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Entries for March 2nd, 2010

2010 MLB Breakout Stars: How Good Can Jason Heyward Be?

If there is one member of the 2010 rookie class that seems destined for stardom, it’s Atlanta Braves rookie right fielder, Jason Heyward. In fact, stardom may be setting the bar too low for the ultra-talented 20-year-old Georgian.
Heyward will be given every opportunity to become the every day starter for the Braves this spring. The [...]

2010 MLB Predicitions: What I Expect from Mat Gamel

No player on the Brewers’ roster faces more uncertainty in 2010 than Mat Gamel.
At one point or another over the winter, Gamel’s name came up in the following scenarios: replacing Corey Hart in right field, becoming the new first baseman if Prince Fielder was traded, playing third base full-time, splitting time at third with Casey [...]

Joseph Benavidez: From the Outhouse to the MMA Penthouse

Many fighters take a similar path on the way to fame and success. They start out working small shows for little to no money, purely for the love of the sport. Fate then seems to have a funny way of intervening and all of a sudden a fighter is right in the middle of a [...]