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Albert Pujols : The Man on Top

With scores of fantasy analysts listing their top sleepers or top young players or top rebound candidates for the upcoming fantasy baseball season, the most important part of a fantasy lineup seems to be overlooked - the best player in the draft...

Written by Dan Malato about 8 months ago 182 reads 2 comments
Bombs Away! A Look Back at Great Home Run Derby Memories

I have always been a huge fan of the Home Run Derby. It's my favorite part of the All-Star break. Whether it's Sammy Sosa taking swings on a batting tee between rounds or Lance Berkman sending ...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 646 reads 0 comments
Hey Green Bay: Get Over Yourselves!

You ungrateful little punks.That’s what crosses my mind whenever I hear the Packers complaining about the possible return of Brett Favre. A man that brought them a Super Bowl. A man who won three MVP awards...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 178 reads 1 comments
Jim Hendry Strikes Again

We've been here before. If the Cubs are within a sniff of the playoffs, you can bet a can of Old Style that GM Jim Hendry will try to make a splash in the trade market. This is the time of year that Hendry earns his pay...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 224 reads 2 comments
NBA Draft: Memphis Grizzlies Should Nab Michael Beasley

On the eve of the NBA Draft, only one thing looks certain. The Chicago Bulls will select Derrick Rose with the first pick. After that, your guess is as good as mine...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 645 reads 3 comments
NBA Draft: Eric Gordon, Superstar

When you're picking at the top of the draft, you're looking for a player to make a winner out of your group of losers. To ensure that the player you select proves worthy, it is important to examine both his basketball skills and his character...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 724 reads 8 comments
Boston Celtics: Are You Ready For Some Defense?

I hope you all enjoyed that, because the Lakers are done.Well, the Lakers aren't actually done, but that style of basketball they’ve mastered—and we’ve learned to love—will ...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 751 reads 3 comments
Kobe Bryant's New Season: Path to Undeserved Redemption

Kobe Bryant is selfish.Kobe Bryant is spoiled.Kobe Bryant is a cancer.Just four years ago, that was the perception of today's MVP.After the Lakers laid down for the Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals, Phil Jackson had had enough...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 562 reads 5 comments
NBA Finals Celtics vs. Lakers: How The Celtics Pull The Upset

The NBA Finals begin Thursday night as the Boston Celtics face the Los Angeles Lakers. While everyone and their sister gets misty-eyed thinking about the old 1980s rivalry between these two ...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 696 reads 0 comments
Open Mic: Willie Randolph Helps Us to Understand the Racial Divide

After adding former Cy Young award winner Johan Santana this off-season the New York Mets again had high hopes for 2008...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 299 reads 0 comments
Elite XC: Kimbo Slice Puts on a Show, Stays Undefeated

Saturday night, Mixed Martial Arts made its primetime network television debut at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. And a memorable debut it was. The main event pitted undefeated Kimbo Slice against James "The Colossus" Thomson...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 3,556 reads 40 comments
Lance Berkman Leads Top 10 First Basemen in 2008

Fantasy sports are all about projecting value. Sure, what a player has done in the past is important, but future production is what matters most to the fantasy owner. Anyone who picked up Chris Shelton a couple years back knows this...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 466 reads 3 comments
Fantasy Baseball: How Jay Bruce Will Become a Five-Category Stud

In fantasy sports, players always want to get in on the next big thing. They want to find the hot prospect, the journeyman, the rejuvenated superstar, or the recently healthy player who will carry their team to the championship...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 565 reads 2 comments
NBA Draft: A Decision To Define a Nation

As America barrels toward November, a single choice will define the course of the next four years and beyond. What is more important, toughness or charisma? Proven accomplishments or potential? ...

Written by Dan Malato about about 1 year ago 895 reads 4 comments

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Dan Malato Article Archive

Albert Pujols : The Man on Top

Bombs Away! A Look Back at Great Home Run Derby Memories

Hey Green Bay: Get Over Yourselves!

Jim Hendry Strikes Again

NBA Draft: Memphis Grizzlies Should Nab Michael Beasley

NBA Draft: Eric Gordon, Superstar

Boston Celtics: Are You Ready For Some Defense?

Kobe Bryant's New Season: Path to Undeserved Redemption

NBA Finals Celtics vs. Lakers: How The Celtics Pull The Upset

Open Mic: Willie Randolph Helps Us to Understand the Racial Divide

Elite XC: Kimbo Slice Puts on a Show, Stays Undefeated

Lance Berkman Leads Top 10 First Basemen in 2008

Fantasy Baseball: How Jay Bruce Will Become a Five-Category Stud

NBA Draft: A Decision To Define a Nation

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