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<div>With the NBA's trade deadline looming this week I thought it would be an appropriate time to look at the all-time worst trades in the history of the league. So here are my ten worst trades in the history of the NBA.</div>
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<div><strong>10. Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to the Phoenix Suns (1992).</strong></div>
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<div>I know Barkley basically forced his way out of Philly, but the Sixers got nothing in return for one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. The Sixers received Andrew Lang, Tim Perry and Jeff Hornacek from Phoenix in return for Sir Charles. Like I said, nothing. If not for the presence of Michael Jordan, Barkley's Suns teams may have won a title or two. Still the Sixers got robbed. Any knucklehead can score and obviously any knucklehead can make a bad trade.</div>
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<div><strong>9. Portland Trailblazers trade Moses Malone (1976).</strong></div>
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<div>After taking Malone in the ABA dispersal draft the Blazers traded his rights to the Buffalo Braves for a first round draft pick. Buffalo then turned around six days later and traded his rights to the Houston Rockets for two first round picks. It's bad enough that the Blazers traded a future Hall of Famer, but then another team turns around and trades him for even more? That's just terrible. Malone went on to win two MVP awards in Houston and another MVP award when he led the Sixers to his only NBA title in 1983.</div>
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<div><strong>8. Seattle Sonics trade Scottie Pippen to Chicago Bulls for Olden Polynice (1989).</strong></div>
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<div>The Sonics also got a second round pick and the option to swap first round picks in 1989, but that hardly matters. Pippen turned out to be the perfect "Robin" to Michael Jordan's "Batman" and they won six Championships together. Polynice played for five teams in his 13-year NBA career, including two different stints in Seattle. Yeah, like that made it better.</div>
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<div><strong>7. Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the L.A. Lakers (1975).</strong></div>
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<div>The Bucks sent Kareem and Walt Wesley to the Lakers for Elmore Smith, Junior Bridgemann, Brian Winters and Dave Meyers. Honestly I had to look those guys up. Obviously none of them had the career that Kareem did. Kareem won six NBA Championships. He won six MVP awards. And he went to 19 All-Star Games. Not to mention he was quite the movie star. Who could forget his performance in Airplane? "<em>I bust my buns every night. Why don't you tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes</em>." Classic. "Roger, Roger".</div>
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<div><strong>6. New Jersey Nets sell "Dr. J" to the Philadelphia 76ers (1976).</strong></div>
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<div>Nets owner Roy Boe sold Julius "Dr. J" Erving to the Sixers for $3 million. After completing the deal, Sixers owner Fitz Dixon called Erving "The Babe Ruth of basketball", an obvious reference to the infamous trade between the Red Sox and Yankees. Erving took the Sixers to three NBA Finals and won one Championship and an MVP award in his time in Philly. He also invented the "Slam Dunk". If you don't know what I'm talking about, Google "Dr. J dunks from free throw line in 1976 All-Star game Dunk Contest, or the 'Rock the Baby' dunk over Michael Cooper." Nobody flew like the Doctor. He also starred in the best basketball movie of all time, "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh." Nets season-ticket holders were so mad that they sued the team and got their money back. </div>
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<div><strong>5. Milwaukee Bucks trade Dirk Nowitzki to Dallas Mavericks for Robert Traylor (1988).</strong> </div>
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<div>Nowitzki is a nine-time All-Star and won an MVP award. Robert "Tractor" Traylor got three years probation for his role money laundering for a big-time drug trafficker a few years ago and I believe he is currently playing professionally in Puerto Rico. Both were picked in the 1988 draft and then traded for each other. The deal is even worse when you consider that the Bucks also drafted Pat Garrity and threw him in the deal for Traylor and the Mavericks then turned around and traded Garrity to the Phoenix Suns for backup point guard Steve Nash. Yes, that Steve Nash. </div>
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<div><strong>4. New Orleans Jazz Trade First Rounder to Lakers for Gail Goodrich (1976).</strong></div>
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<div>I know what you're saying, so what? Well when you consider that the first round pick turned out to be <strong>Magic Johnson</strong> you get the idea. This wasn't a normal trade though. Goodrich was an established star for the Lakers in 1976, when he signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Jazz. (Yes, the Jazz were originally from New Orleans. The name makes more sense to you now doesn't it?) Per league rules in 1976, the Lakers were due compensation for losing a veteran free agent. The teams agreed on first round picks in 1978 and 1979. The Lakers used that 1979 first rounder, the first overall selection, on Magic. Goodrich was a great player, but Magic was a Hall of Famer. Magic won five Championships in nine appearances in the Finals, including being the Finals MVP as a rookie (against my Sixers dammit). He won 3 MVP awards. He appeared in 12 All-Star games. And he is the all-time assists leader in NBA history. </div>
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<div><strong>3. Golden State trades Robert Parish and Kevin McHale to Boston Celtics (1980).</strong></div>
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<div>Actually Golden State only traded Parish to the Celtics, but they sent along the third overall pick in the draft that the Celtics used to pick Kevin McHale. The Celtics gave the Warriors the first overall pick, which turned out to be injury-prone Joe Barry Carroll and Ricky Brown. Parish and McHale helped the Celtics win three NBA Championships and had 16 All-Star appearances between them. This is why the Golden State Warriors are the Golden State Warriors.</div>
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<div><strong>2. Philadelphia 76ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to the Lakers (1968).</strong></div>
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<div>I don't know what pisses me off more, the fact that my Sixers are on the wrong side of bad trades so often, or that the Lakers are always fleecing other teams. Anyway the Sixers traded arguably the greatest player in the history of the NBA for Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff, none of whom did anything. At the very least Wilt was the most dominant player of all time. For those of you who think Shaq was unstoppable in his prime, Wilt was 7-1 and 250 lbs as a rookie. He was up over 300 lbs with the Lakers and would have absolutely embarrassed Shaq. </div>
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<div>Wilt won two Championships, four MVP awards and was the Rookie of the Year. He rewrote the NBA record book. The even had to change the rules, by widening the lane, to make it harder for him to score, unlike when they changed the rules to allow Michael Jordan to walk every single time he ever touched the ball during his entire career. Wilt also famously scored 100 points in a game and bedded 20,000 women. I'm guessing the trade to L.A. help with the bedding count.</div>
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<div><strong>1. Charlotte Hornets trade Kobe Bryant to L.A. Lakers for Vlade Divac (1996).</strong></div>
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<div>Kobe's career isn't even over yet and he's already won four Championships. He has won an MVP award, gone to 12 All-Star games and has won the scoring title twice. Kobe might be a scumbag of a human being, but he's one of the greatest basketball players ever. He even proved he could lead a team to the title when he won without Shaq. And Kobe was traded for a guy who only averaged 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in his two years in Charlotte. I know Kobe forced the trade because he didn't want to play in Charlotte, but Vlade Divac? That's all they could get for him? That brain-fart earns the Hornets the top spot on this list.</div>
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<div>Let the debates begin.</div>
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<div>It's the start of a new year, so I thought it would be a great idea to take a look ahead at the next 12 months. I have decided to make 10 Bold Predictions for the coming year. Then at the end of the year we can look back and you can all tell me what a genius I am. It may be a new year, but I'm the same old B-Dub.</div>
