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Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Thoughts on the steroid controversy in baseball: 3 of 66

There was a time when I remember a simpler game. I grew up a Yankees fan in the seventies. Not a bad time to be introduced to baseball. My first live game was Catfish Hunter -vs- Eckersley in Ruths house. Reggie homered, I was hooked. I was a tremendous fan of the late Thurman Munson and became a catcher to emulate him. I wa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Solving the U.S. national debt: 1 of 13
It seems odd that some twenty years ago my economics teacher gave us one simple assignment for the semester which was to find a way to pay of The U.S. national debt of 2.3 trillion dollars. I remeber what a huge number that seemed to be, almost too big to even fathom. We were not issued books, we didn't even have a test the ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues US dependence on foreign oil: Ideas for lessening it: 1 of 9
America currently consumes approximately one billion barrels of oil every year, nearly sixty percent of which is imported. We really cannot blame anyone but ourselves. We have become lazy. We have become too incredibly concerned with not disrupting nature, and now too dependent on foreign oil. The good news is their are viab... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives MLB Predictions: 2007 American League East: 2 of 16

The Al East should show marked improvement in competition this year however in the end it will come down to a shootout between the yankees and red sox yet again. All teams have had offseasons which show some promise but nobody has bridged the gap that much yet. Let's take a look around the division. Tampa Bay- More of the sa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should gambling on professional sports get an athlete banned for life?: 1 of 6
Athletes, coaches, managers, and officials that bet on their sport should receive a permanent ban for their actions. At the heart of sports integrity is key. If we as fans cannot believe there is a level playing field and that any team or individual can win on any given day there is no reason to shell out money to watch game... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball If I ran the New York Yankees: 1 of 5
Running the Yankees is a dream job. Don't kid yourself into believing that it isn't whether you love them or hate them. I can't think of anyone that wouldn't love giving this a shot. All the tools are there to be in the hunt for a World Series title every year; a sickeningly talented roster, a much deeper than people tend to... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Are football players paid too much?: 24 of 117
There is no doubt that although football is basically a year round sport, like most others these days considering off season conditioning, they are grossly overpaid. Actually almost all athletes are overpaid when you honestly stop and look at how much money they get in relation to what they actually do. In football though I ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Global warming: Fact or fiction?: 4 of 18
Is it possible to go one day without hearing about global warming? If the temperature feels a bit too warm for a day of that particular season someone is bound to say it's global warming. If it's too cold someone will even float a theory like it must be a rebound effect of global warming. With so much information out there o... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives MLB: Predicting the 2007 American League all stars: 2 of 9

I can't help but get my two cents in on this. I will do so with a twist- who will likely be nominated to start and who probably should start. Catcher- Joe Mauer will likely continue to thrive and get the ballot vote, however it's a coin toss between Jorge Posada and Ramon Hernandez as to who is best. I give Posada the nod in... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Another baseball season with steroid rumors?: 3 of 10
Curt Schilling has finally spoken out via his blog on the current standing of steroids in baseball and most notably Roger Clemmens. While Schilling has been vocal since day one of the controversy he has fueled the flames surrounding it and not always in a positvie way. Always opinionated, Curt has again spoken out saying tha... More..