I'm heading to Cleveland for a long weekend in an hour or so.Contrary to what you may think, I have not been invited to participate in the big pow-wow being planned for today by the Tribe brass.Tribe manager Eric Wedge and his coaches will be meeting, and Wedge will also participate in a conference   more...
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Big name struggles and injury concerns are creating bullpen issues for several major league teams. AccuScore analyst Jonathan Lee has it all sorted out for you in this week's Closer Report.
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The Tampa Bay (Don't Call Us Devil) Rays just got finished beating up on the Yankees taking the series 3-to-1. The win keeps Tampa a full game ahead in first place, and dropped New York into last in the AL East. So is this a changing of the guard? Several young pitchers made terrific starts   more...
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A month into the season, FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter takes a look around the league at bullpens and closers. Helping you look in the right direction for your fantasy roster, this comprehensive article includes: Closer News & Notes, Closer DL Report, Middle Relievers/Setup Men, and   more...
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There are new closer situations in St.Louis and Milwaukee, and a pitcher in Philadelphia returns to the ranks of the elite. Get the lowdown on all the bullpen situations including new middle reliever rankings in this week's edition of the AccuScore Closer Report.
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Yankee fans and the reporters who follow their team have a long memory, and a strong penchant for whining.You probably won't be surprised to note that the folks here in the Big Apple are still worried about midges.A couple of blasts - by Jhonny Peralta and Franklin Gutierrez - keyed the Tribe to a   more...
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An injury sends Chad Cordero to the DL, John Smoltz will make his return in the bullpen, and Eric Gagne blows yet another save. See how it all shakes out in this week's AccuScore Closer Report.
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Cliff Lee may be making a mockery of the American League, but maybe even more surprising is the dominance Edinson Volquez is having in the National League. Find out how Volquez is dominating plus more bullpen madness and Tampa Bay in first-place?
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As we roll into Week 3 and ease into the 2008 fantasy baseball season, it is time to really get focused. FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter offers up some advice to keep you on track over the course of the year in terms of managing your fantasy baseball club. Included are general guidelines   more...
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Every 2 weeks, FSE takes a look at the closers around the majors breaking down the top 10 as well as guys that are struggling, injured and next in line to close.
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Joe Borowski has been placed on the DL with a right triceps strain (and I pulled my gluteus spending too much time on the computer).Convenient or actual, Borowski has an injury and won't be coming out of the Tribe bullpen in the ninth inning - at least for a while.So who will?The consensus in the   more...
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Fantasy baseball news and notes from around the blogosphere and local newspapers.
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Not long after I moved to New York in the 1980s, the Jets had a much-vilified head coach by the name of Joe Walton. Walton was known primarily for being a bad head football coach and for his penchant for picking his nose on the sidelines. It was primarily because of the former, but not helped by   more...
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Always Be Closing takes a look at some of the relief pitching situations around MLB for fantasy purposes: special this week with the DL situations of Joe Borowski and Peter Moylan.
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Victor Martinez was the obvious hero in Saturday's Tribe win over the Yankees, but the bullpen is the reason why the Indians have taken the first two games of this series.Martinez slapped a bases loaded single to left off of Yanks reliever Ross Ohlendorf for a 4-3 walk-off win at Progressive   more...
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