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Roto Rush: Double Trouble on Labor Day

Poppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.While the majority of the American workforce got a day off on Labor Day, some major league hitters were getting their power stroke on in a big way. With only 11 games on the docket,...

Roto Rush: Eugenio Velez Fighting For Full-Time Chance

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Eugenio Velez (pronounce the first name: ay-ooh-HEY-nee-o) is a relative unknown major league baseball player. He's currently gaining playing time for the San Francisco Giants without...

Adam LaRoche Starting 2nd Half Early

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday. Adam LaRoche, he of the longest swing in the majors, is starting to heat up. In the last 9 games, he's hit .387 with 3 home runs, 5 RBI, 4 runs, 2 doubles, a .444 on-base percentage...

Zack Greinke Is a Joy to Watch

Fletch already mentioned it in the Starting Five this morning, but on Monday night in Kansas City Zack Greinke was once again absolutely dominant in going the distance and pitching a shutout against the White Sox. It was the type of pitching performance that you couldn't help but enjoy watching, even if you happened to be...

FanHouse Fantasy Draft: Year 101

Just as Knox posted his results from our recent FanHouse draft, I'll throw mine on here, too, for your critiques. Mr. Bardeen laid out the league format here. Year 101 is my team name, as you can see from the title to this piece, and it has a little something to do with my favorite baby bears. Somehow, I ended up with the...

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05/28/12 Francoeur, Butler homer in Royals 4-2 win Source: ABC - KMBC-TV - Kansas City MO Jeff Francoeur and Billy Butler hit home runs, and Alcides Escobar had two hits to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Sunday.
05/28/12 Sunday's American League Capsules Source: News and Tribune - Jefferson City MO Will Rhymes went 3 for 3 with three singles and an RBI for the Rays, who lost Saturday night on a pinch-hit, two-run homer by Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the ninth off closer Fernando Rodney.
05/27/12 Butler goes deep against Orioles Source: CBSSports.com Jason Hammel pitched six shutout innings, Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Friday night.
05/25/12 Votebook: Papi, Butler at head of DH class Source: MLB The fans' choice to start the 2012 All-Star Game for the American League at designated hitter may come down to two players.
05/20/12 Butler, Moustakas power Royals over D-Backs Source: Three Rivers Publishing - Steelville MO Billy Butler hit his 8th home run, Mike Moustakas hit his sixth and Bruce Chen won his third start in a row working out of jams in the first four innings in the Royals 7-3 win over Arizona.