Rick Soisson
Rick Soisson has taught writing, literature and public speaking at four colleges and two high schools in the Philadelphia area. His essays, fiction and poetry have have been carried by more than two dozen print and on-line vehicles, from Studies in Contemporary Satire and The Broad Street Review to The Baseball Chronicle.
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B.S., Education; M.A., English.Interests
Baseball, the NFL, education, Elmore Leonard, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Nicole Atkins, and somewhat obscure films.Motto
Hit 'em where they ain't. - Wee Willie Keeler
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Those Who Came After Jackie Robinson: Memories of the Treatment of Players of ColorBeing black in baseball was no walk in the park for years after Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers.
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Philly’s Broad Street Run and Pittsburgh’s Marathon Spend Money to Heighten SecurityHow much will the Boston Bombers cost Philadelphia and Pittsburgh this weekend?
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Rick Santorum Predictably Drags His Feet on Republican RebrandingIt's the same, same old song / There's no diff'rent beat -- no, he's still not gone.
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Follow the GOP on Twitter @SortaConnected #HonestComing soon to Facebook -- a Rand Paul kegstand!
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Assault Weapons and Those Hunters Who Don’t Use ThemOn the uphill battle to control "assault weapons," whatever they are.
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Sequestration Doesn’t Concern Resurrected Royko Everyman GrobnikMike Royko's Slats Grobnik discusses those terrifying budget cuts.
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Coca-Cola Devises a Racist Ad for the Super Bowl – NotWhat?! Another racist ad?!
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It’s Time to Tackle the Real Gun Death Issue in the U.S.: HandgunsThis should slow down the kill rate; it's time to cut into the U.S. lead in total civilian guns, a race in which we lead second-place Yemen by approximately 258,500,000.
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Rick Santorum vs. the WorldRick Santorum will never give up!
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It May Be Time to Encourage “Center-Right” Group to Be U.S. Third PartyWe might all do worse than see this "obscure" group develop into an actual political party.
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Who Will Replace the Eagles’ Andy Reid, and is that the Big Question?Is the identity of Andy Reid's replacement really the big issue for the Eagles?
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Eagles’ Andy Reid to Be Fired TodayAndy Reid takes a deserved fall; some of his players will too.
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On Rejecting Baseball’s Steroid Cheats: Until Memory DiesFor now, baseball's steroid cheats must be denied Cooperstown plaques.
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Boehner and Obama Return to Name-Calling at the Fiscal CliffWe will now pause sensible thinking for some more name-calling.
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The Fiscal Cliff, Now, for DummiesCongress will surely work through the coming holiday on the fiscal cliff, won't they?
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The All-Time Greatest Sports NicknamesThe best sports nicknames: concise, accurate, and high-profile.
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A Pennsylvanian’s Sports Resolutions for 2013A displanted Pennsylvanian reflects on his cross-state loyalties.
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Revenge of the Waiters: Who Really Reads Receipts?Clever wait staffers try out a new form of "customer service" with bad results.
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A Holiday Wishlist for the Pittsburgh SteelersThe best major sports franchise is hurting as the holiday season arrives.
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Obama-Romney Contest Defines the Features of Deep DivisionWhat we're talking about instead of ideas for moving the U.S. forward.
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That 47 Percent: an Open Letter to Mitt RomneyMitt, it's become a matter of what might have been.
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Senate Candidate Tom Smith Joins Tin-Eared Chorus on Rape and AbortionThis is what you get when your party allows the Tea Party to dominate.
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Medicare Could “Kill” Romney-RyanLet's consider the senior vote this fall and that baby boomer selfishness thing.
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Mr. Answer Man Tackles This Season’s Big Baseball QuestionsAll of MLB's big debates are settled here.
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NBC Video of Female Olympians Damned for the Wrong ReasonNBC's internet faux pas -- misogynist or worse?
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Despite the Polls, Obama Has Clear Advantages in His “Dead Heat” with RomneyHow will Mitt Romney attract more women voters?
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Romney’s Tax Plan Will Only Work If the Middle-Class Takes the Spiral Inclined PlaneThis presidential election will be about trust in the rich.
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Jerry Sandusky’s “Victim 2” Kicks Off the Worst Phase of Penn State’s ScandalThe worst is yet to come for Penn State. In the end, they may have only a cross-country team and, perhaps, fewer course offerings.
