The Legend of Cecilio Guante - Greatest Hits on BallHype

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 7/14/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

It’s agonizing, frustrating, gut-wrenching. You find yourself constantly looking up at the scoreboards on Ballhype, Yardbarker and Technorati, watching the numbers plummet. You silently question whether you can re-capture that magic you saw in glimpses earlier in your career. You tinker with your approach, shift locations in the writer’s box, even don a lucky thong to try to help turn the tide...

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Anatomy of a Sports Blogger Slump

Preseason Top 10 Things To Love About College Football

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 8/26/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Today, my friends is college-football-is-almost-here celebration day. On Thursday, the season officially kicks off with Wake and Baylor. I have not an inkling of affiliation with either of those institutions but, regardless, I can not wait...

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Attack of the Gingers: Athletes Afflicted with Gingervitis

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 4/4/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

They are a rare breed. Those of the "red hair, light skin and freckles." We are, of course, referring to Gingers. In recent years, this affliction has more commonly become known as Gingervitis. For those less familiar with the condition, one of the leading authorities in the field, Colorado professor Eric Cartman, provides a quick refresher...

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Attack of the Gingers: Athletes Afflicted with Gingervitis

Players and Teams Who Never Should Have Been

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 5/13/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Certain things just don't look right. Guys in skin-tight blue jeans. Crown Victoria sedans sitting on 26s. Carlos Beltran's hair. The same can be said of athletes, particularly those who spent large portions of their career with one team and then put on a new and unfamiliar uniform...

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Players and Teams Who Never Should Have Been

Classic 80s/90s Sports Posters, Vol II: "Chicago Vice"

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 1/11/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Welcome to the first official Friday installment of our classic 80s/90s poster series. Since Tuesday's post, we've received phenomenal nominations from around the country. If you've already shared, there's a chance we've got yours cued up for a future post...fear not. All visitors new and old, we ask that you keep 'em coming (legendofcecilioguante@gmail.com). I'll be throwing up one classic...

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Classic 80s/90s Sports Posters, Vol II: "Chicago Vice"

The NFL All F-U-Up Defensive Team

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 10/8/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Simply put, there are some folks who, by the way they look in a uniform, their demeanor and their on-field performance, flat out scare the s&%* out of you. You know the type. Those terribly violent flying missiles that cause you to turn and cringe as they hurl themselves full speed...

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Best Sports Movie 'Players' of All-Time?

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 9/8/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Long story short, on a train back from U.S. Open the other night with a few work colleagues. The topic of "best" sports movie player comes up. Fast-forward two days later, and we haven't stopped talking about it. The debate has led to several more important questions in terms of how we break...

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Best Sports Movie 'Players' of All-Time?

Mets Issue Apology to Fans. I Respond.

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 10/1/2007 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Earlier this evening the following apology was sent to all Met fans who subscribe to their online newsletter. First off, kudos to the organization for a quick, appropriate and unexpected gesture. It doesn't take away the pain, but it certainly a noteworth acknowledgment on behalf of the inflictors. The full "letter" is contained below...

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Olympians Worth Watching: Our Hottest Hopefuls

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 4/30/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

With all the protests going on surrounding the Olympics, including issues of civil rights, labor and the environment, we thought it was time for us all to take a collective chill. And what better way to do that than with what always strangely seems to appeal to the typical reader of this and other sports blogs - hot chicks. As we "prepare" for the August Olympic games, we thought it our...

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Bring it Back, Turiaf: Asking Ronnie and Crew to Break Out the 'Fros

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 5/8/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

It's time for a smokin' hot trend to make a re-appearance. Bring back the afro!

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RIP, Starting Pitching

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 5/12/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

The voice on WFAN praised Mike Mussina for the ability he's demonstrated to keep the 2008 Yankees "in games." Gary Cohen commended Oliver Perez on a "quality start" against Cincinnati (he went six, gave up three runs, three hits and walked four). During that same Sunday game, a graphic scrolled across the screen which revealed that the New York Mets were averaging over three-and-a-half relief...

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J.T. O'Sullivan Looks to Make Name for Himself Among Two-Letter Punctuated First-Namers

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 8/25/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Even though J.T. O'Sullivan sounds more fitting for my local Irish pub than an NFL starting quarterback, I'm pulling for the journeyman. It's not just because he's "paid his dues," but just as importantly on account of his first name. There's something about those dudes with two-letter, punctuated first name that just stick in your head. It seems pretty rare that they make it big-time, but it's...

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Weather Due to Warm Up for Giants-Pack...Into the Positive Single Digits

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 1/19/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Honestly...remind me why on Earth one would willingly live in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Here's how we got here. I was reading an intriguing piece from the always-solid folks at Awful Announcing on how fluffy white snow on a football field seems to give fans a collective hard-on for some reason or another. Frankly, I can't lie in that I too get a bit aroused when there's enough of the white stuff...

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Delgado's Bat, Former Standout, Dies at 16

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 4/23/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

It is with our deepest sympathy that we regret to inform you of the death of an important member of your organization. Late yesterday afternoon, after a long and arduous battle against its illness, Carlos Delgado's bat died at a hospital on Chicago's North Side...

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Delgado's Bat, Former Standout, Dies at 16

5 In-Game "Entertainment" Tactics That Must Go

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 6/9/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Thundersticks? The Wave? Some things just need to go.

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Wizards Amend Stevenson's Contract with "Moron Clauses"

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 10/18/2007 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

WASHINGTON, October, 18 2007 -- Following a successful 2006-07 debut season in Washington, Wizards guard Deshawn Stevenson has managed to grab even more headlines during this off-season -- none of them particularly flattering for the organization. The cumulative impact of Stevenson's off-the-court mishaps has finally led to consequences...

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ESPN First Take Tackles Huge Philisophical Question: Bears

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 5/23/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Specifically, Mr. Kurkjian posed the age-old question that has captivated philosophers, historians and intellectuals for centuries. If you put a hungry bear on the 50-yard line...and an NFL kick returner on the goal line...could the return man outrun the bear and make it to midfield? This, my friends, has led to "months" of programming, interviews and discussion on ESPN's First Take...

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For the Ladies of New York, The Real Super Bowl Has Arrived

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 6/2/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Sex and the City movie is to females as... Super Bowl is to males... For the most part, yes?

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The LCG's Inaugural MLB All-Crazy Team

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 6/19/2008 from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

Our All-Star selections of baseball's most likely to explode at a moment's notice.

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Ingle Martin IV and the Scariest QB Roster in Recent Memory

Editoratlegendofcecilioguante posted 30 days ago from www.legendofcecilioguante.com

So, are we all clear? That would be Tyler Thigpen, Ingle Martin IV and Quinn Gray. That, my friends, is powerful stuff. Seriously, drink in that quarterback lineup for a minute.... but can you think of a worse trio in the NFL?

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The Legend of Cecilio Guante Greatest Hits