FanNation | Mike Gwizdala

Cash Money As Trade Deadline Approaches

04:45 AM ET 07.31

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While I have admired Brian Cashman's efforts to rebuild the farm system, I have been extremely rough on him as well. Yet today is not the day to trash Cash, especially when one considers that he reeled in two warm bodies for the likes of LaTroy Hawkins and Kyle Farnsworth. This coming off less than a week ago when Cashman fleeced the Pittsburgh Pirates, coming away with Damaso Marte and Xavier Nady.Filling positions of need without making the farm system bleed, and mind you these were no salary dumps but legit players that other teams were targeting. The most incredible…

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Why ESPN Is Bad For Sports: 20 Reasons Why

12:37 PM ET 07.30

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I hope the censors don't catch this one because ESPN has become the worst four-letter word in sports. If Wayne Gretzky called the Disney owned company a "mickey mouse" organization, you'd never know about it because let's face it they never cover hockey. What was once the great "Big Show" with the likes of Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick has turned into a "Big Soap Opera," so much so that Vince McMahon should sue for copyright infringement. Here is a bevy of reasons why I cannot stand ESPN:1.) Brett Favre, Brett Favre, Brett…

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Let Jeet Compete

03:49 PM ET 07.14

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Ok so I realize we're just hours away from the HR Derby at Yankee Stadium, but here's an interesting thought. Since there are no Yankees competing with A-Rod declining and Jason Giambi not being selected, why not Derek Jeter? I believe the Stadium crowd would get a kick out of their favorite son taking part in the last HR Derby in The House That Ruth Built. Who cares if he hasn't hit for power this season despite connecting for his 200th career HR on Saturday in Toronto, I believe it would be something really fun to see, especially since Jeter has never done it…

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