Picking the All-Star Teams: American League

The fact that the league that wins the Major League Baseball All-Star game gets home-field advantage in the World Series might be the dumbest rule in all of sports. The NBA's big mid-season event doesn't determine who has home court in the Finals, and neither does the NHL's when it comes to the Stanley Cup. (I won't even mention the [read more...]

Infield of Woe

A loss yesterday to the Reds dropped the Cards to 1-1 since the Pujols injury - and 3-1 since Wainwright was placed on the DL. It's only two games, but a couple of things are obvious already. Chris Duncan isn't going to work out as the everyday first baseman. He might not even be a platoon option right now. He's 1-8 [read more...]

What We Expected (And What We Didn’t)

While this baseball season is still in its infancy, this fact does not prevent us who follow the Cubs from forming opinions, rational or otherwise. Here are my initial thoughts on the first week of the 2008 season: WHAT WE EXPECTED; VALIDATED: *Derrek Lee is back. Remember the guy who wore out right and lefthanders in 2005? They guy who drove the [read more...]

FSR Daily

-Looks like Stephon Marbury will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to remove bone spurs from his left ankle. This means Jamal Crawford will continue to play 40-plus minutes a game and Nate Robinson will remain a capable fantasy backup. -Brandon Roy is out until Monday due to a death in his family and will miss the Blazers [read more...]

Getting ready for fantasy baseball-Second Baseman

Aside from catchers, second baseman look like they'll be the weakest position in fantasy baseball this year. Other than Chase Utley, there are few guys that have enough history of major league success to be considered safe picks. Only Utley, Brandon Phillips, Brian Roberts and B.J. Upton ranked in the top 100 of ESPN's player rater last year, and Upton [read more...]