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There's A Tear in My Bear...

 
Our older readers will appreciate the Hank Williams Sr. reference. I was going to call this "Tears of a Clown," but Geoff Calkins is no clown. He is a good sports writer, an enthusiastic writer with a wry sense of humor in some of his articles, and a friend to the three Shades of Blue blog. That being said...I take issue with this article. I know, I know. It's from Oct 9. Get with the program, Zac. The truth is, I am slowly getting back into Grizz news. After taking a vacation with the fiance down to Miami where I *looks around for the government* partook in an illegal cigar despite Cuban embargos, and had too many drinks at Trader Vic's , this was the story that caught my attention. Meet New Grizz, Same as Old Grizz. Really? We wear putrid uniforms, start a revolving door of WTF cares players like Batiste, Archibald, Chris Owens, and Ike Austin, and our coach has a shinier dome than the Hubert H. Humphrey in Minny? Nah...They aren't the same old Grizz players. The same old Grizz ... (link)

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