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A Problem for Both Parties: What Did Mitt Do, and When Did He Do It?The flap about Mitt Romney's role at Bain Capital is potentially quicksand for the Republicans and a potential desert for the Democrats. Both parties should, perhaps, forget it.
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Rick Santorum Opens His 2016 Narrow-Minded Tour Four Years EarlyRick Santorum kicks off his campaign to become the Right's Ralph Nader.
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Health Care Ruling Inspires Food Demagoguery from Bobby JindalGovernor Jindal comes up with a swell idea for a new tax.
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How to Be Right when You’re Wrong: Write About RomneyMitt Romney's flip-flops become ever more sophisticated.
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Romney Anticipated High Court’s Health Care Decision, No Matter the SubstanceRomney was "ready" for any decision the Supreme Court might have rendered.
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U.S. Postal Workers Will Be a Little Hungry to Protest CutsA protest likely destined to fail.
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Dog Days of June Find Obama’s Lead Percolating – MaybeA poll shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points?
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Philadelphia Phillies Stumbling to the End of Their Best EraCan the Phillies recover and continue their best era?
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An Uh-oh Moment for President Obama: May’s Jobs ReportThe recovery has fallen down; can it get up?
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Mitt Romney Embarrassed on His Big Day by Donald TrumpWhat should Mitt Romney do about His Donald?
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Brian Banks, Falsely Accused of Rape, Wants a Shot at the NFLA heart-breaking story on a lot of levels.
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Mitt Romney Embarrasses Himself with Class Size PronouncementsThe GOP presidential nominee-to-be tries to simplify education.
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Worst Election Ads of the 2012 Campaign -- So FarMaybe it's not only the Super PACs that are at fault for the low level of political discourse.
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Baby Boomer Mental Health: Myth? Reality? Budget?Just one person's experience.
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Mitt Romney’s Boarding School Prank: Will This Issue Die?Is it fair to pick on high school "pranks"? Maybe.
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On that Rare Worthwhile TV Series, “The Killing”In "The Killing" AMC has a genuine winner.
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Tales of Two Philadelphia Eagles Injuries: a Fan Mulls Them OverThe Eagles lose two players, one high-profile, one anonymous.
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Philadelphia Eagles Rookies Picked at by Everybody After Two Whole Days of Practice: Fan’s ViewThe minute examination of Eagles rookies begins in earnest.
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The Toughest Philadelphia Eagles Trivia Quiz: Fan’s ViewA quiz ending up at the current matter of what to pay LeSean McCoy.
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Philadelphia and Washington: Anatomy of a Growing Baseball RivalryBad blood develops quickly between the Phillies and Nationals.
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Mitt Romney Tries Again to Be All Things to EveryoneMitt Romney tap dances among his extremist supporters.
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Spring Hope Remains Eternal for Philadelphia Eagles: Fan’s EvaluationGreat Eagles off-season changes are not without some doubts.
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Haiku: Roy Halladay Faces 10,000, Then Walks Three in a RowA notation on the horrid Phillies' start this season.
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Phillies Fans Begin to See Their Opening Day Line-up as Déjà EW All Over AgainThe Phillies will start their season with a third or fourth place line-up in 2012.
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As GOP Slog Heads South, Nothing Changes in Romney vs. SantorumNothing much changed Super Tuesday, but before the week is out the G.O.P. race could lose a candidate.
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Fans and Pundits Begin to Speculate About Peyton Manning’s FutureWhere does Peyton Manning go next?
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Ryan Braun Case Tries Fans and Writers Patience with PED EnforcementThe farce of PED enforcement in baseball is threatening the relevance of the whole matter.
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Phillies’ Fans Stock Up on Antacids for 2012, or This is Roy Halladay’s ProblemThe Phillies are old...like Derek Jeter.
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Crying on Facebook About Whitney HoustonA sad death followed by sadder behavior.
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Rick Santorum Steps on His Wife While Tracking Toward the CenterRick Santorum had to buy his wife the really big heart-shaped box of chocolates this year.
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How Real Voters Will Decide on the President in NovemberHow President Obama could lose November's election despite dropping unemployment.
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Lolo Jones is Back “against All Odds”: One Fan Finds a Rooting InterestLolo Jones is back, and her back seems just fine only a few months after surgery.Also published on:
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Newt Gingrich Proposes a 51st State on the MoonHey, maybe this is why the term is "lunacy."
