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A DAY WITHOUT (AMERICAN) SPORTS: AN EXPLANATION

By Chris Sprow

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Since today is officially the slowest day in American sports, we should at least be fair and add a disclaimer for this year. There was sports action today. Technically. Thanks to 15 innings of All-Star game last night, one "important" game in a major sport was played today. Hell, any time Joe Buck can make a dramatic call on a sacrifice fly, and Tito Francona turns to hug somebody and a pitcher walks off the mound has it really been a slow day? Well, yes. Starting when that game ended, not ...

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