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Over the course of the off-season, this space is going to look at various free agents whose moves would have an impact on their fantasy statistics and draft position. This is often over-looked, but it has proven to be a difference maker in the past. While not all players will move, the point here will be to look at potential destinations (rumored or pure speculation) and the resulting shifts. This is ...

The end to the season is a little bittersweet. This will be the final set of notes for the season. For those of you that have now been with us for two seasons, it has been a pleasure continuing through this year with you. For those of you new to the party, hopefully you have enjoyed the ride and obtained some good information in the process.á No doubt, next season will ...

The lame duck status of a manager always amuses me. Whether it is a college football coach making his way to a bowl game after taking another job or simply a guy playing out the string, letting a person stay on that has no real vested interest makes little sense. That is what the Indians are going to do with Eric Wedge. After dismissing Wedge and firing the entire coaching ...

North Carolina weather is not too shabby at all. When you consider that it stays close to 80 this late in September, and that two inches of snow can shut the state down, there is a fair amount of upside to spending time in the south. Unfortunately for my cousin and his bride, they picked the worst day for weather in the last six months.á Saturday was supposed to bring an ...

The weather has been all over the place here in New England. After a few days that hovered in the low- to mid-60s, today is going to be close to 80. Friday, though, is going to be back near 60. You wonder why people in this area are always getting sick. No one knows how to dress. They say there are four seasons in New England. Largely, that is true. ...

Dancing with the Stars is an interesting premise, and one that seemingly is not going to outgrow its usefulness. Currently in its ninth season, the show has a fan base that comes across as strong as ever. They reach across a wide variety of areas of the American culture and provide entertainment in a different way.  Some married men will even admit that if their wife is going to watch something, ...

After another disastrous week that saw this writer relying on Steve Slaton and Santana Moss to take him to a win, having fantasy baseball entering the finals is a welcome reprieve. The last week or two, depending on your host site, has everything boiling down to the final two. Again, continue to make moves that maximize your opportunities.  As teams become further removed from pennant races, veterans will find themselves sitting ...

The message for the weekend is simple: Maximize your opportunities. Players sitting on the bench will not help you win. If you are in the semifinals, do not go out and drop necessities, but certainly drop those you feel could be picked up again later. Often times, the players dropped can be filled in with someone of equal caliber. Strikeouts and stolen bases are easiest to find, as other categories require ...

So no one wanted to win the game last night between the Angels and Red Sox. Both teams took leads, gave them back, and stranded small villages on the bases. Beyond that, it was one of the more exciting and entertaining games of the season.  Still, the Angels got rooked on a couple calls that likely made the difference in the game itself. Both came in the ninth inning, and both ...

One of the best shows on television was the old Iron Chef shows that were dubbed over in English from the original Japanese. As a guy, it made even cooking competitive, so watching it was not as hard as some of the other stuff the wife picks from time to time. It got to the point where there was actual enjoyment from what these chefs would cook and how they ...