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Phillies Fans Begin to Consider Their Team’s Off-Season ChangesIs the best regular season team in baseball better? Hmmm.Also published on:
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Jimmy Fallon, the Voice of God, Tells Tim Tebow He’s on His Own: Fan’s Documentation of ProphecyJimmy Fallon predicts Tebow's defeat...for now.Also published on:
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Jacksonville Jags’ New Owner Khan Tells the Truth and Pays for It: NFL Fan Mulls Over Fan StupidityOMG! Shahid Khan wants his season-ticket holders' opinions!!!Also published on: -
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Lead Nominees List for Canton in 2012Steelers, Vikings and 49ers claim seven of the seventeen finalists for Canton this year.Also published on: -
All-Sports Trivia and Collector Notes for the New YearThree questions for the office know-it-alls. -
Into Wild Card Weekend: Steeler Fan’s AssessmentIt's not the Steelers' year; Brady's boys should prevail.Also published on: -
The Five Funniest Baseball Players in HistoryMajor League Baseball's funniest public characters.
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Is Rick Santorum About to Become the GOP Flavor of the Week?Can you spell "unelectable"? Rick Santorum, and now others, can't.
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Philadelphia Eagles Annoy Fans And, Likely, the Local Press by Sitting “Ailing” LeSean McCoyIt's all about the team "property," people, not your overpriced seats.Also published on: -
Random Thoughts for Beginning 2012: Occupy Pujols’ Yard, and MoreOur wacky, bothersome world puts up a new calendar. -
Philly Fans Thrilled New Poll Taps Dallas Cowboys as America’s Least Favorite NFL TeamNFL "nation" teams top "favorite" AND "least favorite" lists.Also published on: -
Philly Fans and Journalists Pointlessly Debate Firing Andy ReidThe fans and journalists are not The Decider.Also published on: -
Fans Left in the Dark by Niners’ Win Over the Steelers: What Does it Mean Under the Circumstances?The lights went out twice; Pittsburgh's Roethlisberger hopped around on one foot - it was a mess.Also published on: -
Philadelphia Phillies Re-sign Their Jimmy Rollins, and Their Fans ReactThe locally controversial All-Star, former MVP, and World Series Champion shortstop is re-signed in The City That Hates You Back.Also published on: -
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Memorable Sports Quotations from 2011The year's memorable comments on and by sports figures.
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What We All Learned from Philadelphia’s Teams in 2011The Phillies and Eagles taught their fans in 2011 to find very high bridges with rocks beneath them. -
Where Does Donovan McNabb Go Now?Donovan McNabb is experienced; lots of NFL QBs are in the infirmary. Thus....
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With Playoff Chances Hanging by a Thread, the Philadelphia Eagles Come Up SmallThe Eagles started off well against New England; then Tom Brady hit his stride.Also published on:
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Cincinnati Bengal Rookie Dalton Experiences a Baltimore SundayCincinnati and Baltimore, chasing Pittsburgh, put on a show in Baltimore.Also published on:
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The 2011 Sports Fan’s List for the HolidaysSports stuff to remember 2011 by... -
Phillies Fans Plot While LaRussa Guides Cardinals to World Series WinPhillies fans seem to favor a vastly different team now; what they watch just isn't working when, considering overall talent, it should.
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How to Defeat Zombies in Philadelphia: a Halloween Primer for the Nearly ImpossibleHow to handle zombies in Philly.
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A History of the Philadelphia Eagles’ LogoThe Eagles' logo and other images.
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The Philadelphia Eagles Climb Out of Alice’s Rabbit Hole Against WashingtonThe strange seasons in Washington and Philadelphia veer back towards normal. -
With that proverbial window nearly closed, the Philadelphia Phillies head towards “old age”: Fan's takeAn aging, injury-prone squad falls to St. Louis in the NLDS.
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Sports Illustrated gushes over Ravens - then there was Week 2: Fan reactionHave the Ravens finally passed the Steelers?
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Phillies secure playoff spot for fifth straight year with ho-hum win: Fan reactionEven when they aren't spectacular, the Phillies manage to win.
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Potential problems for Michael Vick, now that he is very rich again: Fan's takeThe Eagles' "dream team" status faces two hurdles.
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Chuck Norris is the Reason Waldo is HidingA recurring and popular verbal genre is briefly analyzed, and a challenge issued.
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Murderabilia: the Creepiest Internet Creation?Is "murderabilia" as creepy as child porn?
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SYMHMTWIB 10One-eyed baseball, a missile, and a Western Canadian baseball hero.
