Are the baseball gods punishing the Tampa Bay Rays? The Rays were dealt a severe blow to their playoff chances this past weekend in Seattle when Carl Crawford had to go on the disabled list with a finger injury
Deals are going down and rumors are flying. The clock is ticking on the July 31st non-waiver trade and you could count on a few more big names being dealt. Could it be Manny? How about Bay? Maybe Fuentes? See who else we think could be on the move.
Jason Bay is just one of several big name players likely to be dealt before the July 31st trade deadline. Read about some of the possible landing spots for him and the many other hot trade rumors in this week's Clearing The Bases column.
John Willette says Tony Romo is ranked #2 but he'll reward you like the number 1!
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The Fantasy Itch, fantasy football rankings are getting a makeover to make your fantasy decision making even easier! In future updates, the rankings will be presented in table form to not only make it printable but ...
John Willette on picking the #1 back in 2008, "If you question his durability look at LT!"
The running back position is the crème de la crème in fantasy football. So what better way to give the position the rightful respect that it demands than to conclude my fantasy football ...
Inside the WAR ROOM opens the doors to real fantasy GMs making real fantasy decisions!
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Since June 4, 2008, INSIDE THE WAR ROOM (IWR) has had a back stage pass to the Fidalgo Island Ill-Tempered Sea Bass fantasy football team's Draft War Room. The Sea Bass has been involved in ...
In the latest NFL Rookie Rankings Darren McFadden remains top dog with Matt Forte close behind!
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When it comes to building a dynasty, fantasy footballers know that the success or failure of their mission is heavily dependent on the rookies that they draft. To kick-start your fantasy football season and ...
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The Experts pick Gates #1. I am no Expert. Winslow in a landslide...it's in the genes!Â
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Because you can never have enough fantasy football ranking lists, here’s another based on my thoughts on the upcoming 2008 season.
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1. Kellen Winslow, CLE--Winslow solidified his place as an elite tight end in 2007. In 2008, there ...
Defensive end Derrick Harvey ended a 33-day holdout Wednesday by signing a five-year, $23.8 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Harvey was the last first-round draft pick to sign, a lengthy holdout that frustrated coach Jack Del Rio and left the former Florida standout behind in drills heading into the regular season.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - (August 27, 2008) - BlogTalkRadio, the world's largest online radio network, today announced the launch of its Fantasy Sports Channel. The channel will feature 52 hours of live, original, call-in programming, making it the most comprehensive fantasy-sports broadcast offering in the world. INSIGHT: This Channel includes FSG's Fantasy Gameplan with Greg Kellogg, John Carson and Cliff McConnaughhay, and other great shows such as Two Feet In Bounds, The Audible Drive Block, and many more.
The New York Giants may have a replacement for Osi Umenyiora - Michael Strahan. INSIGHT: Curry and Drew Carter are expected to battle for the other starting spot opposite Javon Walker.
The New York Giants moved Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end to replace the injured Osi Umenyiora on Monday, a decision that decreases the already slim chances of the Super Bowl champions needing to make a push to get seven-time Pro Bowler Michael Strahan out of retirement.
It appears rookie second-round pick Jordon Dizon will start the season as a backup at middle linebacker and, possibly at some point during the season, he could start getting some playing time there instead of Paris Lenon. That was the...
The Denver Broncos released wide receiver Samie Parker and defensive tackle Josh Mallard in their first round of cuts on Monday. Parker joined the team on April 15 after spending his first four seasons with Kansas City. He was one of three free agents brought in to bolster the receiving corps but he never displayed the deep-play ability the team was looking for. INSIGHT: Larry Johnson could be a great value pick in a lot of leagues this year as he could find himself dropping out of the top 10 draft picks.
Golden State Warriors Monta Ellis Out 3 Months SFGate Sports: Golden State Warriors 2008-08-27 18:51:27 Warriors guard Monta Ellis had surgery for a torn deltoid ligament Wednesday morning after sustaining a severe high ankle sprain working out, and will be sidelined for at least 3 months. Ellis, who a month ago signed a six-year, $66 million contract...
Philadelphia Flyers Bryan Berard to try out for Flyers Philly.com Sports Flyers 2008-08-26 3:01:00 Bryan Berard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1995 NHL draft, gallantly battled back from a 2000 injury that nearly blinded his right eye. On Sept. 20, he will be among the defensemen competing for a job when the Flyers open training camp, general manager Paul Holmgren said yesterday.
Philadelphia Flyers Veteran Berard invited to camp Philly.com Sports Flyers 2008-08-26 3:01:00 The Flyers invited veteran defenseman Bryan Berard to training camp on a tryout contract.
"Bryan has been around a number of years now [and] he has been a good defenseman for quite some time," general manager Paul Holmgren said.
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We almost saw history this weekend. If not for a late race pass in Saturday’s Nationwide race by Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch would have swept all three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
 (Side note: I’d like to say that I was on the Rowdy Bus last year and what really cemented me as a KyBu fan [...]
