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Surprise!

Miguel Tejada admitted to Astros GM Ed Wade that he is actually 33, two years older than listed in his baseball records.
Like many poor kids from Caribbean countries, Tejada was encouraged to lie about his age when he signed with the Oakland A’s in 1993. The interesting thing is that all his legal […]

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 From Rotoworld:

Diamondbacks acquired LHP Jon Coutlangus from the Reds for outfielder Daniel Perales.
Coutlangus cleared waivers last week despite having options remaining, so there wasn’t much demand for his services. He struck out 38 in 41 innings for Cincinnati last year and held left-handers to a .231 average, but his control problems make him unreliable. He’ll […]

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There are clearly many different sources for fantasy baseball projections.  Here is Rotoword.com’s projections for my starting pitching staff this year:
Santana: 224IP, 19W, 248K, 2.73 ERA, 1.02 WHIP
Carmona: 219IP, 17W, 137K, 3.49 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
Hughes: 187IP, 13W, 166K, 3.85 ERA, 1.29 WHIP
Guthrie: 214IP, 13W, 145K, 4.04 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
Garland: 224IP, 14W, 110K, 4.02 ERA, 1.29 […]

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The draft was a blur, but here goes:
Round 4 (44): Travis Hafner. I really had no idea what was going to fall to me at this spot, so I was prepared for anything. I think Hafner’s down year last year was a fluke, and he’s still hitting right in the middle of one […]

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From Rotoworld:
Kaz Matsui will miss four to five days with an anal fissure. That’s an unnatural tear or crack in the anus skin, for those of you not in the know. Matsui is expected to be out until at least Friday. Anal fissures can become chronic problems, but the Astros hope using a different […]

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The Houston Chronicle reports that Kaz Matsui will fly to Houston tonight to meet with a specialist concerning a problem with hemorrhoids.
“He’s going to see if there’s another treatment we can do to accelerate the healing process,” general manager Ed Wade said. “We’re going to make sure we are doing everything to relieve the discomfort […]

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Nature or nuture? This age old question has never been more relevant than it is in La Ruina 2008. It goes to figure that the team with the best keepers should have a nice head start towards making their dream of winning the greatest fantasy baseball league of all-time come true. That […]

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I witnessed Alex Adell injecting himself with HGH his junior year of college.
He used to look like:

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