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McGwire Out, Will Bonds Follow?
We wanted to write that just to see how it looked. Of course, there is no way that Barry Bonds will ever admit that he actually “knowingly” used steroids. That’s just not going to happen. We’d like to see if MLB will ever reset the record books back to the guys that played prior to [...]
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January 12, 2010
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The FedEx Orange Bowl Doesn’t Tickle Mike Tirico’s Fancy
We got home late last night after working at the bar and it’s pretty difficult to fall right to sleep after a bar shift. So, we flipped on ESPN Radio in order to have something to listen to at 3 a.m. that wasn’t a replay of the monumental New Mexico Bowl. To our joy, we [...]
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December 20, 2009
YAY! Milton Bradley’s Gone! Wait… We Got Who?
We have been waiting all offseason to see who the Cubs could dump Milton Bradley’s baggage and bloated contract on. As of yesterday, the Cubs best offseason acquisition were the draft picks for when Harden got signed (oh wait, we didn’t offer him arbitration) was John Grabow. They had been waiting to launch Bradley so [...]
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December 18, 2009
The Only Tiger Post We’ll Do
Normally we don’t comment on massive of the field/court/course/ice issues until they’ve gotten so big that the news cycle is simply saturated. Tiger’s “indiscretions” have taken over every medium, not just those that report on sports. We’re going to give our two cents, but it’ll have nothing to do with Tiger’s private life. We’re more [...]
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December 15, 2009
Will Someone Please Explain the Halladay/Phillies Trade to Us?
We were about to just write an open letter to Ruben Amaro Jr that simply contained four words, “What the ****, man?” What was it that Cliff Lee failed to provide that the Phillies think that Roy Halladay can? There’s no doubt that Doc is one of, if not the, best pitcher in the majors. [...]
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December 14, 2009
Iowa to Fiesta, Our Other Predictions Before Tonight’s Selections
Seeing as how we haven’t done a post here since the last Iowa game of consequence, we figured it was time to have something else besides us belaboring our ID theft problem at the top of the blog. It was bad for business anyways. According to sources at Penn State, the Nittany Lions are headed [...]
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December 06, 2009
Fixed It. Was the Lugnut.
Think I fixed it… not really sure. If I did, I’ll attempt to rehash what happened over the weekend. Suffice to say, that phishing scams are not very cool. Neither is sitting on the ball with 52 seconds left on the road in a tie game with a Rose Bowl berth hanging in the balance. [...]
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November 16, 2009
“Moneyline” mrejr’s Week 10 Picks: My Season is Already Over
Well, that was quick. I went into the second half of the season with a open mind. Really, I did. I had the thought that the Bears are 0-0 and how they play against the 49rs will give us a clue on how they will perform ini the second half of the season. Well I [...]
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November 13, 2009
Points of Interest: We’re Aware This is What You Click For
Points of Interest is the daily link dump for your morning or afternoon commute in and out of Souvenir City. We’ll be throwing together some other stops from out there in blogdome and the interwebs to peak your interest. Some of them will actually be what some might consider educational. Most of them, are going [...]
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November 11, 2009
We Never Realized the Magnitude of Jimmy the Greek
Ever since we’ve been old enough to operate the magic box known as a television set, we’ve had cable. We never just had the network channels because we were not old enough to have lived during that time. However, when there were was just CBS, NBC and ABC, football coverage was drastically different than it [...]
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November 11, 2009
Yup, A Poker Post!
You know what the World Series of Poker needs? What every other sport absolutely can’t stand, that’s what. Most other professional sports (for the record, poker is NOT officially a sport) strive for parity so that all of their teams/players have a chance at winning something and being involved. The NFL does a great job, [...]
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November 11, 2009
The SC Top 25 Football Poll
Well it was fun while it lasted. It’s pretty unlikely you’ll see the Hawkeyes before the jump in this college football poll the rest of the year. Even if they go into Columbus this weekend and beat the Buckeyes. Ricky Stanzi is likely out until the bowl game along with Adam Robinson and Dace Richardson. [...]
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November 11, 2009
Baseball Says It Doesn’t Need Instant Replay
Really? Did the GMs, owners and front office MLB people WATCH the MLB Playoffs this season? Or better yet, did they see the 4,860 game sample that was the regular season that had some easily fixed botched calls? Apparently, they didn’t or they’re just stubborn and refuse to adopt modern technology.
