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June 2008 Archives


AL Stock Watch: Sheffield and Garza reward patience

10:37 PM Fri, Jun 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Gary Sheffield is finally healthy, Adam Lind is finally getting a chance to play, Matt Garza is finally living up to his......

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Weekly planner: Bullish on K.C. guys

4:00 PM Fri, Jun 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rob Steingall These recommendations are only for the fantasy week June 30–July 6, unless otherwise suggested. AMERICAN LEAGUE Put 'em in Mike Aviles, SS,......

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NL Stock Watch: The other Buchholz is a good risk

3:56 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Batting average is still the first stat they flash at you on TV and at the park, but we get a much......

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Baseball by the Numbers: The babying of pitchers, and what it means for some young guns

12:13 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino Last week Joba Chamberlain, pitching in the sixth inning of his start, struck out the Padres Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley, which......

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Starting and relief pitcher rankings

8:06 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 6/24 Next Update: 7/1 Starting Pitchers......

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Position-by-position hitter rankings

8:04 AM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBIs, stolen bases). * = check status Last Update: 6/24 Next Update: 7/1 First......

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Weekly Fantasy Planner: Lowe looking good, Juniors not

10:38 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rob Steingall These recommendations are only for the fantasy week June 23-29 unless otherwise suggested. AMERICAN LEAGUE Put 'em in Mark Ellis, 2B, Athletics:......

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AL Stock Watch: Holds on Drew and Lester

10:33 PM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Yesterday’s bush-league star can be today’s fantasy difference maker, a theme we’ll explore in this week’s version of the American League stock......

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NL Stock Watch: It's up on Headley, Branyan and Gonzalez

9:16 AM Fri, Jun 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris While the shrewd fantasy owner always wants to learn from history, a short memory can help in other cases -- sometimes there's......

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Baseball by the Numbers: Sometimes, big seasons are truly random events

10:56 AM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino What 2008 shares with every other season, to the chagrin of fans and especially the managers and general managers they hound, is......

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Position-by-position hitter rankings

9:44 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBIs, stolen bases). * = check status Last Update: 6/17 Next Update: 6/24 First......

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Updated pitcher rankings

9:43 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 6/17 Next Update: 6/24 Starting Pitchers......

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NL Stock Watch: Chipper starting to look Brett-like

7:29 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Don’t sweat the names too much; we play in a game where the numbers are king. Let’s kick the tires and look......

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Baseball by the Numbers: The circadian advantage

10:48 AM Wed, Jun 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) says baseball teams that have "synchronized" with their time zones are more more likely to......

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Updated pitcher rankings

9:23 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 6/10 Next Update: 6/17 Starting Pitchers......

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Position-by-position hitter rankings

9:22 PM Tue, Jun 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBIs, stolen bases). * = check status Last Update: 6/10 Next Update: 6/17 First......

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Weekly Planner: Washed up? Not the Moose

8:55 PM Sun, Jun 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rob Steingall These recommendations are only for the fantasy week June 9-15 unless otherwise suggested. AMERICAN LEAGUE Put 'em in Ben Francisco, OF, Indians:......

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AL Stock Watch: Ellsbury remains a steal

9:22 AM Sat, Jun 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris The weather heats up, ballparks get smaller, pitching frustrates us more than ever. Sounds like June is here. Settle in for another......

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NL Stock Watch: Preconceived notions aside ...

9:56 PM Thu, Jun 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Don't get tripped up by name brands and buzz indexes when playing the market; what good is reputation in a game of......

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Baseball by the Numbers: Konerko and Howard should improve

10:56 AM Wed, Jun 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino Even the old-guard -- whose VCRs still blink "12:00," whose Pentium II PCs remain unopened in their boxes and who view the......

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Updated pitcher rankings

4:15 PM Tue, Jun 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 6/3 Next Update: 6/10 Starting Pitchers......

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Updated position-by-position hitter rankings

4:13 PM Tue, Jun 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBIs, stolen bases). * = check status Last Update: 6/3 Next Update: 6/10 First......

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