Month: February 2009
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Johan Santana
By Dalton Del Don I was already extremely wary of Johan Santana, but with news he’s out “indefinitely,” and his availability for the start of the season is in serious jeopardy, I’ll be avoiding him altogether now. Apparently ramping up to pitch in the WBC, Santana has developed tightness in his elbow. If he feels…
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Cassel to the Chiefs
By Dalton Del Don Adam Schefter is reporting the Chiefs have acquired Cassel from the Patriots in a trade, although no details were immediately available. I recently talked about Cassel’s strengths and weaknesses here, and it looks like Kansas City is pretty much an ideal landing spot for him. The team switched to the spread…
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RotoScoop Invitational and LABR
I’m going to start a RotoScoop fantasy baseball league this year. Like the football version, the buy-in will be $50. More details on the format to follow, but it will be rotisserie with daily transactions and an innings cap. If interested, let it be known in the comments section and/or e-mail me at seven3d@aol.com. The…
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BlogTalkRadio
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Sleepers – Part Two
By Dalton Del Don Andrew Miller – Over his first 181.2 major league innings, Miller has an ugly 5.80 ERA and 1.64 WHIP. His 5.2 BB/9 IP mark is horrendous. Still, there remains a lot to like about the former sixth overall pick. Last year’s 7.46 K/9 IP mark was solid, as was his 1.24…
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Sleepers
By Dalton Del Don I know, I know. There’s no such thing as a sleeper anymore. Still, it’s an easy way of describing undervalued players. Here I won’t be calling Nelson Cruz a sleeper, but rather, I’ll be searching for more of the catatonic variety. Daniel Murphy – He’s never been viewed as an elite…
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Starting Pitcher Rankings
1. Tim Lincecum 2. Johan Santana 3. Josh Beckett 4. Dan Haren 5. CC Sabathia 6. Jake Peavy 7. Cole Hamels 8. Roy Halladay 9. Brandon Webb 10. Francisco Liriano 11. Chad Billingsley 12. Ervin Santana 13. Joba Chamberlain 14. Yovani Gallardo 15. Ricky Nolasco 16. Cliff Lee 17. James Shields 18. Edinson Volquez 19.…
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Sage Rosenfels
By Dalton Del Don One offseason after nearly completing the same trade, it appears the Vikings will acquire Sage Rosenfels. The price should be cheaper, reportedly a fourth round pick. Minnesota appears to be one quarterback shy of making a deep playoff run, especially playing in a mediocre division and after Tarvaris Jackson once and…
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Outfield Rankings
1. Grady Sizemore 2. Ryan Braun 3. B.J. Upton 4. Josh Hamilton 5. Carlos Beltran 6. Alfonso Soriano 7. Jacoby Ellsbury 8. Matt Kemp 9. Manny Ramirez 10. Carl Crawford 11. Matt Holliday 12. Nick Markakis 13. Carlos Lee 14. Jason Bay 15. Ichiro Suzuki 16. Vladimir Guerrero 17. Carlos Quentin 18. Shane Victorino 19.…
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Oscar Predictions
By Dalton Del Don Who I think WILL win, not should win: Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Actor: Sean Penn Actress: Kate Winslet Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz Original Screenplay: Milk Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire Animated Film: Wall-E Foreign-Language Film: Waltz with Bashir Documentary: Man on Wire Editing: Slumdog…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I’m a big fan of Elijah Dukes, both as a player and as a person (OK fine, mostly the former). He had a .972 OPS after the All-Star break last season, clubbing 10 homers (with five steals) over his final 124 at-bats. He also walked 50 times over 81 games, so…
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LaDainian Tomlinson
By Dalton Del Don Now that San Diego has slapped the franchise tag on Darren Sproles, where does that leave LaDainian Tomlinson? The Chargers’ brass claim they want to bring LT back and have stated that Sproles’ role will remain largely unchanged, but that seems hard to believe. Sproles may not be suited to be…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Jayson Werth is one of my favorite targets this year. He’s a lesser known commodity since last year’s 134 games played were his career-high, and he’s also a bit of an injury risk. However, 24 homers and 20 steals is pretty impressive over just 418 at-bats. He strikes out frequently, but…
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Matt Cassel
By Dalton Del Don Forget about whether Terrell Owens is released, where T.J. Houshmandzadeh signs or if Brett Favre is finally retired for good, the biggest offseason story is what will happen to Matt Cassel. Not only did Mel Kiper recently call him better than Matthew Stafford or Mark Sanchez, he also said Cassel was…
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Hoops Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Since Marc Lavaroni was fired and Lionel Hollins instituted a much more friendly system for guards, Mike Conley has finally stopped looking like a bust. During February, he’s averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.0 steals. He’s never going to score a bunch of points, but he’s clearly establishing…
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Michael Vick
By Dalton Del Don During the 49ers’ state of the franchise address Monday, San Francisco’s brass did not deny eventually acquiring Michael Vick, something no other team has done. In fact, most franchises are actually going out of their way to say they have zero interest in Vick. I wouldn’t call myself a 9er fan,…
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Closer Rankings
1. Jonathan Papelbon 2. Joe Nathan 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Joakim Soria 5. Francisco Rodriguez 6. Jonathan Broxton 7. Carlos Marmol 8. Brad Lidge 9. Matt Capps 10. Brian Fuentes 11. Jose Valverde 12. B.J. Ryan 13. Trevor Hoffman 14. Francisco Cordero 15. Bobby Jenks 16. Kerry Wood 17. Joey Devine 18. Brian Wilson 19.…
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Maurice Jones-Two?
By Dalton Del Don With news of Fred Taylor’s release, how high will you be willing to draft Maurice Jones-Drew next year? With the assumption of Taylor’s inevitable release, MJD was already No. 2 on my board, and this news only solidifies my position. Very few running backs play all three downs while also excelling…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Miguel Cabrera simply has to be considered in the top-5 picks this year. In fact, I wouldn’t fault someone for taking him first overall. He disappointed in 2008, but that can easily be explained with the league switch, which resulted in a slow start. Over his last 77 games, he clouted…
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NBA All-Star Saturday Letdown
By Dalton Del Don First off, I almost missed H-O-R-S-E (or more accurately, G-E-I-C-O. I would give this sponsorship a hard time, but that company usually comes correct with its commercials, so I’ll let this one slide), since it occurred in the middle of the day and without much notification. Secondly, if you did miss…