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I Wanna Be Like Mike

Caption: How is the ‘Air Up There’ Mike?

Flash that Stache

With the emergence of Jason Giambi’s swing/game/JOB and new mustache, I decided to cruise the ‘net for the Most Outstanding Staches of the game (MOS). I found a few pictures of some sweet ’staches in baseball and decided to share with our 215ers. Without further adieu, the staches please:

Jason Giambi: The new stache [...]

Swing and a Miss

Boston CF Coco Crisp was hit on the right hip by Tampa Bay right-hander James Shields, prompting a bench-clearing brawl in the second inning of the Red Sox’s 7-1 win Thursday night.
Crisp pulled a fakey by walking gingerly for a second then charged the mound, ducked a wild right by Shields before throwing a few [...]

We Bid You Adieu Sami

Glen Macnow of 610 WIP is reporting that Flyers winger Sami Kapanen is retiring from the NHL to play in his native Finland. Kapanen has been a Flyer for the last five of his 12 NHL seasons.

Good luck to you Sami, you will be missed.  He was a tough and dedicated player who did everything [...]

Mexican Mania on the BikePath

A car plows into a bike race along a highway near the US-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others.

Police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez says the 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race.

Eagle Ramblings

Not much news out of the Bird’s Nest of late, but here is some light reading to keep you on the edge of your seat until the opening kickoff. Happy reading 215ers.

OT Winston Justice is hoping to lose the “frightened puppy” label that Hugh Douglas tagged him with.
DeSean Jackson could be Donovan’s light at [...]

Sammie ‘Speed Racin’ Dalembert Sues Studio

The Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert has filed a lawsuit claiming breach of contract and fraud against a group of business partners regarding an investment in the licensing of “Speed Racer” products and merchandise.

The NBA star invested more than a million doll-hairs into a project that licensed “Speed Racer” memorabilia and merchandise back in 2006. [...]