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Off-Season Winners & Losers

I enjoyed this article by Dayn Perry on thesportingnews.com for two reasons:

1.) The line in the Giants section: "One rare talent surrounded by dreck. It's a bit like Bono fronting Hoobastank."
2.) I share his frustration at finding a whole bunch of teams have improved this off season. Looking at the NL, the only teams that improved were those that were down anyway, and no one West of the Applachains seems to be better today than on October 1.



P.S. is Hoobastank the worse band name ever.

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PlaysByEar said…
I have the Hoobastank album. But only because they were *giving* them away at my favorite wing-serving restaurant. It still lies in my garage unopened.

That's probably a good indication of how much talent/how enjoyable this band is. And, I can only assume, the Giants.
February 7, 2005 at 4:32 PM
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