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These Close Calls Are Tiring, written 1 week ago, While I'm certain the people at Monday Night Football, and the general viewing public, enjoyed this week's game as it was, I would have preferred Arizona win in a slightly less heart-threatening manner. Say, a nice 40-3 drubbing. Still, first rule o...

A Moment in Time, written 4 weeks ago, In the beginning years of the the 20th century there was only one argument in Baseball, who was the greatest of all time? Was it the trim, every bit the athlete Cobb or the the imposing Honus Wagner? Debates on this subject still goes on today at great length....

Dogs fall before hot Javilina offense, written 1 month ago, W: J. Jeffress (1-0, 3.00); L: J. Manship (0-1, 6.00) HR: None. Former Miracle hurler Jeff Manship (Minnesota) gave up 3 runs on four hits over three innings while fanning 3, putting the Desert Dogs in an early hole that they never recover...

Reason to Smile, written 5 days ago, Several years ago, the CD player in my car starting acting up. From time to time, it would decide to stop playing and would essentially kidnap (refuse to eject) the CD inside. When this happened, I would press the eject button a few times, then give up until late...

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Who's the Boss: Hal takes over Yankees, written 2 days ago, That's Hal, not Hank. I can hear the sighs of relief. George has been fragile and this is a long time coming. Hal has been quiet but is clearly more knowledgeable on baseball than Hank, IMO. Needless to say, George is the boss no more.

Angels Also Interested in Santana, written 11 months ago, Santana is now a triple threat on the market.The latest news from the Winter Meetings is that the Los Angels Angels, according to multiple sources, have decided to jump the Johan Santana bandwagon. The Angels have scheduled a meeting with the...

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Best. Season. Ever., written 2 weeks ago, Yeah, I know, I didn't write anything this season and neither did anyone else. I was going to write in June how awesome it was that Tampa Bay was finally doing something, but it was early and I didn't want to jinx them. I was going to write in September ho...

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Sabbathia rolling in the green, written 5 days ago, CC Sabbathia is reportedly in negotiations with several clubs who want to get the pitcher for next season. One of the clubs involved is the New York Yankees, who have apparently offered him 140Million US$. This prompted someone from the Milwaukee B...

Why The Cubs Won't Win The World Series, written 1 month ago, The biggest reason? Alfonso Soriano.Easy as that. Yeah, yeah, I know. Try and talk to me about it. Homeruns, woooo, shiny. No OBP, no team chemistry, no glove, no baseball mind, no baseball heart. OK, he's got a decent arm. Great. And he'...

Politics has no place in football - The Reflector online, written 3 weeks ago, Politics has no place in footballThe Reflector online, MS - 1 hour agoSome people hate the Boston Red Sox because Curt Shilling was an outspoken George W. Bush supporter in 2004, or they might hate the Red Sox because...

Fantasy Football Results — Week 8, written 3 weeks ago, I don’t have any players left for tonights Indy-Tennessee game, and the outcomes of all of my matchups are pretty much determined already, so I can post about my FF results a bit early this week. I had a great week overall, even though I on...

AFL Update, October 27th, written 3 weeks ago, In addition to hoping against hope that the Scott Kazmir-led Tampa Bay Rays stage a dramatic World Series comeback, I thought it was time to check up on the Arizona Fall League. The league runs through November 20th and I’ll try to post another couple...

Favre outduels Bills' Edwards in Jets' win, written 2 weeks ago, Kickoff was still three hours away when the AM radio host opened the phone lines to callers. It was a sunny autumn morning in Western New York, but the Buffalo Bills were preparing for a home game and it is never too early to offer the...