Archive for June, 2009

Philly Inquirer Tags Us

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Gonzo of the Philadelphia Inquirer gave us a mention in his story today.  This Gonzo guy certainly knows his stuff.  Keep up the good work. Baseball’s Hottest Players Philadelphia Inquirer 6/30/09

Fantasy Baseball Affects of Mark DeRosa Trade

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Mark DeRosa from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for relief pitcher Chris Perez and a player to be named later. It’s hard to understand why DeRosa continues to get traded, except for the fact that the Indians, 11 games behind Detroit already, have given up for the 2009 season.  DeRosa [...]

Jeter: Women’s Overwhelming Choice as Baseball’s Hottest Player

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

by BallparkBob A few weeks ago, I embarked on an interesting story line.  I would interview female baseball fans across the nation to find out who are Baseball’s Hottest (Looking) Players. For the first time, I found some real value with my BallparkBob Twitter account.  Many female baseball fans responded by Twitter.  Others responded through [...]

Lidge Back as Phillies Closer

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Brad Lidge was even more perfect than the World Series champion Phillies in 2008.  He didn’t have a single blown save. What a difference a  year makes.  Injured in the Phillies World Series dogpile after earning the strikeout that gave Philadelphia its first title since 1980, Lidge was not himself in the early going in [...]

Baseball’s Hottest Sister

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

At Fantasy Baseball Dugout, we’ve made a living off of our Baseball’s Hottest Wives posts.  They are, by far, the most popular posts on the entire site. Soon, we will be debuting the Baseball’s Hottest Wives 2009 edition. In the meantime, you’ll have to settle for Baseball’s Hottest SISTER–Amanda Aardsma.  She’s first in the alphabet [...]

2009 Midseason Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Infield

Friday, June 19th, 2009

It’s amazing that despite all the changes that have gone on during the first half of the fantasy baseball season (Zach Greinke’s emergence, Raul Ibanez’s slugging prowess) that so many things continue to remain the same. Take Albert Pujols, for example. 2008 FBD MVP. 2009 No. 1 rated fantasy baseball player. And now, No. 1 [...]

Georgia Producing Rich Crop of Fantasy Baseball Players

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Georgia just may be the new California.  Or Texas.  Or Florida. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a lot of highly touted rookies arrive in the majors and savvy fantasy baseball league managers have been picking up these Georgia peaches.  Here’s a look at some of the best first year players from the Peach [...]