Yes, baseball games are quite [...]
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November 11, 2009
Question: 95% of My NBA Coverage is LeBron. Nescessary?
Ok…rhetorical question. We think it’s completely unnecessary. Nearly nine out of ten times that we hear something on the radio, read it in print or see it on TV regarding the NBA, it’s in regards to LeBron James. You know, there are OTHER players in the NBA. Other players that play on better teams. You [...]
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November 11, 2009
AL Gold Gloves: Plenty to Complain About
Gold Gloves have to be the most discussed and debated awards that MLB gives out. There’s only so many stats that can be looked at (or will be looked at) by those who vote on the award. We’ve discussed our qualms with the BBWAA on this site before… we don’t think they objectively vote on [...]
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November 11, 2009
Kickin’ It Old School
Yeah… so you’ve probably noticed that we’ve slowed out programming around these parts. Much apologies for that. NickJ across the pond in Europe, Lefty has seemingly disappeared as far as writing goes and mrejr is doing his moneyline picks. We have a few real jobs we’ve been attending to… but fear not!
Tomorrow, we already have [...]
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November 10, 2009
Congrats Cats
No, we’re not eating crow today. We never said we’d beat anyone, even Northwestern. So, all we can say as good Iowa fans is, “Good game.” Congrats on winning today. We won’t make excuses for the refs or Stanzi getting hurt which may be a typical fallback. Instead, we’ll just say we lost the way [...]
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November 07, 2009
‘Moneyline” mrejr’s Week 9 NFL Picks
I write this post with my mind on something far more important than football and my thoughts with the men, women and children affected by the tragedy that happened at FT. Hood Texas. As a former member of the armed forces I think of all of the people selflessly serving their country as my brothers and sisters [...]
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November 06, 2009
Former Bull Nocioni Arrest for DUI Suspicion
This one made us laugh a little bit when it came through our e-mail box. We were Nocioni fans when he played here in Chicago. He was like a poor man homeless man’s Manu Ginobili. Gritty player that agitated opponents and occasionally was guilty of dirty fouls. He played his role well. However, it looks [...]
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November 05, 2009
He’s a Former Cub. Girardi is the MAN.
Yeah, we’re not going to write a whole lot about this because it’s essentially just re-posting something written in a newspaper. We’ll just stop and say that Joe Girardi’s ring should be bigger than everyone else. What a stand up move by a guy that just won the biggest prize in baseball.
We tip our caps [...]
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November 05, 2009
Who Will Challenge the 2010 Phillies in the NL?
Does the National League even have a team that is close to the Phillies for 2010? Obviously we haven’t even hit the Hot Stove yet, but barring any catastrophic injuries, the Phillies are the class of the NL for 2010. They have all of their key players locked up through next season. The Mets need [...]
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November 05, 2009
The Yankees Have Lapped the Field. #27.
Goodness. Champions for the 27th time. It makes us here in Chicago just shake our heads with envy at that number of World Series titles. This Yankee team was special though. Unlike the 2002-2008 teams that were a hodge-podge of bloated contracts similar to what Daniel Snyder has done to the Washington Redskins, this Yankee [...]
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November 05, 2009
Theeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees WIN!
#27. We’ll be posting quite a bit of material on this momentous occasion tomorrow. As well as football. But mostly Yankees and baseball. Baseball is our love. Football is the affair that we allow to take us through the winter.
The Yankees are your World Series Champs. We had our Jeter jersey on all night while [...]
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November 05, 2009
A Closer Look at a $55M Extension in the NBA
We saw today that Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics got a 5 year, $55M extension from the team. Good for Rondo. He’s been ripped by Boston fans and coaches alike, but the kid is a pretty decent point guard. Not quite up there with the CP3, Deron Williams and still Steve Nash brigade, but [...]
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November 02, 2009
In the Classroom: What We Know After 9 Weeks of College Football
USC’s Rebuilding Year Will Consist of Two Losses: The worst loss of the Pete Carroll era ended any shot the Trojans had at a National Title. The Trojans lost in a tough environment with a rookie QB to an offensive scheme that has troubled Pete Carroll when he’s had great teams. A running QB is [...]
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November 02, 2009
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