Fantasy Baseball Dugout

Curt Schilling, husband of Baseball’s Hottest Wives nominee Shondra Schilling, may be calling it quits.

Schilling, 41, isn’t sure if he has another season left in him or not. Schilling told The Sporting News that he “won’t come back for a full season, that much I know. If I do decide to come back, I would work to the point I was ready and somewhere around May 1, let the teams know I wanted to pitch the second half.”

Fantasy Baseball Dugout Tips: We don’t think we’ve seen the last of Schill. He’s too great of a competitor not to go out on his own terms and this past season was very frustrating for him. Expect him to be back in uniform by mid-season, but it’s probably not necessary to draft him during your pre-season draft.

The Washington Nationals (59-102) held off the Seattle Mariners down the stretch by losing 9 of their last 10 games to nail down the worst record in MLB for 2008.

The Mariners (61-101), who had already lost their embarassing 100th game, blew their chances by sweeping the A’s at home in the final series of the season.

This means that the Washington Nationals will receive the #1 pick in the upcoming amateur draft and will almost surely select San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg is regarded by many as the top prospect to hit the MLB draft since Mark Prior.

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From the makers of Lingerie Bowl comes the Lingerie Football League. Set to debut in 2009, the Lingerie Football League will have ten teams including the following initial franchises.

In the Eastern Conference:

• Atlanta Steam
• Chicago Bliss
• Miami Caliente
• New England Euphoria
• Tampa Breeze

The Western Conference consists of:

• Dallas Desire
• Los Angeles Temptation
• Phoenix Scorch
• San Diego Seduction
• Seattle Mist

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The fact that Cole Hamels is dominating the postseason for the Phillies has no effect on your fantasy baseball squad (unless you’re playing in one of those fantasy postseason games).

Instead of writing another blog entry telling you how great Hamels is, and how you should draft him high next season (which you already know), we thought it’d be nice to take a different approach… and tell you about his hott wife.

The Stats:

• Age: 29
• Born: 10/29/1978 - Bethesda, Maryland
• Height/Weight: Undisclosed
• Bats: L Throws: L
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Blonde
• College: Drury University

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2K Sports announced today that they will be releasing a fantasy baseball-style game for the XBox 360, Playstation 3, and PC this winter - MLB Front Office Manager.

I’m one of the few gamers on earth that doesn’t have a next-gen gaming system yet, so hopefully they release this game on PS2… yeah, I’m old school like that.

Front Office Manager sounds like it will be very similar to EA Sports’ NFL Head Coach - manage the game without having to actually play the game. Think “Dynasty Mode” in your current MLB game without having the option of simulating or playing a baseball game.

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Vote here by text message for Baseball’s Hottest Wife Contest sponsored by Fantasy Baseball Dugout.

Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s Hottest Wives in Baseball Contest is now entering the home stretch with model Heidi Miller DeRosa stretching her lead.

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Hey everyone. We’ve been really busy behind the scenes lately getting all prettied up here at Fantasy Baseball Dugout. We know many of you are already looking for some tips and tricks for fantasy baseball 2009, and we appreciate you bearing with us.

To everyone out there who has voted lately for 2008’s Hottest Wife in Baseball - we want to thank you! Seriously. Have you registered to vote in that OTHER election yet? You know, the one on November 4!

I hope you realize that tomorrow, October 4, is the last day to get registered in some states. In other states it’s Monday, October 6.

Ballpark Bob is registered… BatBoy BeeZee is registered… ARE YOU?

Check out this video, and share it today with 5 friends. We’d love if you shared our site with 5 friends, too… but we understand if you don’t.

Spread the word that NOW is the time to get registered. Thanks. Have a great weekend!

You could be anything for Halloween so why not be a baseball player and have your significant other be your sexy fantasy baseball player girl with Halloween fantasy baseball costumes from Halloween Express. She’ll never look better (at least to you and isn’t that all that matters?) than when wearing a Halloween fantasy baseball uniform with a skimpy skirt.

The worst thing about Halloween is that baseball season has just ended and we are stuck in the heart of fall with winter right around the corner. So, live it up. It’s only 130 days until Spring Training opens!

Fantasy Baseball Dugout spent a good part of the preseason dogging St. Louis Cardinals first baseman (and superstud) Albert Pujols. He had an elbow injury, and we didn’t feel safe about his draft status.

He did only play in 148 games this season and DID go on the DL… with a strained calf. While we told you so, consider:

• Elbow Injury Dropping Fantasy Value? (1/25)
• Injuries To Consider For Your Fantasy Baseball Draft (3/9)

We told you not to consider drafting him until the third round. We told you to barely consider him the game’s top first baseman. We ranked him the no. 5 overall player in our top 50.

WE WERE WRONG.

With an awesome finish to the season, Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals reclaimed his status as a fantasy baseball superstud. He is our choice for 2008 fantasy baseball MVP.

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The Mets have done it again in fitting fashion, done in by its bullpen, against a team which was merely finishing out the season.

Another September Choke Attack

For the second straight year, the Mets have folded in September. The Mets lost 12 of 17 in 2007 to end the season and blow a 7 game lead over the Phillies. This year, the Mets played better, winning 7 of its last 17, but it wasn’t enough to hold off the surging Phillies who won 13 of their last 17 contests. Had the Mets held the 7 game lead this year, the Phillies would have only been able to make up 6 of them and would have had to settle for the wild card spot.

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You know you’ve made it when Maxim magazine contacts you. That’s exactly what happened a few weeks ago when Maxim, America’s leading laddie magazine, contacted Fantasy Baseball Dugout to inquire about our Hottest Wives in Baseball series.

On page 22 of the October, 2008, issue of Maxim is a feature inspired by Maxim editors looking through our Hottest Wives in Baseball. The Phillies came out on top in the Maxim poll just as they did in the NL East this season. Featured are three Phillies wives, including Heidi Strobel Hamels, along with Anna Benson and Arynne Blackley. Never mind that Benson and Blackley didn’t play in the Bigs this season; their wives are still smoking hot.

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Article submitted by Kevin, a regular reader of Fantasy Baseball Dugout and owner of Fantasy Postseason.

Fantasy sports are fantastic! The drafting of players is fun, the team management is fun, and the trash talk that results from beating your buddies is fun. For a sports fanatic, it’s almost too good to be true. However, when the regular season ends there’s often a major void in the life of the fantasy owner, as they patiently wait for the next sport season to start.

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