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Cheeseburger in Purgatory

December 12, 2008 – 5:26 am

Jake Peavy isn’t going to the Cubs… for now. And just when I was starting to like the names being mentioned. Did you notice how the rumored packages went from being awful, to decent, to pretty good? At the very least, Kevin Towers deserves credit for not jumping on any old deal, like some folks [...]

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Friday Links (12 Sep 08)

September 12, 2008 – 6:25 am

That was a fun one Thursday night, eh? I’d make a crack about how it’s only the Giants, but seeing as how we have virtually no chance of overtaking them for fourth place, that hardly seems appropriate.
Seriously, though, it’s cool to see a bunch of these kids that I watched at Elsinore come up here [...]

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Has Anyone Seen the Part of Me That Cares?

July 8, 2008 – 7:34 am

In Ashland, just around the corner from the Standing Stone Brewery (excellent Oatmeal Stout), there’s a cool little comic book store we always make sure to visit. This time, on impulse, I bought every baseball card they had in stock — 41 packs of maybe 30-40 cards each, separated by team — for $19. There’s [...]

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