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• Join me for our weekly Fanhouse live fantasy baseball chat at 1:00 PM ET. http://bit.ly/w5XQb #sblog Please RT #roto #
• @jasoncollette As of last week he was leading all of MiLB in ERA. Wood will climb into the rotation spot Homer gives up in about 9 starts. in reply to jasoncollette #
• @jasoncollette Maybe only one of the Texas sluggers is allowed to hit at the same time. It’s either Chris Davis or Cruz… take you pick. in reply to jasoncollette #
• @azhardball You’re really throwing his name into the 30/30 hat??? in reply to azhardball #
• Aaron Hill homered tonight for the 2nd time in two games. He’s now at 17 dingers for the year. (tied for his career best) #BlueJays #
• Congrats to Aaron Poreda for notching his first #mlb win. #WhiteSox #
• After winning three str8, Chad Billingsley’s last 2 starts have been bad. Both times he walked more than he K’d and total has given up 8 ER. #
• Both Hanley Ramirez & Mark Reynolds are working towards making my projected 30/30 list. I’ll buy Han Ram, not Reynolds. http://bit.ly/39dtX #
• Injury Update: Eric Byrnes HBP & broke his hand. Out 4-8 weeks. #
• I displayed great #roto GM skills tonight by leaving Derek Lowe on the bench. Zero K’s, 3 BB’s and seven earned in three innings. Ouch! #

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• RT @willbrinson: Worst all time #NBADraft picks by team: http://digg.com/d1ur4g #digg #nba (Spent two days doing this. Whew.) #
• @tradermazz True. But Gio has never been reputed to have top of the rotation potential, right? in reply to tradermazz #
• If you’re a Homer Bailey enthusiast, don’t read my latest article - Homer Bailey = #roto Kryptonite - http://bit.ly/HD6An #Reds #sblog #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Schumaker, Ludwick & Ankiel are in the #Cardinals OF. Colby Rasmus sits #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Dusty Ryan is catching. Laird gets the day off. #Tigers #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Santiago is playing for Polanco at 2B today. #Tigers #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Josh Anderson sits for the #Tigers today as Raburn plays LF. Granderson in CF, Maggs in RF. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Ausmus is catching for the #Dodgers, but Martin is at DH. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Castro is playing SS for the #Dodgers today. Furcal sits. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Loretta is at 1B as James Loney sits. #Dodgers #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Mitch Jones is playing RF for the #Dodgers. Andre Ethier sits. #
• @Gricomet @Cooler_Guy #Mets are having a tough go at it. Lucky for them nobody in the NL East is running away with it. #
• With Counsell & McGehee hitting well, Hall & Gamel sitting for McGehee at 3B could happen more frequently. #Brewers #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Gamel & Hall are sitting today as Casey McGehee is playing 3B. #Brewers #
• Injury update: Gary Sheffield has an inflamed bursa sac in his right knee & could be DL bound. http://bit.ly/zkCc3 #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Nick Evans is playing 1B for the #Mets today. Daniel Murphy sits. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Church, Tatis & F-Mart are in the OF for the #Mets today. Sheff is hurt and Jeremy Reed sits #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Konerko is back at 1B and after 2 HR’s yesterday, Fields plays 3B. Beckham sits #WhiteSox #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Podsednik, Dye & Wise are in the OF today for the #WhiteSox. Anderson is sitting. #
• Just Wrote: Did the bullpen screw your SP over last night or did your SP get “Haren’d”? http://bit.ly/bzUDU #roto #
• Injury Update: RT @mlbbowman: While bruised, Kawakami appears to be fine from a physical perspective. http://tinyurl.com/d5pmn9 #
• Fantasy Cram Session’s 24 hours late.The news isn’t too old& the banter’s getting better- http://bit.ly/12ra4k -We’re still podcasting rooks #
• RT @tborays: #Rays: Evan Longoria left game as a precaution after feeling slight soreness in left hamstring –same one from early June #
• Second bad call by the umpires in the Braves/Yanks game. Each team suffers one and both bad calls cost the team a run. #
• What is Luke Hochevar doing. He’s not this kind of good. 5IP 4K 0BB 1Hit #
• I’m thinking that Nolasco is back to ‘08 form. He hasn’t given up more than 2 ER’s since his return to the bigs & has 7 K’s in 7IP tonight. #
• Joe Blanton likes pitching against the Florida teams. His only double digit strikeout games in ‘09 have come vs. Rays tonight & Marlins. #
• @TylerKepner He didn’t quite hit it to Marietta, but 2 RBI are 2 RBI… Not the greatest 0-2 pitch there. in reply to TylerKepner #
• RT @MLB: Everyone tell someone who’s not following @MLB to follow @MLB - we need to add a couple goose eggs to the follower total here. #

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Today’s pitch count is 10.

