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Friday, August 31, 2012

GREATEST DUGOUT DEMOLITION I EVER SAW

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The game of baseball can twist your mind, evaporate your confidence, and test your stress levels like no other sport. In life, many pe...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

JIM JOYCE MAKES THE PERFECT CALL

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On June 2, 2010, Jim Joyce, a longtime and well-respected umpire, saw his life change forever, or so he thought. Joyce, manning his posi...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

JOHNNY PESKY: THE GREATEST BASEBALL MAN

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A great baseball man. During my short, but wonderful journey through baseball, I'd often hear that phrase tagged on someone in the ...
Monday, August 6, 2012

THE BIG OLYMPIC DEODORANT

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No matter how you carve or Favre it, the world of sports turned into a giant cess pool over the last four years. It has wreaked of scand...
Sunday, August 5, 2012

OSCAR PISTORIUS: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BLADES

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It's not about the carbon blades, nor is it about trying to win a medal in the Olympics. For Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee, his ...
Friday, June 8, 2012

QUIET, PLEASE! PHIL MICKELSON IS TEXTING

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By most accounts, Phil Mickelson is a good guy. He's pleasant with the media, doesn't drop-kick his club after bad shots, and he...
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

THE BEAUTY OF BOSTON MAYOR THOMAS MENINO

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If Thomas Menino was a cartoon character, he'd be half-Barney Rubble and half- Baby Huey. If he was a tool in the shed, the mayor of...
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Hard-working, creative, and lover of good words, competition, and testing my limits. Graduate of UNC and Tar Heel baseball player. Signed with Boston Red Sox as free-agent. Hit a HR in "Bull Durham" off Nuke. Former sports anchor/reporter at NESN, Fox Sports Net and MLB.com.5-time Ironman, 3-time NYC Marathon finisher. Wedding singer and Solid Gold dancer. "It's not the critic who counts, but the man who gets in the arena to compete that does."
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