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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
I continue the All-time tour with my beloved Boston Red Sox.
Since we’re dealing with over a century and thousands of players I will assume the DH role for both leagues. I will limit the teams to 25 players. I’ll carry 13 batters and 12 pitchers for [...]
Three Contract Year Hitters Worth Watching
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Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
Some believe that players entering their contract season have more motivation to perform. They see the golden ring, the fat contract, staring them in the face knowing that if they can put up career numbers the dollars will only go [...]
The Price is Not Right
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He was good enough to lean on in the ALCS, but Tampa Bay decided that David Price should start the season in Triple-A.
He had a 1.93 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, and .176 BAA in five regular season appearances and a 1.59 ERA in five postseason appearances. The [...]
NFL Draft - How Picks 11-20 Should Look
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We already discussed how the Top Ten picks of the NFL draft should look if you took the salary slots out of the equation. Now let’s look at the next ten.
#11 Buffalo Bills - Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
The Bills managed only 24 Sacks last year, which [...]
Is Bay a #1 Fantasy Outfielder?
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Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
Image courtesy of Icon SMI
Jason Bay has finally escaped the shackles of Pittsburgh. With the loaded line-up of the Red Sox surrounding him, Bay enters 2009 again looking like one of the top fantasy OFers in the game, much like [...]
Fantasy Baseball Drafts - The Case for #2
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It’s pretty common knowledge that Hanley Ramírez is going to be the #1 pick. What’s not to like about him? He has 30/30 potential at the shallow Shortstop position. Once he’s plucked out of the draft pool, the question is what do you do with the [...]
NFL Draft - How the Top Ten Should Look
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Take the salary slots out of the equation and here’s how the top ten of the NFL should look.
#1 Detroit - Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
You don’t go 0-16 without glaring needs on both sides of the ball. I know conventional wisdom says take either [...]
Fantasy Baseball on CBS Sports
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Fantasy baseball is open at CBS Sports.. Sign up today and you’ll get a $20 discount on the registeration fee. In addtion to that special offer, you get a fourteen day trial period free of charge. Click on the link: http://baseball.cbssports.com/splash/baseball/spln/mgmt?refcode=fbbc_ll_bp_1401 to go to the sign-up [...]
Hall of Famer George Kell Passes Away
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To honor Hall of Famer George Kell’s passing I will re-post his Cooperstown Chronicles entry.
I decided to profile Hall of Famer George Kell, who was enshrined by the Veteran’s Committee in 1983.
George Kell with Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Lou Boudreau
Photo courtesy of Icon SMI
The Numbers
Played [...]
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/23/09
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3/23/09
Shutouts
None
Hat Tricks
None
3-Point Club
Simon Gagne - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Michael Cammalleri - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Double Lamp Lighters (Two Goals)
None
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/23/09
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3/23/09
30 Point Club
Antawn Jamison - 34 Points
Ronald Murray - 30 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Dwight Howard - 14 Boards
Zach Randolph - 14 Boards
David Lee - 13 Boards
Kendrick Perkins - 13 Boards
Andray Blatche - 13 Boards
Al Horford - 13 Boards
Antawn Jamison - 12 Boards
LaMarcus Aldridge - [...]
Chris Getz named Chicago White Sox Starting 2B
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Chris Getz won the starting Second Base job for the Chicago White Sox by beating out Jayson Nix, Brent Lillibridge and Gordon Beckham. Getz played in ten games last year going 2 for 7 (.286) with two Runs, and RB, and a SB.
Last year for [...]
Ervin Santana: To Draft Or Not To Draft
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Written by Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor
Entering 2008, Ervin Santana was a pitcher considered to have elite talent, if he ever could put things together. In 2006 and 2007 he was a star pitching at home, but was terrible on the road, posting lines of:
2006 - [...]
A Closing Conundrum
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The Counselor is IN: by Michael Kaplan
This article is dedicated to the people who are just like I was at the beginning of the season; very confused about closers. Many players moved to different teams, were good setup men and inherited the closing role, or are [...]
Fantasy Basketball Playoff Concerns
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Hopefully you’re going deep into your fantasy playoffs. If you are there are a few situations around the league to keep your eye on.
