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The Red Sox and Oakland open the season in Japan with Dice-K returning home to start. Usually these trips result in a lot of grousing by the players (most famously, Mike Mussina), but there's not a lot of sympathy when you're getting $40,000 for your troubles. Except if you're not: the MLB has announced that while players and managers will receive the stipend, coaches will not. Red Sox players are threatening to walk off the field today if the MLB does not reverse its reversal of its original stance.

posted on Mar 19, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
Every material on earth is, at the initial level, constructed from b-balls. Carbon is b-balls. The blood flowing through our b-ball veins is made of b-balls. Every star in our cosmos is b-ball in origin. Understand this, and you may begin to understand Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden. Once you've digested that, download the game. [via]

posted on Mar 17, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

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Clemens reportedly had affair with country star Roger Clemens has another potential scandal he's already denying. He reportedly had a affair with country singer Mindy McCready in a decade-long relationship that began when she was 15 and Clemens was a 28-year old with the Red Sox. This could be especially damaging as Clemens' defamation suit against Brian McNamee proceeds.

posted to Baseball at 9:54 AM CDT

That is the way I used the term mudslinging. Nothing more, nothing less. No need to look further into it.

Then you'll have to pardon me for pointing out bperk's point, which is (AS FAR AS WE KNOW) that McNamee's side didn't sling anything, the lawyer was called for comment and gave one.

posted at 12:40 PM CDT on April 30

If I was McNamee, and was able to prove, without a doubt, that I am "innocent", then I'd want my lawyer to concentrate on that

That's a tautology. If you were able to prove without a doubt you were innocent, you wouldn't be in court. Except the law isn't math and there's no "without a doubt" except relative to the frame of reference of a set of jurors or a judge.

posted at 2:16 PM CDT on April 30

"This fella, Ronaldo, he's a cod" RTE's TV pundits show they really don't like Cristiano Ronaldo (via). Why does he seem to polarise opinion in a way that other players don't?

posted to Soccer at 3:44 AM CDT

I am light. I am love. You twat.

If that's not in Psalms, it should be.

posted at 3:26 PM CDT on April 25

Chiefs trade Jared Allen to Minnesota: League leading sack specialist Jared Allen has been traded to Minnesota for first and third round draft picks.

posted to Football at 11:36 AM CDT

Interesting:

'When I asked one Chiefs official how the Chiefs possibly could get better without the NFL’s sack leader, he asked back: “How many of those sacks were in the fourth quarter?” The correct answer to that is zero.'

posted at 1:35 PM CDT on April 23

"How frequently were their opponents throwing the ball in the 4th quarter?"

Fantastic point. Plus how often did KC have a reason to give 100% by then?

posted at 3:05 PM CDT on April 23

The Ten Worst Number One Overall Picks A look back at the surefire picks that weren't.

posted to Football at 6:11 PM CDT

just because Vick went to jail, I personally can't consider that being a bust

I agree, because there's no way a team could foresee that, but he never turned into that game-changer people thought he could be coming out of college. While he was a fantastic running back and amazing athlete, he wasn't enough of a QB to dominate like he did in college.

Still not a bust though.

posted at 10:08 AM CDT on April 23

Perfect? Despite Super Bowl loss, 18-1 football team wants "19-0" trademarks

posted to Football at 11:00 AM CDT

You can't try to corner the market on perfection, as the Patriots are doing, without opening yourself up to a healthy amount of ridicule

Yeah, my immediate thought upon seeing this post was, "Thank God. I was worried I might be allowed to forget about how last season ended and not have to see the Pats reviled even more."

posted at 1:21 PM CDT on April 22

Jays release Frank Thomas: After a slow start, and a dispute over benching the aging star, the Blue Jays release Frank Thomas

posted to Baseball at 11:28 PM CDT

In baseball terms, to a thirty-nine year old player, that's code for: it's time to retire.

Not really, it seems to be almost entirely a money move. Gibbons and JP are developing a shitty track record of people management in Toronto.

posted at 7:18 AM CDT on April 21

This move frees up 10M for a more productive player next year

Sure, but that's an interesting approach for a GM & manager who might not see next year. How long will Toronto fans be willing to wait?

posted at 10:45 AM CDT on April 21

Frank Thomas in the HOF? Always has been a tough question to answer.

Only if "Yes" isn't one of the options. What makes him "one of the games biggest jack-offs"?

posted at 2:15 PM CDT on April 21

Always trying to hit a hr instead of moving the runner to the next base

Don't forget Wade Boggs was an asshole for never trying to hit a home run and just moving runners ahead instead.

Refusing to talk to the press because he didnt recieve more money

Citation, please? I don't even know what that means. "BK" has me confused as well. Around here it's Burger King. Call me when Dale Murphy's numbers get within shouting distance of Frank's.

posted at 8:16 AM CDT on April 22

There's no arguing with math.

posted at 1:21 PM CDT on April 22

Ziggy Stardust David Bowie? Ashes to Ashes Bowie?

posted at 2:36 PM CDT on April 22

Fukudome doesn't find racist T-shirts in Wrigleyville funny A Fukudome T-shirt with a racist image is the hottest-selling item at a souvenir stand that sells unlicensed Cubs-related merchandise across Addison Street from the ballpark.......... The Cubs front office was flooded with angry emails from fans in response to a Sun-Times story about a controversial T-shirt being sold outside of Wrigley Field. The ballclub does the right thing (update inside) after the uproar, for those of you who feel we've licked the problem of Racism in America, Guess Again!

posted to Baseball at 10:43 AM CDT

brandy, hi and welcome to Spofi. Please take a peek at our guidelines, specifically, "No personal attacks. A good comment is respectful of members and their opinions. Address the argument, not the person making it."

posted at 3:27 PM CDT on April 21

WTF is going on around here?

If you don't know, you're about to have your mind blown: Looking Glass, Brandy, You're a Fine Girl.

the garbage plate at Nick Tahou's in Rochester, New York . . . stories of the late night crowd at Nick Tahou's

Nick's is no longer open all-night, which is a goddamn shame since most of my best memories from college happened there.

Jimmy the Greek, the counterman who kept a shotgun under the counter.
Jimmy chasing my friend out the door for stealing the salt
Mayor Curley and I leaving there around 5 am and being accosted by an ancient prostitute with a cup of coffee in her hand. She climbed into the car we had borrowed from a friend who'd passed out and immediately spilt her coffee when we tried to remove her. She refused to leave when I said we were gay, responding, "Let's see you kiss him."

Semi-back on topic, Nick's was always a reminder about the health of racism in America as the two seating sections were clearly assigned. You can say it was locals in one and college kids in the other, but it looked pretty black and white to me.

I'm still trying to re-create the home fries.

posted at 8:24 AM CDT on April 22