Month: June 2008
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don After another brilliant performance Sunday, Kevin Slowey has to be considered a major asset in even the shallowest of mixed leagues. His current 3.47 ERA will likely never be better because of his tendency to give up home runs, but his control is outstanding (1.12 BB/9 IP), so most of the…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Shane Victorino has eight steals over the past eight games and a vastly improving approach at the plate this year (27:27 K:BB ratio). Despite a stint on the disabled list, he’s still on pace to surpass 100 runs scored. And although Victorino has increased both his line-drive and flyball percentages from…
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Quarterback Rankings
By Dalton Del Don Taking a small break from baseball, I thought now is as good of time as any to compile some (very) preliminary fantasy football rankings. Plenty will change between now and late August, but really, is it ever too early to discuss some football? And before we get started, let me take…
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Podcast
If any of you have XM, my new weekly time slot is Tuesdays at 11 am PST (Channel #144). I think it can also be listened to online as well. Here’s this week’s podcast.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Hong-Chih Kuo is quietly having one of the best seasons as a reliever in major league baseball. Since April ended, he has a 35:3 K:BB ratio over 27 innings. Versus left-handers, he’s posted a 23:0 K:BB ratio. Kuo’s always had dominant stuff, but health and command issues have held him back.…
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Baseball Prospectus
I wrote an article for BP advocating punting saves. Check it out.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Over the last week, I’ve heard at least four pundits state the case that Ryan Dempster is pitching much better at home this season than on the road. Huh? There are people still out there who base a pitcher’s performance off record? And they are given a microphone? Dempster is 8-0…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Ryan Howard is currently on pace to strike out an MLB-record 218 times this season. Despite a .224 batting average, he’s also on pace to drive in 140 runs. Howard is hitting .337 with RISP and .170 with the bases empty. He currently has more RBI (62) than hits (60)! Ryan…
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Take Your Pick
Carlos Zambrano or Felix Hernandez?
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Take Your Pick
LeBron James or Kobe Bryant?
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Take Your Pick
Natalie Portman or Rachel Bilson?
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Take Your Pick
Tiger Woods or Roger Federer?
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Take Your Pick
Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds?
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Take Your Pick
Satellite dish or Digital cable?
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I took some heat for spending $30 on Corey Hart in LABR, but after three homers and seven RBI over the last two games, he’s now on pace to finish with a 25/25 season. And after Rickie Weeks’ latest injury, Hart seems to be enjoying the leadoff spot, a place that…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Anyone surprised by Jeremy Bonderman’s season-ending surgery hasn’t been paying attention to him over the past year. Something had clearly not been right with him for a while now. A loss in velocity is a sign of injury, but so is lack of command, which Bonderman struggled with mightily this season.…
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Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up
I’ve done my fair share of bragging, so I wanted to go a different route today. On the “Ask An Expert” feature on RotoWire, I frequently get questions from people stating some sort of variation of “my team is tanking, this is my roster, should I start preparing for fantasy football?” Well, I could be…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Homer Bailey needs to be owned in NL-only leagues, of course, but he’s unlikely to be a big help in mixed leagues anytime soon. He gave up just two earned runs during his season debut Thursday, but he wasn’t very impressive doing so, posting a 1:4 K:BB ratio and typically topping…
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Podcast
Talking some football.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Jacoby Ellsbury is on pace to steal 73 bases this season. Since he’s also capable of pitching in 10-15 homers and will score a bunch of runs hitting atop Boston’s lineup, he’s shaking up to be a fantasy monster right out of the gate. His 23:27 K:BB ratio is very impressive.…