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MLB
Alex Cobb Was Dealing So Hard, Gabe Kapler Conveniently Forgot How To Count
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Ray Ratto
August 30, 2023
NFL
Trey Lance’s Draft Position Never Meant Anything
127
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Ray Ratto
August 24, 2023
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MLB
Chasing A Round Number In A Zero-Sum Season
65
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Ray Ratto
August 23, 2023
MLB
Jerry Reinsdorf Is Bored And Cranky
148
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Ray Ratto
August 23, 2023
NBA
Who Would Steal The Business Secrets Of The New York Knicks?
108
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Ray Ratto
August 22, 2023
Soccer
Luis Rubiales Can’t Even Be A Pig Right
69
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Ray Ratto
August 22, 2023
Soccer
Sam Kerr Struck, But England Squeezed
98
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Ray Ratto
August 16, 2023
NBA
James Harden And Daryl Morey Deserve Each Other
94
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Ray Ratto
August 15, 2023
Soccer
Spain Rode A Thunderbolt Into The World Cup Final
72
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Ray Ratto
August 15, 2023
CFL
Edmonton Elks Till I Die, Which Given Their Play Will Be Shortly
56
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Ray Ratto
August 11, 2023
Music
The Last Of The Band
270
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Ray Ratto
August 10, 2023
MLB
The Cubs Have Been Good All Along
76
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Ray Ratto
August 9, 2023
NHL
Erik Karlsson Had To Go
72
Comments
Ray Ratto
August 7, 2023
Death To The NCAA
The Market Made A Meal Out Of The Pac-12
238
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Ray Ratto
August 6, 2023
College Football
In Realignment, It’s Survival Of The Fattest
230
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Ray Ratto
August 3, 2023
History
The Best Team Is One That Can’t Hurt You Anymore
160
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Ray Ratto
August 3, 2023
MLB
The Mets Threw Some More Money At Their Problems
88
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Ray Ratto
August 2, 2023
MLB
The Guardians Picked A Direction
82
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Ray Ratto
August 1, 2023
MLB
Bereft Of Blockbuster Trades, Max Scherzer Will Have To Suffice
49
Comments
Ray Ratto
July 30, 2023
Soccer
Colombia Made The Ground Shake And Stunned Germany
75
Comments
Ray Ratto
July 30, 2023
MLB
The Royals Have No Good Argument For A New Stadium
164
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Ray Ratto
July 25, 2023
MLB
Let’s Get Weird. Let’s Send Shohei Ohtani To The A’s
68
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Ray Ratto
July 25, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Barbenheimer: The Ratto Review
360
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Ray Ratto
July 24, 2023
MLB
The Fellas Were Raking
59
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Ray Ratto
July 19, 2023
NFL
DeAndre Hopkins Willingly Agrees To Catch The Rare Titans Pass
103
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Ray Ratto
July 16, 2023
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