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It’s super, all right
February 4, 2008 – 2:45 PM | 19 Comments

I love the Superbowl.The game itself, whatever — although we got an exciting one last night, for sure, and 18-1 looks pretty good on Tapehead Belichick — but every year, it means that the NFL …

A few more baseball headlines
December 28, 2007 – 6:41 PM | 5 Comments

I’ve got baseball on the brain today…tons of work to do, and a stack of Christmas baseball books calling to me from across the room. But all I’ve got time for is the latest from …

National Mail-It-In Week
December 27, 2007 – 12:27 PM | 7 Comments
National Mail-It-In Week

Or so Max Kellerman dubbed it on his show yesterday; I was listening in the car driving back from Jersey, and what good timing, because he had The Notorious D.A.N. Naulty on the show, answering …

Roger that
December 18, 2007 – 1:25 AM | 19 Comments

From Jerry Crasnick’s piece on Roger Clemens’s chances for the Hall:

“I would vote for Bonds on the first ballot, as I would vote for Clemens, because the Hall of Fame isn’t church,” Ratto said. “It’s …

The Vine: December 13, 2007
December 13, 2007 – 9:59 AM | 9 Comments

Sars,
 
I was getting a pedicure the other day and reading a copy of People magazine that had the gift guide in it.There was an ad for a baseball quiz book that had a …

Mitchell report due tomorrow
December 12, 2007 – 7:40 PM | 6 Comments

ESPN.com’s piece on the imminent Mitchell report on steroids in baseball is long, but comprehensive and worth the time. My sense has been for a while that the report would do very little, save to …

Oh, A-Rod
November 16, 2007 – 12:53 AM | 12 Comments

You can get the story — and commentary on it — anywhere, but if you’re looking to kick back with some “A-Rod re-signs with the Yanks” reading, I’d suggest Replacement Level Yankees Blog’s post and …

Book = thrown
November 15, 2007 – 8:01 PM | 17 Comments

Of course, said book is but a mote compared with Bonds’s massive cranium: “Baseball home-run king Barry Bonds used steroids to fuel his success and then lied about it, prosecutors said on Thursday in charging …

He’s A Five-Tool Player…Except For The “Five-” Part. Aaaaaand The “Player” Part.
November 7, 2007 – 7:16 PM | 20 Comments
He’s A Five-Tool Player…Except For The “Five-” Part.  Aaaaaand The “Player” Part.

“Omar Moreno better not be ganking my Fruit Roll-Ups.   I will break a bitch’s neck, I swear to God.”
A trifecta of interesting A-Rod reading for you: ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick on the five big questions …

Monday afternoon round-up
November 5, 2007 – 6:09 PM | 12 Comments

A few short ends here, since I’ve been up to my ears all day…
Thanks to reader Bryan M. for tipping me to an update in the West Memphis Three case. The site has a clickable …