MIN, 15 PTS, 7-9 FG, 1-3 FT, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TO Hickson bounced back from a dud to post another solid game for the Cavs. Mario Chalmers, Miami Heat 38 MIN, 30 points, 9-15 FG, 7-9 FT, 5 3PM, 1 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 TO Chalmers more than tripled his scoring average. He’s worth owning, but he mainly provides steals and assists. Jarrett Jack, Toronto Raptors 31 MIN, 17 PTS, 5-9 FG, 4-4 FT, 3 3PM, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL Jack had his first double-digit scoring…

  • Fantasy Basketball Box Score Breakouts – 11/19/09

    LestersLegends
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Here’s a look at some fantasy basketball players that blew up the box score last night. Jared Dudley, Phoenix Suns 28 MIN, 17 PTS, 5-G FG, 2-2 FT, 5 3pM, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 TO Dudley has been pulling down a fair amount of rebounds  for a wing player, and draining three-pointers. He’s inconsistent, but has been pretty solid over his last nine games. Darren Collison, New Orleans Hornets 32 MIN, 15 PTS, 4-15 FG, 6-6 FT, 1 3PM, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL, 1 TO He shot terribly, but finished with a good rebound total for a Point Guard, and a decent assist total. Marcus Thornton, New Orleans…

  • Fantasy Football Team Names – Week 10 Goats

    LestersLegends
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Brady Quinn Medicine Woman - I think Jane Seymour could have played a better game. Not Cutlering It - Five INTS. Even for a Bears QB, that’s just not cutting it. Rottenberger - Big Ben let his fantasy owners down with a 174 yard, zero TD effort. Sound Off Like You’ve Got a Pierre - Pierre Thomas had just 42 total yards against the Rams. Really? Phony Maroney - My RB has a first name,  F-U-M-B-L-E. He’s the real reason the Pats lost. Very Much Vincible – Vincent Jackson had a whooping ten yards last week. Lump of Colston - Marques Colston’s 13 total yards was the…

  • Derek Jeter’s Hottest Girlfriends

    LestersLegends
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Derek Jeter has broken the hearts of women almost as much as he has Red Sox fans over the years. In honor of his great taste in women, here’s a look at some of the hotties he’s dated over the years. Jessica Alba Jessica Biel Adriana Lima Scarlett Johansson Vanessa Minnillo Mariah Carey Vida Guerra Miss Universe Lara Dutta Minka Kelly Jordana Brewster Joy Enriquez

  • Fourth & 1 Debate: 2009 Fantasy Disappointments

    LestersLegends
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    RC ofwww.junkyardjake.com was responsible for this week’s Fourth & 1 Roundtable debate topic. Click here to see the full article. This Week’s Topic: Thinking back to the players that you targeted in drafts at the beginning of the season, which 1 or 2 players have been the biggest disappointments?   What kind of additional information do you think you could use to avoid selecting this type of underachieving player in 2010 ? My Response: A couple of players that I targeted in fantasy drafts this year were Calvin Johnson and Carolina’s Steve Smith. Both Wide Receivers were coming…
 
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  • Fantasy Baseball Profile: Tim Lincecum

    BeeZee
    21 Nov 2009 | 6:43 pm
    As we continue to profile the 2009 postseason award winners for their 2010 fantasy baseball prospectus, it’s time to examine next season outlook for NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum. “The Freak” managed to win his second consecutive Cy Young award despite getting the second highest amount of first place votes. Cardinals starters Chris Carpenter and [...]

  • Fantasy Baseball Profile: Zack Greinke

    BeeZee
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Kansas City Royals ace and 2009’s top fantasy baseball pitcher Zack Greinke won the AL Cy Young award Tuesday in convincing fashion over Seattle’s Felix Hernandez and Detroit’s Justin Verlander. Greinke was typically drafted in rounds 7 through 9 in mixed league fantasy baseball formats last season, according to 2009 ESPN draft data. Those who drafted [...]

