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Found February 05, 2009 on Fire Brand American League:
PLAYERS: Brad Penny,  John Smoltz,  Ramon Ramirez,  Takashi Saito,  Jason Bay,  Julio Lugo,  Kevin Youkilis,  Justin Masterson,  Josh Beckett,  Clay Buchholz,  Tim Wakefield
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Cleveland Indians

For those fantasy baseball aficionados, I want to point your attention to two places. First, Fantasy Baseball 365. If this blog isn't in your bookmarks and you plan on winning your league, well I can tell you, it won't happen.Another thing you should look at is subscribing to HEATER Magazine. It's only $39 for a year ($34 if you sign up through here) and boasts writers such as Studes (of HardballTimes.com) and David Gassko (formerly of StatSpeak.net)... and yours truly! Yes, I am a contributor to HEATER as I have been asked to serve as the Red Sox's team expert from now through spring training where I will be helping HEATER subscribers (does that mean you?) figure out how the Red Sox look from a fantasy baseball perspective.The first issue of the year is ready to go, and I've been able to secure the first edition's AL East page free of charge for you to look over. The link is here: radartrackingaleastfeb09.pdf. NOTE: It is a PDF, which means you will need Adobe Reader to view it. As...
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