The All-Photogenic Team:

Yahoo! has some great headshots in its fantasy baseball player pool. Larger versions of many of these pictures can be found on mlb.com, but Selig has apparently decided to clean up a few of them (Adam Jones, I’m looking in your direction). Here are a few of the good ones:

Smile for the camera, [...]

Curtis Granderson: Finally Fairly Valued

http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/baseball/flb/story?page=tmr080505
Behind both Corey Hart and Nick Markakis.
 

Trade Critique

Lecherous Goldenberg Trades Jonathan Sanchez, Adam Wainwright, and Kerry Wood to Cy Hughes for Curtis Granderson.
McJunk’s take: This is the first midseason big name trade of the season. It seems that Lecherous Goldenberg will take a little bit of a hit to his pitching staff as he gives up his best pitcher to date (Wainwright) [...]

Real Men of Genius: Mr. Short, Scrappy, White Middle-Infielder/Utilityman

Here’s to you, Mr. Short, Scrappy, White Middle-Infielder/Utilityman. You have more guts and grit than men twice your size. Being physically gifted is no match for your scrappiness.
Although you probably won’t hit 10 HR in the Post-Steroid era, you always take the extra base. Nobody sprints harder down the line on weak, routine groundballs to [...]

An Ode to Terrence Long

Since we discuss this former top prospect bust in comparison to the great one himself, LASTINGS MILLEDGE, let’s call to the attention of everyone exactly the stature of the man we’re discussing.
Terrence ["Neon"] Deon Long was born Feb 29, 1976 in Montgomery AL. After a high school career that saw the young man flourish as [...]

Jon Miller: Prototypical HOF Wingman

Jon Miller, radio voice of the San Francisco Giants and play-by-play man for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, is much more than a silky mic guy…his obvious potential as a world-class wingman has gone unnoticed for far too long…

George W. Bush is the Best President Ever…

… at throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at baseball games. In light of opening day, I thought I’d point out that our president does do something well. The former owner of the Texas Rangers and current leader of the Free World (not the 313) has thrown out more ceremonial first pitches for major league [...]

Lastings Milledge: The Second Coming of Willie Mays?

Lastings Milledge has provoked more than a few discussions this spring. His hype was quieted in the Mets’ front office as they traded him for less in return than they got for Xavier Nady, but significantly more than they got for Scott Kazmir. Lastings Milledge is a controversial player this spring on fantasy draft [...]

Post-Draft Review: Ghosts of Sal Fasano

Employing his trademarked blackout for the last few rounds strategy, Ghosts has pulled off a pretty solid team leading into the season.

First Annual Booze Draft

OK, it’s time for the first annual “Booze Draft” as a precursor to the actual fantasy draft. The rules are simple:
You must select the drinks you would like to consume during the actual fantasy draft. The drinks fit into one of several categories (analogous to positions on your “real” fantasy team).
1 Brewed Drink ======= beer, [...]