Monthly Archives: December 2006

12/14/06 – The Alabama Coaching Search Continues

December 14, 2006 – 10:54 am

I was listening to the local sports radio station yesterday and heard one of the guys say that the hottest selling bumper sticker in Georgia and Tennessee and Mississippi at the moment is: “Honk If You’ve Been Interviewed To Coach Alabama” That’s mildly humorous but it did get me to thinking that if the reports [...]

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12/13/06 – Guess Who Just Signed a $55M Deal

December 13, 2006 – 11:02 am

I’ve pointed out some of the stunning contracts that have materialized during this baseball free agent season. And they just keep on coming… The KC Royals – never before known as a spendthrift team – just signed Gil Meche for $55M. Meche is 28 years old and has spent his entire MLB career with the [...]

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12/12/06 – Three Good Teams Stunk Last Weekend

December 12, 2006 – 11:19 am

Let me begin with the five worst performances in the NFL last weekend. And there were plenty to choose from… 5. Bucs: Two weeks ago, they kicked a field goal with no time remaining to avoid a shutout. On Sunday, they had a shutout at halftime against Atlanta; the Falcons’ top two RBs were hurt [...]

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Mythical Picks NFL – Weekend of 12/9/06

December 8, 2006 – 12:52 pm

Last week generated a small Mythical Loss for the NFL picks. My trusty coin didn’t come up with any proper wagers last week and so I think I will use my Ouija board this week to divine the outcomes of inscrutable games. The record for last week was 7-9-1 giving me a Mythical Deficit for [...]

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