News & Notes

  • Since 1998, no team with the best regular season record in baseball has won the World Series.
  • This Maurice Clarett situation just keeps getting more and more bizarre. We have all heard the gist of his latest problems, which include a hatchet, but did you also know that he supposedly took a swig of Grey Goose right in front of the police just for the fun of it? What about the fact prosecutors are now saying Clarett was arrested near the home of a witness in his robbery trial? Unreal, this story will get beaten to death yet still be underrated in my book.

  • Justin Morneau is the first Twin to slug 30 homers in a season since 1987. He also has entered himself into the MVP race. Since April ended, he’s hit .349 and since June 1, his slugging percentage is a ridiculous .702. The 101 RBI don’t hurt either.
  • Jonny Gomes, on the other hand, is on the opposite spectrum. After an April that saw him hit .305, he’s hit a paltry .182 ever since. His post All-Star break numbers are especially brutal, which has seen him go 5-for-77, an .065 clip.
  • When Randy Johnson struck out the first hitter he faced Wednesday, he ended a streak of 52 consecutive hitters without a strikeout, the longest such streak of his career.
  • Aubrey Huff went 14 straight games without an RBI. He has nine in his last three.
  • I’m not one to make steroid accusations; in fact, I care less about them than most, but if you saw Andruw Jones’ recent broken bat home run to dead center field, you know what I’m talking about.
  • The proverbial rookie wall is seemingly arriving for this year’s crop all at once. Jonathan Papelbon has blown two straight saves, more than doubling his ERA in the process. Francisco Liriano gave up a career-high 10 hits in his most recent outing, which saw him leave with a sore elbow and forearm. If he returns this year at all, consider it an upset. Speaking of injuries derailing strong seasons, fellow rookie Justin Verlander had to skip his last start because of fatigue in his pitching arm. If that’s not enough, phenom Jered Weaver has a 4.97 ERA over his last three starts. Meanwhile, Cole Hamels, who has largely disappointed in his rookie campaign, has a 2.24 ERA over his last three starts and a brilliant 43/8 K/BB ratio over his previous 31 1/3 innings.

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9 responses to “News & Notes”

  1. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Hopefully MLB’s appeal won’t fly b/c that fantasy lawsuit was worrisome. I did see the A. Jones HR and it was truly amazing. He literally broke the bat near the knob. No one there could even believe what they just saw.

  2. MaddenDude Avatar

    Stupid MLB, its just a few million that they’re losing, which is nothing compared to the Billions it probably makes. Fantasy Baseball increases baseballs popularity. It makes Marlins vs the Royals actually semi-interesting. If anything, they should be paying Yahoo for advertising it. The money made by Fantasy Sites advertising the game is much much greater than the money lost by the liscences.

  3. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Agreed MaddenDude. Supposedly, it’s going to be pretty difficult to overturn the summary judgment. And even then it would take a jury trial. Although MLB certainly has more money to spend than CDM, so they do have that advantage. But hopefully this stands.

  4. randy Avatar
    randy

    i have lee evans in my keeper league and have the feeling to trade him, do you see another wr that would be close to him but yet you like a lot more———-thanks

  5. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    If the Bills could ever get decent QB play, I think Evans could be real good. As for the trade, try for Roy Williams and then Andre Johnson….If those fail, go for TJ Houshmandzadeh and talk up Palmer’s injury. If that doesn’t work out, maybe then Javon Walker, but know he won’t be fully recovered until next season (but he’s in a nice system/position to succeed for years to come). If all of those get rejected, I’d have to recommend keeping Evans. Let me know how it turns out.

  6. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    Keep Evans. He gathered only 48 balls last year but still managed 700 yards. Now he is the undisputed #1, and though he has had a better rapport with Losman, Holcomb developed a good relationship with him this offseason and has the benefit of Steve Fairchild calling the plays (for St. Louis O-coordinator). Evans is entering his third year and his first year as the go-to-guy. To me, he has Steve Smith written all over him.

  7. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    I’m actually with Jeff in thinking that Evans has huge upside. That’s why I recommended you asked for studs in return (Roy Williams). So if you can’t get real quality in return, I say stick with him as well.

  8. randy Avatar
    randy

    thanks, now you got me thinking keep evans

  9. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Ya it’s a tough call Randy, because as of now his value is lower than his potential, but let us know of any offers you get/make involving him if you don’t decide to keep him.

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