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YB!!!! What's good?! I apologize for only writing once last week. I meant to jump back on and write about a few things! Anyway, hope the weekend went well and that the week got started right! I know I mentioned that I was apart of the 40 man training roster for the US Training...
 
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My Adventures in Italy: Entry 1

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What’s going on everybody back in the States, welcome to my blog. So I decided to document my current residency/trip to Teramo, Italy and blog it for everybody to view for different reasons. First reason, I want to look back at this experience years from now and remember exactly...
 
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Salute to the Troops

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I wanted to take the time on Veteran's Day to give my personal salute to the men and women who protect our country. While many people talk about the "battles" that professional athletes face on game day, nothing compares to the actual battles that our veterans and the...
 

Vick: "I Won't Be A Wildcat Guy. I Can't."

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Bob Costas caught up with Mike Vick for an interview that aired during last night's pregame show, and let's just say he doesn't seem too thrilled to be here. "It would be hard," Vick said of returning to the Eagles, according to excerpts released by NBC. "...
>> www.the700level.com/2009/11...
 

Sorry Nate Burleson, Guaranteed Victories Are Indeed Bulletin Board Material

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Seahawks receiver Nate Burleson is enjoying one of his best statistical seasons, posting 45 catches for 562 yards and three scores through the first half of the season. However, not much good can be said about the Seahawks as a whole, as they stumble into the midway point at 3-5,...
>> www.sportingnews.com/blog/th...
 

Hypothetically Speaking: The Javier Vazquez Contract Extension

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For the past few weeks, fans and baseball people have been suggesting that the Braves will trade Javier Vazquez this offseason. Even though Vazquez is coming off the best season of his career, the Braves have a surplus of starting pitching and are in dire need of a power hitter. Vazquez...
>> jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Elias Rankings for the 183 Potential MLB Free Agents

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The Major League Baseball Players Association today released the Elias rankings for all 183 players that have been deemed to be "potential" free agents for the 2009-10 off-season. The term “potential” pertains to contract provisions with allow options, for either...
>> bizofbaseball.com/index.p...
 

Your NFL Power Rankings: Week 9

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Week 8 is in the books and we saw teams separate themselves in the many different divisional races throughout the NFL. While some teams such as the Chargers closed the gap on their division leader, this season seems like it will be a go down the stretch as teams fight for playoff...
>> www.ngngsports.com/2009/11...
 

Blogging the Offseason: Cleveland Indians

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Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's AL team is the Cleveland Indians and our guest is Scott...
>> simononsports.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Picture Pages: Zone Read Veer

This is belated, but still relevant since I just saw Michigan run this play with Denard Robinson as the tailback in the Purdue game. This is a staple of the Illinois offense but it's something Michigan hasn't run yet in the Rodriguez era. I assume Michigan decided that the...
>> mgoblog.com/content...
 

Does Brian Kelly Want A Bucket Of Gold Or The Power Of Flight?

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If Cincinnati QB Tony Pike had enough attempts to qualify for the NCAA's passer efficiency ratings he would slot in ninth, about a point behind a guy named Tim Tebow. That's rarefied air—hey, I know, let's move him to defense! maybe pike can play defense...
>> www.sportingnews.com/blog/th...
 

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 9

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After a broadcasting layoff in the wake of BlogsWithBalls 2.0 in Vegas, we're back.This week’s Blogs With Balls Show on the JoeSportsFan Radio Network is now available.Download Episode 9 Here. Making its triumphant return along with us is the Ballsy Blog of the Week. This week...
>> huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

The Pre-Funk: Blazers at Grizzlies 11/10

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The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect. Party Attendees... If Nate McMillan really wants to use this new lineup...
>> www.blazeoflove.com/2009/11...
 

The Designed Rush, Week 10: Time for Meaningless Midseason Awards!

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Save the Texans and the Giants, every team in the NFL has reached the midpoint of their schedule, so now seems an acceptable to time to look back on the first half of the 2009 NFL season and dole out a few meaningless awards. Let's go! MVP - (tie) Peyton Manning/Drew Brees ...
>> www.sportingnews.com/blog/th...
 

2010 NBA All-Star Ballot Unveiled Today!

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Plenty of Trail Blazers to vote for including Dre Miller, Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge and of course, Brandon Roy.  Details on how you can actually vote start in paragraph 3... 2010 NBA All-Star Game ballot unveiled By Official Release Posted Nov 10 2009 12:41PM DALLAS...
>> www.blazeoflove.com/2009/11...
 

Write for RedsArmy.com

One thing has been clear as Chuck and I chart our path for world domination...... we can't do it alone. So we're looking for a couple of writers.  The requirements are simple:1.  Know basketball, especially the Celtics2.  Be able to write clearly, comfortably and concisely...
>> www.redsarmy.com/home/20...
 

You Either Learn Who Bill Martin Is Or You Get Roughed Up

The current state of football at the University of Michigan is as follows: 5-5 record, 1-5 in the Big Ten. After starting 4-0, the Wolverines have dropped 5 of their last 6. Including 5 straight Big Ten losses. Their head coach's status for next season is up in the air....
>> www.ngngsports.com/2009/11...
 

You Must Lose a Fly to Catch a Trout

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The title of this post is a quote from George Herbert (1593-1633) A lot of goings on these days with the Michigan program. I can safely say that this sudden turn of events these last two weeks (losing to Illinois and Purdue in basically must-win situations), has really taken any wind...
>> www.maizenbluenation.com/2009/11...
 

Happy Birthday to Perk!!!

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Happy Birthday to my favorite Celtic! Way back in 2004, not many Celtics fans felt that Kendrick Perkins would be the starting center on a championship team. Perk has been my favorite player from the time we drafted him and I have been telling people since then that Perk would...
>> celticsgreen.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Shocker: Skipping your senior year of HS is a bad idea

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Jeremy Tyler was a 6'11" high school phenom who, had he continued playing in high school could have played for one year at any college of his choosing and... potentially... spun that into getting paid millions as an NBA lottery pick. I say he WAS a high school phenom because...
>> www.redsarmy.com/home/20...
 

What the Hell Were You Thinking? Jeff Suppan Edition

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*Over the next couple of weeks, Jorge Says No! will take an in depth look at some of the worst contracts in baseball. We'll evaluate why the player was signed, what went wrong, and future implications of the contract. Behind every bone head decision, there has to be a reason for...
>> jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Favre 08 vs. 09

Both the Jets and the Vikings were on a bye this past weekend but since the it is now halfway through the season I figured it would be a good time to check in on Favre 2008 vs. Favre 2009.If you look at the stats there is just one stark contrast between 08 and 09. This difference is...
>> simononsports.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Bill James 2010 Projections for Cubs

Fangraphs is once again going to list the projections on their player pages from a variety of sources, Bill James, CHONE, Marcel....maybe more. Bill James projections are up first and here's how the Cubs ranked by wOBA and their 2009 wOBA (explanation of wOBA here). I'll...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/11...
 

Spreading The Blame Around In Golden State

There are so many things wrong with the Warriors, it's not even worth counting. First, in the immortal words of the title of a recent Jack Nicholson film, something's got to give. And, as S-Jax himself predicted, his very public griping has been targeted as the ur-point for...
>> www.sportingnews.com/blog/th...
 

Unverified Voracity With Expensive Jacket

Mike Cox is pretty. A reader who's way more familiar with the facial features of fifth-string running backs than even I am was taken aback by a Bivouac newsletter featuring a fellow who appears to be Mike Cox: Cox's mgoblue mug shot: That's the same dude, right...
>> mgoblog.com/content...
 
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