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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

Should the NHL Add a Third Referee?

Just opened the following email from a long-time reader, one that was also addressed to my old friend Jon Press of Japers' Rink as well as ESPN's John Buccigross. Gentlemen, I am a long-time hockey fan, and have been a season ticket holder for the Capitals since the 1990's (and a partial season plan
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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

After an Apology, Can Guillen Survive as Marlins Manager?

Ozzie Guillen threw himself at the mercy of the sports press yesterday in an effort to mitigate the damage from his puzzling decision to praise Fidel Castro in an interview with Time over the weekend. My question today at the Daily Caller: was it enough to help him save his job? I put that question
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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

Laying Odds on the Number One Pick in the NHL Draft

Got another note from Jimmy Shapiro and our friends at Bovada. Here are the odds on who will get the #1 pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Mind you, that's not the team that will win the draft lottery, but rather the team that will ultimately get the first overall pick: Columbus Blue Jackets [...]
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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

Odds to Win the 2012 Stanley Cup

My friend Jimmy Shapiro sent me the latest odds to win the Stanley Cup yesterday. The odds are courtesy of the good people at Bovada. Here's the skinny: Pittsburgh Penguins 4/1 New York Rangers 11/2 Vancouver Canucks 11/2 St. Louis Blues 15/2 Boston Bruins 8/1 Detroit Red Wings 12/1 Nashville Predat
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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

Talking Mets and Nats

For the second year in a row, I completed an email Q&A on the prospects of the New York Mets with my friend William F. Yurasko. Here's an excerpt: WFY: Are the “new” Mets uniforms (really the old Mets uniforms without the black) the best thing about the 2012 Mets? Do you prefer the classic [...]
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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

Ozzie Guillen Praises Fidel Castro?

Before I got on the road yesterday to return to DC after spending Easter with the family on Long Island, I submitted a piece to the Daily Caller on Ozzie Guillen's public praise for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Later today, I'll be conducting an email conversation with Marc Masferrer, an old college
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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

Pat LaFontaine and the Price of Looking Out for #1

As someone who grew up on Long Island rooting for the New York Islanders, it was impossible not to be distracted by yesterday's Wall Street Journal feature on the fractured relationship between former Islanders player Pat LaFontaine and team owner Charles Wang. The rupture stems from a dustup in 200
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Off Wing Opinion · 1M ago

A Simple Truth About Sports Television

Came across an interesting graf in Phil Mushnick's column at the New York Post over the weekend: Even post-Dick Ebersol, the “NBC Sports Report” inserts remain comically dishonest. Saturday, anchor Julie Donaldson, in order, reported: LPGA results (the LPGA is now largely seen on Golf Channel, an NB
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Off Wing Opinion · 3M ago

In Washington, Philly Fans Need Not Apply

The following note just turned up in my email box: Dear Nationals Insider, Let's work together to keep Phillies fans out - it's time to TAKE BACK THE PARK! Starting today, single game tickets for the May 4-6 Nationals vs. Phillies series will be made available only to Nationals fans who reside in Wa
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Off Wing Opinion · 4M ago

How Much for a Piece of Olympic History?

Ken Morrow, one of the heroes of the 1980 U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey Team, is auctioning off the jersey he wore against the Russians. Click here for my thoughts over at The Daily Caller.
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