Saltalamacchia for President

The Prodigy

04:50 PM ET 03.30

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It had been a good hour and a half of half-assing it on the exercise machines, and after a 3 minute powerwalk on the treadmill, I felt I had earned it. It is the sacred 15 minutes I take every day after I complete my workout routine at our local YMCA. I felt I had earned 15 minutes of clanks and missed layups that bounce off the rim and hit me in the nose (oh yes, it happens). I look forward to shooting 20% from the field and airballing shots in the paint. But today-today was different. It rained steadily outside, the drops putting against the windows of our basketball court in rythm,…

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Suckerpunching Blake Griffin

12:45 AM ET 03.28

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Blake Griffin was taking off. This was about to be an authoritative jam. This would officially put the nail in the coffin, because Syracuse was barely breathing. Yet, on the way to what had the potential to be one of the statement dunks of the tourney, Blake Griffin hit his ear on the side of the backboard. Yeah, he still made the dunk.But afterwards, he clutched his ear and looked like a wimp. And I think I saw him crying. Well, that's all the solace I could receive from Syracuse's ATROCIOUS loss to OU on Friday Night. This one hurt to watch. The interior passing was worse than…

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The Legend of Wally Szczerbiak, Part 2

07:55 PM ET 02.14

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Just as a refresher, I'm experimenting a new format in which I post 11 thoughts both related to sports and not so much related. For those of you who haven't seen my first post-check it out. No, really, please check it out. It has 15 views. And at least 5 of them are me. So, without further ado....5. There's something to hate about the Jacksonville Jaguars. I don't feel Jacksonville deserves the Jaguars. Yes, their population is immense. But, unlike most other one-team towns (Green Bay, San Antonio, hell, even Oklahoma City), Jacksonville doesn't seem to appreciate the…

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