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		<title>Confronting Bill Simmons&#8217;s Worst Nightmare&#8230;and mine too</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 13:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a brilliantly written piece by Bill Simmons (a Sox fan) of ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons%2F090507&#38;sportCat=mlb Simmons&#8217;s piece uses the same type of dialogue I used in my post: talking to his son. For once, I can actually agree with a Sox fan on something. Yeah, we all know the players of this era cheated. But the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=129&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry, I&#8217;m in a &#8216;Roid Rage.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I was old enough to hold my plastic Fisher Price whiffle-ball bat, baseball has been a huge part of my life. I played in Little League for years, went to games with my Dad, watched on television, and any time there was a ball or glove within reach I’d be playing catch.   Now [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=122&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>March Madness Prediction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year again. A time when dreams are realized, hopes are dashed, and everyone you speak to believes himself to be the foremost knowledge on college hoops. It’s March Madness season; time to bust out your bracket for your office pool, and pick who you think will be the next NCAA champions. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=115&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senior, ehem Senior Citizen Student Athlete Flunks Spanish; Costs Team a Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crazy college kids need to learn some responsibility&#8230; http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/73-year-old-Ken-Mink-is-just-another-apathetic-c?urn=ncaab,143362<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=111&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For Darius McNeal, Missed Free Throws Something to be Proud of</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the steroid problem in baseball lingering, and the NFL with its Vicks and Pacmans, finally something to feel good about in the world of sports: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=914609<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=106&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl Prediction</title>
		<link>http://fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/super-bowl-prediction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers take the field this Sunday, it will mark the first time since Super Bowl 18 that two quarterbacks who already have a Super Bowl ring to their name will compete for another. The Raiders&#8217; Jim Plunkett and the Redskins&#8217; Joe Theismann were the first to do so, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=99&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Editor&#8217;s&#8230;er blogger&#8217;s note(s)</title>
		<link>http://fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/editorser-bloggers-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to my Nov. 25th post: - Okay, maybe Subway Super Bowl was a little much&#8230;but come on &#8211; the Jets were 8-3 despite some mediocre first-half of the season performances. Since then, they&#8217;ve managed a 1-3 record, and have watched in amazement as Chad Pennington puts together an MVP-caliber season. The Dolphins are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=96&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Knicks hang tough, but fall short against Lakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It came down to a last second hail mary 3-point attempt by Chris Duhon, but the Knicks couldn&#8217;t quite hold off the Laker&#8217;s second half comeback. The Knicks led 65-50 at halftime, but weren&#8217;t able to hold off Kobe who finished with 28 points. Though New York struggled closing out the win, they showed remarkable [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=93&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Til death due us part&#8221; not enough for some fans&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/til-death-due-us-part-not-enough-for-some-fans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/opinion/15mon3.html I&#8217;ve always said I&#8217;ll be a Yankee fan &#8217;til the day I die. I&#8217;ve been one-upped. As you&#8217;ll read in the NY Times article titled &#8220;Pondering the Ultimate Sky Box,&#8221; Major League Baseball has set no boundaries as to their marketing possiblities, and the scary thing is &#8211; people will actually buy the stuff. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=91&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Subway&#8230;.Super Bowl???</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter  Ferraro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so you wouldn&#8217;t actually need your Metrocards. In fact the game wouldn&#8217;t even be played at the Meadowlands, but as a New York football fan, one can&#8217;t ignore the types of seasons that the Jets and Giants are having. The Giants improved to 10-1 Sunday, but even more impressive was the Jets absolute dismantling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fliptothebackpage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5329542&amp;post=86&amp;subd=fliptothebackpage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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