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Starting Five: Not a Clean Sweep, but a Sweep The Rangers Will Take

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That it took a lot of work for the Rangers to climb within two games of the Red Sox in the American League wild-card race.Texas swept a doubleheader at Cleveland, 11-9 and 10-5, and the games took a...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 9

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.Sorry for the delay, kiddos, on the Power Rankings. I'm sure you spent the entirety of Wednesday wondering "WHERE IN GOD'S NAME ARE THEY??? WITHOUT THEM I'LL HAVE NOTHING TO...

Roto Rush: Rowand Raking Again

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.For the most of past two seasons, Aaron Rowand has been a thorn in the collective sides of his fantasy owners. In the middle of May, his batting average even dipped down to .214 (he...

Futilitywatch '09: Pirates Attempting to Stave Off the Inevitable

Futilitywatch '09 is a our semi-regular update on the Pittsburgh Pirates and their march toward their record 17th consecutive losing season.In our last installment two weeks ago, we left the Pittsburgh Pirates for dead as they sat at 12-16, in the midst of what turned out to be an eight-game losing streak that dropped...

Roto Rush: The Rangers Can Pitch?

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.With a starting rotation containing Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Matt Harrison, Scott Feldman and Brandon McCarthy, it's pretty safe to say many mixed leagues went through draft or...

ZachDuke News From the Web

05/19/12 Columbus Clippers rout Syracuse Chiefs to earn series... Source: Oneida Daily Dispatch - Oneida NY The Syracuse Chiefs were bombarded by Columbus hitters on Friday night in a 12-2 loss to the Clippers.
05/08/12 Syracuse Chiefs pitcher Zach Duke stymies Durham's... Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse NY Syracuse Chiefs manager Tony Beasley took a glance at the lineup card that Durham skipper Charlie Montoyo presented him prior to the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader at Alliance Bank Stadium and did a double-take.
05/01/12 Syracuse Chiefs shut out Buffalo Bisons 8-0 Source: Oneida Daily Dispatch - Oneida NY The Syracuse Chiefs shut out the Buffalo Bisons 8-0 on Tuesday night.
04/19/12 Middlebrooks hits fifth homer in win Source: Minor League Baseball Red Sox top prospect Will Middlebrooks homered for the second straight day, upstaging Bryce Harper as the Pawtucket Red Sox held on to edge the Syracuse Chiefs, 11-7, on Thursday afternoon.