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Singing the Beijing Blues

11:41 PM ET 08.24

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The 2008 Beijing Olympics have run their course-and in reflection, have been the most entertaining Summer Games of my lifetime. To think that one Olympics could feature two of the greatest individual performances in history is stunning. But there is more to the Beijing Games than just Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt. These were the Redemption Games. Now, yes, many of you will think I'm spotlighting that aptly nicknamed USA Basketball team, but nah, I'm looking at the big picture. For Beijing and China, these games served as an excellent representation of the advancement of the…

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5 Outta 7 Has Never Looked So Bad

11:05 PM ET 08.23

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Everybody's friends with that one guy, who disappears for years at a time, then reappears when you least expect it. Yep, you're a little bit excited to see him and catch up. And then you remember why you haven't talked to him in years...For the New York Yankees, that guy is Carl Anthony Pavano. Pavano emerged from the evening's game something of a winner-but it was nothing to write home about. 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 Hits, yadda yadda. Basically, he had the definition of a "fifth starter" outing. Listen, if Pavano can give the pitching-deprived Yankees 5 Innings every outing…

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Yanks Are Down-But Not...

12:28 AM ET 08.23

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These are not your father's Yankees, and for that matter, probably not your Yankees. Not since the "Incident" in 2004 has a Yankee fan felt to helpless watching their Bombers. Just as it seem the Yankees are back in it and pointing the gun at their rivals, namely the Rays and Red Sox, they drop the gun and shoot themselves in the foot. Life's situations can always be compared tp Seinfeld. When I think of the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays-I think of Kramer: somehow getting by and being successful using smoke and mirrors (Two of Tampa Bay's stunningly elite Starting Rotation have…

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