drbeeper

Congress Tells Auditor in Iraq to Close Office – nytimes

Light free-agent market could lead to major trades – si
Burrell would waive no-trade in deal to Frisco – philly
Interview: Todd Radom – Sports Logo Design – bizofbaseball

Keeping our eyes on the ball – mivins
— it’s about honor, dignity and comity in this country.

King nominated for Ford C. Frick Award – oaklandathletics
Internet Baseball Awards – bbprospectus
One-on-One with Gary Sheffield – gothambaseball
Generalities in Pitch Location – baseballanalysts

Djourou : 6 more years – arsenal
Klein wins Kraft Global Fair Play Award – realsaltlake

Pre-season NCAA rankings – espn
Top 30 NBA Salaries – moonball

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Magic miso – sfgate
A guide to Japanese soybean pastes and how to use them

Engineered Gardens – sfgate

 BAGRS

Talkin’ baseball with Steve Forbes – espn
What are they feeding Joel Zumaya? – actasports
2006 Free Agents – si
Market forces will play out – boston
Bench still hip to ways that baseball players bend rules – baltimoresun
Tribute to Neifi Perez – sportszilla

U.S. Drops Bid Over Royalties From Chevron – nytimes

Sufjan Stephens Xmas box [stream]
Interview: The Decemberists – pitchfork
MySpace to begin filtering music files using Gracenote system – sfgate
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Game Notes : Cal -vs- UCLA
Freshmen wait for chance – insidebayarea

Will Braun’s Bears be brawny? – sacbee
Powe fits in Celtics’ game plan – cctimes
In Bear Territory Again – mercurynews
&nbsp Exile over, ex-Cal coach Bozeman lands at Morgan State

BugMeNot

2003 : Curveball? : A lane too far…

Magical Thinking is Not a Strategy: – mgmtbybaseball
Rainouts, Cargo Cults & Beer League Softball

BCS Chaos, Anarchy, Destruction, Plus the Vegas Top 25 – dcsportsblog
Sagarin NCAA football ratings – usatoday
Fame and Fortune for Florida International? – sportseconomist
A momentary pause to honor USC’s great run – sfgate

Green Day : The Time of Their Lives – sfgate

The last will and testament of Kenneth Lay. – slate

2003 : Demotivators

Republican Mudslinging On An Industrial Scale – factcheck.org

Halloween
cut-out masks :
Jack-O’-Lantern stencils :

Marshawn10
You Cannot Stop Marshawn thx cceppi

McArthur making a difference – cctimes
Lynch in Oski costume on Halloween? – insidebayarea
Ubaka showing freshman the ropes – cctimes

Demons Begone – tusconweekly
&nbsp&nbsp Greg Dulli is not the man you think he is
Asobi Seksu Interview – pitchfork

Is Revenue Sharing Working? – thesportseconomist
Big league conspiracy – nydailynews
New Agreement Includes Draft, Rule 5 Changes – baseballamerica
Callin’ ’em like he sees ’em – sptimes
On Deck: Hot Winter Already Brewing – gothambaseball

The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing – joelonsoftware

The Motor That Drives the Golden Bear Defense – calbears
Tedford press conference quotes – calbears
Game notes – calbears

Randall Grahm on Slow Wine in the New World – ediblesanfrancisco

Half Nelson

What’s the real story on Che Guevara

TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain
Two Gallants on the HPD fiasco: Rolling Stone Pitchfork
Califone: Distorted Americana – citypages
Christian Rock Band Cleans Up Hotel Room – theonion

Election day still a long way off – mivins
WHY can’t they level with us? Just on the general, overall situation.

Should Vegas Take Over the BCS? – dcsportsblog
&nbsp This weeks Oddsmakers’ Top 25

Baseball pitching grips – thecompletepitcher
Balanced vs Front Loaded Rotation: Which is Better? – mopupduty
Going beyond ‘Moneyball’ – cnnmoney
Cards say Rogers used pine tar, scuffed ball – usatoday
Players, owners agree to tentative 5-year labor deal – espn
When Lady Luck Plays Moneyball – tcsdaily
Time for Quadruple-A game 7 – thesportsguy

The Worst Congress Ever – rollingstone
How our national legislature has become a stable of thieves and perverts
&nbsp The 10 Worst Congressmen

November Surprise? – thenation

Judge Vacates Conviction of Ken Lay – sfgate

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Getting wine in sip shape
Dabbling in mustard
– sfgate

LaRussa’s Perceptive Pitcher Ploy – mgmtbybaseball
— Lauding Wainwright

Powe’s play starting to make noise – sfgate

Gunner re-ups: Toure Cesc

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HPD has problems

&nbsp Noise complaint at bar leads to melee – houstonchron
&nbsp two gallants houston debacle

Averson Q&A : Calexico
The Black Keys – Magic Potion
The Go! Team Documentary  
Preview of Through With Love, a Long Winters documentary

Here’s the breaking-news non-flash: – jcarroll
It’s all an experiment.

Game notes: Cal -vs- UW
Is a Rose Bowl possible? – scout

A’s manager Ken Macha relieved of his duties – oaklandathletics
&nbsp 2006 managerial changes – espn
Money is no easy fix: just ask the Yankees – timesonline
The economics of baseball – gwill – townhall
Beane must keep delightful, tight A’s team together –

Late charge gives RSL hope for 2007

2001 : Invisible Airlines
2002 : A Chronology of US Historical Documents
2003 : The Greatest Stories Ever Told

New DrBeeper compilation :

Baseball’s flatter playing field – cnnmoney
Walk this way – abelth
Colletti Goes to Work in a Big Hurry – latimes
Interview: Bruce Miles – bleedcubbieblue
Tom Candiotti fesses up: fantasy baseball scheme – sfgate
MLB All Coke-Head Team – phatphree
Jeter Asks Announcers ‘Please, Stop It‘ – phatphree
The Giants Steal the Pennant! – nytimes bkreview

Ichiro Suzuki: Getting the Most From Your Talent – mgmtbybaseball