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Monthly Archives: January 2013

there are no 8-run home runs

January 25, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

I had one of those instances when something I was reading in a sports book converged with a conversation at the pub. The kind where I’m able to see how […]

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baseball, golf, pub questions

manti’s girlfriend wasn’t real, but what is these days?

January 18, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

The thing I find most interesting about the Manti Te’o story is that pretty much every time I’ve heard it reported, part of the delivery of the story is “we […]

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football, media

tom is still going to be there, right?

January 15, 2013by csconine 2 Comments

Right now, think about who is likely to watch the Super Bowl with you. Maybe you already have your Super Bowl plans set, but if you’re like me you don’t. […]

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football

quantity over quality

January 8, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

For the last 11 days, I have watched at least one football game per day. What’s more, with the exception of New Year’s Eve, watching at least one specific football […]

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football

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