Yes, it's finally that time of year again. The time
where stocks move, people make fake monies, and post-writers are blatantly
accused of market manipulation. Can you feel the excitement? In case you are new
to this post, you'll be able to find my <a
href="http://www.protrade.com/conten...
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Dear the Protrade Community,
I don't know about whether you have used your own methods to reach your fame and all that money in your portfolio. I hope that everyone here has actually made money without cheating.
Just today I discovered a nest of lies. I found a user who is obviously cheating. ...
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Dear ProTrade,
My name is Matt and I used to have a ProTrade problem... I used to see an injury and run to my computer to short the player. I used to watch games that I had no interest only to trade stocks during the game. ED used to be like a holiday, I called it PT Christmas. Now all these ev...
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What We Could Do To Help Protrade
What Protrade Has Come Down To:
The current state of protrade is not a pretty one. New
traders are coming onto the site and making horrible posts. In response, other
traders have been tearing them apart. Not only are new traders getting torn
apart, but peopl...
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Dear PROTRADEr's,
Ah, the quiet before the storm...
That begins at 2:30 pm Pacific Time on Monday, June 15th in the year 2009. Stretch out your clickin' fingers, grab some snacks and strap in for a wild afternoon of wheelin' and dealin'. Double Earnings Day is mere hours away - rest up and get rea...
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In 2001 I was a part of a web site that ranked Sega dreamcast players. It had a booming forum and a pretty lively community.
As time went on the luster of the site was lost on some of the veteran members. One member, a moderator, jumped ship and started his own site. (nevermind that the idea of ...
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I'm doing it. I'm doing what many before me have tried to accomplish. The list is long and very unsuccessful.
Brett Farve, Mcaplin, Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, Me once before, etc.....
Yes, I'm "Officially" retiring from Protrade. I've kinda been retired for a little bit. I retired earlier, which d...
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Just kidding, they have moved. UP & then DOWN!
I want all of you to go here:
http://protrade.zeeeep.net/mlbbuys.php
And look to the very right at where it says "Day," talking about the movement of the stock within 24 hours. ALL but 5 players went up, besides OFY players and Brett Myers...ps...
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This post is somewhat in response to mcaplin’s. I don’t want to focus too much on that situation, so I’ll get it out of the way first. Mcaplin claims to have passion for this web site. What I see is that he has passion for himself. He sees his time on this site as limited and he’s burnin...
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What's up PROTRADE?
Oski here, I'm finally back from hibernation after last week's historic double Earnings Day - and it's a good time to be back too as yesterday was the Summer Solstice. Long days and short nights means more fun for everyone! (Except for any PT people in the Southern Hemisphere,...
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First off, I want say thank you to Citizen Sports and Protrade for the incredible time that I have spent here. Days (at work) and Nights (especially the summer during baseball season). This is an incredible site. People may say things against it (which I have been more cynical as of late), but I ...
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Ha-ha, made you look. There is no Penalty Box...instead, you guessed it...yet another retirement post. Before I go any further, those of you who don't care for this sort of thing please just hit the useless button and move along. Also, this is not the Mcap type of retirement. I got my port as close ...
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Vent?!?... LET's VENT!!
Before we get started,
Waitress
, bring me a beer! Better yet, Bring me 2!!
There
, that's
MUCH
better...
The Hitman Strike's Back.
I start you with a quote from Junius 1769-1771, Anonymous British Letter Writer: "The INJUSTICE d...
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SportsNetwork.com has relayed news from Trevor Immelman's Facebook page that the golfer is awaiting results of a CT scan after two tears and bone damage was recently discovered in his left wrist.
"Many athletes try to work through an injury like this and end up causing more damage in the long run,"...
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1
Justin Verlander
77.28
2
Roy Halladay
66.18
3
Carl Pavano
59.79
4
Jered Weaver
53.80
5
Zack Greinke
53.03
I have to run, have a good night.
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Golf Shorts
Before the call of MM and panties get twisted into balloon animals.
1) Many Bothans died to bring us this information.
2) I have asked Oski to freeze my current/on-going tournaments with golf stocks.
You asked for it the top 30 golf shorts by my Pace Calculations, I will t...
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People post about a lot of strange things and although these things are useless by Protrade standards, they can be quite interesting/entertaining. I came to realize that today I could post about something that nobody has ever done before (or at least I've never seen this before).
Anyone who kn...
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http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=4023
According to the Kansas City Star, Alex Gordon has started taking swings in the batting cage. He is expected to return by the end of June. This guy is a stud, and when healthy can really tear it up.
He earned $115 ...
