Oscar Gamble Society

Really….I have to deal with this now. After an offseason of moves that have basically been positive (cutting ties with Estrada Jenkins, Vargas) signing Torres and Riske. Adding Mota….Melvin finally did the unthinkable. There I am enjoying a tight game on Tuesday night. 2-2 in the 8th…and who trots in from the bullpen Julian frickin’ Tavares. You have got to be kidding. Is there any player I hate more? Jason Johnson perhaps…Not even June and I will say it. The BREWERS are DONE

Coming into today’s game, Dice-K was second among AL starters with a 2.15 ERA - and nobody had more wins (7-0).  What a *great* start, right?  Well, yes… and no.

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With several missed HR calls this week, apparently Osama bud Selig, et al, are finally interested in moving forward with instant replay on a limited basis… maybe:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3408154

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So, the match today between Manchester United and Chelsea was dubbed the “Super Bowl of Soccer”.  Ok.  Me, I just recently figured out how the whole thing works with teams playing in more than one league at the same time, etc.  E.g., ManU and Chelsea play in the same league, yet were facing each other in the finals of a “league of leagues” for Europe.  I’m ok with that.

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Last year we killed some time debating the top baseball movies of all time. This afternoon, procrastination will take the form of kicking off a post on the top non-baseball sports movies. Let me stipulate that I’ve never seen a bunch of movies that likely appear on many people’s lists, such as Rudy. And I was really unmoved by Hoosiers. Deal with it.
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