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The Shape of Things to Come – defectiveyeti

Berserkeley has been that way a long time – sfgate

The pitcher’s answer to Chuck Knoblauch – sfgate
Trade market getting ready to open for business – krosenthal
25 years later, Lee Elia’s rant lives on – gameon
Foul Balls – flickr via [...]

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Junkies are your friends
If you think you don’t have an addictive personality, maybe you just haven’t met your drug yet.
Time to panic
Well, whistle a happy tune, …
 - jcarroll

Hundreds of EPA scientists report political interference – latimes
Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nationsí – nytimes
All the president’s [...]

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Flag Pins? are you kidding me? – jcarroll
…and I mean here no disrespect to shiftless layabouts.

Come The Revolution – dbyrne
&nbspalso Dallas

Dear Uterus – sdmb

How fast should a fastball be? – hbtimes
Yankees are entombed in their own importance – sfgate
Baseball Dares to Be Different – wsj
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Buffett speaks sooth
It’s like, once a year, I get to sit in a boardroom with the rich guys and hear the truth.
Cheap gas, bitter pills
Does that sound like American behavior to you?
– jcarroll

  Record Store Day
  Record Stores Fight to Be Long-Playing – nytimes
  Into the Void: John [...]

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Chinese Spy ‘Slept’ In U.S. for 2 Decades – washingtonpost
A Good Name Dragged Down – washingtonpost
Fee for All : Warner’s New Web Guru- portfolio
USA 2008: The Great Depression – independent
Obama’s Smart Speech: Did It Reveal Him To Be Too Intellectual To Be President? – jdean on findlaw
Sony BMG Caught [...]

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Billy’s Transactions – A Visual History – athleticsnation
Way Inside – dglanville in nytimes
The physics of baseball – crave
The best and worst MLB promotions for 2008 – djgallo
Baseballís Salem – spiked
Schrodinger’s Bat: Defense and Pitch Classification – bbprospectus
SF Giants Band Together To Score [...]

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A Letter To Herb Caen – whatimseeing
Apr 03 would have been The Best Who Ever Did It’s 92nd birthday…
via thesnitch

China and fences and Nazis! – jcarroll
Stay tuned for round two in the battle of the criminal kleptocracies.

A 2008 Billy Beane Lesson in Adaptation – mgmtbybaseball
It’s Not ‘Change’, It’s how [...]

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Official Pregame Notes – mlb
Pitching With Purpose – nytimes
MLB To Have Four More Opening Days This Season – theonion
President Bushís Tough Night at the Ballpark – nytimes
Spring-training backers eye ‘amusements’ tax – azstarnet
&nbsp via The Sports Economist
Bill James Answers All Your Baseball Questions – [...]

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Change Blindness – nytimes
Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face

Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers – nytimes
&nbsp&nbsp Chernoff faces
Goodbye March, Hello April – mlb
Marlins’ $21 million payroll is insulting – sun-sentinel
Mathematician Foresees Romps For MLB’s A.L. In 2008 – [...]

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