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Since PT retired its retirement policy, there has been more & more talk about the mysterious PT algorithm. Some consider it necessary, others consider it a necessary evil, still others consider it just plain evil. Since PT gives us free PT$ to use in trading AND PT wants us all to be able to buy/s...
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-Currently almost 700 traders own Dallas Braden.
-His price is currently at $77.50.
-His IPO price was $72
-He has the highest E/P in the MLB at 72%+
Point is, if 700 traders own him and he is only $5.50 above his IPO price that means on average that every purchase pushed his price up less tha...
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(NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS A DIFFERENT POST FOR
NHL ED, THIS POST IS LIKELY BETTER SUITED TO HELP WITH NHL ED AS WELL AS NBA ED,
DUE TO UPDATED STATISTICS, MORE SUGGESTED STOCKS, AND IN SOME AREAS, FURTHER
ANALYSIS. IF NBA ED AND NHL ED DO NOT OCCUR ON THE SAME DAY, THEN THE ONLY THING
...
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Hello, I am here to teach you how to Protrade. It's something only someone like me could understand. The name of the game is experience, not literally, but you know what I mean. If you've made it to 1 million, your opinion matters. If you haven't, then you better just shut the hell up and listen to ...
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Good morning PROTRADEr's
As we approach our nation's 233rd birthday I think it's a good time to reflect on what we are grateful for as Americans. Although we are granted many great constitutional freedoms I feel that nothing makes me cherish my citizenship more than our national pastime. Baseball...
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Fellow PROTRADEatriots,
The results of yesterday's vote are in. It was much closer than I expected but Joe's old rule ended up winning by a slim margin of 9 votes. As this is now the law, I request your help in enforcing it. Please flag any traders that violate this rule and include a link to the po...
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From Will Carroll's column today:
Brandon Webb (160 DXL)
Let's first dispel the myth that Webb is bulletproof. Yes, he's had a nice career so far, with few health issues if any up until this season, but it's no secret that he's been a long-time patient of Dr. Andrews, going as far back as Webb's h...
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Shoulder surgery appears to be a strong possibility for Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Webb, who on Tuesday underwent his second MRI in the past week and met later in the day with team physician Dr. Michael Lee.
"We met and discussed options," General Manager Josh Byrnes said. "Everyone wants ...
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This is a blurb from the NYDailynews.com blog by Bill Price posted late last night.
"We won't see Reyes anytime soon. Adam Rubin spoke to Jose Sunday and he pretty much said he won't be testing out his tendon anytime soon. If we see Reyes on the field before the All-Star break, I'll be stunned."
...
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Alright guys listen. today I made the dumbest post ever. Let it go down in history as one of the stupidest things I've ever done. And neg this if you want! But I need to get all of this out, even if it may seem pointless you like the last post I made..
First of all do NOT ever get caught up i...
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I'm getting to the party a little late. Once in awhile I actually have to try and work! I was here this morning, but I've obviously missed some fireworks today. It seems fairly clear that either the algo is screwed up, or there is something wrong with the server? I'm not sure. What I do know is that...
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Carlos Guillen (shoulder) could miss the remainder of the 2009 season, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.
Guillen is hoping his shoulder will heal on its own, but he may eventually require surgery. "He is trying to do everything he can to avoid surgery, especially since it's his throwing...
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Andrew Bailey is one of the great upcoming closers in the game. Let me give you his stats and then my opinion.
Wins: 4
Losses:0
ERA: 1.93
Saves: 5
IP: 37.1
Ks: 44
Opponent batting average: .155
This pitcher, in my opinion is a good buy. He has been steadily rising and it seems like he has ...
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Alberto Callaspo
First off I would like to tell everyone a Happy Fourth of July.
Albert Callaspo against the Chicago White Sox went 2x3 3 runs scored and an RBI. Improving his numbers on the year to look like this:
AVG:.301 HR:5 RBI: 31 R:36 SB: 1
Right n...
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I'll probably get a lot of negatives, but this is my first post. I'll learn from here.
DETROIT (AP)  Rick Porcello’s raw ability made him the top prep pitcher in the nation. That talent, along with a steely demeanor, turned the Detroit Tigers right-hander into one of baseballâ€...
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right now the brewers are destroying the cubs. Key highlight is Casey McGehee, he has 4 hits. A triple away from the cycle. He also has at total of 5 rbi.
Hes earned about 6-7 pnts today.
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Here are protrade's incorrect stats...
AB: 228
BA: .285
R: 38
RBI: 37
HR: 8
S: 5
Earned: $78.45
Now here are the real stats...including today's 0-4.
