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ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO THE BIGGEST CURSES IN SPORTS AND CULTURE, WE'LL STILL TAKE THE BILLY GOAT [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Pl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Clip Reel: Alfonso Soriano

Ted Bauer

...s back. Time for a look at him. Cubs in '09! Baseball Reference. Wiki. MLB.Com page, with "vids." His index page on Chicago Tribune's website. How are the Cubs coping...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2009

The NEXT: Jake Peavy Developments

Ted Bauer

...news: the Padres are $5 million over budget, the star P is still being tied to the Cubs in trade talks, no one can get ahold of Peavy himself, some magazines think the Cubs don...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009

Baseball Hall of Fame 2009: One Line For Each Guy

Ted Bauer

If you think some of these arguments are genuinely asinine, e-mail us and tell us. On Monday, we'll post a bunch of fan opinions when the actual nomin...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009

The Morning ... According to Us

Ted Bauer

It's December 24, which means in one week, you'll be doing the "Auld Lang Syne" thing and ushering in 2009, secretly hoping the Rose Bowl isn't a horr...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

WORST SPORTS FRANCHISE OF THE PAST 10 YEARS? THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE RATED "AAAARGH" There has been some ridiculous sporting ineptitude recently....

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2008

The NEXT: Big Four-Sport City

Ted Bauer

...in a barrel here, but we're taking Chicago. Logic is easy. The Cubs are going to win a World Series before...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

...from Illinois going against someone from Arizona. Seemed a relevant day to rank such incidents. Side note: Chicago's losing the nickname battle, right? "Windy City" vs. "The Valley of the Sun?" Where would you...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008

FUN FACTS: DODGERS VS. CUBS

Ted Bauer

...a reference point.] Here we go with the Cubs storyline: 100 years since the last World Series...reliever, was in the bullpen for the 2005 Chicago White Sox (who barely used the bullpen) and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2008

CLIP REEL: SEINFELD AND SPORTS

Ted Bauer

[First experience with 'Clip Reel?' You can go here for more information.] Today is Jason Alexander's 49th birthday. To celebrate, we thought it'd be...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008

CLIP REEL: SPORTS QUOTABLES

Ted Bauer

...Pete Rose and Jim Gray. "And with the No. 3 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls select..." Valvano at the ESPY Awards. Favre's retirement speech. "Peace by Inches" Hoosiers "With the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTING FALLS FROM GRACE, WE'RE TUMBLING WITH THE SUMMER OF '98 GENTS [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Pleas...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO INFLUENTIAL SPORTS BOOKS, GAME OF SHADOWS TRUMPS ALL! Today is International Literacy Day, ironic for us because we had a conversat...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

BEST HALL OF FAMES BY LOCATION? WE'RE HEADED TO UPSTATE NEW YORK Eleven guys are headed into the Basketball Hall of Fame tonight, among 'em Patrick ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2008

AN INTERVIEW WITH DON ZIMMER

Ted Bauer

...baseball, and he was the manager of the Chicago Cubs during the 1988 season—when the lights...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2008