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<div><strong>10.</strong> <strong>The Philadelphia Eagles will do something so damn stupid you won't believe it.</strong> </div>
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<div>I know this isn't much of a prediction, but keep in mind that this is a team that fired a female employee for having cancer, fired another handicapped employee for criticizing the team on his own Facebook page, let fan-favorite Brian Dawkins go over a few bucks, continue to make us watch Donovan McNabb and actually gave Andy "11 years without a Championship" Reid a contract extension. I for one can't wait to see what they come up with next.</div>
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<div><strong>9. Soccer fans will predict that their sport will take over America.</strong></div>
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<div>Oh like I haven't heard this bullshit before. Every few years, the World Cup (some soccer tournament that under-developed third world countries actually care about) comes around and the soccer fans proclaim that soccer will finally become popular in America. Uh, no it won't. </div>
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<div><strong>8. Brett Favre will retire and then reconsider.</strong></div>
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<div>Yeah, I know this one is a slam-dunk, but it has to be on the list. I enjoy watching Favre as a player, but I can't stand the "man-love" the national broadcasters have for him. It was once just John Madden who made a fool of himself. Now it's basically every network broadcaster, especially the ones at ESPN. That's why I wanted him to win the Super Bowl this season. I figured if he won, he would finally go away. Now there is no chance he retires, or stays retired, with that interception being his last pass. Get ready for the Soap Opera to begin again.</div>
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<div><strong>7. The National Spelling Bee will have better ratings than the NHL Finals when they go head-to-head.</strong></div>
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<div>Wow, this might be the Wussiest bunch of predictions ever. So far, I'm just stating obvious things that have a 100% chance of becoming reality. Nobody cares about the NHL, as evidenced by their complete lack of ratings or even a national TV contract other than the pathetic Versus. I was unable to confirm the ratings from 3 years ago, but I do know that the Spelling Bee beat the NHL Finals in the ratings, when they were on at the same time, the last two years in a row. Make it a "Three-Peat". If Pat Riley wants to be paid for that copyrighted phrase he can go after Playerpress. (Editor's note: Playerpress.com does not endorse, or even like, any of the opinions expressed by B-Dub. He's on his own if anybody decided to sue.) </div>
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<div><strong>6. The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees will meet in the World Series...Again.</strong></div>
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<div>This will be the first World Series rematch since the Yankees beat the L.A. Dodgers in 1977 and again in 1978. The difference is, this time the Yankees won't win the rematch. The Phillies won't let their closer situation be a complete disaster two years in a row and Cole Hamels can't possibly be any worse. The Yankees are only getting older though. Chase Utley finally wins the NL MVP. Call your bookie now and thank me later.</div>
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<div><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. The BCS is Going Down</span><br />
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The Justice Department announced that they will investigate the legality of the BCS. Apparently there is some question as to whether or not the BCS violates antitrust laws. And the Federal Trade Commission is going to review the legality of the BCS under consumer protection laws. This is good news. Those of you who think the federal government should have better things to do than get involved in college football are dopes. You're probably the same people who said that the government shouldn't get involved in investigating steroids in baseball. Well you know what, when Congress called baseball on the carpet, we finally got some answers and things changed for the better. Now maybe they'll get a playoff system in college football. Anything is better than the current BCS setup.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">4. NBC will lose a ton of money on the Olympics</span><br />
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This one isn't really that earth-shattering of a prediction, but it does prove that real sports fans in America don't care about this crap. The only thing that will get ratings is the figure skating and that's because women love it. The main reason Americans don't care much about the Winter Olympics is that we never do well in them. Sad, but true. I won't watch, but I'll be paying attention to a few of the athletes after the Games. Specifically I'll wait to see if skier Lindsay Vonn and especially speedskater Allison Baver take Hugh Hefner up on his offer for them to pose in Playboy. If you don't think Hugh makes them an offer, just Google Allison Baver.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">3. NFL Players are about to get smacked upside the head by reality</span>. <br />
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Oh if only all NFL players saw my articles, they would have known months ago that if there is no new NFL labor pact, the "uncapped" year in 2010 will actually be a bad thing for them. Assuming there is no new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NFL and the Players Union, 2010 will be a year without a salary cap. Unfortunately for players, it will also be a year without a salary floor. How little do you think teams like the Bengals will spend if they aren't forced to spend a minimum amount on player salaries? Think Florida Marlins or Pittsburgh Pirates in MLB. <br />
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If that's not bad enough how about the fact that without a new pact, players will now have to reach six years of NFL service time before they reach unrestricted free agent status, instead of the four years it is under the current agreement. I have read that this affects over 200 players. Ouch! <br />
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Still not enough proof? How about the fact that the Final Four teams (Colts, Jets, Saints and Vikings) will be restricted in the number of free agents they can sign. In effect, these four teams can only sign a free agent if they lose a free agent. And even then, the salaries will have to be comparable. It sounds as bad as the NBA's salary cap system.<br />
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And finally, if the players strike or the owners lock the players out to force a new pact, the players will ultimately lose. History has shown us that players are short-sighted and greedy. They don't care about anything but getting paid now. Don't forget that it was the Scumbag Dallas Cowboys players like Danny White, Tony Dorsett, Ed "Too Tall" Jones and Randy White, who were the first ones to cross the picket lines during the 1987 strike and cause the players union to crumble. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Tiger Woods will return to the PGA Tour </span> <br />
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I still don't consider golf a real sport and I think the absolute disappearance of golf in Wood's absence proves that point. But you don't really think Woods is going to "work on saving his marriage" for much longer do you? HA! His wife is taking the payday and retiring to her own private island in Sweden. Not a bad pay-off for being nothing but a Marketing tool for the worlds biggest athlete for a few years. Tiger will go back to playing eighteen holes.....on and off the course.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">1. A new reality show will captivate the nation.</span><br />
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Speaking of Tiger's off course activities, I can guarantee you that some network like MTV, VH1, Bravo or E! is already trying to round up all the women Tiger "bagged" for a reality show. Seriously, these whores are just dying to milk their 15 minutes of fame for all it's worth now that they don't have Tiger to support them. Just put them in a house together, turn on the cameras and watch the whiskers fly during all the catfights. It's ratings gold. The only thing that the producers will even need to do is figure out what to call it. As usual, I'm here to help. How about: "Tiger's Favorite Hole"? "House Full-O-Whores"? "Tiger's Hole-In-One"? "Tiger's Temptresses"? "Fore Whores"? </div>
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<p> I have decided that since it is the end of the 2000s, we should have a definitive list of the top stories that have happened in the last ten years. Some of these things are good, some are bad, but all of them were important in the world of sports. So without further ado, here are the <strong>Top Ten Sports Stories of the Decade</strong>.</p><div> </div>
<div><u><strong>10. Dale Earnhardt's Death</strong> </u></div>