  • Fantasy Baseball Profile: Andruw Jones

    ballparkbob34
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:33 pm
    We identified Andruw Jones as a fantasy baseball sleeper two months before the 2009 season. Coming off the season that Jones had in 2008, it’s hard to imagine him as anything but a sleeper.  At age 32, it was questionable that he would even make a major league roster after his disastrous 2007 season with the [...]

  • Fantasy Baseball Profile: Andrew Bailey

    BeeZee
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:16 pm
    On Monday, Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey won the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year Award. Bailey received 13 first place votes and held off Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus and Tigers starter Rick Porcello to claim the award. The 2009 All-Star was one of the top sleepers to emerge in 2009 fantasy baseball. He finished his [...]

  • Fantasy Baseball Profile: Chris Coghlan

    BeeZee
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:22 pm
    Chris Coghlan burst onto the fantasy baseball scene in the second half of the season and played well enough to edge out Fantasy Baseball Dugout-favorite J.A. Happ for the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year. Like many of you in cruise control mode during fantasy baseball’s second half, we slept on Coghlan when he delivered the [...]
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  • Reggie Bush Will Not Play Sunday Against Tampa Bay

    Knox Bardeen
    21 Nov 2009 | 10:59 am
    Reggie Bush has seen his role increase over the past week, but that extra work may have taken a toll on his surgically repaired knee. According to Brett Martel of the Associated Press, the running... To read the rest of this article, please visit Crooked Pitch...

  • Welcome Chris Jennings to the Browns Running Back Mix

    Knox Bardeen
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:31 am
    Tony Grossi of The Plain Dealer says that Jerome Harrison and Jamal Lewis may start losing carries to Chris Jennings in the Cleveland Browns’ backfield. Next step in the de-evolution of the... To read the rest of this article, please visit Crooked Pitch...

  • Jerricho Cotchery Will Return Punts in Week 11

    Knox Bardeen
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:38 am
    If you play in a fantasy football league that rewards return yardage, Jerricho Cotchery just got a little more valuable. Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News says that Cotchery will return punts... To read the rest of this article, please visit Crooked Pitch...

  • Week 10 Fantasy Football Rankings and Injuries

    Knox Bardeen
    12 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Just wanted to share a few links and such to some FanHouse articles that will help you set your lineups for fantasy football Week 10. Rankings (Week 10) QB RB WR TE Defense K Also, here are some... To read the rest of this article, please visit Crooked Pitch...

  • Will Kolby Smith Rise to Starting RB in Kansas City?

    Knox Bardeen
    12 Nov 2009 | 8:04 am
    In a Q&A with Chiefs head coach Todd Haley, Kolby Smith is brought up as a potential starting running back. Q: Is Kolby [Smith] come along to a point where he can be the starter? HALEY: “He’s... To read the rest of this article, please visit Crooked Pitch...
 
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  • Hot Stove Time

    winabango
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:42 pm
    It is that time of year once again.  If you are a rumor junky, the only time period that tops this is the trade deadline action.  I know I watch over all the transactions during the off-season. It certainly fuels my excitement for the upcoming season.  What would baseball be without all the speculation? From a Fantasy Baseball perspective, I am closing watching a couple of situations.  In my original keeper league, I own Matt Holliday and Adrian Gonzalez.  Where they end up will determine who I keep.  I know that you might think that I should keep both players, but I already have…

  • It has been a while…

    winabango
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:33 am
    It has been a while since I have been able to spend solid amounts of time writing for the site.  However, that is about the change.  First of all, I would like to thank Chuck for the work that he has done with the Arizona Fall League coverage.  Over the past month or so, numerous things have happened in my life, but I think I have finally worked through everything. So here is the plan fro 2010… We will start serious coverage of the 2010 Fantasy Baseball season within the next two weeks.  There will be team previews, position rankings, roundtable discussions, and keeper questions to…

