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MLB
The Milwaukee Brewers Are Baseball’s Weirdest Winners
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Ray Ratto
August 18, 2025
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Cincinnati Bengals
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Ray Ratto
August 13, 2025
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Indianapolis Colts
305
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Ray Ratto
August 8, 2025
Journalismism
ESPN Now Partially Owned By Biggest League It Reports On
248
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Ray Ratto
August 6, 2025
MLB
The Marlins Are Actually Doing Some Stuff
66
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Ray Ratto
August 4, 2025
MLB
The Padres And Twins Did The Absolute Most At The MLB Trade Deadline
59
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Ray Ratto
August 1, 2025
MLB
Rafael Devers Is Living Proof That No One Knows Anything
157
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Ray Ratto
July 31, 2025
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks: Las Vegas Raiders
319
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Ray Ratto
July 29, 2025
MLB
Bryce Harper Opens Negotiations On MLB’s Salary Cap Proposal By Telling Rob Manfred To “Get The Fuck Out”
294
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Ray Ratto
July 28, 2025
NFL
Jerry Jones Is Negotiating With Himself, As Usual
130
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Ray Ratto
July 23, 2025
NFL
Donald Trump Is Trying To Extort The Washington Commanders Into Making It 1989 Again
200
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Ray Ratto
July 21, 2025
NFL
The NFL Players Association Is Falling Apart When It Needs Solidarity The Most
109
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Ray Ratto
July 21, 2025
Bills Week
The All-Star Game’s Confusing Ending Fit The Bill For A Confused League
105
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Ray Ratto
July 16, 2025
Bills Week
Bill Belichick’s Talent Is Becoming Tiresome
112
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Ray Ratto
July 15, 2025
Bills Week
Where Have All The Sports Bills Gone?
179
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Ray Ratto
July 14, 2025
NFL
The NFL Union-Busting Is Now Coming From Inside The Union
105
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Ray Ratto
July 10, 2025
Arts And Culture
Sure, We Gained Our Independence, But We Lost The Ability To Make Anything As Good As ‘Taskmaster’
355
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Ray Ratto
July 8, 2025
MLB
Mark Lerner Stops Neglecting The Nationals Long Enough To Fire Everyone
80
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Ray Ratto
July 7, 2025
NBA
The Knicks Backed Their Way Into A Good Coach
98
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Ray Ratto
July 2, 2025
WNBA
Get Well Soon, Red Panda
76
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Ray Ratto
July 2, 2025
NFL
Ohio Caves To The Haslams, Tells Cleveland To Eat Dirt
143
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Ray Ratto
July 1, 2025
MLB
They Let The Fish Get Hot!!
63
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Ray Ratto
June 30, 2025
MLB
Luis Severino And The A’s Can’t Wait For Luis Severino To Leave
106
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Ray Ratto
June 30, 2025
MLB
James Wood If They’d Let Him
34
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Ray Ratto
June 30, 2025
MLB
Take A Look At These Ghouls
112
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Ray Ratto
June 24, 2025
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