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<div>Look, I don't consider a bunch of good-old-boys making left turns a sport, but even I can't ignore the impact that Dale Earnhardt's death had on the world of NASCAR. I only know what I read in the newspapers and saw on TV, but it seems to me that Earnhardt was the most popular driver ever. His death rocked NASCAR to its very core. It would have been like if Joe Montana died in the middle of the Bill Walsh Super Bowl winning era in San Francisco. I can't think of a bigger name in sports that died in the last decade. </div>
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<div><u><strong>9. L. A. Lakers</strong> </u></div>
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<div>It hurts me to include this franchise on this list, but how can I leave off a team that won more titles in the decade than any other? The Lakers not only had a "Three-Peat" in 2000, 2001 and 2002, but they also won the NBA Championship again in 2009. To make it even bigger, you had two of the biggest names in the history of the sport in Kobe and Shaq during that three-peat. Kobe Bryant is an arrogant jerk, who I believe raped that girl in Colorado and paid her off, but he and Shaq dominated the NBA in the 2000s like Michael and Scottie did before them. </div>
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<div><u><strong>8. Brett Favre</strong> </u></div>
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<div>Love him or hate him, you simply can not deny that he was one of the biggest stories of the decade. Favre owns the record books, with the most touchdowns, passing yards, completions, consecutive starts and wins as a quarterback. He was the face of the Packers franchise up until 2008. But that's not really why he's on this list. He's here because of the Soap Opera-like drama of whether or not he would stay retired. I lost count of the number of times he's retired and un-retired by now, but he's still playing at a Hall of Fame level. He's one of the greatest players in the most popular sport in America. You could even argue he should be higher on this list. </div>
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<div><u><strong>7. The Pistons - Pacers Brawl in Detroit</strong> </u></div>
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<div>The "Malice in the Palace". The "Basketbrawl". Whatever you call it, you don't even have to be a fan of the NBA to remember this one. On November 19, 2004 during a game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons a brawl broke out between the teams. The fight was minor at first, but as it was being broken up a cup was thrown from the stands (Hey I thought that only happened in Philly?). With that, menace to society Ron Artest went into the stands sparking a huge brawl between the players and fans. Nine players were suspended a total of 146 games. Also, five players were charged with assault and sentenced to a year's probation and community service. And cup-throwing fan, John Green received a lifetime ban from the Palace of Auburn Hills where the Pistons play their games. </div>
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<div><u><strong>6. Michael Phelps</strong> </u></div>
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<div>Michael Phelps has won a total of 14 Olympic Gold Medals, but what really gets him on this list was his record-breaking performance in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Phelps won eight Gold Medals in all eight of his events and broke the seven Gold Medal record set by Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He instantly became "The Golden Boy" to advertisers. That is until a picture surfaced of Phelps taking a toke on a marijuana bong at a college party. That story was probably even bigger than the Gold Medals. Sad but true. And it even spawned a great rap song by injured Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Shawn Andrews titled "Getting my Michael Phelps on". Check it out sometime if you haven't already. It's priceless. </div>
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<div><u><strong>5. Patriots ALMOST Perfect Season</strong> </u></div>
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<div>During the 2007 NFL season, the New England Patriots did something that no other team in history except the 1972 Miami Dolphins had ever done. They finished the regular season undefeated. And they didn't just win games, they annihilated the competition. QB Tom Brady and WR Randy Moss broke records and nothing could stand in their way of a perfect season and immortality. That is until they lost to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl, thanks to the luckiest catch in the history of the NFL. David Tyree's catch, pinning the ball against his helmet while falling to the ground, might just be the most famous catch ever. (Apologies to Dwight Clark) In the end, the perfect regular season meant nothing because the Pats and their cheating, dirtbag coach lost the biggest game of the season. 18-1 never felt so bad. </div>
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<div><u><strong>4. B*rry B*nds</strong> </u></div>
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<div>Barry Bonds is the best pure hitter of my lifetime. He is, without question, among the greatest hitters in the history of baseball. But he is also a cheater. Although he never failed a drug test, Bonds' name will be as synonymous with "The Cream and the Clear" as it is with the "Homerun record". Anyone with a brain and functioning eyes, knows that Bonds cheated. The growth of his pumpkin head alone proves he was on the Juice. But before the Balco story broke, Bonds shattered the most hallowed record in all of sports; the homerun record. During the 2001 season Bonds hit an amazing 73 homeruns. Even more amazing is the fact that he did it less than 500 at bats, because he walked almost 200 times. Even though all of his achievements on the field are now tainted, there is no question that he was the single biggest name in baseball during the last decade. </div>
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<div><u><strong>3. Lance Armstrong</strong> </u></div>
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<div>I don't consider cycling to be a real sport, but Lance Armstrong dominated his "sport" over the last decade. And he did it under extraordinary circumstances. In 1996 Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer and given only a 50% chance to live. He not only beat cancer, he proceeded to beat everybody on a bike. Armstrong won six consecutive Tour De France races from 2000 to 2005 (It's was actually seven in a row, but this the 2000s decade list, so the 1999 win doesn't count). It got so bad that there was a rumor that an opposing team claimed that he had an unfair advantage by only having one testicle. If that's true, that's just nuts. </div>
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<div><u><strong>2. Tiger Woods</strong> </u></div>
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<div>Again Golf is not a sport. It just isn't, but Tiger Woods dominates golf like no other athlete has ever dominated before. He's already got 14 major titles and makes more money than any other athlete by far. The man is worth a Billion. Well, maybe not for long. Tiger would have been #2 on my list even before his wife tried to play a round upside his cheating head. The revelation that Tiger Woods was banging Hos like a screen door in a hurricane all around the globe shook the sports world to its core. The athlete everyone (mistakenly) thought was perfect was really a degenerat<span>e scumb</span>ag. Woods has announced that he will take a leave from golf and that alone makes the PGA completely and totally irrelevant. The ratings will disappear faster than Tiger's Hos came crawling out of the woodwork for their 15 minutes of fame. Tiger will come back to golf eventually with a teary apology, light one wife and a few hundred million dollars. </div>
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<div>Tiger Woods is without question the top athlete of the last decade, but he isn't the top story. That distinction belongs to.............</div>
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<u> <strong>1. Steroids in Baseball</strong> </u></div>
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<div>Whatever your feelings about steroids in baseball, you simply can not deny that this was the single biggest story of the last decade. There may have been bigger names, but no other story encompassed an entire sport like steroids did in baseball. We used to think baseball was so pure. Not anymore. The heroes of this entire generation of baseball players are now tainted with the stain of steroids. Names like B*nds, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens were beloved superstars and then we found out the ugly truth. They were cheaters. Some people questioned why Congress would call baseball players in to testify after the Balco scandal, but not me. I think we had the right to know if our sports heroes were cheating.</div>
