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The Week That Was In Sports posted on 08/08/2008

“The Five Best Teams Since 1995”

I decided to nominate the five best teams that I have seen perform since the 1995 season.

There are a few caveats in regard to the list that I comprised.

For one, I focused my list strictly on professional sports teams who participate in the NFL, NBA or MLB.

Secondly, teams that participated from the 1995 season to present day are the only squads eligible to make this list. I selected the 1995 season because it was the first year that Major League Baseball instituted the wild card and because it was the year Michael Jordan returned from his first retirement.

Finally, if a great team won consecutive crowns, they can not make the list twice. For example, the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 Chicago Bulls teams were both two of the greatest units ever assembled in the annals of professional sports. Nevertheless, only one of those two spectacular squads will be officially chosen for this selection.

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The 5 Best Teams Since 1995 posted on 08/07/2008

I decided to nominate the five best teams that I have seen perform since the 1995 season.

There are a few caveats in regard to the list that I comprised.

For one, I focused my list strictly on professional sports teams who participate in the NFL, NBA or MLB.

Secondly, teams that participated from the 1995 season to present day are the only squads eligible to make this list. I selected the 1995 season because it was the first year that Major League Baseball instituted the wild card and because it was the year Michael Jordan returned from his first retirement.

Finally, if a great team won consecutive crowns, they can not make the list twice. For example, the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 Chicago Bulls teams were both two of the greatest units ever assembled in the annals of professional sports. Nevertheless, only one of those two spectacular squads will be officially chosen for this selection.

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The "Idiot" Is Not Wrong...Edwar Ramirez Should Be Suspended posted on 08/05/2008

New York Yankees Reliever Edwar Ramirez was suspended last week for 3 games after he allegedly threw at Baltimore Orioles first baseman Kevin Millar, July 31st in the Bronx.

With the Yankees leading the Orioles 9-6 after 6 innings, Ramirez (3-0, 3.10 ERA), 27, relieved rookie sensation Joba Chamberlain and promptly hurled a fastball over the former “idiots” head.

Millar, 36, who is barred from being a member of the MLB Players Association because he was a replacement player during the 1994-1995 strike, has been adamant with his belief that Ramirez attempted to hit him intentionally.

“One hundred percent,” Millar said when asked if he thought the pitch was intentional. “I was upset they threw him out of the game because he’s really good hitting. He’s a cute little fella, he didn’t throw that hard and he doesn’t have very good stuff. So it’s probably a good idea they threw him out, because it probably would’ve been in Monument Park. He’s good hittin.”

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Kevin Garnett Is A Better Player Than posted on 08/02/2008

Delusional Boston Celtics superstar Paul Pierce told a Spanish publication last week that he was the best player in the entire world.

 "I’m the best player in the world,” said Pierce, 30, a man who has only made the All-NBA Third Team three-times since making his professional debut with the Celtics in 1999.

"There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line, but I have a lot of confidence in myself." 

One can only surmise that Pierce (AKA “Tiny” Tim Cratchit) is still heavily medicated from the debilitating knee injury that he suffered in Game 1 of the NBA Finals versus the Los Angeles Lakers. 

 “The Truth” is that Pierce is not even the best player on his own team. By a decent margin, that distinction belongs to Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett.  

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The Week That Was In Sports posted on 08/01/2008

Chad Pennington Is Fine With Me

New York Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum sought and received permission to speak with former Green Bay Packer Brett Favre about his interest in playing for Gang Green, according to reports published last Friday.

If the Jets acquire Favre, 38, a three-time NFL MVP and seven-time All-Pro selection, they will instantly gain credibility and become a legitimate contender in the powerful AFC.

New York's brass should do everything in their capabilities to finalize an agreement with the Packers to attain the iconic quarterback, who threw for 4,155 yards and 28 touchdowns last season.

The Jets, who were on the fringe of selecting the University of Southern Mississippi star in the 1991 draft, before the Atlanta Falcons swiped him with the 33rd pick, spent like Eliot Spitzer splurging on whores this offseason, and they are a win-now team that would be completed by adding a signal caller of Favre’s caliber.

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