  • AFL Wrap Week 5: Vitters is Swinging Well

    Chuck Anderson
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:08 pm
    As the fifth week of the AFL concludes the teams have played close to 30 games each. Four more and the regular season will conclude. At this point some players are certainly fatiguing. John Sickles noted that Domonic Brown’s swing appeared long, for example. This is anecdotal, but in comparing players last year I noticed many that struggled were playing for their third or fourth team. This is also shaping up to be a lower scoring year on the whole than 2008. I will give more details about that in next week’s end of season wrap. Hitting Highlights Josh Vitters (CHC – 3B) has a quiet ten…

  • AFL Wrap Week 4: Starlin Castro Continues to Hit

    Chuck Anderson
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pm
    It was a slightly abbreviated schedule of regular season games in the AFL this past week as the best and brightest took center stage in the Rising Stars Showcase Saturday night. That game turned out to be the last action for Houston’s Jason Castro this fall, he is being shut down to avoid fatigue. This could indicate plans for major league action in 2010. Carlos Triunfel (SEA) debuted on October 29, his first game action since breaking his leg in April. Onto the notes … Hitting Highlights Starlin Castro (CHC – SS) played in four games and had two hits in each. He is the league’s…

  • AFL Rising Stars Showcase Minute by Minute

    Chuck Anderson
    9 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am
    Thanks to the MLB Network anyone with a computer and a high-speed internet connection could tune in and enjoy the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Showcase Saturday night. I have to give credit to the web tech team behind the site, the picture was sharp and I did not experience so much as a hiccup for the entire game even though I had multiple other windows open on my browser. The rosters are a combination of the highly regarded players and those that are producing well in the fall league, so most of the big names were in attendance. Starting with some brief pregame coverage: 8:21 An…
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  • Grady Sizemore, 2010 Fantasy Baseball

    Grey
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am
    Grady Sizemore had arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow back in September. It was deemed a success and here we are a little under ten weeks later and the team says he’s near 100%.  I’m not a doctor, but my first instincts are to say the team is lying.  That’s the way I like to lean.  A real skeptic.  What do you expect from someone with a mustache?  Have you ever met an optimistic mustachioed man?  Of course not, they’d shave if they were an optimist.  Crotchety, curmudgeony and other words found in a thesaurus.  Now even if the team is lying, it’s…

  • Carlos Santana, 2010 Fantasy Outlook

    Grey
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:17 am
    Carlos Santana is getting a 2010 fantasy baseball rookie post because I know people will ask about him.  See, I’m psychic.  BTW, I wouldn’t bring in the mail today.  Just a bunch of bills and a 20% off coupon for Bed, Bath and Beyond.  Carlos Santana is the catcher prospect the Dodgers traded to the Indians for Casey Blake.  TMZ reported Jamie McCourt did the aforementioned trade because Carlos Santana looks eerily similar to Edward James Olmos, who was Frank McCourt’s reason for watching “every single, goddamn Miami Vice rerun.”  Only later did Mrs.

  • Minor League Review, Mariners

    Stephen
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am
    Seattle Mariners 2009 Minor League Review Overall farm ranking via Baseball America: 2009 (24) | 2008 (11) | 2007 (24) | 2006 (27) | 2005 (11) | 2004 (12) Records of Major and Minor League Teams MLB: [85 – 77] AL West AAA: [74 – 70] Pacific Coast League AA: [62 – 78] Southern League A+: [83 – 57] California League A: [69 – 68] Midwest League A(ss): [39 – 37] Northwest R: [28 – 36] Appalachian League R: [33 – 22] Pioneer League The Run Down Seattle had a massive turn around from 2008 when they were 61 – 101. With Bill Bavasi ousted, the new General Manager, Jack Zduriencik…

