March 09, 2009
Could Russell Martin benefit from a few more days off? BY TIM McLEOD AND ROTOROB And we’re off! With the release of our catcher rankings, the 2009 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit is officially launched. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be issuing a complete set of cheat sheets with analysis, essays,...
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December 30, 2008
Everyone has been screaming for rankings. I wanted to wait for a while, but I’m also tired of being harassed. Remember that it’s December 30th, and this list will surely change by the time the season starts. Also note that every team has at least one catcher on this list, some teams two....
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July 17, 2008
The Cubs begin the second half with the best record in the National League. They have the third-best ERA in the league and they just acquired Rich Harden, one of the best young arms around. They have the best batting average in the league and they haven't had Alfonso Soriano the way they expect to h...
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July 07, 2008
The National League had six MVP’s this week compared to the American League’s two. It was all hitters for the NL and all pitchers for the AL. Does good pitching beat good hitting, or vice versa? I guess we’ll find out next week in NYC at the All-Star game. Here are the week 14 fant...
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June 11, 2008
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running master list of voting as the year p...
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May 30, 2008
Derrek Lee homered to give Jason Marquis a lead, and Marquis pitched well enough to give the Cubs a chance to win, but the highlight of Thursday night's win over the Rockies was Geovany Soto's at-bat with the bases loaded, one out and the game tied at 4 in the seventh. Everybody knew that Soto had t...
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May 29, 2008
Alfonso Soriano has taken a lot of crap the last week -- here, there, the bleachers -- for his bad defense, his manager coddling him, his erratic bat, his gimpy legs, and whatever else you got. Rightly so, too. But when he comes through, he'll get the credit, and he deserved it in the 10th inning We...
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May 20, 2008
The best thing about Geovany Soto's inside-the-park home run? Sure, it was the difference in the Cubs' win to start a road trip against a hot division opponent in Houston. And sure, it was someone other than Alfonso Soriano delivering the big hit. But no, the best thing was that he ran hard from the...
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May 12, 2008
With the Padres headed to Chicago for a four-game series, I decided to check in with Joe Aiello of View from the Bleachers for the latest info on the Cubs. We now turn the blog over to Joe… Ducksnorts: The Cubs have gotten off to a terrific start and have a very balanced attack. Can they susta...
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May 01, 2008
Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks are young but amazingly talented. With great pitching, bashers at the plate and a solid manager, the Diamondbacks are for real. If Randy Johnson can return to 80% of his former self, he’d make Arizona the heavy favorite to represent the National League in the ...
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