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VIDEO: Obama discusses getting a mohawk
Our friends at Hugging Harold Reynolds insisted I post something about this to give Sen. Obama equal time with recent posts about Gov. Palin. So here’s video of Obama’s recent appearance with our beloved American League Champion Tampa Bay Devil Rays: **** Some might see ...
The '08 Rayhawk vs. The '93 Phillies Mullet?
The '08 Rayhawk vs. The '93 Phillies Mullet?
sports.yahoo.com — I think it's an easy choice, but Chalk wanted to make an argument ....... (more) The '08 Rayhawk vs. The '93 Phillies Mullet?
World Series: Phils' fans live down to their reputation - St. Petersburg Times
tampabay.com — World Series: Phils' fans live down to their reputation By In print: Monday, October 27, 2008 PHILADELPHIA... It is a proud city. A city rich in history and steeped in tradition. In some ways, a city like no other in America. And today, perhaps the ... (more) World Series: Phils' fans live down to their ...
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braveslaunchpad.com — Please visit Joe’s site Baseballisms. The end of the Boston Red Sox 2008 campaign came last night... at Tropicana Field in Tampa. The losing score was 3 - 1 at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays, a team attempting to accomplish a worst to first transformation in a single season, trying to (more) Thanks for Sharing
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Why I’m Pulling For The Rays
Bugs & Cranks — ... Not because I care about or enjoy the Rays, their story, or their Rayvolution of cowbells, mohawks and all of the other dumbass gimmicks needed to create interest in a really good baseball team. ...

Guest Post: The Regal Madness Of Jonny Gomes
Bugs & Cranks — ... an interview with Bugs & Cranks that spring, Yogi Dana Edison told us that Gomes was the class clown and co-teacher's pet in those sessions because he "showed up in his underwear for the first practice" and "despite his initial reservations and antics, had perfect attendance."] Now, everybody’s doin’ the Downward Dog in Tampa Bay. Less than two years later, when the Devil Rays win the World Series, they will be invited to the White House to fist bump with the President. Jonny’s already building a relationship and is ...

YOU Decide: The '08 Rayhawk vs. The '93 Phillies Mullet?
Big League Stew — ... .  President Bill Clinton never discussed getting a mullet.  Presidential candidate Barack Obama has said publicly he's considering getting ...

Your Sportsmen Ain’t S#!t #3: Barack Obama, Brian McBride, Jimmie Johnson, Anderson Silva, Padraig Harrington
Bugs & Cranks — ... Why BARACK OBAMA ain’t s#!t: I’m thrilled he won, — helped along no doubt by his post-ALCS appearance with our Devil Rays — but he should be MAN Of The Year not SPORTSman Of The Year. ...

Historic Tropicana Field Continues To Fuel Jealousy
Bugs & Cranks — ... I figure it’s either got to be a disgruntled White Sox fan — in which case, get over it, the better team won, if Obama can get over it, so can you — or a disgruntled Cubs fan worried that Wrigley’s New Year’s Day hockey game will be overshadowed by the raw pageantry and sublime surreality of two of college football’s best teams battling it out in the indoor paradise that hosted so much intense October baseball. ...

Your Team Ain’t S#!t 2009: #8 The Orioles
Bugs & Cranks — ... Bugs & Cranks Top 30 rankings, we continue with The Baltimore Orioles…. Argument #1: Say What You Will About Some Previous Devil Ray Uniforms, We Never Wore Orange Tops With Orange Pants. Argument #2. Nick Markakis wants to look like a personality-less ex-tennis player who looks like a chimpanzee. And Luke Scott’s beard is right out of Planet Of The Apes. I’d take a nice mohawk any day. Argument #3. All of last year’s arguments ...

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No, not that kind of potency. Get your head out of the gutter. What the headline meant was that the Phladelphia Phillies' pitching staff, especially the starting rotation, should be gearing up over the next few days as the World Series approaches. ...
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