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 Video -  I'm Fucking Ben Affleck
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Video - I'm Fucking Ben Affleck
I'm Fucking Ben AffleckRobin Williams, Don Cheadle, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Rebecca Romijn, Benji Madden, Joel Madden, ...
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 Evan Longoria, 22, powers the Tampa Bay Rays into the ALCS - Ben Reiter  - SI.com
Evan Longoria, 22, powers the Tampa Bay Rays into the ALCS - Ben Reiter - SI.com
It wasn't difficult to discern that last Thursday and Friday's playoff games were the first ever held in Tampa Bay. The ticket scalpers, blessed with only the 24th and 25th sellouts of this unprecedented Rays season, were unsophisticated: A ...
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Update On Sheets' Injury
ESPN's Buster Olney swapped emails with Ben Sheets ' agent, Casey Close.  According to Close: "His forearm muscle [strain] was the equivalent of a hamstring pull and it simply needed time to rest.  No real treatment was ...
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 Player spotlight: Ben Sheets
Player spotlight: Ben Sheets
Thursday, October 09, 2008 Player spotlight: Ben Sheets Posted by Derek Carty at 12:01am On Monday, Victor Wang went over Ben Sheets' risk profile . Today, I'd like to discuss his specific skills and check out a little PITCHf/x data. Numbers ...
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Ed Wade Begins Posturing For Ben Sheets - Astros Hot Stove Starts To Heat Up
Alyson Footer's story on Astros.com is a real mixed bag, but it did hold the interesting tidbit that is referenced in the title. Out of abject laziness stemming from having successfully taken the LSAT this morning, I'll roll with a large block ...
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Player risk profile: Ben Sheets
Monday, October 06, 2008 Player risk profile: Ben Sheets Posted by Victor Wang at 12:01am For more background information and details on my methodology, read my first player risk profile article on Troy Tulowitzki here . Background Ben Sheets has been one of the more frustrating ...
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Emotional Sheets says goodbyes
Ben Sheets was emotional after the Brewers' season ended today with Game 4 of the NLDS, and for good reason. Sheets knew he almost certainly had worn a Milwaukee uniform for the last time. "Never say never," said Sheets. "Cirillo ...
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Elias Rankings: NL Starters
Eddie Bajek has cautioned that his projected Elias rankings may not be perfect.  However, it's the closest thing we've got as Eddie is the only person to publicly reverse-engineer the rankings.  With that, a look at the NL starters :  ...
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I'll start off by establishing the fact that I am a Sheets-apologist... I don't remember another player in Brewers' history who has created a polar opposite of fan reaction. I don't see any middle ground. Either fans love him, or they look at him as a ...
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 Ben Jacobs: Modern Day Nostradamus
Ben Jacobs: Modern Day Nostradamus
At the season's outset, 18 THT-ities submitted their preseason predictions. Now that the year's over, let's see how we did and rank us. The ranking system is easy - if you predict a team comes in first and the come in fifth, that's four points. If they come in third, that's two points. Low score ...
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Nelson makes playoff roster
Philadelphia -- Brewers interim manager Dale Sveum just gave us his playoff roster for the NLDS against Philadelphia and there's one big surprise as the 25 th man on the roster - infielder/outfielder Brad Nelson. Sveum chose Nelson over others such ...
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Six extras in uniform - Brewers Blog
Philadelphia - The playoff rules allow teams to keep six players in uniform who are not active in the dugout during games. Interim manager Dale Sveum chose the six extras who have been with the team the longest: RHP Ben Sheets OF Gabe Kapler 3B ...
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NLDS Preview, Part I
In addition to the interview below with Jeff Sackmann of Brew Crew Ball, I'd like to alert readers to check out a copy of Wednesday's Sports Weekly, usually found in WaWa, Barnes & Noble, etc, and published by USA Today. I've got a small blurb in ...
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Mets Rumors: K-Rod, Castillo, Pedro
Let's collect some a few postmortem Mets articles floating around this morning.  Ken Davidoff suggests the Mets patch up their bullpen with Francisco Rodriguez .  It'd be an obvious overreaction, and would ignore past history of big ...
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 Sabathia Carries Brewers in to Playoffs
Sabathia Carries Brewers in to Playoffs
The Milwaukee Brewers got exactly what they wanted with the acquisition of C.C. Sabathia back in early July. Needing another arm to compliment Ben Sheets, Sabathia was likely more than the team even anticipated by going 11-2 with an ERA of 1.65 in 17 starts. The last of the 11 wins came this ...
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Cubs send Brewers' playoff race into final day of season
Ben Sheets was roughed up in his return from an injury, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell back into a tie for the NL wild card with one game left in the season after a 7-3 loss to the Cubs on Saturday. Phil Rogers: Hitters striking out at record ...
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Cubs vs. Brewers - Recap - September 27, 2008
Fast Facts •Brewers fall back into a tie for the wild-card lead with the Mets as their five-game win streak was snapped. The Cubs won their 97th game this season, the most since they won 98 in 1945. •Ted Lilly won his fourth straight start, ...
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 Sheets will start Saturday for Brewers
Sheets will start Saturday for Brewers
Ben Sheets (13-8, 2.98 ERA) will make his scheduled start tomorrow night against the Chicago Cubs. Sheets has not pitched since September 17 because of a sore right elbow. After throwing a 20-pitch bullpen session Thursday, Sheets said he’s ready to pitch.
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 Sheets will toe mound for Brewers against Cubs
Sheets will toe mound for Brewers against Cubs
Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets will start Saturday against the Cubs despite a sore elbow that forced him to leave his last appearance on Sept. 17 against Chicago.
