Yesterday, Major League Baseball announced its rosters for the 2008 All-Star Game to be played on July 15 at Yankee Stadium. Now, we take a look at the National League roster, to see who doesn't deserve to go and who got shafted. We don't have quite as many problems with the NL Roster as we did   more...
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Dissecting the Texas Rangers' growing backstop conundrum; what would it take to pry Ian Kinsler loose from the Rangers?
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Foxsports.com fantasy writer Gerritt Ritt's list of the Top 50 fantasy players in MLB. Josh Hamilton leads in RBI and is hitting more than .300 makes him the first half's top fantasy player. These rankings are updated weekly during the MLB season.
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Ben Sheets and Cliff Lee have been named starters for Tuesday's All-Star Game, but are they the best options? Also, Carlos Marmol was named as an injury replacement, but he is undeserving of a spot ahead of several higher profile and some lower profile (and better) pitchers.
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Aaallllrighty Giants fans. Its the halfway point of the season and what do you think is going through Brian Sabeans mind about now. The Giants are not dwelling in the celler and one long hotstreak away from making a run at the NL West. Sanchez is in a groove, Cain pitched a gem the other night and   more...
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There's a curse bigger than the Bambino, the Billy Goat and the Black Sox that no one seems to talk about. It's claimed yet another victim this year and still baseball fans choose to ignore it. I'm talking about the 'curse of the San Francisco Giants All-Star Pitchers.' (Or better known as   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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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...

10 wins before the ASG, if this guy is not even in the game, it will be a sad shame. Has anyone seen the SI cover, no jinx here. Sanchez and Tim will have 20 wins this season.
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Catching up with baseball.
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Check out the first half, fantasy baseball MVP's from every position.
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(Usually) Everyday I'll throw out a photo from the AP or one of the bigger sites and you provide the caption. Hilarity ensues. I'm also adding a handful of links at the bottom of the page that you should check out each day.Yesterday's Winners...."The Ace of Spades!"- Mark Mc"Nice! I like that NYPD   more...
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Harden's and Sabathia's move to the NL is part of a larger trend of NL pitching emerging superior to AL pitching. In basketball Brand's move to the Eastern conference is part of a larger trend of the Eastern Conference closing the talent gap on the Western conference.
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We've all read and heard about "east coast bias." Whether you think it's because the Yanks and Sox are so conducive to media coverage or because time zones simply make watching left coast games all but impossible, there is a certain tilt towards "back" east. Be that as it may, I'm not sure the guys   more...
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It's that time of year, with no games to watch and no fantasy stats to rack up, when we are all Jonesing for baseball. To help us get through the next couple of days and fill the void, everyone likes to come out with their own mid-season awards. I guess I'll be like everyone else and do my own   more...
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