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Tom Glavine,as we all know by now, recently won his 300th game.  I want to give him congrats for three reasons:  1. He is my favorite player of all-time, 2. He deserves it, and 3. He may be the last person to ever reach the 300-win milestone.

Every pitcher that has won 300 games is in the Hall of Fame.  It's a huge milestone.  Only 23 pitchers have ever reached 300 wins in the history of the game and it's not getting any easier.   300 wins is very difficult to reach and it's getting harder to reach. 

According to Boston.com in the last 60 years, getting 300 wins has become one of the most rare milestones: Only 11 pitchers have achieved it since the end of World War II.  And since 1990, only Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, and Tom Glavine have made it to 300.  That's right, only 11 since WWII!  The other 12 members of the 300 win club all reached the milestone before 1941.

Let's do the math on this.  If a pitcher pitches 20 seasons, without injury, he has to win an average of 15 games in each season.  The only pitcher I can think of off the top of my head to pitch without going on the DL is Tom Glavine.  He has gone 19 consecutive seasons with atleast 25 starts, only Greg Maddux has a longer streak at 20.  An injury free career is not likely to happen.  That would mean a pitcher starting at 20 years of age and going until he's 40 and averaging 15 wins per season.  It's hard enough to win 15 in a season let alone do it for 20 years.  It's even harder for pitchers to stay healthy long enough to do it. 

Leo Mazzone said it best to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun:  "There ain't going to be no more."  "Forget it, they are not going to pitch that long," said Mazzone.  "They are not going to come up a day early.  You are not going to have four-man rotations, you have too many stupid pitch counts, etc.  So you aren't going to have that anymore.  What we've done as far as Little League on up is created a mind-set of five- and six-inning pitchers. And you aren't going to get 300 wins pitching five or six innings."

That's right, managers and coaches tend to "baby" their pitchers nowadays.  I honestly am tired of seeing a pitcher get taken out of a game in order for a reliever to come in and get a "save" when the score is 4-1.  It happened to Roy Oswalt a day ago.  I was watching the Rays game today and Scott Kazmir pitched 6 scoreless against the Red Sox and he ended up with the no-decision because the bullpen blew the 1-0 lead in the 9th inning. 

What I'm trying to get at is the fact that there are so many regulations and crap like that that it's incredibly hard to reach 300 wins in today's game.  But there might be hope.  Here are a few guys, in order, that I think have about a small chance. let's say 5%, of reaching 300: 

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Earlier today, the sport of football lost one of its greatest minds and innovators. Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, creator of the groundbreaking "West Coast Offense" that he implemented with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980's, passed away from his complications with leukemia. He was 75.

The impact of Walsh's coaching style and ideas are still felt today. Thirteen of the 32 head coaches around the NFL today can be traced back to Walsh's coaching legacy, and every team uses some form of the short-passing attack that Walsh's "West Coast Offense" made famous. His system produced two Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Joe Montana and Steve Young, a future Hall of Fame wide receiver in Jerry Rice, and a coaching-family tree that rivals most national forests. In ten years with the 49ers. Walsh went 102-63-1, winning six division titles. He won 10 of his 14 postseason games, including three Super Bowls. He was named the NFL's coach of the year in 1981 and 1984. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of fame in 1993.

So much can be said about Walsh and his legacy. Many coaches, players, and friends are speaking about the impact that Walsh has had both on the game of football, but more importantly, on the lives that he touched along the way. He was a quiet, soft-spoken man, but was a demanding coach that pushed his players to nothing short of success, both on and off the field. We here at 3Guys would like to take a moment to acknowledge the man and the coach that Walsh was, and he will be missed.

-Michael A. Hall

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The Philadelphia Phillies traded righthanded pitcing prospect Michael Dubee to the Chicago White Sox for second baseman Tadahito Iguchi.  Iguchi is batting .251 with 17 doubles, four triples, six home runs and 31 RBIs in 90 games with the White Sox this season. He is a career .273 hitter with 39 home runs, 169 RBIs and 216 runs scored in three seasons with the White Sox.

This is a no-brainer for the Phillies.  Iguchi is a very good secondbaseman and the Phillies have an obvious hole to fill with secondbaseman Chase Utley out for a month.  Iguchi will also add good depth once Utley gets back.  The Phillies only had to give up a grade C/B prospect for Iguchi.  Dubee is the son of Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee.  This could be the first of a bunch of moves the White Sox make.

