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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You're gonna need something to get you through Joe Morgan and Chris Berman tonight. From Bermanisms to Landmarks to Erin Andrews and Alyssa Milano.
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Foxsports.com fantasy writer Gerritt Ritt's list of the Top 50 fantasy players in MLB. Josh Hamilton leads in RBI and is hitting more than .300 makes him the first half's top fantasy player. These rankings are updated weekly during the MLB season.
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You know me and my random thoughts that seem to go in many tangeants. Well it seems that I have a lot of things to talk about during the All-Star Break but unfortunately nothing of great substance. So here's a few quick hits to let you know what's going on at The BearDown during the slowest   more...
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Take It Deep: www.letsgodeep.comOn Monday July 14th, Major League Baseball will display 8 of the best sluggers in the game today in what promises to be one of the most exciting moments of the 2008 season.Yankee Stadium will act as host for the 23rd installment of the event that has turned into a   more...
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This one surprised me, I was expecting to see either Atlanta's 3B Chipper Jones* or CF Josh Hamilton** of the Rangers on top of this list, but instead, we find Houston's 1B Lance Berkman** just edging out Hamilton. In fact, Jones doesn't even make this top 20 list as he has begun to come down to   more...
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2008 Scores are Down, but that doesn't stop the FBHOF from rating the position players.
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After looking through this year's Home Run Derby contestants, I was disappointed to see that bigger names in baseball were unwilling to participate. Players such as Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, and Ryan Howard aren't on the card for this year's event, which is a historical one at that. It is both   more...
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What was meant to be a one-time event has turned into a celebration for the midway point of the long baseball season. The All-Star Break has become a way to thank the fans and put on a show, while still having something at stake.The All-Star Game has developed into an important event since the   more...
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*Hint* Josh Hamilton isn't just a Home Run Derby Wonder!
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Yankee Stadium is 314 feet down the right field line and 318 down the left field line, so there's a very slight advantage to left-handed hitters. Due to how shallow it is down the lines, line drive hitters will have a bit of an advantage as well.[...]With an exception to Guerrero, it appears that   more...
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You're gonna need something to get you through Joe Morgan and Chris Berman tonight. From Bermanisms to Landmarks to Erin Andrews and Alyssa Milano.
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ESPN really needs a shake-up in how they do things. They've basically turned into the sports version of MTV. MTV used to play music nearly non-stop, but now it's turned into the one channel that is provided for you in hell. Nearly 24 hours of reality television. ESPN is Titletown U.S.A. and Who's   more...
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The 2008 Home Run Derby is just around the corner and we finally have our 8 confirmed participants. After a couple weeks of rumors and speculation, the list has been narrowed down to an exciting group of this year's biggest sluggers.
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