Man, have I been in a state. No, not a Fav-ruh-induced Jets just schooled the undefeated Titans state. A state that, incidentally, has prompted some rather troubling dreams in which the world is overpopulated with a species of Brett Fav-ruhs, and I have to decide if it’s ethical to hunt him–the way he hunts, well, [...]

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Well, it’s official. Moose is stepping off the mound and tractoring off into the sunset, which, of course, begs the question: Can tractor be used as a verb? But it also begs another question: Why so secretive Moose? I mean, you’ve know since last January and you didn’t think to tell us? What gives? In [...]

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And not cuz he’s Jewish. Cuz he’s not. Having gotten that out of the way, let’s cut to the chase. To no one’s great surprise, though to some people’s consternation, Pedroia has been named our AL MVP. Though, unlike other players who have been awarded the MVP this year (whose names I won’t mention out [...]

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Baseball. It’s truly the gift that keeps on giving. Pitchers and catchers report in February, the season goes through October and, now, with Christmas upon us, they’re still stringing us along, doling out the awards. (Yes, Christmas officially starts the day after Halloween. It’s a policy that was implemented around 2005.) Last week, of course, [...]

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Forgive my prolonged absence. I’ve been taking a vacation. From my problems. And if you can name that reference, you can take one, too. But it’s been a long time, so without further ado, let’s get down to business. Because—drum roll—Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum have joined the ranks of Cy Young Award winners. While [...]

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Good morning. It’s time for riddle Saturday, which is a new event that I just made up and will probably never be repeated. Here goes: What’s perpetually injured and useless and never going to get signed to a major league contract by anyone with half a brain for the rest of his sorry life? Too [...]

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We are all aware of the theoretical separation of church and state. Well, I am. Presumably readers of my blog are. I guess I shouldn’t make any assumptions about the people who run the country and those who voted for them. The other day, I touched on what I believe to be an equally important [...]

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According to Mike Singletary, recently appointed head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, “I think you can be the greatest orator of all time, the greatest motivator of all times, but if those players know that you don’t care about them, and you don’t try to understand them, then they’re never going to hear what [...]

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