Sports 4 Dorks

It wasn’t too long ago some were wondering if Andruw Jones would have to settle on a year deal paying him around 10 million and leaving him a rebound season away from his payday, well that wasn’t the case at all. Jones didn’t get 10 million or a year, he got 36.2 million over two […]

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Tim Lahey RHP Cubs Acquired from the Rays for 150K Lahey is an interesting arm from the Twins system, he’s only 25 and last year had a 3.65 ERA spending 78.1 of his 81.1 innings pitched in AA. He’s a reliever who may challenge for a Cubs’ bullpen spot, but honestly I can’t see […]

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”– Chinese Philosopher
The Baseball Writers Association of America voted yesterday to open up its membership for the first time to web-based baseball writers. Qualified candidates were required to be “full-time baseball writers who work for websites that are credentialed by MLB for post-season coverage.”
Sixteen of […]

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Thankfully, being fat and being resourceful have always gone hand in hand:
When you’ve been “fat since birth” it leads to some truly miraculous discoveries.
On the other hand, when you spend about 25 years being exceptionally attractive and then become somewhat less exceptionally attractive, the discoveries made while swimming in public places aren’t quite so miraculous.
Grow, […]

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Arraignments do not, by their nature, produce compelling television. There are no arguments and no testimony and no witnesses. But when a celebrity like Barry Bonds is arraigned, it’s a TV event.

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The Florida Marlins made the biggest news at this week’s baseball meetings by trading third baseman Miguel Cabrera and pitcher Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for six young prospects.
But the Marlins’ fellow Floridians, the Tampa Bay Rays, are also making dramatic changes that could have major long-term effects. Both clubs finished last in their […]

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Barry Bonds wants only the best legal representation - but only at a discount.
Of course, this begs the question of who is familiar with these negotiations that is blabbing them to the press.

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New Jersey owner Bruce Ratner rolls deep. The billionaire has shown Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson the money signing his star wings to max contracts. But the buck stops with Jason Kidd-literally. Right now the Nets have little interest in extending Kidd beyond 2010 …

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Utah s Andrei Kirilenko polarizes hoop heads. Some basketball fans hit him with the Euro stereotype aloof overpaid and overrated. Others recognize the subtleties and love how he influences play without taking shots. Whatever your opinion AK-47 dominated Utah s 120-96 win over L.A. at EnergySolutions arena on Friday evening …

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Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas! You’re Santa Claus. Bob McNair has asked you for one Christmas present, and he’s happy to leave that present up to you because he wants to be excited and surprised. How surprised? Well, you’re Santa….

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