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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Brian Cowley, the recently hired president and CEO of San Francisco-based mobile advertising agency Ad Infuse, is no stranger to the perils of unwanted marketing campaigns — especially on hand-held devices — so he knows the key to success in his company’s field is to approach consumers with the utmost of precision.
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For fantasy baseball owners, there is no gamble quite like signing an unproven rookie. With all the hype and boasting of can’t-miss prospects, figuring out which young talent will succeed is usually nothing more than a crapshoot. For every rookie that comes out of nowhere with a masterful opening year (Albert Pujols), there is a highly touted bust that never materializes (the troubled Jeff Allison).This year has been no different, as rookies continue to delight, annoy and — most often — confuse owners who have taken a chance on them.
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After giving up 11 runs and yet still finding a way to beat Crystal Springs Uplands in the Bay Counties League West championship game Saturday, conventional thinking would be that the Lick-Wilmerding baseball team would be quite satisfied with surrendering just one run in its North Coast Section Class A quarterfinal playoff game.That conventional thinking would be wrong.
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It probably wasn’t the result the Lowell girls’ soccer team was hoping for, but at least the Cardinals can take solace knowing they still have another game to play.Despite dominating the proceeding, the Cardinals were forced to settle for a scoreless tie against Oakland Tech in Monday’s Game 2 of the Transbay Series at Boxer Stadium.
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When Jay Adelson first began discussing plans with Kevin Rose, the founder of user-suggested new content Web site Digg.com, the two had modest ideas for the future of the project."It’s been said that only one out of 10 startups are successful, so we thought, ‘Whynot have 10 ideas for startups in mind?’" said Adelson, CEO of San Francisco based-Digg. "Really, we all believed Digg was started just as an experiment to gauge the collective wisdom of social media."
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