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Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Astros

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ...Team who refuses to rebuild. Seriously, Drayton McLane, just keep holding out hope you can win the World Series and making your general...

Trevor Hoffman First to 500, Saves Still Overrated

It's become headline news across all sports outlets, primarily because Hoffman is the first to do it. You know what? Justin Miller became the first known pitcher to get the words "Billy Koch" tattooed on his bum, but that doesn't mean it should be splashing headlines across the nets. Randy Johnson passing Roger Clemens for...

Doug Brocail Gets His Nails Done

When Padres reliever Doug Brocail dosed Rockies OF Matt Holliday a few weeks ago (the second Rockie he hit in a four day span), he tried to make us believe that it was because of a torn fingernail. Next time Brocail hits a Rockies batter, he won't have the same excuse.Doug Brocail wasn't exactly showing off his new acrylic...

Jeff Francis and Clint Hurdle Get Served! (suspensions)

Previously we told you about the Rockies/Padres spring training incident started by Doug Brocail last weekend. Now Jeff Francis and Clint Hurdle have been suspended for the Rockies' retaliation efforts on Tuesday.Francis was suspended for five regular-season games ... Hurdle was banned for one game, and both were fined an...

Padres and Rockies Bad Blood Continues

When I say Doug Brocail, you think...Mitch Williams. OK, maybe not. But the Padres reliever is developing a reputation as a head-hunter amongst the Rockies crowd. On Saturday he dotted SS Troy Tulowitzki on the wrist. Tuesday he followed that up by dosing slugger Matt Holliday on the hand. In a supposed retaliation effort,...