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The New Sports Plague, Steroids

by B Kenney October 21st, 2008 | Baseball, Football, MLB, NFL, Olympics, Sporting Events, Sports History, Sports News
“Breaking news story just in, more baseball players have been determined to be using a skill-enhancing drug called steroids!” My stance on the subject… who cares.


The media widely has been known to blow things substantially out of proportion, and this is certainly one of those cases. It can be argued for hours on end, one way or another just how dangerous steroids really are. Does it really matter? Alcohol is dangerous, and so are cigarettes…not to mention all the prescription drugs on the market with serious side effects, so honestly I ask… what’s the difference?


Most sports fanatics will

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Superstitious Baseball

by LJ Dovichi April 24th, 2008 | Baseball, MLB, NCAA, Sports History, Sports Radio


Like two peas in a pod, baseball and superstitions just go together. Could any two words be more synonymous than those? Superstitions are as much a part of baseball as following player stats and keeping the score. I know many people that will tell you that superstitions are just a lot of poppycock and nonsense, but to some hardcore fans and baseball teams franchises they are a way of life.

Recently in the news, Gino Castignoli, a construction worker an avid Red Sox Fan, decided to jinx the new Yankee Stadium by burying a Boston Red Sox jersey in the
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April 18th – The Day Yankee Stadium Opened

by TK April 18th, 2008 | Baseball, MLB, Sports History
On April 18, 1923, in New York City, more than 70,000 fans came to watch as Yankee Stadium opened. It quickly became one of the world's most revered stadiums. As so many things happen in NYC, the stadium opened in dramatic fashion with Babe Ruth hitting a three-run home run that won the game. Writing about the game, New York Evening Telegram sportswriter Fred Lieb described Yankee Stadium as "the house that Ruth built," and that name has stuck to this day.

Next year, Yankee stadium will cease to be used (the Yankees are building a new
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