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LA Times Writer Wonders Where Albert Pujols Gets His Talent
LA Times Writer Wonders Where Albert Pujols Gets His Talent
by Tom Fornelli A few weeks ago there was quite a bit of controversy surrounding Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez , steroids and a blog. More specifically, a media firestorm started when a blogger named JRod wrote a post on MidwestSportsFans.com that looked at the possibility of Ibanez using ...
The Curious Case of Journalists Perpetuating “Pathetic” and “Ridiculous” Steroid Speculation
The Curious Case of Journalists Perpetuating “Pathetic” and “Ridiculous” Steroid Speculation
midwestsportsfans.com — I don’t really know the best way to introduce the source material that I am about to comment on, so I’ll just copy/paste an excerpt and let it speak for itself before adding my own thoughts: From a recent article by Jerry Crowe of the ... (more) The Curious Case of Journalists Perpetuating “Pathetic” ...
Albert Ruthian Pujols
Albert Ruthian Pujols
mysportsrumors.com — So the biggest rumor of the day has nothing to do with trades, signings or anything like that. The rumor of the day is whether or not did St Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols called his massive grand slam against the Kansas City Royals . The St. Louis Dispatch reports: After opening ... (more) Albert Ruthian Pujols
Albert Pujols: Cash Flow Under-Achiever
Albert Pujols: Cash Flow Under-Achiever
sportsagentblog.com — Seeing as Albert Pujols’ career stats (.334, 40/122, 1.053) are better than A-Rod’s (.305, 42/122, .966), I think it is safe to say that Pujols should be a $200+ million man in the immediate future. Anything less would be tragedy! (more) Albert Pujols: Cash Flow Under-Achiever
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The Curious Case of Journalists Perpetuating “Pathetic” and “Ridiculous” Steroid Speculation
Midwest Sports Fans — ... and a writer for FanHouse, said it best as you can read in the excerpt below. And since his article is the one that alerted me to this story, and is the reason I am writing about it, I will both mention him by name and link to his article. (You see, journalists, in the blogosphere we have our own code of ethics and integrity and *gasp* actually follow it!). ...

Would Ken Rosenthal Like To Yell At Jerry Crowe Now? [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin — ... (among many others) is the mortal enemy of unfounded speculation, everyone is eagerly awaiting his takedown of L.A. Times columnist's ...

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