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Fantasy World: The Dude Abides

Rick Paulas

Two weekends ago out here in the horizontal mess of Los Angeles was another incarnation of the Lebowski Fest, a two-day event that celebrates all of t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Fantasy World: Justify My Trade

Rick Paulas

My first trade of the year is in the books, and I'm already second-guessing it. It's only natural any blockbuster trade comes with nightly fits of i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009

Fantasy World: The Over/Under

Rick Paulas

...which is fine, but drops him to about the 10th best pitcher out there, right around John Lackey, who's 46th on the list. Ryan Howard (Ranking: 20) Yes, he belted out 48 HRs...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009

AN INTERVIEW WITH JASON BAY

Louise K. Cornetta

Red Sox OF Jason Bay, better known as "that guy they got for Manny," is enjoying his first trip to the MLB postseason. Just before Boston's 12-inning,...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2008

The Fire Inside

Lindsay Berra

Everything about all-star starter Dan Haren seems free and easy. It takes a lot of work to pull that off

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008

FANTASY WORLD: THE MLB SEASON & LESSONS LEARNED

Rick Paulas

...baseman for next year. And the two pitchers who were the biggest question marks for the team, John Danks and Gavin Floyd, both contributed admirably. They have a combined 27 wins and sport 3.20...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2008

REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE

Evan Bartsch and Ryan Corazza

...I don't know. All I do know is that I was amazed by it." Jim Ross: John Cena is TOUGH The longtime WWE announcer on John Cena's injury: "Cena's surgery wasn't...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2008

FANTASY WORLD: OH CAPTAIN, OY CAPTAIN!

Rick Paulas

You might not know this: in all of baseball, there are only three players who have been given the honor of being "captains." Only three individuals wh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2008

REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE: McNABB: WE STOLE ELTON. SO?

Ryan Corazza and Evan Bartsch

Jocks blog. We report. (You decide.) Mark DeRosa: Whoa Oh, We're Halfway There DeRosa reflects on his first half favorites: "The 'Song' of the firs...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 14, 2008

REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE: MILTON BRADLEY BLOGS?

Ryan Corazza and Evan Bartsch

...be motivated because they think they are doing their best when in reality they are not." John Lackey: A Trip To The White House … and Some Bowling John Lackey really digs the White...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2008

FANTASY WORLD: THE MID-SEASON GOLD STAR HANDOUT

Rick Paulas

Forget the All-Star break. If my calculations are correct—and there's an extremely good chance they're not—then at precisely high noon on ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2008

REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE

Ryan Corazza and Evan Bartsch

...advice this writer ever got was how to talk in the third person from Freddie Mitchell. John Lackey: Happy Father's Day John Lackey gets to thank his father in person: "Cool thing for...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2008

FANTASY WORLD: THE LETDOWNS, OR THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL LULLS

Rick Paulas

...to be magically healed by pixie dust, leading to expectations he could never meet this year. Tommy John's take a little time, people! Meche's horrible start after last year's 3.67 ERA...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2008

FANTASY WORLD: THE GREATER GENERATION FANTASY SHOWDOWN

Rick Paulas

Nine times out of ten, the phrase "end of an era" is used too loosely to describe athletes leaving the game. Half the great ones now retire three time...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 08, 2008

AL WEST

Buster Olney

...first 43 games are against teams that had winning records in '07. That'll help, considering John Lackey (triceps strain) and Kelvim Escobar (shoulder) will miss April. Torii Hunter needs to light a fire...

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2008