October 2005

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Book Review: Bill Simmons Now I Can Die In Peace

By Tim Dierkes [October 7, 2005 at 7:00am CST]

I just polished off Bill Simmons's new book. It's called Now I Can Die In Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, With a Little Help From Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004 Red Sox . Yep, that whole thing... Continue Reading

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Mark Gonzales Interview

By Tim Dierkes [October 6, 2005 at 7:00am CST]

Mark Gonzales is the Chicago White Sox beat writer for the Chicago Tribune. This week Mark was kind enough to do an interview for RotoAuthority.com. Check out Mark's well-informed, sometimes surprising answers below. RotoAuthority: Should the White Sox use Brandon... Continue Reading

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Jake Peavy Owes Me $20

By Tim Dierkes [October 5, 2005 at 12:29pm CST]

I'm not kidding. I want Jake Peavy to send me twenty bucks. He made $750,000 this year, so that would constitute about .0027% of his paycheck. Peavy's undisclosed, idiotic injury is probably what caused the odds to be so heavily... Continue Reading

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Daisuke Matsuzaka Gyroball Video

By Tim Dierkes [October 4, 2005 at 4:00pm CST]

Today I have highly sought-after video of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese phenom, throwing his mysterious gyroball. Read more about Matsuzaka and the gyroball here. The video is below. Download gyroballvideo.mpeg Also, I have some new information concerning the "gyroball revolution" here... Continue Reading

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San Diego Padres to Upset Cardinals

By Tim Dierkes [October 4, 2005 at 7:00am CST]

Yeah, that's right. The Cardinals are going down in the first round. I finally have something in common with Buster Olney, who also picked the Padres to defeat St. Louis. (OK, we have two things in common - my first... Continue Reading

2006 Chicago Cubs Schedule

By Tim Dierkes [October 3, 2005 at 4:32pm CST]

The Cubs are usually the last team to put out their schedule, and it's not out yet. I guess they want to build suspense. Nonetheless, Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue took on the project of determining the Cubs 2006 schedule... Continue Reading

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MLB Free Agents 2006: Konerko and Other 1Bs

By Tim Dierkes [October 3, 2005 at 12:30pm CST]

Wondering who's going to fill your favorite team's bottomless first base hole? Desperate Mets fan wondering what Plan B is if you don't get Manny? Worry no more, as the 2006 MLB Free Agents - First Basemen column is now... Continue Reading

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MLB Trade Rumors: Austin Kearns and Wily Mo Pena

By Tim Dierkes [October 3, 2005 at 7:00am CST]

Awful Reds GM Dan O'Brien finally caught up today, realizing that he had a surplus of outfielders about a year after most casual baseball fans. Will he trade the right one? Almost certainly not. The Cincinnati media seems to have... Continue Reading

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