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Grote’s Gripes: London Olympics Part II

July 31, 2012 The Matts 27

LONDON, UK – The Olympics are in full swing in swinging  London.  Michael Phelps has been defeated already and the NY Post as already dubbed […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Summer Olympics Preview, Part I

July 24, 2012 The Matts 29

LONDON, UK – I’m reporting today from where the Summer Olympics are about to kick off. (It’s also the future home of my Rams – […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Celebrity Fans

July 17, 2012 The Matts 36

BRONX, NY – Spike Lee was at the Yankee game on Sunday.  How did I know?  Well it was all over the papers that Spike […]

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Grote’s Gripes: The Miami Sound Machine

July 10, 2012 The Matts 36

MIAMI, FL – The new season of The Franchise begins tomorrow. What is The Franchise? Well it is baseball’s answer to the NFL’s Hard Knocks […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Major League Chewing

July 3, 2012 The Matts 36

CONEY ISLAND, NY –  Tomorrow is the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island.  It is one of 80 events hosted annually by […]

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Grote’s Gripes: When is a World Series a World Series?

June 26, 2012 The Matts 44

OMAHA, NE – This past week I made a pilgrimage to one of the most holiest of shrines in baseball.  No I did not head […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Best 2012 MLB Giveaways

June 19, 2012 The Matts 31

TAMPA, FL – Another day another one-hitter for R.A. Dickey.  Damn, he is fun to watch pitch this season.  Anyway, a few months back I […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Mad Men Of Baseball

June 12, 2012 53

HOLLYWOOD, CA –Congratulations to the new Kings of the NHL. My beloved Bruins are no longer the reining Stanley Cup Champions but the Kings showed […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Earn Your Stripes!

June 5, 2012 The Matts 40

NEW YORK, NY –This past weekend the Mets finally ended over 50 years of misery when Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter in franchise history. It […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: WACKY TEAMS

May 22, 2012 The Matts 44

NEW YORK, NY – With the recent deaths of Donna Summer and Robin Gibb it appears that Disco Hell is getting a bit hotter. You […]

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