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The Sound Of MLB Blogs Silence
If you're looking for insight from Orioles fans on the Rafael Palmeiro steroid situation, what better place than MLB Blogs? Um, yeah. Hello? Anyone? (Sound of crickets). Either there are no O's fans at MLB Blogs — a distinct possibility — or they're laying low, waiting for this to blow over. Th...
Bong Bonged For Bonging Wife
It is a tragic shame that Reds pitcher Jung Bong was arrested last Friday, and it wasn't for a drug-related offense. Nope, Bong took after his old manager Bobby Cox and was busted for strangling his wife, or, rather, causing red marks to appear on her neck....
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler. · We're guessing that this love affair with Raiders QB Kerry Collins should last until, oh, early September. · The smart money isn't on the Red Sox, but yours is, apparently. · Racehorse uses...
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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gamber ... · Only in gambling can you get excited about Cleveland Browns. · Attention, fantasy football owners! Mike Harmon is totally freaking nuts! · Chopping lines: Atlanta is very hot this time of...
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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Three little words that are our reason for living: ChiSox and under. · The majesty that is the Gawker vs. The Onion softball game. · Bengals fans (all 14 of them) are really riled up thi...
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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... The Nationals expose their true colors, which look remarkably like the Expos. Never bet on a quarterback named Chad: Jets plan to suck this season. We were wagering on the Orioles before i...
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...
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...
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What you're mising over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler... Jonesing to lay some dough on the Devil Rays? Um, OK. Here's an excuse ... Odds that Lance Armstrong will now get a paper route: 15-1. Barry Zito, make my dreams come true....
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:...
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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Fantasyland: It's that time of year again, when guys like Lamont Jordan make your heart go pitter-pat. · If you can't belly up to the paramutual window with a wad of bills and a dream, w...
Smith's Terror Begins In Less Than Two Weeks
We are but nine days away from the launch of NBA "analyst" Stephen A. Smith's "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith," the new live-studio chat show, or, as we like to call it, "What The Hell Is Wrong With The Treble On This Television?" Smith, whose wide-eyed stare straight into the camera makes u...
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What you're missing on Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler. NCAA to make sure that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Three baseball lines to make your mouth drool, your eyes water and your propeller hat to spin like crazy. Soccer: Queen Elizabeth to f...
ESPN Angers Non-Crack Addict Mayor
From the signs your mayor has too much time on his hands department (and/or is a serious masochist), District of Columbia mayor Anthony Williams is pissed that ESPN isn't taking its road show to the nation's capital. Even worse, he offered to show ESPN bloviator Chris Berman around town....
McMichael Gets Early Jump On Training Camp With Wife
Miami Dolphins tight end Randy McMichael was arrested last week for spousal abuse, his second arrest for that charge in the last 13 months. (The good news is that she wasn't pregnant this time.)...
ESPN Spreads Its Terror Across The Land
Those who were up to watch SportsCenter this morning know that ESPN's already obnoxious "50 States, 50 Days" promotion has begun. The idea, in case it hasn't been sucked down into your soul by now, is that SportsCenter will be at a different location every day for the next 50 days, or pretty much ju...
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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerage gambler Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap: Raiding ESPN Insider's story on the Cubs' Corey Patterson. Playing the odds on that final, inevitable, glorious eruption by Lou Piniella. All-Star Game prop bets:...
Gambling: It's A Vicious (And Beautiful) Cycle
What you're missing at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler. · You laughed when we put all that money on Ivan Basso to win the Tour de France. Well, who's laughing now? · Curt Schilling moves to the bullpen: Stat nerds, start your calculators. · We guess we...