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Today In MLB Blogs
We've been following this site for some time now, and to put it plainly, MLB Blogs is in trouble. They are Woodward & Bernstein before Watergate. Drudge before Monica. MLB Blogs needs a big story — a scoop, a defining moment. Also a spell-check function wouldn't hurt....
Blogdom's Best: Free The Teenagers!
News and Views From Somewhere Where You Won't Find Any Girls ... This whole NBA age limit thing is starting to get some folks real fired up ... and we could have some more lawsuits on our hands. [TrueHoop] A bunch of bloggers meet up and decide there might be a race problem in baseball. [BeerLeaguer...
Set Tivos To "Thug"
For you night owls who just can't handle hearing Bryan Adams on SportsCenter anymore, we suggest tuning in to ESPN2 tonight at 12:30 ET. It's a special show called "It's The Shoes" — part of ESPN2's "Block Party" — with Eagles wide receiver asspain Terrell Owens and rapper Trick Daddy (who, impres...
Page 3: Not Much Time Left Now
The impending death of Page 3 is not something from which we take much enjoyment. The closings of sites tend to make people lose their jobs, and even though the full-time staff at Page 3 is, at tops, one (and that's probably being optimistic). But still: The death bell be just about to be rung-ded...
Hey, You Got A License For That Thing?
Someone just sent us this photo of America's sports hero Lance Armstrong, in the early days. Nothing much more we can say here....
Here Come The Fat Dudes!
The old fat men are returning to the sports world. One would think fat men would be comfortable in their post-sporting life; they could, you know, just sit around and eat. But former Red Sox whale Rich Garces and former Supersonics DNA machine Shawn Kemp are making their way back. Garces, "El Gua...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: The recent London terror attacks have given me pause to reflect on life's big issues. Should I draft Ricky Williams? · Noon Page 2's Patrick Hruby: Does Bill Simmons rifle your desk at night for column i...
About Last Night ...
You awoke on the front lawn with a dog licking your face and various unexplainable tattoos. We'll bring you up to speed. · OK, that idea the Red Sox had about putting Schilling in the bullpen? Not so good. · Monday Night Golf: Tiger, Daly lose to two guys who just wandered in from a nearby bar. · Al...
More Fun With Joe Morgan
Internet baseball fans never tired of making fun of ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan, and the crazy kids at Large Regular are no different. They offer up a mock conversation with Morgan about the release of the new Harry Potter book, clearly playing around with his noted "I haven't read Moneyball"...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch with binoculars on your neighbor's new plasma screen TV ... · Giants at Cubs. Dusty Baker sure glad he left that sinking ship. · Lincoln Financial Battle of The Bridges Golf Tournament. Or, Battle at the Bridges (ESPN describes it both ways). Anyway, Tiger Woods is on one of the bridge...
Blogdom's Best: Phillies Will Make You Sick
News and Views From The Pocket Protected ... · It's official: Watching the Phillies is like getting knocked in the stomach. [Balls, Sticks & Stuff] · All you could possibly want to know about the new NHL rules. (And more, obviously.) [Off Wing Opinion] · Hockey now pricing opponents like baseball. G...
Blind Item Guessing Game: Sports Edition!
National radio DJ Ben Maller passes along this juicy tidbit:...
Today In MLB Blogs
Casting a wide net, MLB Blogs.com has recruited Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti to its stable of writers. We weren't quite sure what Alter Bridge was, so had to Google it (they used to be Creed). For those of you now looking up Creed, just skip this item entirely, OK? Attempting to mix profe...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... ·Noon. MLB with Steve Phillips: This is Mets' General Manager Omar Minaya. Could you please return the office supplies? ·1 p.m. NCAA football with Trev Alberts: How good do my grades have to be in college so that I don't wind up analyzin...
Schilling's Late Night At The ESPYs
There are all kinds of reasons to not get enough rest before a baseball game in which you are required to perform. Maybe you had a crying baby who woke up at inconvenient hours. Perhaps you're jetlagged from an overnighter to Colombia. It's possible that you just, lo, spent a little too much time ...
At Least He Hasn't Shown Up At Training Camp Yet
New Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones is a bit of a mystery to many NFLers; he has almost unnatural physical gifts, but no one is sure he will make the transition to the pro game. Fortunately, for only $350, you can answer the question about one section of his physical gifts: What's hi...
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:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while setting up the world's longest line of dominos ... oops. · Armstrong can now drink a margarita out of a different Tour de France trophy every day of the week. · Busch wins Pennsylvania 500, Wallace second after stopping for a family of ducks. · Ben Crane shoots 69 to win US Ban...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as the Oompa Loompas do your household chores ... Dodgers at Mets. Jeff Weaver vs. Victor Zambrano for all the marb ... for, ah, third place in their respective divisions. PGA U.S. Bank Championships: "Gambling is illegal at Bushwood Sir, and I never slice. ... Damn!" Foot Fetish: NE R...
Blogdom's Best: Mets Fans Change Their Minds
News and Views From A Girlfriend-Less Existance ... · After famously throwing in the towel just two weeks ago, Mets fans are now convinced the World Series is in their grasp. So cute, those Mets fans. [Fear And Faith In Flushing] · You can marry off Portland's Darius Miles, but come on, he's still D...