Category: BASEBALL

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Not much else can be said at this point, but suffice it to say, I’m pleased with the decision to finally call up Tim Lincecum. With a roster chalk full of the elderly, and one, maybe two great years left of Barry Bonds, the Giants have a short…

Khalil Greene may only be batting .257 on the year, but he also has 17 extra base hits. He’s yet to prove the ability to remain healthy, but Greene can be a very useful middle infielder if used properly; for his career, he has an .857 OPS on the road and a .656 OPS at…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer We interrupt celebrating the Warriors’ 3-1 lead for a quick look around the league’s closing situations: Anaheim Angels – Francisco Rodriguez – Rock Solid He hasn’t been quite as dominant so far, but obviously nothing to worry about here. K-Rod has struck out a ridiculous 12 batters per…

On the eve of the NFL Draft, I thought I’d break out a mailbag to start off the weekend. Remember, e-mail me any thoughts/questions/rants at seven3d@aol.com to appear in future versions. Thanks to those (few) who did write in, and for those who did but didn’t make the cut onto the site, there’s always next…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Chances are, if you drafted a hitter in the first three rounds of your draft, you’re either quite satisfied with their performance, or incredibly disappointed. That’s because a quick look back at Yahoo’s original top 25 hitters shows a remarkable disparity between the players who have performed up to…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Life is good in the Bay Area sports world right now. The Warriors look like they have a legitimate chance at one of the biggest playoff upsets in NBA history, the A’s are in first place, and the Raiders, well, they have the No. 1 pick in the…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Last week the Reds scored in only two innings during the 3-game series against the Cubs yet won 2 out of 3 games. Last week after Grady Sizemore led the game off with a double, the Indians were no-hit the rest of the game. And they won. The…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Considering that Alfonso Soriano and Manny Ramirez were my first two picks (with Alex Gordon my “late round steal”), you won’t find any of my guys on this Hot Starts list. Below are 11 of the top 50 fantasy hitters so far this season, according to Yahoo! I rate…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer I’m depressed. Wednesday wasn’t a very good day for me in the fantasy sports world: 1) As previously mentioned, I own Felix Hernandez in every league I play in. Watching him throw pitch after pitch in the dirt and then signal to the trainer, I’m not optimistic. After…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Jorge Julio is currently sporting a hard to fathom 2/11 K/BB ratio. If you haven’t already, cut bait, and don’t look back. Matt Cain has allowed a total of three hits over the last 14 innings pitched and has zero wins to show for it. He’s 0-1 on…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer I’ve been worried about Jason Schmidt ever since I personally saw him toss a one-hitter at AT&T Park against the Red Sox three seasons ago. You see, it took 133 pitches to accomplish. The funny thing is, that wasn’t even the most pitches he’d thrown to complete a…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer I was recently mocked by a furious owner in my league for offering him Randy Wolf and Aaron Hill for Randy Johnson. Now, I’m not going to argue that it was a great deal, Dalton has already pointed out that Aaron Hill has a limited track record of hitting…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer HOT Dontrelle Willis – Willis is a major league leading 3-0 with a 3.32 ERA after three starts. He’s also struck out 17 batters over 19 innings. Remember, the WBC is at least partly to blame for his sub-par 2006 season. Still, April is always his best month,…

The Nationals may present one of the best spot start opportunities the league has seen in years. Hope you bet the under on their win total this season, because Washington looks historically bad right now. Now that’s the Oliver Perez we all know and love. The only thing consistent about Perez is his inconsistency. Walking…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer I mentioned this before but was under the assumption it was a one-time deal. Apparently, I haven’t messed up too badly, because they keep asking me back. So if any of you are interested and have XM Radio, I have a regular guest time slot Wednesdays at 11…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Handed the No. 1 pick in not one, but two different fantasy leagues this year, I debated long and hard over whom to take between Albert Pujols or Jose Reyes. It’s early, but not too soon to be extremely frustrated. I like Pujols’ chances of improving on his…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer As early as it is, it’s never too soon to be working the phones and trying to hammer out deals. One good game can make that target of yours who is hitting .230 all of a sudden a .300 hitter, so act now. Sell High Akinori Iwamura –…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Whether you’re in first or last place, some roster tinkering is almost a necessity this time of year. Don’t rest on your laurels, as your bench can never be deep enough. Also, don’t give up if your squad is floundering, there’s no need to panic. You don’t need…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer While it is far too early to start worrying about your players’ stats over the first few games, one category that merits monitoring early on is stolen bases. Unlike other hitting categories, stolen bases are all about effort and opportunity; David Ortiz could probably swipe 40 bags if he…

By Dalton Del Don NL MVP – Albert Pujols I know, what a boring pick. Still, Albert the Great has only won one MVP award thus far in his career, which is hard to believe. He’s likely to be pitched around more frequently this year, and he bats in the weakest lineup off all other…