AB: 263
BA: .278
R: 41
RBI: 38
HR: 9
S: 6
Earned: $82.67
Price: $119.71 (very cheap)
EP: 69%
One of baseball's best buys ...
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In the past few days, Kelly Johnson has been replaced as the Braves starting second baseman by Martin Prado and placed on the 15 day DL for right wrist tendinitis. While this should be enough to cause Johnson to fall a good amount, he has only dropped from about $143 to about $126 (almost 12%). He d...
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If Micah's price includes both hitting and pitching stats, then he needs to be IPO'd. According to espn.com Micah is on pace to earn $80. Micah has pitched better and better as the season continues. Now, if we include has hitting states in that price, he could easy reach $100-125 for the year. At...
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I have created a fantasy football league for protrade users. It's a free league. This league has a live online draft. It's also a head to head league. If you would like to join, The league name is PROTRADE and the password for the league is football. The league url is http://football.fantasysports.y...
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Steve McNair was found shot to death with a unknow women in a hotel in Nashville TN
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I know it's not an ideal milestone but i have finally reached 500 friends. I thank nim1013 for accepting my invite and giving me the 500 friends. I have been asking people to be my friend for a while. I have finally reached my goal in 4 months of trying. It's not my first milestone on my list but it...
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To Expand on Baltimore's post and provide some stats and analysis.
Kevin Gregg pitched a great game today earning $7.33 and bringing his earnings to $63.21 with a price of $84.39 or an E/P of 74.9%.
Looking at Gregg's last ten games
Earned: $31.97
Earn/Game: $3.19
If he continues this ...
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The former Baltimore Raven and more famously known as a Houston Oiler before becoming a Tennessee Titan has died today. Read the article if you would like.
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The MLB Record for longest hitting streak is held by Joe DiMagio at 56 games and most likely will never be touched. But there have now been three hitting streaks that have reached 20 games this season in MLB.
The longest one:
Ryan Zimmerman
Streak: 30 games
Snapped By: Barry Zito (SP, San...
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Jordan Schafer, the forgotten short?
Jordan Schafer was optioned to Triple A Gwinnett on June 2nd. Here we sit on July 4th, still not in the majors. Why you may ask?
"Schafer felt a pop in his left hand while swinging last Friday night.
While he's still the center fielder of the future in Atla...
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Tommy Hanson:
Price: 90.72
Earned: 30.31
E/P: 33.4%
Doesn't seem terribly great... until you realize he started in June. A few better stats:
Earnings per start: 6.06
Starts this year: 5
Probable total starts: 21
Pace Earnings: 127.3
...
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Good day, and welcome to another edition of my broken up series (unfortunately, but necessarily) "An MLB SPecial". If you've already read the first of this series, you may skip the first two paragraphs (not including this one), as they are exactly the same. Below is/are a/some link(s) to my la...
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Another gem today, short wise that is, is Manny Parra. I'll give you the full report, but I put in bold key parts.
"Manny Parra was drilled for seven runs -- six earned -- in 4 2/3
innings on Sunday night in his third start with Triple-A Nashville.
Parra
allowed five hits and five walks in...
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I'm sure
I'll get a few disagreements on the assumption that Starting Pitchers
(SP) make the best buys, and I'm sure those who beg to differ have very
reasonable and logical arguements, but when it comes to my trading style (which
I'm not suggesting should be assumed by everyone else), this ...
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UFL Preveiw: Orlando
Running Backs: Chris Perry will be joined by his former teammate in Quincy Wilson. Perry is more of a pure third down back than a starter. Ronnie Cruz is penciled in as the fullback. Cruz got some preseason acvtion with Dallas last year. Perry was a first round selection in 2...
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Casey McGehee is having a career day! Get him in your port before you finish reading this post....
Got him? Good, here is his stats (for today)
4-4 3 Runs 5 RBI's and 2 HR's!
Priced: $81.70
Earnings: $55.04
EP: 67.4
And he is really cheap, so that is what makes this guy such a good in...
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Good day, and welcome to yet another edition of this series "An MLB SPecial". Again, the next two paragraphs will be the same as the paragraphs in the previous two posts, not because I'm lazy (although I am), but because the same rules apply. Skip it if you've read it, and don't if you haven't. Belo...
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He's earned about $5 today, and now sits at about 64% earned.
If you are an E/P nazi, stop reading now. Ok? I really don't want to hear about Jason Marquis or any other cheap SP.
Cabrera's stats look like this:
222 AB
.311 avg
41 runs
33 RBI
2 HR
7 SB
=
$79, or 64% earned.
But...
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I would like to wish everyone a happy July 4th! (yes, even RFAL).
