Matt Kemp hasn’t done much since his recall after previously setting the NL on fire. A couple of days ago, however, he helped save the hottest Dodgers pitcher from going down in flames. With a diving, run-saving catch? Not exactly. Derek Lowe was standing in the dugout, preparing to go out on the on-deck circle, [...]

September 30th, 2006
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San Francisco at Kansas City - Welcome to what could very well be the highest-scoring contest of the week. Good news for Frank Gore fans as the breakout back has been named the starter for Week Four. Now he just needs to hang on to the football. Consider him a solid second option this week. [...]

September 30th, 2006
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The Royals have lost 100 games for a third straight year and fourth time in five years. Yes, there are prospects on the way (Alex Gordon, Billy Butler, Justin Huber, Luke Hochevar) who are expected to help turn the franchise’s fortunes around.
But things look grim.
Even their hardcore fans, like RotoRob Royals’ correspondent Craig Brown, are [...]

September 30th, 2006
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Arizona at Atlanta - So Kurt Warner is starting. Eat it ESPN. Does anyone really believe the Cardinals Changed their minds? about their starting quarterback? I didn’t think so. Anyway, he’s a marginal start against an average Falcons’ pass defense. It would be nice to see the former MVP put up solid numbers before blindly [...]

September 29th, 2006
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When Alfonso Soriano became the fourth member of the prestigious 40-40 club (40 homers and 40 steals in the same season), The Onion, perhaps the finest satirical news site on the net, had a great time zinging the previous members.
I mean, think about it. Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez would make nobody’s list [...]

September 29th, 2006
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