1. For the second straight time Rich Harden walked more hitters then he struck out Wednesday night. In those two games he’s given up nine earned runs in 10.1 innings. In related news, Harden hasn’t won a game sine May 12th.
2. David Ortiz hit another home run on Wednesday night. He has three over his last seven games and is batting .363 over that same time period.
3. The Phillies bullpen screwed Joe Blanton big time on Wednesday.  Blanton struck out ten and walked two over seven innings and only gave up two earned runs. On the other hand J.C. Romero and Chan Ho Park combined to give up five earned runs in the final two innings. Blanton has pitched well as of late. Over his last seven starts he’s 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA and 44 strikeouts with ten walks.

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• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Harris, Willingham & Dukes are the #Nationals OF’ers tonight. Dunn and Kearns will sit. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: The #RedSox are using Ortiz at 1B tonight and Youk at 3B. Mike Lowell sits. #
• @jonathanbentz I’m guilty of using only 1 catcher in a 2-catcher league right now. Rather not take the BA hit w/ the rubbish available in reply to jonathanbentz #
• Let’s talk bad luck. Over his last 7 GS, Joel Piniero is 2-5 w/ a 2.66 ERA & 26 K’s w/ only 5 BB’s. Record doesn’t reflect how he’s pitching #
• @expectingrain5 Only if there’s an injury to Cordero. in reply to expectingrain5 #
• @joshilles Not yet. Molina’s more consistent & has more history of success. Olivo is only for folks in 2-catcher leagues or hurting bad. in reply to joshilles #
• Just Wrote: if you like power/speed threats, here are 7 guys who could reach 30/30 - http://bit.ly/39dtX - #sblog #
• Just Wrote: Three sources for home runs on many waiver wires - http://bit.ly/LbOQ8 #sblog #roto #

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• Injury update: RT @KBurkhardtSNY: Reyes hitting and taking grounders today. No running yet #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: RT @HighCheese: Howard in lineup playing first #Phillies #
• RT @ToddZolecki: Tonight’s lineup in TB: Rollins SS, Victorino CF, Utley 2B, Howard 1B, Werth RF, Feliz 3B, Mayberry LF, Coste DH, Ruiz C. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: RT @NYPost_Mets Gary Sheffield says he is OK with not playing for the third time in four games. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Tatis, Church & Martinez are the OF’ers for the #Mets tonight. Jeremy Reed sits. #
• Just Wrote: Three SP’s on most waiver wires to help your #roto team’s ERA. http://bit.ly/yKXcb #sblog #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Joey Votto is back in the lineup tonight at 1B. Ramon Hernandez moves back behind the plate. #Reds #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Laynce Nix sits tonight as Bruce, Taveras and Dickerson make up the #Reds OF. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Kearns & Dukes are both sitting tonight. Willingham, Harris & Dunn are in the OF for the #Nationals #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Youk & Lowell are playing 1B & 3B. There’s no DH tonight which means that Big Papi is sitting out. #RedSox #
• @CT5K Understood. I gave Porcello as another option. in reply to CT5K #
• @hrb2112 Those availability stats are easily found on Yahoo! and ESPN. Today’s numbers were from Yahoo! #
• @CT5K I can think of worse options off the waiver wire then Jason Marquis if you need to replace Dice-K. What’s your beef with Marquis? LOL in reply to CT5K #
• @CT5K Marquis isn’t going to rack up K’s, but his win total is nice and his ERA is sub-4.00. Last 3 GS his ERA is 2.42 w/ 2-0 record. in reply to CT5K #
• Just Wrote: Need help finding injury replacements 4 Beltran, Santana & Dice-K? Here’s 7 waiver wire gems - http://bit.ly/94Qzt #sblog #roto #

