Posts Tagged ‘Los Angeles Dodgers’
Fantasy in Five: Outfield rankings part one
I’m going to do the outfield a little different for this segment. Since there are three positions (left, right, center field) and most leagues don’t follow that rule, I’ll do two blogs with the tope five on one following the other five next week. It makes everything easier and helps you out (you’re welcome). 1. Mike Trout- Another obvious choice. …
by Giovanni Mio on March 27th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Fantasy in Five: Shortstop rankings
Welcome to another weekly edition of Fantasy in Five! If you haven’t jumped ship yet, I’ve given you my top five fantasy players for each position from catcher to second base, so it only makes sense we go to shortstop next. 1. Starlin Castro- At only 22 years of age and progressing with each season he plays, Castro has potential …
by Giovanni Mio on March 13th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Be my Valentine: Why it is not all the fault of Bobby V
If you’ve been able to access social media outlets or a television the past 72 hours, the assumption would be you know the Boston Red Sox have fired their manager Bobby Valentine. After a year of disarray involving questioning players’ abilities, platooning a former MVP candidate and firing back at the media, the colorful man we know for infamously sneaking …
by Giovanni Mio on October 5th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Fantasy in Five: Trade deadline
Welcome back to another edition of Sportsfullcircle’s Fantasy in Five! I’m going to try my best to return this column as a weekly thing instead of once in a blue moon. My apologies if I haven’t been consistent, as I’ve had a busy summer. Last week, I debuted the column for fantasy football, as I gave five rookies who could …
by Giovanni Mio on July 27th, 2012 1 Comments »
Picking apart the Hanley Ramirez trade
The MLB trade deadline is always full of surprises. Contending teams will deal for that player to help put themselves over the hump, and selling teams tend to trade their players and go into a rebuilding mode. Both good and bad trades are made, and sometimes it can take years to learn the result of a trade. Yet, this morning’s …
by Bryan Lipiner on July 25th, 2012 Leave a comment »
The possible end to TebowMania at Mile High
Gio Mio says the days of Tebow in Denver are over. Where may he go?
by Giovanni Mio on March 20th, 2012 2 Comments »
The curious case of Manny being Manny
Matt Cote has some interesting thoughts about Manny Ramirez.
by Matt Cote on January 13th, 2012 1 Comments »
Joe Torre: A true success story
Nicholas Abbate brings us the story of Joe Torre, and what he could mean to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
by Nicholas Abbate on January 7th, 2012 Leave a comment »
MLB Winter Meetings News/Rumor Mill-12/7
Lots of rumors floating around today concerning the MLB Winter Meetings, so let’s get started. -The biggest news surrounding major free agents today was the highly-sought after LHP Cliff Lee has received an offer that would pay him $20 million over seven years. SI’s Jon Heyman claims Lee has two offers of that amount, and the Yankees nor Rangers were …
by Jon Alba on December 7th, 2010 Leave a comment »
MLB Winter Meetings News/Rumor Mill-12/6
Alright everyone, just as we do every year, we are giving you all the updates for the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings currently going on in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Here are some stories floating around during day number one. -The highly-pursued Cliff Lee is receiving the most interest from the Yankees and Rangers as expected, but MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch …
by Jon Alba on December 6th, 2010 Leave a comment »