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Half dolphin. 🐬 Lazy Ironman. 🚴‍♂️ Quiet journalist. 📰 Published historian. 📚 College English faculty. 📓 Lover of most things progressively Best Coast. 🇺🇸 Facts matter, always. ✅
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Rose Bowl Friday: Remembering January 1, 1952 dailymcplay.com/2025/03/07/r... #NCAAHistory #CollegeFootball #RoseBowl #RoseBowlHistory #BillTate #IllinoisFightingIllini #StanfordIndians #Pasadena #TheGranddaddyofThemAll

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NFL Thursday: Sam Darnold might look good in brown dailymcplay.com/2025/03/06/n... #NFL #NFLHistory #SamDarnold #NYJets #CarolinaPanthers #SF49ers #MinnesotaVikings #ClevelandBrowns #ColinKaepernick #BrockPurdy #USCTrojans #Sabermetrics

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Wednesday Wizengamot: MLB Needs a Real Salary Cap dailymcplay.com/2025/03/05/w... #MLB #MLBSalaryCap #MLBHistory #NewYorkMets #Athletics #LADodgers #MiamiMarlins #PittsburghPirates #ShoheiOhtani #TampaBayRays #Greed #LasVegasAthletics

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WNBA Tuesday: All WNBA Rookies of the Year Ranked, Sabermetrically dailymcplay.com/2025/03/04/w... #WNBA #WNBAHistory #WNBAROTY #AjaWilson #AliyahBoston #BreannaStewart #CaitlinClark #CandaceParker #DianaTaurasi #ElenaDelleDonne #LaurenJackson #MayaMoore #Sabermetrics #TamikaCatchings #TinaCharles

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MLB Monday: The Worst NL Gold Gloves of the 1990s dailymcplay.com/2025/03/03/m... #MLBHistory #GoldGloves #MLB #AndresGalarraga #AndyVanSlyke #BretBoone #CraigBiggio #DarrenLewis #JTSnow #JeffBagwell #KenCaminiti #overrated #sabermetrics #LarryWalker #MarkGrace #SteveFinley #TimWallach #WillClark

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Sunday Surmising: A Tale of Two Goaltenders dailymcplay.com/2025/03/02/s... #NHL #MackenzieBlackwood #ColoradoAvalanche #SanJoseSharks #NewJerseyDevils #Sabermetrics #Underrated #NHLHistory

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NHL Saturday: 1966 Awards Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/03/01/n... #NHLHistory #BobbyHull #ChicagoBlackHawks #JCTremblay #MontrealCanadiens #GlennHall #BretMarshall #DetroitRedWings #GumpWorsley #JacquesLaperriere #RogerCrozier #NHLOriginalSix #OriginalSix

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New in PN: MAGA's Orwellian notion of "free speech" "What MAGA celebrates as 'free speech' is typically rightwing propaganda. While this alienates America from our allies, it perfectly aligns the administration with autocratic regimes in places like Russia."

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Rose Bowl Friday: Remembering January 1, 1951 dailymcplay.com/2025/02/28/r... #RoseBowlHistory #RoseBowl #1951RoseBowl #MichiganWolverines #CaliforniaGoldenBears

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NFL Thursday: Chuck Howley, the anomaly dailymcplay.com/2025/02/27/n... #NFLHistory #SuperBowlV #ChuckHowley #Hogmeat #ChicagoBears #GeorgeHalas #DallasCowboys #TomLandry #NFLHallofFame

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Wednesday (Sports) Wizengamot: No March Madness Expansion, Please! dailymcplay.com/2025/02/26/w... #MarchMadness #CollegeBasketball #MCB #WCB #WBB #MBB #NCAA #NCAAHistory #Greed

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NBA Tuesday: Hey, Hey, Klay (Redux)! dailymcplay.com/2025/02/25/n... #NBAHistory #KlayThompson #DallasMavericks #GoldenStateWarriors #StephenCurry #LukaDoncic #AnthonyDavis #KyrieIrving

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WNBA Tuesday: 2024 Award Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/25/w... #WNBA #WNBAHistory #AjaWilson #LasVegasAces #CaitlinClark #IndianaFever #LeonieFiebich #NewYorkLiberty #JonquelJones #NapheesaCollier #MinnesotaLynx #AliyahBoston #BreannaStewart

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DOGE claims to have "saved" tens of billions in fraudulent government spending, but don't be fooled — all they've really done is illegally cut a bunch of congressionally-appropriated funding that Elon Musk doesn't like.