  • Brandon Allen, 2010 Fantasy Outlook

    Grey
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am
    Last year, Brandon Allen treaded his six-two, two-hundred and thirty-five pound man-gams through Double- and Triple-A before hitting the majors in August.  And by hitting the majors, I don’t mean hitting in the majors.  As Lil Jon once said in grade school, I come correct with my prepositions, okaaaay!!!!!  In the minors in 2009, Allen slashed .298/.373/.503 with 20 homers, cutting his strikeout rate for the 2nd year in a row.  However, that didn’t carry over to the majors, whiffing 40 times in 104 at-bats.  Though, that was a small sample size… that’s what she…

  • Desmond Jennings, 2010 Fantasy Outlook

    Grey
    16 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am
    Last year, Desmond Jennings won the Rays Minor League Player of the Year honors.  In Double and Triple-A in 2009, Desmond Jennings had a slash line of .305/.391/.457 while chucking in 11 homers.  You might be thinking it was a slow year in the Rays organization.  Yeah, the opposite is true here, friend.  Jennings stole 52 bases.  (His minor league ups and downs were broken down further in a Scouting the Unknown in June.)  To recap, 11 homers and 52 steals.  HAVE MY CHILDREN!  Whoa, Mr. Caps Lock, get excited much?  YES!  Who are you, Desmond Jennings?  Carl Crawford?  They are…
 
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  • 19 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm

    Aaron
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Link-O-RamaZack Greinke outed himself as an FIP-loving stathead after winning the AL Cy Young.Obviously the true test will come when the AL MVP is announced Monday, but so far at least I'm very pleased with how the Baseball Writers Association of America has voted this year. They've matched my choices for AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young, and AL Rookie of the Year while disagreeing only on NL Rookie of the Year. Hopefully the logic continues next week.As described (and pictured) in the New York Post, Derek Jeter celebrated his fifth World Series title by "frolicking with gorgeous gal pal Minka Kelly…

  • 17 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm

    Aaron
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Twitter Mailbag: AnswersLast week I asked for mailbag questions submitted via Twitter and you guys sent me a whole bunch of them, so here are some answers ...Where do you expect J.J. Hardy to bat in the lineup?This is tough to say before knowing who'll be playing second base, because history suggests that Ron Gardenhire will want to use a middle infielder in the second spot. J.J. Hardy wouldn't be a very good fit there because he has a poor .323 on-base percentage and grounds into a lot of double plays, which isn't the skill set that you want hitting directly in front of Joe Mauer. Ideally…

  • 15 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm

    Aaron
    15 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Twins Notes: Washburn, Buscher, Huber, Crede, NeshekJoe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes that the Twins "are expected to pursue" free agent Jarrod Washburn, which certainly isn't surprising. At various points over the past two years the Twins have been linked to Washburn in trade rumors, and depending on who you believe they were on the verge of acquiring him from the Mariners two seasons ago. However, based on his likely price tag signing Washburn would be a mistake for the Twins.An extreme fly-ball pitcher who took advantage of the Mariners' power-deflating ballpark and…

  • 12 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm

    Aaron
    12 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Twitter Mailbag: Any Questions?I'm having some computer problems that rule out putting together a decent Link-O-Rama for this week, but it does give me the opportunity to try something new. I've been on Twitter for a few months now and it recently occurred to me that putting together an AG.com mailbag entry consisting entirely of questions submitted via Twitter could be interesting. Plus, one issue with the traditional mailbag columns that I've done here in the past is overly long questions that are difficult to re-print, and Twitter forces brevity.Here's how it'll work: If you have a…

  • 11 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm

    Aaron
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Realistic Free Agent Options: Third BaseProjecting which free agents the Twins will go after is difficult because their pursuit of low-cost options depends upon how the market shakes out and who drops into their price range. In the past five years they've also wasted money on a lengthy list of washed-up veterans like Tony Batista, Livan Hernandez, Ramon Ortiz, Craig Monroe, Juan Castro, Sidney Ponson, and Luis Ayala (among others) with only an occasional worthwhile signing like Joe Crede or Dennys Reyes sprinkled in.For the most part the Twins have targeted only bargain-basement options while…
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