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Burns

Burns has written 30 posts for Chatterbalks

Yahoo! Sports MLB Yearbook 2009

When I was inĀ  high school, one of the only things that helped calm my wicked case of “Senior-itis” was getting the yearbook at the end of every year. Nevermind the fact that my Senior-itis persisted from Kindergarten all the way to college. But the best part about the yearbook was not the nostalgia factor [...]

Hindsight is 20/20 My Friend: Brad Evans Needs to Shut His McRib Hole

I think it’s time for an old fashioned Intervention for our old friend Brad Evans at Yahoo! Sports. In his recent post in the Yahoo! Sports Blog Roto-Arcade, Brad goes the extra mile at qualifying that journalism degree by making the analogy that Dodgers prospect James McDonald is a McRib sandwich from the restaurant McDonald’s. [...]

Brett Favre “Wranglers” Sponsorship Goes Back to Draft Day

NFL draft day April 21, 1991 - Brett Favre gets the call from the Atlanta Falcons. He was selected 33rd overall in the draft and was subsequently signed to a lifetime sponsorship by Wranglers. The evidence is startling.

Yankees Deny Mike Cameron Exists

Bad news for Mike Cameron: one of the only teams left that has no concept of monetary or player value has denied interest in signing him [NY Post]. And let’s be frank Mike, when a team that sign Jason Giambi for a 7 year $120 million contract is basically telling you that you should retire, [...]

Manny Too Injured for Baseball, Not for Cricket

Sidelined by a tight hamstring, Manny Ramirez took to the Cricket field for a few swings.
For all those Dodgers fans who are probably screaming at their computer screens “What in God’s green motherfucking Earth are you doing? YOU’RE OUR WHOLE SEASON! If you get seriously injured, we’re completely boned! OH GOD NO. THIS IS ANDRUW [...]

Is Bernie Williams Gonna Have to Choke a Bitch?

The AP is reporting that a Pureto Rican woman has filed a complaint against former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams for allegedly hitting her at a nightclub while she took his picture. Bernie of course denies the allegations.