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The Madness Of Matsuzaka
As Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan has been warning us, and Yahoo's Jeff Passan echoes, the baseball contracts you're going to see this winter will blow your mind; teams are ready to spend like crazy. But, still: Our jaws are still dropped that the Boston Red Sox are paying $51.1 million just for t...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your significant other produces two tickets to The Boston Celtics Dancers On Ice ... • College football: Ball State at Toledo. Any predictions this time, Letterman? [ESPN2] • College basketball: Preseason NIT, regional final, at Indianapolis [ESPN]; CBE Classic, regional final, at L...
Leftovers: Back To "Work" For GMs
• This is pretty much what life as a baseball general manager is like. [Metsquire] • Yeah. The NFL is getting "tough" on steroids. [Washington Post] • In case you forgot just how silly the Cameron Crazies are. [Joe Sports Fan] • Sometimes, when someone scratches your back, you scratch theirs: We ful...
You Never Get A Second Chance To Make A First Impression
When you're a rookie heading into the cauldron that is the NFL, particularly when you might be replacing a future Hall of Famer, it's important to make as strong an impression as possible....
You Could Set Your Clock By ESPN Blogs, But Your Clock Would Be Extremely Wrong
Hey, so here's a question: Whatever happened with ESPN's big sports blog initiative?...
Meanwhile, In English Soccer ...
And the punch line is, of course, the match still ended scoreless....
Not Exactly Thrilling NFL Action
We are always hesitant to grouse and grumble about the low excitement level of a particular NFL game and use it as an opportunity to make some larger statement about the game itself; one of the more random things about sports is that sometimes an individual game will just stink, and it's no reflecti...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the Dynamic Duo foil another evil plan ... • College men's basketball: CBE Classic, regional final, Duke/Columbia vs. Georgia Southern/UC Davis, at Durham, N.C. [ESPN2]; Preseason NIT, first round, Lafayette vs. Indiana, at Indianapolis. [ESPN2] • NFL: Tampa Bay at Carolina. Half th...
The Joy Of The 2006 Skins
This video, captured yesterday, pretty sums up everything you need to know about the Washington Redskins' season so far. Careful, kids; you might need those brains someday. Though probably not....
Leftovers: Inside The New T.O. Tome
• It's a galley review of Terrell Owens' new book. [28 Days] • Lots of new bells and whistles at the new A's stadium. [FynalCut] • A self-indulgent link for us, but we don't mind if you don't: An Illini season preview. [Frank The Tank] • So, could Rutgers really pull this off? [Choke Artist]...
Welcome To Boston, Matsuzaka (Maybe)
Tonight, about 8 p.m. Eastern, Japanese non-gyroball thrower Daisuke Matsuzaka could announce which team has won the bid to win the rights to bid for his services. The whole situation has been tinged with rumors of malfeasance in the bidding process, but the clubhouse leaders at this point: The Bo...
The Greatest YWML Reference Of All Time (So Far)
So, Saturday morning, we woke up, full of enthusiasm for a beautiful New York City afternoon, and we checked our email. There were, strangely, 211 new email messages; that's a lot for a weekend. We weren't sure what we'd missed; did Carl Monday do a story on Fred Smoot or something?...
NBA Roundup: Ming Went The Strings Of My Heart
Notes from today's games in the National Basketball Association:...
NFL Roundup: Strange Thoughts In East Rutherford
News And Notes From Week 10 in the NFL....
To Watch Tonight...
• NFL: Chicago Bears @ New York Giants. It's getting cold, Kyle Orton. Time to thicken that beard up. 8:15, NBC. • NBA: Houston Rockets @ Miami Heat. Tracy McGrady called Yao Ming the best center in basketball last night. I guess we'll see. 8:00, ESPN. • College Basketball: CBE Classic: Columbia @ D...
LeftoverDome...
• A fellow at The Sports Frog shares a nice Bill Walsh memory. [Sports Frog] • Dan Shanoff is losing sleep about the BCS picture, but I think he's got a good handle on it. [Dan Shanoff] • If the A's get their way, their new stadium would be so technologically-advanced that you'd need to actually be ...
The Violent Tendencies Of Isiah Thomas
Spurs forward Bruce Bowen has a habit of sliding his feet under the feet of the man he's guarding when they go up for a jumpshot. It's an extremely dirty and dangerous play, and Bowen's got a history with it. Both Ray Allen and Vince Carter have wanted to beat his ass at various points in the not-to...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Oregon @ USC. Oregon might want to consider officially changing their name to "The Eyesores." 10:15, FSN. • College Football: Tennessee @ Arkansas. Porno names: Jim Bob Cooter vs. Casey Dick. 7:00, ESPN2. • College Football: Alabama @ LSU. Porno names: Jimmy Johns vs. Richard Dic...
LeftoverDome...
• Evander Holyfield won another fight last night. The bigger victory is that he's still alive. [Rumors and Rants] • Suzy Kolber's been missing in action for two Monday night games this season. KSK speculates as to why. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Comparing Tom Brady and Brady Quinn. That first comment i...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch on the TV in the holding cell ... • College football: Texas-El Paso at Alabama at Birmingham. Both teams will be running faster than a hobo with a sweet potato pie (thanks Dan). [ESPN2] • Golf: HSBC Champions, third round, at Shanghai. Happy beautiful people's golf cooperative welcomes...