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Rick Perry Positions Himself as the GOP Candidate of Macho Silliness, or Does He?Rick Perry instantly creates for himself an extremely high profile.
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The woeful case of the Washington Nationals: An opposing fan's viewThree innings August 13th explained what's wrong with the Nationals.
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SYMHMTWIB 9A fan favorite calls it quits; a former fan favorite is mired in scandal.
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And So, Now Winehouse Can Do Some Work with ColtraneMusic loses the unique Amy Winehouse.
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Fan's take: Did the Philadelphia Phillies make the worst trade in history?Is a baseball trade still a trade if you get nothing in return?
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The National League Moves into the Turn Before the Stretch: Moves and PredictionsWho's committed in the N.L. to compete...who's going to be there at the end.
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Mylar Fugitive Down the ShoreGone, baby, gone!
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Brett Favre is (A) retired, (B) not retired, (C) interested in those Eagle cheerleader outfits: A fan's takeIsn't the Favre Retirement Dance over yet?!
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Your Totally Impossible, Mid-season Baseball Trivia QuizMore data to frustrate your know-it-all office mates with.
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SYMHMTWIB 8Who's going rent Carlos Beltran? Kudos to Bill Conlin.
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SYMHMTWIB 7However briefly, the Pittsburgh Pirates occupation of first place was something no one saw coming.
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Prosecution Throws the Ball Away Against ClemensThe government had Clemens on the ropes, and fell out of the ring.
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Superman spotted in a Cliff Lee t-shirt during Phils' loss: Fan's takeOn the adoration of Derek Jeter and Cliff Lee: the Philly view.
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SYMHMTWIB 6Are the Pirates for real; was speed use in baseball worse than steroid use?
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Another Entry in the UNjustly Forgotten Film Log: the MISSING PERSONSlowish start...interesting ending.
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SYMHMTWIB 5A Blue Jay melts down, All-Star stuff, and more.
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SYMHMTWIB 4"Indians pitcher" admits steroid use, and more.
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Will New Jersey's Chris Christie Run for President?If he ran would Chris Christie end up seeming elitist?
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SYMHMTWIB 3A "shocking" resignation, an old wives tale (or not), and more.
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SYMHMTWIB 2Every week's a weird week in baseball.
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St. Louis Cardinals Post Ugliest Defensive Inning of the MillenniumThese are two first place teams, honest.
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The Weiner LimerickTo quote Black 47, "It's time to go."
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Mitt Romney Works Hard to Lose Flip-Flop LabelWill voters now see Mitt Romney as a stand-up guy now on policy?
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MLB Realignment: What If it Happened Today?The realignment proposed, two 15-team leagues, might very well work.
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MLB Realignment: Here We Go Again?A current suggestion could change the look of your sports page greatly.
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Could Plax Burress Actually Be on the Philadelphia Eagles' "To Do" List?Don't entirely discount the notion that the Eagles are considering Burress.
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Stuff You Might Have Missed from This Week in BaseballBaseball news from early June that was hidden on the back pages.
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Rick Santorum Decries Obama's Creeping Socialism and Social ValuesSantorum preaches to his choir again.
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Number Five on the List of UNjustly Forgotten Films: COPThe film's not perfect, but it's well above average.
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Rick Santorum Jumps into the Race for PresidentRick Santorum will attempt to build on his two percent among Republicans and right-wing independents.
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Thinking Out Loud About the U.S. And Pakistan Working Together in the War on TerrorThere's no reason the allegedly different cultures of the U.S. and Pakistan should get in the way of their joint war on terror.
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Tim Pawlenty Introduces a New Idea About Medicare (Maybe)The devil's in the details, of course.
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WHO Comes to Inconclusive Conclusion About Cellphones and CancerCell phones cause cancer. Or not.
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Urban Outfitters Brouhaha Features Pop Singer Cyrus and Gay Opponent SantorumGay marriage opponent Rick Santorum is dragged into an intellectual property fight.
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Infielder Wilson Valdez Books First ML Win as Phillies Outlast Reds in 19 InningsStill the most entertaining team in baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The Left Strikes Back on Medicare Reform: Grandma Takes a Header Off a CliffCan anybody out there spell "moderation"?
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Ray Lewis Predicts Crime Wave If NFL Lockout Doesn't EndWere Ray Lewis' remarks about the NFL lockout and a rise in crime out to sea? Maybe not.