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<div>Apparently it had been going on for decades and was baseball's not so secret little secret. Major League Baseball officials, the owners, the players, the Players Union and the media all stood by, knowing what was going on and did nothing because of the money that was rolling in with the increased popularity of the sport. It all seems so obvious now. It wasn't the baseballs or the smaller ballparks; it was the chemically enhanced bigger players. How could we all have been so naive? </div>
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<div>Well there you have it. The unquestioned top ten stories of the decade. Feel free to let me know if you think I left something off the list and I'll be sure to tell you why you're wrong.</div>
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Top ten sports stories of the decade, Dale Earnhardt, L.A. Lakers, Brett Favre, Kobe, Shaq, NASCAR, Pistons - Pacers Brawl, Michael Phelps, 2007 Patriots, 1972 Dolphins, Barry Bonds, Balco, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Steroids in baseball,
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<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">This is an abridged spoof version of the famous 12 Days of Christmas poem/song – just for fun. You can recite it the long way if you choose; I’m just too lazy to even copy and paste the repeats.</span></p><p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9pt;">All these sporting events have happened in 2009 with the exception of the Giants getting 10 wins, but hey, I could have predicted (more like wished for) a Giants Super Bowl win, so cut me some slack for my beloved but extremely disappointing New York Giants.</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">For those of you wondering, the Yankees have too many championships to fit into this piece, the NHL is too unpopular, and I didn’t include any NBA items because until they start actually playing basketball again I’m not giving them any love. Now the Lingerie Football League is a different story; they can have all the love they want.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">OK, here we go:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the first day of Christmas the sports world gave to me a Favre win over all 32 teams</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the second day of Christmas the sports world gave to me two Serena Grand Slams</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the third day of Christmas the sports world gave to me three Usain Bolt records</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the fourth day of Christmas the sports world gave to me four Jimmie Johnson titles</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the fifth day of Christmas the sports world gave to me five Heisman finalists</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the sixth day of Christmas the sports world gave to me six Steelers Super Bowls</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the seventh day of Christmas the sports world gave to me seven Tiger mistresses</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the eighth day of Christmas the sports world gave to me eight Dolphins co-owners </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the ninth day of Christmas the sports world gave to me nine Rossi championships</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the tenth day of Christmas the sports world gave to me ten Giants victories</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the eleventh day of Christmas the sports world gave to me eleven Vrabel touchdowns</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 9pt;">On the twelfth day of Christmas the sports world gave to me twelve playoff teams</span></div>
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<p>Others may give you lists of the ten best sports movies of all time, but that's not my style. A good sports movie often has a sappy ending, which is OK, as long as it doesn't go too far over the line into "Chick Flick" status. What I want to give you is the list of movies you should avoid at all costs. If you were unlucky enough to have already seen a movie on this list, then you undoubtedly agree with its place on this list. </p><p><br />
I have intentionally excluded any kids movies in the sports genre, because they aren't aimed at real sports fans. Movies like the awful Air Bud series, the Mighty Duck Series and MVP were spared here. MVP? Well that stands for Most Valuable Primate and it's a movie about a monkey that plays hockey. Yes, really. There were even sequels, MVP 2 (Most Vertical Primate, where the monkey plays basketball) and MXP (Most Extreme Primate, where the monkey plays X-games). Now that you know that this heaping pile of monkey dung didn't make the list, I bet you can't wait to see what atrocities made the list. Without further ado:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Rudy</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">(1993)</span><br />
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I don't care how many Notre Dame fans list this among their favorite sports movies of all time. This thing was the cheesiest movie <span style="font-weight: bold;">ever</span>. It is so damn cheesy, it could actually kill a lactose-intolerant person. It was based on Notre Dame football player Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, but this movie was so over the top it made me want to hurl. Sappy doesn't cover this fantasy of how Rudy walked-on and ended up actually playing in one football game in 1975. This movie typifies the pompous nature of Notre Dame fans, who think they're better than other colleges. If you think this was a good sports movie then you probably love #1 as well. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">9.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Ed (1996)</span><br />
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Ed was a movie starring Friends alum, Matt LeBlanc as pitcher who chokes in the big game and gets sent down to an A-ball team, where the third baseman is a monkey. No, not a guy in a monkey costume, an actual monkey plays third base for the team. They don't even bother to tell you why this monkey is able to play baseball. Why bother with the minor details right? This movie is so bad that LeBlanc actually gets out acted by the monkey. If you don't believe me, he actually says the line: "<em>I'm gonna spank that monkey</em>!" I couldn't possibly make that up.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Over The Top (1987)</span><br />
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I'm not sure who thought a movie about arm wrestling was a great idea, but they were wrong. This thing was so bad I can't believe I actually watched the whole thing. I think it was like a horrible train wreck that I just couldn't look away from. Maybe it was the star power of Sylvester Stallone. Or not. I won't even bore you with a plot description, since it was about arm wrestling. This movie did make history in one way though. It was the first movie where the name of the star was actually above and bigger than the title of the movie. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> STALLONE</span> over the top. I actually refer to this celluloid mistake as "Over the Title". <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Juwanna Man (2002)</span><br />
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This movie is about a basketball player whose on and off the court antics get him suspended forever. Since he needs a job he decides he can simply pretend to be a woman and play in the WNBA. It's actually not that far fetched when you consider how few people actually pay attention to the WNBA, but I digress. This movie even has Vivica Fox as one of his/her teammates, but we somehow don't see any nudity. There are even locker room shower scenes where Juwanna showers fully clothed. If that's not enough for you how about this goldmine of witty dialog. "<span style="font-style: italic;">This is blackmale." "No this is black FE-male</span>." A wonderful blend of racism and sexism all wrapped up in one waste of film. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Eddie (1996)</span><br />
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Staying with the basketball theme, we have Eddie starring Whoopie Goldberg as the title character. Whoopi's presence alone is enough to land this turd on any list of the worst sports movies, but this was painful. Whoopi's character is a limo driver who sinks a half-court shot and gets to be honorary coach of the New York Knicks for the game. She brings fire to the bench so the owner decides to make her the real coach. All sorts of ridiculous stuff happens, Eddie gets the team to play well and they make the playoffs. There is a subplot about the evil owner moving the team, blah, blah, blah. Lots of cameos from NBA stars like Dennis Rodman and Marv Albert ("YES!"). Uh, NO Marv. The sad part is that I think Knicks fans would have preferred Whoopi as their head coach over Isiah Thomas. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">5. The Main Event (1979)</span><br />
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I'm sure less than 1% of you have seen this movie, so you may not even believe it exists when I tell you that it stars Ryan O'Neal as a boxer (really) named Kid Natural. If that doesn't blow your mind, how about the fact that his co-star is Barbara Streisand as his manager / promoter? I don't remember much more about the movie other than that because my brain has suppressed all other memories of this movie, so it doesn't purposely have an aneurism just thinking about it.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Rocky V (1990)</span><br />
