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Monday, October 31st, 2011
Apparently the man upstairs does work in mysterious ways.
Just one day after I decided my life would be better by swearing off sports, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa decided to retire. So to use a phrase that I never thought I would utter in my life: Thanks, Tony! I'm back!
Much ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
To those of you who have followed my blog posts here at Rumors and Rants for the last four years or however long it has been, thanks. However, I am pretty sure I may be done here, because I hate sports now.
Maybe there's still time for me to get into ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Dear Tiger,
I see that you parted ways with caddie Steve Williams after 12 years, and unless you plan on becoming the only player on the PGA Tour to lug his own clubs around you're going to need someone on the bag.
Look no further.
I have over 7 years of excellent looping ...
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
I could not believe my ears Monday night as the new Kid Rock song "Born Free" played while ESPN's Monday Night Countdown segued into Monday Night Football. The same song was used incessantly during TBS' postseason baseball coverage, which was apparently the network's only way of making a game called ...
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Sometimes I don't even know if my relatives still read this blog. But in the last week I've found evidence that someone important has possibly been doing so: ESPN Sports Guy Bill Simmons.
Last week's most read piece on ESPN.com, Simmons' column on the World Cup, ran on July 1. It ...
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Well, it was a completely messed up Fourth of July weekend in the world of sports. And if you don't believe me, you best read on.
Bob Probert's Death: It had been awhile since any team I rooted for won a championship of any sort, so I forgot what happens in ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
There are times that I question why I have chosen to dedicate my life to writing about sports; most notably on those nights and weekends that are spent working rather than exposed to friends, fun or nudity.
There are also things that happen in the sports world itself that make me ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Question: What's the only thing stupider than casting Jake Gyllenhall as a Persian warrior?
Answer: Trying to tie it into the NBA Playoffs!
For the past couple of years, it seems like blockbuster movies have been trying to tie themselves in to sporting events by running stupid promos that act as previews ...
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
If you ask me, it's been a terribly annoying week in baseball. And I'm not just saying that to sound like Andy Rooney. (I am, however, grooming my eyebrows in an effort to look like Andy Rooney).
Something has happened every day so far this week that has raised my ire. ...
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
The look on Willie Veasley's face after Monday night's championship game loss to Duke says it all. Actually, you can't see his face, which says even more. It was one of the most heart-wrenching losses that one could experience as a player or fan, and I don't say that just ...
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