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Baseball finally resumes the second half (in full) tonight, and you can say you survived the worst midweek in the sports calendar
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“I’m so cold. I think I see Blue. He looks glorious!”- Will Ferrell, Old School
Sports fans were seeing blue to this week as they actually had to leave their houses […]

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Boston-based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
Okay, so yesterday was technically the worst day of the sports year, but today is a close second.
The day after the All Star game has been widely regarded as the worst day for sports viewing, because it is one of the few days of the year […]

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Picks so risky you’ll be saying, ‘did he really just say that?”
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The Indians will not be in the World Series as I predicted at the start of the year… so who’s got the best shot?… O, cmon, did you really think I was going to answer that in the first line? No way […]

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Why you ask? Because of Josh Hamilton. That’s why.

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Alright, before we kick this thing off, let’s play Who Am I. Here we go.
I lead the AL in home runs and play for the atrocious Cleveland Indians. Today on Around the Horn, my name was mispronounced. In 2002 I was part […]

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The fine people of Juiced Sports take their hacks at how the second half might play out. And when I say hacks, think Adam Dunn swinging, because these picks are all over the place! Conservatives be damned
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There is one week left in the first half of the season in MLB, although, […]

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With the All Star break near, its time to take a look at the worst stories so far from this 2008 season
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Second in a week long series as we approach All Star weekend at Yankee Stadium
Yesterday: The best stories from the first half

5. The pathetic NL West
Baseball’s best and most exciting division in […]

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With the All Star break near, its time to take a look back at the best of this young Major League season so far
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First in a week long series as we approach All Star weekend at Yankee Stadium
5. Josh Hamilton
The best comeback story of the year. Hamilton has had a whirlwind career, starting […]

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Wild opening half to the season has the Cubs and Rays of all teams, leading their respective leagues as baseball approaches the 70 game mark into this 2008 season.
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When you look at the standings right now they seemingly read backwards.
They don’t look right. They look extreme… ly odd? There’s […]

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