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Stallone's second appearance on this list makes me sad. How can the man who made one of the greatest movie of all time, Rocky, make this crime against humanity? Rocky went from losing to Apollo Creed, to beating him, then beating Hulk Hogan and Mr T. and finally defeating Communism in the first four Rocky movies. In this one Rocky doesn't even box. Yes, it's that bad. Rocky can't box because of brain damage (you think?) so he decides to train a boxer instead. Tommy Morrison, a real-life boxer once upon a time before he contracted HIV (really), is the protege (Tommy Gunn) who ends up turning on Rocky and signing with a Don King clone. He challenges Rocky to a fight, but Rocky refuses so he decks Paulie instead. Rocky and Tommy then end up fighting in an alley. Rocky beats up Tommy and Don King and we're all left with only one feeling. In the immortal words of Clubber Lang: "<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pain</span>".<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Caddy Shack 2 (1988)</span><br />
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Harold Ramis should be shot for writing this terrible sequel to one of the all-time greats. He replaces Bill Murray with Dan Aykroyd and Rodney Dangerfield with Jackie Mason. The results were even worse than you could imagine. Chevy Chase shows up for a cameo to collect a check, but this movie simply isn't funny. Aykroyd, doing a terrible Murray impersonation, is just painful to watch. But the worst part of this movie is every second that Mason is on the screen. He's no Rodney and he doesn't have any decent jokes to work with here. Add all that to the fact that this movie was inexplicably rated PG and you can see why it's on this list. How can you make Caddyshack without nudity? It's like a slasher movie where Freddie or Jason don't kill anybody or a Rocky movie where Rocky doesn't box. Oh wait.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Slapshot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002)</span><br />
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Instead of breaking the ice, they should have broken the fingers of the guys who wrote this mess so that it could never have been made. I can't even describe the plot to this retelling of the Hanson brothers and the Chiefs. It's just too painful. Let me just tell you that the stars of the movie were Gary Bussey and Stephen Baldwin, in the Paul Newman role. This is sacrilege. For the love of God, isn't he like the third or fourth most (least?) talented Baldwin brother? There is even a female coach to add to the hilarity until the Hanson brothers are brought back to the team to save the day. I would rather have been pummeled by the Hansons than have watched this abortion of a movie. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Jerry McGuire (1996)</span><br />
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If you like this movie or even think it is actually a sports movie, then you must immediately turn in your man card because you are a woman. This is really a "Chick Flick" disguised as a sports movie. The main focus of the movie was Tom Cruise's relationship with Renee Zellweger and her annoying little son. Even the ESPN anchors made a "<em>You had me at hello</em>" commercial. That was the main quote from this estrogen-laced farce, not "<em>Show me the money</em>". Seriously, the sappy love story to actual sports story ratio in this movie was easily 100 to 1. Even Cuba Gooding's football player character cries. This movie actually made me angry for lying about its basic premise. Seriously if you liked this movie and thought it was actually sports movie, then you need to come out of the closet you share with Tom Cruise and watch a <strong>real</strong> sports movie some time.<br />
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Well there you have it. The ultimate list of the ten worst sports movies of all time. I'm sure you all agree with me, because really, how could you not. I would however be willing to discuss some other movies that we could list for numbers 11-20, so feel free to leave me some suggestions.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">With the announcement yesterday that the third incarnation of Brett "Farv-ruh" is upon us, I found myself re-evaluating my feelings on the sports figures I loathe most. I quickly found that </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Minnesota</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">'s #4 has vaulted to #1 of my list. I mean, come on… go away already! I've never seen a guy who has reached new heights of national hatred faster than this backwoods hick from </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mississippi</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. So then I said to myself, "you need to document your Top 10 Most Hated Sports Figures and throw it out there for debate!" So here now is my up-to-the-second Top 10 Most Hated Sports Figures… disagree? Did I miss someone? Who are your most hated people in the sports world? Leave a comment and let your hatred shine!</span></div><p> </p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1 - Brett Favre</span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Here I am, thinking that ESPN stood for "Entertainment Sports Programming Network," not "Exhaustingly Supporting Past-their-prime NFL'ers." ESPN has turned into the 24/7 All Things Favre Network, and I for one, don't particularly like it. Nevermind the fact that Favre's awful Week 17 performance last year for the Jets cost </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New England</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> a trip to the playoffs. Nevermind the fact that Favre's disgusting last game as a Packer sent the Giants to the Super Bowl in the '08 playoffs, where the G-men shocked the world over the then-undefeated Pats. Favre is the herpes of the NFL… just when you think he's gone away, he flares right back up! </span></p>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">2 - </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kobe</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Bryant</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kobe</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> has sat at the top of my Most Hated Sports Figures list for a real long time, since right around his </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Colorado</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> rape incident. He is just the ultimate NBA d-bag… ask his own teammates and they'll agree! There is nothing I like about this guy, or could like about this guy. Maybe once NBA season starts up again, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kobe</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> will regain his throne as the King of All That Is Wrong With the World, but for now, he'll have to enjoy the runner-up spot. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3 - Peyton Manning</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Is he talented? Yes. I can't take that away from him. But I do all I can each week to avoid having to watch Colts games. What I can't stand about Manning is that even when I watch other NFL games… or other sports games… or reality shows… or sitcoms… or dramas… I can't escape seeing Peyton Manning's ugly mug during every commercial break. I mean really… he is not a handsome man. The shape of his head reminds me of Rocky Dennis from "Mask." Having an undeserving, high paid brother and a father who is reliving his underachieving past through his two pieces of crap sons doesn't help Peyton's cause in my eyes either. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">4 - Tony Romo</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What have you achieved Tony, seriously? Win a playoff game before you go dating any more celebrity blondes. What do girls see in this guy? Is it the fact that they know he'll be around in January, seeing that the Cowboys' season will surely be over by then? Maybe Romo's on this list because I'm jealous of the guy… </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Jess</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ica Simpson and Carrie Underwood would make for a great weekend… but still, Romo makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit, every time I see him. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">5 - Alex Rodriguez</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A-Rod has been higher on this list in the past, but I think the dust is starting to settle on his shenanigans, so maybe I'm a bit more sympathetic towards him now. Doesn't mean I still don't find him a poor excuse of a man though. A-Rod's probably the easiest one on this list to hate for </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Boston</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> sports fans, just based solely on the uniform he wears. So having Alex on this list was a no-brainer, even though I'm sure many of you will have him ranked higher than I do. