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The five-man rotation steals starts from aces and gives them to lesser arms. When will a manager have the guts to ditch it?
By King Kaufman
September 19, 2002
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Thanks to baseball's boneheaded wild-card system, we once again have two great teams playing meaningless games in September.
By King Kaufman
September 17, 2002
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We can call a quarterback a "warrior" without disrespecting last year's heroes.
By King Kaufman
September 11, 2002
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It's time for the NFL to prove once again that having money doesn't mean a team can't still stink. Baseball, are you listening?
By King Kaufman
September 5, 2002
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A few modest proposals to prevent the game from squandering whatever fan goodwill remains.
By King Kaufman
August 31, 2002
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2002 hasn't been a classic, but it's great that the heroics of Schilling, A-Rod and the rest won't be lost.
By King Kaufman
August 31, 2002
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Maybe, maybe not. But since baseball players and owners aren't even
addressing the fundamental problem, we'll be asking the same question in a
few years.
By King Kaufman
August 27, 2002
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Arlington Park's owner rebuilt it after it burned, only to shut it down. Now the gleaming racetrack is bringing the Breeders' Cup to the Midwest.
By King Kaufman
August 21, 2002
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When the NFL's Ultimate Fans get
together in Canton, Ohio, they paint the town red -- and then they start on their bodies.
By King Kaufman
August 6, 2002
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Even in his 80s, the Voice of the Lakers never turned into a lovable grandpa type, but that Gatling-gun voice rat-a-tatted play-by-play with astonishing speed and clarity.
By King Kaufman
August 6, 2002
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Look at this! He's the same great analyst he was on Sunday afternoons. So will he help the ratings? Not as much as some good games would.
By King Kaufman
August 6, 2002
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A Russian wiseguy tries to avoid the long arm of the law after
allegedly fixing the figure skating events at the 2002 Olympics.
By King Kaufman
July 31, 2002
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Baseball's list tends toward the recent and positive, so here are
some alternatives, unvarnished.
By King Kaufman
July 31, 2002
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If competitive balance is the main issue in the contract talks, why
does their main proposal address payroll imbalance?
By King Kaufman
July 23, 2002
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This is always a slow time of year, but now, with baseball's labor unrest
dominating the news, it's downright depressing.
By King Kaufman
July 17, 2002
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The pundits who think this year's tie was worse than the game in which Ted Williams broke his elbow need to take a drug test.
By King Kaufman
July 11, 2002
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The game ended in a tie. That's not a problem, but baseball still screwed up. And that pregame show!
By King Kaufman
July 10, 2002
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Never mind whether Ted Williams would have broken Babe Ruth's home run record if he hadn't gone to war twice. Consider how often he was the best when he did play.
By King Kaufman
July 6, 2002
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Both managers picked six of their own players. That's too many Diamondbacks, but it's not too many Yankees.
By King Kaufman
July 2, 2002
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Will Golden State ever make a good choice? And other burning questions raised by the NBA draft.
By King Kaufman
June 28, 2002
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After the stunning loss of Darryl Kile, the Cardinals played again, and lost. That's life. And that's baseball.
By King Kaufman
June 24, 2002
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The Midsummer Classic comes along at the perfect time to start arguing
about who makes it and who doesn't.
By King Kaufman
June 19, 2002
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The Red Wings' championship may have been a foregone conclusion, but unlike the Lakers, they at least had the decency to act happy about it.
By King Kaufman
June 14, 2002
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He'll go on fighting, but after Saturday's loss to Lennox Lewis, the public knows how washed up he is.
By King Kaufman
June 9, 2002
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Five baseball managers have felt the blade since Opening Day. Coincidence, or is something going on?
By King Kaufman
June 6, 2002
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