Stephen Strasburg might be another cautionary tale about overhyping hard-throwing young pitchers.
Manny Ramirez might be an imposing force in someone's lineup in October.
The Pittsburgh Pirates might be better off losing when it comes to the bottom line.
FOUR THINGS
These four players were among the top 10 suggested overall picks on a 2009 fantasy football cheat sheet found online:
1. Matt Forte
2. LaDainian Tomlinson
3. Steve Slaton
4. Clinton Portis
Have a good list? Send it to mrand@ startribune.com
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"To keep on talking about things outside of football to me is completely ridiculous. I did have a conversation with him. If you want to talk about football, we'll talk about football." -- Redskins coach Mike Shanahan on Albert Haynesworth.
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