July 2012
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There Was No Joy In The Emerald City
Modern sports are not fairy tales.
But if they were, they would be corporate fairytales where the bigger fish always eats the little ones, and the Goliaths trample all the would be Davids without batting an eye.
A potential baseball fairytale was erased from the books today, after being told as a bed time story for over a decade.
Ichiro has been traded to the Yankees.
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The Dream Team Versus The 2012 Olympic Team
I have been swept up in the hypothetical match up of Jordan and his original Dream Team versus LeBron, Kobe and the 2012 edition.
Man, that is a matchup I would love to see. I think it would be a fantastic game. I don’t buy into Barkley’s claim that they would win by double digits. I have faith in the Dream Team to pull it out, but I think this new Olympic team is pretty stacked as...
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YU DARVISH FIRST HALF GRADE: B-
As we approach the halfway mark of the Major League Baseball season, it’s time to evaluate how Yu Darvish has performed so far. I’ve broken down his season into several key categories that I’ve been monitoring. It’s been a great first half, but there is definitely room for improvement. He hasn’t reached his potential yet, but he has still managed to achieve solid success.
MOUND PRESENCE: A
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