Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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Hiroki Kuroda was almost perfect Monday night shutting down 27 of 28 batters in a 3-0 win against the Braves. The Dodgers will need him to continue his strong recent performance as they battle for first place in the weak NL West. Damaso Marte got the first save in Pittsburgh post-Matt Capps, and   more...
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Monday, July 7thTorii Hunter went 3 for 5 with 2 Runs, 3 HRs, and 3 RBI. Ian Kinsler and Adrian Beltre each banged out 4 Hits. David Wright had 4 RBI. David DeJesus, Mike Aviles, Eric Hinske, Endy Chavez, Damion Easley, Fernando Tatis, Vladimir Guerrero, Blake DeWitt, and Alfredo Amezaga each   more...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been a disappointment all season. The off-season signings of manger Joe Torre and slugging outfielder Andruw Jones brought optimism to Chavez Ravine, but that has morphed into a 38-43 record at the halfway point. Torre has not been able to ignite a punchless offense,   more...
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Ken Gurnick reports that the Dodgers have optioned Clayton to AA to make room for Hiroki Kuroda to come off the DL today. "To make room for the activation of Hiroki Kuroda off the disabled list to start Wednesday night, the Dodgers demoted to the Minor Leagues 20-year-old rookie Clayton Kershaw,   more...
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On Monday night, first year Dodger pitcher Hiroki Kuroda needed only 91 pitches to complete a shutout of Chipper Jones, Mark Teixeira, Brian McCann and the Atlanta Braves. In fact, he came 6 outs away from a perfect game until Mark Teixeira doubled to lead off the 8th inning ( a solid hit by the   more...
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When Hiroki Kuroda took the mound in the 8th inning against the Atlanta Braves he was sure of one thing: he had to give up a hit. He wasn't sure how and he wasn't sure why, but he had learned less than two weeks earlier that teams that throw no-hitters don't win games.That's [...]
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When Hiroki Kuroda took the mound in the 8th inning against the Atlanta Braves he was sure of one thing: he had to give up a hit. He wasn't sure how and he wasn't sure why, but he had learned less than two weeks earlier that teams that throw no-hitters don't win games.That's [...]
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There are streaks where your team can't score runs just because they are unlucky, and then there are streaks where your team can't score runs because they have "Dodgers" imprinted across the chest of their jerseys.The Dodgers continued their "excellence" with runners in scoring position, but they   more...
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Thursday was a day for sweeps as eight different teams broke out the brooms against their foes. The biggest of them all was probably Tampa Bay which continued its franchise-best season by finishing off the Cubs powered by Carl Crawford. There are also some nice fantasy options in obscure places   more...
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Welcome to the land of committees. The two most tenuous bullpen situations finally blew up over the weekend as the Cardinals and Brewers finally made a switch regarding who will pitch the ninth inning. Bid adieu to Jason Isringhausen and Eric Gagne. Say hello to a host of players that will try   more...
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Last season the NL West division race came down to the last day of the season, and we expect this year to be no different. Here a preview of all five teams, their projected starting lineups, rotations, fantasy impact players, and overall outlook.
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Each week, FSE will highlight a few hitters and pitchers that are beginning to make name for themselves in fantasy baseball circles. This week we take a look at Justin Upton, Carlos Gomez, Joe Saunders, Zack Greinke and several other players on the rise.
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The upcoming series agianst the Los Angeles Dodgers is shaping up to potentially be a good one for Kosuke Fukudome. Fukudome has played much better at home this season, and will be facing a fellow native in Hiroki Kuroda, whom he has past success against.
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I liked Gary Bennett a lot more when he was in the opposite dugout, and today he played like he was.
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