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Chris Davis' Obscene Strikeout Pace
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(created 2 days ago)
Chris Davis is in his second season with the Texas Rangers. In 74 games, he has struck out 111 times, which is an average of 1.5 strikeouts a game. From April 21 through May 13, Davis struck out in 21 consecutive games. He is on a pace to strike out about 240 times, which would easily eclipse Mark. . . more
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(created 4 days ago)
The New York Mets suffered their fourth consecutive loss. The Mets found themselves losing 10-6 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Fernando Nieve, Mets starting pitcher, allowed 11 hits and three earned runs with one strike out. He received his first loss on the season. The Mets tried to make a late. . . more
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Goose Gossage is Right: Closers and Relief Pitchers Cannot Be Compared
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(created 3 days ago)
by Harold Friend When discussing the greatest pitchers of all time, only starters are ever considered. It is impossible to compare starting pitchers to relief pitchers, and it is impossible to compare the relief pitchers of yesteryear to modern closers. Relief Pitchers Were "Firemen" From the. . . more
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(created 3 days ago)
From my blog, Stupid Sideline Reporters. It’s been over 48 hours since the US’ 3-2 loss to Brazil in the FIFA Confederations Cup championship game. So I figured a good way to have someone else do the writing for me for a lazy post I should interview a good friend of this blog, Seattle. . . more
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(created 4 days ago)
It was a freak thing, almost lucky. At the very least, fortuitous. Andrea Dossena (wasn’t that an ocean liner that sank?) inadvertently knocked the ball into his own net, in a desperate attempt to prevent Brazil’s dangerous scoring attempt. It could prove to be the most important goal in US. . . more
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Philadelphia Phillies SWOT Analysis
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(created 4 days ago)
Overview The Philadelphia Phillies are among the oldest baseball teams in the United States. The company is also one of the least sucessful franchises in Major League Baseball (MLB) history, having won only two World Series championships in 126 years of existence. The company actively markets. . . more
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(created 5 days ago)
I hate the Yankees. One of the few things I hate more than the Yankees is the Save. Saves are an overrated measurement of baseball worth. The Derek Jeter of baseball stats, so incredibly overrated. Saves are frequently easy, occasionally strange, and very often the 9th isn’t the most vital inning. . . more
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Fantasy Rankings: AFC North QBs in 2009
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(created 5 days ago)
The AFC North is an interesting division that possess two top fantasy QB’s, two others with potential, and while Carson Palmer is probably the best of the bunch, at this point, Big Ben gets the nod. 1. Ben Roethlisberger Roethlisberger will enter his sixth full season in the league as the proud. . . more
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(created 6 days ago)
Welcome to the Minnesota Sports Rant for June 27, 2009. The title says it all on this glorious Saturday after a great draft by the Wolves, and the start of the non-Kevin McHale era. There's certainly a lot to talk about with a potentially major update in the Brett Favre story, a. . . more
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(created 8 days ago)
The Swiss tennis player starting at the age of eight, taking lessons to become a greater player. In 1998 he started to play professionally, winning his first Grand slam in the year of 2003 in Wimbledon. He has now won 14 career grand slams: 1. Wimbledon: 5 times 2. Australian Open: 3 times 3.. . . more
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2009 NBA Draft & Trade Grades
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(created 8 days ago)
By David J. Cohen This draft wasn't top heavy in talent, but it did provide for some interesting prospects for some teams and some blockbuster deals. The report cards are in. Here are the winners, losers, and everyone in between. Los Angeles Clippers – B+ F Blake Griffin The Clippers had the. . . more
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Training camp, just over a month away, marks the beginning of the new season for 32 NFL teams, all of which will be striving for the same goal in the dog days of summer: a Vince Lombardi Trophy. As a fan, it's easy to recognize the teams to beat, but it's always nice to know which teams to look. . . more
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NBA Draft Night Tweets
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(created 8 days ago)
By: Jeff Girouard Draft night! A night where opinion separates the good players from the great players…and the good players from Nickoloz Tskitishvili. A four hour slugfest of awful segues and recycled cliches. The following recaps just some of the nonsense I found on the interweb… (This. . . more
