The first half of the 2008 Major League Baseball season has been full of surprises, from the Tigers to the Rays to the Padres to the Braves. Most surprising of all, at least to the Phillies faithful, is that at the All Star break the Phillies were in first place atop the National League East. The   more...
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Josh Hamilton delivers a show for the ages at Yankee Stadium, crushing 28 home runs in the first round of the 2008 All-Star Home Run Derby.
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This one surprised me, I was expecting to see either Atlanta's 3B Chipper Jones* or CF Josh Hamilton** of the Rangers on top of this list, but instead, we find Houston's 1B Lance Berkman** just edging out Hamilton. In fact, Jones doesn't even make this top 20 list as he has begun to come down to   more...
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During the offseason it looked like the AL Central could be a serious asset from the fantasy perspective. The Mariners and Angels seemed to have several players poised for big fantasy seasons, but as Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon explains, it's been the Rangers and A's who have stepped it up.
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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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Many of the American League races will hinge on the final days of balloting for the 79th All-Star Game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 15th at Yankee Stadium. Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, Boston Red Sox teammates Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro   more...
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Cutting through the fat to see who, from a quartet of exciting All-Stars, truly deserves to be called the Texas Rangers' first-half MVP.
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Josh Hamilton's stunning walk-off home run versus All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez conjures to mind grandiose visions of a summer pennant chase in Arlington.
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This week's fantasy dish is going to be different than that of previous ones. I am going to be giving out awards for the 1st half of the fantasy baseball season. These awards will be for both the good and bad performances so far this season. Let's get things started with the first award of the   more...
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Check out the first half, fantasy baseball MVP's from every position.
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Many of the American League races will hinge on the final days of balloting for the 79th All-Star Game, which will be played on Tuesday, July 15th at Yankee Stadium. Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, Boston Red Sox teammates Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro   more...
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On to Bodog's MVP odds. They're all listed prior to their write-ups, so I won't bother posting a table up top.Josh Hamilton, +200Last night certainly helped, although his odds haven't changed since Monday afternoon. The Triple Crown talk has fizzled, at least for the moment, as his average is   more...
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Check out ESPN contributor Jayson Stark's picks for the best and worst performances of the first half of the season. Look it over and weigh in on your thoughts:NL MVP- Cards Albert PujolsHonorable Mention-Uttley, Ramirez, Jones, Berkman, Uggla, HollidayAL MVP- Rangers Ian KinslerHonorable   more...
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The 15-inning All-Star Game nearly gave us a nightmare scenario -- no more pitchers. Ken Rosenthal has a plan to avoid a repeat
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A frightfully close 12-11 victory over the Chicago White Sox precedes the departure of four Texas Rangers - all bound for Major League Baseball's 2008 All-Star festivities.
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