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April 2008

Say it ain't so, Joe

April 15, 2008

What a display last night from Joe Borowski?
The Indians closer blew up again with that 83 mph so-called fastball.
Sheldon Ocker's story had two points worth highlighting. One, the fastball was so slow to Manny Ramirez last night Manny wasn't sure if it was a fastball or change-up. Two, Borowski said he is healthy but that [...]

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Guide posts: Browns, Tribe, Tiger

April 11, 2008

– The TV talk this weekend will center around Tiger Woods and The Masters. This usually signals the beginning of golf season in NE Ohio. With temperatures in the 40s this weekend, maybe the Browns minicamp in May would be a better starting point.
– Is C.C. Sabathia struggling with expectations? Many thought that he turned [...]

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End of C.C.

April 10, 2008

Does the Tribe's move in signing Fausto Carmona end any chance of bringing C.C. Sabathia back?
Now it can and has been argued — I believe I have written this before — that Sabathia is done here. The Tribe is in no position to sign Sabathia to $160 million for seven seasons. And I beleive that. [...]

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Right choice with Carmona

April 10, 2008

The Indians were one of the first teams to sign their youngsters to long-term deals in the late 90s, and that obviously worked well.
They aren't first with signing players after good rookie years to big deals — the Colorado Rockies with Troy Tulowitzki and the Arizona Diamondbacks with Chris Young started the trend — but, [...]

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Playoff fever, catch it

April 9, 2008

My favorite playoffs in sports begin tonight — the NHL.
The NHL regular season is too long, and there probably are too many teams in the league. Once the playoffs start, though, the NHL jumps to the top of the heap as far as producing exciting and intense games and series.
Baseball is too slow; football is [...]

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What a crash!!!

April 8, 2008

I think this shows just how far NASCAR has come with its safety precautions. Michael McDowell, a rookie driver, crashes during qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway, near Dallas.

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NFL troubles

April 8, 2008

There was some talk of the brewing labor trouble and owners' sharing problem at the NFL Meetings last month.
Peter King of SI.com paints a not so pretty picture.

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Boring baseball

April 8, 2008

I love the game of baseball; my boys play, I played and I enjoy talking about it, and maybe it is because I grew up a Pirates fan, but I am down on the sport.
This new habit of taking pitches is killing the game. I understand the reasoning … get to the bullpens.
But here is [...]

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I was wrong, but …

April 8, 2008

John Calipari's Memphis team fell apart at the end, by not making their free throws, and Kansas is the best team this season. I still like Calipari as a coach, but Bill Self won the battle last night.
I do have a problem with the end of basketball games. We generally watch 38 minutes of good [...]

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Can't believe this …

April 7, 2008

Here are some things that I find interesting:
– Why does Memphis coach John Calipari get no credit for being a good basketball coach? I know that he can recruit, that he took UMass to the Final Four and that his teams have never gone on probabtion. I know that he struggled in the NBA, but [...]

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