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About Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs graduated from the University of Rochester (N.Y.) with a degree in Philosophy and currently works as a copy editor at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.


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Ben Jacobs's Articles

2005

Wacky Wild Card: NL

September 01, 2005
Ben continues his breakdown of the wild card races by taking a look at the National League.

Wacky Wild Card: AL

August 24, 2005
Ben takes a look at the American League wild card race to see which team has the advantage.

Buyer Beware

July 28, 2005
Ben looks through the big free agent signings of the offseason and finds a lot of contracts that look like big mistakes thus far.

Enjoy It While It Lasts

June 14, 2005
Ben takes a look at some of the statistical feats being performed right now, even though most of them will fall apart before the end of the season.

Finding Flaws: NL East

June 07, 2005
Ben looks at each of the teams in the tightly-bunched NL East to see where each club's problems lie.

Finding Flaws: American League

May 18, 2005
Ben looks at the top AL teams and finds something wrong with all of them.

Fantasy Report: 5/13/05

May 13, 2005
Ben discusses a few first basemen who are on a roll in his first fantasy report of the season.

Hardball Questions: Kevin Youkilis

May 02, 2005
Ben enjoys a morning conversation with the Greek God of Walks.

Hardball Questions: Richard Pound

April 22, 2005
Ben discusses drugs with World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Richard Pound.

Things We Haven’t Learned

April 08, 2005
Ben takes a look at five things we haven't learned after only three games this season.

Fantasy Mailbag: 4/7/05

April 07, 2005
Ben opens the mailbag for the first time this season and answers a couple questions.

Five Questions: Boston Red Sox

April 04, 2005
Ben looks at the questions facing the Red Sox as they defend their first World Series title in 86 years.

Fantasy: Starting Pitchers, Part Two

March 28, 2005
Ben finishes his series of fantasy rankings with the bottom half of his top 60 starting pitchers.

Fantasy: Starting Pitchers, Part One

March 26, 2005
Ben takes a look at the top 30 fantasy starters in his two-part rankings of the top 60 starting pitchers.

Fantasy: Closer Rankings, Part Two

March 25, 2005
Ben finishes his fantasy rankings of all 30 closers with the bottom half of the barrel.

Fantasy: Closer Rankings, Part One

March 24, 2005
Ben ranks the top half of the 30 major-league closers for fantasy purposes, and also points out who could get some saves if the top guy falters.

Fantasy: Outfield Rankings

March 23, 2005
Ben sorts through all the outfielders and ranks his top 40.

Fantasy: Shortstop Rankings

March 22, 2005
Ben takes a look at the shortstop position and ranks a group that doesn't have Alex Rodriguez at the top for the first time in a long time.

Fantasy: Third Base Rankings

March 21, 2005
Ben takes a look at the top 20 fantasy third baseman, starting with a former shortstop and ending with a former Little League World Series hero.

Fantasy: Second Base Rankings

March 20, 2005
Ben takes a look at the uninspiring group of second basemen and tries to find 20 worth ranking.

Fantasy: First Base Rankings

March 19, 2005
Ben ranks the top 20 first baseman from somebody who hits like Ted Williams to somebody with the eyesight of Ted Williams.

Fantasy: Catcher Rankings

March 16, 2005
Ben ranks the top 20 catchers in baseball for fantasy purposes and sees a lot of old guys who aren't that inspiring.

Offseason Rankings: Part Three

March 15, 2005
Ben finishes his series on each team's offseason moves by ranking the teams that had the five best winters in baseball.

Offseason Rankings: Part Two

March 09, 2005
Ben continues his look at each team's offseason by ranking teams No. 6 through No. 15.

Offseason Rankings: Part One

March 03, 2005
Ben looks back at the off-season and ranks the 30 teams based on what they did.

Fantasy Keepers: Starting Pitchers

February 25, 2005
Ben finishes his series of ranking the best keepers at each position by looking at the top 25 starting pitchers to hold on to.

Fantasy Mailbag: More Keeper Questions

February 10, 2005
Now that the football season is over, people are turning all their attention to the upcoming baseball season. Ben looks into the fantasy e-mailbag again to help them out.

Fantasy Mailbag Returns

January 28, 2005
Ben looks into his fantasy e-mailbag for the first time this year and finds some questions that need answering.

Fantasy Keepers: Closers

January 06, 2005
Ben takes a look at the closers in baseball and ranks the top 10 keepers for fantasy purposes.

Rivals in Exile: Last Place

April 25, 2005
The Yankees are in last place, but Larry's not too concerned because they're no worse off than they were last year.

Rivals in Exile: Slow Starts

April 18, 2005
Ben is pleased to see the Red Sox begin to snap out of their slow start, while Larry is upset that the Yankees have fallen into even more of a slump.

Rivals in Exile: Way Too Early

April 11, 2005
Neither Ben nor Larry is thrilled about the way his favorite team has looked in the first week of the season, but both realize that it's way too early to worry.

Rivals in Exile: Start Your Engines

April 01, 2005
A lot's happened to the Red Sox and Yankees since Ben and Larry started chatting about their favorite teams a little over a year ago. Now, they're both ready for a new season of the rivalry to begin.

Rivals in Exile: Everybody Was Wrong

January 12, 2005
For about a full year (if not longer), everybody's been saying that Carlos Beltran would be going to New York this winter. Everybody was right, but for the wrong reason. Ben's very happy about that, and Larry's certainly not.

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