Lou has said they'll wait to set the playoff roster until they know who they are playing so they can match-up better with that team if possible.  Do you see any reason to try and match-up against the possible opponents or would you rather just go with the 25 best?  If you were in   more...
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So, things haven't been a bit crazy for the Linkz of the Week these past few weeks, returning to school and all. Real life will do that for you. But reports of my untimely demise are only slightly exaggerated and the Linkz (after today) will be back in a new Sunday package which, when you   more...
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Well we're getting close to the end of the regular season and with just two weekends to go, FOX has brought out the big guns. Yes folks, we get another dose of Josh Lewin and the dulcet stylings of NASCAR's Mike Joy!Most of the country gets a seemingly worthless Cards-Cubs game because Chicago's   more...
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Fire Joe Morgan: I check 'Fire Joe Morgan' all the time, but I swear I didn't know they covered the same issue I did. I love them.Dodger Thoughts: Could the Dodgers' bullpen be one of the best ever? It's statistically arguable.Dodger Thoughts: A little summary of the important events on the 2009   more...
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Fire Joe Morgan: I check 'Fire Joe Morgan' all the time, but I swear I didn't know they covered the same issue I did. I love them.Dodger Thoughts: Could the Dodgers' bullpen be one of the best ever? It's statistically arguable.Dodger Thoughts: A little summary of the important events on the 2009   more...
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A little levity to ESPN's all-day fawning over Yankee Stadium, as commenter Bazooka Jones alerted us to earlier today, via the wonderful someecards.Despite having family in the New York area, I'd never gone to the Stadium. (My family is full of Mets fans; I've been to Shea twice.) But, I   more...
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Week three is upon us already everyone and we're ready to go with the PWCs. I'm splitting duties with, your friend and mine, S2N and we've got some great games to cover today. Keep the comments coming early and often.Your College Football Announcing Schedule: Week ThreeWhoa. Some technical   more...
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Week three is upon us already everyone and we're ready to go with the PWCs. I'm splitting duties with, your friend and mine, S2N and we've got some great games to cover today. Keep the comments coming early and often.Your College Football Announcing Schedule: Week ThreeWhoa. Some technical   more...
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Now, I have no idea on God's green earth who the heck Rick Gosselin is. All I know is that he was no clue what he is talking about in "Rick Gosselin's NFL offseason power rankings." Apparently he is the NFL columnist for The Dallas Morning News. Hey, Landry Hat, wanna throw me a bone here?I have   more...
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Really odd happenings going on over the past few days. First it was Joe Morgan disappearing (below) and now Mike Golic is the topic of discussion. A few people emailed me this morning about Golic leaving the set of Mike and Mike this morning but I didn't really pay any mind. A few more people   more...
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In case you haven't been paying attention to the rampant stretches of white columns that have been terrorizing New York landmarks in the commercials airing on Fox, next week happens to be the MLB All Star Game which is being played for the final time at the current version of Yankee   more...
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What a performance by Josh Hamilton last night during the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. Not only did Josh increase the population of white (and sometimes gold) balls in souvenir city, but he also managed to inspire a nation. Last night, we even found out through Joe Morgan that the hardest   more...
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A little levity to ESPN's all-day fawning over Yankee Stadium, as commenter Bazooka Jones alerted us to earlier today, via the wonderful someecards.Despite having family in the New York area, I'd never gone to the Stadium. (My family is full of Mets fans; I've been to Shea twice.) But, I   more...
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If you know the name of this blog, you'll know that we here at Home Run Derby LOVE the Home Run Derby. It's the most wonderful day of the year.The best thing about the MLB Home Run Derby is that it's all just fun. No pretentiousness about the sanctity of the game. No forced urgency about   more...
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Steve Braband is not a SportsCenter anchor.  He doesn't recite poetry jams, doesn't have a sweaty combover and doesn't wear hideous looking ties (that we know of, anyway).  Even so, he's become unbearably annoying.  You may not know the name, but if you watched the   more...
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