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Posted by:
john_halpin
on Aug 7, 2009 at 07:34:05 AM
Folks - the morning blog schedule is changing starting next week. Until the start of the NFL season, I'll write about baseball on Monday and Friday mornings, and football on the other days (baseball will move to a Monday/Wednesday schedule next month). As always, if you're looking for baseball help on the off days, e-mail me at jhalpin37@gmail.com, or follow me on Twitter at @jhalpin37. Speaking of Twitter, a lot of people I follow had fun with the horribly (and typically) slow pace of last night's Yankees-Red Sox game. My favorites were from two Yankee beat writers: @PeteAbe: Girardi is playing lefty/righty with his bullpen in the sixth inning with a seven-run lead. Just shoot me. @ledger_yankees: What comes first: a.) The next Ice Age. b.) The ninth inning FRIDAY First pitch: ...
Posted by:
john_halpin
on Jul 9, 2009 at 07:18:04 AM
The Blue Jays have released former closer B.J. Ryan with approximately $15 million left on his contract. During Ryan's struggles, I've always viewed Scott Downs as the Jays' closer until Ryan got straightened out, since most teams will try to find a big role for a guy making that much money. With Ryan gone, Downs is clearly the man, and he should be owned in every single FOXSports.com league, instead of in the current 30 percent. Since the start of the 2007 season, Downs has a 1.98 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in 156 innings, and has allowed just seven home runs. He's whiffed more than eight batters per nine innings over that span, and induced about twice as many ground balls as fly balls. Next spring, he's very likely to be ranked among the top 10 fantasy closers. If you can still get Downs, do ... |
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