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2010 NFL Week 8 Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Who to Sit – Running Backs
After reviewing which signal-callers to sit in Week 8, here’s our look at which running backs fantasy owners should shy away from this week, at least in my opinion. Sit RB Cedric Benson, Cincinnati Bengals: Benson has found the end zone only three times thus far this season (twice rushing, once receiving), has topped 100 [...]
2010 NFL Week 8 Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Who to Sit – Quarterbacks
I’ve taken a look at who you fantasy owners out there should give a starting nod to this week, but who should take a seat on the bench this week? I’m short on time today, so I’m going to have to dole this week’s sits out in multiple parts, starting with the quarterbacks. Sit QB [...]
2010 NFL Week 8 Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Who to Start
Start QB Matt Cassel, Kansas City Chiefs: Cassel has been Mr. Efficient in the last couple of weeks, completing 70% of his passes and tossing five touchdowns with no interceptions. Buffalo is dead last in the NFL in QB rating against (114.1), next to last in touchdown passes allowed (14), and 27th in completing % [...]
2010 World Series Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers
For those of you who are disappointed that there won’t be a rematch of last year’s World Series, or that you won’t get a chance to see Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee face off in a matchup that would’ve made Phillies fans salivate at the thought of what it’d have been like for the two [...]
2010 NFL Week 5 Fantasy Start/Sit: Quarterbacks – More Monday magic for Favre?
We’re already through four weeks of the NFL season, and if you’re a fantasy owner, you have to be especially disappointed with what you’ve seen from the likes of Brett Favre. However, the stars could be aligning for a resurgence of the Favre we’ve seen so much over the last two decades. What other signal [...]
Are the South Americans a Good Bet to Win the World Cup?
Now that the World Cup teams have been filtered down to 8 one of the things that everyone is talking about is the strength of the South American contingent. Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are all through. The World cup betting odds shows strong support for a South American nation lifting the 2010 trophy on [...]
Is it time to call Barry Zito an elite pitcher again?
At the start of the second half of last baseball season, I did a post on Barry Zito’s importance to the San Francisco Giants making a run at the postseason. At the time, Zito was 5-9 with a 5.01 ERA in 18 starts, and he’d went into the All-Star break having allowed nine runs and [...]
Penguins need Crosby, Malkin to step up to put away pesky Montreal
The Montreal Canadiens just don’t know how to go away quietly, do they? After rallying from a 3-1 deficit to stun the top-seeded Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Canadiens are very much in it to win it in their conference semifinal series against defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh. After dropping the first [...]
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Taking a look at some of MLB’s early surprises
It’s still very early in the 2010 MLB season, and while the defending World Series champion New York Yankees have started fast with a 9-3 mark, not every expected contender has shown their worth yet. While the Boston Red Sox, among others, have struggled out of the gate, there have also been a few surprises [...]
Receiver trades will shape NFL playoff race in 2010 – and beyond
In the midst of all of the hype, hoopla, fanfare, and pomp and circumstance (wait, did I cover everything?) leading up to next weekend’s NFL Draft, four major trades have taken place this month. Not only will these trades have an effect on what some teams are planning to do next week, but these trades [...]
