December 2009
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Handoff
Update on NFL Concussion Research: the NFL will ask players to donate their brains.
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Starter: Allen Iverson and His Man Tears
Who is he? He’s Allen Iverson, and if you don’t know who A.I. is, chances are, you’ve stumbled onto the wrong blog. He’s the feisty little dude who was drafted by the 76ers in 1996, where he became the Rookie of the Year, later led the NBA in scoring four times, and laid the groundwork for his 24,098 points (and counting). He’s 34 years old and is listed at 165...
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Why the Red Sox Shouldn't Trade for Adrian...
The hot rumor in Red Sox land is that the Lackey and Cameron signings (more on those in a bit) were just laying the groundwork for a bigger goal: trading Clay Buchholz or Jacoby Ellsbury for San Diego’s Adrian Gonzalez. Much of this fervor is predicated on a desire for the clichéd “Big Bat” that Sox fans think they need now that Manny is on the west coast, Jason Bay is...
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Bowl Picks: Redux
Okay, so in hindsight, this was doomed from the start. Trying to pick what teams go to what bowls is fun in principle, but nearly impossible to accurately predict. It’s like calling who will be in the Final Four in November or how many mistresses Tiger really had. But alas, I put my reputation out there, so let’s see how I did: BCS Championship Game: Prediction: Florida vs. Penn State...
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Offseason Trade Report, or What is Arizona doing?
The winter meetings are over. As usual, there were plenty of fanfare and rumors, but precious few signings or trades. But let’s take a look at what happened, and, of course, provide some snarky analysis. The Big Trade: Curtis Granderson to Yankees; Max Scherzer, Phil Coke, Daniel Schlereth, and Austin Jackson to the Tigers; Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy to the Diamondbacks: Usually teams do...
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Starter: Mark Ingram
Who is he? Mark Ingram is the sophomore running back for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He racked up 1,864 total yards and 18 touchdowns this season. Oh yeah, he also won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Alabama player to win it. Why do we like him? While I have in the past voiced my displeasure about the shameless promotion of SEC football, I’ll admit I like Ingram a lot. He’s an...
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Starter: Boof Bonser
Who is he? The newest member of the Red Sox, Boof Bonser is best known for being the least important piece of one of the most lopsided trades of all time when he went from the Giants to the Twins along with Joe Nathan and Francisco Liriano for what ended up being one year of A.J. “The A Stands for Asshole” Pierzynski. Boof (which is now his legal name) is actually a pretty bad...
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Civil War for the Roses!
Now that we’ve gotten past Rivalry Week, college football fans can focus on the Pacific Northwest where, this Thursday, the Oregon State Beavers will visit the Oregon Ducks in Autzen Stadium for a real rivalry game: the 113th Civil War. Like most rivalry games, the Civil War is always a big game for fans of either team and creates a lot of trash talking. Some Beaver fans are still quick to...