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J Rose
Boston-based opinion will all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
It’s the eve of the biggest series in the history of Tropicana Field and the whole town is, well, basically going crazy for the Rays.
Except for the approximately 1 billion transplanted New Englanders who live here, myself included.
For us exPats we’re caught in the crossfire, torn […]

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COLIN LINNEWEBER
Big City Bias Without the Boston Bullshit
Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was placed on waivers last week one day after he assaulted his former General Manager, Ed Wade, in the team’s dining room. According to accounts of the incident, Wade approached Chacon (2-3, 5.04 ERA), 30, and insisted that the right-hander go to Manager […]

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Only in baseball can you fail to do what the object of the game is and still win
SCOTT JACOBS
The Angels and Dodgers played a truly bizarre game last night. If you haven’t heard about it (likely improbable, if not impossible by now), the Angels lost a game in which they no-hit (literally, but not […]

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-Are the Indians done yet? Kanka Sports still has some optimism.
-Toronto Sports Media with a look at the Maple Leaves front office situation.
-NBA Draft Bust Odds. Kevin Love is most likely at 2-1. Typical white guy, as Friends of the Program noted: “No athletic ability. Gets by on basketball IQ and […]

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“The best the Indians are going to get are some MLB-ready players in 2009.”
Dodgers Deny Trade-Indians in Last Ditch Effort to Resign
MITCHELL BLATT
Early this week, it was reported by us that Sabathia was in fact getting traded. We have an update from of league source who now says the Indians are going to have […]

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Typical ESPN pandering to New York and not knowing anything. All in one clip!
MITCHELL BLATT
This morning on SportsCenter, the crew analyzed the first two picks, then for some strange reason, they jumped to #6 and analyzed the Knicks pick.
Okay, so they had a good reason to talk Knicks. As Stu Scott said, “Since […]

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The draft is over (hallelujah), but the aftermath of the draft is just beginning, as we phase ourselves closer and closer into what looks like a potentially wild off season
SCOTT JACOBS
We scoured the internet for juicy commentary and half assed insight on the biggest trades and moves made in the midst of the NBA Draft […]

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It’s the first ever draft diary… at least in the history of this glorious establishment, so you’d be a fool not to read all the witty commentary, and insightful insight, that will probably be horribly wrong in o, give or take 2 years. With that said, here goes nothing
SCOTT JACOBS
7:01- Alright, here we go! ESPN’s […]

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