The Bad Teams
If you have any Golden State Warriors players on your fantasy team, you know where I’m going with this. [...]
LestersLegends Gets Mention on Just My Show
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The good folks at Just My Show shared some kind words on their recent Bad News Bears podcast Take a listen:
Just My Show
To hear the Bad News Bears podcast in its entirety, click here.
Fantasy Hockey Leaders - 3/23/09
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Points
Evgeni Malkin - 105
Sidney Crosby - 95
Alex Ovechkin - 94
Pavel Datsyuk - 88
Zach Parise - 88
Goals
Alex Ovechkin - 50
Zach Parise - 41
Jeff Carter - 39
Ilya Kovalchuk - 37
Patrick Marleau - 37
Assists
Evgeni Malkin - 72
Sidney Crosby - 67
Pavel Datsyuk - 59
Nicklas Backstrom - 57
Joe Thornton - 56
Plus/Minus
Blake [...]
Fantasy Basketball Leaders - 3/23/09
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Points
Dwyane Wade - 2037
LeBron James - 1999
Kobe Bryant - 1909
Dirk Nowitzki - 1757
Kevin Durant - 1609
Rebounds
Dwight Howard - 932
David Lee - 809
Troy Murphy - 765
Emeka Okafor - 712
Tim Duncan - 678
Assists
Chris Paul - 709
Rajon Rondo - 589
Steve Nash - 587
Jason Kidd - 582
Deron Williams - 579
Steals
Chris Paul [...]
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/22/09
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3/22/09
Shutouts
Niklas Backstrom - 31 Saves 3-Point Club
Patrick Sharp - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Ryan Getzlaf - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Chris Pronger - 3 Assists
Duncan Keith - 3 Assists
Double Lamp Lighters (Two Goals)
Patrick Sharp
Martin Havlat
Owen Nolan
Ryan Getzlaf
Hat Tricks
None
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/22/09
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3/22/09
30 Point Club
Dwyane Wade - 39 Points
LeBron James - 30 Points
Kevin Durant - 30 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Luis Scola - 17 Boards
Chris Bosh - 13 Boards
Shawn Marion - 13 Boards
Jason Thompson - 13 Boards
Antonio McDyess - 12 Boards
March of Dimes (10+ Assists)
Tony Parker - [...]
Curt Schilling Calls it a Career
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Curt Schilling announced his retirement on his 38 Pitches blog saying “Turn out the lights the party’s over”.
One of the first thoughts that arises is whether or not he’s Hall of Fame material. I’ve weighed in on this before, so let me restate my position.
The Numbers
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Don’t forget about John Smoltz
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As you are making your picks and trying to decide between Pitchers like Jonathan Sánchez, who posted a 9-12, 5.01 ERA, 1.45 WHIP last year, or Manny Parra and the 10-8, 4.39 ERA, 1.54 WHIP he posted last year, don’t forget about John Smoltz.
Maybe you’re hoping [...]
Fantasy Hockey Players of the Day - 3/21/09
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3/21/09
Shutouts
None
Hat Tricks
None
3-Point Club
Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 Goals, 2 Assists
Mikhail Grabovski - 1 Goal, 3 Assists
Joe Pavelski - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Nikolai Kulemin - 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Daniel Alfredsson - 3 Assists
Double Lamp Lighters (Two Goals)
Alexei Ponikarovsky
Maxim Lapierre
Ryan Callahan
Josh Bailey
Raffi Torres
Steven Stamkos
Fantasy Basketball Players of the Day - 3/21/09
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3/21/09
30 Point Club
Jason Richardson - 35 Points
Quentin Richardson - 33 Points
Jarrett Jack - 31 Points
Brandon Roy - 30 Points
John Salmons - 30 Points
Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Tyrus Thomas - 16 Boards
Joel Pryzbilla - 14 Boards
Stromile Swift - 12 Boards
Wilson Chandler - 12 Boards
March of [...]
March Madness with LestersLegends - Day 3
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Here are the results after the Day 2.
Round of 32
duds dad - 44 points
Gras the Guru - 42 points
‘Cuse is in the House - 41 points
B-Dub’s Bracket Busters - 40 points
Champion - 39 points
College Baseball Examiner - 39 points
Nachos Grande - 39 points
The King - 39 [...]
