drbeeper

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

New DrBeeper compilation :

A.V. Club Q&A : Beck
Q&A with David Byrne – montrealgazette
In for the Long Haul: Interview with John Roderick – popmatters
Seksu Back – tusconweekly


Tourist Experiences City By Buying Used CDs – theonion
Wayne karaoke with Pancake Mtn.

Why C.E.O.’s Aren’t Sitting in the Dugout – nytimes
Confident Pedro Martinez Performs Own Rotator-Cuff Surgery – theonion
The book acording to Jeffrey – jcaple
Dodgers’ Gaffe Is One for the Ages – tboswell
‘We got ’em right where we want ’em‘ – twincities
Eight Ugly Options – hbtimes
Manage to win despite Randolph – newsday
Stoneman’s at bat and needs to hit a homer – ocregister

Food at 20 – sfgate

Lousy service often will send customers away – dlazarus

I Didn’t Ask To Be A Role Model For My Kids – theonion

19 Terrific Midnight Movies From The Last 10 Years – theonion avclub

MetLife’s difficult ‘opt out’ – dlazarus

It’s the Bag, Stupid! – ediblenation

The Plumber – chicagoreader
Resonant Frequency #40 – pitchfork
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings take up the soul crown – sfgate

Hudson’s slide creates quandary – ajc
Fear becomes hope as Radke returns in style – twincities
Mets may be second-guessing Zito decision – krosenthal
Suspicious Stats in Contract Years – thesteroidera
also The Correlation Between Steroids & Injuries in Baseball

Cal -vs- OSU: Notebook  Side-by-Side – scout

2003	2001

Beyond the pale – mivins
And do not pretend to be shocked when the world begins comparing us to the Nazis.

Joe Girardi & Jeffy Loria: – mgmtbybaseball
When Being Super-Effective Isn’t Enough

one more pun and I’ll have you disemvoweled – straightdope

The crucial health stat you’ve never heard of. – slate

Asylum Street Spankers – Stick Magnetic Ribbons On Your SUV
Citizen Beck – laweekly
Mercury Rev – Stillness Breathes 1991-2006 review – pitchfork

Cal ‘O’ ahead of touted ‘D’ – insidebayarea
Jackson’s routes ending in end zone – insidebayarea
Cal Lineman Doing Everything Except Standing Out – dailycal
DeCoud Likely to Miss Oregon State Contest – dailycal
Shakeup in Pac-10 Rankings? – scout
ASU: Shredded Notes – scout
Game Notes: Cal OSU
‘3 Bears getting the ball‘ is the feel-good story of Cal’s September – sfgate

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The Ballad of Big Mike – mlewis nytimes

Merritt Returns To ‘Bubble-Gum Goth’ On New Album
&nbsp&nbsp Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book
(via largeheartedboy)

Food is the new black. – jcarroll
If you want to build a critique of corporate culture that people can understand, start with the food.

Rules of cork popping – jcaple
Elias says… – espn
Pay no attention to that stuff behind the curtain – newballpark
Future Shock: Brad Ziegler – bbprospectus
Out of Thin Air – The New Coors – hbtimes
Winning 20: Lost cause this year – usatoday
Preseason Favorites Look for Answers – nysun
Requiem for a champion – si bbchatter

Nate Longshore, player of the week : Pac-10  National

Sex Toy of the Week: George Bush Butt-Plug