Author Archives: BG

An Obvious Excuse to Look at Anna Kournikova Pictures on the Internet

I have a question for you: how bad are you at your job? Go on ahead and think about that for a second. Chances are pride got in the way of your objectivity and you started thinking you’re actually pretty … Continue reading

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Dodgers Trade for Angel Berroa,Rest of MLB/Universe Responds With Indifference

In a move that does not bode well for Rafael Furcal fantasy owners, the Dodgers traded Class A shortstop Juan Rivera to the Kansas City Royals for former Rookie of the Year winner/MLB washout Angel Berroa (that’s him falling on … Continue reading

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Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Hopefully all of you have someone like the Olivas in your life. The Olivas are G Slim’s older-brother’s in-laws and two of the hugest Dodger/Laker/SC/UCLA fans I have ever met in my life. On any given day I probably get … Continue reading

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Wait 'Til Next Year

About 8 or 10 years ago Baseball Tonight ran an ad featuring a Cubs Bobblehead with a voiceover intoning over and over again, “This is our year:we’re going all the way this time:this year for sure:watch out World Series, here … Continue reading

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It's Time For…Naaaaame Those Criminals!!!

It’s all the rage, it’s sweeping the nation, blah blah blah. Tonight’s clues:* Used to be called Leatherheads, now called cellmates* Combine agility and skill with weak alibis* Used to be the inspiration for Any Given Sunday but now just … Continue reading

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Dodgers vs. Mets Recap

One win, one heart-wrenching loss, and one more run-of-the-mill-we-got-our-asses-kicked-loss, in that order. I snapped this picture of Russ Mart getting blow down at right when I took a quick cross-country flight so I could watch Johan pitch yesterday. My camera … Continue reading

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A Bad Day Surfing Beats a Good Day Blogging

I am now 30 years old. I have been cheering for the Dodgers for probably 25 of those years. Some of my earliest memories were making my own Dodger posters out of construction paper and taping baseball cards onto my … Continue reading

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The Mild Mild West

One of my temps has the profound misfortune right now of being a Padre fan. After a wildly entertaining 2007 which saw the Pads and the Rockies tie for the NL Wild Card (with the D-Backs winning the division by … Continue reading

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The Way, Way, Way, Way West Coast

Everyone has been getting a kick out of Mariah Carey’s first pitch in Japan and I figured I’d spend a few minutes hours seeing if I could compile some sort of best/worst first pitches. You guys are so lucky to … Continue reading

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Godspeed Andruw Jones, Godspeed

Early word out of LA is that AJ’s surgery was a smashing success. WCBias caught up with the doctor who performed the operation (pictured at right) and asked him a few questions. WCBias: Dr. Nick, thanks for taking the time … Continue reading

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