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Brian Jester

Week 18 Two Start Pitchers

Must Start Ben Sheets MIL: vs. CHC Carlos Zambrano, @ ATL Tim Hudson Carlos Zambrano CHC: @ MIL Ben Sheets, v

Bobby Tugs

Week 17 Free Agent Report

Must Pick Up Matt Joyce OF,

Tampa Bay Rays Bats, Garza endure off night in KC Tampa Bay Rays News 2008-07-25 12:30:00 Bats, Garza endure off night in KC Chicago Cubs Fan injured, 17 ejected in Cubs farm team brawl Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 2008-07-25 6:00:00 DAYTON, Ohio---- Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. St. Louis Cardinals Bullpen blows it again STLtoday.com Top Cardinals Headlines 2008-07-25 4:35:15 For eight innings against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night, the Cardinals did more with less. In the ninth they fell hard in familiar fashion. St. Louis Cardinals Up Next: Cards at Mets STLtoday.com Top Cardinals Headlines 2008-07-25 4:35:15 Cardinals vs. New York Mets at Shea Stadium 6:10 p.m. today FSN Midwest Mitchell Boggs RH Record 3-1 ERA 6.59 Mike Pelfrey RH Record 8-6 ERA 3.81 6:10 p.m. Saturday FSN Midwest Joel Pineiro RH Record 3-4 ERA 4.52 Brandon Kni... Toronto Blue Jays Has Halladay found a brother in arms? TheStar.com - Jays / Baseball 2008-07-25 4:30:00 Roy Halladay has always been a leader among Blue Jay pitchers. Rarely, though, has he had a running mate who could keep up to his usual pace in wins. Toronto Blue Jays Blue Jays Report TheStar.com - Jays / Baseball 2008-07-25 4:30:00 TONIGHT Arizona Diamondbacks Fan injured, 17 ejected in baseball brawl azcentral.com | diamondbacks 2008-07-25 3:50:32 Fifteen players and both managers were ejected - and a fan was sent to the hospital - following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl.

The Fantasy Sports Forum Baseball

• Trade Rumors Getting HotterJuly 21, 2008
  Jason Bay is just one of several big name players likely to be dealt before the July 31st trade deadline. Read about some of the possible landing spots for him and the many other hot trade rumors in this week's Clearing The Bases column.
• Contenders & PretendersJuly 19, 2008
  Can David Wright lead the Mets to the NL East division title? Which team will prevail in the tight NL Central. Is this the year the Yanks don't make the playoffs. The Baseball Consigliere sorts through the contenders and pretenders for the 2nd half.
• Clearing the Bases: All-Star BJuly 14, 2008
• Fantasy Baseball Waiver CandyJuly 13, 2008
  Clay Buchholz is available in 31% of CBS Sports leagues and leads the list of potential free agent pickups to help your team, in this week's Waiver Wire Candy from Junkyard Jake.
• All-Star Snubs & FlubsJuly 10, 2008
  Did Manny deserve to make the starting lineup? What about Jeter? And Ichiro too! These are some of the players who will be starting in the All-Star game based on reputation - we'll call them the flubs. Also read about which players we think were undeservedly snubbed.

Fantasy Football

• FANTASY ITCH: 2008 QUARTERBACK RANKINGS–UPDATED
  John Willette says Tony Romo is ranked #2 but he'll reward you like the number 1!     The Fantasy Itch, fantasy football rankings are getting a makeover to make your fantasy decision making even easier! In future updates, the rankings will be presented in table form to not only make it printable but ...
• FANTASY ITCH: 2008 RUNNING BACK RANKINGS–Preseason Edition
  John Willette on picking the #1 back in 2008, "If you question his durability look at LT!"   The running back position is the crème de la crème in fantasy football. So what better way to give the position the rightful respect that it demands than to conclude my fantasy football player ...
• INSIDE THE WAR ROOM: DAY 2–Fidalgo Island Ill-Tempered Sea Bass
  Inside the WAR ROOM opens the doors to real fantasy GMs making real fantasy decisions!       Since June 4, 2008, INSIDE THE WAR ROOM (IWR) has had a back stage pass to the Fidalgo Island Ill-Tempered Sea Bass fantasy football team's Draft War Room. The Sea Bass has been involved in ...
• FANTASY ITCH: 2008 Fantasy Rookie Mock Draft–Update
  In the latest NFL Rookie Rankings Darren McFadden remains top dog with Matt Forte close behind!         When it comes to building a dynasty, fantasy footballers know that the success or failure of their mission is heavily dependent on the rookies that they draft. To kick-start your fantasy football season and ...
• FANTASY ITCH: 2008 Tight End Rankings–Preseason Edition
      The Experts pick Gates #1. I am no Expert. Winslow in a landslide...it's in the genes!      Because you can never have enough fantasy football ranking lists, here’s another based on my thoughts on the upcoming 2008 season.   1. Kellen Winslow, CLE--Winslow solidified his place as an elite tight end in 2007. In 2008, there ...

