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Danny Ainge Was Right All Along
Photo courtesy of DGA Productions/Flickr . Self-referencing writers are mostly incompetent boors suffering the additional misfortune of misplaced narcissism, and yet, I must ( 1 ) reference myself in addressing my rage towards Danny Ainge...
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The New York Yankees Retirement Plan
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The New York Yankees are baseball’s manifestation of William Blake’s concept of Hell: specifically that Hell is not a source of punishment, but rather the manifestation of unsuppressed desire....
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Super Bowl XLIX: The Real Bad Guys of the NFL Win Again
Image courtesy of Zennie Abraham/Flickr . Malcolm Butler ’s interception capped an NFL season that sucked the soul out of sport and left a void for the non-NFL fan/sportswriter seeking a football season where some...
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Rajon Rondo Giveaway: Danny Ainge Destroys the Celtics, Again
Image courtesy of DGA Productions/Flickr . Danny Ainge is an irresponsible simpleton hyperactively undercutting the Boston Celtics’ tradition of winning and excellence. Since Ainge assumed the reins as Executive Director of Basketball Operations in 2003,...
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Panda-monium: Giants Win 3rd World Series in 5 Years
Image courtesy of Brandon Carson/Flickr. For the third time in five years, the San Francisco Giants have won the World Series; their latest victory is the first time since 1979 a road team has won...
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Straight 7's: Royals 7-Run Inning, Ventura's 7 Scoreless Innings, Game 7
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The Kansas City Royals must win consecutive games if they are to win their first World Series in 29 years – a feat neither team has accomplished in the...
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Oscar Taveras: A Tragic Ending to a Beginning
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The stolen promise of a lifetime lasting 22 years is horrific for any family, but the death of Oscar Taveras reminds all people of the preciousness each day possesses...
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World Series: Royals Strike Back to Even Fall Classic
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . For the first time in over 10,000 days, the Kansas City Royals won a World Series game by playing their death-by-papercut style along with locking down the game in...
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World Series: San Francisco Giants Defeat Kansas City Royals in Game 1
Image courtesy of Andy Rusch/Flickr . The San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence is hard to watch – everything he does appears goofy and almost spastic; the seeming visual incongruity of his mannerisms and his talent...
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Kansas City Royals Advance to the World Series After a 29-Year Slump
Image courtesy of Eric/Flickr . 95 feet and a few inches are the difference between a tie game and going to the World Series. In the bottom of the first inning, Eric Hosmer chopped a...
