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3:47 p.m., Saturday, Augusta GA

April 10, 2010
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Saturday afternoon, a supposedly chastened, certainly opportunistic Tiger Woods (have you seen the new Nike commercial?) stood at Augusta National and audibly declared, before golf's largest TV audience, "Suck! Goddammit!"
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A Couple of Quickies

February 22, 2010
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Need a Fourth? Don’t Call Donny! Donny Deutsch was incredulous. Deutsch appeared last Thursday on a Larry King-hosted sausage party to analyze – in advance, what else?? – Tiger Woods’ attempt to manipulate the media the very next day. The ad guru simply couldn’t wrap his brain around The Big Idea – proffered by Golf Channel reporter Jim Gray...
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Roster Changes

December 18, 2009
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“So, we head to the top of the tenth, game seven, Rotunda Park, Health Care World Series, with the Washington Senators and the Middle Americans locked in a nothing-nothing game. And while we were away, Biff, I understand the Sens made some lineup changes?” “That’s right Frank, and wholesale changes they are! The Sens...
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O, Canada!

November 1, 2009
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I’m in Canada this week. It’s my fourth visit in recent years, and by the end of my second day in the country, a familiar question all but smothered me. Even after allowing for the “change” factor – that sense of excitement just at being in a foreign land – the question lingered, the...
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Quickies

October 23, 2009
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There’s nothing better than a quickie… except a bunch of ‘em! So here goes… - Accuracy In Media is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a “conference” in Washington. If you call about 50 people in a hotel meeting room a conference! Can we even believe these loonies’ claims of having been around for 40 years? -...
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What Happened to Baseball?

October 12, 2009
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Just what the hell is Major League Baseball thinking? Seriously? Baseball used to be accessible. It was everywhere. It was played at sensible, convenient times so all fans could enjoy it – even in October. Not anymore. Mr. Commissioner (that would be Bud Selig, who not only should never have been named acting commissioner,...
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