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Six-pack for Saturday
-- Andre Ethier hit three homers as Dodgers whacked Seattle, 9-2.
-- Astros scored twice in bottom of 8th, beating Detroit 5-4, ending the Tigers' winning streak at seven.
-- Bronx Bombers won their last two games against the Mets by total score of 24-1.
-- Phillies lost 6-1 in Toronto, their ninth loss in last ten games.
-- Marhsall induced a double play with only pitch he threw Friday, as Cubs escaped 8th inning jam and beat the White Sox, 5-4.
-- Everyone in AL East won Friday; AL now leads interleague play 124-99 with two days left to go before the world returns to normal.
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Saturday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but..........
13) How is it there are 83 kinds of lottery tickets/scratch offs, but we can't play poker for money online? Gambling is only legal when creeps who run our governemnt get a cut.
12) Mike Kzryzewski made $3.6M a year at Duke this year; the next highest-paid employee was the school's chancellor, at $963,000.
11) Of the 16 offensive/defensive coordinators in the Big East, 11 are in their first year in the job. Lot of turnover in college football coaching.
10) Oklahoma Sooners scored 51.1 ppg LY, still lost twice; their 24-14 loss to Florida in their bowl game didn't do anything to enhance the bad bowl record of Bob Stoops, who now makes $5 a year.
9) Not only is Washington hoop recruit Abdul Gaddy one of five best incoming freshmen, he can't go to the NBA after one year of college, due to his being too young-- he was 17 when he got out of high school.
8) Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was also the closer at Georgia Tech.
7) Friends who have kids in high school tell me the kids get homework in the summer, reading assignments. Why is this? Summer is for fun, and what if a kid transfers into the school? Then he/she is already behind.
6) By way of review, here are things not to do as governor of a state--
a) Don't use anythibng but cash to pay for hookers.
b) Don't try to use state jobs to increase your own bankroll.
c) If you cheat on your wife, keep it on this continent.
d) If you must have a girlfriend on another continent, don't go see her on Father's Day weekend, especially if you have four kids.
5) Four franchises who have gone unusually long time since they won a league title-- SF Giants (1954-- they were in NYC then), Bruins 1972, Knicks 1973, Miami Dolphins, 1973.
4) I'm thinking major leaguers should watch the College World Series to regain a sense of how enthusiastic these kids are about playing-- it may sound corny but its true-- there's nothing wrong with showing that you love to play the game, and love to win.
3) GMs in Montreal, New Jersey have lot of work to do; Devils have nine unrestricted free agents, Canadiens 10. NHL free agency starts this Wednesday. Hard to believe it'll be July freakin' 1st already.
2) Flyers have some pruning to do after trading for Chris Pronger- they were already way over the salary cap, now they need to dump salary.
1) NHL's salary cap goes up $100,000 next year, to $56.8M; wondering if the small increase is symbolic, to show that this league hasn't been as badly hurt by the recession as some others, especially the NBA?
From: Armadillo
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-- Andre Ethier hit three homers as Dodgers whacked Seattle, 9-2.
-- Astros scored twice in bottom of 8th, beating Detroit 5-4, ending the Tigers' winning streak at seven.
-- Bronx Bombers won their last two games against the Mets by total score of 24-1.
-- Phillies lost 6-1 in Toronto, their ninth loss in last ten games.
-- Marhsall induced a double play with only pitch he threw Friday, as Cubs escaped 8th inning jam and beat the White Sox, 5-4.
-- Everyone in AL East won Friday; AL now leads interleague play 124-99 with two days left to go before the world returns to normal.
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Saturday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but..........
13) How is it there are 83 kinds of lottery tickets/scratch offs, but we can't play poker for money online? Gambling is only legal when creeps who run our governemnt get a cut.
12) Mike Kzryzewski made $3.6M a year at Duke this year; the next highest-paid employee was the school's chancellor, at $963,000.
11) Of the 16 offensive/defensive coordinators in the Big East, 11 are in their first year in the job. Lot of turnover in college football coaching.
10) Oklahoma Sooners scored 51.1 ppg LY, still lost twice; their 24-14 loss to Florida in their bowl game didn't do anything to enhance the bad bowl record of Bob Stoops, who now makes $5 a year.
9) Not only is Washington hoop recruit Abdul Gaddy one of five best incoming freshmen, he can't go to the NBA after one year of college, due to his being too young-- he was 17 when he got out of high school.
8) Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was also the closer at Georgia Tech.
7) Friends who have kids in high school tell me the kids get homework in the summer, reading assignments. Why is this? Summer is for fun, and what if a kid transfers into the school? Then he/she is already behind.
6) By way of review, here are things not to do as governor of a state--
a) Don't use anythibng but cash to pay for hookers.
b) Don't try to use state jobs to increase your own bankroll.
c) If you cheat on your wife, keep it on this continent.
d) If you must have a girlfriend on another continent, don't go see her on Father's Day weekend, especially if you have four kids.
5) Four franchises who have gone unusually long time since they won a league title-- SF Giants (1954-- they were in NYC then), Bruins 1972, Knicks 1973, Miami Dolphins, 1973.
4) I'm thinking major leaguers should watch the College World Series to regain a sense of how enthusiastic these kids are about playing-- it may sound corny but its true-- there's nothing wrong with showing that you love to play the game, and love to win.
3) GMs in Montreal, New Jersey have lot of work to do; Devils have nine unrestricted free agents, Canadiens 10. NHL free agency starts this Wednesday. Hard to believe it'll be July freakin' 1st already.
2) Flyers have some pruning to do after trading for Chris Pronger- they were already way over the salary cap, now they need to dump salary.
1) NHL's salary cap goes up $100,000 next year, to $56.8M; wondering if the small increase is symbolic, to show that this league hasn't been as badly hurt by the recession as some others, especially the NBA?
From: Armadillo
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