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As a lifelong fan of Major League Baseball, nothing upsets me more than the usage of performance enhancing drugs in the sport. Of course, the integrity of the MLB is not as important as many other issues I discuss on this site, but it does still matter.

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President Hugo Chavez today congratulated Venezuela’s baseball team Leones del Caracas for Friday’s victory over rivals Navegantes del Magallanes. The team moves on to the Caribbean series to defend its title.
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Updated on 1-22-2010

So, I was wrong about a few of those games. I went 2-2 in my predictions, missing the Jets victory over the Chargers and the Saints destruction of the Cardinals defense.

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The once great MLB pitcher Curt Schilling has been known for his off the cuff remarks and fanatical and ignorant adherence to Republicanism. Schilling has made a number of remarks that can only lead me to believe he does not know what the Republican Party stands for.

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1. New Jersey Nets –  John Wall (Kentucky) – PG – The obvious choice.  Not only is he the best basketball player in College, but the best basketball player in the world that’s not in the NBA, he’s that good.  He is the only player in this draft who has the ability to turn a franchise around.

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His appearance on the latest season of the Ultimate Fighter reality show makes us wonder, can Kimbo Slice be a successful fighter in the premiere mixed martial arts organization?
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1.         New Jersey Nets – John Wall – PG – Kentucky (Favors probably fits more of a need, can a Devin Harris/John Wall backcourt work?

2.         Minnesota Timberwolves – Derrick Favors – PF – Georgia Tech (Trade somewhere, they need everything but a PF, maybe Aldrich or Wes Johnson here too, I’d say Turner too, but they don’t need another player that has to have the ball in his hands)
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The 1990s and the 2000s have been dominated by players who have used performance enhancing chemicals. This will forever be known as the steroid era. Just like the spit ball in the early 1900s and amphetamines in the 1970s and 1980s.  The Hall of Fame has a few choices to make and only two are rational. They can ignore the steroid use and just judge the statistics for what they are. Or, they can refuse to let any player from this era into the Hall of Fame.
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