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I arrived at the address on a bright and hazy Thursday after a long and dreary afternoon drive through muddled Los Angeles congestion. Battling traffic had imbued me with a sense of undeserved urgency, there was no real rush.  Actually, I arrived after missing the place twice and circling back around. For it was a [...]

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The Rays want chinbeards? THEY CAN’T HANDLE THE CHINBEARD!
A few Joe Blanton items designed to please his biggest fans:
A great article on Joe & family: Blanton’s exploits thrilled parents, confidants - MLB - Yahoo! Sports.
The sweet homerun (Youtube will pull it soon) :

And after the jump, two bonus photos. One shows his eyes clearly open [...]

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Play this: “Get Busy” - The Roots

Thank you Jimmy Rollins for putting the Dodger crowd on their heels a bit — the ones that showed up, I mean. From my field level seats, I could easily see over a dozen seats in my section alone that were no-shows for the entire game. But, the fans [...]

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Play it: “Winners Take All” - Aesop Rock
The MLB Playoffs mean way more photogs assigned to cover each game. I was at the Phillies win on Monday night. Quite a tense experience, I can say. I can’t say it was completely fun. For 7 innings, I was the lone red hat in a sea of [...]

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“50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” - Paul Simon
I just wanted to make sure nobody at all missed my favorite NFL player’s wondrous miscue. His name is Dan Orlovsky, and he’s a backup QB for the worst team in the league. Greatest player ever!. Ever? Seriously, are all Orlo(v)skys really absent-minded? Is it a genetic [...]

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Play: “To Victory” - 300 Soundtrack
Update: What is this?  Well, two weeks ago when the Eagles played the Steelers, there was a highlight of a play when #20 Brian Dawkins had his feet tied up by a defender, but launched himself through the air to strip the ball from Steelers quarterback Ben Roesthlisberger. When I [...]

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Well, I said if Kentucky Joe got a W in September, I’d do it. And tonight, he pitched a piss-poor game against the Marlins, but was somehow bailed out by Jayson Werth’s big bat. Hey, a win is a win! And, I’m taking full credit for it, too. Never let it be said that I’m [...]

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Just think, if Brett Favre hadn’t been so impatient in forcing the Pack’s hand, he might’ve ended up in New England with Brady down.  Now, that would have been a much better story than Favre with the Jets. I picked up Matt Cassel for my fantasy team. It’s a gamble.
“Right Place Wrong Time” - Dr. [...]

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Well, Joe Blanton didn’t have it today against the Nats, getting pulled early. It’s not looking good for the new guy, ol’ Kentucky Joe.  I defended the move when the Phils picked him up, so I’m gonna do what I gotta do to help him be successful.
So, if Joe Blanton records a W in the [...]

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The past never dies, it gets repackaged as retro chic — or at the very least it always comes back as an ironic indie band name.  ESPN writer Jeff Pearlman highlights a great example of this immortal truth this week.
“We should be ‘Randy Ready,’” one said.
“No,” said the other. “We can do better.”
“We should be [...]

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