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Thoughts While Waiting for the Heisman Trophy Show...
March 15, 2008 by
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• Anyone who thinks Tim Tebow isn't winning in a landslide is kidding themselves. While there might be some doubt about whether Tebow is a clear-cut choice, everyone (save a few McFadden supporters) agree he should win. He's going to get a clear majority of the first...
Back In Oil Country
February 13, 2008 by
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It's hockey season again in Edmonton. The pre-season officially kicked off at Rexall last night, I went to the game last night against the Panthers - was about 10 minutes late so it was 3-0 for the Oil by the time I got there. The highlights:• They showed a guy who I'...
Bonds Is History
February 05, 2008 by
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I've written quite a few posts about Barry Bonds, but the one I never wanted to write was about the Giants cutting their ties to the man who built PacBell/AT&T Park. It echoes their 1972 decision to abandon a 41-year-old Willie Mays, who played out the final 135 games of his...
Horrifying
February 04, 2008 by
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I."It's the worst trauma I've seen. Absolutely. You hope the best for Juan, but he suffered a severe injury with a very guarded prognosis. ...It's way too early to say whether he will or he won't [regain full vision], and if he doesn't what percentage of vision...
Can't Touch This
February 04, 2008 by
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Despite -- or perhaps because of -- the language barrier, Ichiro remains one of the best quotes in sports. From yesterday's milestone game:"Suzuki's solo drive…extended his major-league record for consecutive 200-hit seasons to begin a career to seven. The major...
Second Best: National League West Edition
January 29, 2008 by
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Building on the earlier run down of the American League's, and in the spirit of not biting off more than I can chew, here's my take on the second best batter on each team in the N.L. West. As before, the goal is to see who has elite-level depth, and what great performances...
Edmonton BG Triathlon World Cup
January 29, 2008 by
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The blog may be on life support (is anyone still checking it?), but the sportsmatters have been going strong. The Alberta Baseball Confederacy is into its second season, and the trade deadline is approaching. The Battle of Alberta boys, including the semi-retired Andy Grabia, have...
Bears defeat Oiler rookies; order restored to universe
January 28, 2008 by
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After last year's penalty-filled shellacking, the University of Alberta Golden Bears staged a comeback last night and defeated the Edmonton Oiler's rookie squad by a score of 2 to 1. The win brings their series record to 11-9.Andy spent the post-game writing up a summary, which...
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
January 26, 2008 by
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Think politicians lack integrity? Meet Jack Kingston. Kingston, the Representative for Georgia's 1st Congressional district was the lone congressman to oppose a motion commending "the University of Florida Gators for their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS...
A funny thing happened on my way to the bank to cash my pay cheque
January 26, 2008 by
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As we all know, the CBA established a fixed relationship between player salaries and league-wide hockey related revenues, or HRR. Right now that relationship is 54%.Ensuring that salaries collectively come in right at 54% requires reconciliation. The lower and upper limits on team...
And Then There Were Six: The BCS Fight To The Finish
January 25, 2008 by
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This hasn't been the most spectacular college football season. There are no dominant teams, and we are without a clear-cut Heisman favorite. There are two undefeated teams â€" one plays in the WAC, and one hasn't played a single team that received votes in the last...
Faint Hope
January 24, 2008 by
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While the baseball talk of the summer has been about how close the NL races are, the AL wildcard standings promise an exciting September. This morning, the top of the wild card heap looked like this: 76-62 New York74-62 Seattle (GB: 1 )73-64 Detroit (GB: 2.5)For some time, the concensus...
Lucchino's Folly? The Beckett Deal Two Years Later
January 24, 2008 by
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It's been nearly two years since Theo Epstein's 85-day vacation from the Boston Red Sox, an absence that saw one of the franchise's defining trades completed by a 7-man committee led by International Scouting VP Craig Shipley.By Seth Mnookin's account, the decision...
The Fate of Alex Rodriguez
January 15, 2008 by
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The Toronto Blue Jays should sign Alex Rodriguez. That's my conclusion after a quick and dirty analysis based on Nate Silver's work on Marginal Revenue. The numbers below show that if Alex Rodriguez had been a Blue Jay in 2007, the team would have:1) generated $24.9 million...
Miller's Manners
January 14, 2008 by
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At the end of his latest column questioning the wisdom of September call-ups, CBS Sports writer Scott Miller digresses into the topic of ball park etiquette.After mentioning the Carlos Zambrano incident (he was booed during a disastrous outing, took exception in post-game comments...
Second Best: American League Edition
January 13, 2008 by
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Alex Rodriguez has locked up the American League MVP, with Magglio Ordonez and the Tigers falling a bit short. Surveying baseball, it's easy to spot the best players on each team. As fast as you say the words Boston-Seattle-Anaheim a baseball fan will respond Ortiz-Ichiro-Vlad...
Hog Wild
January 12, 2008 by
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Great game in Baton Rouge yesterday, as LSU became the latest championship contender to fall by the wayside after a triple overtime loss at the hands of the Arkansas Razorbacks.For LSU, long considered the best team in the country, this game effectively ends their BCS chase (unless...
And it falls in for a hit.
January 10, 2008 by
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"And it falls in for a hit."There are ten starting pitchers who've heard those words a lot in 2007. They are among the unluckiest players in baseball. With a combined 79-109 win-loss record, they've allowed an average of 5.73 runs in the 257 games they've started...
In Defense Of The Ryan Smyth Trade
January 09, 2008 by
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The talk of the town this week has been the trade of career Edmonton Oiler Ryan Smyth from the only club he's ever known to the unknown territory of Long Island. Aside from a very small minority of supporters, reaction in Oil Country has ranged from outraged to disgust. Despite...
Where's the Hand?
January 09, 2008 by
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Is it just me or did the tiebreaker between San Diego and Colorado go from brilliant to suck the moment umpire Tim McClelland made his delayed call at home plate?Up until that point, the 13th inning was a masterpiece. Brian Giles drew a five-pitch walk at the top of the inning, and...
NHL Draft Extravaganza!
January 06, 2008 by
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We should probably just let this blog die, since none of us have the time/interest to post more often than every few months. However, I'm a sucker for entry drafts in every sport, and since I've been stuck at home yesterday afternoon and today with the flu, I've finally...
Follow That Link
October 22, 2007 by
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I followed Cosh's Dick Van **** Show clip through to it's source, which then took me to a post about World Series Songs, which then took me to a podcast of old baseball songs. Do yourself a favour and listen to it. The Vida Blue track is some hot ****.
Thin-Slicing Alex Rodriguez
October 11, 2007 by
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I actually wrote this in two minutes, which is probably apparent. But I like it as an intellectual exercise. It's unfiltered even by myself, and exposes true feelings and/or biases on a subject. Today's two-minute drill is on Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez.Alex Rodriguez...
Margin Notes: The Marion Jones Letter
October 06, 2007 by
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Before appearing in U.S. federal court on Friday, sprinter Marion Jones penned a 1,700 word letter to family and friends....Dear family and close friends, I hope this letter finds all of you well. I know some of you must be wondering where the pictures are that I so often attach to...
Will Todd Helton Talk?
September 24, 2007 by
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“The name that Winters called Milton, had he said it to me, I would have rushed him. No one is going to take that. In my 26 years of baseball, that was the most disconcerting conversation I have heard from an umpire to a player. I was appalled. That's why the game stopped.â€...
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