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April 7, 2007

BASEBALL: Getting in the Mood

Mike Pelfrey is pitching in A ball today to prepare for his next start against the Nationals.

Do I need a punchline?

Posted by Baseball Crank at 12:14 PM | Baseball 2007 | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

Comments

As a lawschool buddy of mine used to say, seventeen jokes just popped into my head.

Posted by: Thom at April 8, 2007 12:48 AM

Like the one about being over prepared?

Posted by: joated at April 8, 2007 2:34 PM

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