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• Before They Were All-Stars: ARod and Derek Jeter’s Boy Band Photo Shoot.

  

  Like VH1’s Behind the Music, this is CDTF’s journey into yesteryear to investigate the truth behind some of baseball’s…oddest and most intriguing moments.... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2011 SPORTS

• Comeback of the MotherF#&king; Year. Or, I Am on a Drinking Team with a...

  

  I am pretty much drunk. For good reason. But we should just establish that right off the bat. Oh please. I am not wasted at 9:00 a.m., or whenever this will be... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2011 SPORTS

• An Open Invitation to Derek Jeter. Yes, That Kind.

  

  You know, now that you and Ms. Kelly have ended your relationship, it only seems logical that you are looking for a fun, no-strings-attached, let’s watch some... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 SPORTS

• An Ocean View Championship and a Bitch Named Irene.

  

  Hurricane Irene reminded me of one of the stupid sorority sluts that I met in college. She was nothing more than a cock-tease. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 SPORTS

• Rafa Nadal Will Rock You Like a Hurricane.

  

  In case you are stuck inside this weekend, bored while that bitch Irene stops by, I just thought that I would share these photographs of Rafael Nadal: I am... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2011 SPORTS

• “Kick Ass. Pop Champagne. And Get Some Ho’s:” The Yankees, Hideki Matsui, Matt...

  

  Well, it is the week of pending northern natural disasters here in the Big Apple. Who would have thought that we would be gearing up for both an earthquake and ... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2011 SPORTS

• The Summitt of Natural Disasters.

  

  Yesterday, shortly before 2:00 p.m., I thought that I was losing my mind. I haven’t slept well lately because I have been sick, and I felt sort of woozy all day. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 SPORTS

• Friday Randomness: Non-Home Runs, Depressing Statues, International Brawls, a...

  

  I am waiting in Court on this overcast muggy Friday, reading articles on my Blackberry. 26 Federal Plaza is buzzing with news of Obama’s reformed immigration... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 SPORTS

• Around the Bases and Down Memory Lane: The Little League World Series.

  

  I apologize for the lack of posts over the past week. I have been dealing with what seemed like the Black Plague. I am somewhat better now, although I still fee... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 SPORTS

• Say You’ll Go Slow, Joe.

  

  I have been worried for awhile now, waiting for something like this to happen. But can it possibly get more cliché?! He is so old that he broke his hip on the... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 SPORTS

• Bitter, Party of One, Your Table is Ready.

  

  Step this way, Stevie. I can call you that, right? It is a bit too fourth-grade recess for me, but everyone else seems to use it, including the droves of... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 SPORTS

• Live from New York, It’s…the Yankees Vs. White Sox.

  

  The Bombers take on the White Sox tonight in Chi-town, and I am kind of excited. Ozzie Guillen is one of my favorite cartoon characters in all of baseball. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 SPORTS

• Wednesday Morning Strikeout.

  

  Strike One: What is with Tiger’s speech about feeling great and being ready to win and whatnot? I’m sorry, but the rest of us have been ready for you to win... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2011 SPORTS

• More Musings of a Fantasy Baseball Rookie.

  

  There is something inspiring about the start of the fantasy baseball week. The zeroes across the board, the promise of points, the hope that no one on your... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Monday’s Cabinet of Curiosities.

  

  This was a wacky week indeed in the sports world. Mostly everything made sense, but there were a few incidents that have left me totally puzzled. Let me know... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 SPORTS

• The Carson Palmer Clusterfizzle.

  

  This whole Carson Palmer controversy is oozing with hypocrisy. And that is why I am so fascinated by it. As he promised us in January, Palmer has decided to... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 SPORTS

• A Somewhat Factual History About Kei Igawa and His Adventure to America.

  

  Although the New York Times recently posted a nice profile about Kei Igawa, legendary New York Yankee, it did not cover his real story. So we bring that to... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• More Than America’s Pastime: How Baseball, with the Help of a Rag-tag Group of...

  

  I can bitch about how crazy my life has been lately (and apologize for the lack of posts), but then I read pieces like this in the New York Times, and it puts... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Matt Brooks and the 11.12.13 Challenge: Duke Athletes Doing Kickass Awesome...

  

  Last week, I received a really cool email from a really great guy. My good friend, Matt Brooks, a former Duke football player, is in the midst of the 11.12. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2011 CHARITY, SPORTS

• Live from New York, It’s...the MLB All-Star Game.

  

  Um, Pre-Game: It is 8:40-something. I rushed home from softball (which was an utter disaster; perhaps the worst game that the Wolfpack has ever played) to... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2011 SPORTS