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">6 - Scott Boras</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Like Peyton, even though I hate his guts, I have to respect Scott Boras' talent. Sure, he's bad for the game of baseball. Sure, he makes teams shy away from his clients because GM's don't want to deal with him. And sure, his face makes my stomach turn at the sight of it. But </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Boras</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> nabs the highest profile baseball stars because he gets them the deals they are looking for. He may not do it ethically or morally, but he does bring the bling. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">7 - Barry Bonds</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I think Bonds is on my list mostly due to what he's done to the record books of Major League Baseball. In my mind, two well-respected home run hitters are still at the top of the home run records… Hank Aaron with his 755 career home runs, and Roger Maris with his 61 homers in '61. Some of the guys on my list are bad for one reason… Bonds is a bad person from head to toe. If I were his godfather Willie Mays, I would spit on Barry until I was dehydrated and ran out of saliva. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">8 - Sean Avery</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">No "Most Hated Athletes" list would be complete without at least one dirty hockey player, and so my list features the dirtiest </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">NHL</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">'er this decade, Sean Avery. Forgetting the off-the-field, "sloppy seconds" stuff with actress Elisha Cuthbert, Avery has always been the ultimate agitator on the ice, making it easy for opposing teams to want to gauge his eyes out. Most hockey players who bring the physical style of play that Avery exhibits can do so with a certain level of class and respect, a la Shawn Thornton or Milan Lucic. But Avery will cheap shot you an elbow to the blind side, then yap in your ear about it for the next half dozen shifts until you reach your boiling point. Hating Sean Avery is probably one of the easiest things a hockey fan can do. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">9 - Reggie Miller</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I couldn't be happier about how ugly Reggie Miller is. I mean, having to go through life looking the way he looks… there's just no greater justice in the world. Miller was the ultimate flopper in his career. He had the three-point range of Larry Bird, but with the toughness of his sister, Cheryl. Miller was probably my most hated athlete of the 90's. Now that he's been downgraded from "annoying player" to "annoying broadcaster," his ranking has slipped a bit. But he's still as ugly as ever, which is what I love about the man. </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">10 - O.J. Simpson</span></strong></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">My list finishes up with the running back, actor, murderer, thief, and jailbird everyone loves to hate and hates to love. He was a polarizing figure of the mid-90's after the brutal murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson. I think we'll all remember where we were that Friday evening back in 1994, watching every turn on the edge of our seats while Simpson's white Ford Bronco went speeding down that </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">California</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> freeway. But since then, you really have to hate everything about how O.J. has lived his life since. Now, ironically, he's doing time not for the murder he clearly committed, but for stealing some silly sports memorabilia that he felt was his. What a goofball. </span></div>
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<p>Do you know how there are some opponents you can't stand? And others, you hate what they do to your team, but you respect them as a player.</p>
<p> </p><p>Let's step back to the beginning of the discussion. Last week, I blogged about David Ortiz being named as one of the 104 names from the 2003 not so anonymous test. </p>
<p><em><strong><a href="http://playerpress.com/articles/100-more-to-go-">"100 more to go" </a></strong></em></p>
<p> And another playerpress member started an interesting conversation in the comment section. He stated (and apologies to Jon if I misrepresent his point) that he felt that the other names should remain anonymous. I found it interesting to see baseball immortal Hank Aaron weigh in on the topic. </p>
<p><em><strong> <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-hankaaron&prov=ap&type=lgns">AP story with Hank Aaron</a></strong></em></p>
<p> Aaron lost his home run record to the steroid era, so at least we can listen to him. I continue to say that I am not looking forward to seeing the 100 names that remain come out, but I agree with Aaron's point that getting the names out there will make it easier to move on from the subject.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A secondary topic that came from the "100 more to go" comment section was about hating Jeter. And my exact words were "as a Red Sox fan, you can't root against Derek Jeter, you have to give him respect." Re-reading this, of course I root against Jeter. But there's a larger issue about who you root for and who they play for. Some examples with a Boston perspective: Randy Moss, he was a great villain, classic bad guy. Then he came to the Patriots, teamed up with Tom Brady, and now every New England fan loves him. Or Johnny Damon. He looked like Jesus and brought the Red Sox a World Series win in 2004. Then he left as a free agent to the Yankees and the fans called him Judas.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So I came up with a list of players, in the four major sports (Bostonians consider Hockey major, I know this is a different debate that I don't want to get into right now). This is my list. Probably wouldn't be your list. If a player played for Boston, it kind of disqualifies them from making the list, because it changes your perspective of the player. But the basic idea came from what I was trying to say about Jeter. I respect Jeter, I can't stand Alex Rodriguez. Even though they are both with the Yankees, my opinion is very different about the two. The third name on the list represents the greatest talent I could think of, for a basketball example, it was Michael Jordan. He never played for my team, and I never considered him a villan, because they were lean years for the Celtics anyway. But I was never really a Bulls fan, because I really couldn't tell you much about the Bulls before or since. The fourth is a very good player, not the greatest, but someone I admired that played on an opposing team.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>OK, the ground rules for the list are complicated. But maybe some examples will clear things up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I respect Derek Jeter<br />
I can't stand A-rod<br />
The greatest opponent I've seen is Albert Pujols<br />
And I always admired Cal Ripken, Jr<br />
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Does the game make sense yet? I hope so. Ripken was always one of my favorite opponents. It sounds like an oxymoron, but I rooted for him, without really being an Orioles fan. And there are no pitchers. Roger Clemens could have been here, but he was with the Sox, so he falls into the Damon rule. Randy Johnson also fell into several categories, because I rooted for him in the 2001 World Series, but found him detestable with the Yankees (naturally, but enhanced by the video of him looking for his car) and now you have to respect the 3000 wins, especially where he could be the last pitcher to do that.</p>
<p><br />
I respect Magic Johnson<br />
I can't stand Isaiah Thomas</p>
<p>The greatest opponent I've seen is Michael Jordan <br />
And I always admired Tim Duncan</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Once again, it's about opinions, and isn't that what this is all about? Another thing that can change the opinion is timing. Maybe if Duncan stood in the way of Celtic championships and Johnson won during the draught, I would have switched the names. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I respect Peyton Manning<br />
I can't stand Dan Marino <br />
I think the greatest was Joe Montana<br />
I always admired John Elway</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes they are all quarterbacks. It kind of makes up for the lack of pitchers in the other one. And besides, Randy Moss had his own rule, so he was not eligible. It's just a silly game of favorites anyway. <br />
<br />
</p>
<p>I respect Patrick Roy <br />
I can't stand Ulf Samuelson<br />
The greatest was Wayne Gretzky <br />
I always admired Mario Lemieux</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Dedicated to my niece Maria, who, at 5, is not much of a U.S. sports fan, but loves to ask "who's your favorite....?"</p>
0.0.0.0
2009-08-05T19:06:00-04:00
love-them-or-hate-them
No
Yes
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Love Them or Hate Them?
