It Takes a Jihad of Sox Fans…

So, read anything controversial lately? My home connection has been down for the past 21 hours, allowing the fire started by yesterday’s post to smolder nicely in my absence while I got on livin’ and lovin. Before addressing that fire, I’ll give a quick recommendation to Miracle, the new movie about the U.S. Hockey team’s …

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Invitation to the Abattoir

Here’s some wishful thinking: when your team is combing the Census Bureau records of deceased persons to winnow the list of possible lefties to whom you might extend spring-training non-roster invitations, you’d hope that the front office could dredge up one whose last good, injury-free season was more recent than 1996. But Donovan Osborne has …

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See What Happens When You Encourage These People?

Rob McMillan has been a great resource for those of us covering the Dodger sale lately, and I’ve quoted him here recently. Now he’s taking it one step further in the form of his own blog: 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers Double Play Blog. Note to self: “You see what happens when you encourage these people?” …

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