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MLB Monday: The Worst AL Gold Gloves of the 1990s dailymcplay.com/2025/02/24/m... #MLBHistory #GoldGloves #Overrated #BernieWilliams #DevonWhite #DonMattingly #EllisBurks #JTSnow #JayBuhner #JimEdmonds #KellyGruber #KenGriffey #Junior #RafaelPalmeiro #RobertoAlomar #Sabermetrics #KenGriffeyJr

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Sunday Surmising: A reminder to ignore the AP rankings for college sports dailymcplay.com/2025/02/23/s... #MarchMadness #NCAA #CollegeBasketball #SportsMediots #APpoll #sabermetrics #ArizonaWildcats #AuburnTigers #DukeBlueDevils #FloridaGators #HoustonCougars #IowaStateCyclones #MarylandTerrapins

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NHL Saturday: 1967 Awards Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/22/n... #NHLHistory #OriginalSix #BobbyHull #ChicagoBlackHawks #HarryHowell #NYRangers #EdGiacomin #EdVanImpe #JimPappin #TorontoMapleLeafs #BobbyOrr #StanMikita #DaveKeon

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Rose Bowl Friday: Remembering January 2, 1950 dailymcplay.com/2025/02/21/r... #CollegeFootball #RoseBowl #RoseBowlHistory #NCAAFootball #NCAAHistory #OhioStateBuckeyes #CaliforniaGoldenBears

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NFL Thursday: 2024 Awards Analysis, Volume II dailymcplay.com/2025/02/20/n... #SuperBowlLIX #NFLHistory #SuperBowlMVP #JalenHurts #PhiladelphiaEagles #NFLROTY #JaydenDaniels #JaredVerse

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Wednesday (Sports) Wizengamot: Isn't it time to do the right thing for Armando Galarraga? dailymcplay.com/2025/02/19/w... #ArmandoGalarraga #MLBHistory #MLB #DetroitTigers #BudSelig #JimJoyce #RobManfred #JasonDonald #TrevorCrowe #MoralLeadership #BartGiamatti #DotheRightThing

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WNBA Tuesday: 2023 Award Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/18/w... #WNBA #WNBAHistory #AjaWilson #LasVegasAces #BreannaStewart #NewYorkLiberty #AlyssaThomas #ConnecticutSun #AliyahBoston #IndianaFever

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MLB Monday: The Worst NL Gold Gloves of the 1980s dailymcplay.com/2025/02/17/m... #MLB #MLBHistory #MLBGoldGloves #GoldGloves #Overrated #Sabermetrics #AndresGalarraga #AndreDawson #DaleMurphy #DaveWinfield #DustyBaker #EricDavis #KeithHernandez #MannyTrillo #RyneSandberg #TonyGwynn

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Sunday Surmising: What MLB projections tell us about 2025 dailymcplay.com/2025/02/16/s... #MLB2025 #LADodgers #AtlantaBraves #NYYankees #ChicagoCubs #TexasRangers #MinnesotaTwins

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NHL Saturday: NHL Gordie Howe vs. WHA Gordie Howe dailymcplay.com/2025/02/15/n... #WHA #NHL #NHLHistory #WHAHistory #GordieHowe #Sabermetrics

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Rose Bowl Friday: Remembering January 1, 1949 dailymcplay.com/2025/02/14/r... #RoseBowl #RoseBowlHistory #1949RoseBowl #NorthwesternWildcats #CaliforniaGoldenBears #CalBears #Northwestern

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NFL Thursday: 2024 Awards Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/13/n... #NFLMVP #NFLHistory #JoshAllen #BuffaloBills #LamarJackson #BaltimoreRavens #DerrickHenry #SaquonBarkley #PhiladelphiaEagles #JaMarrChase #CincinnatiBengals

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Wednesday (Sports) Wizengamot: MLB umpires should be a thing of the past dailymcplay.com/2025/02/12/w... #MLBHistory #MLBUmpires #ArmandoGalarraga #DerekJeter #EricGregg #JeffreyMaier #JeremyGiambi #JimJoyce #DonDenkinger

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MLB Random Player Analysis: Alex Bregman dailymcplay.com/2025/02/11/m... #MLB #MLBHistory #AlexBregman #HoustonAstros #HoustonTrashstros #Trashstros #JustinVerlander #DustyBaker #Cheaters #MLBCheaters #Overrated #Sabermetrics

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WNBA Tuesday: 2022 Award Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/11/w... #WNBA #WNBAHistory #AjaWilson #LasVegasAces #BreannaStewart #SeattleStorm #RhyneHoward #AtlantaDream #ShakiraAustin #WashingtonMystics #ChelseaGray #SportsMediots #Sabermetrics

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MLB Monday: The Worst AL Gold Gloves of the 1980s dailymcplay.com/2025/02/10/m... #MLBHistory #MLBGoldGloves #GoldGloves #CecilCooper #DaveWinfield #DonMattingly #DwayneMurphy #DwightEvans #EddieMurray #GaryGaetti #KirbyPuckett #MikeSquires #Overrated #Sabermetrics

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Sunday Surmising: Hail to the 1960s Packers ... still dailymcplay.com/2025/02/09/s... #SuperBowl #SuperBowlLIX #NFLHistory #KansasCityChiefs #GreenBayPackers #PhiladelphiaEagles #JalenHurts #SaquonBarkley #PatrickMahomes #PatRiley #Threepeat #Sabermetrics

