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| Flying Water Duck: Mike Piazza Is Not Amused By Your Poland Spring |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 1:05 pm |
| Tags: Baseball, Flying Water Duck, Mike Piazza, Oakland Athletics |
| Mike Piazza has suffered through much in his career. One time everybody thought he was gay. He once was traded to the Marlins. Also, one time, people thought he was a gay. It's been a tough life. But now, now he has suffered through the ultimate indignity. You see, someone someone threw a water bottle at him. And they'll pay: Oh, yes, they will |
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| In Brief: "ESPN spends so much time patting itself ... |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 10:30 am |
| Tags: Espn, Mike Francesca Unplugged |
| "ESPN spends so much time patting itself on the back and promoting its own people. ESPN would rather tell everyone how wonderful ESPN is than be a vehicle of reporting sports." That's crazy talk! [The Big Lead] |
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| Mike's Blog Round Up |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Mike S Blog Round Up |
| Ever since Kevin Drum invented it, centuries ago in blog years, Friday Cat Blogging has been a tradition in the reality-based community. So, here’s a collection of Friday Felinity, in no particular order, they’re all cute, dammit. (After giving image and the name of each cat, I’ve added a parenthetical that links to the |
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| Mike's Blog Round Up |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Mike S Blog Round Up |
| Mike Finnegan is touring in Europe this summer. Lambert Strether from CorrenteWire is filling in this week. Greed and fear? I don’t do the greed part; if I were any good at making money, I would already have made some. Fear, I can do; but in common with most of the blogosphere, I do political fear of the criminal Bush regime, not |
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| Mike's Blog Round Up |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Mike S Blog Round Up |
| From Cheney’s heart to Bush’s backside and Hillary’s cleavage, the DC political anatomy watch reaches a new low. A new PBS Now segment shows that “vote caging” wasn’t just Goodling-speak for a direct mail technique, but was central to GOP voter suppression strategy in key 2004 battleground states. The sum of |
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| How Golden State Can Get Drew Gooden |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 9:50 am |
| Tags: Anderson Varejao, Andersonvarejao, Chris Mullin, Chrismullin, Danny Ferry, Dannyferry, Drew Gooden, Drewgooden, Geoff Petrie, Geoffpetrie, Mike Bibby, Mikebibby |
| attempts to land Mike Bibby. He's very clearly available, especially considering Anderson Varejao is surely remaining in Ohio. Golden State's asset of choice is the trade exception received in the Jason Richardson-to-Charlotte deal. The Warriors could send a portion of that exception equal to Gooden's salary to Cleveland to get a |
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| Interview: Writer-Director Mike Binder, 'The Search for John Gissing' |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 2:31 pm |
| Tags: Alan Rickman, Alanrickman, Janeane Garofalo, Janeanegarofalo, Mike Binder, Mikebinder, The Search For John Gissing, Thesearchforjohngissing |
| latest film; interviewing Mike Binder about The Search for John Gissing, a comedy about corporate backstabbing as an American executive (Binder) arrives with his reluctant wife (Janeane Garofalo) in London to smooth over a multinational merger with soon-to-be-outcast fellow executive John Gissing (Alan Rickman) sabotaging his every move, is a |
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| BAKES NWI 2007 : Recap & Results |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 2:55 am |
| Tags: General, Riders, Events, Bakes, Bakes Nwi, Bent Felix, Brandon Robins, Bret V, Bryan Myss, Chris Craig, Cwb, Good Times 2, Greg Young, Jared Eygabroad, Jeff Fabiani, Jeff Ward, Justin Meyer, Malibu Boats, Matt V, Mike Cardoza, Mike Ennen, Nick Haisch, Nick Jones, Nmta, Northwest |
| Backside Off-Axis 360 Mike Ennen: Heelside 540 Rob Carter: Backside 360 Brandon Robins: Heelside 360 Chris Craig: Heelside 720 Thomas Olson: Heelside 540 Sam Cole: Heelside 360 Mike Cardoza: No Score Jeff Ward: Backroll Jeff Fabiani: Indy Tantrum Nick Haisch: Raley Rob Dahlquist: Heelside 360 ROUND 2 MATCHUPS- Mike Ennen (1) vs. Jeff |
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| Mike's Blog Round Up |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Mike S Blog Round Up |
| Conservative heads continue to explode over the rescheduled GOP CNN/YouTube debate. One conservative’s predictable solution to managing the direct participation of American voters? Let right-wing bloggers choose the questions. Meanwhile, the 2008 GOP presidential field offers Americans a unified theory of Islamic terrorism which |
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| Winkin, Blinkin, And Todd Dept.: Number of People Writing 'Note' Imitations Now Eclipses 'Note' Readership |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 11:56 am |
| Tags: Conventional Wisdom, Mike Allen, Politico, The Note, Winkin Blinkin And Todd Dept |
| Each morning, Rick Klein, Chuck Todd, and Mike Allen summarize the headlines of the Times and the Post, kinda like we do, but with less swearing. This makes them very important media figures with a... |
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| Lacking In Initiatives Dept.: Mike Gravel Wants You to Have to Vote Even More Often |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 6:14 pm |
| Tags: Democracy, Lacking In Initiatives Dept, Mike Gravel, Nonprofits |
| What has crazy old man Mike Gravel been up to since he left the Senate 200 years ago? He founded a nonprofit called “The Democracy Foundation” whose aim is nothing less than the complete... |
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| Hot water tank allows him to go with flow |
| Published: December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm |
| Tags: Columnist Mike Seate |
| Last weekend I was enjoying a pint of Guinness in my den -- OK, several pints -- and feeling that wonderful, mid-weekend sense of relaxation. Motorcycle racing blared from the TV, and a stinky cigar burned in the ashtray. |
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| Mike's Blog Round Up |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Mike S Blog Round Up |
| Washington State Representative Jay Inslee leads the charge in Congress to impeach Washington DC pathological liar Alberto Gonzales. Dick Cheney returns to Larry King Live tonight for the first time since his 2005 declaration of the insurgency’s “last throes.” Meanwhile, faux war opponents Ken Pollack and Michael O’Hanlon |
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| MN-Sen: Coleman already fading |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 12:43 pm |
| Tags: Mn Sen, Minnesota, Senate, 2008, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Mike Ciresi |
| SurveyUSA. 7/26-29. Registered voters. (2/12-13 results) Coleman (R) 49 (57) Franken (DFL) 42 (35) Coleman (R) 48 (57) Ciresi (DFL) 42 (34) That's a dramatic shift in support in just five months, and we've still got well over a year to go. Same goes for incumbent Republicans in Maine, Oregon, and elsewhere -- early GOP leads will continue |
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| At Joe Torre Golf Benefit, Billy Crystal's the Star |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 6:19 pm |
| Tags: Party Lines, Benefits, Billy Crystal, Donald Trump, Golf, Joe Torre, Mike Bloomberg, Yankees |
| Torre earlier this season.Photo: Getty ImagesThe Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation's 2007 Golf Classic — an annual fund-raiser for the Yankee manager's domestic- violence-awareness program — teed off at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester this morning, and, well, it just seemed like a couple of guys getting together to shoot |
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