FFreport.com

Fantasy Football Rankings

I have been in this game for a very long time. I have tried an awful lot of different strategies for projecting statistics, ranking players and drafting. And after all these ye

FantasyNuthouse.com

FANTASY ITCH: 2008 RUNNING BACK RANKINGS--Preseason Edition

John Willette on picking the #1 back in 2008, "If you question his durability look at LT!"  

SykoSports.com

Fantasy Positional Rankings: DL

1. Jared Allen - MIN:  Consensus #1 on most people's rankings.  In a d
   

FantasyFanatic.com

Looking at Linebackers 3-4 vs 4-3

The general rule of thumb is that a Middle Linebacker from a 4-3

Brian Jester

Brandon Marshall 2008 Player Outlook

Brandon Marshall had a breakout season last year, becoming

Bob Bell

2008 Training Camp Battles - Offense

Every year as training camp opens, there are battles for starting jobs that have a

TheFantasyBlogger.com

Last Year's TFB League Champ

TheFantasyBlogger has been around since last year, but I wasn't always TheFantasyBlogger.  Brad was. (last name out for privacy reasons)  Brad put together a fantasy football blog league - which I was in by the way - and

IDPreport.com

Let's Talk Defense

So you are new to the IDP game are you? Don't know the difference between a 3-4, 4-3, Gap 8, Nickel or Dime package? And more importantly, how it can eff

RookieDraft.com

2009 impact rookies - early peek at QBs

FFinjuries.com

What can we expect from Ronnie Brown?

To follow up on the heated Ronnie Brown discussion from the FantasySportsGroup radio show with our own

Latest News

Chicago Bears-TM-CHI Camp spotlight Chicago Sun-Times News 2008-07-25 14:01:00

QB BATTLE Day 2 of the great quarterback derby provided Kyle Orton with the opportunity to direct the first-team offense, and he developed a quick rapport with Brandon Lloyd, connecting with him on a variety of routes. Overall, Orton and Rex Grossman both looked solid and were sharper than they were Wednesday. Orton had one mix-up where Hunter Hillenmeyer picked him off on a ball deep down the sideline for tight end Greg Olson. Orton looked decisive and made some crisp throws. Grossman showed off his ability to be accurate with the deep ball, hitting Rashied Davis in stride for a touchdown. Grossman lost a snap with center Anthony Oakley, a recurring problem last season.

	Detroit Lions-TM-DET Tampa Two experience key to Lions secondary Detroit Lions Impact - MLive.com 2008-07-25 9:04:53
RELATED CONTENT • Kowalski, Millen on WDFN: Lions look lean • Kowalski: Dizon must step up and be accountable • Rookie RB Smith should give Lions fans some hope • Lions-Dizon talks at a stalemate ALLEN PARK -- It appears...

	Gholston, Vernon-DE-NYJ Jets sign 6th overall pick Gholston (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Cincinnati 2008-07-25 8:26:00
The Jets signed linebacker/defensive end Vernon Gholston, the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft, to a five-year, $50 million contract on Friday.

	St. Louis Rams-TM-STL Pace, Carriker in camp Friday STLtoday.com Top Rams Headlines 2008-07-25 4:35:15
Left tackle Orlando Pace and defensive lineman Adam Carriker will both be on the practice field Friday afternoon when the Rams conduct their first workout of training camp at Concordia University Wisconsin.

	Boldin, Anquan-WR-ARI Boldin lashes out at Cardinals Philly.com Sports Eagles 2008-07-25 3:01:00
A major storm hit the Arizona training camp one day before practice begins, when standout wide receiver Anquan Boldin lashed out at the Cardinals organization for failing to follow through on what he said was a promise for a new contract.

	Buffalo Bills-TM-BUF Bills sign 2 more rookies: DE Ellis, RB Omon (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Buffalo Bil 2008-07-24 13:46:07
Third-round draft pick Chris Ellis and sixth-rounder Xavier Omon signed with the Bills on Thursday, the day before Buffalo opens training camp in suburban Rochester. Selected 72nd overall out of Virginia Tech, Ellis is a defensive end who was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference last season. He had 8 1/2 sacks as a senior.

	Sims, Ernie-LB-DET Lions are being cautious with Sims Detroit Lions Impact - MLive.com 2008-07-24 13:16:18
The Lions did not put linebacker Ernie Sims (shoulder) on the Physically Unable to Perform list but they are going to take it slow with him. In the padded morning practice, Sims did not take any repetitions in the teams...

	Shockey, Jeremy-TE-NYG Report: Giants agree to trade Shockey to Saints ESPN.com - NFL 2008-07-21 14:34:44
The Giants agreed to trade Jeremy Shockey to the Saints for second- and fifth-round draft picks, according to a report on FOXSports.com. The deal is pending league approval, and Shockey must also pass a physical.

	Taylor, Jason-DE-MIA Redskins get Jason Taylor from Dolphins (AP) Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Miami Dolph 2008-07-20 18:51:36
The Washington Redskins traded for defensive end Jason Taylor on Sunday, sending two draft picks to the Miami Dolphins. The Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round pick in 2010. Washington executive vice president Vinny Cerrato said Taylor is expected to report to Redskins training camp on Monday.

