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Big stories this week. LSU vs. Alabama. The NBA lockout. Philip Rivers’ struggles. And Baseball news. Obviously, I weigh in.

Ryan Braun was a fantasy baseball beast. I, on the other hand, was the least. My maiden voyage into fantasy baseball sunk quicker than Leo’s love cruise. The gory details…

The Phillies are the overwhelming favorites in the National League. The American League goes through New York. As unpredictable as the MLB postseason is, this much we know: We’re Brian Wilson-free this year. Thank God for that.

Philadelphia has long been a do-or-die sports town. Yet, somehow, both the Eagles and Phillies managed to raise the stakes. Will a sports town’s ultimate doomsday be avoided?

My friends were desperate. Baseball season was a month away and they needed to fill a spot in their fantasy league. Like a good friend (or deer in the headlights), I joined. For the first time ever, I’m playing fantasy baseball. My thoughts…

So this past weekend I sat around and watched some movies. On Saturday, I came across Murder at 1600.

The Fall Classic was anything but a classic. The NBA is rocking, though, and the NHL and Cam Newton are grabbing headlines too. Let’s get caught up with the sports world.

I can’t sleep. The Phillies just gave away game 4 in the National League Championship Series and now trail 3-1. Philadelphia certainly has the horses to win three straight, but they’ll first need to move past Wednesday’s crushing defeat in time for Thursday’s game. I know I can’t.

My birthday just passed and I’ve never been so depressed about getting old. I’m not even that old. I just hoped I’d stay in my early twenties forever. Anyway, instead of sleeping, I threw together a 2,000 word jumbled mess of worthless information pertaining to the upcoming Major League Baseball playoffs. So, if you’re bored…

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had multiple conversations with friends about booing. These conversations culminated with a discussion about Cleveland fans’ decision to boo LeBron James and the lousy Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Simply put, I’m all for booing if the situation is right.