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Introducing The Meat Grinder: Baseball’s Newest Prototype
Posted: 6th March 2010 by Ethan Stanislawski in MLB
When the Yankees traded for Nick Swisher in the offseason prior to last season, I was almost irrationally excited. I knew that they probably got good value for a player who had a down season in 2008, and I was skeptical that he could play 1B full time (which was how his role was spun before the Teixeira signing).
But my irrational excitement was not ...
Football Fans of the World, Unite! How to End NFL Referee Corruption
Posted: 6th October 2009 by Ethan Stanislawski in NFL
One of the inherent problems of addressing concerns of sports fans rationally is their disjointedness based on location. It is very difficult for a sports fan to acknowledge the greatness of a rival team, or even the players on a rival team, and it's almost impossible to do so as a casual fan.
So while I can acknowledge that my status as a devoted Packers fans will inherently make my opinions ...