In case you were wondering, Major League Baseball players do play fantasy football, according to an interesting article in Saturday's edition of the New York Times.A And, they take it very seriously.The Los Angeles Angels have a 22-inch,---pound trophy worth $399A that they give to the winner of   more...
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Official word has come down that El Duque will be scratched not only from his start, but from the NLDS roster altogether due to a tear in his claf. He is questionable for the NLCS, if the Mets get past the Dodgers. John Maine will start game one.Personally, I have confidence in Maine. The   more...
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As the Beerleaguer puts it, "When it comes to free agent relievers, there's an unusually high level of rubbish this winter." This list comes on the heels of the Phillies walking away from a Joe Borowski signing after he and his bum shoulder failed to impress doctors during a physical. He's not   more...
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With Pedro likely shutting it down until after the All-Star Game, Darren Oliver will take his place in the Mets rotation. The Mets play a doubleheader against the Marlins on Saturday, so they will probably go with John Maine or Mike Pelfrey in the other game. Maine's pitched once for the Mets   more...

The Mets are in bad shape. I found this Padres blog post that struck me as interesting because it makes the point that Oliver Perez has been 'rushed' his entire career. He made 4 starts at Double-A before appearing with the Padres. Since his Breakout season in 2004, he's been downright awful.   more...
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What does $3.5M get you this offseason? A free agent, 36 y/o middle reliever who posted a 4-1 record with a 3.44 ERA in 81 innings. He'll be filling the spot of JC Romero. His last stint in the AL with Boston in 2002, he was 4-5 with a 4.66 era.
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