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WWLIS Responds to East Coast Bias

By inthebuff | August 16th, 2008

I admit it.  I am one of the many WWLIS readers who have written to Le Anne Schreiber about  the bias toward NYBOS.  She’s responded in a well-written note, not admitting anything, but laying down the groundwork for more excuses.  You see, boys and girls, it’s all about the ratings and the promotion of superstars. 
Ombudsman [...]

It’s the Hair, Joe

By inthebuff | August 15th, 2008

Manny Ramirez aka ManRam continues to be Manny just being Manny.  Dodgers’ Manager, Joe Torre asked the Slugger from Another Planet to cut his dreds, which he did.  About and inch and a half. 

“He haunts me with this,” Torre said. “He says every time he gets a hit, it’s the hair. I say it’s the [...]