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7/1 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Free Agency

A very poor showing by the US National soccer team means we’re left with rooting for Brazil and talking about free agency and creating a super NBA team.  Plus a new free agent has hit the market.

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This week’s topics include:

  • World Cup discussion
  • Will Lebron end up in Miami with Wade and Bosh (and Riley)?
  • Would a superteam be good for the NBA?
  • Michael Vick bday party shooting
  • Chris Simms busted for driving while marijuanaed up
  • Elin Woods now official rich and available (and still out of your league)

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6/3 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: 21st* perfect game and World Cup preview

This week’s podcast is safer than Jason Donald as we discuss the perfect game that wasn’t and the World Cup.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Should Bug Selig change the call?
  • What the hell is wrong with Jim Joyce?
  • Does this make Galarraga more memorable in baseball historians than actual perfect game throwers like Len Barker?
  • Burton’s World Cup Preview and Picks.

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4/8 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Madness Review, MLB Preview

Reviewing the 2010 NCAA Tournament and a look at the baseball season.

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This week’s topics include:

  • March Madness – what might have been
  • McNabb traded to Redskins
  • Baseball preview
  • Tiger Woods’ new creepy commercial
  • Miscellaneous: Tiki Barber trades up and what would happen if Ernest Borgnine met Larry Fitzgerald

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Umpire Woes Will Rest With MLB Operations

By Diane M. Grassi

As we embrace the initial games of the 2009 Fall Classic, otherwise known as the World Series, brought to you by Major League Baseball (MLB). Historically, it will be the latest start ever for a World Series, commencing October 28, 2009 and to possibly conclude as late as November 5, 2009, should a Game 7 be necessary.

But let us not digress, as there are more problems which should keep the minds of the brain trust of Major League Baseball, Inc. occupied, after a horrid conclusion, in the umpiring department, during the 2009 American League Division Series (ALDS), the National League Division Series (NLDS), the American League Championship Series (ALCS) as well as the National League Championship Series (NLCS).

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Philadelphia Phillies

Dear America, welcome to the Phillies bandwagon

Are you undecided on whom to root for in the 2009 World Series? Well, I’m here to tell you that the Phillies should be your team — for the next week or so at least.

Around here, we don’t take kindly to bandwagon jumpers. The thinking goes that if you haven’t suffered through the misery that is being a Philly sports fan, we don’t really want you celebrating the triumph of a championship. But that was during The Drought.

After carrying around the Championship belt for a full year, we feel (and this is a one time only offer) we can be magnanimous and offer fans of all teams a seat on the bandwagon this year. Yes, even you, Mets fans.

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Will MLB’s Latest Tech Disserve Game?

By Diane M. Grassi

As the end of the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) season approaches, technological advances, still in their infancy, were instituted in 2009, intended for the game’s future progress; that according to MLB.

Most fans, however, are probably unaware of the new computer technology, mandated by MLB, and its use throughout 2009, that will be precedent setting for seasons to come.

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MLB Sportswriter Scoops Self to Remain Relevant

By Diane M. Grassi

At a time when rumor and innuendo in sports journalism has arguably never been more pervasive, one would hope that the current active senior statesmen of their craft would still have an interest in maintaining their once high standards.

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August 6 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

We discuss the stupidity that is Vince Young, the MLB pennant race and top 50 coaches of all time. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed. If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest. This week’s topics include:

  • Troy O’Leary’s wife/ Taya Taylor
  • Is Vince Young retarded?
  • Michael Crabtree threatening to hold out entire year
  • MLB pennant/wild card race
  • Fantasy Football coverage starts earlier every year
  • The top 50 coaches of all time

Trivia Question of the week: Of the venues used in the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, three have been demolished. Two of them are Fulton County Stadium and the Omni. What is the third? (Answer after the jump.)

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2009 MLB predictions

With opening day of the 2009 Major League Baseball season just around the corner, it’s time for every credible sports journalist to lay their reputations on the line and give their predictions for how the year will play out. Well, despite lacking credibility (or accreditation for that matter), I’ve decided to give it a whirl too. And since most of the supposed “expert” predictions in the media turn out to be horribly wrong, I’ve decided to just shoot from the hip with the first thing that came to mind. So here it is, my completely inane list of 2009 MLB predictions.

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Grainy Issue Remains for MLB Bat Makers

By Diane M. Grassi

Upon the release of new and unprecedented regulations and mandates prescribed for all Major League Baseball (MLB) certified bat manufacturers on December 15, 2008, no attention was garnered by the mainstream media at the time. As such, a disservice was done to these unheralded craftsmen who largely for the past decade have been trying to compete with the behemoth Hillerich & Bradsby Company, the manufacturer of the renowned Louisville Slugger.

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