dailyfungo.com - 30 days ago
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I’ve made the conscious choice. For the first time in my life I’m choosing not to watch the World Series this year, and here are five reasons why:
5. The Announcers. Enough has been written about the pathetic quality of baseball’s play-by-play crews this postseason so I ...
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