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Memo to the BBRAA: We Don't Care
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(created 8 days ago)
This is intended to be a response to baseball writers' almost universal denigration of Manny Ramirez for his 50-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs. Here's the thing: Almost every story I've read has taken steps to trash Ramirez as not only a cheater, but also as a terrible. . . more
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(created 9 days ago)
I like soccer. No, I love soccer. Top quality soccer, that is. EPL soccer. Champions League, World Cup, and so on. MLS simply doesn’t entertain me. Watching some Fulham reject missing an easy opportunity to head-in a cross is grossly unsatisfying. I am not a Revolution fan. If they win, fine.. . . more
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A New NHL
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(created 9 days ago)
Certain sports revamp, restructure, improve, innovate, and update themselves, while some don't. Baseball has its purists, yet a time comes when change is necessary to remain sexy, viable, profitable, etc. We've seen the changes and tweaks to rules in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL, yet the latter has a. . . more
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Will the Bruins host the Flyers in the next Winter Classic?
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(created 10 days ago)
For quite a while now, reliable sources have indicated that the next Winter Classic is likely to be held at Fenway Park in Boston on January 1, 2010. But here is another twist. Rumors are flying as to whom the Boston Bruins would host in the third such outdoor game in the United States in as many. . . more
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(created 9 days ago)
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING IS FICTIONAL, CRUDE, AND FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. By: Nathaniel Gordon I was sent by the "powers that be" at The LA Sports Blog to document the events of June 23, 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On that summer evening the prodigal Manny Ramirez made his return to. . . more
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(created 9 days ago)
After winning the NBA Championship and showing no signs of running out of gas. "Crushing" every team that crossed your path and enter your kingdom. Being able to still win championships like it was the 1995-96 season. Still using the same plan and not finding anyone that could stop it. Winning. . . more
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2008 World (you know) Champions: The Sequel
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(created 10 days ago)
Yes, it's the summer movie season, and like most summers, there are plenty of movies to see, including a few sequels. Unfortunately, also just like most summers, there are some really tired and unappealing offerings in the theaters. I was high on the new release 2009 Philadelphia Phillies. It. . . more
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Fantasy Rankings: NFC West Quarterbacks in 2009
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(created 10 days ago)
The NFC West features one of the top fantasy QBs in the game, two others trying to atone for a poor 2008, and an excellent potential sleeper. 1. Kurt Warner Warner had a tremendous season in 2008. Playing with a wealth of talent at the receiver position, and on a team which abandoned the run, the. . . more
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(created 10 days ago)
The Green Bay Packers and playmaking receiver Greg Jennings have agreed in principle on a 4 year contract keeping Jennings a Packer through 2012. Reportedly, the deal includes over $26.35 million in new money for an average of about $9 million per year. As part of the new deal, Jennings will. . . more
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Spurz Comin'
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(created 10 days ago)
Welcome to your nightmare, Los Angeles. With me, an All-Star caliber forward with a solid game, on the Spurs, we have Four solid players nobody can touch (in the Eastern Conference). Guard me? Fine, I'll dump it to Tim Duncan. Maybe he'll kick it to Tony Parker. And T.P. can feed Manu Ginobili. Are. . . more
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(created 11 days ago)
Tim Thomas added another trophy to an already impressive case, winning the Vezina last week. He becomes the first Bruin to claim that hardware since Pete Peeters in 1983, and the first American since Jim Carey in ‘96. But Tim Thomas’ trophy case isn’t impressive just because of the number. . . more
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(created 11 days ago)
The 34-year old defensive tackle from San Diego, CA decided to call it quits, retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with four different teams. Though he never did get that Super Bowl ring that every NFL player dreams of, I would call his career a success. He managed to stay in the league for. . . more
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