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Blogdome: Those Racist Sooners
• Did Oklahoma demote their quarterback because he was black? Or, with all the helmets and pads and everything, can anyone even tell? [BlackAthlete.net] • Arizona Republic columnist gets all swoony on Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. Hey, what's wrong with that? We've g...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while stuck firmly in the tire swing ... • MLB: Pedro tees 'em up, Phillies hit 'em out. Ah, that's the Mets we know. • A day after taking first batting practice, an exhausted Bonds takes a day off. • Marlins' Hermida peaks at 21; hits grand slam in first major league at-bat....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch on your freshly looted high-definition TV ... • Boxing: Malcolm Tann vs. Derek Bryant heavyweight clinchfest. • MLB: Cardinals at Marlins. Do we feel Baseball Fever coming on? Nope, it's just the humidity. • U.S. Open Tennis. Because real sports get us too worked up....
Blogdom's Best: Biggio Plunked
News and Views From Charisma Quotients Obviously Too Low ... • Craig Biggio was actually called out for not getting out of the way of a pitch. Which makes many question God. [Plunk Biggio] • It's time to pardon Zack Greinke from this hellish prison. [Royals Review] • Cardinals fans absolutely cannot...
To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch While Remembering That Tonight's Yet Another Anniversary Of A Breakup ... · Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees. You know how they used to say every egg you ate took five minutes off your life. We think Yankees losses are like that with George Steinbrenner, except it's like an hour. ...
Blogdom's Best: All-Cardinals Edition
News And Views From Those Who Still Dream Of Jeri Ryan ... · Do not question or resist Mark Mulder; just relax an accept him. That was not written by Bobby Knight. [Viva El Birdos] · Grouping of stat nerds still trying to figure out how the Cardinals are so good. [Beyond the Box Score] · Still recov...
Buzzsaw Savior Finally Gets MVP Trophy
We feel like we should let you know this: We are a part of the vast pro-Arizona Cardinals media conspiracy. We're not some Johnny Come Latelys either; we have loved The Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals since they were in St. Louis. We know there is an excess of Arizona Cardinals coverage, so ...
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What You Missed While Having Nightmares About That "Ranch Tooth" In The Wendy's Commercial ... · Yankees Secure Three-Way Wildcard Tie With Cleveland And Oakland. Somewhere, Woody Allen, Drew Carey and Hammer are in a furious battle. · Cardinals Knock Magic Number Down To 26. Tony LaRussa celebrates...
Blogdom's Best: Jettising The Big Unit
News And Views From Microwaved Dinners And Used USB Ports ... · Yankees fans have had just about enough of Randy Johnson. [Pinstrip Alley] · Look out next year for those crazy Toronto Blue Jays. [Beyond The Boxscore] · Royals bloggers are documenting the beauty of winning two in a row and trying to ...
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What You Missed While Telling Your Friends Not To Tell You What You Missed On "Six Feet Under" ... · 49ers Lineman Dies. Still confusion about cause. Sean Penn investigating. · Cards' Rolen To Miss Rest Of Season. Manager Tony LaRussa consoles himself by playing with puppies. · Eli Manning's Elbow "...
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What You Missed While Watching The Office Ladies Attack The Copy Machine Repairman ... · Clemens Roughed Up In Loss. We tell you, that guy's too old to pitch. · Phils, Nats Split Huge Doubleheader. Sharing is good, you guys. Don't get greedy. · Bears, Benson Still Far Apart On Contract. The good new...
To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch While Secretely Believing Your iPod Is Trying To Kill You · Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals. Tomorrow night, we will be at Busch Stadium. Tonight, we'll be putting together shelves. Tomorrow wins. · New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots. When ESPN Classic repeats this ...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Who's got spirit? Brett Tomko! He's got spirit! How 'bout you?! · Make money off the misery of the Kansas City Royals. · Some idiot handicaps Cindy Sheehan....
Royals Chasing History; Go Mighty KC!
Not much could make a man feel worse after attending the funeral for his nephew who was killed in Iraq, but the Kansas City Royals are somehow managing to make manager Buddy Bell's life more miserable. The Royals have lost 18 straight games, just three away from the all-time record. They're off t...
Bill Simmons' Continued Blind Spot
We're sorry to pick on him — really! — but we feel obliged to point out that in his new More Cowbell column, which looks at the American League MVP race, our boy Bill says the National League race — a league that Simmons full confesses to "knowing nothing about" — "can be summed up in one word: P...
A Quiet Crowd
That's not a picture of the newest publicity attempt by the Arizona Cardinals to make their games look better on television. It's actually a photo from the set of the new Mark Wahlberg movie Invincible, about a bartender named Vince Papale who wins a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles. (He caught on...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while endeavoring to make your whites whiter and your brights brighter ... · The good: Brett Favre ... you look mah-velous. · The bad: Royals lose record 13th straight, file for emotional bankruptcy. · And the ugly: Tiger's 5-over 75 at the PGA Championships....
Blogdom's Best: Look, Bloggers Are Scooping Now!
News And Views From People Wearing Pajamas · Cardinals blog first to break news that top prospect about to join big club. [The Birdwatch] · Watch, as the Cubs fans all commit hari kari instead of Harry Carey. [Bleed Cubbie Blue] · Don't look now, but the Orioles might drop Sidney Ponson, Steve Kline...
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What you missed while trapped in a Russian sub ... · Tony Stewart: wins Indy Allstate 400. You: Can't even get parents to loan you the car. · When Cardinals' David Eckstein (5-foot-7, 165) is hitting walkoff grand slams, you know steroids are out of control. · The most interesting thing to happen in...
Oprah Winfrey, The New Lombardi
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson is notorious for being talented, brash and way-too-loud-mouthed. Kind of like Oprah! OK, not really, but Johnson confesses that the real point of his football career is to figure out a way to make it on Oprah's show. Johnson says:...