Positive spring training stats don’t mean anything, but poor spring performances can mean the world. Just ask Ricky Romero. This spring we’ve seen many a “star” phone it in on the mound despite facing a steady flow of minor leaguers and backups on the brink of being sent down. If you can’t hack it against […]
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Two-Game Teams Dallas, Ottawa If there was a team that could use a light week, it’s Ottawa. I say that because G Craig Anderson is on the road to recovery. In Dallas, a light week could be useful for Lehtonen, who recently returned from a groin injury. With so much up in the air in
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Whether because of an embarrassing inability to pronounce their names, a deep-seated favoritism for native-born players, or the tired paranoia that “foreigners are stealing our jobs,” fans tend to overlook capable foreign-born players. Sure, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, and Steve Nash have gotten their due mostly, but even Gregg Popovich alluded to an overseas snubbing.
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The Oakland Athletics staged a coup last year, beating out powerhouses like the Rangers and Angels on the strength of a pitching staff filled with almost nothing but rookies. A lot of people make a big deal about Billy Beane‘s on-base and OPS focus when it comes to hitters but his real strength is drafting
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Economic panics collapse economies, often starting with well-coiffed business people hurling themselves out of 19th story windows in downtown financial districts. That’s probably an overreaction to the coming Ray Rice Panic of 2013. But it’s coming, and you should get ahead of the whole anxiety-driven thing this offseason. And if you absolutely must throw yourself
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It’s that time of the year again when all of the game’s most deserving players get their All-Star nod. They’ve sweat buckets, sharpened their skills, and have battled the TSA on a daily basis, all while avoiding the cheap thrills that come with stardom. Not to mention that their respective teams sit comfortably at the
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League-wide the debate over who is its best point guard usually involves the names Chris Paul, Deron Williams, at times Rajon Rondo, and when he was around to change lanes faster than Jason Statham, Derrick Rose. When limiting the ranking to the Western Conference, you have CP3, Tony Parker, and Westbrook dominating the conversation. But two
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The Detroit Tigers dropped Game 3 of the ALDS tonight at the hands of the Oakland Athletics pitching staff feat. Brett Anderson. There’s not much to marvel at in terms of jerk-play, since, believe it or not it was a clean game. Not a single error. The sky is falling. What does a TBS viewer
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