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MLB

Yankees take a pounding

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This was a Tuesday night, but I was under the impression that I was watching the Chiefs-Broncos game. Something just wasn’t right (and now is when I stun you with my amazing statistical recall). Maybe it was the fact that the Yankees used eight pitchers through nine innings or the fact that starter Mike Mussina did not even make it through three innings. Of course the game did last for 4 hours and 16 minutes, coming within 360 seconds of becoming the longest 9-inning game ever played. And there was that whole thing about how scoring nine runs could fail in beating a team 22 games out of first place, while that team scored two touchdowns, made two extra-points and kicked a field goal to beat the first place team.

MLB General

A Note to the Morons of the Mainstream Media

Post author By bsd987
Post date September 27, 2005
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Is there some sort of law I have never heard about that requires every single sports writer to write and talk about steroids?

Sure, it needs to be reported, but to this extent? To the extent that a fart out of Rafael Palmeiro’s butt (or, so I’m told, it is actually coming out of his face, but it smells just as fishy) gets psychoanalyzed on every major sports program non-stop? To the extent that every time Barry Bonds steps, no hobbles, to the plate we have to mention what he may or may not have been doing for the last ten years that was completely legal to use in Major League Baseball? To the extent that every player who hit a walk-off homerun who was 0-4 with three strikeouts before that in the game is automatically a `roids possible by the media?

MLB General

Five Lessons I Learned from Rafael Palmeiro

Post author By jasonrussell
Post date September 25, 2005
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“I didn’t do it….someone gave it to me…I have no idea how it got there.” Sound like lines from an episode of Law & Order? Not quite, that’s a summary of the responses that Rafael Palmeiro has given regarding the accusations of using steroids and for later testing positive for the illegal susbstance. While I don’t want to jump on the bandwagon of this oversaturated story, I would like to share with you five lessons I learned from Rafael Palmeiro:

Cleveland Indians

It’s the Tribe’s time

By: Sean Quinn

It’s easy to be the Cleveland Indians right now. Not quite as easy as Paris Hilton on a first date, but compared to other A.L. clubs, fairly easy.

The Chicago White Sox are in the midst of a colossal collapse – the likes of which haven’t been seen since the meltdown of Joan Rivers’ face. The Boston Red Sox are starting another 86-year streak, or at least should be after losing five of nine to the Devil Rays this season. The New York Yankees are figuring out how they wasted $200 million, when all they really needed was Bubba Crosby. And the Angels and Athletics are fighting for bragging rights in the state of California.

San Francisco Giants

Bonds already making an impact

Post author By Kent Summer
Post date September 18, 2005
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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.”

Florida Marlins

Not Learning from Grady Little-Ball

Post author By bsd987
Post date September 18, 2005
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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.

San Francisco Giants

Young Giants gain confidence- ground in NL West race

Post author By paulburgie
Post date September 16, 2005
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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.

San Francisco Giants

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.

MLB General

MLB Power Rankings 14 September 2005

Post author By IanB
Post date September 14, 2005
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Here are the power rankings for a week that saw one playoff race continue to heat up (AL Wild Card) and another continue to bore (NL West). Comments and questions are always welcome.

Boston Red Sox

Sox 2004 Playoffs DVD Review

Post author By BostonMac
Post date September 12, 2005
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By Ryan McGowan

The other day I was having a discussion with my aunt about why I love to watch sports. One of the main reasons that came up was that the outcome of a sporting event (the NBA playoffs notwithstanding) is always unknown, that so many variables contribute to the actual happenings on the field, rendering the spectator clueless as to who the winner will be, who the heroes and goats will be, even how long the game will take. (NBC learned this lesson the hard way with the fateful Jets-Raiders game in 1968, forever remembered as the “Heidi” game.) The sheer unpredictability of sports and the complete ignorance of anyone involved as to the future outcome makes for great viewing.