	Daniels, Philip-DE-WAS Phillip Daniels: Season Already Over RotoWire.com NFL Latest News 2008-07-20 16:22:00
Phillip Daniels: Daniels is out for the season after injuring his left knee in 7-on-7 drills Sunday, the Washington Post reports.

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Don Visco's AL Blog - Crucial Sports

• The One Thing: 7/22
  The One Thing that is on everyone’s mind is the trade deadline.  Today I’ll highlight my three AL players most likely to be traded. 1.  Casey Blake — The Indians have already folded the tent on 2008 and Blake turns 35 (yep) in August.  He’s already rumored to both the Mets and the Rays.  Cleveland wants to [...]
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• The One Thing: 7/21
  The One Thing we learned today is that Eric Wedge is looking for at bats for Franklin Gutierrez.  He played today instead of Choo against a righty.  With Dye out for a bit in Chicago, Wise should soak up some at bats in the short term.  If desperate for speed, think about Wise.
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• The One Thing: 7/18
  The One Thing we learned today is that Ramon Vazquez will be riding some pine.  Hank Blalock came back and played 3B after the much rumored transition to first base never materialized.  Since both Vazquez and Blalock hit left-handed, it is tough to see where Vazquez will be getting his at bats.  Vazquez had a [...]
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• The One Thing: 7/17
  The One Thing we learned today is that I didn’t really provide that write-up which I promised over the All-Star Break.  Moving on, however, this is a good time to focus on what I call “10 - 40″ guys.  These are players who have a low-profile, but could muster 10 HR and 40 RBI during [...]
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• The One Thing: 7/13
  The One Thing we learned today is that Carlos Silva might not be useless during the second half.  He pitched reasonable well today (8 hits, 6 hits, 2 ER, 5 Ks, 1 BB) and sports a high 0.317 batting average on balls in play.  That number should come down somewhat during the second half.  Combine that with [...]
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Crucial Sports - Paul Sporer

• Fantasy Baseball: May Flowers
  As we head down the backstretch of month one in our marathon towards the finish line, even the most adamant of us that preach patience with our teams need to dust off the desk once again and start taking a look things. The season is easing into a canter and players are fast approaching [...]
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• Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Pitchers: 25-1
  Here is the final piece of my top 100 pitchers: 1. Johan Santana, New York Mets (29) – Here is what I wrote pre-trade: “Don’t get it twisted, Santana is still the best, most reliable pitcher available. He suffered some gopheritis in 2007 and still posted incredible numbers. A trade would only raise his value higher… [...]
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• Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Pitchers: 50-26
  San Francisco’s Matt Cain was a hard luck loser many times last year. (Courtesy of MLB.com) Continuing with installment three of four on the Top 100 pitchers for this fantasy baseball season. 26. Ian Snell, Pittsburgh Pirates (26) – His pitching wasn’t terribly different from half to half when looking at the expected ERA (around 3.90 in [...]
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• Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Pitchers: 75-51
  As promised, here is the second installment of my Top 100 fantasy baseball pitchers.  This brings us halfway home as we reach #51.  After I post the other two sections, I’ll post the breakdown of how I actually tiered the pitchers.  I’m currently working on an Appendix A that will cover arms that I missed [...]
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• Fantasy Baseball Top 100 Pitchers: 100-76 Plus 12 to Watch…
  Here is the first installment of my Top 100 pitchers rankings for the upcoming fantasy baseball season. Technically it’s a top 112 since I included an extra 12 to put on the “Watch List”. These guys could turn into season-changing gems or fall flat on their face, but there is something in their [...]
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Crucial Sports Mark Haverty

• Changing Gears…
  Wow, it has been a little while now since I posted a blog entry. Too long, in fact, but that ends now. With Don Visco doing an excellent job blogging on the American League, and my switching Future Tense from posts here on the blog to a Wednesday column – with the next edition looking [...]
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• Future Tense: the Cleveland Indians
  First off, my apologies for the time lag between this edition of Future Tense and the last one. The “fun” of a new site has started to catch up with me as I adjust to the extra burdens of editing, coding, and writing on two different sides of this site – both the sports and [...]
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• Future Tense: the Chicago White Sox
  This report would have been a lot easier before this past offseason. See, for some reason, the White Sox decided that the best thing to do for their team would be to trade off a sizeable chunk of the quality in the system for Carlos Quentin and Nick Swisher. No, it was not exactly the [...]
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• Future Tense: the Toronto Blue Jays
  This is not an easy list to do. It is a quite painful one, really. The fact is, the Blue Jays have not done a good job of drafting talent and developing talent under the direction of general manager J.P. Ricciardi, who was brought in to the system from the Athletics supposedly as a great [...]
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• Future Tense: the Tampa Bay Rays
  A new day is dawning in Tampa. The new ownership has shown that it actually has shown a commitment to winning, and they have quickly turned this system around. The prospects in the organization are amongst the best in the game, and the ownership is willing to both let them have the time they need, [...]
  Mark Haverty