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Mitch Daniels Bows Out of Presidential Race Before Joining ItDid Mitch Daniels leave himself any space to reverse his decision? Maybe.
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Gingrich Campaign Resembles Sherman Tank with a Damaged TreadNewt Gingrich would seem to have only one more false start left in his race for the presidency.Also published on:
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More Impossible Baseball Trivia QuestionsYour challenges for the day and a discussion of OPS.
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Roy Halladay Books Second Straight Complete Game LossPhillies continue to waste their ace's starts.
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Harmon Killebrew About to Head in for the Last ShowerThe Twins' great enters hospice care.
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Starters Live Up to the Hype in Halladay-Johnson Match-upJohnson and Dunn outduel Halladay at Sun Life.
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The People Speak (Sort Of) on Selig's Decision to Let Barry Bonds' Records StandKenesaw Molehill Selig is "the decider."
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U.S. Officials Want to Question Bin Laden's WivesA moment in the history of women's rights and national security that must not be missed.
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Sports Boobs on Parade: Mendenhall, Scott and RoggeThat old joke about Joe Namath studying "underwater basket-weaving" at Alabama comes to life with modern jocks.
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PARADE Magazine: a Curmudgeon's DreamNobody's actually sure this publication wasn't founded by June Cleaver.
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April is the Cruelest Month for Baseball TriviaThree challenges unencumbered by "early season-ness."
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Boneheaded Crooks, Davy Crockett, and Other WeirdnessAround the weird world and back in time, too.
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The Phillies-Mets "Rivalry" And Its Attendant Meta-commentaryWhat could be more fun than heated commentary about unequal rivals?
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Phillies Break from the Gate like a Filly with Her Mane SmolderingEven with problems, they're going to be very tough to beat.
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Ramblin' Reasonin' About Those Child Car SeatsHow useful is the recent advice on child car seats?
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T.O., other major athletes, pay for date scoutsMail-order brides for moneyed jocks?
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Fan outlook: Phillies fans dubious as team wrestles with second base and right field problemsThere have only been "baby steps" in Chase Utley's rehab, but the fight for right field has heated up considerably.
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Five reasons Phillies fans should now be worriedBaseball worries creep into the Delaware Valley.
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Fan view: When Tyson Gillies was caught abusing drugs (or not) early onWhat happened last June to the promising minor leaguer will likely never be known.
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Phillies fan trash talk: Too easy?C'mon: be serious; even the Red Sox don't have enough time to jell as a team.
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Are the Oscars Disconnected from the Average Joe?It seems clear that the Oscar show won't beat out this year's Super Bowl as the most watched TV broadcast of all time.
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"Lunatic" Sports Enthusiast and Murderer John E. Du Pont Buried in Wrestling SingletThe sad matter of a mentally ill (but not insane) killer.
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Cheerleading: Now "Useless"?Is cheerleading now definitively obsolete?
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Fan perspective: NFL oligarchs flex their muscles during Super Bowl week"It's my ball, see?"
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Haskell Askin, Real CSI Scientist, Passes AwayThe beginnings of the teen craze-career.
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Phillies video scoreboard upgrade the largest umpire gotcha ever?Stadium video excess weighs on umpires.
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Political Trivia Fun: Pawlenty, Ventura, and Collecting SnotAs a quiz it's a toughie.
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Palin Attempts to Make it All About Her AgainOn Mama Grizzly's misuse of language.
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KC's Chiefs: the Momentary FavoriteEliminate Baltimore, please!
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Jamar Chaney: the Other Linebacker in the Eagles-Packers Playoff GameCould Jamar Chaney be next year's sudden star linebacker, like Clay Matthews?
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How to take care of an autographed baseballUse common sense in caring for autographed baseballs, and be aware of the type of inks used to sign them.
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The best Super Bowl quarterbacks by the numbers: Joe Montana and Kurt WarnerNumber One is no surprise; Number Two arguably is.
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Michael Vick's Linked Haiku: the NFL Story NowThis problem still hasn't been solved.
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Philadelphia Sports Predictions for 2011What's in store for the Philly teams in 2011.
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NEW YORK TIMES Names Top Goofy Ideas of the YearFurther reasons the rest of the world is passing us by....
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Questions Left Unanswered as 2010 Ends"Maybe we should chug on over to Mamby-pamby Land...."
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Local fan: 3 reasons the Phillies will win it all in 2011 and 3 reasons they won'tIs the expensive glass full enough or half full?
