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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 2B

Chase Utley has been the king of the second base position for years in fantasy baseball, but he's now in danger of being usurped. Threatening Utley's crown is 28-year-old Robinson Cano, who hit .319 with 29 HRs in 2010 as well as triple-digit figures in runs and RBI. Both play in great lineups and in great hitting home...

Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Blue Jays

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and in November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the 18th episode of Fix My Team,...

Damage Control: Manny Ramirez Back on the DL

Fantasy owners lost Manny Ramirez on June 29, and considering he had a .322 average and a .937 OPS when he hit the disabled list, it was a pretty big blow to many fantasy teams, a couple of which are mine. Luckily, Ramirez came back in just about the minimum amount of time, going 0-for-3 on July 15. After a one-walk...

Out Since Opening Week, Brian Roberts Rejoins Orioles

In the top of the second inning of the Orioles' fourth game this season, Julio Lugo replaced Brian Roberts at second base after the Baltimore stalwart suffered an abdominal strain. No one had any inkling at the time that Roberts wouldn't see the field again until late July, but here we are. Roberts was finally activated...

Brian Roberts Shut Down With More Back Trouble

Brian Roberts has been out of the Orioles' lineup since April 9th, but if the O's were hoping to hear some good news about his return they certainly didn't get it today. The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Roberts needs even more testing on his herniated disk and will be completely shut down from baseball activity until...

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06/02/12 DirecTV: Apple TV won't âobsolete our technologyâ Source: Original Signal While we in tech and gadget land are trying to read the tea leaves of Apple CEO Tim Cook's recent cryptic comments on the future of Apple TV, for the media world the uncertainty "is causing a boatload of angst and anticipation," according to Variety.
06/02/12 Comcast chief calls his 'Battleship' a 'large miss' Source: Idaho Statesman - Boise ID Volatility at Universal Pictures, particularly the huge loss the studio is taking on "Battleship," has kept NBC Universal from a steady performance this year, the chief executive of its parent company Comcast Corp. said at an investors' conference Friday.
06/01/12 Comcast Xfinity Campaign To Have Olympic Proportions Source: Media Post Comcast is set to take advantage of its NBCUniversal platforms during the Olympics to ramp up a campaign looking to position Xfinity as more than a service -- as an experience.
06/01/12 Orioles OF Markakis Has Wrist Surgery Source: The Baltimore Times - Baltimore MD ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis has had surgery for a fractured right wrist.
06/01/12 Big Four Active In Upfront Market Source: Media Post CBS, which hopes to leverage its stable schedule to land market-topping price increases, began inking upfront commitments late last week, a network representative said.