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I broke my coffee mug this morning. Not just any mug, but my favorite. The handle had a significant chip in it and was clearly ready to fall, but I didn't look at the signs. All of it was in front of my eyes and I just ignored it. And then it broke. Of course, I'm lying to you, I actually threw my mug against the wall, coffee and all, partly with a bad taste in my mouth, partly because my coffee was cold and partly because my morning reading pissed me off. I wasn't those Larry Fitzgerald rumors. I do think he'd be a great additional, even though the cost is incredibly high. It wasn't Adam Eaton, Kris Benson, Chad Durbin, J.D. Durbin or anyone else who has no business being on a good baseball team. It wasn't the Flyers ridiculous slide (for which I have no explanation). And it wasn't even that guy on one of those stupid ESPN shows with Skip Bayless who stated (and I'm paraphrasing here): What most people don't understand about Spygate is that Arlen Specter is from Philadelphia and wants to knows if the Patriots cheated in Super Bowl 39. If by most people you mean absolutely no one, then yes. (This was a close second) None of those. It was those ridiculous Bill James disciples over at Baseball Prospectus and their predictions.' Yeah, rip me all you want, math nerds, but truth of the matter is these guys have spent more time telling me how clutch isn't real then getting laid. Sounds like the opposite of Babe Ruth if you ask me. So Why Can't it Happen Again? So what was it that flipped my lid? If you've read anything I've stated in the past, you could make one short Google entry and figure it out. Those number crunching schmucks picked my hometown Philadelphia Phillies to finish third. Not even second, but actually third. Look, I know the Phillies did little to keep up. I also know who Johan Santana and Tom Glavine are and how they change things. Coincidently, Brad Lidge, Pedro Feliz and Brett Myers certainly change the scenery. I think when yo...

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