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Sporting News, The, July 22, 2005

SQUEEZE PLAY

BY BRENDAN ROBERTS

Fantasy Source's online Daily Mail tool gives readers an opportunity to ask the experts and we get some insightful questions and comments. The mailbag entries also can be entertaining.

* From California: I've been hearing griping about A-Rod and have to chime in and agree--he's absolutely killing me. First, yeah, he had five hits, a couple of homers, six RBIs and five runs yesterday. But the guy didn't get any stolen bases! Not only that, but he still doesn't have any saves, and he's not eligible at catcher! If that's not enough, my car had trouble starting this morning, the laws of physics haven't been unified yet, and there's a cat stuck in a tree somewhere. What's he doing about that? This guy sucks!

* From California (written in April): The Trifecta of Suckiness! Which of these guys--Eric Chavez, Andruw Jones, Carlos Lee--sucks the most, and which is likely to stop sucking the soonest? Thanks to them my whole offense sucks!

* From Pennsylvania: Justin Morneau seems fragile. Kid just seems to find injuries. Next thing I know, he will have gout.

* From California: Watching Oliver Perez pitch is like having a root canal and blood drawn at the same time!

* From New York: This may sound stupid, but is there any way you know of to contact managers and push for an individual player's playing time? I've got Chase Utley and Placido Polanco and have been screaming for Charlie Manuel to bench that bum David Bell and put Polanco at third base full time. Is there any way for him to truly hear me? Are there any fan blogs they check or anything? (Polanco was traded to the Tigers on June 8.)

* From Pennsylvania: I invited my girlfriend to join my TSN Games Roto league so she would get interested in the game and I would be able to help her and seem like the great fantasy genius. She is currently trouncing me in points and sitting on Roy Halladay and Pedro Martinez. I have the opportunity to access her team and sabotage her roster. Should I do so and pretend I have no idea what happened? From a concerned and emasculated man.

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