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[children and fools speak the truth] Children and fools say thingswithout thinking; they say what they think or know when grown-upsmight not think it was polite or wise to do so. - A proverb. * /"UncleWillie is too...
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[rub the wrong way] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) alittle angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother. */John's bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way./ * /Mother'sfriend called...
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Yankees create another early lead but they are unable to hold it as the Angels take the 1st 2 of the final series before the All-Star Break. 8 , 14 Win - Jered Weaver (10-3) Loss - Andy Pettitte (8-5) Save - Yank...
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Today was my mom's fiftieth birthday. Yes, 50. She doesn't look a day over forty, though. Because it was her birthday a few of the moms on my brother's baseball team brought her presents and booze. It's amazing that peo...
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Joba Chamberlain has a short outing as the reliever just recalled to the majors, Mark Melancon, is asked to put in more innings than usual and is credited with the loss. 6 , 10 Win - Jason Bulger (4-1) Loss - Mark ...
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The story isn’t that Jonathan Sanchez pitched a no-hitter tonight for the Giants. Or rather, the story isn’t just that Sanchez pitched a no-hitter. There’s more to it than that, including the fact that Sanchez had been p...
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I received a very special package in the mail yesterday.Tickets to a game between the Red Sox (yaaay!) and the Yankees (boooooo!).As I opened the package, my hands were shaking, and my breathing got quicker as I got clos...
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The New York Yankees swept the season series on the Minnesota Twins for the first time since 2003 with a good outing by the bullpen, including reliever turned starter, Alfredo Aceves. 6 , 4 Win - Jonathan Albaladej...
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4 , 3 Win - A.J. Burnett (8-4) Loss - Anthony Swarzak (2-3) Save - Mariano Rivera (22) Yankees *Brett Gardner - 1 for 4, 2 RBI (17) *Alex Rodriguez - 1 for 4, RBI (45) Twins *Joe Mauer - 3 for 5, R, 2B, Sol...
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Life is pretty good. Even I (born to complain) have to admit that. But it gets better on days when I don’t skip lunch, and better yet on days when I can sleep in. So today wasn’t all that good a day. But life, still, is ...