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Memorial Day madness: Yo-yo time for Wall Street
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Concert review: James Morrison (Video)
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Corruption fighter Patrick Fitzgerald resigns as U.S. Attorney in Chicago
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UAW and GM not protecting long-term temporary workers
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D.C. United to play Richmond Kickers in U.S. Open Cup
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It is a wonderful time to head to Lake County CA for wine (Part 2)
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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio uses taxpayers' money to send birther investigators to Hawaii
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It's just poop: Potty talk and potty training
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Be crystal for God
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Anarchists fail in Chicago but succeed in suburb during NATO 2012
Arjuna Subramanian
Arjuna Subramanian is an aspiring baseball writer living in the Washington D.C. area. He started his writing with his blog Painting The Black on MLBlogs in May of 2009. He fell in love with the sabermetric movement during the 2008-2009 offseason, and strives to provide balanced articles from both sides of the statistics/scouting divide.
When not writing, watching/listening to baseball, over-analyzing his Chicago Cubs, staring in disbelief at the writing of Thomas Boswell, or keeping tabs on the latest Milton Bradley blowup, he can usually be found at the DC Fencers Club, where he is a competitive epee fencer.
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Recent Entries by Arjuna Subramanian
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Bobcats show that NBA Draft Lottery needs change
Published 4:40 p.m. May 3, 2012
Coming off a historically awful 7-56 season, the Charlotte Bobcats' set 25% in the NBA Draft Lottery highlights a glaring need for reform.
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Edinburgh tops Toulouse, restores faith in Scottish rugby
Published 6:43 a.m. April 12, 2012
Edinburgh Rugby's dramatic 19-14 win over powerhouse Toulouse in the Heineken Cup quarterfinals had plenty of club significance - it was Edinburgh's first quarterfinal win. More importantly, it renewed faith in the capabilities of Scottish players.
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Peyton Manning chooses Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow likely gone
Published 4:46 p.m. March 19, 2012
Peyton Manning has finally chosen where he intends to play in 2012 - cutting short Tim Tebow's heyday in Denver with his surprising choice.
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Redskins trade up for second overall pick, but caution is the watchword
Published 6:38 a.m. March 12, 2012
This past weekend, the Washington Redskins mortgaged their future on the tides of the NFL Draft, giving up three first-round selections for at chance at one player, Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III.
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MLB playoff expansion courts disaster on all levels
Published 8:21 p.m. March 2, 2012
Major League Baseball at last pushed through a playoff expansion: going from eight teams to 10. Sadly, the plan as implemented pushes all the wrong buttons.
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Behind the Jeremy Lin madness, a hidden opportunity
Published 6:37 a.m. February 14, 2012
Jeremy Lin may be tearing up the court right now for the New York Knicks, but his heritage may make him even more attractive to marketing than human resources.
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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic dominate men's tennis
Published 9:19 p.m. January 29, 2012
In the past decade, the three biggest tennis story lines have involved Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic and their prolonged dominance of the court.
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Larkin and Santo belong, but the Hall of Fame system has turned sour
Published 7:29 p.m. January 14, 2012
Barry Larkin and Ron Santo both belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but their respective methods of election both portend poor election trends to come.
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Top Ten: World Series' Game Sevens (without 2011)
Published 4:59 p.m. December 31, 2011
Game 7 of the 2011 World Series may not have made this list, but that's only because these ten stand apart. Take a break from the New Year chatter, and revel in the events of ten old years.
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To the NFL, no distinction between celebration and violence
Published 6:52 p.m. December 30, 2011
When Pierre Thomas is fined nearly as much for sticking a Christmas bow on a football as Antonio Smith is for hitting a QB in the head, there's a broken system.
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Mikhail Prokhorov for President...of Russia
Published 8:12 p.m. December 14, 2011
Nets majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who owns an 80 percent stake in the franchise, will challenge long-time Russian leader Vladimir Putin in March’s Russian presidential election
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Price of a pitcher? Tampa Bay Rays get it right
Published 3:52 p.m. December 11, 2011
In a low-cost, long-term extension deal with Matt Moore, the Tampa Bay Rays solved the problem of what to pay starting pitchers.
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Baseball's new CBA goes after competitive imbalance - from the wrong side
Published 7:19 p.m. November 29, 2011
The new NBA CBA may be grabbing the headlines, but baseball's new deal was achieved with much less pain. This time around it has a good motive, but a poor result.
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A new name, and a whole new game for the Miami Marlins
Published 7:35 p.m. November 14, 2011
The Miami Marlins have a new name, a new stadium, and according to owner Jeffrey Loria, new potential. Yes, the Marlins may finally be big-time players in the free agent market.
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Boston's Halloween nightmare
Published 6:07 p.m. October 31, 2011
The Red Sox are in turmoil. The Bruins are rolling down a slippery slope. The Patriots aren't looking great, and the Celtics aren't even on the court. Can it get worse in Boston?
