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Can the Angels Buy Happiness?

Money talks. Admittedly, I don’t know this from personal experience (right now my wallet is drier than the Sahara). But it’s true. Just ask Rod Tidwell. Or Kenny Powers. Or Busta Rhymes. I guess that’s why the sports world can’t … Continue reading

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Hey Guys … There’s a World Series Going on

It’s been three weeks. Heck, the World Series is starting tonight. You’d think we’d have all moved on by now. We haven’t. We still can’t look away. And we probably won’t anytime soon. The Red Sox train-wreck is that compelling. … Continue reading

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Sports Success Brings Detroit Hope

You won’t see many college kids heading to Detroit on Spring Break. You probably wouldn’t go there on your honeymoon either. It didn’t make this year’s Top 10 cities to raise a family (or the top 50 … or the … Continue reading

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How to Lose the Wild Card in Three Minutes

It’s certainly been an interesting week for me.  Sunday I had food thrown at me at the Bills game (that’s the last time I wear a Welker shirt in the state of New York).  I also tried sushi for the … Continue reading

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Aroldis Chapman: Playing With Fire

A couple of years ago, some friends and I drove over to Alliance Bank Stadium to catch a Syracuse Chiefs game (the great Lastings Milledge was a member of the Chiefs at the time). In the left field concourse there … Continue reading

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Coach Pantuosco’s 17 Commandments of Fantasy Baseball

I’ve got 99 problems … and my fantasy baseball team counts for about half of them. The Norfolk Panting Badgers just can’t catch a break this year. And you thought the Red Sox and Yankees were the only ones underachieving … Continue reading

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