I don't know a whole lot about Pirates Catcher Ryan Doumit. But based on the photo above, it's clear that he does a lot more than hit and catch. Shown above doing the patented "Doumit Crotch-Grab" on Saturday, he's also proven to be a master motivator. If that won't get Yoslan Herrera to throw   more...
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I don't know a whole lot about Pirates Catcher Ryan Doumit. But based on the photo above, it's clear that he does a lot more than hit and catch. Shown above doing the patented "Doumit Crotch-Grab" on Saturday, he's also proven to be a master motivator. If that won't get Yoslan Herrera to throw   more...
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We'll start off today's news and notes with a tribute to actress Estelle Getty, better known as Sophia Petrillo of the Golden Girls, who passed away at the age of 84. Many of you will surely deny it, but you used to tune in every Saturday night to watch Sophia, Rose, Dorothy, and "that crazy   more...
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Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon runs down several baseball Bulls and several baseball Bears in the latest edition of Stock Market. Prince Fielder? Oh yea, he's definitely a bull. Erik Bedard? Ehhhh ... not so much.
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*Hint* Josh Hamilton isn't just a Home Run Derby Wonder!
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At the risk of alienating more readers who I can hear clicking out with any mere mention of the Pirates, the comedic value of the early second half must be acknowledged. Thank you, Awkward Ryan Doumit Picture, for reassuring me that I need to talk some Pirates this morning. The Battlin' Bucs are   more...
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The GNUru is back to provide lineup advice for your Week 7 Fantasy Baseball lineup. As always, the GNUru gives you the players who are hot as well as the pitchers who are slated to make 2-starts in week 7.
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What do these 2 lists of players have in common?Chone FigginsAsdrubal CabreraGregor BlancoLuis CastilloMarco ScutaroAustin KearnsJoey GathrightBrian SchneiderShannon StewartJulio LugoDavid EcksteinRyan TheriotJason BartlettJamey CarrollCarlos RuizJuan PierreMatt TreanorDaric BartonAndruw JonesCesar   more...
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--The Pirates were brought back to reality last night by Joba Chamberlain and the Yankees in a 10-0 thumping in front of 38,952 at PNC Park. The Bombers were led by Bob Abreu's productive, three-hit, 4-RBI evening, which included his 10th home run of the campaign. The Yanks also got a 3-3   more...
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Wow!!! After posting the idea of winning a $25 Gift Card to Best Buy for the first entry that lists all 30 players and ranks them correctly yesterday, my e-mail was flooded by you guys. So good news/bad news out of that. The bad news is, instead of you ranking the Short Stops, you'll be ranking   more...
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The glorious PNC Park fareI don't get to many Pirate games anymore, for a variety of reasons. In fact, I hadn't been to PNC Park since last July (which was beautifully recapped here). But at a recent charity auction, I had a few tickets to the new all-you-can-eat (AYCE) section fall into my lap,   more...
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Every week, a bunch of different websites recommend a list of players from the waiver wire you should consider picking up. At SportsOverdose, we're making it even easier for you, compiling only the common players from those lists, all of whom could be considered the best of the waiver wire picks.   more...
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I'm almost finished with my divisional rankings of the 2008 catchers. This post includes the backstops from the NL Central.
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We're six weeks deep into the baseball season and lots of players are coming out of no where to put up some big stats. If you're in an active league, the majority of these players are probably long gone, but if not, sweep them up while you still can. Smart pick-ups could be the key to winning or   more...
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Jorge Posada was a late scratch from the Yankees lineup on Sunday, and reports have Jorge going to see Dr. James Andrews to get looked at with a DL stint possible. We explain what this means for fantasy owners and what to do in the meantime.
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