BallHype User Blog - Macker22

2008 European Championships cheat sheet for Americans

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:12:58 +1900

Eric Wilbur (Boston Globe) said; Back in 2006, Ireland native - and former pitcher for the Irish national baseball team - Cormac Eklof created a popular cheat sheet in order for Americans to understand the World Cup on their terms. Well, two years layer and Eklof is back to aid the common U.S. sports fan in enjoying the 2008 European Championships.

Macker22 posted 6/17/2008 from irishbaseballseason.blogspot.com [link]

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You shouldn't to drugs, Mmmmmkay? - Ammonia sniffing in the NFL

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:22:37 +1800

The latest fad on the NFL sidelines? Sniffing ammonia! I am not kidding. NFL players have been seen sniffing from over-the-counter capsules of ammonia in hordes lately. It is apparently an old weight lifters trick to wake the athlete up before a 'big lift' or event. In the Boston Globe, Mike Reiss's article this week featured a reader asked about the recent wave of ammonia sniffing. Here ...

Macker22 posted 1/9/2008 from ballhype.com [link]

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Clemens tale hard to believe

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:02:41 +1800

Interesting that Shaughnessy would come out so vehemently against Clemens.

Macker22 posted 1/8/2008 from www.boston.com [link]

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Big Fish, Little Pond -Let's talk about syndromes

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:30:34 +1800

Have you ever witnessed the 'Big Fish, Little Pond' syndrome ? It occurs where you are playing in a minority sport, for example, soccer in the States, or, baseball in Ireland. It's simply the funniest thing. Some guys within the sport in question act like they are the Pope of Chilli Town, sashaying around like royalty and trash talking incessantly. It happens a good bit in Ireland, and I ...

Macker22 posted 1/8/2008 from ballhype.com [link]

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