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Like everything else this NBA season, Thursday night’s draft wasn’t so much a celebration of welcoming in a new group of players to the NATIONAL…BASKETBALL…ASSOCIATION (Get it? Like when Ron Jaworski calls the NFL the NATIONAL…FOOTBALL…LEAGUE?? Get it? Copyright Aaron Torres 2010). Instead, it was more about teams positioning themselves for this summer and free agency. Draft day deals this year were marked by several teams not trying to ...
Congratulations and welcome to the 3,287th column, article, blog post, essay, profile, feature, kindergarten-free write, and poem you’ll read about Stephen Strasburg this week.
Please feel free to check your coat at the door, and be sure to leave your name and address with my secretary. Your parting gifts will be arriving by mail in seven to 10 business days... Just kidding, of course. There’ll be no gifts, at ...
Boston Red Sox Still in the Race: No Need To Give Up Yet
Posted: 11th May 2010 by Aaron Torres in MLB
Alright, I'm finally ready to talk some baseball. Not that I haven't been paying attention, quite the opposite actually. Because of my line of work, I find myself watching more baseball than ever before—on Mondays and Thursdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, not to mention the nationally televised games on Saturday and Sunday. I see more of Buster Olney and John Kruk then I do of my own family. ...
The Cast of The Hills Get You Caught Up On 2010 The NBA Playoffs
Posted: 5th May 2010 by Aaron Torres in NBA
It was all the way back in January, when I had an interesting idea for an article. It was called "The Cast of The Jersey Shore Gets You Caught Up On The College Basketball Season ." And it was one of my favorite things I've ever written. The premise was simple: How did all our favorite guido's and guidette's from down on the shore compare to the elite in ...
Fantasy Baseball Tips 2010: Part II Evaluating Sleepers and Busts
Posted: 30th March 2010 by Aaron Torres in MLB
I know I mentioned it yesterday, but it's really worth repeating: We're less than a week away from Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season. Wow! But with first pitch just days away, there is still a lot of preparation to be done, and I'm not talking about your favorite team deciding on their fifth starter. Nope, I'm talking about you making the final tweaks to your fantasy ...
(Aaron Torres is a journalist whose work has been published by Sports Illustrated Online and syndicated by USA Today and AOL.com. To read all his work, including this article in its entirety , please visit him at www.aarontorres-sports.com )
It’s the story that’s not really a story, but still kind of a story, that everyone feels dirty for talking about, but still can’t stop talking about anyway. It’s led ...
(Aaron Torres is a journalist whose work has been featured by Sports Illustrated online, and syndicated by AOL.com, USA Today, and Slam.com. To read all his work, including this article in its entirety , please visit him at www.aarontorres-sports.com ) You know, they say the best things happen when you least at expect them.
For some, it might be finding a winning lottery ticket on the side of ...
(Aaron Torres is an accomplished journalist whose work has been published in Sports Illustrated , USA Today , and AOL.com. To read all his work, including this article in its entirety , please click here , or visit him at www.aarontorres-sports.com )
BaseballÆs not a perfect sport, we all know that.
The games start too late. They run too long. Tragically, Steve Phillips is no ...
Boston Red Sox: Author Previews the 2009 Major League Baseball Playoffs
Posted: 6th October 2009 by Aaron Torres in MLB
Hello, fellow Bleacher Creatures.á I wanted to let you know that early this afternoon I was able to track down John Frascella, author of Theology: How A Boy Wonder Led the Red Sox to the Promised Land (which can be purchased on Amazon.com and Borders.com), to discuss the upcoming Major League Playoffs.
Frascella was granted never before access into the front office of the Boston Red Sox for his book, on ...
Daily Rant: Eric Mangini Already Driving Cleveland Browns into the Ground
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Aaron Torres in NFL
(Aaron Torres is an accomplished journalist whose work has been published in Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and AOL.com. To read all his work, click here, or visit him at www.aarontorres-sports.com.)
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From the latest episode of ôAs the Mangini Turns,ö hereÆs a real doozy out of Cleveland: On Wednesday, Browns coach Eric Mangini named Derek Anderson his starting quarterback for this weekendÆs game against Cincinnati.á
Hmm, where have we heard this before?á
Hey ...