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Morning Blogdome: MLB Trade Deadline Threadjack Central
• Please Manny don't hurt 'em: "Look, chowds. I know your world is coming to an end, because your world is always coming to an end, but the whole Manny Experience... really isn't all that important to the rest of us, and probably not even to you. He's just not that great anymore, and he's not going ...
Jason Giambi Thinks Your Shift Is Worthless And Weak
• He put the finger on you: Just in case Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts was unaware about Jason Giambi's feelings toward the shallow right-field shift employed last night. [Sports Crack] • Cock you like a Hurricane: Apparently, some U of M football players don't like to wear towels in the lock...
Morning Blogdome: The Patriots Would Like To Sell You Autographed Pictures Of Their Teenage Cheerleader
• The Patriots aren't helping: Remember the fresh-out-of-high school cheerleader on the New England Patriots that caused such a stir last year? Well, now you can get an autographed picture of her courtesy of the Pats. [Busted Coverage] • NHL fans should be happy with this haul: A Minnesota Wild jack...
Afternoon Blogdome: Joe Torre Gets Accosted By Rubber-Faced Fan At Ballpark
• He seems friendly Interesting photos of "Desperate Housewives" star Nicolette Sheridan glad-handing with some of the LA Dodgers. In one of the photos, Russell Martin looks like he's wondering if this is some cruel prank being perpetrated by his teammates. [Big League Stew] • This T-shirt comes in ...
Morning Blogdome: Bring It On, Titletown
• Ladies! Be cool! We all won Titletown!: An interesting photo from yesterday's corronation ceremony in Valdosta, Ga. appears to show a couple of cheerleaders ready to throw-down. Maybe it was the heat that caused it? Wendi Nix? Regardless, that's the type of intensity you need from your cheerleader...
Afternoon Blogdome: Buxom Angel Of Death To Swoop Into Oxnard
• Cowboy beat writers probably want to impale themselves on a stake:" Papa Joe Simpson attended this afternoon's workout. Jessica didn't join him on the hour-or-so-drive from Encino, Calif., but Papa Joe said his daughter would be here "soon." She's a huge Cowboys fan who just happens to be dating t...
Morning Blogdome: Orel Hershiser Wants To Jump Through That Screen And Eat Your Face
• Raaaagh! Hershiser mad! Raaaagh!: Here's a brilliant screen shot from Sunday Night Baseball where ESPN broadcaster Orel Hershiser apparently became possessed by a demon. Luckily, John Miller keeps an extra bottle of holy water in his breast pocket and splashed down the former Dodgers' pitcher befo...
If You Must Go to Shea, Take the Stairs
Another fan tragically fell from a Shea Stadium escalator putting him in the hospital with critical, but not necessarily life-threatening, injuries. One fan already died following a similar accident earlier this season. A brilliant man once observed that when escalators are turned off, they simply t...
Nike Admits Their Ads Weren't Cute
Yesterday Nike announced that they were pulling the "That Ain't Right" ad campaign for the Hyperdunk. That's probably a good decision by Nike, but let's not lose sight of what's most important. Those shoes are fabulous. [True Hoop] One Indians blogger got his wish today when Casey Blake was traded t...
What Do You Mean My Buds Don't Play? Deal the Damn Cards!
Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon... you know, cause I've played in a lot of casinos, and I tell you, people do that all ...
Afternoon Blogdome: When All Else Fails, Go To Chris Cooley's Mom's House
• Dan Steinberg will not go down without a fight. Or Chris Cooley: : Washington Post sports bogger Dan Steinberg conducts an interview at Chris Cooley's mother's house due to ridiculous video restrictions put on him by the Washington Redskins. "Watching these won't change your life. But it's trainin...
Morning Blodgome: Doesn't Everybody Want The Alamo Bowl Trophy For Their 21st Birthday?
• Joe Paterno would not approve of this behavior: "After drinking with friends to celebrate his 21st birthday, a Penn State University student from Salisbury Township was arrested this morning after he allegedly held a one-man football practice at the Nittany Lions facilities then tried to walk away...
Afternoon Blogdome: His Parents Named Him That Because They Hoped He'd Be Tall
• It helps him get leverage when he wrestles: How many times do you think UNC wrestler Long Wang has had to explain himself at parties? 40? 50 times? Was his name the reason he got into wrestling in the first place? So many questions. [Chicago Bull] • Devin Hester does his best Latrell Sprewell impe...
Morning Blogdome: And On This Day In History, We All Learned A Valuable Lesson About Sticky Brown Substances
• It's the 25th anniversary of the pine tar incident:"An enraged Brett instantly charged McClelland, screaming wildly while being restrained by teammates and Royals manager Dick Howser. But the call stood, the game history." [Stiles Points] • Alright, mustaches have officially become overexposed: “W...
Afternoon Blogdome: I Made A Lot Of Mistakes, I Made A Lot Of Mistakes
•Drove to Chicago...: Chicago county commissioner and spastic Blackhawks fan, Mike Quigley, is happy the Detroit Red Wings will play in Wrigley Field this year, but he won't be cheering for them — not even a little bit: "He used red capital letters in the last line of his resolution to spell out a f...
Afternoon Blogdome: Chad Johnson Would Also Like To Apologize To Ohio
• Ocho Contrite-o: Big day for Cincinnati Bengals apologizing to Ohioans. Wide receiver Chad Johnson steps up to the mic: "I hope the fans understand it's a business. I love them to death. Some of the things I've done for them throughout the years, everything I do is for them. I do apologize. I'm ba...
Morning Blogdome: Anna Rawson Is Trying To Break Your Heart
• Anna Rawson and Carson Palmer would make a great couple: The LPGA's long-legged, big driving vixen loves her Trojans: "Actually my favorite spot to watch USC football is on the television because I love all the commentating. I'm real serious. I don't go there to socialize. I like to watch and I li...
Afternoon Blogdome: Wisdom Of Our Fathers
• Luke Russert blogs for Richard Deitsch: SI's media maven is attempting to blog for 24 hours straight today. During this experiment, however, he received an assist from the Tim Russert's son, Luke, who chimed in with his favorite sports memory he shared with his late father: "We went to a lot of ba...
Morning Blogdome: Baron Davis Appears To Be Taking The Elton Brand Trade Very Hard
• Steve Nash and Baron Davis took the brown acid, apparently: Regardless of the reason for Steve Nash and Baron Davis riding a tandem bike, dressed like idiots, on a sunny day in Santa Monica, it's still odd and unsettling. [Bar Stool Sports]...