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The Premiere Post of Dropping Dimes
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: News, Old School, Site Announcements,
Fantasy basketball… the Rodney Dangerfield of the three major fantasy sports. For all of us hoop heads, it’s a sad state of affairs that basketball and its popularity has waned in the past several years due to various events - His Airness, Michael Jordan retiring, the U.S. Basketball team putting up poor performances in international play, Ron Artest vs. the Palace, and other things - and the NBA has almost gone the way of hockey. Just not so popular anymore.
But, with a great postseason from all its teams (except the Memphis Grizzlies) put behind us, Dwyane Wade with his NBA Finals show inching up to being as popular as LeBron James, who is perhaps the key to bringing back the popularity the NBA had while Jordan was playing, some great young players suck as Chris Paul, Adam “The Stache” Morrison around the league, and the chance for redemption starting with this summer’s World Championships, and the NBA can be right back on the map of the masses’ consciousness. And us fantasy basketballers will be right there to ride the wave.
Hence this blog.
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Chase Utley’s hitting streak was thisclose to being over tonight, as he stepped to the plate in the eighth inning, having gone 0-for-4 in his previous at-bats. It was a high-scoring game with the Phillies up over the St. Louis Cardinals at that point, 11-7, and Utley can thank his teammates and their mashing of the Cardinals pitchers for allowing him to get extra at-bats to extend the streak. And the fifth at-bat for Utley in the eighth was a somewhat controversial one too. At least for several minutes.
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End Score Interview: George Silberzahn
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Editorial,
In How to Master the Sport of Darts, and found him to be obviously passionate about his sport, unlike a lot of overpaid athletes in sports such as baseball and basketball, where money is seemingly the bottomline. Through my chat with Mr. Silberzahn, the sport of darts (and, for the record, I fully accept it as a sport) is something undertaken and participated in for one reason - love of the game. And that is especially true of Mr. Silberzahn. But, don’t take my word for it, see below.
End Score (Dennis Velasco): Hey, George.
George Silberzahn: I guess we’re both here (chat area).
Velasco: Yup. Thanks for doing this! Can you give me some basic info… how long you have been playing and how you were introduced to the sport?
Silberzahn: Yes. But, so I’ve got it right, what aspect of darts competition brings on your WTF reflex?
Velasco: Well, my experience with darts (and I’ve played it for fun) is for the most part, strictly playing it in a bar. Honestly, that’s about the only place. I just questioned how darts would make good tv, considering my experience, and while I was competitive, it was something only immediately shared in the moment between myself and whomever I was competing with. How does that competive spirit transfer to television… just questioned that.
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American League Fantasy Notes: A.L. Central
Posted by Tom Massimo Categories: Editorial, Fantasy, MLB,
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Joe Crede hit his 23nd home run on Tuesday Night surpassing a career high set last year. His 22 doubles is one more than all of 2005’s output. Crede’s 90% contact rate, a good 5% to 7% above his usual numbers, has now held up for over a half-season. Sustaining it over that long of a time frame means it could legitimately represent a skill growth. At 28 years old, he is at the right age for his power to be peaking. The numbers show that Crede is making better contact and hitting the ball harder. Stay with him, a 30 home run, 100 RBI season is easily within reach.
A.J. Pierzynski’s .320 batting average is over his head. His strong 88% contact rate is within his career levels, but a poor batting eye of .37 and a lack of speed or power should bring his average down 20 to 30 points.
Jim Thome has sat out three straight games with a sore right wrist and back spasms. The back spasms are more worrisome as he has had problems in that area before. He is considered day to day.
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Detroit Tigers Carlos Guillen Hits For The Cycle
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Athletes, Kudos, MLB, News,
The Tigers Carlos Guillen went 4-for-5 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with each hit being a different type - a single, double, triple, and a home run - which qualifies for the rare “cycle” of hits. Guillen’s efforts were part of a 10-4 drubbing by the Tigers over the D-Rays, a win that matches the number of wins the Tigers had all last season (71).
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Two Key Players To Pennant Contenders Lost
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, Injuries, MLB, News,
The N.L. East leading New York Mets and the A.L. East leading Boston Red Sox both lost major keys to their success, whether it be from hard statistics or intangibles that brought the team together, they are both worse off than they were a couple of days ago.
The New York Mets lost middle reliever extraordinaire, Duaner Sanchez, for the season after a taxicab accident near the team’s hotel in Florida on Sunday night. This is actually the second year in a row that a New York Mets pitcher was involved in a taxicab accident with Tom Glavine getting in one last season. In any case, because of the accident, the Mets were forced to trade starting RF Xavier Nady to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 41 year old, Roberto Hernandez, and the once dominating, but now a mysterious failure, Oliver Perez.
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Well, it didn’t take Phillies 2B Chase Utley long at all to extend his hitting streak to 33 games. In the top of the first inning, on an 0-1 count Utley singled up the middle to centerfield against the St. Louis Cardinals Jeff Suppan. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the streak is tied for the ninth-longest in NL history with Rogers Hornsby (1922) and George Davis (1893).
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Chase Utley Watch: 32 Games And Counting
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Editorial, MLB, News,
The “chase” is still on for Philadelphia Phillies 2B Chase Utley and every sportswriter is using that “chase” pun the world over. In any case, Utley extended his hitting streak to 32 games on Monday afternoon, hitting a single in the sixth inning.
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The non-waiver trading deadline for MLB came and went and here’s what went down:
- Los Angeles Dodgers get Julio Lugo; Tampa Bay Devil Rays get minor-league 3B Joel Guzman and OF Sergio Pedroza.
- Los Angeles Dodgers get RHP Greg Maddux; Chicago Cubs get SS/3B Cesar Izturis.
COMMENTS: The Dodgers acquire a great offensive shortstop in Lugo who should get on base and allow hitters such as J.D. Drew and when healthy, Jeff Kent and Nomar Garciaparra to knock him in. Rafael Furcal and Lugo should form a dangerous 1-2 punch at the top of the order. Concerning Maddux, he’s a Hall of Fame pitcher that just may have enough in his tank to get down in L.A.
- New York Mets get RHP Roberto Hernandez and LHP Oliver Perez; Pittsburgh Pirates get OF Xavier Nady.
COMMENTS: This was a necessary move for the Mets as 8th inning specialist Duaner Sanchez was in a taxi cab accident over the weekend and could possibly be out for the season. Hernandez pitched well with the Mets last year and must be happy to be back with the contenders. Perez is an interesting addition as he is still young and it was only two years ago when he dominated the N.L. It’ll be interesting to see what pitching coach Rick Petersen can do with him.
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