In other trades:  The Brewers and Rays swapped incumbent relievers.  Seth McClung is now a Brewer and Grant Balfour is a Ray.  Good move, both guys could flourish because of a change of scenery.

Arizona sent OF Scott Hairston to San Diego for pitcher Leo Rosales.  The Padres also signed Shea Hillenbrand.

-Jonathan C. Mitchell

Jayson Stark is a senior writer for ESPN.com and contributed to this report

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Trainig Camp is about to start and that means that Fantasy Football drafts all around the world are going on. We all pretty much know how the first bunch of picks are going to go (Tomlinson, Jackson, Johnson, Gore, Alexander, Manning…) but what's left after those guys? Who can be had later that can produce high round talent? I'll clue you in to some of my sleeper picks this season. This doesn't mean you should go out and draft these guys right away or try to get each one but these are guys you should keep on your radar.

QB - Matt Leinart (ARI) - After putting up decent numbers as a rookie, especially with the bad line in front of him, he should rise up as one of the best young QBs in the NFL. His stats last year (2547yds, 11/12 TD/INT ratio, 2 rushing TDs, and 2 fumbles lost) weren't anything to write home about but he was a rookie. He has talented recievers in Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin and a RB that can make grabs out of the backfield in Edgerrin James. The Cardinals will be a surprise team and the improved defense will give the offense enough clock to make plays. Look for Leinart to be a top 10 QB this season. Also, take a long look at Jay Cutler (DEN). Don't be surprised if Jon Kitna (DET), J.P. Losman (BUF), and Matt Schaub (HOU) have good years as well. Keep a late pick eye on those guys.

RB - Laurence Maroney (NE) - Now that Cory Dillon is out of the picture Maroney is the starter every week for the Pats. He is also a high reward/high risk guy. He wore down late in the year and had offseason shoulder surgery. Don't let that scare you. He wants to be great and he should be nothing less. The Pats offense is going to flourish this year and Maroney will be a big part of it. He is 1 RB that you might be able to get as your 2.

RB - Ronnie Brown (MIA) - Brown is often overlooked because he barely cracked 1,000 yards (1,008 to be exact) but he did it by only starting 12 games and missing 3 games. Trent Green is the new QB in Miami and loves to...

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Finally, here is the debut of the BCS (Buddy Championship Series). The Buddy Championship Series is a preview of each of the college football conferences. College football has got to be my favorite sport to follow. Nothing beats the excitement of college football Saturdays, where school spirit and gridiron passion come together for the greatest game on earth. The first installment of the BCS will preview the ACC.

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division

Favorite:
Florida State
The coaching staff of Florida State has gone through a complete makeover. Many of the Nole fans were calling for a change at the coaching level last season, especially at offensive coordinator. Jeff Bowden resigned before the Bowl game last season, and since then, the face of Florida State football has changed. With what I believe to be the most experienced and talented coaching staff in the nation, look for Florida State to rebound from their last few disappointing seasons. The "Florida State" talent is still alive and well. Some of the Seminoles I feel will make a big impact on the season: QB Drew Weatherford, WRs De'Cody Fagg and Greg Carr, RB Antone Smith, LB Geno Hayes, CB Tony Carter and S Myron Rolle. Write it down: Florida State will re-assert itself as the owner of the ACC.

Sleeper:
Wake Forest
Wake Forest has come from the bottom of the ACC barrel to win a Conference title last season. Look for the Demon Deacons to continue to surprise the ACC competition. The defense, again, will be a dominant force and the key component for the team's success. Riley Skinner, last year's ACC Rookie of the Year, will lead the Demon Deacon offense, but don't be surprised if he can't live up to the expectation and experiences a sophomore slump. Reports from the spring scrimmage were that Skinner has had a productive spring, with much efficiency. I'm not saying that he will have a down year, but don't put too much expectation on him just yet. He still has a lot to learn and it will be very easy for the Wake Forest fans to expect him to take them to the Promised Land, given his freshman performance. Wake Forest will continue to surprise teams this year.

Bust:
North Carolina State

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There is some very good talent available out there for all you fantasy players.  There are players to be had in the free agent pool, and players that other teams have given up on that can help your team out.

