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One Day Away: Phoenix Coyotes Future To Be Decided
So after all the build-up it's finally here. I of course am writing about the the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy auction...
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Quick Blog-Related News
I should be back later today with a larger post, but just some news I wanted to pass along to everyone.—Our friends at Piradical Productions have opened up a sports board on their forums and Nate and I are Admin'ing it up...
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NFL's Most Shocking Cuts
The deadline for NFL coaches to announce their final cut list was yesterday, and I've now had time to peruse the list of each team's cuts. Most were routine cuts—players that were on the bubble and knew it, and just couldn't quite make it...
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LeGarrette Blount is Going to Punch That Smile Off Your Face
If you pay any attention to college football or watch ESPN or follow sports and do not live in a dark void where sports information can never reach your sad existence, you know about ...
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11 Games, 17 Days, Three States: A Baseball Roadtrip
Aug. 12 I find myself sitting in Indianapolis International Airport waiting to get on a plane for the first time in seven years...
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The End of My Rope
I've sort of given up on baseball this year. That's a big reason my posts lately have been sparse: with the Mets being so utterly decimated by injury and so bad, and the Red Sox playing largely ...
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Nyjer Morgan: How Valuable Is Defense? (Part Two)
In my post last Wednesday, I took a look at Nyjer Morgan and how valuable he has been to the Washington Nationals since coming over in a trade...
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Ballpark Review: U.S. Cellular Field
U.S. Cellular Field generally gets a bum rap from people who visit the stadium, and I always believe that this isn't completely warranted...
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Michael Vick SIgns with Philadelphia Eagles
Originally, I was going to write part two of my examination of Nyjer Morgan today, but some actual news happened. So I'm going to go ahead and put that on the back burner for now.Michael Vick has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles...
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Nyjer Morgan: How Valuable Is Defense? Part One
I'm going to go out on a limb here and make an assumption. I'll assume for a moment that the majority of our readers have either read or at least understand the premise of the book Moneyball...
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Blackhawks Fans Think Off-Season Can't Get Worse: Patrick Kane Says "Nu Uh"
As I'm sure you know by now, Blackhawks forward, Patrick Kane was arrested Sunday morning along with his cousin after they allegedly attacked a cab driver who failed to give them change after they paid their fare...
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Guest Post: The Importance of Sports in the Life of the Non-sporting
When Peter asked me to write a guest post about sports, I thought that maybe I could focus on the competition at the heart of humanity or the social advantages sports give society...
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Josh Hamilton. Wow.
The big news on the 'net today is that Josh Hamilton may have had a backslide. That is horribly depressing and the photographic evidence doesn't seem to dispute it.Just last year, Hamilton was possibly the most inspirational story in all of sports...
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Michael Crabtree Makes A Sound Career Move
ESPN is reporting today that the 10th pick in the draft, Michael Crabtree, is going to continue his hold out and according to his "adviser" cousin will consider sitting out the entire season if he does not get a "fair-market value" deal...
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Sixty Feet, Six Inches Podcast. Week of August 2nd.
Click here to listen to the episode.We decided we'd try our hand at this whole podcasting thing and it is our intention make this a bi-weekly event...
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Mr. Lee Goes to Philadelphia
Yesterday the Cleveland Indians traded Cliff Lee along with Ben Francisco to the Philadelphia Phillies for Carlos Carrasco, Jason Donald, Lou Marson, and Jason Knapp...
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Michael Vicks' Reinstatement Is Very Stange
I have a simple question: what the hell was Roger Goodell thinking when he laid out the conditions for Michael Vick's reinstatement? Let's go through the conditions again. 1. Vick can play football, but he first has to be signed by a team...
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Hank Aaron Is Wrong. Somebody Needed To Say It.
What I'm about to say is among the most controversial things in baseball at the moment, especially after the speech given by one Henry Aaron at the Hall of Fame ceremony...
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The Brickyard is Here!
Yes, I know it's called the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, but just like the masses in Chicago that still call U.S. Cellular "Comiskey," it's still "The Brickyard" to me...
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EA Sports: Let's Talk Video Games
The message boards are buzzing about the new slate of sports video games that are going to be hitting the market soon. Sports video games take up a decent amount of my leisure time and the same can be said for most of the sports fans I know...
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Where is All the Dan Haren Hype?
Dan Haren is like Rodney Dangerfield: no respect.Sure, he gets respect from his Arizona reporters. A Google news search reveals headlines with such phrases as "Haren dominates," "Haren's gem," "Haren homers, shuts down Reds," etc...
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I Guess It's About Time We Covered This Ben Roethlisberger Thing
You know the story by now. Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of rape.I'm not going to re-hash the basic stories. Everyone knows that the accuser filed a civil suit with no criminal charges, which means there won't be an actual police investigation...
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Rick Reilly on Tiger Woods: Let's Talk Some Golf
Yes, you read that right—let's talk golf. I stumbled upon this idea as I was brainstorming topics for my post today. Wandering around many different sports sites, I found this little gem of an article by Rick Reilly of ESPN...
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Why I Love Baseball: Fans
Why I Love Baseball is a nine week series that is posted on Tuesdays. In its final week, this series focuses on fans.Last night a friend and I drove up to Chicago to watch his team take on mine...
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Despite Reports, Sky Not Falling at PNC Park
I am not a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Despite the fact that one of my best friends/blogmate is a die hard fan, my city's baseball team is the minor league affiliate of the Pirates, Roberto ...
