Baseball Playoff Update (Mostly Rockies)
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Three teams were quickly eliminated from the playoffs, with the Dodgers bouncing the Cardinals, the Yankees beating the Twins, and the Angels defeating the Red Sox. All three of those series went the minimum three games. The most heartbreaking loss had to be the Cardinals loss in game two of their series. Holliday had hit [...]
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Johnny’s Picks
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Last Week: Straight Up – 11-9 ATS: 10-10 For the Year: Straight Up – 62-30 ATS: 46-46 Meh…so so week for me….Some interesting games this week. Thursday Nebraska (-2.5) @ Missouri – Pelini has had this on the calendar since the embarrassment in Lincoln last year. NE 27- Mizz – 10 Saturday Boston College @ [...]
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Reflections from a Ledge
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Myron Buford climbed out his apartment window and sat down on the ledge outside. This was nothing new for Myron. He would, on occasion, sit on the ledge and observe the frenzy occurring ten floors below – people racing to and from in the great rat race of life, as well and the infrequent appearance [...]
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You Waited 300 Articles for THIS?
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This marks the 300th article in the history of The Soap Boxers! We’re actually a bit above 300, as a small handful of articles were removed for various (but very good) reasons. By our formal counting, we’re at 300, though. I was hoping that article #300 would be a splashy, fantastic article. However, my productivity has really [...]
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What Weighs More – A Pound of Feathers …
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Apparently in prisoner exchange programs in the Middle East an Israeli life is worth more than an Arab life. While in theory some may agree with this since the Arabs vastly outnumber the Israelis and the extremists that Israel deals with really don’t hold much respect for the life of their enemies much less their [...]
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Eight Burning Questions About the Playoff Teams
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Colorado Rockies Can the magic carpet ride continue? Huh – do you really think I’m going to throw my team under the bus? The Rockies dug themselves a huge hole early in the season, and played well enough the rest of the season to be on the cusp of the top record in the National [...]
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Down to the Wire
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Rockies My Colorado Rockies started the season 20-32. They had the second worst record in the National League, trailing only the dreadful Washington Nationals. Heading into Saturday’s game with the Dodgers, the Rockies’ record stood at 92-68. Not only was this the best in franchise history, but it also left the Rockies within striking distance [...]
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Canada’s Health Care Plan
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I am not following the current battle in the USA where Barack Obama is putting in his health care plan. I don’t know if and when it will actually happen. For those who are against it (or even for it) here are some thoughts from someone who has known only universal health care. Here is [...]
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Johnny’s Picks
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Last Week: Straight Up – 12-8 ATS: 11-9 For the Year: Straight Up – 51-21 ATS: 36-36 Back to level par on the spread picks for the year. Most of the upsets did not pan out…so I will take a stab at a few more this week. Thursday Colorado @ West Virginia (-17.5) – Too [...]
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The First Time
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Marie Tiller heard the crunch of gravel announce the arrival of a car on the long lane to the Tiller home. Marie poked her head into the living room. ”Hey, guys, they’re coming. Everyone be on their best behavior”. Her husband Jeff turned off the TV and pulled himself out of the recliner. Seven year [...]
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