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floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 9/30/2008
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The National League Divisional showdowns are set: Dodgers-Cubs
and Phillies-Brewers. Enjoy grades for each pitching staff, the...
bats and bullpens including what difference-maker is flying under the radar. Picks follow the breakdowns for both series.
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MLB Playoffs: Manny v. the Curse
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floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 9/9/2008
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Take nothing away from Cleveland Indians ace Cliff
Lee and his amazing comeback season, but the race...
for the AL Cy Young is ALOT closer than you think.
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Lee Not A Lock for AL Cy Young
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 9/8/2008
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The pre-season of the NFL won a large
victory yesterday. The month-long dog-and-pony show that fans, players...
and coaches alike screamed to have abolished stepped up and punched them right in the throat and teaching the league a lesson: use me wisely, or else...
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Why the Pats, Colts, Chargers Got Burned for ...
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 9/3/2008
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Western Pacific Division: Another powerhouse that with certainty
will rival their Eastern Atlantic foes in terms of...
overall calibre of play. The Ducks, Stars, Kings, Coyotes and Sharks will have some epic battles which won't stop in the regular season. Read on below to find out who will take it all.
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7 Habits of Highly Effective NHL Forecasting: Part V
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 8/30/2008
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To open the Western Conference, I honour the
champion Red Wings and the rest of the CENTRAL...
DIVISION. Find out what changes in the off-season will being about for the Wings, Preds, Blackhawks, Blues and Blue Jackets.
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7 Habits of Highly Effective NHL Forecasting: Part IV
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 8/22/2008
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The Dirty Southeast Division -- Say what you
will about the worst division in hockey, it still...
contains Alex Ovechkin, Eric Staal and Vinny Lecavalier. Find out everything you need to know about whats good in '08-'09 with the Caps, 'Canes, Bolts, Panthers and Thrashers here.
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7 Habits of Highly Effective NHL Forecasting: Part III
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 8/19/2008
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Predicting the future is a challenging business. It
is governed by many of the same factors that...
determine the outcome of our own life. See how they mirror one another alongside a detailed breakdown of the 08-09 Eastern Atlantic Division.
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective NHL Forecasting
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 8/14/2008
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A viewing guide for those interested in setting
their TVO's months in advance. Priority is assessed on...
a scale we are all familiar with: intoxication.
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24's on Ice: A Guide to Watching the NHL in 2009
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 8/12/2008
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Allegiances in NFL are eroding faster than the
credibility of the Tour de France. Most rationalize the...
decline by highlighting the fickle nature of NFL contracts and the troubling lack of guaranteed money. Nevertheless the purpose is clear: in spite of agreed upon terms and legally binding contracts, many players hold their personal demands above that of the team.
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NFL Holdouts: When Cashing in Costs...
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 8/5/2008
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We've come a long way from the days
of getting pissed and playing bridge with Babe Ruth...
on the now-ancient North-East commuter trains. Extinct are the days of equal privileges for athletes and the masses, a factor paramount to our shifting media ideals and creation of the profitable genre of sport-celebnalism.
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Sports-Celebnalism: Morphing from ESPN to TMZ.
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 7/30/2008
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I refuse to link to the original piece,
so you'll have to take my word for it...
that someone actually wrote (and hence, believes) that Harry Leroy 'Roy' "Doc" Halladay is bloody over-rated. I submit to you the fragile introspections that brewed following the sight of such baseless criticism of one of baseballs' finest.
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Ode to Roy Halladay: Best in the MLB?
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 7/22/2008
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Bad judgment is like a disease, I believe
this axiomatic. That Bettman has failed in numerous respects...
as a commissioner of the NHL is unto itself lacking the fatal qualities of his most recently publicized decisions.
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Dealing with Crooks is Gary Bettmans' Fatal Blunder!
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 7/18/2008
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As good as hockey talk gets in the
middle of July. Cup Final prediction, Trade rumors and...
silly theme songs.
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NHL Futures, HNIC Song and Wild 3-Way's.
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 7/7/2008
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A sports zeitgeist with quick take on Federer
v. Nadal Wimbledon final, the unfortunate parallels of Mats...
and Brett's retirement limbo and the escalating (yet hilarious) feud between two cocky NHL General Managers.
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Best-Ever Tennis, Russian Cheerleaders and Brett Favre ...
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 7/2/2008
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Here is a list of the 17 most
notable moves along with commentary on who got the...
better of whom:
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Who scored on NHL Free Agent Day? (Full List inc.)
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 6/24/2008
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With the blog v. MSM issue simmering on
the back burner the MSM have cleverly fired back...
at the blogosphere. Allegedly misquoting members from Deadspin, and potentially The Big Lead, a piece in the Los Angeles Times (of all bloody places) has incited recent infighting. Taken from TBL.com...
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TMZ-Style Sports Blogs are Journalism!
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 6/23/2008
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I'm just gonna throw it out there, if
you don't wanna take it just go ahead and...
push it back: Vernon Wells and AJ Burnett for Matt Holiday and Jeff Francis. Bullocks you say? Lets take a closer look and reserve judgment for a moment...
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Fantasy Trade: Jays and Rockies shake things up?
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 6/16/2008
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Who doesn't respect a little honesty from an
athlete these days? I welcome any comment not a...
clichéd sound bite the same way I would a free lapdance: the more the merrier. Burnett just broke the mold in a fashion we'd expect from the Mad Ink member.
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AJ Burnett burns the Blue Jays
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 6/12/2008
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If passive managing was the fashion required to
produce champions in baseball, one would rightly assume bench...
managers wouldn't exist. The fact that they do, in spite of Toronto Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons reluctance to assume the role, makes one question his value as he appears to be a well-paid spectator, interested merely in the full-access to the clubhouse spread.
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Is the Blue Jays potential being stiffled by their ...
floatoncloudnine.blogspot.com - 6/2/2008
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That another rant has gotten Oswaldo José Guillén
Barrios in the Sports pages surprises no one. The...
shock comes with the subject matter of his rant: no, he didn't call Jay Mariotti a fag again, but he did indirectly call out just about everyone in the organization.
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Understanding Ozzie: Madness Meets Motivation
