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Ray Ratto
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Soccer
The World’s Worst Soccer Team Is Finally Something Else
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Ray Ratto
September 8, 2024
NFL
Who’ll Stop The Reign?
285
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Ray Ratto
September 6, 2024
Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks
The Why Your Team Sucks series is back in full swing, so it's a perfect time to order this t-shirt. Wear it loud, wear it proud: Your Team Sucks.
MLB
What Defector Saw At “The Janson Junk Game”
63
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Ray Ratto
September 5, 2024
MLB
The Angels Walked Shohei Ohtani To Face Mookie Betts. What Happened Next Will Shock You.
71
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Ray Ratto
September 4, 2024
MLB
West Sacramento Just Needs To Let The A’s Come To Them
120
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Ray Ratto
August 30, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
A Bocce Loser’s Guide To Losing At Bocce
117
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Ray Ratto
August 28, 2024
MLB
August Is For Weird Baseball
124
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Ray Ratto
August 27, 2024
MLB
The Last Word On Pete Rose Is Deeply Unpleasant
248
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Ray Ratto
August 23, 2024
MLB
Joey Votto Just Got It
103
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Ray Ratto
August 22, 2024
NFL
Caleb Williams Has More Than Defenses And Doubters To Worry About
178
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Ray Ratto
August 21, 2024
MLB
Bay Area Rivalry Nobody Cared About Reaches Suitable End
124
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Ray Ratto
August 19, 2024
Soccer
And Now, A Timely And Exhaustive Preview Of The 2024-25 Premier League Season
180
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Ray Ratto
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Tom Ley
August 16, 2024
Soccer
With Mauricio Pochettino, USMNT Aims High And Scores For Once
185
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Ray Ratto
August 15, 2024
MLB
An Only Moderately Disgusted Overview Of MLB’s Wild Card Races
91
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Ray Ratto
August 13, 2024
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Las Vegas Raiders
238
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Ray Ratto
August 8, 2024
MLB
Pedro Grifol Paid The Price For Winning That One Game
66
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Ray Ratto
August 8, 2024
MLB
Why This Team Sucks: The August 7 Chicago White Sox
78
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Ray Ratto
August 7, 2024
MLB
Why This Team Sucks: The August 6 Chicago White Sox
94
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Ray Ratto
August 6, 2024
MLB
20 Straight Losses Is Where The Real Blight Sox Begin
126
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Ray Ratto
August 5, 2024
MLB
Please Rise And Remove Your Caps For Kevin Gausman’s Argument With The Umpire
84
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Ray Ratto
August 4, 2024
MLB
The White Sox Continue To Mock The Law Of Averages
81
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Ray Ratto
August 4, 2024
MLB
Troutless Again
108
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Ray Ratto
August 2, 2024
MLB
Mike Baumann Is The MLB Trade Deadline’s Holy Vagabond
38
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Ray Ratto
July 31, 2024
MLB
Why Are The White Sox Like This?
152
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Ray Ratto
July 29, 2024
NFL
The Scourge Of In-Game Coach Interviews Spreads To The NFL
103
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Ray Ratto
July 29, 2024
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