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Weekend Lineup

I’ve got a busy weekend planned, as the wifey-type unit and I are headed down to the Dome…er, Rogers Centre to catch the weekend series against the Phillies. Casey Janssen goes for the Jays tonight and it’s my first chance to see him live, so I will try to file a report on him either [...]

 

Twinkies Out of Luck?

The Minnesota Twins are among baseball’s hottest teams, but in a strange twist of fate, the division they play in is actually hurting their post-season aspirations as opposed to feeding them as per usual.
Wednesday’s win over the sagging Dodgers was the Twinkies’ lucky seventh straight. Minny was a dismal 27-34 and 11.5 games back in [...]

 

Three in the Key: Let the Speculation Begin

My latest Three in the Key column has been posted at CREATiVESPORTS.com. Unfortunately, my deadline was yesterday about two hours before the NBA draft began, so any coverage of last night’s exciting events had to be put on hold for my next column.
Here’s where you can find my latest NBA fantasy thoughts: Three in the [...]

 

Fantasy Notes: Hendrickson and Hall to Dodgers

The Dodgers have acquired southpaw Mark Hendrickson and catcher Toby Hall from Tampa Bay for Jae Seo, Dioneer Navarro and a PTBNM. Hendrickson is capable of winning some games, and his value definitely gets a nice boost here. Hall is a defensive star, but has struggled with the bat this year. Navarro, made expendable by [...]

 

Brotherly Love?

Man, I sure hope Jered and Jeff Weaver have a good relationship. With Jeff struggling along, dropping to 3-10 after getting shelled on Tuesday night, the Angels are now talking about where they go from here. One of the solutions being discussed? Bringing back younger brother Jered, sent down to Triple-A a couple of weeks [...]