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Grote’s Gripes: Infamous College Bowls Of Yore; Part 2

December 20, 2011 The Matts 40

WINFIELD, KS –Last week I gave you the first part of the list of defunct college bowl games.  This week we’ll take on the rest. […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Infamous College Bowls Of Yore; Part 1

December 13, 2011 The Matts 31

HAVANA, CUBA – Last year I went through all the current bowls just to give you an idea just how ridiculous the whole bowl system […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Just Say No To The Yankees

December 6, 2011 The Matts 38

NEW YORK, NY – It seems that far too many parents these days are allowing their children to be drawn to the dark side by […]

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Grotes Gripes: Bosox New Valentine? Why Bobby V Makes Sense

November 29, 2011 The Matts 28

CHIBA LOTTE, JAPAN – New Red Sox GM Ben Cherington can do himself a big favor today and officially hire Bobby Valentine. The word on […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Thanksgiving Sports Floats

November 22, 2011 16

NEW YORK, NY – This Thursday is the 85th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s a day when thousands of kids line up to watch some […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Sports Stars Feel Power of Twitter

November 15, 2011 The Matts 31

HOLLYWOOD, CA – As many of you know, The Matts (whose Tweet Pic went Twitter-crazy yesterday) have been trying to promote our columns and the site […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: MORE DEEP THOUGHTS BY JERRY MANUEL

October 25, 2011 The Matts 25

ARLINGTON, TX – This year’s World Series certainly is one of the better ones we’ve had in a while.  The Rangers go for their first title tomorrow […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: From Mickey Naples to Elvis, Not Your Typical WORLD SERIES Preview

October 18, 2011 The Matts 40

ARLINGTON, TX – The 2011 World Series begins tomorrow with the scrappy St. Louis Cardinals facing the gutty Texas Rangers.  A Rangers victory will leave the once […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: Best Weekend Ever? Worst Weekend Ever? Yanks, Phils & Perspective

October 11, 2011 The Matts 23

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Being a Mets fan has been tough these past few years.  We have seen both the Phillies and Yankees win world championships while […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Rambling Rooney Talks Sports

October 4, 2011 The Matts 42

NEW YORK, NY – Sunday was the last episode of 60 Minutes to include Andy Rooney’s clever postscripts. This week I found it fitting to turn […]

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