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Weekly Rundown: O Romero, Romero! Wherefore art thou?
Weekly Rundown: O Romero, Romero! Wherefore art thou?
Known as the Sacagawea of fantasy primers, the Weekly Rundown guides head-to-head owners through a forest of obscure stats and exploitable matchups in an attempt to help solve lineup conundrums. While reading, keep in mind matchups are subject to change due to managerial moves, unforeseen ...
Jays Romero heads to 15-day DL
Jays Romero heads to 15-day DL
sportsnet.ca — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed starting pitcher Ricky Romero on the 15-day disabled list with a... right oblique muscle strain, the club announced Thursday. The move is retro-active to April 20. (more) Jays Romero heads to 15-day DL
Romero throws gem for hot Jays
Romero throws gem for hot Jays
novafantasysports.com — Ricky Romero moved to 2-0 on the year as the red hot Toronto Blue Jays beat the... A's 1-0 Sunday afternoon. Romero went seven strong innings allowing just 4 hits and struck out 6. The Jays have now improved to 10-4 on the season and are very quickly becoming the story in the AL East. (more) Romero throws gem for hot Jays
Burress to replace Romero
Burress to replace Romero
novafantasysports.com — Starting pitcher Brian Burres has been recalled from the minors by the Blue Jays, according to the... Toronto Star. Burres replaces the injured Ricky Romero (oblique strain) in the rotation. Burres went 7-10 with a poor 6.04 ERA and 1.66 WHIP over 129.2 innings (22 starts) with Baltimore in ... (more) Burress to replace Romero
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Fantasy Links of the Day
Home Run Trot — Sunday is a light night for the Links, but here are a few. Buster Olney says the Yankees may have a problem with the new Yankee Stadium giving up too many home runs. Brad Evans has a fantasy forecast for Ricky Romero. I don't disagree with what Evans says. His column also has some good quick hits. Fantasy Baseball Cafe has their Hot/Cold list heading into Week 3. Scott White takes a look at some lineup dilemmas in his latest "Dear Mr. Fantasy." There you go. Don't forget to vote in the poll at the top right of the blog. ...

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sportsandthecity.com 4/20/2009 — ... and we Toronto Blue Jays fans are loving every minute of it. Along with the exploits of Brian Tallet, Scott Downs, Aaron Hill, Marco Scutaro, Travis Snider ... I could go on. The Jays are the American League's finest team, and I could get used to the view from up here.
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Ricky Romero pitched seven sharp innings to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Sunday.
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