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danmcgowan21

Claimed Blog: Independent Sports Column & Sports Podcast: MLB, NBA, NFL, NCAA News & Opinion

BallHype Member since March 19, 2008

danstake.com - 5 days ago
Have numbers become too subjective?
— danstake.com — Anyone who believes mathematics is the world’s universal language clearly hasn’t been following the news lately. Depending... on where you are or what channel you’re watching, the numbers have Sarah Palin as either the most popular woman on the planet, the most despised woman on the planet or as ... (more) Have numbers become too subjective?

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danstake.com - 13 days ago
Coach K can show Charlie Weis and Notre Dame how to win
— danstake.com — Ask anyone who is even slightly familiar with college basketball about the best coaches over the past... two decades and there is little doubt that Mike Krzyzewski will be one of the first names mentioned. This is obvious. The Duke Coach is a no-brainer. But what might be most impressive about ... (more) Coach K can show Charlie Weis and Notre Dame how to win

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danstake.com - 16 days ago
Plenty of questions remain unanswered in Jasper Howard murder
— danstake.com — It’s supposed to be such an open and shut case. We learn that a suspect in the... murder of a UConn football player is a black kid from Hartford who isn’t a student and we immediately assume the worst: He must be a gangbanging drug dealer and it was only a matter of time before he killed an ... (more) Plenty of questions remain unanswered in Jasper Howard ...

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danstake.com - 19 days ago
It's not about winning: LeBron has outgrown Cleveland
— danstake.com — That ratings from the 2009 World Series showed the greatest year-to-year growth in the history of baseball... shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone. The New York Yankees are a worldwide brand and play in the nation’s largest television market and the Philadelphia Phillies were the ... (more) It's not about winning: LeBron has outgrown Cleveland

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danstake.com - 23 days ago
Yankees played Moneyball better than anyone in 2009
— danstake.com — There was one very logical reason for Michael Lewis not to base his 2003 best seller “Moneyball”... on the New York Yankees: Americans don’t like rooting for Goliath. It’s in our fabric to favor the underdog, the little guy who everyone counts out. That’s what made the scrappy Oakland A’s the ... (more) Yankees played Moneyball better than anyone in 2009

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feedproxy.google.com - 29 days ago
Book Review: "The Book of Basketball" by Bill Simmons
— feedproxy.google.com — Remember when you were in high school and your English teacher made write a paragraph, then cut... it in half, and then cut in half again in an attempt to help tighten your work? Well Bill Simmons stayed up late watching Cheers the night before and skipped class that day. No one likes words more ... (more) Book Review: "The Book of Basketball" by Bill Simmons

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danstake.com - 29 days ago
In the court of public opinion, Donaghy might come out on top
— danstake.com — The NBA may have scared Random House into putting the kibosh on disgraced referee Tim Donaghy’s tell-all... book, “Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA,” but that doesn’t mean the league and its current referees don’t have some explaining to do. You know why? Because nothing Donaghy ... (more) In the court of public opinion, Donaghy might come out ...

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danstake.com - 10/28/2009
McGwire's resume speaks for itself
— danstake.com — You know who has zero sympathy for Larry Johnson, the Kansas City Chiefs running back who questioned... his head coach’s credentials on Twitter earlier this week? Baseball players. That’s because their hitting coaches have weaker job resumes than your average high school sophomore. I’m not ... (more) McGwire's resume speaks for itself

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danstake.com - 10/25/2009
Football can work in England. I'm sure of it.
— danstake.com — It’s that time of the year again. The time when England 2.0 invades the motherland and tries... to force our version of football on the unsophisticated British, who don’t much care for the booze, breasts and broken bones we root for every week each fall. Oh wait. The Brits are human too? That’s not ... (more) Football can work in England. I'm sure of it.

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danstake.com - 10/20/2009
ARod went from despised to beloved in 2009
— danstake.com — There are very few players in the history of baseball who could hit the kind of opposite... field, flick-of-the-wrists homerun Alex Rodriguez hit to tie game two of the American League Championship Series Saturday night. And when you consider the near-freezing temperatures along with the rain that ... (more) ARod went from despised to beloved in 2009

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danstake.com - 10/19/2009
Random Rumblings: Media had an agenda with Limbaugh
— danstake.com — I agree with Rush Limbaugh about as often as he agrees with the President, but he was... spot-on when he blamed the liberal media for thwarting his bid to own a piece of the St. Louis Rams last week. The controversy was your classic example of a media-created, media-driven story that only started ... (more) Random Rumblings: Media had an agenda with Limbaugh

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danstake.com - 10/16/2009
In weather like this, there's no such thing as home-field advantage
— danstake.com — It is 72 degrees and sunny in Vallejo, CA today. According to idcide.com , the temperature rarely... falls below 60 this time of year and you’re more likely to witness an earthquake than see more than an inch of rain fall in the month of October. Sounds like a nice place, right? That’s where C.C. ... (more) In weather like this, there's no such thing as ...

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danstake.com - 10/13/2009
If the NFL wasn't so PR conscious, Limbaugh would be a shoo-in
— danstake.com — Remember when Major League Baseball started testing for performance-enhancing drugs and it seemed like every player was... in favor of taking down any and all cheaters? Even the dirtiest guys in the game were out there talking about cleaning up the sport. Well that was your classic union play, the ... (more) If the NFL wasn't so PR conscious, Limbaugh would be a ...

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danstake.com - 10/9/2009
Only one reason sports should upset us
— danstake.com — Watching sports should be a lot more depressing than it is. Here we are sitting around eating... chips and wings and drinking cheap beer while watching other men on television, making millions for playing a game. We’ve got friends. They’ve got entourages. We’ve got girlfriends. They’ve got ... (more) Only one reason sports should upset us

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danstake.com - 10/6/2009
Random Rumblings: On the baseball season
— danstake.com — Is it me or was Major League Baseball about as predictable as Seinfeld reruns this season? You... don’t even need 150 characters to break down the entire summer: Steroids. Rich teams won. Albert Pujols. National League stunk. Case closed. But for those who would like me to expand on a season that ... (more) Random Rumblings: On the baseball season

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