I have 50 more days to get ready for the first-annual Breast Cancer Ride. That means I need to finish all of my fundraising and all of my training in that time. I know I can do it, but it doesn’t look like I’m going to have much time to spare. I [...]
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The NFL Draft is the unofficial start of the fantasy football season. It’s simple: once the draft is over we know which players are going to be on which teams, with the exception of June 1st cuts, injuries, holdouts, and other misc. roster meneuverings. I know of at least one league that is holding [...]
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The first two rounds of the 2008 NFL Draft were held Saturday…time to assess how well I did with my most recent mock draft predictions. There were a ton of trades in the first round (as usual) which destroyed any chance I had of nailing the right order, or even coming close for that [...]
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The Vikings acquisition of Jared Allen provides their defense with the one element it so desperately needed: a pass rusher. And we’re not talking about just any old pass rusher here; Allen led the NFL with 15.5 sacks last season and is the best pure pass-rusher in the league. Lining him up next [...]
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I published what I thought was going to be my final mock NFL draft of the year at FFChamps.com yesterday after the Jake Long deal with the Dolphins was confirmed and about 10 hours before the Jared Allen trade news broke. The Allen deal includes the Vikings sending the Chiefs their 17th overall [...]
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Diminutive former utility man Chone Figgins is the Angels’ every-day third baseman, but is absolutely nothing like other every-day third basemen. Figgins is a corner infielder in a middle infielder’s body… and with a middle infielder’s skill set. At 5-8, 180 soaking wet (with his cleats on) Figgins probably won’t ever reach double digit [...]
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The NFL released its 2008 schedule on Tuesday, and while I never put much stock in strength of schedule analysis, especially for fantasy football, it is always entertaining water cooler fodder. Particularly entertaining this year is the fact that last season’s undefeated team has the easiest schedule in the league this year. How’d that [...]
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The Indians placed closer Joe Borowski on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a strained right triceps. Borowski, who somehow led the American League with 45 saves last year despite a 5.07 ERA, was on his way out the closing gig anyways. His 80 mph fastball (yes, it was a fastball) that [...]
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