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Entries from August 2008

Inside The Box September 1st Edition

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s visit shows how platoon players are made, speculation on Rookie of the Year, a guy who hits like Barry Bonds in his home park, how names can influence likability and a whole lot more.

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The Blog Talk Radio Fantasy Sports Channel Schedule!

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Enclosed is the Schedule for the new Blog Talk Radio Fantasy Sports Channel. The schedule is tentative and subject to change. For example, we have already changed it as we will be extending the Roundtable Show to one hour! There may be other changes forthcoming and I will post them here if there are any […]

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Top Five Stories–Boston Red Sox

August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From our pals at Lester’s Legends, who graciously agreed to write a guest column for us, here are the top five stories for the Boston Red Sox. You can check out their great work at this link: Lester’s Legends.

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Top Five Stories–Los Angeles Dodgers

August 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

There is a clear number one choice here, but lots of interesting stories. Despite the picture, Manny doesn’t get the top spot.

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Vote for Paul Greco!!

August 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Paul is trying to win the Gillette Rookie Reporter contest at MLB.com and if he wins he gets to announce an inning at the World Series!  Here is a link. You can vote for Paul in the lower left hand corner; he is the Astros representative.

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Will The Mets Put Jon Niese In A Position To Succeed?

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s a link to my latest article at New York Mets Daily.  Jon Niese is the Mets’ top pitching prospect and here I talk about how the Mets should handle his Major League debut.

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Top Five Stories–New York Mets

August 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Lots of great stories here for the Metropolitans, as they go up and down and their bullpen gets shellacked on a daily basis.

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Top 5 Stories-St Louis Cardinals

August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Redbirds are argubly the best story in baseball in 2008.  LaRussa’s crew was picked by many to be a 100 loss team and the “DoomBirds” were out in full force before the season began. 

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Top Five Stories - Los Angeles Angels

August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Angels battle with the Rays and the Cubs for the best record in baseball, but they don’t battle anyone for the AL West division title. With a sixteen-game lead over the Rangers, the Angels are looking as sure as any team to make the playoffs. Here are the five top fantasy stories that have […]

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A New Addition to the FBG Radio Page

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Our friends from A Show of Their Own are now part of the growing Fantasy Baseball Generals radio page. We welcome Brita and Bernadette and urge listeners to check out their show if you are a New York baseball fan.

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The Best National Anthem Rendition

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

This may be the new opening for the Roundtable Show

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Top Five Stories - Milwaukee Brewers

August 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments

As we continue to look around the league at the top fantasy stories from each team, let’s stop again in the Midwest for the best Brew Crew tales from 2008.

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All New York Team–Part Two

August 25th, 2008 · Comments Off

Here are the All New York outfielders, pitchers and managers, and the full 25 man roster. A very competitive outfield with a surprising omission.

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Inside the Box August 25th Edition

August 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Today’s dig features two players going after career bests in OBP.  One is challenging for a spot on the top 100 list of all-time while the other hopes to beat .305 in his eighth season in the majors.  Also a young shortstop hopes that having a higher batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, range factor […]

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Leaders & Laggards Explained + Complete Archive

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

If you hadn’t noticed, a new page is now up at the top of the site, Leaders & Laggards. If you were ever wondering exactly how BABIP was calculated or had nightmares that your pitcher had a 25% HR/F but wasn’t really sure what that meant for him going forward, then this is for you. Besides […]

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Top Five Stories-Colorado Rockies

August 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Continuing our look at the top five stories, we tackle the Rockies’ big fall from last year. Who gets the top spot? Will it be Jeff Francis’ flop, Matt Holliday’s steals or Willy Tavares getting a possible 70 steals?

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Inside The Box August 22nd Edition

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s trip shows us southpaws taking over the world, a pitcher ready to ditch Interleague play, a slugger with a five-hit game, a reminder that you can’t steal first base and lots more.

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All New York Team for The Life of Yankee Stadium

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

It’s not like I have anything pressing to care about these days, between work and an extremely crazy personal life.  So what am I doing?  Trolling around on Baseball Reference looking at Met and Yankee rosters from the last 30 years and trying to come up with the All-NY team from this span of time. 

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Time to Declare War?

August 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

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This Week’s Roundtable–Top Pitchers in 2010

August 21st, 2008 · 21 Comments

This week the Roundtable was asked who the top ten pitchers will be in 2010. We are posting here in place of Fantasy Baseball Geeks.

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Exploring the Claim That Chipper Jones Owns Shea Stadium

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s a link to my latest article over at NYMD, which examines how Chipper has done overall, versus the Mets and in Shea Stadium since 2000.

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Fantasy Face-Off Radio Show Reminder

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Our 2nd Fantasy Face-Off show airs tonight at 7 pm, so be sure to tune in live or listen to the archived version tomorrow while at work as you’re counting down the minutes until the weekend officially begins. You could listen to the show live here or the archive from the player on the left side bar. Brian […]

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Has the Good Brett Myers Returned?

August 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

After another excellent outing since his return from the Minors, Brett Myers is finally turning around his season. As you have no doubt read by now, he’s posted a 1.94 ERA over 41.2 innings in 6 starts since spending a couple of weeks down on the farm. Let’s look deeper to find out if his success […]

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Top Five Stories–Cincinnati Reds

August 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Not too much competition for the number one slot here, but there are a lot for the number five slot. Read on, Reds fans!

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Inside The Box August 21st Edition

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Thoughts on a professional hitter with a 23-game hitting streak, why you shouldn’t manage for a statistic, a home run hitter on pace to accomplish a feat not done by either Aaron or Mays, a pitcher who is 4-0 since re-joining his playoff-contention team in early August and lots more.

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Inside The Box August 20th Edition

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s look shows a guy pitching his way out of a guaranteed $24 million, a hitter chasing 40-40, BABIP explaining a hot reliever and a cold starter, a reminder to not chase saves on draft day and lots more.

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Top Five Fantasy Stories - Minnesota Twins

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s been heady times for Twins fans, as the team has kept even with the White Sox for the division title, and some young players have started to blossom. It’s all the more fun that it’s happening the season after Johan Santana and Torii Hunter left town. Here are the top five fantasy stories that […]

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Arguing With Myself: Jimmy Rollins

August 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’m going to try a new type of column today that came to me out of nowhere yesterday. As the title of the article suggests, I’m going to be arguing with myself! Mike1 will be in bold and Mike2 will be in italics. Each Mike will have his own opinion on a player and debate […]

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Top Five Fantasy Stories–Chicago Cubs

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Those who bleed Cubbie blue have been rewarded with the best team in the majors this year. Here are the top five stories for us fantasy owners.

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Inside The Box August 19th Edition

August 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Today’s brief examines which slugger tied Lou Gehrig, which player with a .921 OPS at home carries a .288 SLG on the road, which hitter has a .649 winning percentage when he’s in the lineup, the baseball equivalent of “if a tree fell in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a […]

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