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The Chicago Tribune has a story about the White Sox new third base coach, former A’s “slugger” Jeff Cox. The White Sox want to “get back to” doing what they supposedly were doing in 2005. I find it interesting that a team that finished dead last in the Majors in On Base Percentage (despite…
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As many of you already know, February 3rd marks the biggest day of the year in sports broadcasting. I’m speaking, of course, about the upcoming documentary on NHK (Japanese Public Television) about the Boston Red Sox, Japanese players in the majors and sabermetrics. What makes it such an earth shattering moment in sports broadcasting…
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Okay so the scare quotes around ‘prospects’ is kind of rude and unfair. The Twins and Mets have apparently agreed to a trade with the Mets receiving Johan Santana and the Twins receiving four prospects from the Mets. If Santana agrees to a long term extension with the Metropolitans, the Twins will receive center…
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Well this is interesting. Other than my brief comments there, I have little to say. Let’s face facts, whatever Brian Bannister has to say on the subject is infinitely more interesting than anything I could say at this point. Interesting reading about a big leaguer who at least approaches some of his job from…
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do a column need a paycheck tribune royko FIVE HUNDRED WORDS 500? that seems like a lot though not that much of a lot a lot like steroids and magglio OH WEE OH and guilty guilty guilty its tainted its all tainted love sometimes i feel ive got to get away OH WHOA whoa…
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Chuck Knoblauch is on the lam. Click the image to help the feds locate this dangerous fugitive.
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You may have noticed a running theme here where I bemoan my state of poverty. Thanks to Jose Canseco, I now have a fresh new idea with which to refill my coffers: extortion! José Canseco, the former major league slugger and admitted steroid user who exposed other players in his 2005 best-selling book “Juiced,”…
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The Boston Red Sox will wear advertisements on their sleeves for the opening series against Oakland in Japan. Now this may sound strange coming from a soccer fan (where every player is a walking billboard), but I wonder just how much there really is to gain here. Clearly were this to become a regular…
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Getting a lot of referrals from Rob’s column at ESPN. But it appears whatever bit is with me is behind ESPN’s pay service which I can’t really afford (I can’t really afford Ramen at the moment). So your guess is as good as mine as to what it says (I’m going to go out…
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*The ‘Heathen sports’ term I first saw used by John Mosey. I haven’t heard from him in a while. You still out there John? Anyhow: As I said to my dad yesterday, the Packers may be the bad guys, but they’re our bad guys. I can’t root for the Giants and as long as…