Back on July 26th, the Tigers and Rays played on Monday Night Baseball and an intriguing storyline began to emerge. Going into the bottom of the 6th inning, Max Scherzer and Matt Garza were both throwing no-hitters.
Simultaneously, many miles away, Alex Rodriguez was attempting to become the seventh player ever to hit 600 home runs. A-Rod’s feat would be...
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The Changing of the Guard
IUSC Podcast – All Star Games and NBA Owners
Galen Clavio and Logan Roberson join up for a mid-week podcast, talking about the relative unimportance of all-star games in general, the disproportionate importance of baseball’s all-star game, the post-fallout fallout from the Lebroncalypse, the nutty world of NBA owners, and the relative benefits of U-Verse over Comcast.
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The 2010 All Star Game
The All Star Game has become a perennial topic of debate in Major League Baseball. Should the game count towards home field advantage? Should the fan vote decide who starts? Does every team deserve to have a representative? No matter how the MLB sets up the All Star Game there...
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IUSC / SportsPolitik Podcast 6/15
Wes Lawrence joins Galen Clavio to talk about the World Cup, and the conversation winds into a larger discussion on the relative approach of broadcasters to calling a game, the lack of actual in-game coaching in soccer, the lack of any real tactical geniuses in soccer, and the lack of importance of coaches in...
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The Saga of Milton Bradley
Once upon a time, there was an infinitely gifted outfielder in the Montreal Expos’ minor league system. He was a five-tool player that could hit for power from both sides of the plate. General Managers dream about a player who has the potential to hit .300, smack 30 home runs, drive in a 100...
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The Best There Ever Was
“As long as you live, keep smiling because it brightens everybody’s day.”
The quotation above was once uttered by Vincent Edward Scully, a man who has been broadcasting Dodger games for over 60 years. Take a moment and consider the significance of that statement.
Scully has been there for all six Dodger Championships. He was there...
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Nothing Acceptable – The Final Podcast
You’ll laugh (and cry) (and hurl) — it’s the last ‘Nothing Acceptable’ podcast of the year, featuring Logan and Brian talking about a variety of topics.
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Closers as “milk”: Fantasy Baseball Value
When visiting the local supermarket, we all have internal struggles on which products to buy the name brand and which to “go cheap”. Is it really worth double the price to get Heinz Ketchup instead of the generic kind?
In my expert opinion, the answer to the ketchup question is yes — it is worth...
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Why Am I Still A Cubs Fan?
It is that time of year again for Cubs fan. It’s a time when hope is at its peak with a new season of opportunity for the lovable losers. But will this 2010 season be any different from the last century of defeats? As a born and raised Cubs fan, even I have to...
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The Allure of the baseball Man-crush
Metrosexual: according to urbandictionary.com the definition is “a straight man who embraces refined tastes in clothing, excessive use of designer products, and other feminine ideology”. Our culture has come up with a term to describe a man who just wants to look good for the ladies. Sometimes, activities like that involve revealing your...
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