233 years ago the first continental congress signed the Declaration of Independence and created this great nation. Amoung the many benefits of this is the lack of brittish soccer. Anyway, we are still in two wars to defend our fr...
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hey, thanks season ticket waiting list
, how depressing.
this will cure my ailing pain for T.O., I might just need a new avatar.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-lakers-artest&prov=ap&type=lgns
ARTEST! ARTEST! ARTEST!
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Hey guys!!!
Sorry this is delayed today... I am actually posting this in between grilling and enjoying the one nice day that Boston has had in about 10 days... Anyways, let's not waste any time - don't wanna burn my burgers!
NFL WEEK 8 MATCHUPS
REMEMBER:
If...
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Chien-Ming Wang left Saturday's start against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning with an unspecified injury.
There was no visible reason for his exit, but Jorge Posada immediately recognized that something wasn't quite right. Wang left the mound with team trainer Steve Donohue. Wang had just given u...
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TSN is reporting that the Twins have placed starter Kevin Slowey on the 15-day DL with a strained right wrist. In a corresponding move, the team promoted pitcher Anthony Swarzak from Triple-A.
Our View:Slowey is a ten game winner for the Twins, so this hurts a bit. He hasn't been spectacular this...
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Price: $100.95
Earnings: $70.32
E/P: 70%
And he's pretty cheap.
'Nuff said.
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Wow, to think two years ago I signed up here on Protrade thinking I could use it as a study tool for my Finance course for my Business minor...so not only was I wrong, I found a site to help me enjoy sports even a lot more than before
Now I am reflecting on my experiences, instead of working on...
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Casey McGehee and i have the same first name and same favorite number. He made a terrible error that allowed 2 runs and decreased our lead by 1 but as i call my dude Joe003 while the bases were loaded i told joe Case would come trough with a GS for our protrades and what happened? only the most ruth...
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Justin Morneau
Justin Morneau
Price: $211.32
Earnings:
$138.69
Earning%: 65.63% earned
Earnings per Game: $1.69
.........................................................................................................
Tonight, Morne...
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Alberto Callaspo
First off I would like to tell everyone a Happy Fourth of July.
Albert Callaspo against the Chicago White Sox went 2x3 3 runs scored and an RBI. Improving his numbers on the year to look like this:
AVG:.301 HR:5 RBI: 31 R:36 SB: 1
Right n...
See story »
Steve McNair was found shot to death with a unknow women in a hotel in Nashville TN
See story »
I have created a fantasy football league for protrade users. It's a free league. This league has a live online draft. It's also a head to head league. If you would like to join, The league name is PROTRADE and the password for the league is football. The league url is http://football.fantasysports.y...
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In the past few days, Kelly Johnson has been replaced as the Braves starting second baseman by Martin Prado and placed on the 15 day DL for right wrist tendinitis. While this should be enough to cause Johnson to fall a good amount, he has only dropped from about $143 to about $126 (almost 12%). He d...
See story »
The MLB Record for longest hitting streak is held by Joe DiMagio at 56 games and most likely will never be touched. But there have now been three hitting streaks that have reached 20 games this season in MLB.
The longest one:
Ryan Zimmerman
Streak: 30 games
Snapped By: Barry Zito (SP, San...
See story »
If Micah's price includes both hitting and pitching stats, then he needs to be IPO'd. According to espn.com Micah is on pace to earn $80. Micah has pitched better and better as the season continues. Now, if we include has hitting states in that price, he could easy reach $100-125 for the year. At...
See story »
The former Baltimore Raven and more famously known as a Houston Oiler before becoming a Tennessee Titan has died today. Read the article if you would like.
See story »
Another gem today, short wise that is, is Manny Parra. I'll give you the full report, but I put in bold key parts.
"Manny Parra was drilled for seven runs -- six earned -- in 4 2/3
innings on Sunday night in his third start with Triple-A Nashville.
Parra
allowed five hits and five walks in...
See story »
Chien-Ming Wang left Saturday's start against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning with an unspecified injury.
There was no visible reason for his exit, but Jorge Posada immediately recognized that something wasn't quite right. Wang left the mound with team trainer Steve Donohue. Wang had just given u...
See story »
Casey McGehee is having a career day! Get him in your port before you finish reading this post....
Got him? Good, here is his stats (for today)
4-4 3 Runs 5 RBI's and 2 HR's!
Priced: $81.70
Earnings: $55.04
EP: 67.4
And he is really cheap, so that is what makes this guy such a good in...
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right now the brewers are destroying the cubs. Key highlight is Casey McGehee, he has 4 hits. A triple away from the cycle. He also has at total of 5 rbi.
