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EA Sports Adult Men's Softball '09
December 02, 2008 by
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The guy who takes rec softball way too seriously actually has his own video game. Crazy.
The Secret of Jerry Jones' Success
September 25, 2008 by
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Big day in the sports world yesterday, people. Forbes Magazine has released their annual list of the most valuable NFL franchises (actually they released it like two weeks ago, but Yahoo just published it so we actually read it) and once again the single most valuable team in the...
The Morning Tailgate
September 25, 2008 by
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Our beloved Cardinals were *officially* eliminated from the 2008 Major League Baseball Playoffs yesterday. This marks the end. We're going to miss baseball. Baseball fans are nutty - especially around this area. Playoff baseball fans are exponentially better because of...
The Sports Hernia Presents ...
September 24, 2008 by
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As discussed in this morning's Tailgate, we're adding a new weekly feature to JoeSportsFan, "The Sports Hernia Presents...". See, because the name of their site is The Sports Hernia and they're presenting one of their posts on these here pages.
After...
As If Women Gymnastics Weren't Creepy Enough...
September 24, 2008 by
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Sports Illustrated is currently running a photo of Olympic gold-medalist, Shawn Johnson, which seemingly highlights her Iowa roots.
If you're anything like me, you may be wondering...what's creepier than featuring a 16 year old girl tip-toeing across a balance beam...
The Media Circus
September 24, 2008 by
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For whatever reason, football analysts more than any other subset of media folk love to state the obvious. Whether the obvious statement is due to the analyst's perceived lack of intelligence of the viewing audience or due to said announcer's actual intelligence level remains...
The Morning Tailgate
September 24, 2008 by
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Happy humpday everyone. We hope you find your Lucky Charms comforting and delicious. Since you seem to be enjoying it, we're going to take the first bratwurst off the grill and let Wally Joyner scarf it down. No worries; we've got an unlimited supply if you want some later...
Week 3 Denouement
September 23, 2008 by
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de·noue·ment [dey-noo-mahn] -noun
1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama
2.the conclusion; the end
3.the MNF showcase of Mangini's man-tits
Antonio Cromartie thankful Brett Favre came out of retirement
The Jets/Chargers...
Fan of the Week :: Louisville Chugger
September 23, 2008 by
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[Be sure to check out our new morning feature entitled "The Morning Tailgate" - posted daily in, well, the mornings.]
Our fan hunters did a little investigative journalism in Columbia, Missouri this past weekend when the Mizzou Tigers took down the University of...
The Morning Tailgate
September 23, 2008 by
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Every Tailgate has a pecking order. At some point during the pre-game festivities, the grill is broken out, the bratwursts are piled on and by the time they're nice and juicy you've got several meatheads lined up with buns in hand waiting impatiently. But only one person...
Sundays From the Cellar: The Battle of Missouri
September 22, 2008 by
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Rather than let this season go to waste, we decided that one way to celebrate the absolutely horrific St. Louis Rams was to put together a simple "diary" every Monday afternoon. That way we can share with our audience the trials and tribulations that come with being...
The Morning Tailgate
September 22, 2008 by
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Greetings, kids. We're very excited to roll out the brand spanking new "Morning Tailgate" today. From here until eternity - or until this blog becomes self-aware - we'll be providing you with a daily mix of morning athletic entertainment. No link dumps or recaps...
Zambrano Treated Like Dog For 2nd Time This Week...
September 19, 2008 by
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On Monday, we pointed out an interesting Associated Press nugget where they noted Cubs starter, Carlos Zambrano "woofing" a post-game quotable.
Mr. Zambrano started game one of the weekend Cubs/Cards game and was touched for 8 runs through the first two innings,...
Memo to Josh Howard
September 19, 2008 by
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Solve the Puzzle
"The Star-Spangled Banner is going on. I don't celebrate this sh*t. I'm black."
You have 10 seconds. Talk it out; good luck...
Never mind. You're probably too stupid to solve the puzzle. I'll give you a hint though: there are...
JoeSportsFan on the Airwaves
September 18, 2008 by
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Wednesday afternoon, JoeSportsFan.com's Matt Sebek and Patrick Imig spent an hour with Bernie Miklasz and Jay Randolph Jr. on the Bernie Miklasz Show on Team 1380 in St. Louis. We've managed to break down the conversation into five convenient segments for your listening pleasure...
Roy Williams Has Silly in his Pants
September 16, 2008 by
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Having caught just six balls for 95 yards and a touchdown through two games, Lions wide receiver Roy Williams isn't too sure about this whole "Calvin Johnson is way better than me" thing.
"I feel that if I'm not involved in the game and we lose, I'm (ticked...
Week 2 Denouement
September 16, 2008 by
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de·noue·ment[dey-noo-mahn] -noun
1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama
2. the conclusion; the end
3. DeSean Jackson eating a three foot long moron sandwich
DeSean Jackson does Brian Westbrook impression and stops at one yard...
Across the Wire - Zambrano is a Good Boy.
September 15, 2008 by
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Associated Press columnists and beat-writers have it tough when recapping notable locker room and press conference quotes. When following a quote, there are only so many synonyms for the word "said". "Proclaimed", "instructed", and "remarked"...
Sundays From The Cellar: That Was For You, Georgia
September 15, 2008 by
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Rather than let this season go to waste, we decided that one way to celebrate the absolutely horrific St. Louis Rams was to put together a simple "diary" every Monday afternoon. That way we can share with our audience the trials and tribulations that come with being a fan...
The Monday Football Column :: Week 2
September 15, 2008 by
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"Not sure if you saw me on Best Damn Sports Show Period last week, but I was there. I think right now, John Sally is one of the best, IF NOT THE BEST alternative sports talk show co-hosts going. I still think Rob Dibble is the most valuable, though." - Sean Salisbury
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If We Could Have a Moment of Your Time for a Worthwhile Cause
September 12, 2008 by
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Even though we fancy ourselves a national site, we wanted take a moment to go local on everyone, and with good reason. JoeSportsFan.com is one of several sponsors for the 2nd Annual Washers Tournament Benefiting the Fisher House of St. Louis. The event takes place Saturday September...
Top 7 :: Modern-Day Franchise Players
September 12, 2008 by
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In honor of one such player going down for the year this past week, the Top 7 looks at the biggest franchise players in sports. Here's a very loose definition: if you took the player off of the team, they become horrible, and almost unwatchable. You would have nearly no interest...
Anaheim Angels Clinch Homoerotic Division Title
September 11, 2008 by
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With the Rangers' loss to Seattle and Anaheim's 4-2 win over the Yankees, the Angels won their 4th AL West title in five years last night. In so doing, their AP recapper documented the celebration as if it was for the Brady Quinn diaries.
Torii Hunter put on goggles, got...
Don't Be A Victim Of MFI
September 11, 2008 by
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So you're scouring the waiver wires looking for just about anything that will help your fantasy team. Running backs are always huge so you search Yahoo's available players and stumble across a name that sounds familiar.
Kevin Jones, huh?
Is that the same Kevin Jones...
Fan of the Week :: Falcon Football Face
September 09, 2008 by
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[ And the buffet of Week 1 NFL fans continues. Check back in often for more insanity... ]
Our fan hunters have learned one inherent thing about football fans: they love to portray their team mascot through some sort of costume, head dressing, or miscellaneous attire.
However...
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