Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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So who do you think will be contenders for the World Series this year? I know mine. For the N.L. right now the Cubs are doing awesome with a 47-28 record as of right now and Ryan Dempster with an 8-2 pitching record. Derrek Lee has been doing good with 15 homers also. But that is not my pick. You   more...

The Cubs are very well represented at the MLB All-Star Game this year, sending seven players to the game that could decide whether or not they will have home field advantage in the World Series.They send three players who will start, three pitchers, and one reserve.So what is the scouting report on   more...
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As a Cubs fan, I am actually looking forward to the MLB All-Star game. After years and years of caring less and less about this game, I have never been so optimistic about the game. Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome, and Geovany Soto were all voted onto the starting team while Ryan Dempster, Carlos   more...
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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Wrapping up this weekend's event we saw one of the great rivalries in sports. I'll admit the first couple years of interleague play it was a made for TV event. Cub fans didn't care about the Sox and the same was true of Sox fans. The Cub fans were much, much happier watching the Cubs take down the   more...
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While the AL is trouncing the NL in interleague play yet again, the NL has emerged as the Talent League, with the majority of elite fantasy players residing in the Senior of the two circuits. The Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame takes a step back at the virtual midpoint of the season to construct All   more...
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Written by Consigliere It's time to head down to the clock tower, fire up the flux capacitor and drive the DeLorean all the way back to March 10th, 2008.I know what you're thinking. That wasn't that long ago, but in baseball terms it was about a month before the season started. That's when   more...
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It does not take a supercomputer to tell Cubs fans that Alfonso Soriano's injury is going to hurt the team, but it does take the AccuScore supercomputer to tell you exactly how much.
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The Tribune Co. has pushed back the deadline for bids on the sale Chicago Cubs and/or Wrigley Field from July 9 to July 31 amid concerns by prospective buyers that the rosy revenue projection figures within the 300-page financial “book” put together by Tribune are unrealistic.   more...
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The 2008 Fantasy Sports Trade Association just wrapped up from the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in beautiful Denver, Colorado. 14 self-proclaimed fantasy baseball experts held a draft for a competitive league during the season. Even with a lot still to be determined for many team's lineup,   more...
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B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOMJavier Vazquez vs. Cubs hitters:  .291/.339/.568 in 227 at-batsSean Gallagher vs. White Sox hitters:  0-1 (Estaban Loiza)When and Where:  2:55, FOXDerrek Lee (47 AB), Aramis Ramirez (26 AB), Daryle Ward (24 AB), and Jim Edmonds (20 AB)   more...
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Kosuke Fukudome and the Cubs are having a great 'Crosstown Series.' And are heading into a big game Sunday night.
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With FOX and Major League Baseball jamming the All-Star game down our throats (It's at Yankee Stadium! The Last One! So Historic!), it's time to look at who is actually going to play in this mid-season celebration of big name fan favorites. We'll examine the AL and NL voting for one position daily.   more...
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