Don't Dislike the Yankees for the Wrong Reason
3:00am Friday, November 6, 2009

I'll admit it, I'm not happy about the Yankees winning the World Series. I also don't root for Darth Vader or Godzilla or Hannibal Lecter.

Cheering for the Yankees is like cheering for Wal-Mart or Exxon. It must be a soul-killing, joyless experience, one that is completely devoid of pleasure, even when they win the World Series.

Yet while you could write a Master's thesis on how the Yankees are evil incarnate, one of the most common criticisms of them is dubious. It is absurd to complain about New York "buying" a championship. . . .

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Lincecum Busted in Hazel Dell?!?
5:11pm Thursday, November 5, 2009

Here's a suggestion: If you're a Cy Young Award winner and you're caught speeding through Hazel Dell at 8 a.m., don't have marijuana and a pipe in your car. . . .

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A Plan For College Football
9:15am Tuesday, November 3, 2009

I can't take credit for this, but it's an intriguing idea for improving college football.

No, we aren't going to talk about a playoff. We addressed that a while back, and this idea doesn't deal with the messiness of determining the national champion. But this sounds like a great idea. . . .

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Camas' Band Rocks
7:00pm Saturday, October 31, 2009

Hope you saw our coverage in Saturday's paper of a simply amazing high school football game. Paul Valencia had the game story, and I weighed in with a column.

One thing I really wanted to mention in the column but didn't get around to was the Camas band. . . .

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Me and Gary Barnett
3:40pm Saturday, October 31, 2009

So, I'm in the press box at Autzen Stadium, three hours before the Oregon-USC game, and I see Gary Barnett. . . .

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