Coming into this year, 3rd Baseman where supposed to be the strongest position at Fantasy Baseball Drafts. Up to this point in the season, there are more disappointments then surprises. Injuries have slowed most, but its the inconsistent bats that have deflated most Fantasy Owners.
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I have to be honest. The Phillies have finally left me speechless. I really don't want to sound like one of those stereotypical "Negadelphians", but after watching last light's loss to the Pirates, the taste in my mouth from Thursday's loss to the Marlins has intenstified.Despite a superb   more...
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Good Days of '08 is a series looking back on some of the memorable Pirate wins this season. Previous entries: [Game 1].------------------------Game 13 Coverage:[GameDay][Recap][Box--Pirates 6, Dodgers 4--4/14/08]-----Woot! This win puts the Bucs over .500 for the first time since they were 2-1   more...
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The Chicago Cubs went from worst to first to win the NL Central last year. Can they repeat or will another team have a say? Here a preview of all six teams, their projected starting lineups, rotations, fantasy impact players, and overall outlook.
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Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins led off the game with homer to rightfield. Kyle Lohse pitched 6 innings of 3 hit, shutout ball against the Pirates and the newly acquired Russell Branyan, playing 3rd base, lit up Bucs' starter Ian Snell for a none out, 3 run homer in the 6th as the Phillies led   more...
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Phillies starter J.D. Durbin went 6 innings on Friday giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and walking 2, but the Phils offense broke the game wide open with 4 runs each in the 5th and 6th innings against Pittsburgh lefthander Tom Gorzelanny and Pirate reliever Shane Youman. The Pirates made things closer   more...
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The Philadelphia Phillies (12-11) travel to Pittsburgh for a 3 game set against the Pirates (9-13) starting Friday night at 7:05 in beautiful and underrated PNC Park. Match-ups: Friday- Adam Eaton (0-0, 4.74 era, 1.34 whip) vs. Zach Duke (0-1, 4.37, 1.77), Saturday- Kyle Kendrick (1-2, 5.59, 1.81)   more...
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If you are in need of pitching, but missed out on early season Waiver Wire Wonders like Justin Duchscherer or Jair Jurrjens, AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams has a few options for you, and suggests patience is the key to realizing their long term value on your team.
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Today's stroll has a pitcher piling up wins with shoddy peripherals, a mid-market team that wasted $7 million-plus on an unnecessary free agent, a second baseman batting cleanup, a pitcher who hates Chicago and lots more.
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The Pirates offense is not what it used to be. This is a fact.-Things started off horribly (as they usually have this year) for Ian Snell--he gave up two runs and threw about 678 pitches in a miserable first inning. He settled down after that, though, and got through 6 allowing just one more run   more...
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5-2 Bucs was the final. I saw none of the game and am typing this from a hotel with limited internet access, so check the [recap] for details. Paul Maholm pitched well, and Doumit and Michaels keyed the offense. If I don't get a chance to write a Gameday tomorrow, the matchup is Cueto vs. Snell at   more...
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Cubs (81-50) at Pirates (57-74)7:05-PNC Park, PittsburghCarlos Zambrano (13-5, 3.29) vs. Ian Snell (5-10, 5.60)[Preview]-------------Ian Snell is coming off his most brilliant outing of the year. Carlos Zambrano has been brilliant all year. Both have fiery tempers so this game could be fun to   more...
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The Pirates traded Joe Bautista to Toronto in exchange for a player to be named later. The deal confirmed what fans, media members, teammates and, most importantly, Jose Bautista had suspected for some time now - that new Pirates management was no fan of, you guessed it, Jose Bautista. For whatever   more...
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The Pirates traded Joe Bautista to Toronto in exchange for a player to be named later. The deal confirmed what fans, media members, teammates and, most importantly, Jose Bautista had suspected for some time now - that new Pirates management was no fan of, you guessed it, Jose Bautista. For whatever   more...
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For a player to be named later. Jose was sent down to AAA shortly after Andy LaRoche was acquired, and many are questioning the organization's faith in him. Bautista has played in the majors for a good amount of time now and hasn't been awful--but certainly has not been good. Plus, we have   more...
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