I am a firm believer that players who have a proven track record will perform at or close to their level of performance.  There are some exceptions though; injuries, age, off-field issues, but I won't include players that I believe will fall into those categories.  These are going to be players that have been in, what seems to be, season long slumps and owners are getting tired of waiting for them to come around.  If you offer them a decent trade they may take you up on it.

There will be players I leave off that you may think should be on this list (Ryan Howard, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Mauer, Jermaine Dye, Travis Hafner...) but I left them off becuase I think they are going to continued, somewhat, in the same path and/or their owner is going to be reluctant to give them up unless they get great value.  Don't fall for it!

I will list where each player currently is and what I expect out of them the rest of the way, their season totals are the combination of the two (numbers for hitters are: AVG-HR-RBI-SB-R) (for pitchers: W-ERA-K-WHIP).  With that said, here are a few players that you may want to try to buy low on or that you may have and you need to be patient with.

1. Lance Berkman (1B, OF) - Currently at: .254-8-37-3-33  Expect: .310-21-73-3-61   Unless there is some injury he's not telling anyone this should be a great buy-low candidate.

2. Andruw Jones (OF) - Currently at: .208-11-42-3-31  Expect: .270-23-70-4-58   I think it's impossible for Jones to keep this up.  He's too good, in too good of shape, and is in a contract year.

3. Rocco Baldelli (OF) - Currently at: .204-5-12-4-16  Expect: .315-15-50-10-65 (if healthy)   I believe he will remain healthy the rest of the season and have a 2nd half similar to his entire season from a year ago.

4. Paul Konerko (1B) - Currently at: .238-10-32-0-28  Expect: .280-20-60-0-55   The entire White Sox team hasn't hit and it's been quite strange.  Konerko has the best track record of the guys not hitting and I've seen him traded for trash and I've even seen him dropped.  Get him cheap!

5. Dave Bush (SP) - Currently at: 4-5.48-63-1.34  Expect: 9-3.80-95-1.15   I own him in a couple leagues and I'm not letting him go.  I believe he's due to rebound. 

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  SAN ANTONIO SPURS vs. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

This is my final mock for the 2007 MLB draft which airs tomorrow on ESPN2 at 2pm ET...more-->

I made some changes but tried to stay true to my original mock.  The main changes had to do with agent Scott Boras and his crazy bonus demands (supposedly asking for $8-$10M for Matt Wieters).  Those players have obviuosly dropped on my mock due to his ridiculous demands.

Now I bring you the final edition of my 2007 MLB Mock Draft!

With the First selction in the 2007 MLB Draft, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays select

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All it has done has made the Cubs a 22-30 team. A mere 2 game improvement on a team beset by injuries last season. While Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez have been solid, Alfonso Soriano has been a complete non-factor despite hitting .289, Mark Derosa has hit only .250, Bobby Howry and Scott Eyre,two very good relivers from last year, have struggled mightly and Kerry Wood and Mark Prior are MIA. The situational hitting and pitching has been lousy and the defense unfortnately has been a comedy of errors which has not been a laughing matter to the Cubbie faithful.

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*Live from ESPN the 2007 MLB Draft*

"With the first overall pick in the 2007 MLB draft the Tampa Bay Devil Rays select...

Rays scouting director R.J. Harrison said they have narrowd their pick down to three finalists:  Vanderbilt lefty David Price, Georgia Tech catcher Matt Wieters, and California high school third baseman Josh Vitters.  "I've gone and had lunch or dinner with all three of them and the area scouts that are involved, and that's where we're at in the process," Harrison said.

The Rays also aren't worried about drafting someone who has to be on the "fast track".

"I think that when you start talking about any of these amateur players being close or immediate help, I think you're making decisions based on the wrong thing," Harrison said. "I guess conventional wisdom would say, OK, I guess an advanced college player is a little bit closer to the big leagues than a high school player, but I don't think you make that choice based upon thinking that guy's going to be catching for us a year from now or whatever. I think you've got to get them in the system and let development take its course."

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Can you believe it!?!?! The Portland Trailblazers are the winners to the right to select No.1 in the 2007 NBA Draft! Meaning, the Blazers have the envious option of deciding between C Greg Oden (OSU) or SF Kevin Durant (Texas). Unbelieveable! Perhaps this is good karma paying back the Trailblazers for picking C Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan so many years ago?!?! Definitely food for thought....

