It looks the Wizards finally did get into Cleveland’s head in their first round NBA playoff match up. After trying in vain to throw the Cavs off their game with trash talking and hard fouls, Washington opted in Game Three on Thursday to simply hammer them where it counted – on the scoreboard. The Wizards’ […]
Eric Duncan, the Yankees’ former top prospect and first round pick back in 2003, is not panning out as expected. It’s gotten bad enough that he’s pretty well behind both Juan Miranda and Shelley Duncan just on the first base depth chart at Triple-A. Duncan was the team’s top prospect in 2005, despite batting just
Minor Matters: Duncan Not Panning Out Read Post »
We received several season-ending letters from our basketball readers this week, mostly related to our Daily Dose wrap-up, in which we picked the fantasy studs and duds of each NBA team. Dear RotoRob, Typically I don’t quibble and just enjoy the articles, but Mehmet Okur over Andrei Kirilenko for Utah’s “dud” is arguable and Jason
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Have you noticed how badly Casey Blake is scuffling so far this season? While he’s looking a bit better lately, it’s been an awful start for Blake, who’s career seems to be in decline since posting a fine year in 2006. Now 34, Blake is having a real difficult time getting on base enough to
Fantasy Notes: Not So Mighty Casey Read Post »
Remember how out of place Joe E. Tata was with all those kids on Bev Hills? Yup, that’s Juan Carlos Navarro on this list. (Worldvision Enterprises Inc.) Picking up where we left off last week, when we listed the rookies we ranked five through ten, Next Generation brings you the top five rookie performances of
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While it’s difficult to hit the cutoff man in MLB 2K8, at least you’re soothed by Jeanne Zelasko’s voice (well, if you’re Andy, you are). When I was much younger, back in those college days, I’d have some rough weekend mornings. I’m talking about times when the only evidence of your existence from the previous
Game Review: MLB 2K8 Review (How I Learned to Appreciate Joe Morgan) Read Post »
Safe Rosenfels got the job done after Matt Schaub went down. What Went Right The passing game made great strides in Houston as Matt Schaub started the 2007 season in a scorching fashion. He averaged 260 yards per game over the first six weeks and, yes, that qualifies as “scorching” for the Texans. Trust me.
2008 Team Capsule: Houston Texans Read Post »
