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Media Finds ****...er...Loophole in Racial Sensitivity

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:50:39 -0600

Members of the sports media, after years of having your racist tendencies suppressed by groups such as the NAACP, you have now found your loophole...Freedom of (Figure of) Speech.

Why should I give you the benefit of anything when, given the opportunity, you will reveal your ignorance and hatred towards people who are not like you?

Late Friday night into early Saturday morning, after the Knicks lost to the lowly Hornets due in large part to Jeremy Lin's nine turnovers, ESPN...

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2011 MLB Predictions

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:30:49 -0500

Yes I am a Yankee fan. I just wanted to let that out there before people read my following predictions for this upcoming season, one in which the Yankees ultimately find themselves on the outside looking in at the Playoffs...

AL East - Red Sux

AL Central - Twins

AL West - A's

AL Wild Card - White Sox

NL East - Phillies

NL Central - Reds

NL West - Giants

NL Wild Card - Rockies

ALCS - A's defeat Red Sox in 7 games

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Yankees Plan B: Make Pen Mightier

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:57:18 -0600

So Cliff Lee spurns Yankees money for the City of Brotherly Love and the Yankees' 2011 season goes from destiny to destitute? The first pitch hasn't been thrown yet. And although pitches thrown by Cliff Lee this coming season will be in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform, we have to look on the bright side, he'll be making life harder for teams in the National League...not for us.

The prevailing (but not overwhelming popular) thought now is that the Yankees will trade highly regarded ...

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Would You Do This Trade?

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:33:14 -0600

New York Yankees send A.J. Burnett, Eduardo Nunez, and $8 million to the Atlanta Braves for Derek Lowe.

Braves get: A younger pitcher (by three and half years) with better stuff. They also get a promising utility player to replace the recently traded Omar Infante. With the $8 million added, the Braves are compensated for the extra $3 million Burnett will make more than Lowe for 2011 through 2012 and then have $5 million to offset the $16.5 mill...

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Is D.C. the New Sports Hot Spot?

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:32:57 -0600

New York and Boston beware! There's a new hotbed of sports in this country and it's D.C.

That's right, Washington D.C., home of the lowly Nationals and the nearby Baltimore Orioles, the irrelevant Redskins, the troubled Wizards, and the disappointing Capitals.

But perceptions may change...even as soon as 2011.

Starting with the here and now, at 2-4, the Washington Wizards have not started the 2010-2011 NBA season well. Upon further inspection howeve...
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Cashman Moves Hurt 2010 Yanks

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:55:48 -0500

Much blame was heaped on Joe Girardi for some of the decisions he made before and during the ALCS: Pitching Phil Hughes in Games 2 and 6; constantly walking Josh Hamilton and rolling the dice versus Vladimir Guerrero; not moving Cano into the 3-hole sooner; etc. Media and fans were right to do so, especially when you consider the final disappointing outcome.

But there through every ALCS game, sitting in the stands safely away from any criticism and blame was Brian Cashman.

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Thanks Idiot Yankee Fans

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:24:21 -0500

I would love to have Cliff Lee sign with the Yankees but now I'm not sure whether it will happen.

I caught a little of Cliff Lee's press conference and heard him mention how his wife, who was sitting with Texas Rangers wives together in one section, was spat on by fans from the upper deck and cursed out by fans sitting close by. Real classy. All that intimidation of the opposing players' family really helped us win, didn't it?

If he winds up signing elsewhere, you idiots mi...
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CJ Wilson Owns Yankee Heart

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:24:40 -0500

No Cliff Lee in Game 1. Whew!

CJ Wilson? Can we breathe a sigh of relief as well now that we're facing the Rangers' #2 starter and 15-game winner? It will depend on which part of the Yankee lineup comes up in crucial situations.

When it comes to the matchup of Yankee offense versus CJ Wilson, the Bombers have more than a handful of guys, six to be exact, that have hit him well...from .286 (Robinson Cano 4 for 14 with one double and two walks) to .455 (Marcus Thames 5 for 11...
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Big Deals Connect Playoff Teams

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:46:22 -0500

This year's playoff landscape has its share of perennial postseason teams: the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins, and the Philadelphia Phillies. But new combatants have entered the fray: the Texas Rangers (last postseason appearance: 1999); the San Francisco Giants (last postseason appearance: 2003); the Atlanta Braves (last postseason appearance: 2005); and the Cincinnati Reds (last postseason appearance: 1995). These new guys are in and can look back to the few past years on trades t...
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Things I'm Looking Forward To This Postseason

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:01:53 -0500

Saw this subject in a forum and decided to blog it. Now that the Yankees have made it to the playoffs, I can first exhale and now look at all the intriguing scenarios I'm looking forward to that may present themselves during these next few weeks. Here they are in no particular order...

Phil Hughes vs. Brian Duensing - Depending on how Girardi and Gardenhire set their respective starting rotations, we may get a "futures game" pitching matchup between 17-game winner Phil Hughes ve...
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