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The Arizona sports fan, not the bandwagon fan, but the true Arizona sports fan, has always had to endure frustrations and heartbreaks. That’s nothing new. After all, there are scores of thousands of people that now reside in this great state that have moved from their beloved but unbearable home states. That’s why it is […]
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Tags: A View From the Nose Bleed Seats, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamonbacks, Arizona sports fan, ASU Sun Devils, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Phoenix Coyotes, Phoenix Suns, Sports Talk, true sports fan, U of A Wildcats
As you know by now, I’ve been a Red Sox fan my entire life. Okay, since I was about seven years old. Prior to that, I was corrupted because I lived 45 minutes from the Bronx and everyone in my small home town cheered for the pinstripes. But after I was able to witness Yaz […]
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Tags: Boston Red Sox, Curse of the Bambino, great sports, MLB, Sports Talk, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, World Series Predictions, Yaz
Now that we’re in the final quarter of the regular season, let’s take a look at the teams that are still in the hunt for playoff spots. I know that mathematically, all of the teams are still in the race, but I’m going to stick with reality for now. First I’ll take a look at […]
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Tags: Arizona Diamonbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Playoff Predictions, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
Anyone that knows me also knows that I am a huge sports fan. I’ve been playing and watching sports my entire life. So regardless of how things change over the years, I will always be a fan of anything that involves athletic skill. However, I can’t help but pull my hair out when I watch […]
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Tags: Baseball, Baseball Fundamentals, Bunting, great sports, hustling athletes, MLB, sacrifice bunt, Sports Talk, Strike zone, true sports fan
Okay, so maybe that was a little bit harsh and mean spirited. So let me take a moment to apologize to all of the scumbags out there. Ryan Braun would have to improve as a human being to join your ranks. Look, I’m not naïve. I know that as long as there are large pots […]
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Tags: Arizona Diamonbacks, Cheater, Matt Kemp, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB, Ryan Braun, Scumbag, Sports Talk, Steroids, true sports fan
Year after year, everyone tries to get the jump on all of the other prognosticators (I love that word), making their predictions for the baseball season before the six month journey even begins. I must admit, I was drawn into this rat race last year, making my initial guesses (that’s right sports fans, in early […]
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Tags: Arizona Diamonbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball Predictions, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, MLB, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Sports Talk, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
Is it just me, or has the sports world in the great state of Arizona been turned on its head over the past couple of weeks? I’m not just talking about the house cleaning that was done by the Cardinals. The craziness has infiltrated nearly all of the major sports venues. We’ll take a look […]
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Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamonbacks, Arizona State Sun Devils, College Basketball, great sports, MLB, NBA, NFL, nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, Phoenix Suns, Sports Talk, University of Arizona Wildcats
This has been a strange season indeed! At the beginning of the year, you could hear predictions from all over the sports world, justifying nearly every team’s guaranteed spot in the World Series. (Sorry Houston and Cubby fans, I don’t remember hearing either one of those teams mentioned!) Most early projections did not pan out […]
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Tags: Detroit Tigers, great sports, Justin Verlander, San Francisco Giants, Sports Talk, true sports fan, World Series, World Series Predictions
This week, the title should actually include the entire week, rather than just the weekend. Read on to find out why. 1) It’s not safe to be in the AP top ten this season! Every week we see at least one or two top ten teams get knocked off their perches, and this week was […]
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Tags: AP Top Ten, Atlanta Falcons, Football, great sports, Houston Texans, MLB Playoffs 2012, NFL, nhl, Sports Talk, true sports fan
I know, you’re probably scratching your head, sounding something like Tim the Tool Man Taylor – HUGHHMM? (If you don’t get that one, ask your father!) Of course someone will win the World Series. (Okay, technically it will be a team. Lighten up, will ya’?) The problem is, this has been one of the weirdest […]
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Tags: Cincinnati Reds, great sports, MLB Playoff Predictions, New York Yankees, Playoffs, Sports Talk, Texas Rangers, true sports fan, World Series
A View From the Nose Bleed Seats 