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Fantasy Forecaster: Strange things afoot in pre-break week

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN.com

Saturday, July 5, 2008

On tap: It's the final week of baseball's traditional "first half," even if every team has now played more than half of the 162-game schedule. Wacky things can happen in this week; teams sometimes demote younger pitchers to work in the minor leagues until after the All-Star break, some starters get called in relief over the weekend because the break will afford them a few extra days of rest, and other starters get skipped entirely to gear up for the All-Star Game. So don't get too cozy with your ...

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