We'll start off today's news and notes with a tribute to actress Estelle Getty, better known as Sophia Petrillo of the Golden Girls, who passed away at the age of 84. Many of you will surely deny it, but you used to tune in every Saturday night to watch Sophia, Rose, Dorothy, and "that crazy   more...
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Screw the All Star Game let's put together a roster from those that have been utter disappointments this season.C: Carlos Ruiz - With a lot of bad awful terrible catchers out there, Ruiz takes the cake this season. He's hitting .206 with only 2 home runs in the band box in Philly.1B: Todd Helton -   more...
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by A.J.from 105.9 The XSo far this Pirates season hasn't exactly incited the fever of a pennant race, but at least the Bucs have been flirting with that ever-elusive .500 mark for awhile now. As far as Pittsburgh baseball goes, that's kind of like a pennant race. A sad and demented pennant race,   more...
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With today being the last day before the All-Star break, DraftNation's BJ Pickard outlines his awards for the first half of the year.AL MVP -- Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas RangersRunner-up -- Carlos Quentin, OF, Chicago White SoxAL LVP -- Richie Sexson, 1B, Seattle MarinersRunner-up -- Edgar Rentaria,   more...

These rankings are based off of their 2007 performance. The clear cut #1 Second Baseman during the pre-season is still playing "King of Hill" with the others. Chase Utley is a second baseman in a third basemans body. This guy just puts up monster numbers, and is a Top 5 Fantasy Player because of   more...
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2006 NL Batting Champ Freddy Sanchez vs a Pro Wiffle Ball pitcher. Who wins this epic battle? Watch the video.
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Battle of the Short Stops in the Majors, and Jose Reyes beats out his cross-town rival, Derek Jeter. Fantasy or not, Reyes right now is all the buzz around the big city. Jeter might be the toast of the town now, but is he ready to pass the torch to the ever energetic youngster Reyes?
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"NEW YORK -- A total of 106 players filed for salary arbitration Jan. 12 (x-free agent who accepted arbitration). Players and teams exchanged proposed salaries Tuesday if they couldn't come to agreement on a 2007 contract."For those who care...It's actually an interesting list if not just to see   more...
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Coming into this year, 3rd Baseman where supposed to be the strongest position at Fantasy Baseball Drafts. Up to this point in the season, there are more disappointments then surprises. Injuries have slowed most, but its the inconsistent bats that have deflated most Fantasy Owners.
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The glorious PNC Park fareI don't get to many Pirate games anymore, for a variety of reasons. In fact, I hadn't been to PNC Park since last July (which was beautifully recapped here). But at a recent charity auction, I had a few tickets to the new all-you-can-eat (AYCE) section fall into my lap,   more...
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If you've recently been stuck in a 7-11, you've most likely browsed through a 2007 fantasy baseball magazine. And if you happen to come across Freddy Sanchez's name, you will almost invariably see the publication warning you to steer clear of this former batting champ. Is this really warranted? I   more...
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Talk about going unnoticed. With a .344 AVG, Freddy Sanchez easily won the NL batting crown and had the highest batting average for a Pirate since Roberto Clemente hit .345 in 1969 (nice company). RizzoSports posted all of Sanchez' numbers for the 2006 season, the most impressive of which may   more...
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For all you Lions fans out there that have had to sit by and watch as Matt Millen blundered his way through the last seven years, well, you have company in the front office of ineptitude. Here are some excerps from a chat hosted on the Pirates official website with the team's GM, Dave Littlefield.   more...
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Why Freddy Sanchez, Gary Matthews Jr. and Bronson Arroyo had seasons that were much better than they should have been.
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Do I know what salary arbitration means? To be honest, I don't have a damn clue. Before I get started, here's what it is. Try to follow along.
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