It’s got to be really tough to lose half of your starting infield in one felt swoop. Well, unfortunately for the Philadelphia Phillies, such is the case. The Phillies placed second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco each on the 15-day DL respectively yesterday. Utley was placed on the DL with a sprained [...]
*Please note this article was written before Matt Kemp was inserted into the Dodgers’ lineup last night. However, the only reason Kemp was inserted into the lineup was because Manny Ramirez had an injury, so the basis of my article hasn’t changed. Benching a star player one game I can understand. Two games I could [...]
One of my favorite events of the year is the major league baseball All Star Game. Do I think that home field advantage in the World Series should be decided by the winner of the All Star game? No, I don’t. But I still like the event regardless. The mid-summer classic offers fans the opportunity [...]
Ever since Joel Zumaya burst on the scene in 2006 for the Detroit Tigers, it has been one injury after another for the 25-year-old righty. Zumaya appeared in 62 games for the Tigers in 2006, but since then he has appeared in 78 games total over the last three years. Zumaya was off to a [...]
As a result of Carlos Zambrano’s tirade on Friday, the Chicago Cubs have placed Zambrano on the Restricted List. So what exactly does that mean? The restricted list is a list of players to whom certain teams have contractual obligations, but are currently not a part of the team and may not play in an [...]
Here are the fantasy studs, the players who have me concerned, and the potential pickups for the fantasy week that was of June 21st – 27th. Fantasy Studs Carlos Quentin – .389/4/11/.522. Quentin hasn’t been the same since breaking his hand towards the end of the 2008 season. Perhaps last week was the start of [...]