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No
104 names, respect, favorites
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Love Them or Hate Them?
793
writer
article
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2009-08-05T08:22:00-04:00
Playerpress
Yes
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<p> So I'm still traveling, and from time to time there's some down time in the hotel room. And as much as I could probably continue to watch the Orioles play the Tigers, it's a tough sell to Kerri, and since she was nice enough to take me out to the ballgame for my birthday, I change the channel.</p><p> </p>
<p>So now we're over at the HBO channel and they are playing a baseball movie. And it has me thinking about the worst sports movies ever. Now, this is not an attempt at a complete list, because the contest is over as soon as it started. The movie on the screen is the worst ever.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><u><strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115851/">Ed</a></strong></u> (1996) is a movie about a monkey playing minor league baseball. It stars Joey from "Friends" (Matt LeBlanc). And I hate to say bad things about someone from my hometown, so I'll try to be as polite as possible. But the movie is not watchable. Seriously, here's a fun game. Try watching as much of it as you can. See how long you last. It's sort of like trying to hold your breath under water or playing chicken on the freeway. Also appearing in the movie is the kid who was Cockroach on the Cosby show. And the fun part was, we were sitting there going "Wait... I recognize that guy.... it's..." and it took us four guesses. And all of our guesses were wrong. But it increased our previous record of not turning off the movie.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And so Ed replaces my previous winner of worst sports movie ever, <u><strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115851/">Celtic Pride</a></strong></u>(1996). Apparently, not a great year for sports movies. And I mention Celtic Pride with fond memories of being an extra in it. And not just one of the thousands in the cattle call when they opened the Boston Garden to all comers. Or one of the cardboard cutouts that made the final cut. But I was one of the paid extras that showed up for three weeks, chanting "Here we go Celtics, here we go". Actually, there were some great experiences from the movie, including playing basketball on the parquet with Daniel Stern, or when Dan Akroyd announced my name as the winner in the payday pool. But the movie was bad, at times it was offensive. It was so bad that it took away from some of those positives. So when another movie was casting extras, I passed. Unfortunately, that movie was much better, and I would have traded the extra experience.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In the idea of balance, I tried to get my mind off the bombs and think about my favorite sports movies ever. And starting at the top of the list is <u><strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265662/">The Rookie</a></strong></u> (2002). I like the reality of it. The first time I saw it, I did not like the High School team, and it reminded me of one of the teams I coached that was full of talent but had a negative attitude to match. But the other story of an old minor leaguer going back and chasing his dream was very appealing. I related to his life, thinking of myself as a minor league musician. I've played some incredible shows, in some impressive music halls, but never made the Big Show. So it was easy to root for the hero. And somehow, on later views of the movie, I started to like the team in the beginning too. And one final note, if the Devil Rays insist on having a retired number, why didn't they pick Jimmy Morris instead of Wade Boggs? At least someone made a movie about Morris.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Rookie replaced <u><strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/">Field of Dreams</a></strong></u> (1989) on my list of top sports movies. And I like the fantasy about it. Sure, I know Joe Jackson was a lefty, not a righty. I'm just not that much of a baseball snob to care. And you know the old saying "the book is better than the movie"? Well, I enjoyed both, for different reasons. Also, parts were filmed in Boston. There's a classic shot of Oil Can Boyd, pitching for the Red Sox. Now why didn't I end up as an extra in this movie?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Again, this is not an attempt at a complete list of best and worst sports movies. Although, coming in near the top I would like to watch Hoosiers for basketball, or Miracle for hockey. But I can't . It's stuck on Ed. And I can't find the remote. Check the clock for a new record.</p>
<p> </p>
0.0.0.0
2009-08-05T08:22:00-04:00
everyone-s-going-to-the-movies
No
Yes
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Everyone's Going To The Movies
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No
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-1
Everyone's Going To The Movies
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2009-07-24T19:28:00-04:00
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">I came up with this idea roughly a week ago, but it wasn't something I could just rush into. I didn't want to just find 10 kinda cool sports vids and throw them up here in order to just get it done. I had to think a good long time about what were the best things I have ever seen.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Some of those trick basketball shot videos are pretty cool, but you won't find them here because if given enough time I could recreate them with a handy cam and so could you. I chose things that over the course of my YouTube-watching life have simply shocked and awed me. Some are funny, some are silly and some are just obscene in their perfection.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">So here goes...</span></p><p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>10 - Joe Namath embarrasses self; entertains millions</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
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<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: larger;">'Stru-guh-ling', v.</span></em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">1. To make an ass out of yourself on camera during an NFL broadcast</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">2. Thirty two vodka-cranberries followed by a confusing lust for Suzy Kolber</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">3. A legend shrinking down to nothing in a matter of seconds</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">This video is two parts funny, five parts sad and 12 parts Jack Daniel's. I remember seeing it live and being really, really uncomfortable. Suzy Kolber handled it so well that methinks she should work somewhere other than ESPN. I bet she got lambasted back at the office for handling it with class. I am too young to remember Joe as a football player, so this is the lasting image of him for me. For many little boys back in the 60s, however, this might have been a devastating blow.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>9 - Barry Sanders makes people look stupid</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Sweet fantastic Jesus I love Barry Sanders. He is by a wide margin the best RB I ever saw. The things he could do were inhuman. Had he not walked away from the game basically still in his prime he would hold the rushing record by an insurmountable margin. Emmitt Smith cannot hold Barry's jock, folks. With Smith's line Sanders would still be running right now. Watch the move he puts on at 46 seconds in and feel your calf muscles snap.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>8 - Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">So I went a little bit out of the realm with this one, but anyone who grew up with Tecmo Bowl knows how preposterously awesome Bo Jackson was. He was easily 4x faster than everyone else in the game. The fellow playing here makes quite a show of draining an entire quarter of action while running for a 99-yard TD that actually covered about 16 miles. Football games may be more realistic these days, but I think we can all agree that they are nowhere near as fun as Tecmo Bowl.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>7 - Parkour AKA 'Real Life Matrix'</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">So this may not technically be a sport (not in the traditional sense anyway) but the athleticism required to do this stuff is nearly unfathomable. Not to mention the fact that making a wrong move even a single time can (and likely would) result in death. I am sure you have seen some of this parkour or 'free running' stuff before, but it's just amazing to me. The dude in red at :58 runs two-thirds of the way up a wall and sticks the landing on the way down. Good God. I fall on my ass once a month just getting out of bed. These gentlemen are sick, sick individuals...but I love them.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>6 - Sam McGuffie makes a mockery of high school football</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Your initial reaction might be that it's high school so who cares? There's always someone who's better than everyone else. But...this much better? I don't know how one can even become this much better than everyone. If you chained your 13-year-old in the basement with nothing to do but work out and do agility drills 24 hours a day he would not be half as good as this kid. He went on to Michigan and has since transferred to Rice. Who knows how good he will be in the college ranks, but he certainly has the skills. His runs at 3:41 and 4:45 will drop your jaw, I guarantee it.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>5 - Doug Christie busts Rick Fox's greasy chin...38 times</strong></span></p>