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• I’ve seen a lot of “expected to be” when it comes to Kyle Blanks being promoted and added to the #Padres 40-man. Is this official yet? #mlb #
• Just went live with our fantasy baseball chat. http://bit.ly/mNVck #
• Who wins this trade in a 7X7 (OB% + SLG%) league? Teixeira & Ethier for Werth & Miguel Cabrera. #Roto #
• We’re chatting about fantasy baseball today at 1:00 PM ET. Stop by with some questions. http://bit.ly/mNVck #sblog #roto #
• @BillyMafia LOL. That’s two players I’ve hyped today that you’re up against huh? in reply to BillyMafia #
• Ricky Nolasco’s last 2 GS have been pretty darned good. 3 ER, 6 hits & 14 K’s in 11 IP. Time 2 grab him off the waiver wire. (48% owned now) #
• Is Troy Tulowitzki heating up, finally? He’s hit 2 HR’s & stolen 4 bases in the last week. You can still buy low or even grab from FA pool. #
• Alexei Ramirez has HR’s in each of his last 2 games, has 3 in last 10 & is batting .285 in his last 10 games. Marked improvement. #WhiteSox #
• Nick Blackburn over his last 6 GS is 4-0 w/ a 1.64 ERA. In 44 innings he’s only struck out 14 & walked 11, but you gotta love his W’s & ERA #
• RT @jasoncollette: Brandon Webb’s return this season in serious doubt http://tinyurl.com/l75t39 #roto #
• Ryan Madson isn’t handling the closing duties well in Phily. Are #Phillies fans ready for Lidge to come back? #
• Scott Rolen is batting .413 in June & has hit safely in 8 straight games. He’s only owned in 30% of #roto leagues. #
• Tommy Hanson is 2-0, but hasn’t adjusted 2 big league hitters. 12 K’s & 10 BB’s in 17.2 means he’s not striking out enough & walking 2 many #

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• @JoshSamBob Yes he does. And the advice I just gave in my sell high article is not valid for guys in keeper leagues. in reply to JoshSamBob #
• Just Wrote: Why selling high on Ad. Gonzalez, Mark Reynolds, Zobrist & J. Upton is the right thing to do - http://bit.ly/6Tc44 #sblog #roto #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Belliard is playing 2B today and Hernandez is sitting. #Nationals #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Kearns, Patterson & Harris are the OF’ers for the #Nationals today. Dunn is at DH. Dukes is sitting. #
• @RyanKaltenbach Well then I’m glad I “scooped” you. LOL Let me know when your piece gets published. Looking forward to reading it. in reply to RyanKaltenbach #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Joe Mauer is getting the day off as Redmond catches and Buscher is at DH. #Twins #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Delmon Young is sitting today as GOmez, Cuddyer & Kubel are in the OF for the #Twins #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Ramon Vazquez is playing 2B today for the #Pirates. Freddy Sanchez sits #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: David Ross will catch Tommy Hanson today as McCann gets the afternoon off. #Braves #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Prado is playing 2B for the #Braves today. Kelly Johnson sits. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: McLouth, DIaz & Frenchy are the #Braves OF’ers today. Garrett Anderson sits #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Jeter is still out today with a sore left ankle. Ramiro Pena plays SS. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Gardner, Damon & Swisher are your #Yankees OF’ers today. Melky Cabrera sits. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Andres Blanco is the only “non-regular” playing today in the #Cubs vs. #WhiteSox game. Aaron Miles sits. #
• #Roto Lineup Adjustment: Ramon Hernandez is getting the day off as Hanigan catches and Adam Rosales plays 1B. #Reds #
• Just Wrote: Using Stat Splits Effectively In Daily #Roto Leagues - http://bit.ly/8UTiq - h/t to @sstamour for the Longoria split pic #sblog #
• RT @MLBastian: Raul Ibanez placed on the 15-day DL with a strained left groin this morning. #
• I think I’m going with Carlos Beltran today to extend my streak to 12 games. #beatthestreak #mlb #
• Do you realize w/ Granderson’s two blasts last night he’s on pace to hit 40 HR’s and steal 27 bases? #

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