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Entries from August 31st, 2009

Laver Arm?

August 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Ground Possum

For a good while, we at TDGP have loved to bandy around the term “Nadal arm” in reference to unbalanced things.  If a table at a restaurant has one smaller leg and one larger leg that is clearly a replacement, one of us might quip, “Nadal arm, eh?”  If a set of identical twins walks [...]

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Kicked While Down: The N.Y. Mets 2009 season

August 25th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Doc Hollywood

Seriously? Really? Is this even possible? Has this been the most injury plagued season in MLB history? To put the final nail in the coffin, Johan Santana finally made his way onto the Mets’ super popular injury list (starters/important players bolded):
J. Santana SP Aug 21 [...]

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John Wayne Plays With Sports Metaphors, Amuses/Confuses Me

August 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Rawley

In my extensive research of the UCLA Film and Television Archive I have encountered both the fantastic and the phantasmal.  The following artifact, however, takes the cake.
Derived from a program called “Bull Session,” in which Wayne and a roundtable of Vietnam veterans blast the “liberal media establishment” and “troublemakers” for undermining America’s “mission” in Vietnam, [...]

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Fantasy Football is Making My Soul Hurt

August 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Ground Possum

The fantasy football draft is exactly one week away, and already, my psyche is finding the anticipation to be too much.  I rolled over to look at the clock this morning and saw that I had an hour and a half left before I had to rise; but in that instant before I could drift [...]

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Further Proof the Bengals are $$$ in 2009-2010.

August 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Doc Hollywood

” ‘Esteban’ Ochocinco is back, the most interesting footballer in the world,” Ochocinco said. “Everyone has to remember, I’ve always said that soccer is my No. 1 sport. I think Ronaldinho would be proud of me right now.”

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Possum's On Fire; Calp Still Slimy.

August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Ground Possum

The NCAA has just vacated Memphis’ 38-win ‘07-’08 season as a result of a ton of violations. If you will recall, Nostrapossumus predicted NCAA violations in Calp’s first two years in Kentucky. Turns out, Calp got some before he has even stepped on the Lexington court. He has just become the first [...]

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The Possum Sez: Belee Dat

August 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Ground Possum

Don’t question the Possum.  Watch out, WNBA: your days are numbered.

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What a Great Day for Golf.

August 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Doc Hollywood

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Kickers Gone Wild

August 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Ground Possum

I am SO tired of talking about these crazy NFL kickers and their legal troubles… is there any group that has put a worse face on the game of football?  Anyway, another kicker, the Saints’ Garrett Hartley, is in trouble with the NFL Law, after testing positive for a banned substance. The substance, Adderall, is [...]

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The Daly News Report

August 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Doc Hollywood

For your consideration: John Daly – Lost Soul
Also, to keep up-to-date: rome wasn’t built in a day–i’m a Daly & I’ll just keep poundin the rock!

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