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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115819882011-07-14T17:28:42.626-04:00Nobody Asked Me But...Wilbur Wilke's sports blog, "Nobody Asked Me But..." is oftentimes thought provoking, and sometimes humorous look into the wide world of sports.Wilbur Wilkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449962006361620547noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11581988.post-1116015267989756592005-05-13T16:06:00.000-04:002005-05-13T16:25:19.616-04:00For the Love of the Game

So you want to take the kids to the ball park to see a good baseball game, Okay, that's a noble idea. A day out in the sun, bonding with the kids, enjoying a good game, rooting for the home team, cheering for a few home runs, and watching some great defensive plays. The boys will love it. So you call a ticket agent and the odyssey begins.For a decent set of seats, somewhere a reasonable

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QUICK BRAIN TEASERS(All answers appear at the end of the column.)(1) Without looking at a chart of the standings, or a list of the teams, how many baseball teams are there that have in their name the name of the state in which they play?(2) How many NBA teams are there that have in their name the name of the state in which they play?(3) How many NBA teams are named after their State Capitol?(4)

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Daily Sports Blog | Provocative, Humorous Commentary Regarding the Wide World of Sports

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Nobody Asked Me But...by Wilbur WilkeApril 2, 2005WE WERE HALF RIGHT.....When the NCAA basketball tournament started several weeks ago, when their were 64 teams ready to compete in March Madness, I picked Louisville to play in the championship game against North Carolina. The Final Four features both Louisville and North Carolina. Let's see what happens. Michigan State and Illinois were not

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March 20, 2005Fifty years ago baseball players were all American born, except for a few Latinos. Now they come many foreign countries, including Japan, Korea, Canada, Australia, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Columbia, and Cuba. Aren’t there enough home-grown American athletes to entertain us?I’d like to know what’s going on with names in the NBA. I’m talking

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March 16, 2005Here are my selections for the NCAA tournament:FINAL EIGHTOklahoma StateIllinoisLouisvilleWake ForestNorth CarolinaSyracuseKansasKentuckyFINAL FOUROklahoma StateSyracuseLouisvilleNorth CarolinaFINAL TWOLouisvilleNorth CarolinaCHAMPIONLouisvilleYou Heard It Here First... by Wilbur WilkeExpert Sports Picks.comFree College Basketball PicksFree NBA Picks

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March 14, 2005Here’s the answer to the baseball riddle of March 10th. The question was, "How many ways can a batter reach first base safely?"•Hit by a pitch•A walk•A hit•An error•Catcher’s interference•A fielder’s choice•A dropped third strike by the catcher.•A teammate on the base path is hit by a battered ball. The runner is out and the batter is awarded first base and iscredited with a

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Nobody Asked Me But ...March 12, 2005This has nothing to do with sports but I have to get something off my chest. You know the feeling, something that won’t go away until you complain about it out loud.Why do I, and every native born American, have to press the number one on the phone pad to hear options in English? This is not a dual speaking country. The official, and only language in the U.S.

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March 10, 2005Name three major sports that do not play against the clock. The answers appear below.SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT . . . . .As you know, there are many switch-hitting batters in the major leagues. There are also players who bat opposite from the way they throw. And since there are people who are ambidextrous, meaning to say they can throw with either hand, has there ever been a pitcher

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March 8, 2005Here’s a brain-teaser baseball riddle. How does a team, in their turn at bat, get two triples and four singles and not score a run? The hits may come in any order you select. Hint: You must invoke a rule to accomplish the feat. Answer at bottom.Joe and Jack are good friends. They love baseball. That’s all they talk about whenever they get together. They wonder if there’s

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March 6 , 2005Here’s a baseball riddle for you to consider. If a batter hits a ball that splits in two during flight, and half goes in the stands, fair, for a home run, and the other half is caught on a fly by the outfielder, what does the rule book say about this situation? The answer appears at the bottom of this column.Mike Tyson will make one more come-back attempt in the ring, and win the

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March 4 , 2005An 8’ 2” giant from the Congo region will be signed to an NBA contract with the Washington Wizards. The league will consider raising the height of the basket.Bobby Valentine will leave Japan and come to the states to manage the Chicago Cubs.An earthquake in Los Angeles will cripple Dodger Stadium and the Dodgers will be forced to play their home games in Edison International Field,

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March 2, 2005Manager Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves will quit in mid-season because of ill health.Leo Mazzone, the pitching coach, after taking psychological therapy, will stop his rocking back and forth on the dugout bench.Ichiro Susuki of the Seattle Mariners will break Joe Di Maggio’s 56 consecutive hitting game streak this year.Excessive, rowdy Boston Red Sox fans at a Yankees game in Fenway

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MARCH MADNESSIt’s that time of year again when college basketball takes center stage. Sixty-four college teams from all over the country will scramble up and down the court until there are only four surviving teams. The Final Four. There are always upsets and upstarts. Always surprises and sneak-ins.It means a lot to the colleges participating. It brings prestige to the winners, and money in new

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Feb 28, 2005At the end of the season, The New Jersey Nets will announce that they are moving the franchise to Long Island New York and the Dallas Mavericks will consider moving into the New Jersey Meadowlands.A bomb scare this season will empty Madison Square Garden during a Knicks home game. It will be a false alarm.The hockey shutdown will linger right up to the last minute next season. Former

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Feb 26, 2005An American League baseball team will experience a near tragic airplane accident while en route to Boston to play the Red Sox. Many players will be hurt and the team will be unable to play until minor leaguers are called up.A National League baseball umpire will be accused of sexual misconduct by a woman he met in the hotel lounge.A rookie player for the Detroit Tigers will win the

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Feb 24, 2005The Shaq will accidentally step on Kobe Bryant’s foot during a game and break Kobe’s big toe, sidelining him for the rest of the season.Tiger Woods will win the Masters and the PGA this year. Vejay Singh will win the Brirish Open. Tom Lehman will win The US Open.Arizona will play Connecticut in the NCAA championship game. Arizona will win by 1 point.Next year, George Steinbrenner will

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February 22, 2005Roger Clemens will retire in mid-season after an injury sidelines him for two months.The NY Yankees newly signed prize pitcher, Randy Johnson, will break his throwing hand by reaching for a line drive off the bat of Trot Nixon of the Red Sox, and will be out of action for 6 weeks.Jason Giambi of the Yankees will win back the support of the fans and his critics by having a great

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