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Tampa Bay Loses Series on a Historically Bad Move by Kevin Cash

I’m angry. Very angry. That’s just as a general baseball fan. If I was a Rays fan, I would be furious. It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I lost sight of baseball for a while, but I got back … Continue reading

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Lumia 925 Cyan Update

On 10/29 the Cyan update became available for T-Mobile users owning the Lumia 925, which included me.  I am impressed with the update and am happy with the changes.  I mentioned in the last post the 3 things I was … Continue reading

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Nokia Lumia 925 (Revisited Again)

This is my 3rd time to post on this phone.  I suppose I’m still writing on it because although I purchased it nearly a year ago, it was almost a $600 investment, I use it everyday, there have been some … Continue reading

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2014 World Cup – USA 2, Portugal 2

Oh mannn..USA played good, really good this game. We didn’t deserve a win last game, but this game we at least deserved a tie, and probably even a win. We had great scoring opportunities and kept better possession. I could … Continue reading

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2014 World Cup – United States 2, Ghana 1

The United States opened the tournament with another match versus Ghana.  Ghana has been a thorn in the U.S.’s side the last 2 World Cups.  In 2010, they beat the U.S. 2-1 in the knockout round.  In 2006, again they … Continue reading

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How Yellow and Red Cards work in 2014 World Cup

I tried to find something from the official FIFA website for the 2014 World Cup and cards, but the best explanation I could find was here:  http://www.socceramerica.com/article/38551/new-yellow-card-rule-good-for-the-game.html 2 Yellow cards in a game = immediate suspension from the remainder of … Continue reading

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2014 World Cup Coverage by ESPN, 2018 and 2022 Cups to be by FOX

I thought it was worth noting ESPN no longer has rights to World Cup coverage after 2014.  ESPN has covered the event the last 6 times, meaning since 1990 since the Cup is held every 4 years.  FOX will take … Continue reading

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Nokia Lumia 925 (Windows 8 Phone) Revisited

So I’ve had the phone for about a month and a half now, and since I’m more familiar with it now, I thought I’d write my thoughts on what still stands out to me about it. Coming from an Android … Continue reading

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Game 163, Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2

As a Rangers fan, the season is officially over.  It’s a tough one to swallow, b/c even though it’s practically a “playoff game”, it’s only one game instead of a series, so it’s only one pitcher instead of more of … Continue reading

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2013 MLB Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE East W L GB Boston 97 65 – Tampa Bay 92 71 6 Baltimore 85 77 12 NY Yankees 85 77 12 Toronto 74 88 23 Central W L GB Detroit 93 69 – w-Cleveland 92 70 1 … Continue reading

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