Hes earned about 6-7 pnts today.
See story »
Good day, and welcome to yet another edition of this series "An MLB SPecial". Again, the next two paragraphs will be the same as the paragraphs in the previous two posts, not because I'm lazy (although I am), but because the same rules apply. Skip it if you've read it, and don't if you haven't. Belo...
See story »
UFL Preveiw: Orlando
Running Backs: Chris Perry will be joined by his former teammate in Quincy Wilson. Perry is more of a pure third down back than a starter. Ronnie Cruz is penciled in as the fullback. Cruz got some preseason acvtion with Dallas last year. Perry was a first round selection in 2...
See story »
TSN is reporting that the Twins have placed starter Kevin Slowey on the 15-day DL with a strained right wrist. In a corresponding move, the team promoted pitcher Anthony Swarzak from Triple-A.
Our View:Slowey is a ten game winner for the Twins, so this hurts a bit. He hasn't been spectacular this...
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Price: $100.95
Earnings: $70.32
E/P: 70%
And he's pretty cheap.
'Nuff said.
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Trevor Immelman and Robert Karlsson, last year's Masters champion and last year's European number one, have both withdrawn from this coming week's Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.
South African Immelman, who has been battling tendinitis in his left wrist and elbow, did not compete throughou...
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WoW! One of the bestest sporting events in da WORLD! Don't miss da 2009 NATHANS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST. U wont b disapointed... Joey Chestnut v Takeru Kobayashi this promises 2 b one ov da best! Chestnut has beating Kobayashi the last 3 years!!! WoW sa best!
here is a link to a GrEAT interview...
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Jordan Schafer, the forgotten short?
Jordan Schafer was optioned to Triple A Gwinnett on June 2nd. Here we sit on July 4th, still not in the majors. Why you may ask?
"Schafer felt a pop in his left hand while swinging last Friday night.
While he's still the center fielder of the future in Atla...
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Excerpt:
The bigger point here is that what consistently drives me crazy about big-time sports is the assumption that sports occupy their own special universe, in which the normal rules of the marketplace and human psychology don't apply. That's how you get the idea of a reverse-order draft, which ...
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Erik Hinske is less than 24% earned and this season is almost half way over. He earned just under $20 as a near everyday player in Pittsburgh, and still carries a price of over $84.
Granted, His team is likely to play in another 4-21 games with the Yankees in the wildcard lead and not completely ...
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Everything this morning is going smooth. My parents arrived safely in town, the beer is icing and the steaks are in the fridge. We're not doing anything spectacular today. We can't pop fireworks (city burn ban) but we will be able to watch the city's show tonight. The grill is ready, and my whol...
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Remember the good 'ole quack? The one who helped new traders, posted valid news stories, and made quality posts and comments? Wondering what happened to him?
My conduct on the site lately has been just terrible quite frankly, and I hope this post helps explain what has made me like this....
...
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nope. not a caplin post. just a tyopical pre holiday celebration.
just seeing whose around. i usually get some good crowds latnight.
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Baseball Daily provides a look at players with significant positive or negative earnings in that day's games. The list is determined from player earnings and prices as follows:
BASEBALL DAILY
...
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Tommy Hanson:
Price: 90.72
Earned: 30.31
E/P: 33.4%
Doesn't seem terribly great... until you realize he started in June. A few better stats:
Earnings per start: 6.06
Starts this year: 5
Probable total starts: 21
Pace Earnings: 127.3
...
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On July 1st, at 11:09 am from Rotoworld
Jeremy Bonderman (shoulder) is expected to begin a throwing program shortly after the fourth of July.
Bonderman was placed on the disabled list June 12 for "continued rehabilitation from thoracic outlet compression syndrome." He allowed six...
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This is my first post from a almost two year long hiatus from protrade. Hopefully it'll tell you about a potentially great buy that has gone unnoticed (I think).
Noticing the posts on Kevin Gregg in the Sportsdesk, I decided to write about another closer, who also has great earnings potential.
...
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Shin-Soo Choo is kicking @$$ tonight! $16.43 earned tonight and he still has another AB or two.
Priced: $176.80
Earnings: $125.33
EP: 70.9
$16.43 earned tonight! and it is the bottom of the 7th! Get this guy quick!
(and yes I am aware that this is my 3rd post of the day)
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He's earned about $5 today, and now sits at about 64% earned.
If you are an E/P nazi, stop reading now. Ok? I really don't want to hear about Jason Marquis or any other cheap SP.
Cabrera's stats look like this:
222 AB
.311 avg
41 runs
33 RBI
2 HR
7 SB
=
$79, or 64% earned.
But...
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