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Anytime the Yankees and Red Sox get together it's pretty big
doings, and that was the case again Friday when the teams reconvened at Fenway Park. New York took the opener of the
series, a tense 1-0 victory, and there were plenty of stories off the field as
well (the Xavier Nady / Damaso Marte trade, Manny Ramirez 's apparent discontent,
etc). With a nod to the best rivalry in sports (sorry ...
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Manny Ramirez
The Damaso Marte closing era was a blast in Pittsburgh, but as we expected, it's come to an end. Marte and Xavier Nady were shipped to the Yankees tonight , which leaves a ninth-inning opening for the Bucs. On merit, John Grabow makes the most sense. Tyler Yates 's control would be a terrible fit for the ninth inning, but you never know what John Russell might do. As always, the first guy who ...
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Xavier Nady
Damaso Marte
John Grabow
Tyler Yates
John Russell
There's a time and place for detailed strategy talk, and goodness knows we've got a few, shall we say, loquacious chaps at Y! Fantasy Sports (Pianow raises hand) . The aim of Tip Drill is a little different - a quick-hit strategy note five times a week, longer than a fortune cookie, shorter than the "So You've Decided to Get Cable" pamphlet. Like today's tip? We're glad. Not into ...
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NFL
Talk about razor thin. Among receivers currently falling among the top 30 picks in Yahoo! drafts, there's not a narrower margin between two wideouts than that of Yahoo! cover athlete Braylon Edwards (20.9 ADP) and Steve Smith (21.4). Here to argue the case that the Cleveland receiver rocks more is Andy Behrens. On the other side, Brandon Funston has the Carolina mighty mouse on his mind. ...
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Braylon Edwards
The Juggernaut Index is our annual attempt to rank every NFL team for fantasy purposes. We're not concerned with real-life wins and losses here, only fantasy potential. These rankings rely on hard, incontrovertible math. There are algorithms at work. This stuff is peer-reviewed. Seasons are simulated. You can't argue with science, so don't even try... 18. ...
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Throw the flags and sound the sirens; it's time to put the
St. Louis bullpen on 24/7 watch until further notice. Things have been really
messy in the Gateway City of late, especially in the ninth inning, and changes
can't be far off.
Ryan Franklin was a handy fill-in closer for a while, but he
was never considered a long-term solution in that role and lately things have
fallen apart. ...
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Louis Williams
Looking to keep the momentum going from our runaway-freight-train rollout, we're back with Day 2 of the summer-long Tip Drill, your quick stop for a daily bite-size tip. Dig what's here? Great. Not your speed? No worries - you're free to go back to your CFL Handicapping seminar. Now, on with the tippage . . . Fantasy Football has more luck in it than any other major
fantasy game. It's ...
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So I have a radical proposal to fix Chipper Jones , but it means that someone's going to wake up in an ice-filled tub with their hamstrings missing. If you're a disgraced former medical student in the Atlanta area, please reach out via the email link over on the... Wait, no. Please contact a-mak15. We communicate only through him. If no action is taken by the fantasy community, ...
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Chipper Jones
Atlanta Braves
Yeah, those quotes are taken from separate stories currently on the Twins website. This article discusses the team's frustration after getting swept in New York. The Twins were outscored 25-7 by the Yankees in a three-game mauling. And this slightly shorter story provides a few details on Francisco Liriano 's most recent dominant outing for Triple-A Rochester. He ...
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Francisco Liriano
Minnesota Twins
Livan Hernandez
Bronson Arroyo 's ERA has been much higher all season than
the peripherals suggest it should be , making him an interesting buy-low target
for much of the year. That said, after he bottomed out at Toronto on June 24 (getting
rocked for 11 hits and 10 runs), you couldn't blame anyone who washed their
hands of the crafty right-hander once and for all.
A funny thing has happened since that ...
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Bronson Arroyo
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The Juggernaut Index is our annual attempt to rank every NFL
team for fantasy purposes. We're not concerned with real-life
wins and losses here, only fantasy potential. These rankings rely on hard, incontrovertible math. ...
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In the tradition of Harvey Penick's Little Red Book we
introduce to you "Tip Drill" - a quick-hit fantasy football tip, brought to you
five times a week until the summer ends I run out of them. We're not looking to
do calculus here, or invent acronyms - it's meant to be a drive-thru. We'll
discuss deeper themes in other areas. Can't use today's tip? Come back
tomorrow. Don't need ...
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Golf
It certainly seems like the Diamondbacks were on the better side of the Rauch trade. They received an excellent, proven, cost-controlled relief pitcher who can help immediately. The prospect they dealt, Emilio Bonifacio , is not considered an elite talent. But apparently the Nats see things differently : A lot of people compare Bonifacio to second baseman Luis Castillo ...
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Washington Nationals
Jon Rauch
Emilio Bonifacio
Matt Holliday went 3-for-5 with a homer on Sunday. He then went 3-for-3 with another bomb on Monday, and he was 2-for-4 on Tuesday night. All three of those games were in Colorado. Holliday is now hitting .340/.426/.578 for the season, but he's been just a little bit better at home. At Coors Field, he's Earth's greatest hitter: .371/.446/.672. Elsewhere, he's ...
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Matt Holliday
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Jered Weaver
Rather than write you a pretty 1,500-word essay, let's just tell you what
you need to know, as quickly as possible.
Washington traded Jon Rauch to Arizona today, for 2B Emilio Bonifacio .
Joel Hanrahan has the best specs to close in Washington, and that's who Bill
Ladson of MLB.com is speculating on. Luis Ayala is the "proven vet"
but he's pitched like dirt all year. Saul ...
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Joel Hanrahan
Washington Nationals
Jon Rauch
Luis Ayala
Saul Rivera
Emilio Bonifacio
The Juggernaut Index is our annual attempt to rank every NFL team for fantasy purposes. We're not concerned with real-life wins and losses here, only fantasy potential. These rankings rely on hard, incontrovertible math. There are algorithms at work. This stuff is peer-reviewed. Seasons are simulated. You can't argue with science, so don't even try... 20. ...
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Carolina Panthers
Thin air, cheap thrills, pinball scoring - even with the
humidor, there's still a lot of fun to be had in Colorado. Coors Field was in
full effect Monday as the Dodgers and Rockies combined for 38 hits and 26 runs;
heck, even the normally-unhittable Hong-Chih Kuo got knocked around a bit. Most
of the usual suspects went for big numbers, so this box score will go down easy
with your morning ...
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MLB
There's no feeling in fantasy sports quite as deflating as launching your live draft, and finding that you have the 10th and last overall pick. Except maybe when Brian Westbrook deliberately sits down at the one yard-line in Week 15, because he hates you, personally. That's not a pleasant feeling. But as far as draft-day goes, having the last pick is as bad as ...
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NFL
There was plenty of spirited discussion during and after the NBA mock draft . I've selected some of the best and brightest comments (or otherwise) for some deeper discussion, trying to hit on as many pertinent players and situations as possible. I couldn't cover them all, though, so you have my apologies if I didn't address a comment or question you posed during the draft. Let's get to it... ...
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Juggernaut Index No. 19: Well, at least the Ford ...