Month: April 2010
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Radio Hit
I keep forgetting to mention this, but every Friday I’m on XM (# 241) and Sirius ( # 125) at 9:30 am PST. The segment also repeats three hours later. And you can listen to it online on Sports Nation 2 (# 226). On a side note: expect more frequent baseball posts in the future.…
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Twitter
I haven’t told anyone this yet, but I decided to try out Twitter. Check me out (and by that I mean become my first follower!) if you’re into that kind of thing.
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The Scoop – NFL Draft
By Dalton Del Don I’m not one to give out grades, considering, you know, how crazy that is, but the following are some general observations about the 2010 NFL Draft: Drafting a running back early is insane in general, but selecting one who looks unlikely to ever top 250 carries in a given season is…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I’d try to buy low on Gavin Floyd, if possible. Of course, no one is giving him away after just three starts, but he’s not some established star, either. The 14 strikeouts over 13.0 innings are encouraging, but there’s no doubt his control has been way off. Still, Floyd has now…
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Playoff Predictions (and more!)
By Dalton Del Don ROUND ONE Cavs over Bulls 4-0 Magic over Bobcats 4-1 Hawks over Bucks 4-1 Celtics over Heat 4-3 Lakers over Thunder 4-1 Spurs over Mavericks 4-2 Suns over Trail Blazers 4-1 Nuggets over Jazz 4-3 Comments: Cleveland and Orlando should have no problem, each of those series are more likely to…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don The first couple weeks of the season are my least favorite time to write about baseball. During March, it’s easy to speculate on any player and how they’ll perform in the upcoming year. And in May, there’s at least some information worth using to examine how the season is going. But…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don What an awful feeling for Carlos Zambrano owners. Talk about starting with a handicap. I personally don’t own in him any leagues, but I can sympathize, having Peter Moylan in my LABR lineup last year, when he opened the year allowing five runs before retiring a single batter. Zambrano showed up…
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Season Predictions
By Dalton Del Don NL MVP: Albert Pujols – I know, a no-brainer. Runner up: Troy Tulowitzki – Chase Utley and Hanley Ramirez are better players in real life, but Tulo also plays a premium position, should hit cleanup, and I’m predicting the Rockies to win the NL West Long shot: Brian McCann – It’s…
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WCOF Draft
By Dalton Del Don The season begins imminently, and I’m aware no one wants to hear about yet another draft done by someone else, but I really should talk about my “World Championship of Fantasy Baseball” experience in Las Vegas last weekend, if for no other reason so others know about it next year. WCOF…
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National League East Preview
1. Atlanta Braves If the Braves didn’t trade Javier Vazquez, they’d be the clear favorites to win the National League. As is, they are still plenty good, with one of the best starting rotations in baseball. Maybe this projection proves to be overly optimistic, relying too heavily on the raw talent of youngsters Tommy Hanson…
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Radio Hit
I’ll be on Sirius #125/XM #241 on Friday at 9:30 am (PST). Check it out if possible.
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National League Central Preview
1. St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals aren’t exactly a juggernaut, but because of the NL Central, they might be the most likely team in all of baseball to win their division this season. Adam Wainwright is a bona fide ace, and Chris Carpenter is dominant, but he also remains a pretty significant injury risk. Should…
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My Top-50
By Dalton Del Don 1. Albert Pujols 2. Hanley Ramirez 3. Alex Rodriguez 4. Evan Longoria 5. Ryan Braun 6. Miguel Cabrera 7. Ryan Howard 8. Chase Utley 9. Prince Fielder 10. Troy Tulowitzki 11. Mark Teixeira 12. Joe Mauer 13. Matt Kemp 14. Justin Upton 15. David Wright 16. Roy Halladay 17. Tim Lincecum…