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The steroid king is back and already making his bat heard throughout baseball. When he strode to the plate Monday night for his first at bat since September 30th, 2004, he tipped his helmet to the crowd. Amidst the one minute ovation the crowd at SBC gave their slugger a warm San Francisco “welcome back.” |
With the return of Barry Bonds to a hopeless lineup, and the comeback of Lance Armstrong to a competition-less race, we as fans are desperate for answers. We are trained to believe that legends will ride off into the glorious sunset, and that there is no greater stage than the ones in our memory, on SportsCentury, or in the catalogues of the written recollection. But this isn’t anything like that. Bonds and Armstrong, two unrivaled dominators of their respective sports, are back in their games primarily to restore their credibility and move past an ambiguous past.
Some people know how to do their jobs.
In fact, I’ll go out on a limb and say that a good majority of Americans (and Canadians) have enough knowledge to survive the average day at work without causing a Homer Simpsonesque explosion.
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Opening day
Jets opening day is right around the corner and I couldn’t be more excited. I know what you’re thinking, How can anyone be excited about the Jets after their miserable performance against Kansas City? Well, the NFL season is a marathon, not a sprint. Nonetheless whether your team is 1-0 or 0-1 going into their first home game you have to be excited.
I am hoping to keep a running diary of all the Jet home games this year. I hope to fill you in on the riveting J-E-T-S chant, the crazy drunks that sit behind me (and believe me there is always a good story about them), and hopefully a great Jet season. I have to say if the Jets continue to play like little leaguers this idea of a diary may be short lived.
By Paul Burgarino
The 1993 San Francisco Giants won a franchise-record 103 games, only to fall a game short of making the postseason. The 2005 edition of the ballclub by the Bay will definitely fall short of that plateau, but they just may have enough to possibly earn a trip to the postseason.
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Week 2 Bets (The Rebound)
Wow! Not quite what I had expected. Week 1 was filled with some strange and peculiar outcomes. Some of you (and you know who you are) are probably pretty excited about the mediocrity that I displayed, but rest assured, this is only the beginning. Explain to me one thing, though, what happened to the Jets? Yes the Chiefs rebuilt their defense, but come on, it’s still the Chiefs. And for you Steelers fans – my apologies. Big Ben clearly is not going to suffer from the “sophomore slump”.
Is Michigan overrated? Has Vince Young catapulted himself to the top of the Heisman race? Will Tennessee beat Florida again in the Swamp? Avery Smith answers all of these questions and more in this installment of Bluebook Notes.
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NFL Week 2 Picks September 18th 2005
A mediocre start to the NFL season puts the Sportscolumn Picks crew at 35-29 (.547) so far. Don’t worry though, we got plenty of time to turn this thing up a notch.
Don’t forget about the podcast to go along with the picks below. You can listen/download the mp3 file directly here or you can subscribe to the podcast using this feed. If you have iTunes, go to your Advanced Menu, click on Subscribe to Podcast and enter this url: http://feeds.feedburner.com/nflpickspodcast
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Everyone Else Is Jealous
Tonight, the greatest baseball player since Willie Mays strutted to left field amidst a chorus of cheers. In his first trip to the dish in almost a year, he worked the count full before blasting a ball about 3 feet from the left-center field stands, and home run #704. As the once-sluggish Giants surged with energy from their rejuvenated crowd, number 25 and his teammates carried the Giants to a 4-3 win.
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Week 2 NFL Picks
Home teams in CAPS.
BET THE HOUSE AWARD
Seemingly, there are several candidates this week that reek of “gimmes.” For bettors, that’s a scary proposition. Even still, I must select a “sure thing,” and this week’s guarantee is…
Pittsburgh (-7) over HOUSTON