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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Boston and racism

Unfortunately, my experiences render this as not surprising at all (reader discretion advised):

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

American League East - competitive, or what?


Only one team below .500, just 4 wins separate first place and last place, with four teams in a log-jam atop the division, all with 10 wins.


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Why the Curse of the Bambino lives on



After a championship dearth of 86 years, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, and again in 2007 [edit: and again in 2013]. Curse reversed? Nope, no way - of course, I'll tell you why.


Monday, April 9, 2012

Congrats to Bubba Watson


After Lefty's huge "moving day" and Oosthuizen's albatross, it was Bubba Watson who got the job done.

But, he did not "leave Billy Payne hanging."





Sunday, April 1, 2012

Blue Jays - your MLB 2012 Spring Training Champions

 
The only team with better than 20 wins and an .800 win percentage.
The question is, what will it mean for regular- and post-season success?