By James Bailey When Randy Johnson retired last year there was a lot of talk about how we’d seen the last of the 300-game winners. Don’t look now, but there are a couple of guys stockpiling victories at a pace that could land them in that elite club.
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By Thom Henninger Jorge Cantu doubled home a run in Florida’s 10-2 romp over Cincinnati Thursday night, extending his major league record by collecting both a hit and an RBI in his 10th straight game. Fans don’t give much thought to the notion of recording both a hit and an RBI in a single contest, [...]
By Bill Begley The easy thing for the Philadelphia Phillies to do — looking across the field at the talent-laden, big salary-packed New York Yankees walking off with the World Series trophy — is to figure opening up the wallet is the answer. Want to compete with the Yankees? It’s possible, but it ain’t cheap.
By Jeremy Tiermini Like many Americans, I took some time on Thanksgiving weekend to enjoy the gluttony of football on television. By the end of the weekend, football bored me and I was thinking about baseball. Here are some quick hits about recent developments, from a fantasy baseball perspective.
By Thom Henninger On Wednesday night at Comerica Park, Detroit ace Justin Verlander was looking to tie Boston right-hander Josh Beckett and Yankees lefty CC Sabathia for the most wins among American League pitchers.
By Bill Begley Philadelphia didn’t get the ace it was shooting for–Toronto’s Roy Halladay—but did get a Cy Young winner in Cliff Lee from the Indians, and did so without having to give up top pitching prospects like J.A. Happ or Kyle Drabek.
By Jeremy Tiermini One of the most interesting times in fantasy baseball, for those that play in AL- or NL-only leagues, is the MLB trade deadline. With the rumors swirling, fantasy owners have to worry if one of their players is rumored to be traded to a team in the other league, especially if losing [...]
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By James Bailey Since May 18, when they sat atop the AL East with a 3.5 game lead, the Blue Jays have gone 17-32 and sunk to fourth place. An injury ravaged starting rotation finally caught up to them and the team’s overachieving offense came back to earth. With a 44-46 record at the break [...]
By James Bailey Anyone who dares to make predictions before the season needs to be willing to laugh later when they go awry. Back in March when we launched this site, we put together a panel to forecast what the 2009 season held in store. Halfway through the season the results are mixed. The picks [...]
By James Bailey With Randy Johnson winning his 300th game last week, it’s been fashionable for pundits to proclaim he’s the last 300-game winner we’ll see for a while. Or ever. Considering we’ve been spoiled with four of them in the last six years, and there are just 24 all time in a history that [...]
