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The Joy of a Three Game Lead
September 30, 2009 by
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Give up a three home run in the 9th to tie the game? Bad.
Hit a walk-off two-run home run in response to win in? Much better. Chris Ianetta playing hero.
Do that while knowing that the Braves lost earlier in the night? Best. Although lets linger for a moment on how improbable the...
The Joy of a Two Game Lead…
September 30, 2009 by
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…and five games to play in the season.
The margin for error, it’s not grand canyon wide, but there is an appreciable one.
Detroit drops the lid-lifter of the day night double header yesterday, but holds on to win last night, and remains two games up over Minnesota with...
Is It Coming?
September 29, 2009 by
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The chant is starting (from all but the good people in Buffalo):
Meltdown! Meltdown! Meltdown! Meltdown!
The warning signs are in place…
The “Other” Race: Atlanta Stalking Colorado
September 29, 2009 by
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Jair Jurrjens whitewashes the Marlins last night, as Atlanta takes the 4-0 win. Jurrjens has very much had a nice follow-up season to his excellent rookie campaign, running his record to 14-10 with a 2.61 ERA. Actually, that is beyond nice. That is quite nice.
The win pulls Atlanta...
The Tigers/Twins Play 18 Or So Innings Today
September 29, 2009 by
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That will be somewhat dramatic, what with the Tigers up two games on the Twins in the last week of the season. And then some.
First game at 12:05. Then everyone gets swept from the stadium, and they toe the rubbers again at 7:05 tonight.
Game 1: Nick Blackburn for the Twins (11-11...
Tom Cable: Felon?
September 29, 2009 by
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From the San Jose Mercury News this morning:
Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson told a Napa Police Department detective Friday that coach Tom Cable struck him and broke his jaw, according to Hanson’s lawyer in an NFL.com story, in an incident during training camp. Hanson...
Carolina Delhommes to Dallas: The Local Looks
September 29, 2009 by
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Carolina’s on-going nightmare, where they came off that disastrous Delhomme playoff implosion against Arizona, and rather than realizing he was fast approaching “done”, instead doubled down with a raise and a contract extension (and then skipped looking for a replacement...
Tiger Woods Wins the “Playoff” and $10,000,000.00
September 28, 2009 by
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Did you remotely care?
Phil Mickelson came from behind to win the Tour Championship yesterday and got the crystal trophy. Woods finished second to win the playoff thingy, that shiny trophy, and ten million dollars to use as kindling for a nice beach fire at his estate.
When the PGA...
Washington at Detroit: The Local Looks
September 28, 2009 by
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The yin and the yang from that particular result merits a look at the Detroit Free Press and Washington Post this morning. First up, to the winners, my choices are Drew Sharp or Mitch Albom? Ick. Okay, Drew Sharp, you’re up:
Jeff Backus felt 50 pounds lighter, having shed the...
NFL Week Three 2009: The National Take
September 28, 2009 by
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The Baltimore Sun photogs go the extra mile. Thanks to swamper KingsLaw for the heads up on her hello.
Here we go into streaks die week. The national chattering heads are up early, thankfully, because so am I to run the survey before heading into work. Here we go:
—Don Banks...
The Baseball Playoff Chase: Your 9/27/09 Update
September 27, 2009 by
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The Cardinals clinch their spot. Their front office should be in line for executive of the year honors. Their mid-season moves were across the board solid, and made a huge difference. As does employing Dave Duncan.
As do the Dodgers. Young players meeting their promise is sexy.
Something...
Are KU Officials Wussing Out?
September 26, 2009 by
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That’s the million dollar question that everyone in the Kansas City area seemingly has an opinion on.
Here’s what Jason Whitlock had to say. And no, he didn’t mail this one in.
On Thursday, when Taylor and Collins met with the media, they downplayed Taylor’s Facebook...
