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Bye-Bye TBS - Hello Fox Sports
October 12, 2007 by
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I'm curious, does anyone know when Frank TV starts?
This show better be to the level of Entourage the way TBS is promoting it. For sports fan not familiar with Frank or the fan who only watches sports come playoff time, I wouldn't be surprised if you are saying to yourself...
Blame it on the Bugs
October 12, 2007 by
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The Indians called upon their 10th man tonight and boy did the 10th man show up. And he brought some friends. Thousands of them. Night fell on Jacob's Field and the bugs I grew up swatting away as a child on a hot Ohio summer night came a calling.
Playoffs Equals Big Attendance
October 12, 2007 by
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Year in, year out, I am always happy to see teams packing their ballparks to over capacity limits in the playoffs. Teams that only averaged around 25,000 fans a game during the regular season are now jamming their parks full with 45,000 fans.
Perfect MLB World Series Path
October 12, 2007 by
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Here is how the post-season will shake out starting today with the Rockies-Phillies game. The only logic involved in this is that the Indians will win their first World Series title since 1948. Best record in baseball and best 1-2 punch on the mound.
Steelers Lose at Home...Sorry on Road
October 12, 2007 by
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My Steelers lost a tough one today, but the atmosphere made it all worth while. Well, other than those few Cardinals fans that decided to show up to prove again how much Arizona cares little about their teams. And, "yes it does," to the Cardinal fan (season ticket holder...
Just In - US Athletes Heading to Canada
October 12, 2007 by
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Who would have thought this day would ever come. The day that Canadians look down at America and say to themselves, "Let's take a weekend to Chicago or New York, the currency conversion is great for us." That day has come and to think just 10 years ago I was taking weekend...
Congratulations to MLB
October 12, 2007 by
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It's been requested that I lighten things up a bit. Not an easy task for someone as mad at everything as I am, but I'll give it a shot. Major League Baseball has yet again broke its all-time attendance record for the 2007 season. This is a great feat, especially considering...
Why Risk an Injury?
October 12, 2007 by
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Why do teams insist on getting running backs 100 yards when a game is a blowout? Fantasy football fanatics love it in the pros, but in college football there are no fantasy fans to please and an injury to your best back could kill your season.
Business of Football
October 12, 2007 by
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Forbes recently released their 2007 version of the NFL's franchise values and as usual common sense would prove to be wrong. I don't question Dallas, Washington and New England
Why do I Blog?
October 12, 2007 by
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For the past week and a half I have everyone asking me why I created a blog, why do I waste my time, why should they care? Let me first tell you what's not the case.
Media Needs to Calm Down
October 12, 2007 by
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I guess Portland was picked to win the NBA Championship this year and I missed it. Greg Oden missing his rookie season does not mean the franchise should shut down, does not make Oden the worst #1 pick ever and does not mean his career is over. Oden was not drafted to make an immediate...
USF Proves Florida is Tops in Football
October 12, 2007 by
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Being from Ohio it's unthinkable for me to believe that any other state, be it CA, PA, TX or FL is more dominant than Ohio when it comes to High School football. Kirk Herbstreit is definitely on this same page. But what proves that both Kirk and Swope Blog are wrong is the emergence...
ESPN is Killing NASCAR
October 12, 2007 by
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Alright, so ESPN is actually wonderful for NASCAR, but the ESPN broadcasts are absolutely excruciating and Saturday night it got outright sickening. I found myself actually muting the sound on Saturday night. But for those that made it through with the sound on, I'm sure you were...
Who Skipped Over Manning?
October 12, 2007 by
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So you took L.T., L.J., Alexander, Jackson or another running back in the first round of your fantasy draft over Payton Manning. A mistake made each year by millions of running back happy fantasy players. Manning is not only the top QB in fantasy football, but is the best overall player...
Greed Leads to Empty Seats
October 12, 2007 by
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What a shame! With the D-Backs in first place in the NL West, the most wins in the NL and with the Padres coming to town this week, one would think that Chase Field would be overflowing with fans. Not the case! In fact, I challenge you to find someone who was in attendance this week.
Borowski = Wickman = Mesa
October 12, 2007 by
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It's been 49 years since the Cleveland Indians won a Championship and 10 years since their last appearance in the World Series. If 2007 is to prove to be the year for Cleveland, they have one major problem at the end of the rotation to overcome. Anyone who has witnessed Joe Borowski pitch
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