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Nationals Should Trade Lastings Milledge

After failing to come through as the Nationals everyday leadoff hitter/center fielder, Lastings Milledge has been mired in the minor leagues. He's been living out of a hotel in Syracuse since the demotion, and he's only hitting .250 with a .602 OPS. He doesn't have a home run, but he does have 4 stolen bases. He's struck...

Tony Gwynn Says Strasburg Would Be Nationals No. 1 Right Now

To anybody who has had a chance to see San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg, it's pretty clear the kid is the best player available in the amateur draft this summer. With his 99 mph fastball and ability to locate pitches, the only thing that could possibly keep him from being chosen first by the Washington Nationals would...

Fantasy Week 5: Two-Start Pitchers

There are a plethora of two-start pitchers hurling in week five (Monday, May 4th - Sunday May 10th) of the fantasy baseball season. There are 58 total this week and you late sleepers are luck that all of the Monday games are night games. You won't need to set you lineups until 7:05 PM ET.[Update: 7:48 AM ET] : Two games...

Yovani Gallardo Is an Ironman

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Yovani Gallardo, meet "the groove." Groove, meet Gallardo.The Brewers ace struck out 11, only allowed two hits and provided the deciding solo homer over eight juggernaut innings...

Two Middle Relievers Worth Owning

Back in early March I wrote about drafting middle relievers late in the draft instead of starters who might be in the back of a team's rotation. What if I told you that taking two middle relievers would be a better option for your fantasy team? Let's first look at Blanton's 5x5 stats from last season. He had nine wins, 111...

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05/23/12 Olsen picked as interim emergency management director Source: Columbia Tribune - Columbia MO The Public Safety Joint Communications board on Wednesday made leadership appointments to ensure stability of Columbia and Boone County's shared Public Safety Joint Communications and Office of Emergency Management agencies for the next six months.
05/23/12 VIDEO Iraq & Afghanistan vets: why NATO can have my... Source: People's Weekly World U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars threw their medals towards the site of the NATO Summit May 20 in what was called the most dramatic antiwar action by ex-GIs since Vietnam.
05/22/12 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans return medals at NATO... Source: People's Weekly World U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars threw their medals towards the site of the NATO Summit May 20 in what was called the most dramatic antiwar action by ex-GIs since Vietnam.
05/21/12 Decorated War Veterans Toss Medals During NATO Protest Source: Crooks and Liars In Chicago on Sunday, nearly 50 U.S. military veterans at an anti-NATO rally in Chicago threw their service medals into the street, an action they said symbolized their rejection of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
05/21/12 Nearly 50 U.S. veterans return service medals at NATO... Source: The Raw Story Nearly 50 U.S. military veterans returned their service medals on Sunday during a protest against NATO in Chicago, with each of them throwing their medals over a security fence in a symbolic protest meant to evoke images of the Vietnam war era.