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MLB

SEC Investigation Casts Cloud Over Sunny Miami Marlins

By Diane M. Grassi

When we think of Miami, Florida, it immediately brings to mind sunshine. Yet even sun seekers might be surprised that it has taken federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenas to shed any type of daylight upon Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins and their financing deal for their soon-to-open brand new stadium, on April 4, 2012, and presently called Marlins Park.

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College Basketball Podcasts

3/14 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: 2012 Tourney Picks

Ryan and Vin pick the first two rounds of the NCAA Men’s Tournament using their patented picking method.

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This week’s topics include:

  • St Patty’s Day
  • Who drove Mike D’Antoni out of NY?
  • Santorum Sweeping the South
  • Top 10 Names in the NCAA Tournmanet
  • The 2012 NCAA Tournament Picks
  • Dead Man’s Switch

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New England Patriots

One Month Later: Super Bowl Catharsis

By Ryan McGowan

I almost died on February 5, 2012.

Well, maybe not physically, though a heart attack or stomach explosion seemed quite imminent, especially after Tom Brady got called for a safety in the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI.

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Podcasts

2/29 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Urine the Basement

A surprisingly sports filled show for the last week in February. Perhaps the Leap Day that doesn’t exist has something to do with this.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Technical Difficulties
  • Ryan Braun is a filthy cheater
  • Perrish Cox is not Tim Tebow’s alias
  • Extra wild card spot in this year’s MLB playoffs
  • What the Red Sox should do is ban fried chicken
  • Why Cam Newton means good things for RG3
  • Special Guest Davy Jones

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MLB

A Love Idea: Previewing the American League in 2012

The beginning of spring training represents a fine time for ideas. In Seattle, manager Eric Wedge plans on batting Ichiro Suzuki third in the lineup, and Chone Figgins in the leadoff position. The rationalization for this maneuver is protecting against a void at the bottom of the order. In reality though, player performance almost always has nothing to do with where they have been penciled into the order. Sure, there may be a rare occasion when a free-swinging slash master may benefit from the noble responsibility entailed with batting leadoff, encouraged to take more pitches, but even then, a player’s tendencies usually take time and extended effort to evolve.

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Podcasts

2/23 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: All Chinks, No Armor

RJ fills in for Ryan this week and he and Vin discuss and lament the dead zone in sports. Expect this for another 2 weeks.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Technical Difficulties
  • ESPN editor makes bad excuses
  • Max Bretos got short end of the stick
  • Iverson is broke
  • Ben Roethlisberger is a little girl
  • Ultimate Tazer Ball
  • Life’s Too Short

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All Other Sports

Lance, Inc. Too Big To Fail

By Diane M. Grassi

Shortly after 5:00 PM on the Friday prior to Super Bowl XLVI, U.S. Attorney, Andre Brigotte, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, quietly issued a three sentence press release.

And the federal investigation against Lance Armstrong had been terminated without an indictment being filed against him.