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Man on a Rant – Raffy’s ‘Roids- The Manning Macarena- and What the WSOP?

Post author By TheRussianBear
Post date August 12, 2005
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Fessing up to a wrong you’ve committed is unarguably one of the more difficult things we all have to do in life. You make a mistake, you own up to it, and you learn from the experience. Or you fabricate a ridiculous lie. That, ladies and gentlemen, is taking the celebrity high road. Nowhere is this trend more apparent than in today’s post-steroid era of baseball.

Raffy Palmeiro did not ever use steroids.

Raffy Palmeiro did not ever intentionally use steroids.

Raffy Palmeiro did not ever have sexual relations with that woman. Er, syringe. Um, blue pill? I’m confused.

General Sports

How To Make People Like Hockey Again

Post author By Chris Vining
Post date August 9, 2005
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No sport ever completely recovers from a strike or lockout. Some fans will still hold a little bit of resentment about the way that adults acted like children when it comes to sports. Work stoppages hurt everyone, not just those playing the games or owning the teams. The sad reality is that the hockey lockout could have been avoided. After having to cancel a season, the players took a deal that was worse than what they were originally offered. No matter how much money you have made there are still bills to be paid, child support and alimony to dish out.

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The Greatest Atrocity

I’ve been livid over countless boneheaded decisions of the monopoly called the NCAA, but none has been more absurd and ill founded than the NCAA’s decision to ban “hostile” and “abusive” Indian nicknames.

Yes, some nicknames should go. Redskins is “hostile” and maybe even “abusive,” but Seminoles most certainly is not.

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Ainge Takes One Step Forward- Two Back

Post author By shonie33
Post date August 5, 2005
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Danny Ainge, the Director of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, is doing a tango. And it’s not looking pretty. After trading Antoine Walker to the Miami Heat on August 2nd, part of a 5-team mega deal involving 13 players, Ainge sent a message to his program: we’re getting younger. Except, the same message was delivered last year and the year before, and so far the only real big name to have moved is Walker–twice.

Random Thoughts

Man on a Rant

As a sports fan in the last decade of the ESPN era, we’ve all been assaulted by the astounding quantity of information available to us with the touch of one finger. If you own a computer – and if you don’t, I’ll go out on a limb and assume you aren’t reading this column – you’re frantically checking up on every score and news tidbit that concerns your favorite squadron more often than Ken Griffey Jr. has injured his hammy. We’re so hooked on this instant availability of information that our sports outlets have resorted to soothsaying just to keep us hanging. Real-time info isn’t good enough anymore – we need prophetic visions to keep us satisfied.

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Baseball Success is a Choice

Post author By Mike Fields
Post date August 1, 2005
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Strike one, fastball outside corner. Strike two, swinging strike on pitch in his eyes. Strike three, curveball in the dirt…Who’s batting? Cory Patterson of course. Is it a matter of talent or is the problem 100% mental? Everyone keeps talking about how gifted of a player Cory is and how he’s going to be an All Star for a decade when he “grows up”. So what the point in having talent if your mental difficulties just block it and how long do you wait for a player to develop? Is it possibly for a whole team to mentally kill themselves time after time even though they have enough talent to win? By all means, just ask the Cubs.

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A Hero’s Last Ride

“Ultimate Sports Hero Mix”-Mixing Instructions

Step 1: Fill pot with dedication and hard work and turn up the desire until it is boiling.

Step 2: Stir in the obstacles (the package containing France, cancer, and critics)

Step 3: Now add the entire box of pressure and expectation, and supervise for 7 years as it dissolves.

Step 4: Add as much courage as you can find to the pot, stir for 10 minutes, and then top it off by adding a touch of champagne and a yellow jersey to the mix and letting it sit in its glory for the rest of its life.

General Sports

Getting Dumped Detroit Style

Post author By Sullivan 88
Post date July 29, 2005
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Apparently winning an NBA Championship in your first year as head coach just doesn’t warrant the same job security that it use to. At least not in Detroit. As Larry Brown was asked to move on by Joe Dumars and the rest of the Pistons front office, it is not to far-fetched to wonder why exactly would Detroit want to rid itself of one of the greatest basketball coaches ever.

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IN OUR TIME VS IN THEIR PRIME

Post author By alexferguson60
Post date July 28, 2005
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Welcome to round 1 of In their time vs In their prime, where we mash together the cream of the current year vs the cream of the past. Who will win? Don’t know, but there’s gonna be some long ball, baby…

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Memoirs of an Aging Sports Addict

Post author By aveosmth
Post date July 28, 2005
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I dedicate this article to everyone that has hid their remote from their wife to watch the football game, knows all of the sports cable channels in memory, and has ever dreamed of being a superstar.