Morning, people.
 Tonight at 6 pm Eastern CrucialSports will hold its second podcast. We should be running most shows at this time (unless something major happens in my life, or our webmaster’s life) throughout the season.
 I ’spose that means I need to come up with some talking points, huh? Definitely I will be talking about what [...]
Well, suffice to say that the weekend in Las Vegas started with a bang. Crashes were the order of the day. Crashes in practice, crashes in the Nationwide race, crashes in the Cup race. High winds, Calamity Corner, backup cars, blown tires.
 Las Vegas is a fast track. Many people may not realize that speeds in [...]
Today at 4:00 pm Eastern, CrucialTaunt will host its first podcast. Held on TalkShoe, we hope to make it a public show with call-ins and online questions. Mark and I have done this before, but we’re going to need a bit of practice with our new site so bear with us.
The first show will be [...]
I’ve looked at Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as a bit of an underdog in the last three years.
 Yes, underdog. But why?
We all know that Junior was the star driver in his father’s racing stable. And especially after Dale Earnhardt’s death, Junior stepped up to the plate (literally, as he was a dominant restrictor plate racer during that time) [...]
The One Thing has taken a bit of a back seat to life. I was going good early, but as the season progresses, the landscape becomes much clearer. I suspect that this is the reason why I haven’t written as much. The reality is that I write this for myself since it allows me to [...]
The One Thing I learned today is that I have to keep up better with my blog! Baseball-related, we saw Jensen Lewis close out a game in Cleveland tonight. I think Lewis is a guy that the Indians thought would be a bigger part of their bullpen this year, but he struggled early and was [...]
The One Thing we learned today is that Yuni Betancourt is out with a sore elbow. His manager also needs him to be a bit more selective at the plate. In other news
By the time you read this, I suspect Eddie Guardado will be the new closer in Texas. CJ Wilson has just been terrible [...]
The One Thing has been silent for a few days…been out of town. But I am ready to post some notes.
If (and it is a big if) George Sherrill is traded, Jim Johnson seems likely to get the first crack as closer, though he certainly shouldn’t be viewed as a long-term guy.
It has been a [...]
The One Thing that is on everyone’s mind is the trade deadline. Today I’ll highlight my three AL players most likely to be traded.
1. Casey Blake — The Indians have already folded the tent on 2008 and Blake turns 35 (yep) in August. He’s already rumored to both the Mets and the Rays. Cleveland wants to [...]
As we head down the backstretch of month one in our marathon towards the finish line, even the most adamant of us that preach patience with our teams need to dust off the desk once again and start taking a look things. The season is easing into a canter and players are fast approaching [...]
Here is the final piece of my top 100 pitchers:
1. Johan Santana, New York Mets (29) – Here is what I wrote pre-trade: “Don’t get it twisted, Santana is still the best, most reliable pitcher available. He suffered some gopheritis in 2007 and still posted incredible numbers. A trade would only raise his value higher… [...]
San Francisco’s Matt Cain was a hard luck loser many times last year. (Courtesy of MLB.com)
Continuing with installment three of four on the Top 100 pitchers for this fantasy baseball season.
26. Ian Snell, Pittsburgh Pirates (26) – His pitching wasn’t terribly different from half to half when looking at the expected ERA (around 3.90 in [...]
As promised, here is the second installment of my Top 100 fantasy baseball pitchers. This brings us halfway home as we reach #51. After I post the other two sections, I’ll post the breakdown of how I actually tiered the pitchers. I’m currently working on an Appendix A that will cover arms that I missed [...]
Here is the first installment of my Top 100 pitchers rankings for the upcoming fantasy baseball season. Technically it’s a top 112 since I included an extra 12 to put on the “Watch List”. These guys could turn into season-changing gems or fall flat on their face, but there is something in their [...]
Wow, it has been a little while now since I posted a blog entry. Too long, in fact, but that ends now. With Don Visco doing an excellent job blogging on the American League, and my switching Future Tense from posts here on the blog to a Wednesday column – with the next edition looking [...]
First off, my apologies for the time lag between this edition of Future Tense and the last one. The “fun” of a new site has started to catch up with me as I adjust to the extra burdens of editing, coding, and writing on two different sides of this site – both the sports and [...]
This report would have been a lot easier before this past offseason. See, for some reason, the White Sox decided that the best thing to do for their team would be to trade off a sizeable chunk of the quality in the system for Carlos Quentin and Nick Swisher. No, it was not exactly the [...]
This is not an easy list to do. It is a quite painful one, really. The fact is, the Blue Jays have not done a good job of drafting talent and developing talent under the direction of general manager J.P. Ricciardi, who was brought in to the system from the Athletics supposedly as a great [...]
A new day is dawning in Tampa. The new ownership has shown that it actually has shown a commitment to winning, and they have quickly turned this system around. The prospects in the organization are amongst the best in the game, and the ownership is willing to both let them have the time they need, [...]
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