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Cano For Four

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Yahoo! Player News is taunting me.
Apr 10 Cano is batting just .179 (7-for-39) after going hitless in three at-bats on Thursday.
Recommendation: He has just one double and one RBI thus far but figures to break out any day now.
Emphasis mine.

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Tags: Any Day Now · Distressing News About Your Keeper · Phoning It In · The Audacity of VORP

You’ll Regret This

March 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments


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Tags: Brady Granderson · Distressing News About Your Keeper · Good Try! · You'll get nothing and like it

This Guy Actually Hits 40 HRs A Year

March 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

 Pic of the day on Beyond the Box Score

 Is that a Saki Bomb?

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Tags: Distressing News About Your Keeper

Just For Fun

March 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I was thinking that it would be great if everyone posted their rosters and added their own projections and maybe even comments for each player (why you drafted him, how you plan to use them, etc).  This way at the end of the year we can revisit them and have a good laugh.  Anyone interested?   

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Tags: Bengie Molina · Distressing News About Your Keeper

Speaking Of Distressing News About Your Keepers

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Albert Pujols:
Even so, La Russa worries that Pujols could blow out the elbow with one off-balance swing.
“I only know what the doctors say,” La Russa said. “He’s played seasons where he didn’t take that swing. He has an issue in there and if something crazy happens, it may pop up. Go after a pitch and […]

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Tags: Disrespecting everyone · Distressing News About Your Keeper · Guess who's blowing their season? · Keepers · Portents · Seriously this is NSFW · Terrible · We're Going To Need A Lawyer · blown elbows

Not The Story You Want To Read About Your Keeper Two Days Before the Draft

March 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Ichiro gets first hit of the spring
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki got his first hit of the spring in the Mariners Cactus League game against the San Francisco Giants. He had been 0-21 before today’s infield hit in the first inning at Peoria.
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Tags: Distressing News About Your Keeper · Guess who's blowing their season? · How To Be Last After The First Round · Negative OPS

Alex’s Draft Gets High-Grades! (…High Grade Tears)

March 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Was this the swing that launched a thousand bone chips?
Cardinals team physician Dr. George Paletta shed light on the condition of Albert Pujols’ elbow on Wednesday, confirming that the slugger likely is best off not having any kind of surgical procedure until the time comes when a complete reconstruction is needed.
Pujols has a “high grade” […]

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Tags: Distressing News About Your Keeper · Do Something

Aw, Shit

March 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

AP Photo

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Tags: Brewers · Distressing News About Your Keeper · open your goddamn eyes · shawn greenesque

Sounds Sexy?

March 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Baseball Generals had a great comment about Ryan Braun:
My view on Braun is as it has always been, I may be right on him I may be wrong but I would sooner engage in a threesome with Kathy Bates and Queen Latifah than draft him in the first round.
No matter what happened last year, Braun […]

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Tags: Distressing News About Your Keeper · Do Something

More Distressing News About Your Keepers

February 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Papi Rides Biyach!   You driving that Rosen?

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Tags: Distressing News About Your Keeper · It Just Happened · Riding Dirty

And Commish, You’re Doing a Heck of a Job

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Busy day with regards to keepers, the blog and complaints. Here’s the updated list of keepers:
2008 Draft Order and Keepers (updated 2/27, 10:35PM)

Alex (Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Brandon Webb)
Crimmings (Robinson Cano, Derrek Lee, Ichiro)
Tony (Ryan Howard, B.J. Upton, Nick Markakis)
Justin (Alex Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez, Chase Utley)
Joey
Chris Bleak
Nick
Chris Gottsegen
Brian (David Wright, Magglio Ordonez, Jake Peavy)
Kris (Ryan […]

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Tags: Commissioner · Distressing News About Your Keeper · February 29th · Hurricane Katrina · Whining

Keepers and Trade

February 27th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Keepers:
Miguel Cabrera
Grady Sizemore
Lance Berkman
I would also like to announce that I have traded Nick Markakis to Tony for his 12th round selection

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Tags: Distressing News About Your Keeper · Draft · Drunken Ramblings · Going to Hell · I think I'm going to win the league this year