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Order Of The Shallows: The 22s Of MLB
May 22, 2018 – 8:20 AM | 2 Comments
Order Of The Shallows: The 22s Of MLB

Ranking the major-league gents wearing the double deuce.

Putting The “Ass” Back In “Midsummer Classic”: MLB Manager Hotness Rankings
July 13, 2015 – 12:52 PM | 13 Comments
Putting The “Ass” Back In “Midsummer Classic”: MLB Manager Hotness Rankings

My esteemed colleagues Paul Quinn and John Ramos and I didn’t arrive at the idea of ranking managerial hotness first…but I suspect the Hotness Council is the first to compare a Brewers skipper to both …

Out With The Crowd: “Look, it’s hard to count to three, okay?”
June 21, 2012 – 10:04 AM | 11 Comments
Out With The Crowd: “Look, it’s hard to count to three, okay?”

With the “Theo agonistes” stories going around the baseball press in the last couple of weeks, it seemed like a good time to chat with a fan of the franchise St. Epstein is expected to …

The Vine: April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009 – 3:33 PM | 71 Comments

Hang in there, taxable citizens.
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Dear Sars…I suspect this letter is more for your readers’ input than your own, but it’s a topic I need some unbiased and impersonal advice on.
It has to do with drinking, …