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The RED RIDING Trilogy: Second Through Fourth in the UNjustly Forgotten Film Log"This is the North, where we do what we want."
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MLB Network Re-broadcasts Full Game Seven of the 1960 World SeriesUnder pressure, both teams' players came up big.
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Philadelphia resident: My evolution watching Micheal Vick's returnAre you a Vick FAN yet?
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Cliff Lee Goes Where He's Loved: Philadelphia!Ruben Amaro, Jr., surprises Phillies fans yet again.
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THE SWEET HEREAFTER: First in the UNjustly Forgotten Film LogA little-seen but terrific film from Atom Egoyan.
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Golf Gems Sifted from the Electronic Outer LimitsItems from that rare "funny" e-mail...and more!
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Tsuyoshi Nishioka '" Ichiro, the Sequel?Will Nishioka be the next great Japanese position player in MLB?
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Do We Really Know God Doesn't Hate the Buffalo Bills?Does God ever drop a curveball three more inches?
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Michael Vick and Andy Reid Join NFL Workers Rebellion Against Safety Fraud and InequalityUh oh, this new safety thing in the NFL isn't working out so well yet.
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If Roy Halladay Wrote a How-To Book '"Roy Halladay's advantages....
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NFC Mash-Up: Atlanta, Green Bay, Philly and Da Bears Refuse to Sort Out the BestLike two songs laid down on the same track, two games Sunday produced no clarity about the best team in the NFC.
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The Justly Forgotten Film Log: The First Robo ReduxDespite plenty of blood and offensive notions, ROBOCOP 2 remains a watery satire next to the original film.
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The Colts and the Eagles: Game of the Week?The Philly-Indy matchup has the experts flipping coins.
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Weird facts about the 2010 World SeriesThis year's World Series saw the previously unbeaten beaten, previous Phillies win rings, and a Giant join a very exclusive club.
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The Curious Matter of Setting Odds for the 2011 World Series WinnerBosox and Bomber bettors should make their moves now.
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Rangers Slap Giants in Series Game ThreeThe State Cops managed to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole in the Late Fall to Mid-Winter Classic.
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The NFL Now: a Sense of Concussion and It's About TimeIt took the NFL a while to see the obvious, but they have seen it, apparently.
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Phillies-Giants: What SHOULD Happen in the NLCSThere is a clear advantage in the NLCS, but of course, they will still play the games.
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Texas Rangers Advance, Cementing Two Firsts, a Tie for First, and a "Permanent" LastNew York is likely unhappy about THIS development.
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Philadelphia Fans Worry About This New Red MachineThe current "best team in baseball" doesn't have it wrapped up quite yet.
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Red Doctober Opens with Halladay No-Hitting the RedsRoy Halladay makes history again in 2010.
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Major League Baseball's all-time playoff records: Eye-opening but obscureEven the major MLB postseason records are hidden in a seeming fog.
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The top five punters of all timeWho were the best punters ever...or is that still who were the best ever after Ray Guy?
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Vick Makes Himself Much Harder to Bench No Matter WHAT They're Paying that Other GuyMichael Vick's story may just turn out to be one of the big ones of this season.
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Philadelphia and the World Analyzes the Meaning of Vick the StarterWhat does Michael Vick Starting mean, moving forward?
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Who Will Win the 2010 "JFK" Cy Young Award?What if they still gave only one Cy Young Award?
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A Tween Lit Review: Lois Lowry's Strange, Fact-based Tale of the Nazi Occupation of DenmarkA little remembered detail about the rescue of some of the Jews during World War II made it into a tween lit tale.
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Phillies to Test "Yankee Method" in Pennant RunPhiladelphia seems ready to exhaust its expensive hired guns to challenge that other team so often accused of unfairly hiring guns.
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Kolb or Vick: a Ticklish Situation Suddenly Grows in PhillyOops - the best laid plans of mice and men....
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A Review of Andrew Mangravite's Newest American ComediesA translator of French Symbolist poems turns to politics by examining a reporter's afterlife, and by letting the Tea Party recast biblical tales.
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MLB end of season and playoff trivia questionsIn the tradition of impossible baseball trivia - made all the worse by computers.
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Catholic Priesthood Signs Minor League Star Grant Desme to a Different Kind of ContractDespite his talent and promised riches, an A's minor leaguer takes a hike towards "the sky."
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Last Words: a Review of Kurt Vonnegut's Last Published PiecesA review of the 2008 collection of Kurt Vonnegut's previously unpublished work.