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A Fistfight, Police, and A Horse: A Typical Day in Philly
efore I get down to actual hard* off-season news, here is evidence that, even in the city's happiest times, Philadelphia will not hesitate to share the love...
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November 03, 2008
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Olympic Baseball- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised; It Will Be Online
Anyway, in an effort to do our small part here at GDL, we'll provide updates on the progress of Team USA and, to a lesser extent, other teams around the world. The following is Team USA's schedule, one we'll break down sometime next week...
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August 08, 2008
Could Both the Yankees and Red Sox End Up Missing the Playoffs?
Surely a postseason without Captain Clutch and the Bombers would be a blow to American morale and family values, but what if, ::gasp:: the Boston Red Sox were also October absentees?
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August 06, 2008
Arizona Locks Up Haren
The AP is reporting that Diamondbacks' pitcher Dan Haren has signed an extension worth $44.75 million over four years...
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August 06, 2008
Mainstream Media Just Figured it Out: Erin Andrews is Attractive
The debate over whether she uses her attractiveness to get access to athletes seems pretty straightforward to me. Um. Yeah? Andrews not accentuating her physical features would be like a student not using college connections to get a prestigious internship or a reporter not utilizing a personal relationship with a high-profile athlete. It's just dumb...
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August 06, 2008
Jason Bay Has Top-Of-The-Wall Power
Possibly the most exciting thing to happen in Kansas City since the Pony Express, last night gave us another case of the baseball flat-out refusing to leave the playing field.
However, unlike the Johnny Damon play, this one rolled along the edge of the padded wall before left fielder Ross Gload swatted it back into play...
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August 06, 2008
The MLB Wants To Watch You Pee: A Urine Test for HGH
According to the Sporting News, the days of care-free pissing may soon be over, as a biotechnology company is in the process of developing an HGH test using urine samples...
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July 24, 2008
A Look Into the Next Big MLB Scandal: Domincan Signings and Buscones
Following up on last week's examination of the FBI's Dominican skimming investigation, Melissa Segura has an in-depth look at the buscones responsible for connecting international prospects with Major League teams.
The article profiles Edgar Mercedes, a bookie turned buscon. Mercedes discovered pitcher Michael Inoa when he was 13-years-old and hasn't left his side since...
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July 23, 2008
Catch the Ball First, Melky, and Then Wave
The whole Bleacher Creature roll call thing at Yankee Stadium is cute in a drunken and slightly homo-erotic way, and it's nice to see at least a little civil fan-player interaction nowadays. A-Rod should at least have the right to be acknowledged before he is booed mercilessly the rest of the game.
Now, players are expected to recognize the chants, but rarely do you see someone...
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July 23, 2008
Previewing the Big Series: This Week Could Be Kinda Important
It's been a pretty slow week in baseball thus far, but there are a few crucial series in store for us over the next four days. With the races in every division separated by only a few games, these mid-July matches will likely end up as difference makers...
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July 22, 2008
Barnum and Manny's Outfield Adventures Could Soon Be On The Move
As an non-Red Sox fan, his antics are hilarious, and it's good to see someone having the kind of fun you rarely see in professional sports. But, with Ramirez' adventures in the outfield adding up, you have to wonder how long the organization is willing to value his hitting over the baggage that comes with it...
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July 22, 2008
The Rally Monkey Gets Even More Annoying
I legitimately thought the Rally Monkey died after 2002. After all, how much sense does it make that your franchise's hype machine is a stuffed animal that only appears when the team is losing? Doesn't that kind of reinforce the wrong concept...
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July 21, 2008
Please Don't Let This Happen Again: The Yankees In The Playoffs, Pt 2
Part one showed that the Yankees are, historically, in the ideal position to make a run at the playoffs. However, certain factors unique to this season may impede the Bombers' pinstriped march to the postseason:
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July 21, 2008
Please Don't Let This Happen Again: The Yankees in the Playoffs, Pt. 1
At 53-45, New York has been consistent in its early season underachieving over the past four years, posting similar records through 98 games since 2005. During each of those years the Yankees recovered to make the playoffs.
