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Oooh, Dicey?

03:02 PM ET 10.21

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Roll of the dice, no dice, snake eyes, what have you, Daisuke Matsuzaka takes the hill tonight to see what he's made of, if he truly bleeds Boston red. As Yankees earn their pinstripes and Buckeyes earn their stickers, Dice-K must now earn his 'B'. The Sox, Mr. Matsuzaka, didn't pay 103 million wicked big ones for 3 innings, 5 runs, and another potentially tedious offseason. If the Sox lose this game, D-Mat, then it's not gonna be JD Drew's... or Terry Francona's... or Eric Gagne's fault, it'll all be riding on your back.Why isn't the same pressure being…

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Depression in Pinstripes:Where A Yankee Fan Went Wrong

10:35 AM ET 10.06

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Today, I wear a black tux and some svelte black pants, as tears quietly stream from my eyes. The procession is tomorrow at 6;30, a 44 year old man will be leading the funeral. I speak, of course, of the New York Yankees, or, the secondcoming of the 1919-2003 Boston Red Sox. This is a team that manages to excite you, put themselves in postition to win, and then collapses, chokes, implodes, what have you.It is somethime around May 2004, and as a Canadian immigrant I am expected to make one of the most crucial decisions of my life-where does my allegiance lie-with the hometown lovable losers, the…

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The Finger Wagging

03:40 PM ET 08.16

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This is Jason Giambi's punishment for abusing steroids? Well, at least you admitted it, now go off unscathed, and don't do it again little buddy! What is Bud Selig, his mother? This was YOUR CHANCE, Bud. A chance to really make a stand, and say-I don't care if he's a bigtime slugger, or not, everyone shall be treated equal! Yet, you let "The Sultan of Syringe" off the hook, for charitable donations? Gimme a break? Where have you seen this before? '98, when Ole Bud drew a blind eye to the drugging of baseball, likely to keep the 'integrity' of the…

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