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Fantasy Baseball Players To Buy, Sell and Hold

Filed: May 4, 2012 10:54 AM CDT by
Frank Victores-US PRESSWIRE

I can’t believe it has already been a whole month of baseball. So far, there have been some surprises with up-and-coming players arriving and making quite a splash. If you are an avid fantasy baseball player like me, you have been paying very close attention to that waiver wire. Let’s take a look at some [...]

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Characters From The Wire and Their Baseball Counterparts

Filed: May 3, 2012 2:53 PM CDT by
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Double Play: Who Will Have The Bigger Impact Between Bryce Harper And Mike Trout?

Filed: April 30, 2012 12:47 PM CDT by
Gary A. Vasquez - US Presswire

Hello, fellow seamheads. I have teamed up with Bryan Lutz to write a weekly piece titled Double Play. The purpose of this weekly blog (every Monday) is to recap and debate three topics. Although Bryan and I have similar philosophies when it comes to the game of baseball, we don’t agree on everything. Without further ado, here is [...]

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Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams of Week 4 in Major League Baseball

Filed: April 29, 2012 8:47 PM CDT by
Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE

The real question is Matt Kemp ever going to cool down?  Or is Albert Pujols even going to break 20 homeruns this year?  What is going on in Major League Baseball? The Rangers continue to win.  The Angels continue to lose.  The Cardinals don’t need Albert Pujols.  And the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins [...]

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Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams for Week 3 of Major League Baseball

Filed: April 22, 2012 8:27 PM CDT by
Vincent Pugliese-US PRESSWIRE

Who has emerged?  Actually, it’s more like what has stayed the same. Week 3 of Major League Baseball has dictated many possibilities looking forward into the upcoming weeks.  I feel almost as if every time I do one of these posts, I have new things to talk about constantly.  But there’s always the same basic [...]

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Rant Sports Major League Baseball Power Rankings For Week Three

Filed: April 21, 2012 10:12 AM CDT by
Matt Kartozian - US Presswire

April is the best month of the year, as it brings the promise of another season of baseball. At Rant Sports, that means it is time to continue our Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the third week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first week [...]

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Future Hall Of Fame Catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez To Retire Monday In Arlington

Filed: April 18, 2012 6:22 PM CDT by
Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE

Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, the 1999 American League MVP and one of the best, if not the best, defensive catchers in baseball history, will announce his retirement Monday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The plans come after four teams showed interest in Rodriguez this offseason, who had hoped to get a minor-league deal to Texas Rangers [...]

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Power Rankings: My Top 5 Teams After 2 Weeks of Major League Baseball

Filed: April 15, 2012 10:05 PM CDT by
Brace Hemmelgarn-US PRESSWIRE

After two weeks of baseball, here’s what I have come up with. So far, I love what the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing as well as the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers.  I’ve also learned that the National League is going to be very weak this year.  The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling big time, [...]

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Rant Sports Major League Baseball Power Rankings For Week Two

Filed: April 14, 2012 9:23 AM CDT by
Rick Osentoski - US Presswire

April is the best month of the year, as it brings the promise of another season of baseball. At Rant Sports, that means it is time to continue our Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the second week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first [...]

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MLB Makes Opening Day 2012 a Social Media Experience

Filed: April 6, 2012 10:25 AM CDT by
Charles LeClaire-US PRESSWIRE

Yesterday, as the 2012 season officially began, Major League Baseball turned to various forms of social media to reach their fans, creating a social media blitz that could possibly set the precedent in the way that fans view and participate in their favorite sports from now on. With fourteen teams taking part in the 2012 [...]

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