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<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Because, that's why. Plus Fox tried to chase Christie down in the tunnel and got his ass beat again. Double fail for one of the biggest dirtbags in the history of sports. It gets funnier with each subsequent pwning. Please excuse the laughably stupid music.<br />
</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>4 - Edwin Baptiste forgets that this ball was uncatchable</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Insane. Many of us have dreamed of making this catch and have attempted to do it. In the pool. With a Nerf football. Thrown by your friend. From 10 feet away. When you expected it. I don't care that this is Morgan State vs. Winston-Salem State. It is just the most hideous thing I have ever seen on a football field.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>3 - Vince Carter puts his privates on Frederic Weis' forehead</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">The best part of this video is the French announcers going absolutely insane while watching the replays. The oddest thing about it is actually the fact that Vin Baker was on the Olympic basketball team. Jesus. No wonder we sucked for those few years. Weis, a 7-footer, reportedly had two round indentations on his face for weeks.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>2 - Jason McElwain will make you cry</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">I hate ESPN, but Tom Rinaldi never fails to make me feel like a complete idiot crying my eyes out because of some random little league team in Alaska that won a championship despite its pitcher having only eight fingers or something. From 1:35 - 2:11 if the hair on your arm doesn't stand up you officially have no soul. I have seen this 50 times and it still happens. I remember telling my friend (who doesn't care about sports) to watch the story when it replayed on SportsCenter. She called me five minutes later in tears. Ugh. I had a really hard time not putting this at No. 1, but the next clip is just otherworldly.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;"><strong>1 - Plano East vs. John Tyler; 1994 Texas State Championship</strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Plano East was down 41-17 with less than three minutes remaining. If you haven't seen how it ends I will just let you enjoy...sort of. This is memorable for so many reasons. None greater than the country bumpkin commentators losing their effing minds.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: larger;">So those are my picks. Do you have any favorites that I missed? Leave them in the comments section.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
0.0.0.0
2009-07-24T19:28:00-04:00
top-10-sports-videos-ever-
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<p> Last night, the Red Sox lost their season high 5th game in a row. And as J.D. Drew led off the 9th inning, I shouted "Put in a pinch hitter!"</p><p> Nothing personal, it just seems when a player is 0 for 21, he shouldn't be leading off the 9th. It didn't matter, because nobody heard me. But here are 10 ideas I had about who should pinch hit for Drew.
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<div>1) Rocco's Modern Life</div>
<div>Rocco Baldelli, the Red Sox 4th outfielder, is the most logical choice to pinch hit in this situation. Actually, not only should he be pinch hitting, when Drew is in a slump like this, it seems Baldelli should be starting and Drew should take a seat.</div>
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<div>2) There's a lot to like about Lowell.</div>
<div>This phrase was an advertising slogan for the City of Lowell, but it also applies to Mike Lowell. Although he has been injured, since his return from the D.L. he has been one of the only productive bats in the line-up and was available to pinch hit.</div>
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<div>3) Any possible pitcher</div>
<div>In writing this, it becomes clear that the Sox are short on pinch hitters. So in times like these, be creative. All-star Josh Beckett hit a home run in Philadelphia earlier this season. John Smoltz spent most of his Hall of Fame career in the N.L. I wonder if he ever went 0 for 21.</div>
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<div>4 ) Any available LaRoche.</div>
<div>Yesterday, the Sox traded for Adam LaRoche. However, he will not join the Sox until Friday. In 2006, the Sox re-acquired Doug Mirabelli and had a police escort bring him to the game. Former acting Governor Jane Swift used a police escort, and it was considered a misuse of the state police. When the Sox did it, it was considered good drama. If Adam LaRoche still could not make it, perhaps the Sox could make another deal with the Pirates and get Adam's brother Andy LaRoche to pinch hit.</div>
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<div>5) Kotteras/Wakefield/Mirabelli</div>
<div>Another bat on the Sox bench is backup catcher, George Kotteras. He is usually used to catch Wakefield's knuckleball, but could be used to pinch hit. If not, Wakefield used to be a firstbaseman in the minors. He could pinch hit. Only he is on the D.L. The Sox could bring back Wakefield's old personal catcher Mirabelli, and use the police escort again.</div>
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<div>6) The Governor</div>
<div>Remember when Jerry Browne was the Governor of California? Remember that the Indians had a player named Jerry Browne, nicknamed the Governor? If either of them could not pinch hit, then bring back Jane Swift to bat, and the drama of the police escort continues.</div>
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<div>7) Lugo/Duncan</div>
<div>It got so desperate last night, I thought "Put in Julio Lugo to hit." Then I remembered, the Sox waived Lugo last week. Remarkably, they traded Lugo to the Cardinals for Chris Duncan. Duncan could not pinch hit because he was assigned to AAA Pawtucket. There was no word on whether Sandy Duncan would be available to pinch hit.</div>
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<div>8) My little brother</div>
<div>Yesterday was his 32nd birthday. Poor guy, he lives an hour out of NYC, and I figure right now it must be getting tough with the Yankees up by 2 games. Happy Birthday Pat. Sorry the Sox lost on your birthday.</div>
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<div>9) My future mother-in-law</div>
<div>I've never seen her bat, but I did play horseshoes against her at a Fourth of July cookout. Very competitive. I'm sure she would be great in a 9th inning situation.</div>
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<div>10) Me</div>
<div>Fact is, I'm turning 40 next month, and I'm beginning to admit that I might never live out the dream of playing in the major leagues. But it's not too late, both Smoltz and Wakefield are still playing into their 40s. And all I'm asking is for a chance. If the Sox give me 21 at bats, I know I'll probably go 0 for 21. But I also know I can't do much worse. And they don't even need to pay me $14 million, I'd do it for the life experience.</div>
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<div>But none of this happened. Drew hit the ball hard, but was out. There is no baseball stat for "Good try". Drew is 0 for 22. Now I'm not one of those fans who would call J.D. Drew names like Nancy Drew. I'm just saying maybe Nancy Drew could pinch hit. Or maybe the Hardy Boys. Or they could solve the case of what happened to the bat of J.D. Drew.</div>
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