   Let me tell you something, you cannot imagine how huge this is for the city of Portland, who has been rumoured to be struggling to keep this proud franchise in Portland. The Blazers made major strides this year

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1 Detroit Pistons vs 2 Cleveland Cavaliers

The storyline here is King James trying to fulfill his destiny by reaching the NBA finals with the Cavs but, in order to do that the Cavs have to go through the toast of the Eastern Conference the last 5 seasons in the Pistons. This should go down as another classic between these two rivals.

The Cavs will win if: Not only if Lebron James can be the dominating force he can be while solving the vexing Piston defensive schemes but if a few guys (namely 3) other than LeBron can pour in 40-50 points..more--> consistently. That will rest on the shoulders of Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas down in the low post paint area and the very erratic shooting Larry Hughes from the outside. The Cavs can play defense and will ahve to be on the top of their game in order to beat the Pistons. Sasha Pavlovic, Anderson Varejao and Donyell Marshall will have to factor in big time for the Cavs to win this thing. The big x-factor could be the Cavs free throw shooting. Sorry, but 69% at the FT line is not going to cut it and the Cavs better make sure the fix that quick if they want to advance to the next round.

The Pistons will win if: Hey, look it's real simple the Pistons just have to keep playing the way they have been for the last 5 years. Great defense, a lot of team work and all out hustle. Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups have been just doing their thing and leading the Pistons all along to this point. The Pistons have a sizeable advantage in the backcourt and look for them to exploit it in this series. It will be interesting to see what kind of job Tayshaun Prince does guarding LeBron James because that will be a key focus of this entire series. Also, realize Prince has become a solid 3rd scoring option for the Pistons as well and will be expected to continue this. I like Rasheed Wallace and Chris Webber down low for the Pistons despite the fact they haven't exactly lit it up on the score sheet. If either one of these guys gets hot this series could be over sooner rather than later.

prediction: Look, the Pistons have the depth and the experience to get it done here and I feel like once again it way too much of LeBron and not much of anyone else consistently on the Cavs.

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3 San Antonio Spurs vs 5 Utah Jazz

Great matchup and maybe a surprising one considering how it looked before the playoffs started. I absolutley love Utah and there nasty rebounding abilities, great bench depth and the masterful play of the emerging point guard Deron Williams. As for the Spurs we know the story here, they are much like the Pistons they have been the power house of their conference for the better part of five years and play a very similiar style to the Pistons just with a little more offensive firepower.

The Jazz will win if: Their voracious rebounding spearheaded by Carlos Boozer, Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur becomes the dominant focus of most games. If the Jazz can dominate the offensive glass the way they did against Golden State they have a great shot at winning this series. Look for Deron Williams to really make a statement in this series and take another step in turning himself into an elite caliber point guard in the league. Williams will have his work cut out for him though going against the great Tony Parker of the Spurs. Matt Harping,Derek Fisher,Paul Millsap and Gordan Giricek will have to contribute big time as well.

The Spurs will win if: They can overcome their size disadvantage down low by making big shots and exploiting a Jazz defense that seems to loose it's focus at times. You have to like the Spurs chance with making those big shots with guys like Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili,Michael Finley and Tony Parker. And you know that somehow someway Mr. Big Shot Robert Horry or Bruce Bowen will get a chance to hit a big three late in a game. Also, look for the Spurs to capitialize on thier defensivie advantage they have over the Jazz.

prediction: I sais when the Mavs lost their series to the Warriors it made the Spurs the team to beat. Look for the Spurs to take the next step in their quest for another title.

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By: Mike McGinnis

Don't you love prospects?  Who doesn't?  Anyone from Brien Taylor to Alex Rodriguez have been top prospects.  Some players have what it takes to dominate the minors and the majors while others end up as AAAA players or out of professional baseball all together.  Below is a list of prospects you may or may not have heard of.  These are all players that have done one of the above I mentioned:  dominate the minors.  All they have left to do is prove thier worth in the bigs.

I am not profiling guys that have any big league experience.  No Alex Gordon, no Billy Butler, no Delmon Young, no Matt Garza, no Phil Huges, no Tim Lincecum... you get the point. 

If you are in fantasy keeper leagues that allow you to have a certain number of minor leaguers stashed away I suggest you look closely at the list provided.  Some of the players are you going to start tearing up the bigs this season, some will have to wait until 2009.

Without any more rambling I present you with a few prospects you need to keep your eye on. 

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