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MLB General

MLB Presumes Labor Peace In Approaching Off-Season

By Diane M. Grassi

As we enter the final weeks of the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, unlike other impending off seasons in recent years, this will be of the collective bargaining kind.

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General Sports

8/12 episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Preseason Shape

Ryan and Vin discuss the drugs Rex Grossman is taking, Channing Crowder’s retirement, and Tim Tebow’s whining.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Rex Grossman says Redskins will win the NFC East
  • The Best Channing Crowder quotes
  • Dan Uggla’s hit streak
  • The worst teams in MLB history
  • 7 year old signed by Real Madrid
  • Hope Solo sorta naked in ESPN’s weak attempt at a sensationalistic skin issue
  • Top 10 List: SI Covers

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General Sports

7/28 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: President of hittin’ that ass!

Ryan and Vin discuss the Free Agent Frenzy, Leon Black, and the crappy umpiring in Major League Baseball.

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This week’s topics include:

  • NFL Lockout Ends / Free Agent Frenzy Starts
  • Haynesworth and Ochocinco to Patriots
  • Carson Palmer “retires”
  • Jery Meals and umpire arrogance
  • How impressive is a no hitter?
  • Top 10 List: Leon Black Quotes

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General Sports

3/31 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Opening Day

Vin and Ryan recap the 2nd weekend of the tourney, the family that shoots at people together, Fab Five documentary, and other random sports news.

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This week’s topics include:

  • NCAA Tournament
  • NFL moving kickoffs to the 35
  • Dez Bryant is at it again
  • Fab Five Documentary
  • Aqib Talib and his mom spend quality time together
  • Cam Newton is “immature and has issues with authority.”
  • Ryan’s Top 10 List of Baseball Movies
  • Maps of world penis and breast sizes
  • Some other stuff

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NFL General

Super Bowl XLV Picks and Prop Bets

By now you’ve read and listened to almost everyone pick the Super Bowl. Since no one but RJ has any interest in this year’s Super Bowl, we’ve decided to spend the majority of this year’s Super Bowl Podcast on what really matters: the prop bets. From Christina Aguillera drawing out every note in the National Anthem to who the winning coach will thank first to which QB WAG is going to get airtime first (the smart money is not on Jessican Szohr), we’ve got you covered.

This year’s Super Bowl Odds and Prop Bets are from our friends at Betus.

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NFL General

2010/2011 NFL Conference Championship Games Picks and Podcast

Ryan and Stat Boy join Vin on the  “no vested interested in the games” sidelines this week as both New England and Atlanta both fall in the divisional round. For those of you who aren’t bitter about last weekend’s results and can stomach the games, the championship Sunday games are usually much better than the Super Bowl. We discuss Green Bay at Chicago and NY Jets at Pittsburgh.

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Sports Chained to Big Business, Gambling & Corruption

By Diane M. Grassi

The title of this report may come as no revelation to avid sports fans, business movers and shakers, and the politically connected, but every once in a while, it is worth taking stock of those most prominent in a field ripe for deception, deniability, and its penchant for unaccountability.

While the names Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Derek Jeter need no introduction, even to non-sports fans, few people would ably recognize the name Ted Forstmann. Forstmann reigns over arguably the most powerful agency in all of sports and Hollywood and represents the individual interests of the likes of Messrs. Woods, Federer, Nadal, and Jeter.

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NFL General

2010/2011 NFL Divisional Round Picks and Podcast

The Divisional Round – where all the bye week teams assert their dominance over the poor suckers that had to play last week. The team that’s rested should have no problem with the first round winners, right? Not so fast.

Recent history has shown that the away team has a great chance of upsetting the home favorites. In the last 10 games in the divisional round, the road team has won 5 times. So which teams have the best chance of upsetting the well rested home teams? (Hint: It’s not the Jets.)

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NFL General

2010/2011 NFL Wild Card Round Picks and Podcast

The real season starts and we’re gearing up for a Super Bowl run.  Now, despite Peter King already crowning his favorite team, the New Patriots, Super Bowl champs, there’s still a lot of football to be played.  (True fact: in 99.7% of word association studies, Peter King is linked to the word douche.)  We break down each of the Wild Card games and make early picks for the whole bracket and Super Bowl winners.

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And if that still isn’t enough NFL Super Bowl Picks for you, check out the articles from betus.

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NFL General

2010 NFL Week 17 Picks and Podcast

It’s the final week of the season and the NFL’s experiment of making it all divisional games has yielded us exactly one truly meaningful “the one for all the marbles” game. And that’s… Rams vs Seahawks? Yep, what most would have picked as an early favorite for Top 5 worst games of the year is actually the best game of Week 17. Maybe it’ll end 4-2 and make history.

This week, we’ll see which of the 4 experts wins the Locks of the Week contest for the season.  Also, this is the last week to brush up on your regular season betting prowess before the playoffs next week.  Before you know it, we’ll all be eating 3000 calories, actually paying attention to commercials and putting cash on completely ridiculous (yet absolutely compelled to throw money at)  Super Bowl prop bets like “which Black Eyed Pea will sell out hardest” and “whether the Super Bowl MVP is gonna thank God, the fans, or his psychiatrist first.”   Dammit, I can’t wait.    Don’t worry too much that most of the games this week are useless, just consider it a hungover appetizer for the real games.

The featured games this week are Bucs at Saints, Giants at Redskins, Bears at Packers, and Rams and Seattle.

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