Roto Rush: My Apology to Derrek Lee
2009-09-23 21:37:00 by Matt SnyderFiled under: MLB Injury Report, MLB Locking Your Lineup, MLB Waiver WirePoppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Before the season started, I was rough on Derrek Lee. I named him the biggest bust on the Cubs for this coming season and included him on the list of "five guys to lose" your fantasy league. I even predicted Mike Fontenot would hit more home runs than Mr. Lee. Obviously, it sounds outlandish now, in hindsight, as Lee clubbed his 35th home run Tuesday night. In the process, he established a new career high in RBI with 109. His OPS is the second-highest it's ever been -- trailing only his insane 2005 season when he did an Albert Pujols impersonation.Roto Rush: My Apology to Derrek Lee originally appeared on Fantasy Baseball Fanhouse on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:37:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |&nb-sp;Email this | Lin...
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Get to Know Your Cubs: Derrek Lee
2009-04-27 20:29:00 Maybe if my head didn't bobble, I wouldn't have neck spasms Name: Derrek Leon Lee Date of Birth: 09/06/1975 Hometown: Sacramento, CA Position: First Base Marital Status: Married Hotness Factor (1-10): 7.5 The first time I took note of Derrek Lee, it was in 2003. And I think we all know how I felt about him after that lovely series in October. I despised him. But let's not talk about that, okay? Really, it's in the past. Lee came to the Cubs in 2004 in one of Jim Hendry's better moves. Let's face it- Hendry pulled a whopper on the Marlins. The Cubs got Derrick Lee in exchange for Hee Seop Choi, who hasn't played in the majors since 2005. While he put up some pretty impressive numbers in Florida, Derrick came into his own while in Chicago. In 2005, he hit 50 double and homeruns, while also maintaining a .335/.418/1.080 line. 2006 was a difficult year for DLee. He broke his wrist in a collision with Rafael Furcal and his da...
Derrek Lee and Carlos Zambrano lead Cubs past Reds (AP)
2008-04-17 05:13:00 Derrek Lee homered, Carlos Zambrano pitched seven solid innings while helping himself with three hits and the Chicago Cubs jumped to an early lead Wednesday night in beating the Cincinnati Reds 12-3. The Cubs scored four runs in the first and six in the third to give Zambrano an early cushion on another blustery night ...
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Derrek Lee hits go-ahead homer as Chicago Cubs nip Houston Astros (AP)
2008-04-06 23:18:00 Derrek Lee found his power stroke quickly this year. Lee hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh, Carlos Zambrano struck out seven in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 3-2 Sunday. Lee connected against Oscar Villarreal (0-2) for his first third homer of the season. The Cubs first baseman finished 2-for-3 ...
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Greg Maddux takes Derrek Lee?s line drive off his thigh, leaves game in 2nd
2008-03-14 00:50:00 Padres starter Greg Maddux took a line drive off his thigh and had to leave the game Thursday against the Chicago Cubs. The ball, hit by Derrek Lee in the first inning, left a bruise on Maddux’s left thigh. Maddux recovered and threw Lee out, but left the game after only two innings. Maddux said ...
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Derrek Lee and Joba Chamberlain ready regardless of roles (AP)
2008-02-23 04:02:00 Derrek Lee is happy hitting anywhere in the Chicago Cubs’ lineup, and Joba Chamberlain is ready to be a starter or reliever for the New York Yankees. Justin Morneau, however, knows exactly what his role is with Minnesota. The 2006 AL MVP will be counted on for more than home runs and RBIs now ...
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Cubs slugger Derrek Lee sits out series finale against Houston with sore kn
2007-09-14 01:56:00 Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee was scratched from the starting lineup Thursday night against Houston because of a bruised right knee. Lee fouled a pitch off his knee in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Astros. Daryle Ward replaced Lee for the finale of the three-game series. Read the full story.
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Derrek Lee hits 2-run homer as Cubs rally to beat Astros 6-5 (AP)
2007-09-03 01:00:00 Before Derrek Lee even had a chance to look at the big, old-fashioned scoreboard at Wrigley Field, a helpful Cubs fan let him know what he needed to do. Lee drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the NL East-leading Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Houston Astros ...
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Derrek Lee (1B-CHC)
2007-07-19 10:27:00 Derrek Lee dropped his appeal for the suspension he was given by MLB, and began serving his suspension starting with todays game.
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Cubs Derrek Lee Hopes for Suspension Mitigation
2007-07-08 14:45:00 Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has yet to hear from the commissioner's office regarding his appeal of a five-game suspension for fighting, but hopes to have the penalty reduced.As it looks now, not much will happen until after the All-Star break.Lee had initially planned to have his appeal heard July 2, but backed out and now stands to serve only two or three days by complaining that Padres pitcher Chris Young -- who started the rhubarb by hitting Lee with a pitch -- will not miss a single start because he timed the withdrawal of his appeal to coincide with his appearance in the All-Star game.''This is a situation where you hope Derrek might get a little more reduction because Chris is not going to miss a start,'' general manager Jim Hendry told the Chicago Sun-Times. ''I'm sure he'll still get some, but maybe we can be hopeful it's less than five."
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Derrek Lee Drops Plan to Appeal Suspension July 2
2007-07-01 14:20:00 Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee -- with a five-game suspension hanging over him -- has dropped plans for his appeal hearing Monday. The hearing will be moved to sometime after the All-Star break.The July 2 date would have allowed him to begin serving the suspension immediately, missing the series with Washington and Pittsburgh, both weaker teams. Evidently, the team believes it has a shot to reduce the penalty to three games, depending on whom will be available to weigh the evidence in New York at some given point in July.A chance remains, however, that Lee could still drop the appeal immediately, allowing him to serve the suspension immediately. Lee was issued the suspension for taking a swing at San Diego pitcher Chris Young on June 16.
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Expect Derrek Lee to Begin Suspension July 2
2007-06-23 16:16:00 Expect the Cubs to try to schedule first baseman Derrek Lee's five-game suspension appeal as the team nears the end of next week, allowing Lee to remain in action at least through the upcoming series with Colorado and Milwaukee before serving his five-game penalty beginning July 2.With the Rockies and Brewers contending heavily for the pennant, Lee's big bat will be essential through next Sunday. But Lee will be much more expendable beginning the following Monday when lowly Washington and Pittsburgh are on the schedule.Lee's hearing might not be set before Thursday's travel day if not later.Lee will attempt to convince Major League Baseball that his suspension should be reduced from five days to three, based on precedents for penalties imposed for on-field violence.Lots of luck. The league's New York brass has not looked forgivingly on Lee's throwing of hard punches at San Diego pitcher Chris Young, even though Young was not seriously hurt. The issue can hardly be considered a...
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Derrek Lee vs Chris Young
2007-06-17 05:04:00 Here is the video of the “fight” on Saturday between Chris Young of the Padres and Derrek Lee of the Cubs. Nothing too exciting. A few missed punches and the benches cleared.
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Life in the Show: Derrek Lee
2007-05-12 12:00:00 Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee speaks with Ken Rosenthal on the 1908 Chicago squad, batting .400, sweet Lou, and much more. Click here to view the video. Read the full story.
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