conspiracy theories Stories - McCovey Chronicles
Science is Done
You had to hear it from someone, and it might as well be me. Science is done. Through. Finished. Kaput. We technical types have known this for years. But we conspired to keep the drooling rube masses in the dark for as long as possible. Unfortunately, the jig is up. It's no longer possible...
K-State Slate: 10.28.10
Cowboys Ride for Free has their breakdown of the K-State/Oklahoma State matchup. The breakdown doesn't include Justin Blackmon, who is suspended for the game after being arrested on suspicion of DUI outside Dallas early Tuesday morning. Congrats to K-State student athletes for leading the Big...
Conspiracy Theory: Ryan Mathews
Aside from the John F. Kennedy assassination, I'm far from a conspiracy theorist kind of guy. Usually, I live by Occam's Razor: The simplest solution is usually the correct one. However, in the Case of the Running Back We Really Don't Need, the latest Encyclopedia Brown offering, I smell...
Seriously, Dove?
Be still, gentle giant. This will all be over soon enough. It appears the Dove has been a bit spoiled by the 2.3 minutes a game that were bestowed upon him last season. After almost losing him in the Dove Scare of '09, it appears we still may...
Media Conspiracies: Fake, or Just Not Real?
Me too Mulder, me too. One of the endemic conditions of the passionate sports fan is to occasionally see conspiracies in the world around you. It could be the refs acting to prevent your team from winning, or the NCAA passing out selective justice that fails to punish your rival significantly...
Baseball and the Economy
Do you remember when Jack Ruby paid Teamsters to remove debris from Building 7 and use it to build the soundstage used to fake the moon landing? Sure, we all do. It's a key part of American history. It helped shape my cynical view of everything, and it's why I can SEE THROUGH THE LIES. I'll let the...
Draft picks, slotting, and connecting the dots
There was an article last month about the Washington Nationals taking a hard line on signing bonus slotting for draftees: With just more than a month to go before the Aug. 15 deadline, the Nationals still do not have any of their first five picks from the June draft in the fold. And according to...
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