sports.espn.go.com - 10/30/2009
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NGOLA, La. -- The prison dentist walks slowly
down the gravel road past the warden's house. He...
is stooped, with a big belly, two white tufts of hair and a bald spot. He's got a bulbous nose and a creak in his step. But look closer. There are still ...
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OTL: The Redemption of Billy Cannon
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7th Day Halloween Adventure
Football Outsiders —
by Bill Connelly, Brian Fremeau, and Rob Weintraub Score one for the humans over the computers! Rob was one pick away from a perfect week last week, going 9-1 and making up ground on both of the computer nerds. Is he in the zone? Will his knowledge stomp the emotionless computers for a second week in a row? This Week's Games (Teams are listed according to BCS ranking.) North Carolina (+17) at No. 13 Virginia Tech (Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST, ESPN) Another national TV appearance for the Tar Heels, fresh off choking away a three-touchdown lead against Florida State a week ago. For an encore, UNC travels to Blacksburg to play Virginia Tech, who ...
Crashing the 1959 Halloween Party in Baton Rouge
The Wiz of Odds —
Halloween always brings out the crazies, but it will take some doing to top what happened 50 years ago in the most famous game in Deep South history.
Rick Cleveland of the Clarion Ledger tells the story of No. 1-ranked Louisiana State, the defending national champion, ...
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Billy Joel Song Immortalizes Bears Offensive Futility
notqualifiedtocomment.com 10/30/2009 — Blog Down, Chicago Bears found this great remake of a Billy Joel song ripping the Bears offense and Ron Turner. The offense has frustrated us all season, except Jay Cutler of course, and this song does nothing to remedy that, but it is clever and funny.
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DEVASTATING: Billy Wagner May Accept Arbitration
massholesports.com 19 days ago — Billy Wagner's agent told the Boston Herald that his client might be open to accepting arbitration if the Red Sox offer it even though, earlier in the season Wagner said "I know they’re going to offer me arbitration, and of course I’m probably going to turn it down.” Wagner is a Type A free ...
Yankees Offense > Phillies Offense
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These are the projected wOBAs using projections from the Bill James Handbook 2010. They aren't the best projections, but they're all I got right now.
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Billy Wagner Talking Retirement
mlb.fanhouse.com 10/13/2009 — by Tom Fornelli After coming to the Boston Red Sox this season Billy Wagner made 17 appearances out of the bullpen and posted a 1.72 ERA. It was exactly the type of performance Wagner needed to help his chances of finding a closer's job somewhere in ...
Billy Wagner Could Accept Arbitration
mlbtraderumors.com 19 days ago — Billy Wagner 's agent Bean Stringfellow says not to rule out his client accepting an arbitration offer from the Red Sox, according to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald . Stringfellow said that prior to a recent meeting with his client, he ...
Billy Wagner possible hang-up
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Billy Wagner To Retire?
soxanddawgs.com 10/13/2009 — When the Boston Red Sox acquired Billy Wagner in a trade with the New York Mets, they knew they weren’t going to re-sign him. Sox GM Theo Epstein planned on offering Wagner arbitration so that if Wags declined and signed somewhere else, the Red Sox could get two draft picks.
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