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McCain wants to postpone debate until fantasy baseball season is over
OXFORD, MS — Citing the unbelievable pressures facing most fantasy baseball playing Americans and the heady times that are coming up this weekend, John McCain has proposed that the presidential debate between he and democratic candidate Barack ...
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Gallardo coming back, Sheets in limbo | MLB.com: News
MILWAUKEE -- In one breath, acting Brewers manager Dale Sveum says he is "very optimistic" that Ben Sheets will start one of the team's remaining regular season games. In the next breath, Sveum said it would take a "minor miracle." > Sheets' fuzzy ...
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Gallardo to start tomorrow
Right-hander Yovani Gallardo, out since May 1 with a knee injury, will return to action tomorrow night against Pittsburgh, interim manager Dale Sveum just told us. Sveum is trying to piece together a rotation for the final important week of the ...
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Sabathia will go on short rest again
Interim manager Dale Sveum told us this afternoon that left-hander CC Sabathia will start Wednesday night on short rest for the second consecutive time. Sabathia pitched Saturday in Cincinnati on only three days of rest. The starting rotation is in ...
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 TBA is Pitching a Lot For the Brewers This Week
TBA is Pitching a Lot For the Brewers This Week
Speculation is that CC is going to pitch tomorrow on 3 days rest, and then pitch again on Sunday on 3 days rest if necessary. That would be three straight starts on 3 days rest, if you're scoring at home. Discuss. Better to have one CC start on full ...
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 Speed Read: Sheets, Bolts, Raider Exec On Fire
Speed Read: Sheets, Bolts, Raider Exec On Fire
Somebody lit a fire under Ben Sheets last night. Literally . With the Brewers off on Monday, Sheets was one of many residents who had to evacuate the downtown Milwaukee high-rise he lives in after a kitchen fire in another unit threatened his condo . ...
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Cashman Deserves More Time, Will Turn Things Around
I am not sure I agree with Steve on this one. I don't really think Cash is the answer, although I do think no GM can thrive in this job unless they are given full control, which Cashman was told he would have but does not really seem to be the case.
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 OnMilwaukee.com Sports: Small fire sends Sheets, neighbors to the streets
OnMilwaukee.com Sports: Small fire sends Sheets, neighbors to the streets
Tags: ben sheets , fire , condo , brewers This probably wasn't the fire that the Brewers were looking for to ignite their playoff hopes. Right-hander Ben Sheets had to exit his Downtown home around 5:30 p.m. Monday when a small kitchen fire in a unit ...
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 Pondering Playoff Matchups
Pondering Playoff Matchups
Which is preferable to the Cubs - a Brewers wild card (and first-round series against the Dodgers) or a Mets/Phillies wild card (and a first-round series against the Phillies/Mets)? All of the teams have bats, but pitching wise: 1. The Brewers are ...
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What Does Ben Sheets' Fore Arm Tightness Mean for the 2009 Astros?
When things go bad for my team, my initial reaction is to immediately start looking toward what can be done for next season to ensure that whatever is currently going wrong doesn't.  Right now, I'm thinking starting pitching big time.  A ...
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 Andy Sonnanstine, Jonny Gomes, Ben Zobrist, Rocco Baldelli and Justin Ruggiano have mohawks
Andy Sonnanstine, Jonny Gomes, Ben Zobrist, Rocco Baldelli and Justin Ruggiano have mohawks
How can you not love this ball club? How can you not love this ball club’s hair? I pity the fool who is too old or too jaded to appreciate the glory and the beauty of the Devil Rays and their mohawks. To my eyes, starting pitcher Andy ...
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 Sheets resting elbow with hope for next weekend
Sheets resting elbow with hope for next weekend
Right-hander Ben Sheets rested his sore pitching elbow Friday, hoping the pain subsides enough to let him start a game in Milwaukee's final regular season series next weekend.
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 Morning Blogdome: Matt Millen Is Still Drunk On Inexplicable Positivity [Morning Blogdome]
Morning Blogdome: Matt Millen Is Still Drunk On Inexplicable Positivity [Morning Blogdome]
• The building blocks for success: "Stay the course," Millen said. "It's a little bump. ... It's not like you have to panic. You don't have to make wholesale changes. You don't have to do all that stuff. It's all right there." [ Fanhouse ]  ...
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 Why Do I Get Excited For This Garbage Every Year?
Why Do I Get Excited For This Garbage Every Year?
Goldy said it so well, I don't have to. Yes, this is the official "Brad thinks the Brewers are dead: 2.0." Hopefully it works as good as the previous version. Seriously, what the hell is going on here? Is this franchise cursed? When is Melvin gonna ...
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 Ben Sheets is Pretty Much Just Like Kerry Wood
Ben Sheets is Pretty Much Just Like Kerry Wood
It’s not often we actively root against an athlete, no matter how outrageous or annoying they are (see Schilling, Curt). This is certainly the case with Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets. No, we don’t like him. He pitches for the Brewers and ...
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 Brewers unsure of Sheets' status for rest of season
Brewers unsure of Sheets' status for rest of season
The Brewers were counting on Ben Sheets to make two more starts over the final 10 games as they try to overcome a September slide and reach the playoffs.
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 Sheets' injury forces Brewers to adjust
Sheets' injury forces Brewers to adjust
Even acting manager Dale Sveum was surprised to learn that Ben Sheets has been fighting an aching right elbow.
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Under The Knife: Down to the Wire by Will Carroll
With less than two weeks to go, the roster shuffling continues for teams trying to work their way around key injuries.