As we wind toward the end of the first half of the 2007 Major League Baseball campaign, it's time to stand back and assess the good, bad and ugly of the year to date.

My colleague, Roger Rotter, has already posted his thoughts on the first half. I'll be doing the same in the next week.

But what I want to know ... who are your top heroes and flops in 2007?

As I write this post, the temperature reading on the wall of my SoCal domicile reads 91 degrees. In fact, I believe I'm getting sunburn as I sit at the computer. In the background, I'm watching a mountain of baseball action unfold before my eyes.

You've got Ken Griffey, Jr. launching another home run to tie Rafael Palmeiro for the sixth position on the all-time list. The A's just pounded out 17 runs in their win. And, then there are the continuing struggles of former World Series hero Jeff Weaver, who got pounded for six earned runs once again.

While these stories captivate me to no end, my mind is already racing with thoughts about the 2007 NFL season. This morning came word that the NFL is debating adding an additional week of games, almost like adding another holiday for the lot of us football fans. But, even before that news, I was already in the lab working on the beginnings of the 2007 draft guide. The first posting, ranking the top 15 quarterbacks, has been posted <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/story/6785298"> here </a>.

I welcome your comments about the rankings. Which quarterback did I rank too high? Which came out too low? Let me hear you.

It's football 2007. Let's get it started.

We started a new baseball week with an early morning game in Boston. Ervin Santana struggled terribly against the Red Sox out of the gate and received zero support from his defense. David Ortiz slammed a monster home run to center (with a great catch from the camera operator) and Vladimir Guerrero left the game after being hit on the hands with a pitch.

Doesn't it just figure that one of the superstars who is actually producing in the opening weeks has to have an injury setback?

With Ortiz and Guerrero as the backdrop, I want to ask. Which player on your roster has been your most pleasant surprise? Who was that reach that made you pat yourself on the back this tax weekend?

Who's been the biggest disappointment? Is it the first-round pick who has failed to inspire you early? Or is it the young player you expected to produce a breakthrough campaign?

As we always say, it's a marathon and not a sprint. But, that shouldn't keep you from venting if you feel the urge.

Use this forum. We'll use some of the best responses in this week's edition of the Fantasy FIX. Be sure to include your first name and hometown.

PS - I'm still waiting for Alfonso Soriano to find some love in the baskets at Wrigley. There ya go. I just wanted to get the ball rolling.

It's certainly been a strange week in the sporting world. For the first time in seemingly forever, the Duke Blue Devils dropped from the top 25. The Chargers fired Marty Schottenheimer in the wake of a number of staff defections, leaving one of the most attractive teams in the league without an obvious successor. Kerry Wood began spring training on the injured report, having hurt himself getting out of a hot tub.

Didn't it seem interesting that Bill Cowher's deal with CBS was announced right as the Schottenheimer decision came down?

These were just a few of the warm-ups to two stories that have run wild in the press this week.

A number of the top stars on the Nextel Cup circuit were found to have committed rules infraction, from Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth to Jeff Gordon (height issue after winning one of the duels) and, of course, the whole Michael Waltrip issue. My first thought when the story broke was of all of the promotion and marketing done in bringing the Camry to NASCAR this season, the reports of its struggles through testing processes and the war of words with Jack Roush. I wished I'd been a fly on the wall for Roush's initial reaction to the hoopla.

The other story of the week is clearly the Tim Hardaway debacle. His words were disturbing and cutting about a topic that had heretofore been left unaddressed. The audio tape left all of us who remember RUN TMC with mouths agape, wondering how the words rolled off of his tongue and why he continued his diatribe even when host Dan Le Batard restated his comments to give him a chance to back off.

Hardaway lost his connection to the league and a possible shot at the Hall of Fame with this rant. At the same time, he opened a dialogue that may help to bring a connection and exchange of ideas, exactly what John Amaechi hoped to do by writing his book.

Greetings, all.

Here's hoping that you had a phenomenal and restful holiday season, and that you were able to unwrap a fantasy title to cap an exciting football season.

We're back in the trenches here at FOXSports.com as the new year gets rolling. In the coming weeks, we'll be bringing you complete coverage and previews for the upcoming NASCAR season and the return of Major League Baseball.

To open the new year, it's business as usual for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. It's another race to the AFC Championship, and they'll reunite with old foe Peyton Manning. Is this the year that Manning finally topples Bill Belichick? Does Asante Samuel equal this year's Ty Law?

Will Chicago quarterback Rex Grossman rise to the occasion against the Saints?

And, did you notice that all four teams in the conference title games employ multi-back systems? While it makes our lives difficult in the fantasy world, it clearly works! But that's a topic for further discussion as we work toward fantasy football 2007.

In the interim, I'm looking for the trend of the past decade to continue, with one home team advancing out of the weekend. And, wouldn't you know it? I'm going against popular opinion and prepping for a rematch of Super Bowl XX.

I look forward to another exciting year of sporting events and breaking down the X's and O's to help in the collective quest for a fantasy title.

Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show.