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Getting A Little Well-Earned Respect Around the Neighborhood

Post author By Matt Wells
Post date June 3, 2006
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by Matt Wells

When the post-lockout NHL season began, I was unhappy with the direction my team, the Buffalo Sabres, had taken. Miroslav Satan and Alexei Zhitnik were now New York Islanders. I watched as other teams in the East became stronger – the Flyers now had Peter Forsberg and the Senators would be having Dominik Hasek in goal.

Who did the Sabres pick up? Teppo Numminen and Tony Lydman. I became slightly unhappy as I was sure that Buffalo would be passed by in the standings this season. Hasek in Ottawa, Joe Thornton in Boston, and the likes of Mats Sundin and Eddie Belfour in Toronto were sure to make the life of the Sabres team and their faithful a living hell.

New York Mets

The New Testament by Matt Waters

Post author By mw2828
Post date June 3, 2006
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The insecure Met fan is truly a mystifying connoisseur of the Great American pastime, a mixture of fundamentalist fanatical passion and unrelenting insecurity.

In my time, I’ve encountered many Metropolitan fans that take unique pride in their distinctly sane outlook on all things Orange and Blue.

MLB General

Red Sox vs. Yanks: The Good- Bad and the Ugly

Post author By ericlincoln
Post date June 3, 2006
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By C. Eric Lincoln

As a New Yorker, born and raised, I’ve decided to see what it is that makes Red Sox Nation such a unique cultural attraction. Join the Fenway faithful, share a smile and some baseball chatter. So far? As soon as the locals discover that you were raised in the land of Mantle, Mays and Snider, smiles fade and handshakes disappear. These people genuinely seem resentful that your life has been filled with such baseball gems, such good memories. You’ve got to feel sorry for people who believe in a Curse and were subject to the whims of owner Tom Yawkey, a cheap man who never cared about any rivalry.

MLB General

Barry Bonds hits no. 715

It was 2:14 p.m. on a cool Sunday in May when Byung-Hyun Kim threw a 90-mph fastball to Barry Bonds. With the count full and a runner on base, Bonds took a swing at the ball and made a connection. This wasn’t Bonds’ swing of the past, the one where he got a perfect rotation from his hips, kept his bat under perfect control, got his legs into the swing, and drove the ball for what seemed to be miles and miles. No, this was Bonds’ new swing, his swing of the past few months. This was the swing where Barry barely moves his legs, doesn’t even get his right foot up to generate more power, and just flails around hopefully, trying to make some contact with the ball, and praying that he can hit it over the wall on pure upper body strength alone.

MLB General

MLB Power Rankings for June 1st- 2006

Post author By Garrett Rudolph
Post date June 2, 2006
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The Rocket is back, but will he be enough to catch up with Pujols and the Redbirds? Will the Braves playoff streak finally come to an end? Will the AL East again come down to the greatest rivalry in sports. And will Bud Selig mercifully intervene and allow two AL wild cards in place of an AL West champion?

The short answer to all these questions is, I don’t know, but we’re a third of the way into the season and the postseason layout is slowly coming into focus on the horizon.

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox fans- believe!

51 games into the 2006 MLB season, I think it is safe for Red Sox fan to get their hopes up for another World Series. With a strong and deep pitching staff, an always potent and dangerous lineup, and a front office that is guaranteed to make good moves, the Sox are in contention for the title.

Florida Marlins

The Best-Kept Secret in South Florida

Post author By UM sports FANATIC
Post date June 1, 2006
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Here are the top five things to know about South Florida:

Don’t go outside when a hurricane comes rolling through!
South Beach really is the place to be.
Old people, people sixty-five and older (no offense), should not have a driver’s license.
The education here sucks.
The fans here are, for the most part, all bandwagon fans.

For all those who live in South Florida, these five things are no brainers. These people are probably saying something like, “We already know this. So what.”

To this I say: Fine. You probably did know this. But here is the thing. You may know these simple and obvious things about South Florida, but do you know what ‘the best kept secret’ in South Florida is?

Houston Astros

Is Clemens Signing Enough For Astros?

Post author By adambevo
Post date June 1, 2006
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Signing Roger Clemens will vastly improve the Astros chances of repeating last year’s odyssey into the World Series, but will he get them there again?

By: Adam Bielamowicz

MLB General

Hoping For Failure

Before last Sunday afternoon, every time Barry Bonds came up to the plate my stomach started churning. That was because I couldn’t imagine this person was going to pass Babe Ruth as second on the all-time home-run list. He passed just about everyone and you would think people would be impressed by this feat.

New York Mets

July 30- 2004: A Dark Day in Flushing

Post author By Matt Wells
Post date May 31, 2006
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by Matt Wells

What should Devil Rays fans be doing right now? They should be meeting the Mets, greeting the Mets, stepping right up and thanking the Mets. Once every five days, the Rays fans should be bringing the kiddies and their wives to the games because they will be having the times of their lives.

Yes, the Devil Rays are 21-31 through their first 52 games. Yes, they play in perhaps the worst stadium in the majors right now. So, why should they be coming out to the ballpark then?

Two words: Scott Kazmir.