So, does New York really have a legitimate shot at making some noise come September? If history is any indication, all signs point to yes:
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July 21, 2008
The Second Half: AL Predictions in 10 Words or Less
Nobody wants to slog through a bunch of stuff they already know along with some hack predictions. So, I figure, why use 10 paragraphs when all we really need about a team is 10 words? If you want to 1,500 rambling words that finally come to what is usually a wrong conclusion, you can go read Bill Simmons or S.A.S. Here, we try to streamline our wrong conclusions to maximize efficiency...
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July 17, 2008
The Second Half: NL Predictions in Ten Words or Less
Nobody wants to slog through a bunch of stuff they already know along with some hack predictions. So, I figure, why use 10 paragraphs when all we really need about a team is 10 words? If you want to 1,500 rambling words that finally come to what is usually a wrong conclusion, you can go read Bill Simmons or S.A.S. Here, we try to streamline our wrong conclusions to maximize efficiency...
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July 17, 2008
Team USA Selects Roster for 2008 Smog Olympics
Fourteen Major League organizations will be represented when Team USA travels to the Beijing Olympics in August. Manager Davey Johnson announced the roster yesterday, which includes power hitter Matt LaPorta, the key player in the Brewers' swap for CC Sabathia...
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July 17, 2008
Dodgers' Closer Saito Out Six Weeks
The Dodgers' quest to be this year's most mediocre playoff team suffered a blow yesterday when it was announced that closer Takashi Saito will be out until late August. Saito was diagnosed with a sprained elbow ligament in his pitching arm after having to leave Saturday's game vs. the Marlins...
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July 16, 2008
Clemens Is Screwed Part Deux
It's perhaps the deadest day of the sports year, which is extremely bad news for the sinking ship that is the USS Roger Clemens.
Two weeks after Brian McNamee's lawyers provided syringes allegedly used by Clemens, admitted 'roid supplier Kirk Radomski reportedly found documentary evidence that HGH was shipped to the pitcher's house...
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July 16, 2008
2008 MLB All-Star Game: I Am Billy Wagner's Lack of Concern For the Common Man
I would give myself paper cuts while running on hot coals and being raped by a baby kangaroo before enduring another game like the one on which I just wasted FIVE HOURS. Okay, maybe not the kangaroo part. But paper cuts and hot coals? Hell and yes. Every notable moment in this game was designed to frustrate me more than a priest at an elementary school. Curse my unexplainable need...
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July 16, 2008
Francisco Rodriguez Is 'Bout To Get Paid
Looking to cash in on what could be a record-breaking season, closer Francisco Rodriguez announced he's going to test free agency this winter. According to the LA Times, the Angels' ninth-inning man will not accept a contract extension, blaming the team for not getting the deal done soon enough...
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July 15, 2008
Erin Andrews and Tim Tebow Bask in Groupie Love
This doesn't have much* to do with baseball, but when Erin Andrew is involved I figure you won't really care. Seeing video of EA and Tim Tebow together was almost too much cool for me to handle at once...
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July 15, 2008
Erin Andrews and Tim Tebow Bask in Groupie Love
This doesn't have much* to do with baseball, but when Erin Andrew is involved I figure you won't really care. Seeing video of EA and Tim Tebow together was almost too much cool for me to handle at once...
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July 15, 2008
All-Star Lineups: Josh Hamilton v. National League
Josh Hamilton has already been declared the winner of All-Star Weekend, cured AIDS, made peace in the Middle East, and singlehandedly negotiated lower gas prices while also being inducted into the World Hall of Fame, but it looks like the MLB is going to go through with the main event anyway.
Both managers announced their lineups yesterday, and it looks something like this:
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July 15, 2008
Chase Utley Disagrees With Your Opinion
Being a Mets fan, hating everything about Philly comes as naturally as slipping "yo" or "down the shore" into every conversation. But Chase Utley earned my respect for at least one night with his priceless reaction to the Bronx cheer he received at the HR Derbyt:
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July 15, 2008
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