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Deadest Day of the Sports Year 2006

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by user Christof

My friends, today, Wednesday, July 12th, marks the deadest day of the 2006 sports year. In America, baseball is still on its All-Star break. The NFL is still a week away from the opening of training camps. Both the NHL and the NBA are in the off-season. And college football are still weeks away from the start of fall practice.

Internationally, things are not much better. The World Cup and Wimbledon both ended this past weekend. Hence, there are no important soccer or tennis matches to discuss. Today is Wednesday, so the weekend golf tournament has yet to start. Auto racing is also a no-go today.

The only major sports event that is occuring today is the Tour De France. However, with the retirement of Lance Armstrong and the elimination of the top contenders because of a major doping scandal two weeks ago, does anyone really care about the Tour?

So today is the deadest day of the year in the sports world. A time where all sports fans should be on vacation!


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Wed 07/12/06, 5:14 am EST


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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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There's probably some kind of big snooker tournament today.
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TartanVarsity Captain
1240 days ago
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Here's a tid bit of trivia: There are only two days in the entire year that do not have a major American professional sports contest. Those are the day before and the day following the MLB All-Star game. I say we take this opportunity to make a national Turn Off ESPN And Go Outside Day, to be celebrated across the country. Take a walk, call off work, have a picnic, go for a drive to no where in particular, talk to your significant other (not just during commercial breaks), call your mother, do something. It is just sports after all.
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ChristofMVP
1240 days ago
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You heretic!  :)
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EnyboDiv-I Stud
1240 days ago
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Drive nowhere in particular? Are you crazy? Have you seen the price of gas lately? I ain't gettin in my car unless I have to.
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TartanVarsity Captain
1240 days ago
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Okay, public transit to nowhere in particular. Rent a Huffy maybe, and pedal to nowhere in particular.
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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You're so wise. Like a minature Buddah... covered in hair.
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
1240 days ago
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It's storming here. I'm staying in and watching Seinfeld DVDs.
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JuTMSY4Legend
1240 days ago
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THe day before does feature the Home run derby..i feel like that's sort of a major sporting event...the day after has nothing...
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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WNBA All-Star game tonight. That should be exciting...
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ChristofMVP
1240 days ago
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Besides friends and relatives of the players, will anyone else watch or care?
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TartanVarsity Captain
1240 days ago
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My TV only has 800 channels, I doubt I'll even get the WNBA All-Star game. I don't get "ESPN 8: The Ocho"
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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ESPN will be to busy covering the World Dominoes championship to it.
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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*to show it.
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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*to show it.
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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AH
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ChristofMVP
1240 days ago
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Getting a little excited over there, Bobby?
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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1240 days ago
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I'm starting to feel like Manny Stiles with all these comments.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
1240 days ago
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You better get alot smarter if you're gonna feel like me.
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Sayhey-rodSoccer Kid
1240 days ago
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god help us.
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DNLLegend
1240 days ago
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It appears that ArmchairGM lacks a Golf section... maybe today's a good day to start it. :)
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1240 days ago
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not having fantasy stats for all this time is killing me...maybe i should seek help
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PurplePeopleEaters
1240 days ago
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We truly are addicted. On a day where there are basically no sports going on, we are, instead of sitting in front of the TV watching sports, sitting in front of the computer talking about how there are no sports today.
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TartanVarsity Captain
1240 days ago
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I'm at work, sports, even online discussion of sports, will always be better than work, anything to pass the time.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1240 days ago
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I bet Mark Redman feels good today.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1240 days ago
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at least there are some deals -- Huff to the Astros
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ChristofMVP
1240 days ago
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Huff is done though.
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
1240 days ago
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I'm just glad the Yanks didn't get him.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
1239 days ago
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huff is done? he was on fire the last month
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Ray agmJV Squad
1240 days ago
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Come on guys! These are the days sports video games were made for!
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PurplePeopleEaters
1239 days ago
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If NFL Head Coach counts as a video game...
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1240 days ago
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Where's the report of 'Melo's buddy/roommate gettin busted?
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TartanVarsity Captain
1240 days ago
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Carmelo is lucky he has friends that take the fall for him, quite loyal. This isn't the first time this sort of thing has happened.
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
1240 days ago
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Someone should watch to see if today has the highest hit/posting count of the year so far.
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