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White Sox ace
Mark Buehrle:
Faced minimum 27 batters, which is *totally* underrated, and -- for my money -- nearly as good as a no-hitter, without all the hoo-hah.
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The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
SCHOOLHOUSE. JOCK.
"Eye on the Ball(ot)"
Has a nicer ring than "Vote or Die," doesn't
it? Inspired by:
*P. Diddy's new voter-registration campaign ...
*Convention season, the College GameDay of
politics ...
*BCS fan-vote mania ...
*And ABCNews.com's "The Note"
I am officially kicking off a 90-plus day drive
to encourage Quickie readers to be sure to register
and vote -- if you think that voting for MLB All-Stars
is satisfying, you will learn a new meaning of "This
Time It Counts," no matter who you would
support.
See what happens on the slow days, friends?
'Sheed Cashes In
Rasheed Wallace's presence was the
biggest reason for the Pistons' championship surge
(and his modest stats make it all the more
remarkable), so locking him up for five more years
(mere $57 million) should ensure that Detroit is a
contender in the East through the end of the decade.
Now, if only he could tutor Darko ...
Benson Watch
While Big Unit waffles, Pirates ace
Kris Benson has emerged as the hottest name on the
trade front. Solid audition last night: 8 IP, 2 ER, 4
K, 0 BB.
Don't know why he hasn't gotten more pub, but I
know this: The contender that trades for him will
still be playing in mid-October.
Mountain Lance
If you missed Wednesday's Tour de Lance
stage up L'Alpe d'Huez (that's French for "big-ass
hill"),
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Jake Peavy, Padres: 8 IP, 1 R: ERA drops to 2.25
Francisco Cordero: Texas closer gets 30th save (1.91 ERA)
Dave Gavitt: Better job than chairing "Maui Invitational?"
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D-Backs: Have lost 10 in a row; hit "Unit-eject" button!
German fans: Spitting on Lance? Where's our retribution?
Jeopardy's Ken Jennings: National opinion turning on him
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you missed some of the most riveting sports
you will see all year.
The fan participation (or, if you like,
obstruction) is literally inches from the
riders at all times, as they tried to deal with the
nastiest incline of the entire Tour. Find the
highlights to see why people worship Lance, who
consumed the mountain and all but clinched his sixth straight title.
NBA, Meet VORP
Always fun to apply SABR concepts to
other sports, because it happens so rarely. But here's
one, inspired by Brian Kenny from ESPNews' "Hot List"
yesterday:
VORP: Value Over Replacement Player.
It means how much better (or worse) your team is with one
player than if they had minimum-ability player instead. So how does this apply to the NBA?
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Chill out, Nets critics: K-Mart (15.1 ppg, 7.6
rpg career average) isn't so irreplaceable if they can
land Shareef Abdur-Rahim (20.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg
career).
Raiders Rule
Oakland is No. 1 in licensed NFL
merchandise (a.k.a.: the jersey and other crap that
you, once well past your teen years, have no business
wearing).
I Love the '90s? It's as if the NWA-inspired
"Raiders chic" look is the only thing from that decade
to retain its marketability. (See Big 5 for the Top 5
teams in merch sales.)
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Anaheim Angels:
A month ago, they were the faves in the AL West; now, have lost 4 straight and are season-high 6 out of first. Vlad MVP? No mo'.
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Today on ESPN.com
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| ESPN25: 100 most memorable moments |
| MLB: Rumor Central |
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| NFL Merchandise Top Sellers |  Raiders
| It's the color scheme
|  Patriots
| People love a winner
|  Packers
| Faithful fan base
|  Cowboys
| Credit Parcells
|  Eagles
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Very quietly, an NL wild card battle has been playing
out on the West Coast between the Padres and Giants
(each 2.5 behind L.A.) ...
After a 7-1 shellacking yesterday, SF could use the
usual Cy-level outing from ace Jason Schmidt
today. Tracking ...
NHL labor talks are so contentious, the two sides
could make up their financial chasm simply by making
negotiations into a reality-TV show ...
The trial within the Kobe trial is getting
interesting: Media trying to take Colorado court
"prior restraint" ruling to the Supremes ...
No worries in NY over Jeter's fractured right hand;
he'll play this weekend vs. Boston. More troubling:
Giambi tested for cancer?! ...
Have you been following the ESPN25 Top 100 moments?
Check No. 49 (MJ's J for UNC), with bonus commentary
from Page 2 notables ...
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