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Off-Season, Off-Topic: RIP, Ken Ober
18 days ago by
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Stepping out of the fog of business travel for a few moments yesterday, I was saddened to hear about the passing of Ken Ober, former host of MTV’s game show Remote Control. Honestly, I was never a big fan of Remote, and it’s hard to wax nostalgic for a show that pushed Adam Sandler...
The Truth Is Out There
19 days ago by
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I'm back. Or did I really ever go away? Not for you to know. Just listen. Everything happens for a reason. Consider all the theories you've heard for the past 48 hours about the Patriots-Colts game, and let it go. Dust in the wind. Forget every mangled statistic you've...
Give It Away Now
19 days ago by
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A few years ago, I found myself in a heated argument about former Sox prospect Abe Alvarez. After the second-round pick was named Pitcher of the Year for the Sea Dogs back in ’04, I figgered he’d eventually prove a useful left-handed cog in the machine, most likely at the back...
Nothing To Say
20 days ago by
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Baseball is in hibernation, we can no longer trust Bill, the Celts lost two in a row...tomorrow will be a better day.
November Pain
21 days ago by
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Everytime I turned on a radio this week, all I heard was BradyManningBradyManningBradyManning. True, the Patriots and the Colts are playing Sunday night. But people, it's a regular season game in November. It's not the Superbowl, it's not the playoffs, and it certainly...
Rise of the Silver Slugger
22 days ago by
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Belated congrats to future ex-Red Sox Jason Bay for winning his first Silver Slugger award. Congrats, also, to The Great Untanned's agent, who will no doubt be able to spin this into a couple more zeros. Or a boat.
Marrying Up
23 days ago by
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Congratulations to Clay Buchholz for pulling off the most mismatched marriage since Salman Rushdie scored Padma Lakshmi. Clay and "Deal Or No Deal" briefcase opener Lindsay Clubine (right) will tie the knot in California later today. The event will inspire millions of not...
Fool's Gold
24 days ago by
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How does this happen and not cause national outrage? Derek Jeter winning the AL Gold Glove at shortstop should have been welcomed with anger and vitriol usually reserved for mass murderers and Smashmouth reunion tours. Instead, most people wrinkled their noses like the guy in the...
Peace and Matsui Sell... But Who's Buying?
24 days ago by
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My favorite Hideki Matsui story is from the 2004 ALCS. The guy had been killing us games one through four, going 11-for-20 and knocking in 11 runs. Godzilla was stomping all over my dreams, making 2003 look like a good time at Make-Out Lodge by comparison. Then, in game five, Pedro...
Tek 2010
25 days ago by
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I have nothing but respect for the man called Varitek, especially since he may be privvy to what Heidi Watney's arse looks like sans pants. But that photo above of Tek with bat in hand inspires nothing but pure horror in me. Because there was no one who sunk our hearts when he...
Thank You
25 days ago by
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To all who have served or are currently serving.
Conquest of the Planet of the Wakefields!
26 days ago by
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Bow your heads! This tribunal is in session!Thank you, General Aldo. We have a lot to cover today. First things first, this human. The one called Wakefield.We found him loitering in our crops, Doctor!Is this true, human?I was having a catch. We lost the ball in the corn, I went looking...
Rick Burleson: Greatest Reclamation Project Ever
27 days ago by
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When I heard the Sox had declined Alex Gonzalez’ option for 2010, I’ll admit to being a little surprised. I figgered we’d do what we needed to do to keep the guy around another year, then let him slowly fade into the sunlight next autumn, like David Banner at the end of every...
Happy Birthday, Mr. President
28 days ago by
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Today is Jerry Remy's birthday. Accordingly, we will don our celebratory Remy masks, drink only the finest of malt liquors, re-read our copies of the Dawg's "Watching Baseball," and sit alongside a lifesize cardboard cutout of Orsillo. Headphones, as always, are optional...
Remembering the Important Stuff
29 days ago by
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I'll never get tired of hating on the Yankees. But this story is a pretty poignant reminder that underneath the unis, we're all just people: Hours after managing the Yankees to their first World Championship in nine years, Joe Girardi managed to become a hero to a Westchester...
Remembering the Important Stuff
29 days ago by
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I'll never get tired of hating on the Yankees. But this story is a pretty poignant reminder that underneath the unis, we're all just people: Hours after managing the Yankees to their first World Championship in nine years, Joe Girardi managed to become a hero to a Westchester...
Remembering the Important Stuff
29 days ago by
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I'll never get tired of hating on the Yankees. But this story is a pretty poignant reminder that underneath the unis, we're all just people: Hours after managing the Yankees to their first World Championship in nine years, Joe Girardi managed to become a hero to a Westchester...
Remembering the Important Stuff
29 days ago by
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I'll never get tired of hating on the Yankees. But this story is a pretty poignant reminder that underneath the unis, we're all just people: Hours after managing the Yankees to their first World Championship in nine years, Joe Girardi managed to become a hero to a Westchester...
Top Five Things About The Yankees Winning The World Series
29 days ago by
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5) We never have to hear "26 Rings" again4) It's official: even with a World Series ring, A-Rod is a douche3) Money still can buy championships2) Joe Girardi can afford the fishfacectomy he has been saving for1) Tim McCarver can end his 9-year celibacy and have sex with...
A Little Traveling Music, Please?
November 06, 2009 by
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Yesterday, more than half of the eligible players jumped into the magic waters of free agency, like a horde of shoppers barreling down the halls of WalMart on Black Friday to grab the last Tickle Me Jim Croce. Not surprising to anyone, Jason Bay was among the first into the pool, looking...
Joe Girardi, Space Monkey
November 05, 2009 by
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Just one World Series title in the twenty-first century? That's unfortunate because, y'know, we've got two.But I can't give credit to Girardi for the Yanks' World Series win. I mean, when you put a monkey in a li'l spacesuit and send him to the moon in a fully...
Nothing Is Over Until We Say It's Over
November 04, 2009 by
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Like Red, I am not ready for an off-season involving the number 27 and herds of bandwagon Yankee fans. So I cling to the faith that I generally save only for the Red Sox. And the blissful memories of the 2004 ALCS fuel that faith.Some Pettitte stats that give us hope (from Newsday...
Please Save Us, Pedro, From the Most Insufferable Winter Ever
November 04, 2009 by
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It's tough to get all hot and bothered about the World Series when the Sox don't have a horse in the race. And, honestly, I don't care who wins it all. So long as it isn't the Yankees.A Yankees win would really make this one of the most insufferable winters on record...
Prepare to Launch Yer Lunch
November 03, 2009 by
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From the latest US Weekly: [Kate] Hudson -- who has been front and center at [A Rod's] baseball games since they began dating this past spring -- has been bragging to pals about what a good lover Rodriguez is."They love sex!" a pal tells Us Weekly of the pair who began...
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