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MOVIESFor a change of pace, someone in baseball got caught for drugs that are not formally classified as performance enhancing. Texas
"You! Get me some coke!"
Rangers manager Ron Washington apologized yesterday for using cocaine last season, something that did not do anything to help energize the team to an AL West victory.
Angels center fielder Torii Hunter who says he “doesn’t have a racist bone in my body” is trying to spit his foot out of his mouth after a USA TODAY roundtable discussion where he confirmed to the public that he’s an idiot.
Baseball fans in Taipei are pretty pissed at the bench-warmer roster the Los Angeles Dodgers has for the three-game exhibition series taking place next week.
Viva Taiwan!
MLB commissioner Bud Selig will not implement blood testing for human growth hormone in the minor leagues or majors anytime in the foreseeable future because home runs are fun.
If you have no interest in hurricanes or the Peyton Manning Dynasty, don’t turn to baseball to entertain you right now. Nothing’s going on.
Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids during his career, which is equivalent to NBC admitting they have no idea how to manage a late night line-up. Just more stuff everybody already knew. Of course, the story couldn’t be out for long before Jose Canseco added his recollection of the times he injected every single player in baseball.
BFFs McGwire & Canseco in the Golden Age of Roid Rage
With the NFL season winding down and most fantasy football super bowls already decided, it’s time to look past all other sports and prepare for the upcoming MLB season. That’s right my fellow fantasy baseball addicts, it’s officially time to begin counting down the days til pitchers and catchers report to spring training. So as we approach, I figure I will share some of my tips for the upcoming fantasy baseball season to help you begin preparing for those trash-talk filled draft days that are only weeks away. As we approach I’ll continue to share 1-2 pointers every week. So pay attention. If you keep winning like me, you can claim to be a winner and not a gambling addict who spends way too much time studying box scores.
1. Avoid taking pitching early. Regardless of what your scoring system is, everyone else overvalues offense. Stay away from pitching until later (when it’ll still be available), otherwise you could be stuck with the next Mark Prior who just today told the Chicago media that he was unfairly labeled as “injury prone”. He’s right. He should’ve been labeled as “dumb”.
2. Look for the upside in the 1st round. The experts’ pre-rankings are always based on last year’s performance and not on career numbers. It was thinking like that which had Alex Rodriguez pre-ranked anywhere between 5th and 7th overall last year behind such offensive powerhouses such as Jose Reyes. Rodriguez’s 2006 numbers were well below his career averages and his “pre-ranking” reflected it. His career averages justified a top 2 pick. So in one league, I took Alex Rodriguez at the #2 spot behind Pujols and in my other league, I took Reyes at the #2 and followed the experts. Guess which league I finished in 1st place?
In the end, develop a strong strategy, and stick to it. Know when to overpay and most importantly know when to send your wife and/or girlfriend to the spa so you can have some quiet time to prepare.
…and Philly won Sunday night partially because the officials ruled an Eli Manning fumble where there was none. The ground cannot cause a fumble! But the officiating can cause a tainted game.
Not that the Giants deserved to win with the receivers dropping passes like it was still raining when it wasn’t, while the defense gave up pass plays and left McNabb alone.
Stevey, babe, we miss you and we know you can’t be happy in St. Louis. Come back Spagnuolo!
My New York Yankees don’t win a Championship and lay on the couch all hungover after. No, they go out there and make moves.
The Baseball Writers Association of America have awarded Zack Greinke, 26, and Tim Lincecum, 25, with the Cy Young awards for their respected leagues.