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WHA Saturday: 1979 Awards Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/08/w... #WHAHistory #WHA #BirminghamBulls #CincinnatiStingers #DaveDryden #EdmontonOilers #IndianapolisRacers #RobRamage #RobbieFtorek #TerryRuskowski #WayneGretzky #WinnipegJets #NewEnglandWhalers #RickLey #RichPreston #Hockey

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Rose Bowl Friday: Remembering January 1, 1948 dailymcplay.com/2025/02/07/r... #RoseBowl #RoseBowlHistory #CollegeFootball #MythicalNationalChampionship #JackWeisenburger #MichiganWolverines #NotreDameFightingIrish #USCTrojans #AssociatedPress #AssociatedPressFootballPoll #APPoll

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NFL Thursday: The Brock Purdy Dilemma dailymcplay.com/2025/02/06/n... #SF49ers #BrockPurdy #NFLHistory #BrandonAiyuk #ChristianMcCaffrey #JimmyGaroppolo #TreyLance #MarcusMariota #MitchTrubisky #PatrickMahomes #Sabermetrics #SalaryCap #KyleShanahan

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Wednesday (Sports) Wizengamot: What to do with PED-infused baseball statistics? dailymcplay.com/2025/02/05/w... #MLBHistory #MLBPEDs #MLBCheating #BarryBonds #RogerClemens #SportsWizengamot

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Sports Mythology: Jim Harbaugh, Part IV dailymcplay.com/2025/02/05/s... #LAChargers #SDChargers #NFLHistory #JimHarbaugh #JohnHarbaugh #JesseMinter #JustinHerbert #overrated #sportsmythology #brandonstaley

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WNBA Tuesday: 2021 Award Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/04/w... #WNBAHistory #BrittneyGriner #ChicagoSky #ConnecticutSun #JonquelJones #KahleahCopper #MichaelaOnyenwere #MinnesotaLynx #SylviaFowles #NYLiberty #PhoenixMercury #Sabermetrics

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MLB Monday (Redux): RIP, Fay Vincent dailymcplay.com/2025/02/03/m... #FayVincent #MLBHistory #BartGiamatti #BudSelig #BarryBonds #GeorgeSteinbrenner #HankAaron #Leadership101 #OaklandAthletics #PeteRose #RogerMaris #SFGiants

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MLB Monday: The Worst NL Gold Gloves of the 1970s dailymcplay.com/2025/02/03/m... #MLBHistory #GoldGloves #Overrated #BobbyBonds #CesarCedeno #CesarGeronimo #JoeMorgan #KeithHernandez #KenReitz #MikeJorgensen #PeteRose #Sabermetrics #SteveGarvey #WesParker

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Sharks Sterility Stare (Redux): Sinking ... dailymcplay.com/2025/02/02/s... #SanJoseSharks #NHLHistory #MikaelGranlund #CodyCeci

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WHA Saturday: 1978 Awards Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/02/01/w... #WHAHistory #WinnipegJets #UlfNilsson #AndreLacroix #HoustonAeros #AlHamilton #EdmontonOilers #KentNilsson #AlSmith #NewEnglandWhalers #WHA #HockeyHistory #MarcTardif #QuebecNordiques #BobbyGuindon

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Rose Bowl Friday: Remembering January 1, 1947 dailymcplay.com/2025/01/31/r... #NCAAHistory #CollegeFootball #RoseBowl #RoseBowlHistory #IllinoisFightingIllini #UCLABruins #Sabermetrics

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NFL Thursday: Is Josh Allen Cursed?! dailymcplay.com/2025/01/30/n... #JoshAllen #NFLHistory #Underrated #BuffaloBills #PatrickMahomes #KansasCityChiefs #JoeBurrow #JoeBurrowAgenda

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#TheLionandtheCobra nailed it. #ThanksSinead

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#BillBelichick suggests renaming #LombardiTrophy after #TomBrady ... this is how far American values have fallen: one cheater praising another cheater over someone ethical and honest. #CheatersNeverProsper #Corruption #FactsMatters #BelichickCheated #BradyCheated #HarbaughCheated #AstrosCheated

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Sports Mythology: Jim Harbaugh, Part III dailymcplay.com/2025/01/29/s... #JimHarbaugh #NCAAHistory #CollegeFootball #Cheating #SportsMythology #SportsMediots #BillBelichick #BradyHoke #HoustonAstros #NewEnglandPatriots #RichRodriguez #OhioStateBuckeyes #MichiganStateSpartans #Corruption #NCAA

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WNBA Tuesday: 2020 Award Analysis dailymcplay.com/2025/01/28/w... #WNBAHistory #AjaWilson #LasVegasAces #BreannaStewart #SeattleStorm #CandaceParker #LosAngelesSparks #CrystalDangerfield #MinnesotaLynx #WNBA2020 #CovidSports

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