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Banned Toyota Commercial

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:43:41 +0000

Many of the major corporations know how to market their products on television. You either use a hot chick or chicks, or use famous sports personalities. Do one of the two and your product usually sells. Quite a few years back Toyota tried to take the sports promotion a little further thou ...

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“Balls On My Face” Blooper

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:27:10 +0000

It’s video Saturday so I’ve been on You Tube looking for some good videos to post today. I came across this one from Chat New’s Sports Report. It took place during baseball season and the reporter was talking about an amazing play made by the Atlanta Braves. It was a line ...

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Allen Iverson Press Conferences

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:27:23 +0000

So, Allen Iverson has signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. My thought big freaking deal, I could care less about the guy. He’s still better then half the league so it will be nice to see him get to continue on instead of retiring. But really, I could care less. There’s only one ...

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A NEW York Option for Matsui

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:41:54 +0000

If the New York Yankees don’t bring back Hideki Matsui there could be a new option for the slugger, including their crosstown rivals the New York Mets. The NPB Tracker is reporting that the Mets have recently asked Matsui’s agent Arn Tellum for his medical records. Chad ...

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Phillies Considering Putz?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:07:45 +0000

The Philadelphia Phillies have had a busy offseason so far, signing Brad Schneider and Placido Polanco, now they’re moving on to their next need, a relief pitcher. There are plenty of names being mentioned too. I’ve talked about Brandon Lyon and how he’d be a fit for the Phillies (a name ...

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Atlanta Completes Bullpen Overhaul

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:32:32 +0000

Just days after signing free agent pitcher Billy Wagner the Atlanta Braves have continued their bullpen overhaul. Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com is reporting that the Braves are close to a $3 million, one-year deal with Takashi Saito ( Mark Bowman of MLB.com just announced it as official ). So ...

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Xavier Nady – A Trade To Regret

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:41:45 +0000

You can add me to the list of New York Yankees fans that is really regretting the trade that brought Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte over from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yes, Marte was clutch in the World Series against Ryan Howard, but I really wonder if all the pieces that the Yanks gave up was ...

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Polanco Philly Bound

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:42:51 +0000

The trend of players returning to the city of Philadelphia continues. Yesterday, it was Allen Iverson to the Philadelphia 76ers and today it appears that Placido Polanco will rejoin the Philadelphia Phillies. Rob Bradford of WEEI.com in Boston reported earlier today that the Phillies were ...

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Pirates Talk Ankiel

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 03:05:00 +0000

The Pittsburgh Pirates look to be players, minor ones, but players nonetheless during this years free agency period. Team president Frank Coonelly answered fan questions on MLB.com about the teams intentions this off season. He talks about the possibilities of bringing in Rick Ankiel and some ...

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Jackson Knocked Out

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:24:52 +0000

The concussion Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson suffered last week is more severe then everyone thought. The team confirmed a report by ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio that the youngster was knocked out by the London Fletcher’s hit. “I don’t think I can ...

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Dustin Pedroia – Bostons New Shortstop?

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:31:29 +0000

ESPN’s Peter Gammons today is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have asked Dustin Pedroia if he’d be willing to play shortstop in 2010 . Gammons also says that Dustin would welcome the opportunity with open arms and is very excited about the possibility. Such a move makes a lot of ...

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Orioles Looking At Veteran Starters

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:59:31 +0000

Currently the Baltimore Orioles are going into the 2010 with a promising four-man rotation, with Jeremy Guthrie as the ace and three young guys behind him. The problems are that the guys are all young and it’s also a four-man rotation. The promise those guys bring thou have the Orioles ...

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Be Thankful but for real Let’s Fight

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:21:04 +0000

There was something this past weekend in the NFL that caught my attention and that was the fight on the Dallas Cowboys sideline. That fight? It was between Terrence Newman and his coach Dave Campo. While fights on the sideline aren’t uncommon they aren’t caught to the level of ...

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Jason Grilli Announces Signing (via Twitter)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:44:59 +0000

Everyone knows Twitter and Facebook are the two biggest news breakers now in the world, word gets out quicker there then anywhere else. Free agent pitcher Jason Grilli used his twitter account to announce to the world that he’s got a new contract. The catch is he can’t yet tell us ...

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The Kid Stays In Seattle

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:52:14 +0000

The Seattle Mariners have resigned outfielder Ken Griffey Jr to another one year deal. The deal is pretty similar to what Griffey made in 2009, it’s a base salary of $2.35 million plus incentives which could make him almost $3.9 million. The incentives are all based on attendance and ...

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Bulger Out With Knee Fracture

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:54:33 +0000

Just when you think the St. Louis Rams season couldn’t get any worse, it does. Jay Glazer at FOXSports reports that quarterback Marc Bulger will be out three to six weeks with a fractured knee cap. The injury is more technically known as a tibial plateau fracture. So the new starting ...

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Mangini Cries Foul

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:40 +0000

What a surprise, Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini is crying foul after his team loss to the Detroit Lions. Mangini claims that the Lions faked injuries throughout the game to slow down his teams no huddle offense. Could that be the case? Yea, I’m sure teams have done this in the ...

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Boston Hits Trade Market

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:49:07 +0000

Everyone who covers baseball has said that the Boston Red Sox would make a strong push this off season to acquire San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez . The question has been what do you do with Kevin Youkilis and Mike Lowell then if you get Gonzalez. Well according to Ken Rosenthal ...

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TJ Ford Has The Spidey Sense

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:34:01 +0000

Just came across this highlight from the November 14th game between the Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics. In it TJ Ford gets pretty acrobatic on a steal and keeps up his acrobatic ways all the way down the court for a score. The person who posted the video even points out that he looks a ...

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Record Day for Eli?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:31:12 +0000

So today was a record day for New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning? My thinking? So what and that’s coming from a Giants fan. Why is it such a record day is what I’m wondering. In my mind its a far over due day for a player with so much talent, so much promise and been in the ...

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