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3DT3: Round 3
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The readers take the bottom-front-left corner spot, clearly telegraphing a premature attempt to set-up the standard strong-side Patagonian Gambit. By countering with II-3-B, the Readers easily dismiss the threat.
You gotta do better than that, Readers:
Round 3: Level?IIIIIIIV ...
Frank 1, Jamie 0
2 days ago by
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Court denies Jamie McCourt's bid for reinstatement as Dodger CEO (Dodger Thoughts)
3DT3: Round II
2 days ago by
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Updated gameboard below. If you want to give up now, just let us know in the comments section.
Round 2: Level?IIIIIIIV Free polls from Pollhost.com
Round 2: Row?ABCD Free polls from Pollhost.com
Round 3: Column?1234 Free polls from Pollhost.com...
Readers vs Writers Board Game Smackdown, Part II
3 days ago by
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Sack up, folks, for it's time for an old-fashioned brawl. Readers vs Writers. Mano-a-mano. After school. By the bike rack.
In 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe.
If you thought the Connect Four polling mechanism was clumsy and frustrating, wait til you get a load of this. Here are the rules:
For...
Writers vs Readers Rematch is On!
3 days ago by
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How gracious of you SoSG Readers to grant us Writers a re-match! Yes, I've been stewing over the fluke that was the Connect Four loss for about a year now. Now, finally, the Writers will get their chance at redemption, as they will again face off against the Writers.
But in what...
Mattingly One Step Closer to Succeeding Torre
3 days ago by
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From "Mattingly not interviewing with Nationals" at Dodgers.com:
Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly has declined to interview for the Nationals' opening for manager, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti confirmed through a team spokesperson on Tuesday.
The move could...
Former Dodger Accidentally Shot by Bodyguard
3 days ago by
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No, it's not Jamie McCourt.
Reports: Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla shot in leg (Diamond Notes)
Dodgers say Padilla accidentally shot himself (Diamond Notes)
Hopefully the injury is "not serious," as reported. If the Dodgers end up re-signing Padilla, will our token...
Poll: Rematch?
4 days ago by
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So it's been two weeks. And it still hurts (new 2009 Dodger motto: "Don't Stop Bereavin'"?) that the Dodgers were lucky enough to get a re-match vs their 2008 vanquishers, and failed to capitalize. Broxton in particular was granted a re-match vs his 2008 playoff...
Ubragg and Rafael Furcal
4 days ago by
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Those of you who had been keeping up with this season's highly competitive PCS know that the ultimate winner, ubragg, opted for the Rafael Furcal bobblehead as his prize. Well, ubragg was kind enough to send on pictures from the other side.
Wrote ubragg: "BTW, I attached...
The Best Deadspin Halloween 2009 Costume
4 days ago by
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Where have I seen this image before?
Oooooooh, yeah. That's right!
Thanks to Deadspin (and Scott S.) for brightening my day.
World Series Game 5 Thread: NYY @ PHI, 5p
4 days ago by
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Johnny Damon stealing two bases in one play last night. An overshift for Mark Teixeira brought third baseman Pedro Feliz to second on Damon's first steal. Reliever Brad Lidge failed to cover third and Damon advanced easily for another steal.
Clifton Phifer Lee (1-0, 0.00) vs...
Behold the Beauty and Grace of World Series Baseball
5 days ago by
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1: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images; 2, 3, 5 & 6: Al Bello/Getty Images; 4: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Your Own Medicine
5 days ago by
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2009 NLCS, Game 4:
2009 World Series, Game 4:
Both games put the losing team down 3-1.
Overexposed and Underconditioned
5 days ago by
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Chad Billingsley and Russell Martin aren't the only ones yearning for the glory days of 2008. Big League Stew brings us this surprisingly un-gritty comment from the Phillies' Cole Hamels after his Halloween-night shellacking:
"I can't wait for it to end...
Who Are We to Judge?
5 days ago by
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A traditional Philly kid, first posted at Deadspin. Is this really different from our own rabid family audience. (Pic courtesy of SoSG's third favorite Nebraskan, "Todd.") PS - Welcome back, Lidge.
P&A Issue #22: Victory!
6 days ago by
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Congratulations to SoSG readers ubragg, golem, drewdez (and fanerman, who commented but didn't contribute) on successfully and collaboratively solving P&A Magazine issue #22! I got the email from the editor this morning, our submitted answer was correct!
I've taken down...
Happy Halloween from Sons of Steve Garvey
6 days ago by
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Last year: Happy Halloween from Sons of Steve Garvey
We've replaced our readers' Game Thread with a poem. Let's see if they notice
6 days ago by
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The daisy follows soft the sun,
And when his golden walk is done,
Sits shyly at his feet.
He, waking, finds the flower near.
“Wherefore, marauder, art thou here?”
“Because, sir, love is sweet!”
We are the flower, Thou the sun!
Forgive us, if as days...
At Least One Dodger Is at the World Series
7 days ago by
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Jeter: David J. Phillip/AP; Victorino: Elise Amendola/AP
The McCourt Divorce Saga: A Musical Interlude Recap
7 days ago by
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Why read the myriad articles on tmz, when you can get your updates in another medium?
This week, Jamie McCourt reponded to Frank McCourt's opening salvos with a voluminous legal document to respond to her initial firing as Dodgers CEO outlining a chronology of how she was apparently...
P&A Issue #22 WIP Thread
7 days ago by
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Here you go, PCS fans: SoSG's effort to collaboratively solve P&A Magazine Issue #22, and hopefully do it quickly enough to get in the top 10 finishers (individuals or teams). Here's what to do:
1. Buy the new issue of P&A Magazine on this site. Issue #22 releases...
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