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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
By now you've probably heard about the "apology balls" story, in which Pete Rose is supposed to have signed 300 baseballs with the words "I'm sorry I bet on baseball — Pete Rose", and is set to sell them at $1,000 a pop. That's what the New York Daily News said on Monday, anyway, in a rather glaring...
Mets Fans Are Having A Nice Morning
As established late last night, the Mets clinched the National League East last night behind the gorgeous athletic stylings of Jose Valentin....
The Closer: Now Who's In First, Huh Padre?
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while FLEEING THE DEADLY SCOURGE ... • MNF: ZZzzzzmmmff ... wha ... no, I wasn't asleep! I was just resting my eyes until someone scored. • MLB: New York closes in on another division title (no, not the Knicks). • Tennis: Martina Hingis owns Calcutta!...
Great. MORE New York Teams In The Postseason
Congratulations to the New York Mets, who shook off the vexing enigma that is the Pittsburgh Pirates and beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 tonight to clinch the National League East title. They're the first team to punch the proverbial ticket to the playoffs, and now we can all breathe a sigh of relief t...
ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS BOND OVER THESE CHEESY DOODLES
You might have thought that ESPN's Stephen A. Smith wisdom and expertise were limited to trying to cover his mistakes by lying or the "NBA DRAFT!!!" or even naming Web sites. But no. He is so much more versatile than that: Stephen A. not only understands Allen Iverson, he wants to be like George C...
That's Not A Fun Way To Lose
Saturday was an outstanding day for college football — particularly if you went to Syracuse, grumble grumble — but it was not so pleasant for Oklahoma fans, who, as this video rather clearly shows, were screwed out of a big road victory against Oregon. It's funny, because one wouldn't think it would...
Louis Gossett Jr. Is Little Help, Frankly
So, remember, back in May, when Siena basketball player Kojo Mensah was so desperate to be allowed to transfer from the school that he called on Louis Gossett Jr. for help? Gossett memorably said he could be of assistance because he "can call directly to Bryant Gumbel, Bob Costas and Ahmad Rashad."...
The Closer: And Now, Put Your Hands Together For Brother Sledge
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while cornholing ... • NFL: Eagles roll past Giants as ... wait a minute, hold everything ... Manning's going nuts! • MLB: It's Frank's world, we just live in it ... A's 5, White Sox 4. • Motor Sports: Use the slingshot, Ricky! Harvick wins in New Hampshire to take Nextel points lead...
About Last Night...
• College Football: Texas A&M 28, Army 24. I think they should put Bobby Ross in charge of the entire U.S. military. • MLB: Padres 11, Dodgers 2. And the Pads climb to within a half game of the Dodgers. With a game in hand, too. • NASCAR: Johnny Benson wins Craftsman Truck race. Next week, he goes a...
About Last Night...
• MLB. Orioles 2, Tigers 17. It pushes the Tigers division lead to two, and the suicide rate of Orioles fans up another notch. • College Football. Toledo 37, Kansas 31, 2OT. You can't turn the ball over twice in overtime. You just can't. • Golf. Shawn Micheel and Colin Montgomerie advance. It's not ...
That's All For Whitlock At Page 2
Yesterday, The Big Lead picked up on a throwaway line in a Scoop Jackson chat and postulated that Jason Whitlock could be the next in line to leave the apparently sinking ship that is ESPN Page 2. Considering that Whitlock and Scoop are hardly the best of friends, we weren't quite sure how much fait...
Cultural Oddsmaker: A Very Special Episode
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think. Oh, and apologies, again, to The Dugout....
The Closer: The AL Central, As Written By The Coen Brothers
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while being extradited to Mexico ... • College football ... Turtle soup! Steve Slayton leads Mountaineers' 45-24 win over Maryland. • MLB: Matsui, Cano, Jeter, Yankees. Ho-lee Cow! •Tennis: Lindsay Davenport, Patty Schnyder reach quarterfinals in Bali. Tough gig....
Meet The Blogger Who Now Owns This Dress
So you remember that eBay auction last week to purchase the infamous dress of Jose Lima's wife, the one she "wore" when Limatime sang the national anthem a few years back? Well, the final price was $152.50, and it was won by, of all people, the guy who runs maybe one of the top Rangers sites....
More People Sprinting Out Of The GAB In Fright
Even though the Reds have had more success this year than most might have anticipated, they haven't felt a major boost at the turnstiles, with attendance up slightly, but not significantly, over last year. So they've come up with a new idea for bringing fans to the ball park: Make them feel like the...
Fast Times In The AL Central
We can't imagine what it must be like to be a fan of an American League Central team right now. (Unless of course you're an Indians or Royals fan, in which case you've certainly moved on to the unparalleled bundles of joy that are the Browns and Chiefs.)...
The Closer: Tigers Caught In Vicious Cycle
Notes from a day in baseball:...