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Things That Are False: The NBA Should Retire #23 League Wide
13 days ago by
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Last night Lebron James announced that he was planning to give up the number 23 at the end of the season and would be switching to the number 6. He intimated that nobody should be wearing #23 in the entire NBA."I just think what Michael Jordan has done for the game has to be recognized...
Blogging the Offseason: Houston Astros
13 days ago by
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's NL team is the Houston Astros and our guest is HighLeveragePerformer...
Degrees of Loss Separation: UNC > Miami
13 days ago by
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The Degrees of Loss Separation is a simple concept, I go out and find a highly rated team with some losses playing against a crappy team with lots of losses. Next I find a chain of losses which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt (not at all) that the underdog is going to pull the major...
Quick Regressions: QB Rate -> Games Above .500
14 days ago by
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Here's a quick regression which builds on the NFL is a Quarterback's League post from a week ago. The below chart shows Games above .500 in comparison to the starting quarterback's QB rating.What you notice on the chart is pretty simple. If your Quarterback has a solid...
Blogging the Offseason: Kansas City Royals
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's team AL is the Kansas City Royals and our guest is Wally...
Lesson Learned, Just Hit Him
14 days ago by
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Here's one way to get the defense to let up. Throw a wide receiver screen into the ground, in lateral form. The high schools will naturally let up and then walla, your other wide receiver is wide open.What's with the influx of trick plays in football this season? H/T SBB
Week 10 NFL Pick Suggestions
14 days ago by
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The NFL Network is now playing a Thursday night game every week, which just throws everything off. I need to remember to set my roster on Thursday. I need to get my picks in by thursday. All for the crap matchup they show us every Thursday night. 1. Jacksonville Jaguars (+6 1/2) at...
Blogging the Offseason: Los Angeles Dodgers
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's NL team is the Los Angeles Dodgers and our guest is MSTI...
If This Was the Pats Helmet Would Your Head Explode?
14 days ago by
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Graphic designer Ken Carbone decided that there were a few NFL helmets he thought were bland, boring and all together unappealing. As a result he decided to redesign three teams helmets. Here's the result for the Patriots. If the Pats wore these helmets on a week to week basis...
Blogging the Offseason: Tampa Bay Rays
15 days ago by
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's AL team is the Tampa Bay Rays and our guest is Cork Gaines...
The Big 5 College Football Games of Week 11
15 days ago by
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It's time for Spurrier to take another crack at knocking the Gators off. Hasn't really worked so well for him in the past and chances are it won't be working on Saturday either.5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh PanthersShall we dub this the Fire Charlie Weis bowl...
2009 MLB Standings By the Dollar
15 days ago by
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For those of you calling for an MLB Salary Cap this offseason and for eternity here's a quick view of the 2009 season and how much the almighty dollar determined those who were victorious.The first chart is a simple look at teams salary. Those in blue are teams that were above...
Blogging the Offseason: Milwaukee Brewers
15 days ago by
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's team NL is the Milwaukee Brewers and our guest is Andrew...
Week 10 Blogpoll
15 days ago by
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Before you yell and say where is so and so team, please read my polling philosophy and then yell afterwards.Ya so I didn't really get time to go through this with a fine toothed comb, like I wanted. Thus there was minimal movement all around. Bama reaffirms their #1 spot with a...
A Veteran's Day Sports Trivia
16 days ago by
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In honor of Veteran's day here's a twenty question trivia intermingling the US Branches of Military and Sports.a_veteran's_day_sports_quiz
Blogging the Offseason: Cleveland Indians
16 days ago by
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's AL team is the Cleveland Indians and our guest is Scott...
Favre 08 vs. 09
16 days ago by
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Both the Jets and the Vikings were on a bye this past weekend but since the it is now halfway through the season I figured it would be a good time to check in on Favre 2008 vs. Favre 2009.If you look at the stats there is just one stark contrast between 08 and 09. This difference is...
NFL Week 9 Awards
16 days ago by
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Wow You Guys Suck: Washington Redskins, To think I actually thought you were going to not finish below .500 this season. What a fool I am. The Redskins are a joke from head to toe. The Coach makes statements that are baffling. The owners an ass. The GM is actually thinking of picking...
Blogging the Offseason: San Francisco Giants
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's NL team is the San Francisco Giants and our guest Giants...
Completely Uninformed 09-10 College Basketball Predictions
16 days ago by
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It's that time again... time to predict the college basketball season ineptly. Conferences I Don't Care About WinnersAmerica East: Hartford, CT Bias.Atlantic Sun: Belmont, Gonna enjoy a #1 drubbing in the tourney.Big Sky: Montana, The Sky is Blue in Montana.Big South: Coastal...
Blogging the Offseason: Baltimore Orioles
17 days ago by
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's team is the Baltimore Orioles and our guest is Jeff from...
When You Skate on Thin Ice For Too Long It Eventually Will Break
17 days ago by
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The 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes were a team defined by close calls and it started off in the first week of the season against Northern Iowa of all teams. The Hawkeyes holding just a 1 point lead with a handful of seconds left lined up against a NIU squad looking for the game winning upset field...
Football Players Like Um Like Um Like Um
17 days ago by
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He was just readin... Like um. And Like um. And like um. Prayin and StuffCourtesy of Sporting Blog
Blogging the Offseason: San Diego Padres
17 days ago by
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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's team is the San Diego Padres and our guest is JBOX from...
Welcome to the Mecca of Basketball
17 days ago by
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New York is supposed to be the "Mecca" of basketball. This is definitely not the case in 2009. The New Jersey Nets are the sole winless team in the NBA and the New York Knicks are tied for the 2nd worst record in league at 1-6. At a combined record of 1-13, New York basketball...
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