Sports 4 Dorks

Steve Trachsel The right-shoulder injury sustained by Kris Benson leaves the Orioles in…

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Brewers Win A Thriller Well, anytime Colorado and Milwaukee get together and you don’t fall asleep watching the game, I guess that’s a plus. Chris Capuano continues to pitch like he’s reaching his potential. His last three starts have seen him allow 4 earned runs in 24 2/3 innings.

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Nomar on ‘roids? This witch-hunt needs to stop. We were lead to believe that stories completely lacking substance about players using performance enhancing drugs would stop once the testing got stricter and the season got underway…Well apparently not, because everybody seems to be on Nomar Garciaparra right about now.

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NFL Draft So I just turned on the NFL Draft. I like the NFL, don’t get me wrong. But how come the draft is such a big deal? The weeks leading up to it are filled with “rumors”, of which 99% are completely inaccurate. Does anybody have a bette…

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Obermueller Rules Well, at least he did last night. Wes Obermueller put it together last night, like he has been known to do on occasion, and threw eight shutout innings against the Nationals in the Brewers 8-2 victory. Obermueller has filthy stuff, and if he could throw the ball over the plate with […]

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Sheffield Stuff I haven’t commented on the Gary Sheffield incident at Boston the other night, so I thought I’d take a moment to do that now. While Sheffield did show great restrain in not jumping in the stands and fighting fans, I still think he has to be punished for taking a swing or…

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38 Minor Leaguers Suspended for Steroid Use I just read on ESPN that 38 minor leaguers were suspended for taking steroids. Most of the players aren’t top prospects, and some of them are former big leaguers who appear to be heading nowhere. Former Brewer Robert Machado was caught, even though he is currently a minor […]

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Against the Grain Ready for the Summer Well, school is done for the summer which means that Against the Grain will be re-launched after a brief hiatus. Check in tomorrow for my review of the Javon Walker Celebrity Softball Slam (I think you can guess how I feel about …

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Kolb No Longer Closer for Braves Normally when an All-Star closer loses his job in mid-May, some people might be surprised…This isn’t one of those cases. Most people aren’t surprised at all about the fall of Dan Kolb in Atlanta. Brewers fans (and SABRmetricians alike) were all concerned about his incredibly low K/9 rate last […]

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Brewers Thoughts Well, the first week of the season is complete and the Brewers are 4-2. Space that out over the entire season and that’s a record of 108-54. Hey come on, let a guy dream. All facets of the club have been playing pretty well. The starting pitching has been great, the offense […]

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