The founding editor of financial-news behemoth MarketWatch has launched a second news venture, this time targeting the aging baby boomer demographic. Called RedwoodAge.com, Tom Murphy’s online news site is already up, running and reporting."People over 40 don’t really care at all about the Paris and Lindsay stories," said Murphy, a longtime San Francisco resident who now resides in Marin County. "We care much more about other things, like the war situation, education and health care issues."
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With the trading deadline passed, and nearly half the teams in baseball out of legitimate playoff contention, August is the time lineups begin to be shuffled in favor of seeing whether young players and prospects can handle a prominent role in the bigs.Late-season call-ups could be an important boon for fantasy owners, who could benefit from these unheralded players’ additional playing time and increased productivity.
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With the highly anticipated Tuesday trading deadline provoking a bevy of moves aimed at improving the playoff chances of contenders around the league, many players involved in the transactions could see their statistics altered greatly by the different roles they will play on their new teams — an alteration that will have quite an impact with fantasy baseball owners.
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To say that left-hander Oliver Perez suffered through a tough year last season would kind of be like saying George Steinbrenner has a slight penchant for spending freely on baseball players.Perez’s 2006 numbers — split between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets — were inexcusably awful, as the Mexico native went just 3-13 with a 6.55 ERA, leaving many people wondering whether he would ever return to the pitcher that went 12-10 with a 2.99 ERA for Pittsburgh in 2004.
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When the weak-hitting Los Angeles Dodgers called up highly touted prospect James Loney in early June, they were looking for some much-needed offensive pop. Unable to contend for a National League West title on just a formidable pitching staff, Los Angeles was in desperate need of a jolt to boost their anemic run support (even now, no Dodger has more than 11 home runs).
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As fantasy baseball continues to grow in popularity and "experts" persist on developing increasingly sophisticated methods to track a player’s value, the ability for a fantasy owner to discover an unknown yet productive player has become paramount.Taking a risk on a young star can certainly reap rewards, but if an owner is willing to use up a roster spot on an up-and-coming player, they must also be alert and recognize if that player could be prone to extended slumps — especially ones brought on by injuries.
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For Andrew John Kutches and Christian Abrego, two Bay Area students recently recognized as Young Entrepreneurs of the Year by the National Founding for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), that honor was a testament not only to what they’ve accomplished, but also to what they’ve overcome.
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As the seventh overall pick in the 2005 draft, Troy Tulowitzki entered the Colorado Rockies’ organization with tremendous expectations after his career at Long Beach State.Like most young players, the former Fremont High School of Sunnyvale star struggled with the adjustment to pro ball, but now, midway through this season, he looks like a legitimate NL Rookie of the Year candidate, a potential building block for a historically mediocre organization and a prize pickup for most fantasy baseball league owners.
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There is a common saying that you are a product of your environment. For Scott Lowe and Rio Miura, founders of Metromint, an all-natural mineral water with mint flavors, their environment — the Bay Area — was essential to the success of their product.
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While J.J. Hardy was attracting plenty of attention for his much-improved play early in the season and Prince Fielder has continued his emergence as one of the National League’s premier power hitters, the Milwaukee Brewers most likely would not be sitting in first place in the NL Central if not for the efforts of versatile right fielder Corey Hart.Through Wednesday, Hart is batting .315 (tops among Milwaukee regulars), with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs, 35 runs and 16 stolen bases (tying him for sixth in the NL), to help lead the Brewers to a 46-32 mark.
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Although Toronto — mainly due to a slew of pitching injuries — has regressed in disappointing fashion from last year’s second-place finish in the American League East, there has been one Blue Jay in particular who has not let this season’s adversity affect him — fourth-year pro Alex Rios.
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There were few available players last year that were more unappealing to fantasy baseball owners than the young Cleveland Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona. Switching between relief work and starting duties, Carmona compiled an ugly 1-10 record with a 5.42 ERA and three blown saves in a disastrous season for the 22-year-old rookie.What a difference a year makes.
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When he was 12 years old, Ben Casnocha was presented with a school assignment to think up ideas for a Web site that could function as a tool for community service needs.It’s fair to say that he completed that particular assignment — and that it made a lasting impression.Inspired by the project, Casnocha soon founded Comcate in 2000, an online software company that provides customer-service resources for small city and county government agencies. Comcate offers its services to cities such as Beverly Hills and Alameda, and larger districts such as Sonoma County.
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As the second player drafted in the 2002 draft, Tampa Bay’s B.J. Upton entered the majors bagged with immense expectations.Debuting in 2004 at 19 years old — making him the youngest Devil Ray ever to suit up — he was supposed to be a savior for the moribund franchise, but instead he struggled defensively at shortstop and third base. His offensive numbers, while showing signs of explosiveness, never earned him a permanent position on Tampa Bay’s roster.
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Mike Lohner, CEO of Burlingame-based Luxe Jewels, admits he’s a bit of amateur when it comes to identifying the traits of fine jewelry."I usually have to rely on my wife as a test for what jewelry is considered fashionable," said Lohner, who was hired at Luxe in April. "But I’m pretty sure I wasn’t hired for my fashion expertise. I was brought here to build our brand, and to help solidify our direct selling strategy."
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