Gamecocks Nighty Cap
September 25, 2009 by
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* With a streak of 5 wins in ESPN’s Streak for Cash I figured the most obvious play for last night was #4 Ole Miss over unranked SouthCarolina. This did not even have anything to do with a point spread, just win baby. Colour me surprised.
Once again, Steve Spurrier, the man...
The IndyCar Series Remains Kinda Relevant
September 24, 2009 by
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Danica signs a three year deal to stay with Andretti Racing.
Juventus/Livorno Serie A Matchday 4
September 24, 2009 by
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I am really curious about the Livorno players’ high jersey numbers. They started with only Nico Pulzetti sporting a single digit number. It reminded me of a spring training baseball team loaded with minor leaguers trying to make the big squad. The game featured lots of end...
The Golf Playoff Thing
September 24, 2009 by
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In theory, it is compelling this year. Two years ago, Tiger Woods could have skipped the Tour Championship as he already had the playoff thingy won. Last year, Vijay Singh only had to keep from drowning at some point in the four days and the $10,000,000 bonus was his. This year? Much...
The Kansas Kerfluffle
September 24, 2009 by
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Luke Winn wanders about half an inch down a limb at si.com and notes that Kansas’ image is hurt by the brawling between its football and basketball teams.
Uh, ya think, Luke? And let’s just say you and I arrived at the same place with your thoughts in this paragraph:
The...
Are the Phillies SURE…
September 24, 2009 by
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…that it wasn’t worth flipping Kyle Drabek for someone like, say, Francisco Cordero back before the trade deadline?
Sheesh.
11 blown saves for Brad Lidge now.
Less than ideal.
The immediate aftermath of Lidge’s last kerosene-on-a-raging-fire moment:
ESPN’s Fantasy Basketball Forecast
September 23, 2009 by
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Computer based? Person based?
Either way, amusing.
Follow this link and bask in the statistical projections for the 2009/10 Memphis Grizzlies. Apparently Zach Randolph and Allen Iverson’s arrival is going to turn them into the Paul Westphal Nuggets. ESPN is projecting them to...
Great Moments in Twitter: It’s Twitter’s Fault Edition
September 23, 2009 by
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That Washington backup and rookie who wasn’t even active for Washington’s craptacular 9-7 win over St. Louis on Sunday who called booing fans “dimwits” and asked how people who work “9 to 5 at McDonalds” could know what’s best for the team...
God Bless You, Mark Reynolds
September 23, 2009 by
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The inevitable links on the main sites are trumpeting that you broke your own mark for Ks in a season. And that’s noteworthy because, as Rob Neyer aptly nailed years ago, “strikeouts hurt our feelings”. So let me take this chance to remind those who wander by here...
Cy Greinke
September 22, 2009 by
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Hey Peter, Greinke just faced the Red Sox tonight. You still going to mark him down?
6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K
That takes his ERA down to 2.08, his WHIP to 1.06 and gives him 229 Ks in 216.1 IP.
If you don’t think that Greinke deserves the AL Cy Young, you’re delusional.
Or [...]
Tuesday Evening NFL Potpourri
September 22, 2009 by
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Tuesday afternoon has become a wonderful time to spin around the national sites and get further thoughts from the national chattering heads on the weekend just past. The best of the best, and some power rankings:
—Adam Schein at foxsports.com tosses up a column each Tuesday...
Great Moments in Twitter: Larry Fitzgerald’s Brother Edition
September 22, 2009 by
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Florio at profootballtalk all over the Twittery ruminations of Marcus Fitzgerald:
Among other things, Fitzgerald says that Larry “texted him pissed off” during halftime, even though the Cardinals were leading by 21 points. In the same tweet, Marcus Fitzgerald opined that...
Cecil Cooper as Fall Guy
September 22, 2009 by
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Kinda. Richard Justice writes a great piece in the Houston Chronicle on the deep systemic problems facing the Astros. To say that Cecil Cooper was the least of those problems is probably not accurate, but there are issues there which go WAY beyond his failings as a manager. Then again...
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