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I didn't think I had anything emotionally invested in Barry Bonds ' quest to break Hank Aaron 's record, but I found myself surprisingly happy to see that he did it at home -- I guess no matter how I might feel about the man himself, I know what it ...
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 Did Angels Skip Batting Practice?
Did Angels Skip Batting Practice?
Matt Watson tipped me off to Curt Schilling’s blog today, and frankly, I’m pretty peeved at what I’m reading. Schilling, who shutdown the Angels over seven scoreless innings in Game 3 Sunday, blogged that the Angels didn’t even take batting practice before what wound up being their last game of the season.
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 From the Windup: The All-Flop Team
From the Windup: The All-Flop Team
With the season almost over, MLB FanHouse's Matt Watson breaks down a starting lineup's worth of 2008's most disappointing players.
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First-quarter report roundtable
I asked several of my favorite all-things-Detroit bloggers to talk about the Tigers. The only catch was, I wanted to get opinions of people from outside the Tigers blogosphere proper. I asked everyone the same three questions and answered them ...
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 Aaron Rowand Hurt Himself Playing Tag.  Seriously.
Aaron Rowand Hurt Himself Playing Tag. Seriously.
Baseball injuries are great. Some of the best ever. You might have serious ones like Miguel Tejada getting hit by a pitch and breaking his wrist. Or you might have lame ones like Raul Ibanez injuring himself while sleeping . Or, you might even be lucky enough to come across one like this. From Matt Watson at FanHouse : The Phillies also were without All-Star center fielder Aaron Rowand for ...
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Tony Gwynn never had the physique of a bodybuilder, but he didn't need one to win eight batting titles in a 20-year career with the Padres . But, like a lot of athletes who were a bit portly during their playing careers ( ahem, Charles Barkley ...), ...
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 Boston Gets A Load Of The Shy, Retiring Scott Pollard
Boston Gets A Load Of The Shy, Retiring Scott Pollard
The Celtics held a press conference Thursday to introduce acquisitions Scott Pollard (above) and Eddie House, and the former has already endeared himself to the local scribes with the not entirely serious suggestion that he’s the new ...
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 Kenyon Martin Did 101 in 30mph Zone, Got Off with Preferential Treatment
Kenyon Martin Did 101 in 30mph Zone, Got Off with Preferential Treatment
Funny how LeBron’s speeding ticket was all in the news a few weeks ago, but nobody heard anything about K-Mart’s. Well, as Matt Watson explains, it’s because Kenyon’s speeding incidents happened two years ago but the ...
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 The Briefest Of Jersey Retirements For The Knicks’ N8
The Briefest Of Jersey Retirements For The Knicks’ N8
The Fanhouse’s Matt Watson reported Sunday that Nate Robinson — playing in the Vegas Summer League for the 4th year in a row — had his jersey retired in what can only be described an unceremonious, uh, ceremony. “Being named ...
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 On FanHouse and their Fantasy Sports Girl collaboration at  The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
On FanHouse and their Fantasy Sports Girl collaboration at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // ...
July 29th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanR fsg-fanhouse.jpg Setting aside the fact that John Ness and Miss G both left their FanHouse producer roles within a matter of weeks — and really, this is something that should not be set aside in this discussion, ...
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 Is Mike Mussina Worthy of the Hall of Fame?
Is Mike Mussina Worthy of the Hall of Fame?
With 20 wins at the age of 39, did Moose wrap up a spot in Cooperstown? FanHouse's Matt Watson takes a closer look.
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 AOL: It Was a Blog That Broke Sockgate
AOL: It Was a Blog That Broke Sockgate
Matt Watson at AOL Sportsblog:You've read about it all day, but there it is: Gary Thorne's confident revelation that Curt Schilling used paint on his sock. (Big ups to A Red Sox Fan in Pinstripes Territory for the video.) ... While the debate ...
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Is MLB.com ripping off fans?
Just when ByrnesBlogger1 was thinking about buying some D'Backs games, this showed up on the 'Net: by Matt Watson You know how MLB.com makes it possible to purchase and download full games to watch on your computer? Be wary, fellow fans, because ...
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 Programming Note:  Blogger Roundtable
Programming Note: Blogger Roundtable
I’m pretty excited that I’ll be participating in a Detroit sports blogger roundtable on WDET 101.9 FM on Tuesday morning. I’m excited because first I love talking about blogging. But second, the other participants in the group are: ...
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 WDET interview recap
WDET interview recap
My appearance on WDET, as far as I could tell, was a success. The finalized blogger lineup was myself, Bill Ferris from The Detroit Tigers Weblog , Matt Watson from Detroit Bad Boys , and Matt Saler from On the Wings . It was a ton of fun, and I think ...
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 MLB Live Chat With Johnson and Watson
MLB Live Chat With Johnson and Watson
We're two months into the baseball season and the gloves are officially off. Now that the season is over 1/3rd complete it's time to take stock of where we are and where we're headed. How will Joba Chamberlain fare as a starter? How much will Pedro ...
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The Basketball Jones
Don t try and stop him. The tickle monster is gonna get ya. The Basketball Jones — Episode 087 (.mp3) On today s show, Skeets and I are joined by Matt Watson from Detroit Bad Boys to discuss Chris Webber s integration with the Pistons; the Kevin...